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prepróst simple; plain

prepróstega rodu of simple birth
prepróst način življenja plain living
to je preprósto dejstvo that is a plain fact
preprósta obleka simple dress
preprósta hrana simple diet
zelo prepróst simple as ABC
preprósta razlaga a simple explanation
preprósto življenje (brez razkošja) simple life
jaz sem prepróst človek I'm a simple fellow, ali pogovorno an ordinary bloke

pretéklost past, past time; past history; former (ali past) times pl; (davna) ancient times pl, past ages pl, bygone years pl, time of yore, hoary antiquity

v pretéklosti in the past
dobra, neoporečna (slaba) osebna pretéklost good, irreproachable (bad) record
burna (osebna) pretéklost chequered career
osebna pretéklost (življenje) past, career, antecedents pl
pogled, gledanje v pretéklost retrospection
imeti burno pretéklost to have a turbulent (ali chequered) past
čisto, neoporečno pretéklost (figurativno) to have a clean slate
ne poznam njegove pretéklosti I do not know his past

prigábiti to disgust

kruh se nam nikoli ne prigabi arhaično bread never goes against the stomach
že sam vonj kuhinje se mi je prigabil the very smell of the cooking turned my stomach
življenje se mi je prigabilo I am sick (ali weary) of life

prijátelj friend; (tovariš) pal; (ljubitelj) amateur; (dvorilec) admirer, lover

velik, intimen prijátelj great, intimate (ali bosom, close) friend
zvest prijátelj true (ali fast, staunch) friend
prijátelji na življenje in smrt sworn friends pl
dopisni prijátelj pen-friend, pogovorno pen pal
star prijátelj old friend, pogovorno crony, chum, (v nagovoru) old man, old chap, old boy
brez prijátelja friendless
dekletov prijátelj boyfriend
kot prijátelj as a friend
prijátelj ljudstva the people's friend
on je moj prijátelj he is a friend of mine, I am on friendly terms with him
sem njegov dober prijátelj I am a good (ali close) friend of his
smo veliki prijátelji pogovorno we're great pals (ali chums)
sta intimna, velika prijátelja (figurativno) they are as thick as thieves
sem prijátelj glasbe I am fond of music, I am a lover of music
on je prijátelj vina he likes wine, he is rather too fond of the bottle
vsak je najprej sebi prijátelj figurativno arhaično near is my shirt but nearer is my skin
govoriti kot prijátelj to speak as a friend
postala sta velika prijátelja they have become great friends
pridobiti si mnogo prijáteljev to make many friends
pes je človekov prijátelj the dog is the friend of man
prijátelja spoznaš v nesreči a friend in need is a friend indeed

primrose² [prímrouz] pridevnik
poln trobentic; bledo rumen; vesel, prijeten

the primrose path (ali way) z rožicami postlano življenje, lagodno in veselo življenje
britanska angleščina Primrose League Disraelijeva konservativna liga (ustanovljena l. 1883.)

prodáti prodájati to sell (komu kaj someone something, something to someone); to offer for sale; to vend; to bargain away, to dispose of; (s pogajanjem za ceno) to sell after bargaining (ali after haggling)

prodáti, prodájati na dražbi to sell at auction; (vso zalogo) to sell off; (ceneje kot drugi) to undersell (someone); (figurativno, izdati) to betray, to sell, to give away
prodáti, prodájati pod ceno to sell below price
prodáti, prodájati z dobičkom (z izgubo) to sell at a profit (at a loss)
prodáti, prodájati za gotovino (na kredit) to sell for cash (on credit)
poceni (dragó) prodáti, prodájati to sell cheap (dear ali at a high price)
prodáti, prodájati na debelo in na drobno to sell wholesale and retail
prodáti, prodájati svojo domovino to betray one's country
prodáti, prodájati pod roko to sell by private treaty (ali contract)
ta artikel se dobro prodaja this article is selling (ali sells) well
ta knjiga se dobro prodaja this book is selling (ali sells) well, this book is going well
ta knjiga se najbolje prodaja (je uspešnica) this book is a best-seller
to se prodaja za méd it is selling like wildfire (ali like hot cakes)
prodáti, prodájati za smešno, slepo ceno to sell for a song (ali dirt cheap)
ta knjiga se slabo prodaja this book is a poor seller
to blago se slabo prodaja these goods are going badly
dolgčas prodáti, prodájati (figurativno) to be bored (to tears), to feel bored
dragó prodáti, prodájati svoje življenje to sell one's life dearly
prodáti, prodájati svojo čast tu barter away one's honour
lahkó se prodajati to find a ready market
on bi srajco prodal za pijačo he would sell his shirt to buy liquor
zijala prodáti, prodájati to stand around gaping (ali pogovorno gawping), to loiter, ZDA to rubberneck

prozáičen prosaic; prosy; figurativno humdrum, dull, tedious, matter-of-fact, workaday, drab, commonplace, unromantic

prozáično prislov prosaically
prozáično življenje workaday life
ta prozáični svet this workaday world

pustolóvski adventurous, venturesome; adventuresome; hazardous

živeti pustolóvsko življenje to live an adventurous life

puščávniški hermit(-); eremitic, anchoretic; solitary; retiring

puščávniško življenje anchoretic life
puščávniško prislov anchoretically

quietus [kwaií:təs] samostalnik
poravnava (dolga)
britanska angleščina, pravno pobotnica; konec, smrt, smrtni udarec

to give the quietus to s.th. napraviti konec s čim
to give s.o. his quietus zadati komu smrtni udarec, uničiti koga
to make one's quietus vzeti si življenje

race¹ [réis] samostalnik
tek, tekanje
figurativno potek, tek (časa, stvari, življenja itd.); hitra struja, tok reke, brzica
ameriško rečno korito, jez, kanal; mlinski žleb, rake
šport dirka, tekma, tekmovanje (tekačev, konj, jadrnic itd.)
figurativno tekmovanje, boj, borba

the races konjske dirke
race boat šport tekmovalni čoln
race driver voznik dirkalnega avtomobila, avtomobilski dirkač
race horse dirkalni konj
the race for the presidency tekmovanje za predsedništvo
bicycle-race kolesarska dirka
boat-race veslaška tekma
horse-race konjska dirka
motor-race avtomobilska, motorna dirka
a half-mile race tek na pol milje
the armement race tekma v oboroževanju
obstacle race tek čez zapreke
mill-race mlinski žleb, rake
to attend the races prisostvovati konjskim dirkam
to go to the races iti, hoditi na dirke
to run a race udeležiti se dirke
figurativno his race is run življenje se mu je izteklo
his race was nearly run bil je skoraj na koncu svoje življenjske poti

razbúrkan agitated; stirred up

razbúrkano morje heavy (ali rough) sea
živeti razbúrkano življenje to live a troubled life
razbúrkan čas a time of storm and stress

razuzdán dissolute, debauched; lewd; profligate, licentious; intemperate

razuzdáno življenje licentiousness, debauchery, loose living
razuzdáno živeti to lead a dissolute life

regular¹ [régjulə]

1. pridevnik
pravilen, regularen, reden; urejen, običajen, normalen, vsakdanji; predpisan, točen; zakonit; izučen; simetričen
ameriško, pogovorno popoln, pravi pravcati, skoz in skoz

as regular as clockwork točen kot ura
at regular intervals v rednih presledkih
a regular cook pravi pravcati kuhar
the regular army redna vojska
the regular course of events normalni potek dogodkov
a regular customer stalni odjemalec
a regular hero pravi (pravcati) junak
regular people ljudje z urejenim življenjem
regular pulse normalen pulz
regular session redno zasedanje
regular soldier reden, poklicni vojak
regular troops redne čete
regular year (judovsko) navadno leto (354 dni)
he is a regular swell on je pravi elegan
it was a regular siege bilo je (to) pravo obleganje
he is a regular bear figurativno on je pravi (pravcati) medved
to be regular in one's diet strogo se držati diete
he has no regular profession nima nobenega pravega poklica
to keep regular hours točno se držati ure v svojem delu
to lead a regular life živeti redno, urejeno življenje

2. prislov
redno; zares

he is regular angry on je zares (pošteno) jezen

regulate [régjuleit] prehodni glagol
uravnati, urediti, regulirati (uro, stroj); paziti na red, na redno delovanje, na izpolnjevanje predpisov; prilagoditi (to čemu)
voditi, upravljati, usmerjati

well regulated house dobro urejeno gospodinjstvo
to regulate one's life urediti si življenje
to regulate one's speed, a clock regulirati svojo hitrost, uro
to regulate the traffic usmerjati promet

repeat¹ [ripí:t] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
ponoviti (se), ponavljati (se); recitirati, deklamirati, reproducirati; imeti skušnjo (za); šteti naprej (dalje), oddati več strelov; povzročiti spahovanje; spahovati se (po jedi), rigati se
ameriško (protipravno) pri volitvah oddati več kot en glas

repeating decimal periodična decimalka
repeating rifle, fire-arm puška repetirka, repetirno strelno orožje
repeating watch ura repetirka
to repeat a poem recitirati pesem
to repeat an order ponoviti naročilo, ponovno naročiti
to repeat an experience še enkrat nekaj doživeti
to repeat s.th. heard nekaj naprej povedati
to repeat oneself ponavljati se
history does not repeat itself zgodovina se ne ponavlja
life repeats itself življenje se ponavlja

restore [ristɔ́:] prehodni glagol
postaviti v prejšnje stanje, vzpostaviti; obnoviti, popraviti; ponovno postaviti, namestiti (to v)
restavrirati, rekonstruirati (zgradbo itd.); okrepčati, osvežiti; povrniti, nadoknaditi (to komu)
ozdraviti, izlečiti, okrepiti

to restore to consciousness vrniti k zavesti
to restore s.o.'s health vrniti komu zdravje, ozdraviti koga
to restore s.o. to liberty vrniti, dati zopet komu prostost, svobodo
to restore s.o. to life (zopet) oživiti koga, vrniti koga v življenje
to restore a king to the throne postaviti kralja zopet na prestol
to restore to office postaviti, namestiti zopet v službo
to restore order vzpostaviti red
to be restored (to health) ozdraveti
he was restored to favour prišel je zopet v milost, si pridobil zopet naklonjenost

rešíti to save, to rescue; (osvoboditi) to deliver; to redeem; (na morju) to salvage; (nalogo itd.) to solve

rešíti svojo čast to save (oziroma to vindicate) one's honour
rešíti si kožo (figurativno) to save one's skin
rešíti se (znebiti se) koga to get rid of someone
rešíti skrivnost, problem to solve a mystery, a problem
rešíti situacijo to retrieve the situation
rešíti uganko to solve (ali to work out, to puzzle out) a riddle
rešíti komu življenje to save someone's life
rešíti svoj ugled to save one's reputation
rešil sem ga bede I saved him from utter poverty
zdravnik upa, da ga bo rešil the doctor hopes to pull him through
rešili so ga, da ni utonil he was saved from drowning
rešíti si glavo (figurativno) to save one's bacon
rešíti se to save someone, to be saved (ali rescued, delivered), to come off unscathed, to get away with a whole skin
komaj, za las se rešíti to have a narrow escape, to escape by the skin of one's teeth
reši se, kdor se more! every man for himself!, run for your lives!

retire¹ [ritáiə] prehodni glagol
vojska umakniti nazaj; odkupiti, izplačati (menico); upokojiti (an officer častnika)
umakniti iz prometa (plačilno sredstvo)
neprehodni glagol
vojska umakniti se, izvesti umik; odstopiti, oddaljiti se, oditi; iti k počitku, iti spat; zapustiti službo, iti v pokoj, upokojiti se

retiring pension pokojnina
to retire early iti (hoditi) zgodaj spat
to retire s.o. from the active list izbrisati koga iz seznama aktivnih častnikov
to retire from the world umakniti se iz svetnega življenja v zasebno življenje
to retire a bill trgovina odkupiti, plačati menico
to retire into one's shell postati molčeč
to retire on a pension pustiti se upokojiti
to retire oneself umakniti se
the army retired (before the enemy) in good order vojska se je (pred sovražnikom) umaknila v lepem redu

risk¹ [risk] samostalnik
smelost, drznost; tveganost, nevarnost; riziko

at all risks stavljajoč vse na kocko, tvegajoč vse, ne oziraje se na izgube, na slepo srečo, tjavdan
at the risk of one's life tvegajoč svoje življenje
at one's own risk na svojo lastno odgovornost, na lasten riziko
at owner's risk na lastnikov riziko
to run (to take) a risk prevzeti (nase vzeti) riziko
to run risks, to take risks tvegati, riskirati, izpostaviti se ali biti v nevarnosti