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právkar just, just now, just this moment

právkar (ravno) nameravati kaj napraviti to be about to do something
právkar prihaja he is coming, pogovorno he's on his way
právkar sem ga videl I have just seen him
knjiga se právkar tiska the book is being printed
knjiga je právkar izšla the book is just out
právkar izšlo (knjiga) just published, just out, pogovorno hot off the press

pregovoríti to persuade

(koga) to talk someone into, to prevail upon someone, pogovorno to get someone to do something
z dobrikanjem koga pregovoríti, da kaj naredi to coax someone into doing something
niso ga mogli pregovoríti he could not be prevailed upon
skušal me je pregovoríti, da bi kupil knjigo he tried to talk me into buying the book
pregovoríti koga, da opusti svoj namen to talk someone out of his purpose
hotel je zapustiti svojo domovino, pa so ga pregovorili he wanted to leave his country, but they talked him out of it

prehitéti prehitévati to overtake; to outgo; to outpass; to pass by

tema ga je prehitela he was overtaken by darkness
moja ura prehiteva my watch is fast
prehitéti, prehitévati avto to pass a car
prehitéti, prehitévati koga v teku to outrun someone
prehitéti, prehitévati koga v hoji to walk faster than someone, to outstrip someone
prehitéti, prehitévati koga to get ahead of someone, (pustiti za seboj) to outdistance someone, (figurativno) to steal a march on someone

prehvalíti to overpraise

ne moči prehvalíti koga to speak of someone in glowing terms
ne morem ga prehvalíti I can't praise him enough

prekášati to surpass; to outdo, to outmatch; to beat; to excel (koga v someone at); to outrank, to rank above someone

on prekaša vse v spretnosti he surpasses everybody in skill
nihče ga ne prekaša v hitrosti no one can outstrip (ali outrun, outride) him
prekášati svoje tekmece, konkurente to transcend one's competitors
daleč je prekosil svoje brate pogovorno he beat his brothers hollow

premlátiti to thrash; to thrash (ali to batter) all over (ali thoroughly)

premlátiti koga to beat someone up, to beat someone black and blue; pogovorno to tan someone's hide, to thrash someone within an inch of his life
pošteno sem ga premlatil I gave him a good hiding (ali a real trouncing)

prenášati to carry; to transport; to transmit; radio to broadcast; (trpeti) to bear, to tolerate, to suffer, to stand

ni ga mogoče prenášati he is unbearable
tega ne morem več prenášati I can't stand it any longer
prenášati klimo to stand the climate

prepoznáti to recognize; to identify

prepoznáti po... to recognise (ali know) (someone) by...
lahko ga prepoznate po njegovem klobuku you can recognise him by his hat
prepoznáti starega znanca to recognize an old acquaintance
danes te ni moč prepoznáti you are not yourself to-day
takoj me je prepoznal he recognised me immediately

prepríčati to persuade (o of), to convince (of); to prevail (koga on, upon someone)

ki se da prepríčati open to persuasion
težko ga je prepríčati he is hard to convince
prepríčati nasprotnika to convince one's opponent
prepríčati se to convince oneself, to assure oneself (of, that); to make sure (o of), to ascertain (da that)
prepričal sem se na lastne oči I saw it with my own eyes
prepríčati koga o čem (pogovorno) to bring something home to someone

presenétiti to surprise; to take (someone) by surprise; to astonish; to astound, to confound

prijetno koga presenétiti to give someone a pleasant surprise
čisto me je presenetil he took me by surprise, he came upon me unawares
novica me je presenetila the news amazed me
dež nas je presenetil na pol pota the rain caught us when we were halfway there
noč me je presenetila na poti nightfall caught me on my way
smrt ga je presenetila sredi dela death came upon him in the middle of his work
presenétiti (zasačiti) tata (vlomilca) pri samem dejanju to surprise (ali to catch) a thief (a burglar) in the act (ali red-handed)
presenétiti se to be surprised, to be taken by surprise, to be taken unawares

prestáviti to displace; to transpose; (urednika) to transfer; (prevesti) to translate, to render into

prestavite bolj prosto! translate more freely!
prestavi to v francoščino! translate that into French!
prestavili so ga v Maribor he was transferred to Maribor

pretrésti ➞ pretresati; (ganiti) to shock, to affect (ali to move) deeply; to stir; to thrill

prizor, ki bi te pretresel a sight that would shock you
bila je pretresena, ko ga je videla tako bledega in shujšanega she was socked to see him so pale and thin
pretrésti vprašanje to discuss (ali to debate, to examine) a question

prick² [prik]

1. prehodni glagol
bosti, zbosti, zbadati, prebosti, prebadati, pičiti, pikati
arhaično spodbosti, spodbadati, priganjati (konja)
agronomija pikirati (sadike); ohromiti konja (pri podkovanju)

2. neprehodni glagol
zbadati (bolečina)
arhaično spodbosti konja, pognati v dir

figurativno to prick the bladder (ali bubble) razkrinkati plitkost koga
figurativno his conscience pricked him vest ga je grizla

pričakováti pričákati to expect, to await, to look out for; to look forward to; to anticipate; (biti pripravljen za) to be prepared (for); (prežati na) to watch for; (zanašati se na) to rely upon, to build upon

pričakujoč skorajšnjega odgovora anticipating an early reply
to je bilo pričakováti, pričákati that was to be expected
ni pričakováti, pričákati, da bi... it is not to be expected that...
od vas pričakujem... I look to you for...
tega nisem pričakoval od vas I am surprised at you
sem več pričakoval od njega he falls short of my expectations, (...od tega it falls...)
pričakujemo ga nocoj we expect him tonight
končno smo ga pričakali finally he arrived
kaj drugega si mogel pričakovati od takega človeka? what else could you expect from such a man?
nobene spremembe ni pričakováti, pričákati no change (ali alteration) can be expected
pričakujem takojšnje plačilo I expect immediate payment
kdaj vas lahko pričakujemo? by what time may we expect you?
Anglija pričakuje, da bo vsakdo storil svojo dolžnost England expects every man to do his duty

prijáviti

prijáviti koga (obtožiti) to denounce, to report, to inform against, to lay (ali to give, to lodge) information against, to bring charges against; to announce, to give notice of
prijáviti otroke za šolo to register children for school
prijáviti patent to apply for (ali to take out, to register) a patent
vso škodo je treba prijáviti all damage is to be reported
prijavil sem ga I reported him
prijáviti se to report (pri at), to register, to enrol; to send in one's name
prijáviti se za tekmovanje to enter one's name for a competition
prijáviti se za kaj to apply for something (pri at)
prijáviti se za službo to put in for a job
prijáviti se za izpit to enter (ali to go in) for an examination
prijáviti se (za bivanje v hotelu, v bolnici ipd.) to check in

prijéti to take (ali to catch, to get) hold of, to seize; to grasp; to take, to handle

prijéti se za... to clutch at
prijéti za orožje to take up arms
prijéti za nož to seize a knife; (aretirati) to apprehend, to arrest, to take
prijéti za roko to take by the hand
trdo koga prijéti (ošteti) to rebuke someone, to lecture someone, to reprimand someone (za napako for a mistake ali blunder)
prijéti (zgrabiti) bika za rogove (tudi figurativno) to take the bull by the horns
prijéti se to cling, (to), to stick, to adhere (to); (rastlina) to take root
ime se ga je prijelo the name stuck (ali adhered) to him
vsake bilke se prijéti to clutch (ali to grasp) at a straw
prijéti (zasačiti) koga pri tatvini to catch someone stealing
prijéti tata pri dejanju to apprehend (ali catch) a thief in the act
prijéti (zgrabiti) koga za vrat to take someone by the throat
prijéti koga za besedo to take someone at his word
pod pazduho koga prijéti to take someone's arm

priklícati to reach by calling

ne morem ga priklícati he is beyond the reach of my voice, he's out of earshot (ali hearing)

primórati to compel, to force; to obligate; to constrain

primoral sem ga, da je govoril I made him talk

prinésti to bring; to fetch; to fetch and carry

nazaj prinésti to bring (ali to fetch) back
prinésti na mizo (jed) to serve
prinesi mi ono knjigo! fetch me that book
prinesi mi plašč, ki sem ga pustil doma! bring me the coat I left at home!

pripeljáti to convey (ali to bring, to carry) in a vehicle (ali cart); to drive to

pripeljáti prijatelja s seboj to bring a friend along
pripeljati mi konja! bring my horse round!
s silo smo ga pripeljali semkaj we had practically to drag him here
pripeljáti se to arrive in a vehicle; to drive up (do to); to arrive driving (oziroma riding)