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postáviti to raise, to erect (spomenik, stavbo a monument, a building); to set (up); to put (up), to place, to stand

postáviti za (imenovati) to nominate, to appoint
postáviti cene to fix (ali to quote) prices
postáviti komisijo to set up a commission
postáviti si hišo to build a house
postáviti mrežo to set (ali to spread) a net
postáviti past (zasedo) to set a trap (an ambush)
postáviti zanko to lay a snare
postáviti v vrsto to range, to draw up
postáviti šotor to pitch a tent
postáviti termin to fix a time (ali date), to appoint a day (ali time)
kam bomo postavili klavir? here shall we put the piano?
pred vrata so mu postavili miličnika they have posted a policeman at (ali in front of) his door
postavil ga je za svojega dediča he has appointed him his heir
postavili so ga za predsednika they nominated him president
postáviti ob stran (odložiti) to shelve
postavimo (recimo), da ne pride suppose he doesn't come
postáviti na preizkušnjo to put to the test
postáviti se (namestiti se) to place oneself, to take up one's post (ali position)
postáviti se v bran, po robu to make one's stand, to make a stand (against), to stand at bay, to show fight
postáviti se z (bahati se z) to pride oneself on, to boast of
postáviti se v špalir to form a line, to line up
postáviti se na glavo to stand on one's head
tudi če se na glavo postaviš (figurativno) in spite of anything you may do
postáviti vse na glavo to leave everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postáviti se komu ob stran to side with someone

postópek procedure, proceeding, mode of proceeding; process; action; method; handling

kazenski postópek criminal proceedings pl
hiter postópek figurativno (bližnjica) short cut
postópek se začne the proceedings begin, žargon the balloon goes up
v teku postópka in the course of the proceedings
sprožiti postópek pred pristojnim sodiščem to institute proceedings before the competent court

posvaríti to warn (proti of, against, da... that...), to caution (proti against); (opomniti, ošteti) to admonish

posvarili so jo pred njim they warned her against him
posvaril me je, naj ne kadim he warned me against smoking
posvaril sem ga pred nevarnostjo I warned him of the danger
posvaril nas je, naj tega ne storimo he warned us not to do it

posvetoválnica (v parlamentu) council chamber, (v šolah) masters' room

zdravniška posvetoválnica consulting room, surgery
posvetoválnica za matere maternity department, pogovorno maternity; (pred porodom) antenatal clinic
kontracepcijska posvetoválnica family planning clinic
zakonska posvetoválnica marriage guidance council

pótni -a, -o travel, travelling

pótni, -a, -o list passport
pótni, -a, -o stroški travelling expenses pl, (službeno priznani) travelling allowance
moj pótni, -a, -oi list je potekel pred enim mesecem my passport expired a month ago
moj pótni, -a, -oi list je treba podaljšati my passport needs renewing

pozòr attention

pozòr na stopnico! mind the step!
pozòr! vojska attention!; look out!, take care!, (umaknite se!, žargon) mind out!
pozòr pred psom! beware of the dog!
postaviti se v pozòr to come to attention
stati v pozòru to stand at attention
pozòr pred žeparji! beware of pickpockets!

požár fire; burning; conflagration

svetovni požár world conflagration
varen pred požárom fireproof
zaščita (zavarovanje) proti požáru fire precautions (fire insurance)
naša hiša je bila popolnoma uničena v požáru our house has been burnt down
požár izbruhne a fire breaks out
požár je celo mesto spremenil v pepel the fire has left the whole town in ashes
po požáru so od hiše ostali le štirje zidovi the house has been gutted by fire

prág threshold; doorstep

železniški prág VB sleeper, ZDA cross-tie
ne bo več prestopil mojega praga! he shall never cross my threshold again!, he shall never darken my door again
pomesti pred svojim prágom to clean one's own doorstep; to mind one's own business
naj pometajo pred svojim prágom! (figurativno) let them mind their own business!
biti na prágu življenja figurativno to be on the threshold of life
na prágu moške dobe on the threshold of manhood

praise² [préiz] prehodni glagol
hvaliti, pohvaliti; slaviti, poveličevati (for)

don't praise the day till it is over ne hvali dneva pred večerom
to praise to the skies hvalo peti, povzdigovati do neba, kovati v zvezde
to praise o.s. on a thing hvaliti se s čim

pravíca right; justice; equity; title (do, na, za to), claim (do to)

po pravíci rightly, justly, with (good) reason, in justice, in equity
po pravíci ali po krivici rightly or wrongly
vse pravíce pridržane all rights reserved
osnovne človeške pravíce basic human rights pl
domovinska pravíca right of domicile (ali of citizenship)
glasovalna pravíca right to vote
literarna pravíca copyright
lastninska pravíca right of possession, ownership, proprietorship
splošna volilna pravíca universal suffrage, franchise
aktivna volilna pravíca right to vote, the elective franchise
pasivna volilna pravíca eligibility
pravíca pesti, sile club law
pravíca preiskave right of search
pravíca odpovedi right of notice
pravíce in dolžnosti rights and duties
bežati pred roko pravíce to flee from justice
boriti se za pravíco to fight for justice
pravíci je bilo zadoščeno justice was done
sila je močnejša kot pravíca might makes right, might is (above) right
imeti pravíco do... to have a right to..., to be entitled to...
nimaš pravíce do tega you have no right (ali title) to it
imam pravíco zvedeti vso resnico I have a right to know the full truth
enake pravíce imeti to have equal rights
krojiti pravíco to administer justice
sam si krojiti pravíco to take the law into one's own hands
kratiti komu njegove pravíce to encroach upon someone's rights
da po pravíci povem, po pravíci rečeno to be quite frank; honestly speaing
odreči se svojim pravícam to waive one's rights
pridobiti si pravíco (do) to acquire the right (to)
priti do svoje pravíce to obtain justice
storil sem to z vso pravíco I had a perfect right to do it, I was entitled to do it
uveljaviti svoje pravíce to prove one's rights
s kakšno pravíco vstopate? what right have you to enter
vztrajati pri svojih pravícah, ne odstopiti od svojih pravic to stick up for (ali to hold out for) one's rights
imeti pravíco na svoji strani to be in the right; to have right on one's side

preach¹ [pri:č]

1. neprehodni glagol
pridigati (to ; srenji, pred srenjo)
imeti pridigo
figurativno narediti komu pridigo

2. prehodni glagol
pridigati kaj; poučevati, opominjati na kaj

to preach down pridigati proti (komu, čemu), grajati
to preach up (v pridigi) hvaliti

precedence [pri:sfídəns] samostalnik
predhodnost; prednost, prioriteta

to give (ali yield) precedence to dati komu prednost
to have precedence of s.th. biti pred čim (časovno)
to take precedence of imeti prednost, biti po činu najvišji
table of precedence službena prednostna lestvica
the order of precedence vrstni red

precedent² [prisí:dənt] pridevnik (precedently prislov)
prejšnji, predhoden, precedenčen

conditions precedent prvi pogoj
precedent to the meeting pred sestankom

prédnost precedence, preference; priority; advantage; privilege; benefit; (na cesti) right of way

imeti prédnost pred... to have (ali to take) precedence over...
dobiti (imeti) prédnost pred kom to gain (ali to take) the advantage over someone, to have the advantage of someone
imel sem prédnost pred njim (na cesti) I had the right of way over him
dati prédnost komu za... to give someone preference over, to discriminate in favour of..., to prefer one to another, to give priority (to)

pre-election [pri:ilékšən] samostalnik
predvolitve

pre-election pledge obljuba pred volitvami

preliminary¹ [prilimínəri] pridevnik (preliminarily prislov)
uvoden, pripravljalen, predhoden, sprejemen

preliminary to pred(čim)
preliminary advice predhodna objava, napoved
preliminary estimate predračun, precenitev
preliminary inquiry pravno predhodna preiskava; ekonomija predhodno povpraševanje
preliminary examination sprejemni izpit
preliminary measures pripravljalni ukrepi
preliminary work pripravljalno delo, predpriprava
medicina preliminary dressing zasilna obveza

prepróga carpet; (floor) rug

pokrit s preprógami carpeted
izdelovalec prepróg carpet-weaver
perzijska prepróga Persian rug
prepróga pred posteljo bedside carpet, mat
cvetlična prepróga carpet-bedding
prepróga tekač stair carpet, runner
blago za prepróge carpeting
pokri(va)ti s preprógami to carpet
premična kovinska prepróga (v podzemeljski železnici, veleblagovnicah) travolator
bombna prepróga aeronavtika saturation bombing
položiti bombno preprógo aeronavtika to saturate

preservation [prezəvéišən] samostalnik
obvarovanje, ohranitev, varstvo (from pred)
vkuhavanje, konserviranje

preserve² [prizə́:v] prehodni glagol
ohraniti, varovati, obvarovati (from pred)
shraniti; vkuhati, konservirati; gojiti ribe (divjačino), ograditi (lovišče)

well-preserve dobro ohranjen (človek)
preserved fruit vkuhano sadje, konserva
preserved meat konservirano ali posušeno meso

prevíden cautious, careful, prudent, circumspect; guarded, heedful, wary

biti prevíden to be careful (ali cautious), to take care, to use precaution
bodi prevíden! beware (pred žeparji of pickpockets)!
bodi prevíden, da se ne urežeš mind you don't cut yourself
prevídna trditev guarded statement