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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

prejáhati to ride across (ali over, through)

hitro so prejahali nevarno področje they quickly crossed (ali passed through) the danger area
prejáhati konja to override a horse
nomadi so prejahali puščavo the nomads crossed the desert

prejézditi to ride across (ali over, through)

prejézditi dolino to cross the valley
prejezdili so vso deželo they travelled (ali covered, traversed) the whole country

preklét cursed, accursed; arhaično accurst; ekspresivno damned, žargon bloody

zapri tisti prekléti gramofon turn that bloody gramophone off
imeli so prekléto srečo they had damned bad luck

prekrížati to cross; (preprečiti) to thwart

prekrížati načrte to thwart (someone's) plans
načrti so mi bili prekrižani I was thwarted in my designs
prekrížati komu sovražne načrte (figurativno) to spike someone's guns
prekrížati komu račune (figurativno) to upset someone's apple-cart, to put a spoke in someone's wheel
prekrížati se (križati se) religija to cross oneself
prekrížati roke to fold one's arms

prekúcniti to overturn, to overthrow; to overset; to tumble, to tip (over, up); to topple (down); to reverse; (čoln) to capsize

prekúcniti se to topple, to tumble, (čoln) to capsize
prekucnili so voz they tipped the cart
avto se je prekucnil the car tipped over

premíkati to move, to displace; to shift; (železnica) to shunt

premíkati se to move
premíkati vlak na stranski tir to shunt a train to a siding
premíkati (menjati) kulise to shift the scenes
stvari so se začele premíkati (figurativno) things began to move

premŕl rigid; stiff

roke so mi premŕle od mraza my hands are stiff (ali numb) with cold

preoráti to plough up (down, over); to turn over with a plough; (znova orati) to plough over again (ali once again)

do konca tedna bodo vse preorali by the end of the week they will have finished ploughing
avtomobili so preorali cesto the cars have ploughed up (ali churned up) the road
ladja je preorala morske valove the ship ploughed through the waves

prepovédati to forbid, to prohibit; to disallow; (uradno) to interdict; to suppress; to ban; to veto, to put a veto on; (svobodo govora itd.) to suppress, pogovorno to gag

prepovédati vsa zborovanja to ban all meetings
prepovedali so mi iti tja I was forbidden to go there
prepovédati vstop v hišo to forbid someone the house
prepovedujem ti iti vén I forbid you to go out
zdravnik mi prepoveduje (piti) vino the doctor forbids me (to drink) wine

prepréčiti to prevent (from); to hinder, to obviate (something); to obstruct, to bar; to thwart; to frustrate, to foil, to baffle

prepréčiti delo (v parlamentu) to obstruct
prepréčiti nesrečo to prevent an accident
prepréčiti naklepe komu to baffle someone's designs
preprečili so mi načrte, naklepe I was thwarted in my plans, designs
prepréčiti načrte sovražniku to thwart the enemy's plans
bolje je prepréčiti kot lečiti prevention is better than cure, a stitch in time saves nine

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

pretílec threatener; menacer

učenci so kmalu spoznali, da je učitelj samo pretílec, ki ne kaznuje the pupils soon discovered that the teacher's bark was worse than his bite

pretíti to threaten (z with); to menace

dež pretí there is a threat of rain
nebo preti z nevihto the sky threatens a storm
zgradbi preti zrušenje the building threatens to collapse
pretili so nam s kaznijo they threatened us with punishment
pretil mi je z revolverjem he menaced me with his revolver
slabo vreme preti the weather looks threatening

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

prevêlik too big (ali large, tall, great, bulky)

čevlji so mi prevêliki the shoes are too big for me
imeti prevêliko oblast to have too much power

prijázen kind, amiable, friendly, affable, pleasant; gracious; (ustrežljiv) obliging, complaisant; (vljuden) courteous

bodite tako prijázni in podajte mi... be so kind as to pass me...
bodi tako prijázen in naredi to! be kind enough to do this!
bodite tako prijázni in zglasite se zopet v petek! be so kind as to call again on Friday next
prijázno mestece a nice little town
prijázna soba a cheerful room
prijázno prislov kindly, in a friendly manner, amiably, affably
bili smo zelo prijázno sprejeti we were given a hearty welcome

priljúbljen popular; (zdaj v modi) in vogue

zelo priljúbljen much liked, favourite (pri with)
biti priljúbljen pri... to find favour with..., to stand high in someone's favour
njegovi romani so bili zelo priljúbljeni pred 30 leti his novels had a great vogue 30 years ago
zelo je priljúbljen pri svojih sosedih he is a favourite with his neighbours

pripráviti priprávljati to prepare, to make (ali to get) ready, to keep (ali to have) ready; to arrange; (hrano) to cook, to dress, to season

pripráviti, priprávljati koga do česa to induce someone to do something, to prevail upon someone
pripravite vozovnice! have your tickets ready, please!
pripravili so me ob ves moj denar pogovorno they did me out of all my money
pripravil sem ga do tega, da se je pomiril I got him to be quiet
pripráviti, priprávljati se to make oneself ready, to get ready, to prepare (za for)
pripráviti, priprávljati se do tega, da kaj storimo to bring oneself to do something
pripráviti, priprávljati se za izpit to prepare for an examination
pripravlja se nova izdaja te knjige a new edition of this book is in preparation
nisem se mogel pripráviti, priprávljati do tega, da bi šel na operacijo I could not decide whether to have the operation, I could not make up my mind to undergo the operation
nekaj se pripravlja (figurativno) something is afoot

priprávljenost preparedness, readiness; state of preparation; alert; willingness, obligingness

v priprávljenosti in readiness
priprávljenost za pomoč drugim readiness to help other
biti v priprávljenosti za vojno to be in readiness for war
čete so v priprávljenosti troops are on the alert
držati v priprávljenosti to keep in readiness