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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

present² [préznt] samostalnik
sedanjost
slovnica sedanjik, sedanji čas
množina, pravno (ta) dokument, spis

at present sedaj
up to the present do sedaj
for the present za sedaj, pravkar
by the present s tem (dokumentom)
pravno by these presents po tem dokumentu
pravno know all men by these presents s tem dajemo vsem na znanje

present⁵ [prizént] prehodni glagol
dati, obdarovati (with s čim)
ponuditi, vročiti, pokloniti, podariti (to komu)
predstaviti koga (to komu)
vpeljati koga (at pri)
nuditi, kazati (vesel obraz)
ekonomija predložiti (račun, ček)
pravno vložiti (tožbo, prijavo), ovaditi (prestopek); pokazati, prikazati (igro, film); predlagati, priporočiti (koga za službo)
vojska prezentirati (puško), meriti (at na)

to present o.s. priti, prikazati se, predstaviti se, priglasiti se (for k), priti k izpitu
to present a message prinesti sporočilo
to present one's compliments izkazati komu spoštovanje
to present one's apologies opravičiti se

presentation [prezentéišən] samostalnik
darilo, obdaritev; predstavitev, predstavljanje, uvajanje
medicina demonstracija, pokaz
gledališče (film, radio) uprizoritev, predstava; vročitev (prošnje) predložitev, vložitev
ekonomija predložitev (menice)
medicina otrokova lega v maternici
filozofija, psihologija zaznava, predstava

ekonomija (up)on presentation proti predložitvi
payable on presentation plačljivo na pokaz
presentation copy prezenčna knjiga

preside [prizáid] neprehodni glagol
predsedovati (at pri)
načelovati, voditi, nadzirati
figurativno vladati (over)

to preside at the organ igrati na orgle

preskočíti to jump (ali to leap, to spring, to hop, to skip) over (ali across); (zapreko, figurativno) to clear, to negotiate

preskočíti dve leti to skip two years
preskočíti vrsto to skip a line; (jarek) to jump over, to leap over; (besedo, stavek) to omit, to skip, to leave out
preskočíti od ene téme na drugo to skip from one topic to another

pressure [préšə] samostalnik
stiskanje, pritiskanje, pritisk
fizika, tehnično, vremenoslovje pritisk, tlak
figurativno nujnost, nadloga, sila, breme

medicina blood pressure krvni pritisk
low (high) pressure nizek (visok) pritisk
figurativno to work at high pressure delati s polno paro
to bring (ali put) pressure to bear on s.o. pritiskati na koga (da kaj stori)

préstol throne

(ki je) brez préstola throneless
dedič préstola heir to the throne
zasedba préstola accession to the throne
posaditi, postaviti na préstol koga to enthrone
zopet postaviti na préstol to restore to the throne
pahniti s préstola, vreči s préstola to dethrone
priti na préstol, zasesti préstol to accede to the throne, to come to the throne, to mount the throne
slediti na préstolu to succeed to the throne

prestópati ➞ prestopiti

prestópati se z ene noge na drugo to shift from one foot to the other

prestopíti to transgress; (na tuje) to trespass on; (mero) to exceed, to overstep; figurativno to break, to offend (against); (na drugi vlak) to change, (mero) to exceed, to overstep

morate prestopíti na prihodnji postaji you must change at the next station
vsi potniki prestopíti! all change!

prestrášiti to frighten; to scare, to alarm, to give (someone) a fright; to startle; to dismay, to appal

kako si me prestrašil! what a fright you gave me!
pošteno ste me prestrašili you gave me a real scare
na smrt prestrášiti to scare someone to death
prestrášiti se to take fright; to get frightened (ali alarmed), to be startled

presumption [prizʌ́m(p)šən] samostalnik
domneva, predpostavka, verjetnost
pravno presumpcija; drznost, predrznost, domišljavost

pravno presumption of fact sklep na podlagi dejstev
pravno presumption of law presumpcija, da je resnično dokler se ne dokaže nasprotno
there is a strong presumption against it malo je verjetno
on the presumption that predpostavimo, da

presumptive [prizʌ́m(p)tiv] pridevnik (presumptively prislov)
domneven, verjeten

heir presumptive verjeten dedič (če se ne rodi bližji sorodnik)
pravno presumptive evidence dokaz, ki temelji na indicijah
pravno presumptive title presumptivna last

pretèg exertion, effort

na vse pretège with might and main, with all one's might
truditi se na vse pretège to try one's utmost, to go all out, to take great pains, to make the greatest exertions

pretéhtati to weigh up (in the mind), to deliberate; to reflect on, to take into consideration; to ponder (on, over); to consider

pretéhtati v roki to weigh in one's hand
pretéhtati svoje besede to ponder one's words, to weigh one's words
pretéhtati na tehtnici to weigh on scales
če vse pretehtamo all things considered
dobro pretehtano dejanje a considered action

pretèk expiry, expiration, lapse; (preobilica) superabundance, plenty, profusion, exuberance, superfluity

po pretèku after the expiry (of)
po pretèku treh let after the lapse of three years
na pretèk more than enough, enough and to spare, in abundance
on ima denarja na pretèk he has plenty of money, he has money to spare
biti na pretèk to exist in abundance
imeti na pretèk (česa) to have more than enough, to have a surplus, to superabound (in, with)

pretender [priténdə] samostalnik
pretendent (to na)
kdor si lasti kako čast (oblast, pravico); hinavec, šarlatan; kdor se za kaj poteguje, aspirant

britanska angleščina Old (Young) Pretender sin (vnuk) Jamesa II.

pretension [priténšən] samostalnik
zahteva, terjatev, pretenzija (to na)
pretveza, izgovor; domišljavost, prevzetnost
(tudi množina) ambicije, aspiracije

of great pretensions zelo zahteven
of no pretensions nezahteven, skromen

pretŕgati to tear, to tear apart (ali asunder)

pretŕgati na dvoje to tear in two
pretŕgati čez pol to tear in half; to break; to rend
pretŕgati molk to break (the) silence
pretŕgati diplomatske stike to break off diplomatic relations
blisk pretrga temo lightning rends the darkness
pretŕgati študij to break off ali to interrupt one's studies
pretŕgati se (izčrpati se) to break down, to collapse; to tear
ta nit se ne bo pretrgala this thread will not break (ali snap)

pretty³ [príti] prislov
prilično, precej

pretty good kar dober, ne slab
it is pretty much the same thing to je skoraj isto
sleng sitting pretty kot ptička na veji