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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

preskrbéti preskrbováti to procure; to provide; to supply; to furnish (with)

preskrbéti, preskrbováti komu kaj to procure something for someone
preskrbi mi... get me...
preskrbéti, preskrbováti kritje, plačilo to provide payment
preskrbéti, preskrbováti sredstva za... to provide the means for...
preskrbéti, preskrbováti mesto z elektriko to supply electricity to a town
preskrbéti, preskrbováti vojsko to supply the army
on je dobro preskrbljen he is well provided for
biti preskrbljen do smrti to have one's bread buttered for life
biti preskrbljen z to be provided with

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

prešíniti to pervade; to penetrate

prešinila me je misel a thought occurred to me, I suddenly realised (that...)

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

pretrésati pretrésti (kaj) to debate, to discuss (something)

pretrésati, pretrésti pravni primer to argue a case
pretreslo me je, ko... I was shocked when... ➞ pretresti

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

prevzéti to take over; to take possession of; to assume; (strah) to seize; (ganiti) to move, to touch; (očarati, hipnotizirati) to entrance

prevzéti (službo) to succeed to, enter upon (an office)
prevzéti obveznost to contract an obligation; to engage, to pledge oneself (to)
prevzéti jamstvo (na sodišču) to guarantee, to stand bail
prevzéti odgovornost to assume responsibility
prevzéti vodstvo (partije, podjetja) to take over the ledership, šport to take the lead
prevzel sem to nase I have taken it upon myself
čuden strah me je prevzel a strange terror came over me
prevzéti riziko to take a risk
prevzéti kreditno obveznost to contract a debt

preživéti to live; to survive; (prebiti) to spend; to spend one's life

ne bo preživel tega dne he will not survive this day
preživéti precéj stoletij to last many a century
preživéti koga to survive someone, to outlive someone
preživéti teden dni v Parizu to spend a week in Paris
to se je preživelo this has fallen into disuse (ali out of use)
preživéti svoje otroke to survive one's children
preživéti katastrofo to survive a disaster
če me bo preživel if he survives me
preživel je očeta za sedem let he survived his father by seven years

pri at, by, beside; in; with

tik pri close to (by), (blizu) near, at hand, about
pri nas in our house, at our place
pri meni (v žepu) on me, about me
pri bogu! by the Lord!
pri kozarcu vina over a glass of wine
pri prvi priložnosti at the first oportunity
pri dobrem zdravju in good health
pri tem vremenu in this weather
pri mojem stricu (doma) at my uncle's
pri peku at the baker's
pri roki at hand; (na pismu)
pri Brown c/o Brown
pri sveči by candle-light
pri moji časti upon my honour
pri večerji at dinner
pri delu at work
pri kom? with whom?, in whose house?
pri moji duši upon my soul
pri oknu at (ali near) the window
pri tej priložnosti on this occasion
pri kaminu by the fireplace
pri mojem prihodu (moji vrnitvi) on my arrival (return)
pri ugodnem vremenu if the weather permits
pri vsem tem... for all that, notwithstanding
zelo priljubljen pri very popular with
bitka pri Verdunu the battle of Verdun
to je navada pri Italijanih it is a habit with (ali among) the Italians
pri vsem svojem bogastvu ni srečen despite all his riches he is not happy
mati je pri dobrem zdravju Mother is in good health
ne vem, pri čem sem I don't know what the matter is
on ni pri pravi pameti he is not in his right senses
imaš kaj denarja pri sebi? have you any money on you?
nimam drobiža pri sebi I have no change on me
naročiti pri to order from
ostal bo pet dni pri nas he will stay five days with us
deset dni smo preživeli pri njih we spent ten days with them
pri kom služiš? in whose service are you?
pri kom stanujete? where (ali with whom) are you staying?
spati pri odprtem oknu to sleep with the window open
pri kom se učite nemščine? with whom do you take German lessons?
utonil je pri kopanju he was drowned while bathing
vztrajati pri... to stick to...

priblížati to put (ali to bring, to draw) near

približaj svoj stol k ognju! draw your chair up to the fire (ali close to the fire)!
priblížati se to approach, to come near, to draw near
približal se mi je he came up to me
približujemo se mestu we are nearing the town
ura se približuje the hour is drawing near
ne približaj se mi! keep your distance!, keep off!

príjati to please; to suit, to be agreeable; to be to one's taste

prija mi it pleases me, I am pleased
vino mi prija wine agrees with me
predlog mi ni (preveč) prijal I did not (overmuch) relish the proposal
meso mi ne prija, kadar sem bolan meat has no relish when I am ill
misel, da bi ostal tu, mi ne prija I do not relish the idea of staying here
to mi ne prija it is not to my liking
ti prija priti jutri? does it suit you to come tomorrow?
njemu vse prija nothing comes amiss to him

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

prikázati prikazováti to show, to represent; to describe, to present; to expose

napačno prikázati, prikazováti to misrepresent, to misstate
nazorno prikázati, prikazováti to demonstrate
nisem tak, kakršnega me prikazujete I am not what you make me appear
prikázati, prikazováti se to appear (as a vision, spectre); to make one's appearance; to turn up, to show up
prikaže se (pride) vsake tri dni he shows up every three days
ne prikaži se več tu! don't show your face here again!

prikljúčiti to join (k to), to incorporate (v into); to attach; to annex, to connect (k to, with)

prikljúčiti se komu to join someone, to attach oneself to someone
(radio) prikljúčiti na anteno to attach (a radio) to an aerial
prikljúčiti se predlogu to second a proposal
dovolite, da se priključim vaši družbi allow me to join your party

prikríti prikrívati to hide, to cover, to keep secret; to hold back; (skriti) to conceal; (potlačiti) to hush up, to stifle

ni mogel prikríti, prikrívati svojega presenečenja he could not conceal his surprise
prikríti, prikrívati svojo bistroumnost to hide one's light under a bushel
prikríti, prikrívati zehanje to stifle a yawn
prikríti, prikrívati resnico pred kom to disguise the truth from someone
prikríti, prikrívati svoja čustva to disguise one's feelings
nekaj mi prikrivaš you are keeping something from me

priléči se prilégati se (obleka) to fit well (ali tightly, closely), to suit, (k obleki) to match; (dobro deti) to do good

ta klobuk se ti zelo dobro prilega this hat fits you very well
kozarec vina bi se mi prilegel a glass of wine would do me good
klobuk se ne prilega obleki the hat does not go with the suit
priléči se, prilégati se se barvi to match a colour

primér example; instance; case; illustration; (vzorec) model, pattern

kot na primér... such as...
za primér, kot primér as an example, as an illustration; by way of example
na primér for instance, for example, e.g.
v tem priméru in that case, in this instance
v vsakem priméru in any case, at any rate
v priméru, da... in case...
za vsak primér at all events
v najslabšem priméru at the worst, if the worst comes to the worst
v skrajnem priméru at a stretch, (največ, maksimalno) at the outside
brez priméra matchless, unparalleled, unprecedented
jaz, na primér... I, for one,...
po priméru... following the example of, in imitation of
v najboljšem priméru at the best
v devetih primérih od desetih nine times out of ten
precedenčen primér precedent
slab primér a poor example
svarilen, strašilen primér a deterrent example, an awful warning
kričeč primér a blatant case (ali example)
šolski primér a copybook case, a test case
tipičen, šolski primér test case
smrtni priméri fatal cases pl
moramo biti pripravljeni za vsak primér we must be ready for any contingency
krutost, ki nima (ji ni) priméra an act of unexampled (ali unprecedented) cruelty
dati primér to set an example
dajati dober primér komu to set a good example to someone
vzemi brata za primér! follow your brother's example, model yourself on your brother
kaznovati koga za primér (zgled) to make an example of someone
postaviti kot primér to set an example
navesti kot primér to exemplify, to instance, to cite as an example
naj vam navedem le nekaj primérov let me cite a few instances only
slediti priméru kake osebe to follow someone's example
služiti za primér to exemplify, to serve as an example
primere nudi... examples are afforded by...
ti priméri naj zadoščajo these instances may suffice

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!

pripovedováti to relate; to tell

pripovedoval je svojo verzijo he related his version
pripoveduje (govori) se the story goes, it is rumoured, rumour has it
pripovedujem (to), kar sem slišal I report (ali I repeat) this from hearsay
komu to pripoveduješ? (= kot da tega ne vem!) you're telling me!
to pripoveduj svoji stari materi! (ironično) tell that to the marines!