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pripráven suited (to), convenient; (praktičen) serviceable; (sposoben) capable, fit, apt, (spreten) skilled, dexterous, clever; (ročen) handy

za vse pripráven človek a handyman
to je zelo priprávno that's very convenient

príti prihájati to come; (dospeti) to arrive (at, in); (pojaviti se) to turn up, to put in an appearance

príti, prihájati do to come to, to get to, to reach
príti, prihájati po kaj, koga to come for (ali to fetch) someone, something
príti, prihájati noter to come in
príti, prihájati skupaj to meet
príti, prihájati nazaj to come back, to return
príti, prihájati ob (denar) to lose (one's money)
ne príti, prihájati z besedo na dan (figurativno) to beat about the bush
príti, prihájati na dan to come (ali to be brought) to light
príti, prihájati bliže to come near, to approach
príti, prihájati z dežja pod kap (figurativno) to jump from the frying pan into the fire
ta beseda pride iz grščine this word is derived (ali comes) from Greek
príti, prihájati nad koga to befall someone
ne príti, prihájati blizu to keep (ali to hold) aloof, to keep one's distance
príti, prihájati peš to come on foot
sem je prišel peš, na konju, z avtom he walked, he rode, he drove here
príti, prihájati do krize to come to a head
odkod pride ladja? where does the boat hail from?
príti, prihájati na izpit to present oneself for an examination
najhujše še pride! the worst (of it) is yet to come!
príti, prihájati med ljudi to mix with other people
odkod to pride? how comes that?
naj pride, kar hoče! come what may!, whatever may happen!
tako ne boš prišel naprej this is not going to get you very far
prišlo mi je na pamet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, it crossed my mind
príti, prihájati v rabo to come into use
príti, prihájati k sebi to recover one's senses, (iz nezavesti) to come to, to come round, to come to oneself
kdor prej pride, prej melje first come first served
príti, prihájati komu v roke, v pest (figurativno) to fall into someone's hands
príti, prihájati zopet do sape to recover one's breath
to pride na isto that amounts to the same thing, pogovorno it all boils down to the same thing
príti, prihájati na svoje stroške to cover one's expenses
príti, prihájati komu na sled to get on someone's track
kako si prišel na to? how did you come to think of that?, what ever put that into your head?
nikoli ne bo prišlo do tega it will never come to that
pridi(te) z menoj! come (along) with me!
príti, prihájati do sporazuma to reach an understanding
prišel bom po tebe I'll call for you
včeraj mi je prišel povedat he came and told me yesterday
moja ura je prišla (figurativno) my hour has come
príti, prihájati komu na ušesa to reach someone's ears
kdo pride na vrsto? whose turn is it?
prišlo bo do vojne we shall have war, it will come to war
príti, prihájati do pretepa to come to blows
príti, prihájati na svet to come into the world, to be born
príti, prihájati na beraško palico to be reduced to beggary, to fall on evil days
slučajno príti, prihájati to happen ta come
príti, prihájati na vrsto to have one's turn
príti, prihájati na svoj račun to profit, to benefit (pri, ob by)
zelo prav príti, prihájati to come in very handy
príti, prihájati kot poklican, kot nalašč to arrive opportunely
príti, prihájati v poštev to come into consideration
ne príti, prihájati v poštev to be irrelevant (ali to be beside the point)
príti, prihájati do zaključka to reach a conclusion, to decide
ne pridi mi več pred oči! I will never see you again!
iz tega ne bo prišlo nič nothing will come of it
na to jaz ne bi bil nikoli prišel that would never have occurred to me
prišlo je čisto drugače it turned out quite differently
slučajno sem prišel na to I found it out accidentally
príti, prihájati do odločitve to come to a decision
priti v modo to come into fashion
príti, prihájati v denarno stisko to be hard up, to run short of money
prepozno príti, prihájati to be (too) late
príti, prihájati na spregled to turn up, to make one's appearance
príti, prihájati k zavesti to come to one's senses
kolikokrat prideš skupaj z njim? how often do you meet him?
nesreča nikoli ne pride sama misfortunes never come singly
to pride od tvojega dolgega ležanja v postelji that comes of your staying in bed so long

prizadejáti prizadéti to affect; to inflict; to cause

prizadejáti, prizadéti koga, njegova čustva to hurt someone's feelings
prizadejáti, prizadéti težke izgube to inflict heavy losses (komu on someone, upon someone)
prizadejáti, prizadéti proizvodnjo to affect output
zelo jo bo prizadelo it will be a blow to her
čutim se prizadetega I feel aggrieved (v tej stvari in this matter)
bog ne prizadeni! God forbid!; by no means!

prizòr scene, sight; (nenavaden) spectacle; view; aspect

grozen, strašen prizòr a dreadful spectacle
prizòr za bogove a sight for the gods
zelo prijeten prizòr a sight for sore eyes
nudil je smešen prizòr he made a spectacle of himself
strahotni prizòri so se dogajali horrible scenes occurred
prizòr se dogaja v Londonu the scene is set in London

protežírati to protect, to favour, to patronize (koga someone)

on mora biti zelo protežiran (pogovorno) he must have a friend at court

próti against

próti (prefiks) anti-, counter-; (smer) towards, to, in the direction of, on, for; contrary to; (čas) about, by, ZDA around; pravo, šport versus (krajšava: v. ali vs.); (v primeri z) compared with
za in próti for and against, pro and con
sredstvo próti remedy for
próti vetru against the wind
próti koncu meseca towards the end of the month
próti šesti uri about six o'clock
Avstralija próti Angliji Australia versus England
próti nam against us
próti mojemu prepričanju (volji) against my conviction (will)
próti pričakovanju unexpectedly, suddenly
próti potrdilu o prejemu on receipt
próti toku against the tide
próti vodi up the river
próti zakonu against the law, illegally, unlawfully
próti zdravemu razumu preposterously, absurdly
próti mojim ukazom contrary to my orders
to je dobro próti glavobolom it's good for headaches
to je próti mojim navadam it is against (ali contrary to) my usual practice
jaz sem próti I am opposed to it
bilo je 30 glasov za predlog, 40 pa próti there were 30 votes for and 40 against
próti meni je bil zelo prijazen he was very kind to me
sem 100% próti I am dead against it
to je próti mojemu prepričanju this runs counter to my convictions
boriti se próti toku to struggle against the tide
delovati próti to counteract, to neutralize, (preprečiti) to thwart, to frustrate, to balk (ali baulk), to baffle
boriti se próti premoči to fight against odds
dvigniti oči próti nebu to look up to heaven
držati pismo próti luči to hold a letter up to the light
glasovati próti to vote »no«
enotno, složno glasovati próti to vote down
glasovati próti predlogu to vote against a motion
nimam nič próti temu I don't mind it, I have no objection to it
nimam nič próti kajenju I don't object to people smoking
ne morem nič reči próti I can say nothing to the contrary
govoriti za in próti to speak pro and con
iti próti domu to head for home (ali homewards)
iti próti severu to go towards the north (ali northwards)
vojska gre próti mestu the army is marching on the town
izpustiti próti kavciji to release on bail
marširati próti sovražniku to march against the enemy
ležati z obrazom próti zemlji to lie face downwards (ali on one's face)
nahujskati brata próti bratu to set brother against brother
napravil sem to próti svoji volji I did that against my own inclination
pluti próti vetru to sail against the wind
porini klavir próti zidu! push the piano up against the wall!
stavim 10 próti 1, da... I bet you ten to one that...
vzdržati próti sovražniku to hold out against the enemy

Punch [pʌnč] samostalnik
groteskna grbasta lutka, pavliha

pleased as Punch zelo zadovoljen
proud as Punch zelo ponosen
Punch and Judy show lutkovno gledališče

quicktime [kwíktaim] samostalnik
vojska običajna hitrost korakanja pri ekserciranju

in double quicktime zelo hitro, pospešeno

rack³ [ræk]

1. samostalnik
natezalnica, naprava za mučenje, lestev za natezanje, za mučenje; muke na natezalnici, muka; nevihta, neurje, huda burja

on the rack figurativno na natezalnici, na mučenju; z muko, z največjim naporom, zelo napeto
to be on the rack biti na natezalnici (tudi figurativno)
to put on the rack dati na natezalnico, mučiti

2. prehodni glagol
dati na natezalnico, mučiti
figurativno mučiti, trpinčiti, mrcvariti, pritisniti koga (ob zid); napenjati, napeti do skrajnosti (možgane); (iz)tirjati, izsiliti čim višjo najemnino, izses(av)ati (zakupnike, stanovanjske najemnike); izkoriščati, izčrpavati (zemljo)

racked with pain izmučen od bolečin(e)
to rack one's brains beliti, razbijati si glavo, napenjati možgane

racking² [rǽkiŋ] pridevnik
krut, grozen, strašen, mučen

a racking headache zelo hud glavobol

rage¹ [réidž] samostalnik
bes, besnost, besnenje, (divja) jeza, razjarjenost, gnev, razkačenost; (o morju) besnenje; silovitost; koprnenje, poželenje, sla, pohlep, lakomnost; navdušenje, gorečnost, vnetost, strast, strastna želja (for za, po)
manija, norost; velika moda

a rage for collecting stamps strast za zbiranje znamk
poetic rage pesniško navdušenje
chess was (all) the rage šah je bil velika moda, je bil zelo priljubljen
to be in rage biti besen, besneti
it is all the rage to je višek mode
to fly (to fall, to get) into rage pobesneti, vzkipeti
he has a rage for old prints, for hunting ima strast za (nor je na) stare grafične liste, za lov

rare [rɛ́ə] pridevnik
redek, nepogosten; sporadičen; izjemen, izreden, nenavaden; slab, tanek, razredčen
pogovorno odličen, izvrsten, sijajen, dragocen
pogovorno silno, strašno
sleng ne dovolj pečen, še krvav

rare and hungry strašno, zelo lačen
a rare book redka knjiga
rare fun nadvse smešna stvar
a rare good sign zelo dobro znamenje
it is rare(ly) that he comes on redko(kdaj) pride

rate¹ [réit] samostalnik
razmerje, odnos, mera, proporcija; odstotki; obrok; pristojbina, porto, taksa, tarifa, (predpisana) cena; tečaj, kurz; stopnja; rang; lokalni, občinski davek; kategorija
navtika razred; poprečna hitrost (hoja, hod)

at an easy rate brez velikih stroškov
at any rate v vsakem primeru, vsekakor, brezpogojno
at the current rate po dnevnem tečaju
at a great rate zelo hitro
at the rate of po ceni od, po tečaju od
at the rate of 30 miles an hour s hitrostjo 30 milj na uro
at the rate of 5 pounds za ceno, po ceni 5 funtov
at that rate v tem primeru, v takih okolnostih, na ta način, če je to tako
at this rate na ta način, če se bo sedanji položaj nadaljeval
at a tremendous rate s strašansko, z noro brzino, hitrostjo
by no rate nikakor, na noben način
rates and taxes občinski in državni davki
rate of the day dnevni tečaj
rate of exchange menjalni tečaj; borzni tečaj
rate of interest obrestna mera
rate of insurance stopnja zavarovanja
rate of issue emisijski tečaj
rate of wages plača
birth-rate število rojstev
death-rate število smrti, umrljivost
a first-rate economist prvovrsten ekonomist
inland rate notranja (tuzemska) poštnina
railway rates železniška tarifa
a second-rate hotel hotel II. kategorije
special rates posebne tarife

rate² [réit] prehodni glagol
oceniti, določiti vrednost, preceniti; regulirati (kovanje denarja); smatrati (koga), šteti, prištevati, računati (among med, kot)
britanska angleščina oceniti davek, obdavčiti
navtika uvrstiti (ladjo) v razred ali kategorijo
sleng zaslužiti (kaj) po svojem položaju
neprehodni glagol
biti upoštevan, upoštevati se, šteti se, prištevati se, računati se (as kot, med)
biti ocenjen

I rate him among my friends štejem ga za svojega prijatelja
he is rated a rich man on velja za bogataša
I rate rice lower than wheat riž cenim manj (smatram za slabšo hrano) kot žito
houses are highly rated hiše so zelo obdavčene
this ship rates A 1 ta ladja ima najvišjo oceno (za zavarovanje)
to rate up a property oceniti lastnino višje, kot je vredna

rather² [ra:ðə] medmet
pogovorno (v odgovoru) da!, seveda!, vsekakor!, (prav) gotovo!

Isn't it hot? -- Rather! Ali ni vroče? -- Seveda! Pa še kako!
Would you like to come? -- Rather! Bi (Vi) radi prišli? -- To pa! Seveda!! Zelo rad!

rattling¹ [rǽtliŋ]

1. samostalnik
žvenket(anje), rožljanje, ragljanje, drdranje; klepetanje; graja

rattling in the throat hropenje

2. pridevnik
rožljajoč, drdrajoč, žvenketajoč, klopotajoč
pogovorno hiter, živ, živahen; oster; odličen, izvrsten, izreden, famozen

a rattling good dinner (wine) izvrstna večerja (vino)
a rattling good car odličen avto
at a rattling pace v zelo hitrem tempu
a rattling wind oster veter

3. prislov
silno; nenavadno, čudovito

razjezíti to make angry; to exasperate; to embitter; (zelo) to enrage, to lash into a fury, to drive someone crazy (ali mad), to make someone's blood boil

razjezíti se to get angry, (zelo) to fly (ali to get, to fall) into a passion, to foam with rage, to boil over, to fume, to burst into a rage, to lash someone into a fury

razor edge [réizəédž] samostalnik
oster rob, oster greben; oster gorski greben; ostra črta, ki deli
figurativno kritičen položaj

to be on a razor edge biti v zelo nevarnem, v kritičnem položaju

razšírjen widened, broadened; (povečan) enlarged; (napihnjen) distended, expanded; (površinsko) extended; (novica) spread, circulated, disseminated, diffused; rife

po vsem svetu razšírjen worldwide
daleč, široko, zelo razšírjen widespread, prevalent, rife
biti razšírjen med to be rife among

reading [rí:diŋ]

1. samostalnik
branje, čitanje; pregledovanje; čtivo, lektira; način branja; načitanost; predavanje; recitiranje; dobeseden tekst; tolmačenje, interpretacija, razlaga, pojasnilo; korektura; razumevanje, dojemanje, doumevanje (of česa)
odčitek; stanje (barometra)

various reading varianta
a man of vast (extensive) reading zelo načitan človek
this book is poor reading ta knjiga se slabo bere, ni zanimiva
this passage offers several readings to mesto se lahko razlaga (razume) na več načinov
I took a reading from the barometer odčital sem stanje barometra

2. pridevnik
ki (mnogo, rad) bere ali študira; bralen, za branje

he is a reading man britanska angleščina on mnogo bere (študira)
reading machine bralna naprava (aparat) (za čitanje mikrokopij)