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presenéčenje surprise; astonishment; amazement

kakšno presenéčenje! what a surprise!
na veliko moje presenéčenje much to my surprise
napraviti otroku presenéčenje to give a child a surprise
povzročiti veliko presenéčenje to cause great surprise

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

present³ [préznt] samostalnik
darilo, poklon

to make s.o. a present of; ali to make a present of s.th. to s.o. pokloniti komu kaj

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

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

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

presojeválec judge; critic

on je dober presojeválec vina he is a good judge of wine

prespáti

prespáti kaj to sleep something off; to sleep through
fant je dogodek prespal the boy slept through the incident
prespáti glavobol to sleep off one's headache
prespáti noč to spend the night sleeping
prespáti pijanost to sleep oneself sober, pogovorno to sleep it off
prespáti problem to sleep on a problem
prespáti zimo (živali) to hibernate
to bomo prespali (figurativno) we'll sleep on it

press¹ [pres] samostalnik
tehnično stiskalnica
tisk tiskarski stroj, tiskarna, tiskarstvo, tisk; časnikarstvo, novinarstvo, novinarji; nateznik (na smučch); omara (knjižna, za obleko, zlasti za perilo); stiskanje, pritiskanje, glajenje, likanje; naval, pritisk, gneča
figurativno naglica, nujnost, nuja
navtika čezmeren pritisk (vetra) na jadra

to correct the press opraviti korekturo, popraviti tiskovne napake
coming from the press pravkar izšel (knjiga)
to go to press iti v tisk
to send to press dati v tisk
gutter press opolzko časopisje
to have a good (bad) press imeti pohvalno (slabo) kritiko v časopisju
in the press v tisku
navtika press of sail razpeta jadra
navtika to carry a press of sail pritiskati na jadra
navtika under a press of canvas z razpetimi jadri
the yellow press senzacionalno časopisje

prestáti prestajáti to stand; to endure, to suffer, to undergo, to experience

mnogo prestáti, prestajáti to go through a great deal
prestáti, prestajáti preizkušnjo to stand a test, to undergo a trial
prestáti, prestajáti muke to be in torment, to suffer torments
mnogo sem prestal I have been through much trouble
veliko je prestal he had a rough time, he had it rough
revica je mnogo prestala the poor woman was sorely tried
prestáti, prestajáti (hude) bolečine to suffer (great) pain

prestáva tehnika gear, transmission; (prevod) translation; gramatika inversion

avto ima štiri prestáve the car has four gears
menjati prestáve to change gear
bicikel s tremi prestávami a three-speed bicycle; (premestitev) transfer

prêsti (predem) to spin; (o mački) to purr

čas prêsti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
od zadovoljstva prêsti kot mačka to purr with satisfaction ali pleasure
trda mu prede (figurativno) (pogovorno) he is in a tight corner (ali in a fix, in a tight spot, in a tight situation)

prestréči

prestréči udarec to parry a blow
prestréči sporočilo to intercept a message

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

prešíniti to pervade; to penetrate

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

pretakníti (prebrskati) (vso hišo) to search, to ransack, to rummage

pretakníti gozd to beat a wood

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)

pretéklost past, past time; past history; former (ali past) times pl; (davna) ancient times pl, past ages pl, bygone years pl, time of yore, hoary antiquity

v pretéklosti in the past
dobra, neoporečna (slaba) osebna pretéklost good, irreproachable (bad) record
burna (osebna) pretéklost chequered career
osebna pretéklost (življenje) past, career, antecedents pl
pogled, gledanje v pretéklost retrospection
imeti burno pretéklost to have a turbulent (ali chequered) past
čisto, neoporečno pretéklost (figurativno) to have a clean slate
ne poznam njegove pretéklosti I do not know his past

pretence [priténs] samostalnik
britanska angleščina izgovor, pretveza; pravica, zahteva
figurativno videz, pretvara, krinka, laž

to make a pretence of hliniti, trditi
to make no pretence to ne postaviti nobene zahteve po
a mere pretence samo izgovor
under the pretence of pod pretvezo
under false pretences z lažnimi pretvezami
figurativno to abandon the pretence sneti krinko