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preštevátelj enumerator

preštevátelj glasov (v parlamentu) teller

pretákati to decant; to pour from one vessel into another; to transfuse

pretákati v steklenice to bottle

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

pretékel past; bygone

pretékli teden last week
pretékli deležnik gramatika past participle
pretékli čas gramatika past tense; preterite, ZDA preterit
v pretéklih letih in time gone by, in bygone years pl

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

pretípkati to type, to typewrite

pretípkati rokopis v štirih izvodih to type out a manuscript in four copies
pretípkati napačno črko to type over a wrong letter
pretípkati s črko iks to cross out

pretočíti to decant; (vino v steklenice) to rack (off); to pour into another vessel

pretočíti v steklenice to bottle

pretrés pretrésanje concussion, commotion; shock; emotion; thrill; (razpravljanje) debate, discussion, discourse; (rešetanje) sifting

pretrés, pretrésanje možganov concussion of the brain
vzeti v pretrés, pretrésanje to examine, to discuss, to review, to criticize

pretvéza pretext; feint; pretence, ZDA pretense

pod pretvézo under the pretext (of), under the pretence (of), under the guise (of)
pod pretvézo da pomaga, je v resnici metal polena pod noge while pretending to help he was really hindering
pretvézo je vedno lahkó najti (figurativno) it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
z lažnimi pretvézami under false pretences

pretvórba transformation; transmutation; conversion

pretvórba nežlahtnih kovin v žlahtne (alkimija) transmutation of metals

prevájati to translate; to make a version; to render into another language; to interpret

prevájati Cankarja v angleščino to translate Cankar into English
prevájati iz nemščine v fancoščino to translate from German into French
dobesedno prevájati to translate word for word
ta knjiga se da lepo prevájati this book translates well; elektrika to conduct
kovine dobro prevajajo električni tok metals are good conductors of electricity

prevèč too much, too many; more than enough

več kot prevèč enough and to spare
eden je prevèč v sobi there's one too many in the room

prevêsti (knjigo) to translate; to make a version; to render (v into)

dobesedno prevêsti to translate literally (ali word for word); (prepeljati) to convey (over); to transfer; to transport, to carry over; to lead (ali to take, to conduct) over (ali across) to the other side
prevedel je knjigo iz slovenščine v italijanščino he translated the book from Slovene (ali Slovenian) into Italian
napačno prevêsti to mistranslate

prevòd (dejanje) translation; (besedilo) translation, rendering, version

dobeseden prevòd close translation
prost prevòd free translation
uporaba nedovoljenega prevòda (npr. v šoli) pogovorno crib

prezénca presence

v prezénci in the presence (of someone)

preživétek; preživétje survival

v primeru preživétka pravo in case of survival
preživétek; preživétje starih običajev survival of the old customs

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

preživítev preživétje survival

v primeru preživítja in case of survival

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...

priblížanje approach, approaching; advance, coming near

priblížanje sovražnika je zasejalo (povzročilo) paniko v mestu the approach of the enemy spread panic in the town