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prôšnja (ustna) request, asking, arhaično instance; (ponižna) entreaty, supplication, appeal; (vljudna) solicitation; (nadlegovanje) importunity, badgering, pestering; (pismena) written application, petition, memorandum, arhaično memorial; demand; suit; (za oproščenje) apology

na prôšnjo at the request
na mojo prôšnjo at my request (ali arhaično instance)
na lastno prôšnjo at one's own request
nujna prôšnja urgent request
na splošno prôšnjo by public request
prôšnja za pomoč an appeal for help
prôšnja za pomilostitev plea for clemency
imam neko prôšnjo do vas I have a request to make of you, I have a favour to ask of you
napraviti prôšnjo na koga to petition someone
sestaviti prôšnjo to draw up a petition
odbiti, (zavrniti) prôšnjo to refuse (to reject) a request (oziroma an application)
prôšnje se sprejemajo do 31. 12. applications should be received not later than 31 December
ugoditi prôšnji to grant a request, to comply with someone's request
vložiti prôšnjo to file a petition, to lodge an application, to put in an application; to submit a memo (pri to)

refusal [rifjú:zəl] samostalnik
odklonitev, odbitje, zavrnitev; odklonilen odgovor; zavrnitev snubca, ženitne ponudbe; predkupna pravica, pravica do nakupa pred drugim kupcem, svobodna izbira, prednost prve ponudbe

in case of refusal v primeru odklonitve
first refusal prvenstvena pravica do česa
I had the refusal of the appointment le besedo bi mi bilo treba reči, pa bi bil imenovan (bi dobil imenovanje)
to give s.o. the refusal of a house priznati komu prednostno pravico za nakup hiše
to meet with (to receive) a refusal biti zavrnjen (odklonjen), dobiti "košarico"
to take no refusal kljub odklonitvi še naprej vztrajno zahtevati, ne sprejeti negativnega odgovora
I will not take a refusal ne dam (pustim) se zavrniti (odkloniti)

snap off prehodni glagol
odgrizniti, odtrgati

to snap off a branch odlomiti vejo
to snap s.o.'s nose (head) off figurativno jezno ali grobo koga zavrniti, nahruliti

tôžba complaint; lamentation; pravo charge, suit, accusation

groziti s tôžbo to threaten with a lawsuit
vložiti tôžbo to bring an action (proti komu against someone)
umakniti tôžbo to withdraw a charge
zavrniti tôžbo kot neosnovano pravo to reject a charge as unfounded
tôžba je bila zavrnjena tudi v drugi instanci the suit was rejected also in the court of second instance