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prepírati se to quarrel; to have a row (s kom with someone); to dispute (o on, about); to wrangle; to have words (s kom with someone); to squabble (s kom o čem with someone about something); (pričkati se) to bicker

prepírati se s kom za kaj to contend with someone for something
prepírati se za prazen nič to argue about trifles
o tem se ne bomo prepirali that admits of no argument

prepríčan persuaded (o of, da... that...); convinced (o of); satisfied (o of)

prepríčan sem o njegovi poštenosti I am convinced of his honesty
prepríčan sem, da... I feel sure that...
biti prepríčan o to be convinced (ali persuaded), to feel confident (of)
vedno bolj sem prepríčan I am feeling more and more convinced

prepríčati to persuade (o of), to convince (of); to prevail (koga on, upon someone)

ki se da prepríčati open to persuasion
težko ga je prepríčati he is hard to convince
prepríčati nasprotnika to convince one's opponent
prepríčati se to convince oneself, to assure oneself (of, that); to make sure (o of), to ascertain (da that)
prepričal sem se na lastne oči I saw it with my own eyes
prepríčati koga o čem (pogovorno) to bring something home to someone

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...

príčati to bear witness, to appear as witness, to give evidence, to testify (za for, proti against)

o tem dogodku pričajo zgodovinske knjige historical books bear witness to that event
krivo príčati to perjure oneself, to commit perjury, to give false evidence

prilóga (pismu) enclosure; subjoinder; (časopisu) supplement, insert, annex, addition; inset

v prilógi enclosed
trgovska prilóga (časopisa) commercial supplement
literarna prilóga literary supplement
prilóga k mesu side dishes for a meat course
v prilógi si dovoljujemo poslati... enclosed please find...
v prilógi boste našli podrobnosti..., ček enclosed you will find details..., cheque
v prilógi pošiljam informacije o... I enclose information on...
reklama prilóga (list) stuffer

priority [praiɔ́riti] samostalnik
prioriteta, prednost (over, to)

priority bond prednostna obligacija
priority holder kdor ima prioriteto
priority share prioritetna delnica
priority list prioritetna lista
of first (ali top) priority najbolj nujno
to give high priority to dati največjo prednost čemu (komu)
to take priority of imeti prednost pred kom
priority of birth prvorojenstvo
priority road prednostna cesta
priority rule pravilo o prednosti

private¹ [práivit] pridevnik (privately prislov)
privaten, zaseben, oseben; zadržan; zaupun; nemoten; neuraden, neslužben; tajen, skriven

to be private to s.th. biti poučen o čem, vedeti kaj
private-clothes-man tajni policist v civilu
sleng private eye privatni detektiv
ekonomija private company trgovska družba z neomejeno zavezo
ekonomija private limited company družba z omejeno zavezo
for one's private ear zaupno
in private privatno, zaupno, skrivaj
private means (ali income) dohodek od rente
private parts spolni organi
private hotel penzion
britanska angleščina private soldier navaden vojak
by private bargain pod roko (kupiti, prodati)
politika private bill poslančev osebni predlog
pravno private law osebna pravica
private theatre amatersko gledališče

privilege¹ [prívilidž] samostalnik
privilegij, posebna pravica, prednost, izjemnost

britanska angleščina bill of privilege pravica plemiča, da mu sodijo njemu enaki
writ of privilege listina o priznanju posebnih pravic
ameriško privilege of lot pravica do izbire
to grant a privilege to dati komu posebne pravice
breach of privilege prestop pooblastila, kršitev pravic
privilege of Parliament (poslančeva) imuniteta
pravno privilege of self defence pravica do samoobrambe
ekonomija privilege tax koncesioniran davek

proliferation [prəlifəréišən] samostalnik
biologija bujna rast tkiva
botanika brstenje; močno povečanje, širjenje

politika non-proliferation treaty pogodba o neširjenju atomskega orožja

pronounce [prənáuns]

1. prehodni glagol
izgovoriti, izgovarjati; izjaviti se za, izreči, povedati svoje mnenje; razglasiti (sodbo)

2. neprehodni glagol
izjaviti se, povedati svoje mnenje (on o)
govoriti, izgovarjati

to pronounce a curse upon prekleti koga

proof¹ [pru:f] samostalnik
dokaz, potrdilo
pravno dokaz, dokazilo, (pismena) izjava prič; poskus, preizkus (tudi matematika, tehnično)
tisk krtačni odtis
fotografija poskusna kopija; poskusno kovanje (kovancev); standardna količina alkohola, predpisan odstotek alkohola
vojska preizkus strelnega orožja

in proof of kot dokaz
proof to the contrary nasproten dokaz, protidokaz
to give proof of dokazati kaj
proof positive jasen, nedvoumen dokaz
to put to (the) proof preizkusiti
the proof of the pudding is in the eating kakovost spoznamo šele, ko se o njej sami prepričamo
tisk clean proof pregledna pola
tisk to correct proofs opraviti korekturo
above (under) proof z večjim (manjšim) odstotkom alkohola, kot je predpisano

proper¹ [prɔ́pə] pridevnik
pravi, primeren, prikladen (for za)
dostojen, spodoben, neoporečen, korekten (vedenje itd.); svojski, lasten (to komu, čemu)
točen, eksakten, natančen; sam, pravi, v ožjem smislu (običajno za besedo Slovenia proper ožja Slovenija)
pristojen (oblast)
britanska angleščina, pogovorno temeljit, dober, pravi (npr. udarci, lopov)
slovnica lasten (proper name lastno ime)
astronomija lasten (gibanje)
grboslovje v naravnih barvah
arhaično lep

in the proper place na pravem mestu
at the proper time o pravem času
all in its proper time vse ob svojem času
if you think (it) proper če (to) smatraš za primerno
matematika proper fraction pravi ulomek
it is proper spodobi se
in the proper sense of the word v pravem smislu besede
I am proper glad sem zares vesel

protest¹ [próutest] samostalnik
protest, ugovor; pismen ugovor, slovesna izjava
ekonomija sodno potrdilo, da menica ni v roku plačana
pravno sodna izjava, da je zahteva za plačilo odbita

to enter (ali lodge) a protest protestirati (with pri, against proti)
under protest z ugovorom, proti svoji volji
to make a protest protestirati, ugovarjati
navtika captain's (ali master's, sea, ship's, extended) protest; ali protest noting pomorski protest, dokazilo o pomorski nezgodi

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

pst! hush!; silence!

in pst!!, niti besedice o tem! and mum's the word!; mum!

ptíca ptič bird; (samec) cock bird, (samica) hen bird

divja ptíca, ptič wild fowl
ptíca, ptič pevka singing bird
rajska ptíca, ptič bird of paradise
ptíca, ptič roparica bird of prey
ptíca, ptič selivka bird of passage, migratory bird
vodna ptíca, ptič water bird, water fowl
lov na ptíce birdcatching, fowling
ptíca, ptič znanilka nesreče bird of ill omen
reja ptíc breeding of birds
nauk o ptícah ornithology
puška za lov na ptíce fowling piece
to (ti) je čuden ptíc! (figurativno) he's a bad lot! (ali a queer lot!)
ptič je odletel the bird is flown
živeti kot ptič na veji (figurativno) to live in clover, pogovorno to live the life of Riley
ptiči istega perja skupaj letijo (figurativno) birds of a feather flock together
stalna pot ptíc selilk flyway

pudding [púdiŋ] samostalnik
puding, kipnik; klobasa
navtika bokobran
sleng zastrupljeno meso (ki ga vlomilec vrže psu)

black pudding krvavica
white pudding jetrna klobasa
more praise than pudding več hvale ko nagrade
the proof of the pudding is in the eating kakovost spoznamo šele, ko se sami o njej prepričamo
pudding time odločilen trenutek

purpose¹ [pə́:pəs] samostalnik
namen, cilj, nakana; učinek; vsebina, smisel

to answer (ali serve) the purpose služiti svojemu namenu
for what purpose? čemu?
for the purpose of zaradi
on purpose namenoma
to the purpose stvarno, o pravem času
to little purpose z malo uspeha
to no purpose zaman
a novel with a purpose tendenčni roman
to some purpose s precejšnjim uspehom
of set purpose (zlasti pravno) premišljeno, namerno
to suit one's purpose biti pogodu
to turn s.th. to good purpose dobro kaj uporabiti ali izkoristiti
weak (ali wanting) of purpose neodločen

pursue [pəsjú:]

1. prehodni glagol
zasledovati, slediti, goniti, preganjati; gnati se, prizadevati si, težiti (after za čem)
kreniti, držati se (poti); opravljati (poklic); nadaljevati (pogovor)

2. neprehodni glagol
zasledovati, preganjati (after koga)
naprej govoriti

to pursue a subject nenehno o čem govoriti