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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

púst -a, -o desolate, waste, deserted; dreary; (kraj) bleak; flat; (nemasten) fatless; (samoten) solitary; (neobdelan) uncultivated; (zapuščen) abandoned, forsaken, forlorn; (razseljen) depopulated; (brez okusa) insipid, tasteless

púst, -a, -o predel dežele a desolate stretch of country

pustíti (dopustiti) to allow, to permit, to suffer, to yield, not to mind, not to hinder; to let; (opustiti) to give up (ali over), to leave off; to desist from, to abstain from, to refrain from, to forbear; (zapustiti) to leave, to quit, to relinquish, to abandon, to forsake; (izpustiti, spustiti) to let go, to let fly, to let loose; (prenehati, nehati) to drop, to cease, to omit

pustíti delo (o delavcu) to strike, to go on strike, to come out (on strike)
ne pustíti not to allow, not to permit, not to suffer (ali tolerate), to prevent, to hinder
pustíti koga na cedilu to leave someone in the lurch, to forsake someone, to abandon someone
pusti to! leave it alone!, let it be!
pusti to meni! leave it to me!
pusti me pri miru! leave (ali let) me alone!
pusti, naj gre stvar svojo pot! let it take its course!
pusti to tu! leave that here!
pustite ga noter! let him come in!; let him in!
pustite mi, da premislim! let me think it over!
pusti vrata odprta! leave the door open!
pustimo to za prihodnjič! we will leave that for the next time!
pustite me samega! leave me alone!
pustimo to in govorimo o čem drugem! let's drop it and talk of something else!
mi lahko pustite te dokumente dan ali dva? can you let me have those documents for a day or two?
pustil se je oslepariti he let himself be taken in
pusti si časa za premislek! leave yourself time to think!
to me pusti hladnega it leaves me cold
pustil je, da so ga pretepli he let them beat him
pustíti za seboj to leave behind
moral sem pustíti denarnico doma I must have left my purse at home
pustil je vse druge tekmovalce daleč za seboj he has outdistanced (ali has outstripped) all the other competitors
pustíti si rasti brado to grow a beard
pustíti koga v negotovosti to keep (ali to hold) someone in suspense
pustíti iz vida to lose sight of
pustíti koga čakati (pol ure) to keep someone waiting (for half an hour)
pustíti komu proste roke glede... to let someone have a free hand as regards...
ne more pustíti pijače he cannot break himself of the habit of drinking
pustíti si svetovati to listen to advice
pustíti pri starem to stick to the old ways
to se mu mora pustíti you have to grant him that
pusti, da luč gorí leave the light on!
ne se pustíti videti to keep out of sight
živeti in pustíti živeti! live and let live!
ali pusti ali vzemi! take it or leave it!
pustite dve prazni vrsti! leave two lines blank (ali blank lines)!
je oče pustil kako sporočilo? has Father left a message?
računam nate, zato me ne puščaj na cedilu! I count on you, so don't let me down!
pusti, da kdo drug opravi to! (figurativno) ZDA let George do it!
pustíti stroje teči to let the engines rip
pusti te stvari, kakor so! leave these things as they are!
pustil sem, da je avto drvel s polno hitrostjo (pogovorno) I let her rip
pustíti vprašanje odprto to leave the question open

query² [kwíəri]

1. prehodni glagol
vprašati (se) (whether, if če)
povpraševati (about o)
postaviti vprašaj ob tekstu

2. neprehodni glagol
dvomiti

question¹ [kwésčən] samostalnik
vprašanje; (sporno) vprašanje, problem (the Negro question črnsko vprašanje)
zadeva, stvar (only a question of time samo stvar časa)
dvom
pravno preiskava, zasliševanje
parlament predlog (dan na glasovanje), interpelacija

parlament question! k zadevi! (vzklik govorniku)
parlament to put the question dati na glasovanje
pravno question of law pravno vprašanje
pravno leading question sugestivno vprašanje
zgodovina, pravno to put s.o. to the question zasliševati, mučiti koga
the question does not arise vprašanje je brez pomena
to beg the question narediti prenagljen sklep, predpostavljati
beside the question neprikladen, nevažen
beyond (ali past) question nedvomno, nesporno
a burning question pereče vprašanje
question of the day problem dneva
to call in question spodbijati, dvomiti
to come into question priti v pretres, postati važno
in question omenjen, za katerega gre
to make no question of ne dvomiti o čem
out of the question nemogoče, ne pride v poštev
an open question odprto vprašanje
to pop the question prositi za roko
to put a question to s.o. vprašati koga kaj
to raise a question staviti vprašanje
to shoot questions at obsipati koga s vprašanji
the point in question sporno vprašanje
what is the question? za kaj gre?

quiet¹ [kwáiət] pridevnik (quietly prislov)
miren, tih; spokojen, zadržan (v vedenju), negiben
figurativno prikrit, skriven (zamera itd.); neupadljiv (obleka, barva)
ekonomija medel, slab, za katerim ni povpraševanja (coffee is quiet)

be quiet! tiho bodi!
tehnično quiet run miren tek
to keep quiet biti miren, molčati (about o)
to keep s.th. quiet prikrivati kaj
as quiet as a mouse tih ko miška

račún account; bill; reckoning; score; trgovina invoice; (za inozemstvo) indent; note, credit note, debit note; (fingiran) pro forma invoice; (izračunanje) calculation, calculus, computation; (proračun) estimate

diferencialni (integralni) račún differential (integral) calculus
poravnani račúni bills paid (ali settled)
depozitni račún deposit account
tekoči račún current account
zaključni račún final account
na račún on account
čisti račúni, dobri prijatelji short reckonings make long friends, even reckoning makes long friends
sklepni račún matematika the rule of three
polaganje račúnov rendering of accounts
pomota v račúnu miscalculation
natakar, (moj) račun, prosim! my bill please, waiter!
neporavnan, odprt račún unsettled, open account
skupni račún joint account
dal mi je nekaj na račún he has advanced me some money
ne delaj račúna brez krčmarja! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!, don't reckon without your host!, ZDA sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear!
imeti še račún s kom (figurativno) to have a rod in pickle for someone, to have a bone to pick with someone
imeti račún pri... to have an account with...
izravnati račún to balance (ali to square, to settle) an account
to mi ne gre v račún (figurativno) that isn't what I want, it doesn't suit me, that does not answer my purpose
ta runda (pijače) gre na moj račún this round is on me, this is my round (ali my treat), pogovorno I'm in the chair
kupiti na račún to buy on credit
pokvariti komu račúne (figurativno) to spike someone's guns
prenesti na nov račún to transfer to a new account
priti na svoj račún (figurativno) to come into one's own, to find one's costs repaid
odpreti račún to open an account
izstaviti, napraviti račún to make out a bill, to draw up an account
pregledati račúne to audit
poravnati, plačati račún to settle an account
plačati komu stare račúne to pay off old scores, to get even with someone
polagati račún o to account for, to give (ali to render) account of
krojač mi je poslal račún the tailor has sent me his bill
voditi račún o to kep an account of
vpisati, zabeležiti komu v račún to enter in someone's account
trgovati na svoj račún to trade on one's own account
vzeti v račún to take into account, to make allowance for
prekrižati komu račúne (figurativno) to upset someone's apple-cart
račúni se ne ujemajo the accounts don't balance
zahtevati račún za to demand an account of
zahtevati svoj račún to ask for one's account
koliko znaša moj račún? what does my bill amount to?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
živeti na račún svojih prijateljev to sponge on one's fiends
živeti na tuj račún biblija to eat the bread of idleness