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pránje washing, wash; (rane) bathing

pránje glave shampoo
v pránju in the wash
perilo v pránju (the) washing, (the) wash
korito za pránje washing trough
imela je veliko pránje pretekli teden she had a lot of washing last week
pošljite to v pránj! send this to the wash!
biti potreben pránja to need washing

prebíjati to punch; to pierce

prebíjati se skozi to work one's way through
prebíjati se (skozi življenje) to rub along, to struggle along
tesnó se prebíjati z denarjem to make both ends meet
s težavo se prebíjati skozi življenje to have great difficulty in making both ends meet
komaj se prebíjati to eke out a poor (ali miserable) existence, to go through a lot of hardship

precious¹ [préšəs] pridevnik (preciously prislov)
dragocen, drag (kamen); plemenit, žlahten (kovina); ljub, drag
figurativno nenaraven, afektiran
pogovorno lep, popoln

a precious rascal popoln lopov
a precious lot better than daleč boljši od
a precious sight more veliko več
my precious! ljubezen moja!
a precious mess lepa godlja
precious style nenaraven stil

preglávica bother; puzzle, trouble; figurativno headache

ne delaj si preglávic zaradi tega! don't worry (ali don't trouble your head) about it!
delal nam je preglávice he proved a headache for us
delati preglávice komu to puzzle someone
to ti bo delalo velike preglávice that will be a hard nut to crack
delal bo preglávice svojim staršem he will lead his parents a fine dance, he will give his parents a lot of trouble, he will be a real handful for his parents
tujci povzročajo oblastem mnogo preglávic foreigners give a lot of bother to the authorities

preobložèn overloaded

preobložèn sem z delom I am overworked, I have (ali pogovorno I've got) a lot on my plate

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

promèt traffic; circulation; ekonomija, iztržek turnover; (poslovanje) trade, business, operations pl, financial transactions pl; communication

cestni, ulični promèt street traffic
blagovni promèt goods traffic
osebni, potniški promèt passenger traffic
mestni promèt urban transport
zračni promèt air traffic
odprt za promèt open to traffic
krožni promèt ZDA traffic circle
tujski promèt tourist trade, tourist business, tourism
enosmerni (dvosmerni) promèt one-way (two-way) traffic
ulica z enosmernim promètom one-way street
prekinitev promèta interruption (ali obstruction) of traffic
ustavitev promèta traffic hold-up
zamašitev promèta traffic congestion, traffic jam
preusmeritev promèta (obvoz) diversion, by-pass, detour
zamašen promèt bottleneck, traffic jam
odvijanje promèta easing the flow of traffic
čas močnega promèta rush hour
biti v promètu (krožiti) to circulate, to be in circulation, (denar) to be current
izročiti promètu, dati v promèt to open to traffic, (denar) to issue
vzeti iz promèta to withdraw from circulation, to call in
preusmeriti promèt to redirect, to divert (the) traffic
promèt je bil (začasno) prekinjen, ustavljen traffic was suspended
usmerjati promèt to direct (ali to regulate) the traffic
v tej ulici je mnogo promèta there is a lot of traffic in this street
promèt je bil ustavljen dve uri (the) traffic was held up for two hours
spraviti artikel v promèt to put an article on the market

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

quarrel² [kwɔ́rəl] neprehodni glagol
prepirati se, spreti se (with s, z; for, about zaradi)
pritoževati se

to quarrel with each other spreti se
to quarrel with one's bread and butter pljuvati v lastno skledo, škodovati samemu sebi
to quarrel with one's lot pritoževati se čez svojo usodo

račúnati to calculate, to reckon, to figure; to cipher; to compute

račúnati na kaj to reckon (ali to rely) upon something (na pomoč upon help)
račúnati za kaj to charge for something (za sobo for the room)
ne račúnati to leave out of account
račúnati z to reckon with
račúnati na pamet to do mental airthmetic
napačno račúnati to miscalculate
on veliko računa (zaračuna) his charges are very high, he charges a lot
račúnati z dejstvi to take the facts into account
računajoč vse v vsem taking an all-round view
račúnati brez krčmarja (figurativno) to reckon without one's host

reconcile [rékənsail] prehodni glagol
pomiriti, sprijazniti, pobotati; izgladiti (prepir, spor), poravnati; urediti uskladiti, v sklad spraviti

to reconcile oneself sprijazniti se, vdati se, pomiriti se
I reconciled myself to paying my debt sprijaznil sem se z mislijo, da plačam svoj dolg
to reconcile oneself to one's fate (lot), to become reconciled with one's fate (lot) sprijazniti se s (vdati se v) svojo usodo
to reconcile two enemies spraviti, pobotati dva sovražnika
to reconcile one's principles with one's actions uskladiti svoja načela s svojimi dejanji

scot [skɔt] samostalnik
zgodovina (občinski) davek, dajatev; plačilo; prispevek

to go scot-free odnesti zdravo kožo, biti nepoškodovan
to pay for one's scot plačati svoj delež, figurativno dati svoj prispevek
to pay scot and lot do zadnjega dinarja plačati; plačati občinske dajatve

sêdlo saddle; (za sojahača) pillion

tovorno sêdlo packsaddle
gorsko sêdlo (prelaz) mountain pass, saddle, col
brez sêdla bareback, barebacked
torba pri sêdlu saddlebag
žulj od sêdla saddle sore
jahati konja brez sêdla to ride (a horse) bareback
to se podá kot sêdlo kravi (svinji) pogovorno that's a fat lot of use
sesti v sêdlo to mount, to climb into the saddle; (tudi figurativno)
vreči iz sêdla to unhorse, to dismount, pogovorno to spill, (figurativno) to oust, to supplant, to supersede
trdno sedeti v sêdlu to be firmly in the saddle
biti vržen iz sêdla to be thrown from the saddle

sítnost annoyance, trouble, inconvenience; worry; bother; nuisance; disagreeableness

kakšna sítnost! what a nuisance!
žal mi je, da vam delam, povzročam sítnosti (I am) sorry to give you such trouble
z njim bomo imeli še mnogo sítnosti we are going to have a lot more trouble with him
imam dovolj sítnosti s teboj I have enough trouble with you
povzročati sítnost to cause inconvenience
rad bi ti prihranil to sítnost (nevšečnost) I should have liked to spare you this annoyance

skrbéti

skrbéti za to care (for, about), to take care (of), to busy (ali to concern) oneself with (ali about); to be in charge (of something); to have (something) in one's care; to attend to, to see (ali to look) to (ali after); to mind (something); to provide for
on skrbi samo zase he always looks after number one, he thinks only of himself
skrbi (brigaj se) zase! mind your own business!
ne skrbi za tuje posle! mind your own business!, don't meddle in other people's business!
skrbi me I'm worried, I'm concerned about (something), it makes me uneasy, it causes me a lot of anxiety, it fills me with apprehension
skrbi me njeno zdravje her state of health fills me with apprehension
od 16. leta skrbim sam zase I have been on my own since I was (ali the age of) sixteen
skrbéti sam zase to shift for oneself, to fend for oneself
skrbel bom, da bo pravočasno dobil pismo I shall take care that he receives the letter in time
skrbéti mora za svoje otroke he must provide for his children
njihova usoda nas zelo skrbi we are deeply worried (ali pogovorno worried sick, worried stiff) about their fate
skrbela bom, da se knjige pravočasno vrnejo I will see (to it) that the books are sent back in time
ne skrbi! don't worry!
vsakdo naj skrbi (gleda) zase! every one for himself!

steady² [stédi]

1. pridevnik (steadily prislov)
čvrst, trden, stalen, nepremakljiv, neomajen; miren, siguren; odmerjen, pravilen, nespremenljiv, stalen; enakomeren, nepretrgan, enoličen; neplašljiv (konj); zanesljiv, trezen, resen; oprezen, preudaren
trgovina stalen, stabilen, ustaljen

steady prices stalne cene
steady habits trezen način življenja
steady nerves močni živci
a man steady in his purpose človek, ki ne odstopi od svojega cilja
a steady wind enakomeren veter
to be steady on one's legs trdno stati na nogah
to keep a ship steady držati ladjo v pravi smeri (kurzu)
to remain steady trgovina ostati stalen (o cenah)

2. medmet

steady! (le) mirno (kri)!; previdno!, oprezno!, počasi!, polagoma!
steady on! stoj!

3. prehodni glagol
utrditi, pritrditi, pričvrstiti; podpreti; ustaliti; sigurno upravljati (s čolnom); brzdati (konja); zmanjšati (hitrost)
figurativno privesti (koga) k pameti, spametovati; strezniti
neprehodni glagol
ustaliti se, utrditi se; sigurno, enakomerno se gibati, premikati (o čolnu); umiriti se; priti k pameti, spametovati se, strezniti se, strezniti se

to steady one's nerves pomiriti, umiriti si živce
he has steadied down a lot zelo se je spametoval

subject² [səbdžékt] prehodni glagol
podvreči, podrediti; podjarmiti; napraviti odvisno (to od)
izpostaviti (to čemu)
obrzdati; napraviti dovzetnega za

to subject a country to one's way podjarmiti si deželo
you must subject it to analysis to morate analizirati
to subject o.s. to ridicule izpostavljati se posmehu
I don't want to subject myself to his criticism ne maram se izpostavljati njegovi kritiki
he had been subjected to a lot of suffering mnogo je pretrpel
to subject s.o. to a test preskusiti koga

take up prehodni glagol
dvigniti, pobrati; gor odnesti, vzeti s seboj gor; vpi(ja)ti, absorbirati (tekočino, vlago); zavzemati, jemati (čas, prostor); vzeti (na ladjo, na vlak itd.) (potnike); ujeti, prijeti, aretirati; prekinitit, pasti v besedo, ugovarjati, motiti, popraviti (govornika); vzeti (koga) za varovanca; začeti (študij, branje itd.), lotiti se (posla, poklica, dela), vzeti v roke; baviti se (s čim); nadaljevati (govor, preiskavo, izpraševanje, zasliševanje itd.)
medicina podvezati (žilo); povzeti (refren); pobrati (zanko); prevzeti (delnice); zategniti (jermen); pokupiti (knjige); sprejeti (službo); stanovati v
tehnično zatesniti; grajati
neprehodni glagol
zadovoljiti se, strinjati se (with z)
vdati se v
tehnično zapreti se sam od sebe (spah, stik, vrzel)
pogovorno začeti ljubezensko razmerje
ameriško začeti se (šola)

to take up the cudgels for figurativno krepko, goreče braniti, se zavzemati za
to take up current opinions privzeti trenutna naziranja (mnenja)
to take up the gauntlet (ali glove) pobrati rokavico, figurativno sprejeti izzivanje
to take up a thief prijeti, ujeti tatu
to take up time vzeti, jemati čas
to take up under debate ekonomija diskontirati (menico)
to take up with plain food zadovoljiti se s preprosto hrano
to be taken up with biti zaposlen z, biti poglobljen v
sponges take up water gobe vpijajo vodo
the train stopped to take up passengers vlak se je ustavil, da bi vzel (nove) potnike
he takes up with a bad lot druži se s tolpo malopridnežev

throw in prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
vreči v; vstaviti, vložiti; dodati, dostaviti, vriniti
tehnično vključiti; zastonj (povrhu) dati

the baker threw in one roll more pek je navrgel še eno žemljo
to throw in one's hands figurativno opustiti boj, prenehati z borbo
to throw in the towel (boks) vreči brisačo v ring, figurativno priznati poraz, opustiti borbo
to throw in one's lot with s.o. deliti s kom usodo, združiti se s kom, sporazumeti se s kom
to throw in one's teeth očitati, grajati, opominjati; oštevati

toaléta toilet; (obleka) dress, costume, clothes pl; (stranišče) lavatory, W.C., toilet; (za ženske) powder room

ona veliko izda za svojo toaléto she spends a lot of money on her toilet
opraviti (svojo) toaléto to make one's toilet, to tidy oneself up, pogovorno to have a wash and brush up