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prehvalíti to overpraise

ne moči prehvalíti koga to speak of someone in glowing terms
ne morem ga prehvalíti I can't praise him enough

preiskáti preiskováti to search; (stanovanje) to ransack; to examine, to explore, to study; to overhaul; to inspect; (poizvedovati) to investigate, to inquire into

preiskal sem vse predale I went through (ali I searched through) all the drawers
preiskáti, preiskováti svoje žepe to look through one's pockets
dal se bom preiskáti, preiskováti pri zdravniku I am going to get the doctor to examine me (ali to give me a checkup)
preiskán searched through, searched all over; ransacked
preiskáti, preiskováti za (eventualno) orožje searched for weapons

préj sooner, earlier; before, beforehand, previously; formerly, prior to; rather

préj ali slej sooner or later, some time or other
malo préj a while ago
čim préj tem bolje the sooner the better
čim préj as soon as possible, at your earliest convenience
préj kot ne as likely as not
vse préj kot anything but
dan préj the day before, on the preceding day
préj navedeni aforementioned, aforesaid
X.Y., préj Z.U. X.Y., formerly Z.U.
préj sovražnik kot prijatelj rather an enemy than a friend
toliko préj all the sooner
on je vse préj kot bogat he is anything but rich
moj položaj je vse préj kot siguren my position is anything but a safe one
préj kot odideš before your departure
ne da bi nas préj obvestil(i) without giving us any previous notice
nismo pisali préj, ker nismo vedeli vašega naslova we did not write before, not knowing your address
jaz bi préj (= rajši) (šel) kot... I would rather (ali I would sooner, I prefer to) (go) than...

prejéti prejémati to receive

prejeli smo v redu... we duly received...
prejmi moje prisrčne pozdrave with kindest regards
prejel sem Vaše pismo od 22. sept. I have your letter of September 22nd

prekipéti prekipévati to boil over; to brim over; (jeza) to boil with rage, to foam at the mouth, pogovorno to blow one's top, to flip one's lid

srce mi prekipeva od sreče my heart swells with happiness
prekipéti, prekipévati od ponosa to be brimming over with pride
v meni je prekipelo I lost my temper, I lost patience, I flew into a passion

preklétstvo cursedness; curse; malediction; imprecation

preklétstvo je nad menoj I am under a curse

preklícati to revoke, to take back, to retract; to cancel; (javno) to recant; (naročilo) to countermand

vse prekličem! I take it all back!
preklícati izjavo to retract a statement
preklícati obljubo to go back on one's promise
dejanj ni mogoče preklícati actions are beyond recall
preklícati stavko to call off a strike
preklícati naročilo to cancel an order
javno preklícati to recant, to make a public recantation
preklícati obtožbo (ponudbo) to retract an accusation (an offer)

prekrížati to cross; (preprečiti) to thwart

prekrížati načrte to thwart (someone's) plans
načrti so mi bili prekrižani I was thwarted in my designs
prekrížati komu sovražne načrte (figurativno) to spike someone's guns
prekrížati komu račune (figurativno) to upset someone's apple-cart, to put a spoke in someone's wheel
prekrížati se (križati se) religija to cross oneself
prekrížati roke to fold one's arms

premálo too little; not enough

premálo knjig too few books pl
premálo pečen underdone
to je premálo that's too little
imam premálo denarja I am short of money

premeščèn removed; transferred

bil sem premeščèn v X. I was transferred to X.
bil je premeščèn v pehoto he was transferred to the infantry

premísliti to think, to think over, to reflect, to consider; to deliberate; to take thought; to ponder upon; to reconsider; to weigh the pros and cons; (figurativno) to chew the cud

naj malo premislim! let me see!
premislil bom o tem I'll think it (ali the matter) over
dajte, da premislim! give me time to think!
dobro kaj premísliti to think twice about something
še enkrat stvar premísliti to give the matter second thoughts
premisli preko noči! sleep on it!
premislil je, preden je odgovoril he took thought before replying
potem ko sem dobro premislil... on second thoughts...
ko sem znova premislil, sem uvidel, da nimam prav after further thought I saw I was wrong
premísliti si (se) to change one's mind, to alter one's mind, to think better of (it)

premlátiti to thrash; to thrash (ali to batter) all over (ali thoroughly)

premlátiti koga to beat someone up, to beat someone black and blue; pogovorno to tan someone's hide, to thrash someone within an inch of his life
pošteno sem ga premlatil I gave him a good hiding (ali a real trouncing)

premóčen² (moker) wet through; wet all over

do kože premóčen soaked to the skin
premóčen od dežja soaked, drenched
popolnoma premóčen soaking wet
biti do kosti premóčen to be soaked through
premóčen sem od dežja (znoja) I am drenched with rain (with sweat)
steza je bila premóčena od nedavnih nalivov the path was waterlogged after the recent downpour

premôči (premagati) to overcome, to overwhelm; to manage to acquire

tega ne premorem (si ne morem privoščiti) I cannot afford it
to je vse, kar premorem this is all my worldly property, arhaično these are all my goods and chattels (ali all my bag and baggage)

premrážen chilled; shivering with cold

ves sem premrážen I am shivering with cold, I am chilled to the marrow

prenášati to carry; to transport; to transmit; radio to broadcast; (trpeti) to bear, to tolerate, to suffer, to stand

ni ga mogoče prenášati he is unbearable
tega ne morem več prenášati I can't stand it any longer
prenášati klimo to stand the climate

preobložèn overloaded

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

preostáti to be left over, to be left; to remain

nič drugega ne preostane, razen... there is no other alternative but...
ne preostane nam nič drugega, kot da gremo there is nothing left for us but to go
ni mi preostalo nič drugega kot... no alternative was left for me but..., I had no alternative but...

prepís copy, (z indigo papirjem) carbon copy; transcript; (čistopis) clean (ali fair) copy

netočen prepís an inaccurate copy
overovljen prepís certified (ali attested) copy
prepís premoženja, posestva conveyance (ali transfer) of property, of real estate
točen, dobeseden prepís exact, true copy
za točnost prepísa certified true copy
jamčim za točnost prepísa I certify this a true copy
napraviti prepís česa to make a copy of something

prepovédati to forbid, to prohibit; to disallow; (uradno) to interdict; to suppress; to ban; to veto, to put a veto on; (svobodo govora itd.) to suppress, pogovorno to gag

prepovédati vsa zborovanja to ban all meetings
prepovedali so mi iti tja I was forbidden to go there
prepovédati vstop v hišo to forbid someone the house
prepovedujem ti iti vén I forbid you to go out
zdravnik mi prepoveduje (piti) vino the doctor forbids me (to drink) wine