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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)

preneúmen too silly

(to) je preneúmno, da bi sploh govoril o tem it's too silly for words
preneúmno (je) (figurativno) it is too bad

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...

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

prepríčanje conviction; persuasion; belief

iz prepríčanja, po prepríčanju from conviction, by conviction
po mojem najboljšem prepríčanju to the best of my conviction
moje trdno prepríčanje je, da... it is my firm belief that...
v polnem prepríčanju, da... fully persuaded (ali convinced) that...

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

presenéčen surprised; astonished; taken by surprise

skrajno presenéčen utterly astounded, pogovorno flabbergasted
zelo presenéčen full of surprise, amazed
bolj presenéčen kot prestrašen more surprised than frightened
bil sem presenéčen, da me ne pozna I was surprised he didn't recognise me

pressure [préšə] samostalnik
stiskanje, pritiskanje, pritisk
fizika, tehnično, vremenoslovje pritisk, tlak
figurativno nujnost, nadloga, sila, breme

medicina blood pressure krvni pritisk
low (high) pressure nizek (visok) pritisk
figurativno to work at high pressure delati s polno paro
to bring (ali put) pressure to bear on s.o. pritiskati na koga (da kaj stori)

presumption [prizʌ́m(p)šən] samostalnik
domneva, predpostavka, verjetnost
pravno presumpcija; drznost, predrznost, domišljavost

pravno presumption of fact sklep na podlagi dejstev
pravno presumption of law presumpcija, da je resnično dokler se ne dokaže nasprotno
there is a strong presumption against it malo je verjetno
on the presumption that predpostavimo, da

pretend [priténd]

1. prehodni glagol
delati se, hliniti, varati, slepiti; predrzniti si, upati si

2. neprehodni glagol
pretvarjati se; drzniti si, domišljati si, zahtevati, lastiti si, pretendirati na kaj (to)

to pretend to be sick hliniti bolezen
to pretend to be robbers igrati se razbojnike
he pretends ignorance dela se, da ne ve
I don't pretend to learning ne domišljam si, da sem učen

pretépati pretêpsti to beat (ali to thrash) thoroughly (ali all over), to beat someone black and blue; to maul; pogovorno to whop; to hide; to tan someone's hide; to give someone a good hiding

pretépati, pretêpsti s palico to belabour with a stick
pretépati, pretêpsti do mrtvega to thrash someone within an inch of his life
te bom pretepel, da boš črn I'll beat you black and blue

pretílec threatener; menacer

učenci so kmalu spoznali, da je učitelj samo pretílec, ki ne kaznuje the pupils soon discovered that the teacher's bark was worse than his bite

pretvéza pretext; feint; pretence, ZDA pretense

pod pretvézo under the pretext (of), under the pretence (of), under the guise (of)
pod pretvézo da pomaga, je v resnici metal polena pod noge while pretending to help he was really hindering
pretvézo je vedno lahkó najti (figurativno) it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
z lažnimi pretvézami under false pretences

prevájati to translate; to make a version; to render into another language; to interpret

prevájati Cankarja v angleščino to translate Cankar into English
prevájati iz nemščine v fancoščino to translate from German into French
dobesedno prevájati to translate word for word
ta knjiga se da lepo prevájati this book translates well; elektrika to conduct
kovine dobro prevajajo električni tok metals are good conductors of electricity

prevíden cautious, careful, prudent, circumspect; guarded, heedful, wary

biti prevíden to be careful (ali cautious), to take care, to use precaution
bodi prevíden! beware (pred žeparji of pickpockets)!
bodi prevíden, da se ne urežeš mind you don't cut yourself
prevídna trditev guarded statement

previous¹ [prí:viəs] pridevnik (previously prislov)
prejšnji, predhoden
pogovorno prenagljen

univerza previous examination predizpit, prva preskušnja za B. A.
parlament to move the previous question predlagati, da se preide k dnevnemu redu
without previous notice brez predhodne napovedi

prezapóslen overworked

prezapóslen je, da bi utegnil pomagati he is too busy to find time to help

pričakováti pričákati to expect, to await, to look out for; to look forward to; to anticipate; (biti pripravljen za) to be prepared (for); (prežati na) to watch for; (zanašati se na) to rely upon, to build upon

pričakujoč skorajšnjega odgovora anticipating an early reply
to je bilo pričakováti, pričákati that was to be expected
ni pričakováti, pričákati, da bi... it is not to be expected that...
od vas pričakujem... I look to you for...
tega nisem pričakoval od vas I am surprised at you
sem več pričakoval od njega he falls short of my expectations, (...od tega it falls...)
pričakujemo ga nocoj we expect him tonight
končno smo ga pričakali finally he arrived
kaj drugega si mogel pričakovati od takega človeka? what else could you expect from such a man?
nobene spremembe ni pričakováti, pričákati no change (ali alteration) can be expected
pričakujem takojšnje plačilo I expect immediate payment
kdaj vas lahko pričakujemo? by what time may we expect you?
Anglija pričakuje, da bo vsakdo storil svojo dolžnost England expects every man to do his duty

pričéti pričénjati to begin; to commence; to start

pričéti, pričénjati se to begin
narobe pričéti, pričénjati to make a bad start
pričéti, pričénjati peti to start singing, to burst into song
pričéti, pričénjati pogajanja to enter into negotiations
pričéti, pričénjati pri sebi to begin at home
pričéti, pričénjati neko stvar to start on a thing
da (najprej) pričnemo... to begin with... ➞ začeti

pridŕžek reservation; proviso

s pridŕžkom gledé... with reservations regarding...
z nekaterimi pridŕžki with certain reservations
strinjati se brez pridŕžka to agree without reservation
s pridŕžkom sprejeti to take with a grain of salt
s pridŕžkom, da... with the proviso that...