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predstáviti to present (to)

predstáviti koga komu to introduce someone to someone, to make someone acquainted with someone
naj vas predstavim! let me introduce you!
dovolite, da vam predstavim svojega prijatelja! allow me to introduce my friend to you
kdaj se lahko osebno predstavim? when may I present myself personally?
predstáviti vlado parlamentu to present the Government to Parliament
se smem predstáviti? may I be introduced?

pregovoríti to persuade

(koga) to talk someone into, to prevail upon someone, pogovorno to get someone to do something
z dobrikanjem koga pregovoríti, da kaj naredi to coax someone into doing something
niso ga mogli pregovoríti he could not be prevailed upon
skušal me je pregovoríti, da bi kupil knjigo he tried to talk me into buying the book
pregovoríti koga, da opusti svoj namen to talk someone out of his purpose
hotel je zapustiti svojo domovino, pa so ga pregovorili he wanted to leave his country, but they talked him out of it

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...

preklíc recall; (pogodbe) cancellation; (žalitve) withdrawal; repeal; (javen) recantation; (naročila) countermand; (odloka) withdrawal; (v časopisu) denial, retraction, démenti; cancellation

do preklíca until cancelled, until recalled
brez preklíca (nepreklicno) without recall
ki se da preklícati recallable, repealable, revocable
uraden preklíc official denial
preklíc odloka (naročil, izjave) withdrawal of a decree (of orders, of a statement)

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