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prescind [prisínd]

1. prehodni glagol
abstrahirati, odmisliti, izločiti (from)

2. neprehodni glagol
ne ozirati se na kaj, ne upoštevati, odnehati (from od)

preskočíti to jump (ali to leap, to spring, to hop, to skip) over (ali across); (zapreko, figurativno) to clear, to negotiate

preskočíti dve leti to skip two years
preskočíti vrsto to skip a line; (jarek) to jump over, to leap over; (besedo, stavek) to omit, to skip, to leave out
preskočíti od ene téme na drugo to skip from one topic to another

prêsti (predem) to spin; (o mački) to purr

čas prêsti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
od zadovoljstva prêsti kot mačka to purr with satisfaction ali pleasure
trda mu prede (figurativno) (pogovorno) he is in a tight corner (ali in a fix, in a tight spot, in a tight situation)

pretty¹ [príti] pridevnik (prettily prislov)
ljubek, čeden, prisrčen, dražesten, mikaven; afektiran, izumetničen, gizdav
pogovorno precejšen

pretty gentlemen gizdalini
a pretty how d'you do neroden položaj
a pretty mess (ali kettle of fish) you've made of it lepo kašo si si skuhal
a pretty penny precejšen znesek
ameriško a pretty pass kritičen položaj
a pretty way off kar precej daleč od tukaj

preusmériti (promet) to divert; figurativno to redirect, to deviate

preusmériti od... na... to switch (something) from... to...

prevent [privént] prehodni glagol
preprečiti, ovirati, odvrniti (from od)
arhaično voditi, biti s kom

prevzét taken over; seized; engrossed

prevzét od ginjenosti overwhelmed with emotion
biti ves prevzét od igre to be engrossed with the game

pričakovánje expectation; waiting, looking forward to, anticipation; (dobitka) expectancy; (dediščine) expectation, expectations pl

v pričakovánju in expectation (of)
razočaran v pričakovánju disappointed
proti vsemu pričakovánju contrary to expectation
ves nestrpen od napetega pričakovánja agog with expectation
v pričakovánju velikih dogodkov in expectation of great events
izpolniti pričakovánja to answer (ali to meet, to come up to) one's (oziroma someone's) expectation(s)
ne izpolniti pričakovánj to fall short of (ali not to come up to) one's (oziroma someone's) expectations
preseči vsa pričakovánja to exceed all expectations
tresti se od pričakovánja to be all of a dither

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

primér example; instance; case; illustration; (vzorec) model, pattern

kot na primér... such as...
za primér, kot primér as an example, as an illustration; by way of example
na primér for instance, for example, e.g.
v tem priméru in that case, in this instance
v vsakem priméru in any case, at any rate
v priméru, da... in case...
za vsak primér at all events
v najslabšem priméru at the worst, if the worst comes to the worst
v skrajnem priméru at a stretch, (največ, maksimalno) at the outside
brez priméra matchless, unparalleled, unprecedented
jaz, na primér... I, for one,...
po priméru... following the example of, in imitation of
v najboljšem priméru at the best
v devetih primérih od desetih nine times out of ten
precedenčen primér precedent
slab primér a poor example
svarilen, strašilen primér a deterrent example, an awful warning
kričeč primér a blatant case (ali example)
šolski primér a copybook case, a test case
tipičen, šolski primér test case
smrtni priméri fatal cases pl
moramo biti pripravljeni za vsak primér we must be ready for any contingency
krutost, ki nima (ji ni) priméra an act of unexampled (ali unprecedented) cruelty
dati primér to set an example
dajati dober primér komu to set a good example to someone
vzemi brata za primér! follow your brother's example, model yourself on your brother
kaznovati koga za primér (zgled) to make an example of someone
postaviti kot primér to set an example
navesti kot primér to exemplify, to instance, to cite as an example
naj vam navedem le nekaj primérov let me cite a few instances only
slediti priméru kake osebe to follow someone's example
služiti za primér to exemplify, to serve as an example
primere nudi... examples are afforded by...
ti priméri naj zadoščajo these instances may suffice

príti prihájati to come; (dospeti) to arrive (at, in); (pojaviti se) to turn up, to put in an appearance

príti, prihájati do to come to, to get to, to reach
príti, prihájati po kaj, koga to come for (ali to fetch) someone, something
príti, prihájati noter to come in
príti, prihájati skupaj to meet
príti, prihájati nazaj to come back, to return
príti, prihájati ob (denar) to lose (one's money)
ne príti, prihájati z besedo na dan (figurativno) to beat about the bush
príti, prihájati na dan to come (ali to be brought) to light
príti, prihájati bliže to come near, to approach
príti, prihájati z dežja pod kap (figurativno) to jump from the frying pan into the fire
ta beseda pride iz grščine this word is derived (ali comes) from Greek
príti, prihájati nad koga to befall someone
ne príti, prihájati blizu to keep (ali to hold) aloof, to keep one's distance
príti, prihájati peš to come on foot
sem je prišel peš, na konju, z avtom he walked, he rode, he drove here
príti, prihájati do krize to come to a head
odkod pride ladja? where does the boat hail from?
príti, prihájati na izpit to present oneself for an examination
najhujše še pride! the worst (of it) is yet to come!
príti, prihájati med ljudi to mix with other people
odkod to pride? how comes that?
naj pride, kar hoče! come what may!, whatever may happen!
tako ne boš prišel naprej this is not going to get you very far
prišlo mi je na pamet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, it crossed my mind
príti, prihájati v rabo to come into use
príti, prihájati k sebi to recover one's senses, (iz nezavesti) to come to, to come round, to come to oneself
kdor prej pride, prej melje first come first served
príti, prihájati komu v roke, v pest (figurativno) to fall into someone's hands
príti, prihájati zopet do sape to recover one's breath
to pride na isto that amounts to the same thing, pogovorno it all boils down to the same thing
príti, prihájati na svoje stroške to cover one's expenses
príti, prihájati komu na sled to get on someone's track
kako si prišel na to? how did you come to think of that?, what ever put that into your head?
nikoli ne bo prišlo do tega it will never come to that
pridi(te) z menoj! come (along) with me!
príti, prihájati do sporazuma to reach an understanding
prišel bom po tebe I'll call for you
včeraj mi je prišel povedat he came and told me yesterday
moja ura je prišla (figurativno) my hour has come
príti, prihájati komu na ušesa to reach someone's ears
kdo pride na vrsto? whose turn is it?
prišlo bo do vojne we shall have war, it will come to war
príti, prihájati do pretepa to come to blows
príti, prihájati na svet to come into the world, to be born
príti, prihájati na beraško palico to be reduced to beggary, to fall on evil days
slučajno príti, prihájati to happen ta come
príti, prihájati na vrsto to have one's turn
príti, prihájati na svoj račun to profit, to benefit (pri, ob by)
zelo prav príti, prihájati to come in very handy
príti, prihájati kot poklican, kot nalašč to arrive opportunely
príti, prihájati v poštev to come into consideration
ne príti, prihájati v poštev to be irrelevant (ali to be beside the point)
príti, prihájati do zaključka to reach a conclusion, to decide
ne pridi mi več pred oči! I will never see you again!
iz tega ne bo prišlo nič nothing will come of it
na to jaz ne bi bil nikoli prišel that would never have occurred to me
prišlo je čisto drugače it turned out quite differently
slučajno sem prišel na to I found it out accidentally
príti, prihájati do odločitve to come to a decision
priti v modo to come into fashion
príti, prihájati v denarno stisko to be hard up, to run short of money
prepozno príti, prihájati to be (too) late
príti, prihájati na spregled to turn up, to make one's appearance
príti, prihájati k zavesti to come to one's senses
kolikokrat prideš skupaj z njim? how often do you meet him?
nesreča nikoli ne pride sama misfortunes never come singly
to pride od tvojega dolgega ležanja v postelji that comes of your staying in bed so long

pritŕgati

pritŕgati komu plačo to dock someone's pay
pritŕgati si kaj to deprive oneself of something
pritŕgati si kaj od ust to deny oneself something
on pritrguje otrokom mleko he is stingy with his children's milk

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

prizadét handicapped; affected; stricken; (vpleten) involved

prizadét od struck with
prizadéta oseba the person involved
prizadéto področje distressed area
prizadéti pl those concerned, those affected
težkó prizadéto mesto hard-hit town
imeti prizadétega otroka to have a handicapped child
duševno (telesno) prizadét mentally (physically) handicapped

pròč away; off; aloof

pròč od away from
daleč pròč far away
daleč pròč od tega! far from it!
roke pròč! hands off!
pròč z njim! away with him!
pròč od tod! clear off!, be off!, be off with you!
držati se pròč to keep clear
držal se je pròč od družbe he kept himself to himself
pròč pogledati (ne marati videti) to look the other way
šiniti pròč (kot strelica) to shoot off

prostrate¹ [prɔ́streit] pridevnik
na tleh ležeč; onemogel, premagan, nemožen, na kolenih, skrušen (with od)
figurativno ponižen, hlapčevski
botanika, zoologija plazeč

to lay prostrate premagati, vreči na tla
to lie prostrate ležati na trebuhu; figurativno plaziti se pred kom

pŕsi chest, breast (tudi figurativno); anatomija thorax; (ženske) bosom, breast

do pŕsi (prislov) breast-deep
do pŕsi v vodi chest-deep in water
ploskih pŕsi flatchested
razgaljenih pŕsi bare-bosomed
nastaviti komu meč, revolver na pŕsi (figurativno) to force someone at the point of one's sword, at pistol point
odstaviti od pŕsi to wean
pritisniti koga na pŕsi to press someone to one's bosom
trkati se po pŕsih to beat one's breast

pŕst¹ -a finger; (živali) toe, digit

mali pŕst little finger
nožni pŕst toe
srednji pŕst middle finger
blazinica pŕsta fingertip
po, na pŕstih on tiptoe
od kajenja rjavi pŕsti nicotine-stained fingers pl
umazani pŕsti dirty fingers
pŕst rokavice finger of a glove
dati jih komu po pŕstih to rap someone's fingers
imeti dolge pŕste (figurativno, krasti) to steal, to be one of the light-fingered gentry
imeti svoje pŕste zraven (pri kaki zadevi) to have a finger in the pie, to have a hand in something
za dva pŕsta je imela rdečila na licih she had a layer of rouge two fingers deep on her cheeks
on ima več pameti v malem pŕstu kot ti v glavi he has more wit in his little finger than you in your whole body
imeti v malem pŕstu (figurativno) to have at one's finger's end
daj, pomôli mu pŕst, pa bo zgrabil vso roko (figurativno) give him an inch, and he will take an ell!
daj pŕste proč od teh stvari! don't tamper with these things!
gledati komu na pŕste to keep a close eye upon someone, to watch someone closely
krcniti koga po pŕstih to tap someone's fingers
dati komu znak s pŕstom to beckon to someone
hoditi po pŕstih to tiptoe
s pŕstom ne migniti (komu v pomoč) not to stir a finger (to help someone), not to lift a finger, not to turn a hand (to help someone)
pŕste si oblizniti (figurativno) to lick one's fingers
opeči si pŕste (figurativno) to burn one's fingers, to singe one's feathers
pokazati s pŕstom na to point one's finger at
požugati s pŕstom to wag one's finger
okoli pŕstov oviti (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind, to wrap) someone round one's little finger
komu na pŕste stopiti to tread on someone's toes
iti po pŕstih po stopnicah navzgor to tiptoe upstairs
pogledati skozi pŕste ob... (figurativno) to connive at, to turn a blind eye to
pogledati komu skozi pŕste (figurativno) to condone someone's shortcomings
na pŕste šteti to count on one's fingers' ends (ali on the fingers)
urezati se v pŕst to cut one's finger
pŕsti me srbijo (da bi to storil) my fingers are itching (to do it)
temno je, da ne vidiš pŕsta pred nosom it is pitch-dark
znati svojo lekcijo iz malega pŕsta to have one's lesson at one's fingertips

puff up

1. prehodni glagol
napihniti, pretirano hvaliti; navijati ceno na dražbi

2. neprehodni glagol
počiti; napihovati se (with pride od ponosa)
sopsti, sopihati

put back

1. prehodni glagol
postaviti na svoje mesto (npr. knjigo); pomakniti nazaj (kazalce)
figurativno zadrževati, ovirati
pedagoško prestaviti nazaj (učenca)

2. neprehodni glagol
(tudi navtika) vrniti se, obrniti se nazaj

to put back to the shore obrniti se nazaj k obali
we put back where we started from vrnili smo se tja, od koder smo prišli