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predsedováti to be president (oziroma chairman); to act as chairman; to preside (zborovanju over a meeting)

predsedováti seji, sestanku to chair a meeting, to take the chair at a meeting
predseduje g. X. Mr. X. is in the chair

predúšek

popiti brez predúška to drink off at a draught, pogovorno to sink at one gulp

predvajáti (igro, film) to present; to perform; to produce

predvaja se nov film there is a new film on
kaj se predvaja v tem kinu? what is on at this cinema?

prehlajèn suffering from a cold

biti prehlajèn to have a cold
biti močno prehlajèn to have (got) a bad cold
prehlajèni otroci naj ostanejo doma children who have caught cold should stay at home

preizkúsiti to test (out); to try; to put to the proof; to put to the test; to prove

preizkúsiti svojo spretnost to try one's hand at
preizkúsiti novo zdravilo to test (ali to try out) a new medicine
preizkúsiti koga to subject someone to a test

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...

prekinítev interruption; (pavza, odmor) break; ZDA time-out, pl time-outs; cessation; discontinuance, discontinuity; disconnection; suspension

prekinítev potovanja break of journey
brez prekinítve continuously, uninterruptedly, incessantly, continually; at a (ali one) stretch; nonstop
prekinítev električnega toka (namerna) power cut, (nenamerna) power failure
delati 8 ur brez prekinítve to work eight hours at a stretch

preklínjati to curse; to swear; to curse and swear; VB pogovorno evfemizem to eff and blind; ZDA pogovorno to cuss; to use bad (ali strong) language

preklínjati kot Turek to swear like a trooper
preklínjati koga to curse someone, to call down curses upon someone, to swear at someone
preklínjati svojo srečo to curse one's luck

premium [prí:miəm] samostalnik
nagrada, darilo, premija; obrok zavarovalnine
ekonomija ažijo, nadav; učnina (za vajenca); (borza) premija, pristojbina za posojilo vrednostnih papirjev

at a premium ekonomija nad pariteto; figurativno visoko cenjen
to stand at a premium biti nad nominalno vrednostjo; figurativno biti visoko cenjen
rate of premium premijska stopnja
constant premium stalna korist
to put a premium on razpisati nagrado za
ekonomija premium bonds premijske obligacije
ekonomija premium offer prodaja z dokladami
ekonomija premium system sistem premijskega plačila
ekonomija premium reserve premijska rezerva
free of premium brez premije

prepír quarrel, altercation, conflict, wrangle, row, squabble; (pričkanje) bickering, dispute

za prepír je treba dveh it takes two to make a quarrel
imeti glasen prepír s kom to have a row with someone
biti, živeti v prepíru s kom ta be at loggerheads with someone
priti v prepír s kom to get into a quarrel, to come to words with someone
končati prepír to put an end to a dispute
iskati, izzvati prepír to seek, to pick a quarrel (s kom with someone)
začeti prepír to kick up a row, to pick a quarrel, pogovorno to tread on someone's toes (ali on someone's corns)
on vedno išče prepíra (pogovorno) he is always out for trouble (ali for a row)

prepotíti to sweat (obleko one's clothes)

prepotíti se to sweat (ali to perspire) profusely
prepotíti se od... to sweat with
ves prepoten dripping with sweat, perspiring at every pore
prepotena srajca sweaty shirt

preród prerodítev regeneration; rebirth; regeneracy; renaissance, renascence

slovenski narodni preród, prerodítev the Slovene national revival at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century

present¹ [préznt] pridevnik (presently prislov)
prisoten, navzoč, pričujoč (tudi kemija)
sedanji, tekoč (mesec)
figurativno v mislih, pred očmi, živ (to)
slovnica sedanji, v sedanjiku (present participle sedanji deležnik)
arhaično pripravljen, pri roki

present company prisotni
present wit odrezavost
the present writer jaz, pisec teh vrstic
present to the mind živo v spominu
to be present at biti navzoč, prisostvovati
ekonomija present value sedanja vrednost

present² [préznt] samostalnik
sedanjost
slovnica sedanjik, sedanji čas
množina, pravno (ta) dokument, spis

at present sedaj
up to the present do sedaj
for the present za sedaj, pravkar
by the present s tem (dokumentom)
pravno by these presents po tem dokumentu
pravno know all men by these presents s tem dajemo vsem na znanje

present⁴ [prizént] samostalnik
vojska merjenje (s puško); prezentiranje (puške), izkazovanje vojaških časti

at the present v prezentacijski drži

present⁵ [prizént] prehodni glagol
dati, obdarovati (with s čim)
ponuditi, vročiti, pokloniti, podariti (to komu)
predstaviti koga (to komu)
vpeljati koga (at pri)
nuditi, kazati (vesel obraz)
ekonomija predložiti (račun, ček)
pravno vložiti (tožbo, prijavo), ovaditi (prestopek); pokazati, prikazati (igro, film); predlagati, priporočiti (koga za službo)
vojska prezentirati (puško), meriti (at na)

to present o.s. priti, prikazati se, predstaviti se, priglasiti se (for k), priti k izpitu
to present a message prinesti sporočilo
to present one's compliments izkazati komu spoštovanje
to present one's apologies opravičiti se

preside [prizáid] neprehodni glagol
predsedovati (at pri)
načelovati, voditi, nadzirati
figurativno vladati (over)

to preside at the organ igrati na orgle

preslédek interval; interspace

v preslédkih at intervals, intermittently, on and off
polurni preslédek half-hourly interval
napraviti preslédek to interspace

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)

prestólen (of the) throne

prestólni govor speech (delivered) from the throne, King's (oziroma Queen's) speech at the opening of parliament
prestólno mesto metropolis, capital