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prék prislov over, to (oziroma on) the other side; (predlog) across, over

prék hribov in dolin through the length and breadth of the country
prék mere excessively, inordinately
prék pričakovanja unexpectedly
prék poletja pending summer
prék moje volje against my will
prodajati vino prék ulice to sell wine for consumption off the premises; VB to run an offlicence
prék vrstnega reda out of turn
vlak je imel prék pol ure zamude the train is more than half an hour late (ali overdue)
iti prék vsega (na nič se ne ozirati) to disregard all considerations

prekòp (umeten) canal, (naraven) channel; (jarek) ditch, (odvodni) drain

morski prekòp ship canal (between two seas)
stranski prekòp side-canal
deželo preprezajo prekòpi the country is crisscrossed by (a network of) canals

prelívati to pour over (ali out), to decant, to spill over; (kri, solze) to shed (blood, tears)

prelívati se (barve) to flash with interchanging colours, to be iridescent
ta svila se preliva this is shot silk, this is watered silk
prelívati kri za domovino to shed one's blood for one's country
s prelivajočimi se barvami shot

prepád precipice, abyss; gulf; pesniško abysm; figurativno ruin

na robu prepáda on the brink of a precipice
dežela je na robu prepáda the country is on the brink of ruin
stal je na robu prepáda he stood on the edge of the precipice
prepád med razvitimi in nerazvitimi deželami the gulf between developed and undeveloped nations

prepréden respun; figurativno (prebrisan) astute, crafty, wily, sly, artful, cunning

strop je prepréden s pajčevinami the ceiling is covered with cobwebs
dežela je preprédena s prekopi the country is crisscrossed by canals

pristópen accessible

lahko (težko) pristópen easy (difficult) of access
živeti v težko pristópni pokrajini to live in an out-of-the way part of the country

prodáti prodájati to sell (komu kaj someone something, something to someone); to offer for sale; to vend; to bargain away, to dispose of; (s pogajanjem za ceno) to sell after bargaining (ali after haggling)

prodáti, prodájati na dražbi to sell at auction; (vso zalogo) to sell off; (ceneje kot drugi) to undersell (someone); (figurativno, izdati) to betray, to sell, to give away
prodáti, prodájati pod ceno to sell below price
prodáti, prodájati z dobičkom (z izgubo) to sell at a profit (at a loss)
prodáti, prodájati za gotovino (na kredit) to sell for cash (on credit)
poceni (dragó) prodáti, prodájati to sell cheap (dear ali at a high price)
prodáti, prodájati na debelo in na drobno to sell wholesale and retail
prodáti, prodájati svojo domovino to betray one's country
prodáti, prodájati pod roko to sell by private treaty (ali contract)
ta artikel se dobro prodaja this article is selling (ali sells) well
ta knjiga se dobro prodaja this book is selling (ali sells) well, this book is going well
ta knjiga se najbolje prodaja (je uspešnica) this book is a best-seller
to se prodaja za méd it is selling like wildfire (ali like hot cakes)
prodáti, prodájati za smešno, slepo ceno to sell for a song (ali dirt cheap)
ta knjiga se slabo prodaja this book is a poor seller
to blago se slabo prodaja these goods are going badly
dolgčas prodáti, prodájati (figurativno) to be bored (to tears), to feel bored
dragó prodáti, prodájati svoje življenje to sell one's life dearly
prodáti, prodájati svojo čast tu barter away one's honour
lahkó se prodajati to find a ready market
on bi srajco prodal za pijačo he would sell his shirt to buy liquor
zijala prodáti, prodájati to stand around gaping (ali pogovorno gawping), to loiter, ZDA to rubberneck

propàd ruin; decay, decline; destruction; downfall; wreck

biti na robu propàda to be on the brink (ali verge) of ruin
drveti v propàd to be on the road to ruin, to be heading straight for destruction, pogovorno to be riding for a fall
še en takšen udarec bo moj propàd another blow like that will finish me off (ali will do for me), one more like that, and I'm done for (ali and it's all up with me)
povzročiti lasten propàd ta bring about one's own ruin
rešiti svoje premoženje pred propàdom to save one's estate (ali possessions) from ruin
dežela je na robu propàda the country is on the verge of ruin

púst -a, -o desolate, waste, deserted; dreary; (kraj) bleak; flat; (nemasten) fatless; (samoten) solitary; (neobdelan) uncultivated; (zapuščen) abandoned, forsaken, forlorn; (razseljen) depopulated; (brez okusa) insipid, tasteless

púst, -a, -o predel dežele a desolate stretch of country

pustóšiti to ravage, to devastate, to desolate; to lay waste; to wreak havoc, to spread havoc; to ruin

pustóšiti deželo to ravage a country

railroad [réilroud]

1. samostalnik
ameriško železniška proga, železnica
množina železniške delnice

2. pridevnik
železniški

railroad accident, railroad company železniška nesreča, družba
railroad bridge, railroad car železniški most, voz
railroad shares železniške delnice

3. prehodni glagol
prepeljati, prevažati, odposlati po železnici; graditi železnice (a country v neki deželi)
ameriško, sleng vtakniti v zapor na podlagi lažne prijave ali obtožbe
ameriško, pogovorno hitro izvesti, forsirati zakonski predlog (s hitrim postopkom)
neprehodni glagol
potovati z železnico; služiti pri železnici

to railroad a bill through Congress ameriško hitro spraviti, sforsirati zakonski osnutek skozi Kongres

ráven ravna, -o level, even; (izravnan) levelled; flat; (smer) straight, right; direct

rávna cesta straight road
rávno polje level field
rávna črta straight line, figurativno beeline, as the crow flies
ráven, ravna, -o kot sveča bolt upright, as straight as an arrow
rávne noge straight legs pl
rávna streha flat roof
rávna pokrajina level (ali flat) country
rávna pot je najboljša (figurativno) honesty is the best policy

razpísati (mesto, službo) to invite applications (for a post, a situation); to invite tenders

razpísati volitve VB to issue writs for election, to call an election, to go to the country
razpísati se to write extensively (o on a subject); to be a prolific writer
razpísati posojilo to float a loan
razpísati referendum to call a referendum

razvój development; evolution; growth, progress, advance

potek razvója course of development
razvój dogodkov progress of events
dežela v razvóju politika a developing country
čakati na razvój dogodkov to await developments
materialni in družbeni razvój material and social development

reach² [ri:č]

1. prehodni glagol
iztegniti (forth, out)
izprožiti (roko); stegniti, razširiti; podati (komu kaj); postreči (komu s čim); odvzeti (from komu ali čemu)
dospeti kam, priti do, segati do, seči; priti do zaključka, razumeti, doumeti, pogruntati, dojeti; imeti vpliv, vplivati, pustiti vtis (na koga); doseči, zadeti, pogoditi (kaj); doživeti, dočakati (starost, dobo, novo izdajo)

to reach a great age doživeti visoko starost
to reach a blow prisoliti (komu) zaušnico
this book reached its 10^th edition ta knjiga je doživela 10. izdajo
reach me that book, will you? podaj mi ono knjigo, prosim!
to reach the ceiling segati do stropa
the boat reached the shore čoln je prispel do brega
to reach a conclusion priti do (nekega) zaključka
the cost reached 1000 dollars stroški so znesli 1000 dolarjev
he reached down his hat snel je klobuk s kljuke
to reach forth one's hand iztegniti (izprožiti, podati) roko
my land reaches the hills moja zemlja sega do brd
my letter reached him in time moje pismo mu je pravočasno prišlo v roke
to reach perfection doseči popolnost
to reach an understanding doseči sporazum
the water reached my knees voda mi je segla do kolen

2. neprehodni glagol
seči, poseči (after, at, for po)
raztezati se (to k, do)
prožiti se; priti (to do)
(do)segati; nagniti se (forward naprej, toward k, proti)
figurativno težiti k čemu, iti (at, after za čem)
napenjati se; prodreti (into v)
dojeti, doumeti, razumeti

as far as the eye can reach kakor daleč lahko seže oko
the coat reaches to the knees plašč sega do kolen
to reach back to the time of Napoleon segati nazaj v Napoleonove čase
his boots reach up to the knees škornji mu segajo do kolen
the country reaches from the sea to the mountains dežela sega, se razprostira od morja do gorá
he reached for a weapon segel je po orožju

recruit² [rikrú:t] prehodni glagol
vojska novačiti, dopolniti, izpopolniti (z novimi vojaki), nabirati vojake, rekrutirati; skušati pridobiti za člana, za privrženca; popraviti, obnoviti (zalogo), zopet oskrbeti (with z)
okrepiti, poživiti
figurativno (zdravstveno) zopet postaviti na noge
neprehodni glagol
arhaično okrepiti se, opomoči si, zbrati si novih moči; rekrutirati se

to recruit a regiment številčno okrepiti, ojačiti polk
to be recruited from rekrutirati se iz, figurativno biti sestavljen iz
he went to the country to recruit šel je na deželo, da bi se (zdravstveno) okrepil

reign² [réin] neprehodni glagol
vladati, gospodovati (over nad) (tudi figurativno)
prevladovati

the reigning beauty najlepša ženska (svojega časa)
famine reigns in that country lakota vlada v oni deželi
fir trees reign in this region jelke prevladujejo v tej pokrajini

remote [rimóut] pridevnik (remotely prislov)
(krajevno, časovno) oddaljen; daven, daljni; odročen, zakoten, samoten
figurativno osamljen; nejasen, meglen (pojem), nepomemben; indirekten, šibek

remote ages daljni (pretekli) časi
remote antiquity davna preteklost, davnina
remote country daljna dežela
remote control usmerjanje (vódenje) na daljavo (z radijskimi valovi)
remote future daljna bodočnost
remote village zakotna vas
a very remote resemblance zelo majhna (šibka) podobnost
not the remotest chance of success niti mrvice upanja za uspeh
I haven't the remotest idea nimam najmanjšega pojma
to be not remote from the truth ne biti daleč (proč) od resnice, biti blizu resnice

residence [rézidəns] samostalnik
(stalno) bivališče; sedež, rezidenca; stanovanjska zgradba; (gosposka) hiša, poslopje; stanovanje; bivanje, čas bivanja

a residence of three months trimesečno bivanje
residence permit dovoljenje za bivanje
a desirable country residence to be let or sold odda ali proda se lepa hiša (posestvo) na deželi
family residence enodružinska hiša
official residence uradni sedež; službeno stanovanje
residence is required zahteva se bivanje v službenem kraju
to be in residence stanovati v službenem kraju
to take up one's residence in the country nastaniti se na deželi

ridden [ridn] pretekli deležnik od to ride

ridden by remorse mučen od očitkov (grizenja) vesti
a superstition-ridden country dežela, v kateri vlada praznoverje