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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

premôči (premagati) to overcome, to overwhelm; to manage to acquire

tega ne premorem (si ne morem privoščiti) I cannot afford it
to je vse, kar premorem this is all my worldly property, arhaično these are all my goods and chattels (ali all my bag and baggage)

prenášati to carry; to transport; to transmit; radio to broadcast; (trpeti) to bear, to tolerate, to suffer, to stand

ni ga mogoče prenášati he is unbearable
tega ne morem več prenášati I can't stand it any longer
prenášati klimo to stand the climate

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...

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

prepíh draught; current of air

prepíh je there is a draught here
ne stoj na prepíhu! do not stand in the draught!

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)

prepláviti to flood, to overflow, to inundate; to submerge; figurativno (o miših, žuželkah itd.) to infest

prepláviti trg to flood the market
prepláviti s tujimi proizvodi to flood with foreign produce
trg je preplavljen z blagom the market is flooded with merchandise

prepovédan prohibited; forbidden; suppressed; taboo

prepovédani sadež forbidden fruit
uvoz tega blaga je prepovédan the importation (ali import) of these goods is prohibited
dostop prepovédan! no admittance!, ZDA off limits!
kaditi, kajenje prepovédano! no smoking!, smoking (is) strictly prohibited!
; vstop prepovédan! no entrance, no admission!, keep out!
pod kaznijo prepovédan forbidden under penalty of law
plakatiranje prepovédano! no flyposting!, stick no bills!
(za)ustavljanje prepovédano! no loitering!
to je z zakonom prepovédano it is forbidden by law
prepovédana pot! no thoroughfare!

prepréčiti to prevent (from); to hinder, to obviate (something); to obstruct, to bar; to thwart; to frustrate, to foil, to baffle

prepréčiti delo (v parlamentu) to obstruct
prepréčiti nesrečo to prevent an accident
prepréčiti naklepe komu to baffle someone's designs
preprečili so mi načrte, naklepe I was thwarted in my plans, designs
prepréčiti načrte sovražniku to thwart the enemy's plans
bolje je prepréčiti kot lečiti prevention is better than cure, a stitch in time saves nine

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

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

prepróst simple; plain

prepróstega rodu of simple birth
prepróst način življenja plain living
to je preprósto dejstvo that is a plain fact
preprósta obleka simple dress
preprósta hrana simple diet
zelo prepróst simple as ABC
preprósta razlaga a simple explanation
preprósto življenje (brez razkošja) simple life
jaz sem prepróst človek I'm a simple fellow, ali pogovorno an ordinary bloke

preségati to exceed (5 m 5 metre); (prekašati) to surpass, to exceed, to surmount

to presega moje moči that is beyond my powers
to presega mojo pamet that passes my comprehension
uvoz presega izvoz za 90 milijonov letno imports exceed exports by 90 millions yearly
to presega vse! (figurativno) this is beyond everything!

presenetljív surprising; astonishing

zelo presenetljív staggering; astounding
v tem ni nič presenetljívega there is nothing surprising in that

preskrbéti preskrbováti to procure; to provide; to supply; to furnish (with)

preskrbéti, preskrbováti komu kaj to procure something for someone
preskrbi mi... get me...
preskrbéti, preskrbováti kritje, plačilo to provide payment
preskrbéti, preskrbováti sredstva za... to provide the means for...
preskrbéti, preskrbováti mesto z elektriko to supply electricity to a town
preskrbéti, preskrbováti vojsko to supply the army
on je dobro preskrbljen he is well provided for
biti preskrbljen do smrti to have one's bread buttered for life
biti preskrbljen z to be provided with

presojeválec judge; critic

on je dober presojeválec vina he is a good judge of wine