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pritískati to press, to exert pressure; to weigh down (na upon)

pritískati na koga to put pressure on someone
pritískati na koga za denar to press someone for money
upniki so pritiskali nanj he was pressed by his creditors
pritískati za ukinjenje, odpravo česa to urge the abolition of something
delo pritiska the job is urgent

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

privíd hallucination; vision; phantom; apparition

bolnik ima privíde the patient is having hallucinations
ali je to resničnost ali privíd? (pogovorno) is it real or am I seeing things?

privóščiti

privóščiti komu not to envy someone, not to grudge someone, not to deny (ali to stint someone in...); to give readily (ali willingly, gladly); to grant, to allow
ne privóščiti (= zavidati) to envy, to grudge, to begrudge; (komu česa someone something)
privoščim mu to I don't grudge (ali envy) it him, (v slabem pomenu) (= prav mu je) it serves him right
privóščiti komu kaj slabega to wish someone ill
privóščiti si to afford, to treat oneself
tega si ne morem privóščiti I can't afford it
privóščiti si počitnice, dopust (oddih) to treat oneself to a holiday
privóščiti si buteljko šampanjca to treat oneself to a bottle of champagne
ne si privóščiti potrebnega to stint oneself
privóščiti si koga (figurativno) to poke fun at someone, to make fun of someone
niti kruha si ne privošči he is even denying himself bread
tega ne bi nikomur privoščil (figurativno) ZDA it shouldn't happen to a dog

privzdígniti to lift

privzdígniti karte to cut the cards
kdo privzdigne karte? whose cut is it?, whose turn is it to cut?

priznánje acknowledgment; recognition; (dopustitev) admission, avowal, concession; (izpoved, spoved) confession; (cenjenje, spoštovanje) appreciation

priznánje inovatorju award to the innovator
v priznánje njegovih zaslug in recognition of his merits
priznánje de iure de jure recognition
de facto priznánje de facto recognition
v znak priznánja za... in recognition of...
v priznánje naših zaslug in recognition of our merits
dobiti, pridobiti si priznánje to win recognition
izsiliti priznánje iz koga to extort an admission from someone
priznánje napak je prvi korak k poboljšanju admission of error is the first step towards improvement
dati vse (ali polno) priznánje (figurativno) to do justice (komu to someone)

prizòr scene, sight; (nenavaden) spectacle; view; aspect

grozen, strašen prizòr a dreadful spectacle
prizòr za bogove a sight for the gods
zelo prijeten prizòr a sight for sore eyes
nudil je smešen prizòr he made a spectacle of himself
strahotni prizòri so se dogajali horrible scenes occurred
prizòr se dogaja v Londonu the scene is set in London

prižgán lit; turned on, switched on; (jed) burned

pustila je prižgán električni kuhalnik she left the electric cooker switched on
svetilka je prižgána (električna) the light is on, (petrolejka) the lamp is lit

procrastination [proukræstinéišən] samostalnik
odlašanje, zadrževanje, zavlačevanje; obotavljanje

procrastination is the thief of time odlašanje krade čas

prodája sale

v prodáji on sale
biti v prodáji to be on sale
kruh je v prosti prodáji bread is off ration (ali unrationed, on open sale)
komisijska prodája sale by commission
prodája za denar, za gotovino sale for money, for cash
letna prodája annual sale
prodája odvečnega blaga clearance sale
prodája na podlagi vzorcev sale by sample
počasna prodája slow sale
prodája na dražbi auction
prodája na drobno retail
prodája na debelo wholesale

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

prodírati prodréti to penetrate; to pierce; vojska to advance

prodírati, prodréti s svojimi nazori to make one's opinions prevail
sovražnik hitro prodira the enemy is advancing rapidly (ali is making rapid progress)

profíl profile; side view

risan v profílu drawn in profile
ona je čedna v profílu she is pretty in profile
fotografiran v profílu taken side-face
prečni profíl cross-section

projékt project; scheme; plan

namakalni projékt irrigation scheme
projékt »na ključ« turn-key project
to je še v projéktu it is not yet out of the planning stage

promèt traffic; circulation; ekonomija, iztržek turnover; (poslovanje) trade, business, operations pl, financial transactions pl; communication

cestni, ulični promèt street traffic
blagovni promèt goods traffic
osebni, potniški promèt passenger traffic
mestni promèt urban transport
zračni promèt air traffic
odprt za promèt open to traffic
krožni promèt ZDA traffic circle
tujski promèt tourist trade, tourist business, tourism
enosmerni (dvosmerni) promèt one-way (two-way) traffic
ulica z enosmernim promètom one-way street
prekinitev promèta interruption (ali obstruction) of traffic
ustavitev promèta traffic hold-up
zamašitev promèta traffic congestion, traffic jam
preusmeritev promèta (obvoz) diversion, by-pass, detour
zamašen promèt bottleneck, traffic jam
odvijanje promèta easing the flow of traffic
čas močnega promèta rush hour
biti v promètu (krožiti) to circulate, to be in circulation, (denar) to be current
izročiti promètu, dati v promèt to open to traffic, (denar) to issue
vzeti iz promèta to withdraw from circulation, to call in
preusmeriti promèt to redirect, to divert (the) traffic
promèt je bil (začasno) prekinjen, ustavljen traffic was suspended
usmerjati promèt to direct (ali to regulate) the traffic
v tej ulici je mnogo promèta there is a lot of traffic in this street
promèt je bil ustavljen dve uri (the) traffic was held up for two hours
spraviti artikel v promèt to put an article on the market

proof¹ [pru:f] samostalnik
dokaz, potrdilo
pravno dokaz, dokazilo, (pismena) izjava prič; poskus, preizkus (tudi matematika, tehnično)
tisk krtačni odtis
fotografija poskusna kopija; poskusno kovanje (kovancev); standardna količina alkohola, predpisan odstotek alkohola
vojska preizkus strelnega orožja

in proof of kot dokaz
proof to the contrary nasproten dokaz, protidokaz
to give proof of dokazati kaj
proof positive jasen, nedvoumen dokaz
to put to (the) proof preizkusiti
the proof of the pudding is in the eating kakovost spoznamo šele, ko se o njej sami prepričamo
tisk clean proof pregledna pola
tisk to correct proofs opraviti korekturo
above (under) proof z večjim (manjšim) odstotkom alkohola, kot je predpisano

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

proper¹ [prɔ́pə] pridevnik
pravi, primeren, prikladen (for za)
dostojen, spodoben, neoporečen, korekten (vedenje itd.); svojski, lasten (to komu, čemu)
točen, eksakten, natančen; sam, pravi, v ožjem smislu (običajno za besedo Slovenia proper ožja Slovenija)
pristojen (oblast)
britanska angleščina, pogovorno temeljit, dober, pravi (npr. udarci, lopov)
slovnica lasten (proper name lastno ime)
astronomija lasten (gibanje)
grboslovje v naravnih barvah
arhaično lep

in the proper place na pravem mestu
at the proper time o pravem času
all in its proper time vse ob svojem času
if you think (it) proper če (to) smatraš za primerno
matematika proper fraction pravi ulomek
it is proper spodobi se
in the proper sense of the word v pravem smislu besede
I am proper glad sem zares vesel

proposition¹ [prɔpəzíšən] samostalnik
predlog, ponudba; (predložen) načrt, namera
ekonomija ponudba
logika podmena, trditev
pogovorno zadeva, problem; naloga
pogovorno trgovina, kupčija
matematika problem, teorem

pogovorno paying proposition donosna kupčija
slovnica principal proposition glavni stavek
a tough proposition trd oreh, težek primer
he is a tough proposition z njim ni dobro češnje zobati

propriety [prəpráiəti] samostalnik
dostojnost, spodobnost; primernost, prikladnost; pravilnost, točnost
množina bontonska pravila
ameriško, zgodovina zemljiška posest

it is not in keeping with the proprieties ni po bontonu, se ne spodobi