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prilóžnost occasion; opportunity; chance

ob tej prilóžnosti on this occasion
izkoristiti vsako prilóžnost to take every opportunity
ne bom izgubil (zamudil) te prilóžnosti I shall not lose (ali miss) this opportunity
zamujena prilóžnost se ne vrne time and tide wait for no man ➞ prilika
dobra prilóžnost (figurativno) break

primanjkováti to lack

primanjkuje nam gotovine, blaga we are short of cash, of goods
primanjkuje denarja money is lacking
primanjkuje mi denarja I am in want (ali I am short) of money
primanjkuje nam... we are short of, we lack, we need...
ničesar mi ne primanjkuje I lack nothing
primanjkuje mu poguma he is lacking in courage
naročil (nam) ne primanjkuje there is no lack of orders
začelo nam je primanjkováti živil our food supplies began to run short
vode vam tu ne bo nikoli primanjkovalo you will never go short of water here

priméren suitable (to), convenient (for), appropriate (to, for), proper; adequate (to); proportionate; becoming, due, fair; apt; (cena) reasonable

vse ob primérnem času all in its proper time
na primérnem mestu in the proper place
priméren razmeram, okolnostim primér fair in the circumstances
duhu časa primérno in accordance with the spirit of the age
biti zelo priméren za to be well suited to
biti priméren (ustrezati) to befit (sth)
če to smatrate za primérno if you think it proper
ne zdi se mi primérno I don't think it appropriate

primérjati to compare; (z izvirnikom) to check, to collate (with)

primérjati kaj z to compare something with, to liken something to
ne da se primérjati z it cannot be compared with
primerjal sem natančno prepis z izvirnikom I have closely checked the original with the copy
brata se ne dasta (ne moreta) primérjati med seboj the two brothers are not to be compared with each other
dati se primérjati z to bear comparison with

pripovedováti to relate; to tell

pripovedoval je svojo verzijo he related his version
pripoveduje (govori) se the story goes, it is rumoured, rumour has it
pripovedujem (to), kar sem slišal I report (ali I repeat) this from hearsay
komu to pripoveduješ? (= kot da tega ne vem!) you're telling me!
to pripoveduj svoji stari materi! (ironično) tell that to the marines!

priséči priségati to swear, to take an oath

slovesno priséči, priségati to swear a solemn oath, to swear solemnly
po krivem priséči, priségati to commit perjury, to perjure oneself, to forswear oneself
priséči, priségati pri bogu to swear by God
prisegam! I swear on oath!
lahkó prisežem na to I can swear to it
priséči, priségati maščevanje (pokorščino, zvestobo) to swear revenge (ali vengeance) (obedience, the oath of allegiance)
priséči, priségati prijateljstvo to swear friendship
lahkó prisežem, da je to on I can swear this is the man
prisegel bi, da... I could take my oath that...
ne bi hotel priséči, priségati na to I would not take my oath on it
prisegam na njegovo nedolžnost I swear he is innocent
on »prisega« na svojega zdravnika (figurativno) he swears by his doctor
prisegam, da je moje blago dobro I swear by the quality of my goods

prisíliti to compel, to force (k into); to coerce, to constrain; to oblige

prisíliti koga, da pije to make someone drink, to cause someone to drink
prisilil me je k temu he made me do it
prisíliti se to force oneself
ne moreš človeka k vsemu prisíliti (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink

prisóten present

povsod prisóten ubiquitous
vsi prisótni all persons present
med prisótnimi so bili... among those present were...
vsi prisótni so to videli all those present saw it
ugotoviti število prisótnih, šteti prisótne (pogovorno) to count the house, to calculate the attendance
človek ne more biti istočasno povsod prisóten one can't be everywhere at the same time

pristájati¹ (obleka) to suit, to become

ta obleka ji pristaja this dress becomes her (ali suits her) nicely (ali very well)
ne pristaja ti govoriti laži it ill behoves you to tell lies, pogovorno you shouldn't tell fibs

pristánek² (privolitev, soglasje) agreement, assent, consent

dati svoj pristánek to give one's assent
ne dati pristánka to withhold one's consent

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

pritoževáti se pritožití se to complain (komu o, nad čim to someone about something, of something); to appeal against, to lodge an appeal against; to make complaints to someone about something

pismeno pritoževáti se, pritožití se to complain in writing, to file a grievance; (tarnati) to lament
ne morem (ne smem) pritoževáti se, pritožití se (figurativno, godrnjati, nergati) I can't (I mustn't) grumble
nimaš vzroka, da se pritožuješ you've no reason to complain
pritožil se je na pošto zaradi tega he complained of it at the post office

privolíti to consent (to), to assent, to agree (to), to say yes, to give one's assent; to acquiesce (v in)

privolíti v, za kaj to give one's consent to something
ne privolíti to withhold one's consent

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

prizadejáti prizadéti to affect; to inflict; to cause

prizadejáti, prizadéti koga, njegova čustva to hurt someone's feelings
prizadejáti, prizadéti težke izgube to inflict heavy losses (komu on someone, upon someone)
prizadejáti, prizadéti proizvodnjo to affect output
zelo jo bo prizadelo it will be a blow to her
čutim se prizadetega I feel aggrieved (v tej stvari in this matter)
bog ne prizadeni! God forbid!; by no means!

priznáti priznávati (dolg) to acknowledge, to recognize; (krivdo, napako, itd.) to confess, to concede, to own up; (dopuščati) to admit, to make admission; (odobriti) to ratify, arhaično to avouch; (pravico, pravo) to concede a claim, to give someone his (ali her) due; to do justice to

priznáti, priznávati koga za... to own someone for...
ne priznáti, priznávati za svojega, za svoje to disown someone, something
priznal mi je, da... he admitted to me that...
odkrito priznáti, priznávati to admit frankly
priznáti, priznávati otroka to recognize a child as one's own, to admit paternity
priznáti, priznávati za (kot) svoje to acknowledge as one's own
priznaj vendar! own up!
priznam svojo zmoto I admit I was wrong
vse priznáti, priznávati to confess everything, (žargon) to come clean, to own up, to cough it up
priznáti, priznávati zločin to confess to a crime
priznam, da nisem imel prav I acknowledge that I was wrong
priznavajo, da so to vedeli že prej they admit that they knew it before
priznáti, priznávati se za krivega to admit one's guilt
priznáti, priznávati se za premaganega to concede victory
ne hoteti priznáti, priznávati to disclaim, to disavow, to deny
to mu je treba priznáti, priznávati you have to grant him that
treba je, mora se priznáti, priznávati, da... it must be admitted (ali conceded) that...
priznáti, priznávati krivdo, priznáti, priznávati se za krivega to plead guilty
priznam, da bo treba premagati še mnogo težav I admit that we shall have to overcome many difficulties
rade volje priznamo usluge, ki nam jih je izkazal we readily acknowledge the services he has rendered us
priznáti, priznávati svoj poraz to admit defeat

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

produce² [prədjú:s]

1. prehodni glagol
izdelati, izdelovati, pridelati, pridelovati, pridobivati
figurativno ustvariti, narediti, doseči (učinek itd.); roditi, obroditi (zemlja); izdati (knjigo); pridobivati (rudo, premog)
ekonomija prinesti, prinašati (dobiček); izvleči (from ; iz žepa itd.)
pripeljati (priče), predložiti (dokaze); uprizoriti, pokazati (igro, film); predstaviti (igralca); pokazati (vstopnico), predložiti
matematika podaljšati črto

2. neprehodni glagol
izdelovati; prinašati; roditi (sad)
ekonomija dajati dobiček

figurativno to produce o.s. producirati se, razkazovati se
one cannot produce rabbits out of hats človek ne more delati čudežev
to produce on the line delati po tekočem traku

proportion¹ [prəpɔ́:šən] samostalnik
proporcija (tudi matematika)
sorazmerje, razmerje, skladnost; (sorazmeren) del, delež
(tudi množina) velikost, razsežnost, dimenzije
figurativno harmonija, simetrija

in proportion to v skladu s čim
out of proportion to ne v skladu s čim
matematika rule of proportion regeldetrija, sklepni račun

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