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prosíti to ask (koga za kaj something of someone, someone for something); (vljudno) to beg, to request; to pray

milo prosíti (rotiti) to supplicate, to implore, to conjure, to beseech, to entreat, to deprecate; (pismeno) to petition, to solicit; to memorialize; (prosjačiti) to beg, to go begging, to be a beggar
prosíti za koga to plead for, to intervene for; (če nismo razumeli)
prosim? I'm sorry, what did you say?, pardon?, I beg your pardon; (odgovor na zahvalo)
prosim! don't mention it!, no trouble!, you are (quite) welcome!
prosíti kruha to ask for bread
prosíti za uslugo to ask a favour
prosim vas oproščenja (odpuščanja) I beg your pardon
prosim vas, vrnite denar! please let me have the money back!
prosíti za roko (zasnubiti dekle) to ask in marriage, to propose (to)
prosíti vse svetnike v nebesih to pray to every saint in Heaven
lepo vas prosim, napravite mi to uslugo! I beg you to do me this service!
prosim, povej mi vendar! (please) do tell me!
sedite, prosim! please take a seat! sit down, please!
vas smem prosíti za ogenj (za sol)? may I trouble you for a light (the salt)?
prosim, bodi tako dober in... be good enough (ali be so kind as) to...
prosil sem ga za to I asked it of him, I asked him for it
ne daj se prosíti! don't wait to be asked
vas smem prosíti za vaše ime? may I ask your name?
prosim za besedo! may I have leave to speak?, ZDA may I have the floor?
prosíti za dovoljenje koga to ask leave of someone
prosíti za oproščenje to excuse oneself, to apologize, to beg pardon
prosim, da mi oprostite! pardon me!, I beg your pardon!, excuse me!, I am sorry!
prosíti za službo to apply for a job (ali post), to submit an application for a post

prosják beggar

prosjáki ne morejo biti izbirčni beggars cannot be choosers

pròst free, (na prostosti) free, at liberty, at large; (vstop) free; (brezplačen) gratuitous, free of expense; (dovoljen) permitted, allowed; (neodvisen) independent; (brez zaprek) unhindered, unobstructed, unimpeded; (brez nadzora) uncontrolled; (neprisiljen) unforced, uncompelled, unconstrained, unfettered, unconfined, unshackled; (nezasužnjen) unenslaved; (neujet) uncaught; (spuščen) released, freed, liberated; (nezaposlen) unengaged, unoccupied, disengaged, idle, at leisure, off duty

pròst vseh davkov exempt from all taxes (ali duties)
carine pròsto duty-free, free of duty
pròsta sobota Saturday off, free Saturday
pròst dan an off day, a day off
pròst službe off duty, off work
pròsti čas spare time, leisure hours pl, leisure
pròsta luka free port
pròst prehod free pass
pròsto službeno mesto vacancy
pròst predmet (v šoli) optional subject
pròst vseh skrbi free from all cares
poštnine pròsto prepaid, postpaid, (paket) carriage-paid
pròst prevod free (ali not literal) translation
pròsti pad fizika free fall
pròsti stil (plavanja) free-style (swimming)
pròsti strel šport, nogomet free kick
pròsta rokoborba catch-as-catch-can, all-in wrestling
pròsta trgovina free trade
pròste vaje gymnastic exercises pl, callisthenics pl
pròsta vstopnica free (ali complimentary) ticket
pròst izvod (za avtorja) author's (free) copy, gratis copy, (reklamni) free copy, free specimen, (za knjigarnarja) odd copy
prosto! (= naprej!, vstopite!) come in!, step in!
na prostem in the open air, outdoor, out of doors
plavalni bazen na pròstem open-air swimming pool
s pròstim očesom with the naked eye
v pròsti prodaji off rations, unrationed
vstop pròst! admission free!
prosto za pristanek! aeronavtika cleared for approach!
ob sobotah sem pròst I am free on Saturdays
ste pròsti jutri? are you free tomorrow?
ste pròsti? (taksistu) are you free?, you're not engaged, are you?
nobenega pròstega sedeža ni več bilo there wasn't a single seat left
brž ko bom pròst, vas obiščem as soon as I am free (ali through), I shall call on you
dati prost dan to give someone a day off
na pròsto vam je dano, da se lahko pritožite you are free (ali at liberty) to complain, it's up to you whether or not you complain
vsak teden imam en pròst dan I have a day off every week
dobiti pròst dan to get a day off
jutri bomo imeli pròsto we shall have a day off (ali a free day) tomorrow
imeti pròst dostop do koga to have free access to someone
imate kaj pròstih sob? have you any rooms unoccupied (ali free, available)?
imeti pròsto hrano in stanovanje to have free board and lodging
nimam nič pròstega časa I haven't any time to spare
imeti mnogo pròstega časa to have much time to spare
imeti pròste roke to have a free hand, to have full power
ne imeti pròste minute zase not to have a spare moment for oneself
prenočiti na pròstem to camp out
voziti kolo po klancu navzdol v pròstem teku to freewheel (ali to coast) down a hill
dati pròst polet svoji fantaziji to give one's fancy full scope

protékcija (prednost) favouritism, discrimination in favour (of), partiality (for, to); backstairs influence, pull

ne želim (ne potrebujem) protékcije I want no favours
on mora uživati veliko protékcijo he must have a friend at court

próti against

próti (prefiks) anti-, counter-; (smer) towards, to, in the direction of, on, for; contrary to; (čas) about, by, ZDA around; pravo, šport versus (krajšava: v. ali vs.); (v primeri z) compared with
za in próti for and against, pro and con
sredstvo próti remedy for
próti vetru against the wind
próti koncu meseca towards the end of the month
próti šesti uri about six o'clock
Avstralija próti Angliji Australia versus England
próti nam against us
próti mojemu prepričanju (volji) against my conviction (will)
próti pričakovanju unexpectedly, suddenly
próti potrdilu o prejemu on receipt
próti toku against the tide
próti vodi up the river
próti zakonu against the law, illegally, unlawfully
próti zdravemu razumu preposterously, absurdly
próti mojim ukazom contrary to my orders
to je dobro próti glavobolom it's good for headaches
to je próti mojim navadam it is against (ali contrary to) my usual practice
jaz sem próti I am opposed to it
bilo je 30 glasov za predlog, 40 pa próti there were 30 votes for and 40 against
próti meni je bil zelo prijazen he was very kind to me
sem 100% próti I am dead against it
to je próti mojemu prepričanju this runs counter to my convictions
boriti se próti toku to struggle against the tide
delovati próti to counteract, to neutralize, (preprečiti) to thwart, to frustrate, to balk (ali baulk), to baffle
boriti se próti premoči to fight against odds
dvigniti oči próti nebu to look up to heaven
držati pismo próti luči to hold a letter up to the light
glasovati próti to vote »no«
enotno, složno glasovati próti to vote down
glasovati próti predlogu to vote against a motion
nimam nič próti temu I don't mind it, I have no objection to it
nimam nič próti kajenju I don't object to people smoking
ne morem nič reči próti I can say nothing to the contrary
govoriti za in próti to speak pro and con
iti próti domu to head for home (ali homewards)
iti próti severu to go towards the north (ali northwards)
vojska gre próti mestu the army is marching on the town
izpustiti próti kavciji to release on bail
marširati próti sovražniku to march against the enemy
ležati z obrazom próti zemlji to lie face downwards (ali on one's face)
nahujskati brata próti bratu to set brother against brother
napravil sem to próti svoji volji I did that against my own inclination
pluti próti vetru to sail against the wind
porini klavir próti zidu! push the piano up against the wall!
stavim 10 próti 1, da... I bet you ten to one that...
vzdržati próti sovražniku to hold out against the enemy

province [prɔ́vins] samostalnik
provinca, pokrajina, podeželje; stroka, področje, torišče
cerkev nadškofija
množina provinca (z ozirom na glavno mesto)

it is not within my province to ne spada v moje področje

pŕst¹ -a finger; (živali) toe, digit

mali pŕst little finger
nožni pŕst toe
srednji pŕst middle finger
blazinica pŕsta fingertip
po, na pŕstih on tiptoe
od kajenja rjavi pŕsti nicotine-stained fingers pl
umazani pŕsti dirty fingers
pŕst rokavice finger of a glove
dati jih komu po pŕstih to rap someone's fingers
imeti dolge pŕste (figurativno, krasti) to steal, to be one of the light-fingered gentry
imeti svoje pŕste zraven (pri kaki zadevi) to have a finger in the pie, to have a hand in something
za dva pŕsta je imela rdečila na licih she had a layer of rouge two fingers deep on her cheeks
on ima več pameti v malem pŕstu kot ti v glavi he has more wit in his little finger than you in your whole body
imeti v malem pŕstu (figurativno) to have at one's finger's end
daj, pomôli mu pŕst, pa bo zgrabil vso roko (figurativno) give him an inch, and he will take an ell!
daj pŕste proč od teh stvari! don't tamper with these things!
gledati komu na pŕste to keep a close eye upon someone, to watch someone closely
krcniti koga po pŕstih to tap someone's fingers
dati komu znak s pŕstom to beckon to someone
hoditi po pŕstih to tiptoe
s pŕstom ne migniti (komu v pomoč) not to stir a finger (to help someone), not to lift a finger, not to turn a hand (to help someone)
pŕste si oblizniti (figurativno) to lick one's fingers
opeči si pŕste (figurativno) to burn one's fingers, to singe one's feathers
pokazati s pŕstom na to point one's finger at
požugati s pŕstom to wag one's finger
okoli pŕstov oviti (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind, to wrap) someone round one's little finger
komu na pŕste stopiti to tread on someone's toes
iti po pŕstih po stopnicah navzgor to tiptoe upstairs
pogledati skozi pŕste ob... (figurativno) to connive at, to turn a blind eye to
pogledati komu skozi pŕste (figurativno) to condone someone's shortcomings
na pŕste šteti to count on one's fingers' ends (ali on the fingers)
urezati se v pŕst to cut one's finger
pŕsti me srbijo (da bi to storil) my fingers are itching (to do it)
temno je, da ne vidiš pŕsta pred nosom it is pitch-dark
znati svojo lekcijo iz malega pŕsta to have one's lesson at one's fingertips

púliti to pull, to pluck

púliti se za kaj to care for something, to be concerned about something, to be keen on something
za to se ne pulim I don't care for it
kar pulijo se za to blago there is a great demand for these goods

purse¹ [pə:s] samostalnik
mošnja, denarnica, ročna torbica
figurativno denar, denarna sredstva; denarna nagrada, prispevek

to bear the purse biti gospodar v hiši
common purse skupna blagajna
light purse suha mošnja, siromaštvo
long (ali heavy, well-lined) purse rejena mošnja, bogastvo
to make up a purse for pobirati prispevke za koga
the public purse državna blagajna
one cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear iz slabega materiala ne moreš napraviti dobrega

pustíti (dopustiti) to allow, to permit, to suffer, to yield, not to mind, not to hinder; to let; (opustiti) to give up (ali over), to leave off; to desist from, to abstain from, to refrain from, to forbear; (zapustiti) to leave, to quit, to relinquish, to abandon, to forsake; (izpustiti, spustiti) to let go, to let fly, to let loose; (prenehati, nehati) to drop, to cease, to omit

pustíti delo (o delavcu) to strike, to go on strike, to come out (on strike)
ne pustíti not to allow, not to permit, not to suffer (ali tolerate), to prevent, to hinder
pustíti koga na cedilu to leave someone in the lurch, to forsake someone, to abandon someone
pusti to! leave it alone!, let it be!
pusti to meni! leave it to me!
pusti me pri miru! leave (ali let) me alone!
pusti, naj gre stvar svojo pot! let it take its course!
pusti to tu! leave that here!
pustite ga noter! let him come in!; let him in!
pustite mi, da premislim! let me think it over!
pusti vrata odprta! leave the door open!
pustimo to za prihodnjič! we will leave that for the next time!
pustite me samega! leave me alone!
pustimo to in govorimo o čem drugem! let's drop it and talk of something else!
mi lahko pustite te dokumente dan ali dva? can you let me have those documents for a day or two?
pustil se je oslepariti he let himself be taken in
pusti si časa za premislek! leave yourself time to think!
to me pusti hladnega it leaves me cold
pustil je, da so ga pretepli he let them beat him
pustíti za seboj to leave behind
moral sem pustíti denarnico doma I must have left my purse at home
pustil je vse druge tekmovalce daleč za seboj he has outdistanced (ali has outstripped) all the other competitors
pustíti si rasti brado to grow a beard
pustíti koga v negotovosti to keep (ali to hold) someone in suspense
pustíti iz vida to lose sight of
pustíti koga čakati (pol ure) to keep someone waiting (for half an hour)
pustíti komu proste roke glede... to let someone have a free hand as regards...
ne more pustíti pijače he cannot break himself of the habit of drinking
pustíti si svetovati to listen to advice
pustíti pri starem to stick to the old ways
to se mu mora pustíti you have to grant him that
pusti, da luč gorí leave the light on!
ne se pustíti videti to keep out of sight
živeti in pustíti živeti! live and let live!
ali pusti ali vzemi! take it or leave it!
pustite dve prazni vrsti! leave two lines blank (ali blank lines)!
je oče pustil kako sporočilo? has Father left a message?
računam nate, zato me ne puščaj na cedilu! I count on you, so don't let me down!
pusti, da kdo drug opravi to! (figurativno) ZDA let George do it!
pustíti stroje teči to let the engines rip
pusti te stvari, kakor so! leave these things as they are!
pustil sem, da je avto drvel s polno hitrostjo (pogovorno) I let her rip
pustíti vprašanje odprto to leave the question open

put^*2 [put]

1. prehodni glagol
položiti, postaviti, dati kam, vtakniti (in one's pocket v žep; in prison v ječo)
spraviti (koga v posteljo, v neprijeten položaj, v red, v tek); izpostaviti, podvreči čemu (to put to death usmrtiti koga)
posaditi (into, under s čim; the land was put under potatoes)
poslati, dati, siliti, naganjati (to v, k; to put to school poslati v šolo, to put to trade dati koga v uk, to put the horse to the fence nagnati konja v skok čez ograjo)
napeljati, zvabiti (on, to k)
napisati (to put one's signature to a document)
prestaviti, prevesti (into French v francoščino)
izraziti, formulirati (I cannot put it into words ne znam tega z besedami izraziti; how shall I put it kako naj to formuliram?)
oceniti, preceniti (at; I put his income at £ 1000 a year po mojem zasluži 1000 funtov na leto)
uporabiti (to; to put s.th. to a good use dobro kaj uporabiti)
zastaviti, postaviti (vprašanje, predlog I put it to you apeliram na vas, obračam se na vas)
staviti (on denar na kaj)
vložiti, investirati (into v)
naložiti (npr. davek, to put a tax on obdavčiti kaj)
naprtiti, pripisati komu kaj (on; they put the blame on him krivdo valijo na njega)
šport metati, vreči (kroglo); poriniti (bodalo), streljati (in, into)

2. neprehodni glagol
podati se, napotiti se, iti, hiteti (for kam; to put to land podati se na kopno; to put to sea odpluti; to put for home napotiti se domov)
navtika jadrati, krmariti, pluti
ameriško izlivati se (into v)

to put s.o. above s.o. else postaviti koga pred drugega
to put one's brain to it koncentrirati se na kaj, lotiti se česa
to put a bullet through ustreliti, preluknjati koga
to put in black and white, to put in writing napisati
to be put to it biti prisiljen
to be hard put to it biti v zagati, v škripcih, biti prisiljen k čemu
to put the cow to the bull pripeljati kravo k biku
put the case that recimo, da
to put the cart before the horse nesmiselno ravnati
to put o.s. in (under) the care of s.o. postaviti se pod zaščito koga
to put out of action onesposobiti
to put s.o. out of countenance spraviti koga iz ravnotežja
to put down the drain vreči v vodo, neumno zapraviti
to put all one's eggs in one basket staviti vse na eno karto
to put an end (ali stop, period) to napraviti konec s čim, končati
to put the good face on it mirno kaj prenesti
to put one's foot in it narediti napako, osramotiti se, blamirati se
to put in force uveljaviti
to put s.o. on his feet spraviti koga na noge
to put the finger on pokazati s prstom na, identificirati koga (kaj)
to put s.o. on guard opozoriti koga na previdnost
to put one's hands to lotiti se; pomagati
to put into the hands of s.o. prepustiti komu, dati komu v roke
to put out of one's head izbiti si iz glave, pozabiti
to put a horse to vpreči konja
to put s.o. in a hole spraviti koga v neugodon položaj
to put the hand to the plough prijeti za delo
to put one's hands in one's pocket globoko seči v žep
to put it to s.o. apelirati na koga, dati komu na voljo
to put a knife into zabosti
sleng to put the lid on presegati vse meje, biti višek česa
to put money on staviti na kaj
to put the money to a good use pametno porabiti denar
to put a matter right izgladiti (zadevo)
to put it mildly milo rečeno
to put in mind spomniti koga
to put s.o.'s nose out of joint spodriniti koga
to put in order urediti
to put s.o. on his oath zapriseči koga
to put in practice izvajati
to put o.s. in s.o.'s place vživeti se v položaj koga drugega
to put on paper napisati
not to put it past one pripisati komu kaj slabega
to put to ransom zahtevati odkupnino za
to put s.o. right popraviti koga
to put in shape spraviti v dobro kondicijo, oblikovati
to put one's shoulder to the wheel potruditi se
to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel metati komu polena pod noge
to put to the sword prebosti z mečem
to stay put ostati na mestu
figurativno to put teeth into zagristi se v kaj
to put s.o. through it dajati koga na sito in rešeto
to put in use uporabiti
to put a veto on it uporabiti veto
to put into words izraziti z besedami, točno opisati
to put s.o. in the wrong postaviti koga na laž, dokazati, da nima prav
to put s.o. out of the way spraviti koga s poti
sleng to put s.o. wise odpreti komu oči
sleng to put the wind up s.o. prestrašiti koga, dati mu vetra
well put dobro povedano
to put the weight metati kroglo
to put everything wrong narediti vse narobe

quarrel¹ [kwɔ́rəl] samostalnik
prepir, spor (with s, z; between med)

to find quarrel in a straw biti prepirljiv, iskati dlako v jajcu
to have no quarrel with ne imeti povoda za prepir, ne imeti kaj zameriti
to make (ali patch) up a quarrel pomiriti se, izgladiti spor
to pick (ali seek) a quarrel with zanetiti prepir
it takes two to make a quarrel za prepir je treba dveh

quarter¹ [kwɔ́:tə] samostalnik
četrtina, četrt (a quarter of an hour četrt ure; for quarter the price, for a quarter of fhe price za četrtino cene)
četrtina funta (0,113 kg); četrtina milje, tek na četrt milje (he won the quarter zmagal je v teku na četrt milje)
mera za tkanine, četrtina jarda (22,8 cm); trgovska mera, četrtina stota (28 funtov, 12,7 kg, ameriško 25 funtov, 11,34 kg; britanska angleščina 2,91 hl)
ameriško, škotsko šolsko četrtletje; četrtletje, kvartal; četrtina zaklane živali, ena od štirih nog, hrbet konja
grboslovje eno od štirih polj grba
astronomija lunin krajec (first quarter prvi krajec, last quarter zadnji krajec)
ameriško četrt dolarja, novec za 25 centov; mestna četrt, kvart (residential quarter stanovanjska četrt)
stran neba, smer vetra (what quarter is the wind in? iz katere strani piha?, figurativno od kje piha veter?)
predel, kraj (in this quarter v teh krajih)
smer (in that quarter v ono smer)
stran (from another quarter z druge strani)
vir (from a good quarter iz dobrega vira)
družbeni krog (in government quarters v vladnih krogih)
usnje za peto (čevlja)
tehnično 4 palce širok kos lesa (v tesarstvu)
vojska, (tudi množina) stan, bivališče (to be confined to quarters biti v hišnem priporu)
(tudi vojska) milost, prizanašanje, pomilostitev (to find no quarter with ne najti milosti pri)
navtika bok krme (on the port quarter na levi strani krme)
navtika borbeni položaj posadke (to beat to quarters sklicati posadko na položaje)

to ask (ali call, cry) for quarter prositi za milost
to give quarter izkazati milost, pomilostiti
to give fair quarter prizanesti
a bad quarter of an hour neprijetni trenutki
at close quarters od blizu, v neposrednem stiku (spopadu)
to live in close quarters stanovati na tesnem
from every quarter; ali from all quarters od vseh strani
hind quarters stegna
high quarters višji krogi
it has gone the quarter ura je odbila četrt
the proper quarter pristojno mesto
to take up one's quarters nastaniti se
to beat up the quarters of pogosto obiskovati

question¹ [kwésčən] samostalnik
vprašanje; (sporno) vprašanje, problem (the Negro question črnsko vprašanje)
zadeva, stvar (only a question of time samo stvar časa)
dvom
pravno preiskava, zasliševanje
parlament predlog (dan na glasovanje), interpelacija

parlament question! k zadevi! (vzklik govorniku)
parlament to put the question dati na glasovanje
pravno question of law pravno vprašanje
pravno leading question sugestivno vprašanje
zgodovina, pravno to put s.o. to the question zasliševati, mučiti koga
the question does not arise vprašanje je brez pomena
to beg the question narediti prenagljen sklep, predpostavljati
beside the question neprikladen, nevažen
beyond (ali past) question nedvomno, nesporno
a burning question pereče vprašanje
question of the day problem dneva
to call in question spodbijati, dvomiti
to come into question priti v pretres, postati važno
in question omenjen, za katerega gre
to make no question of ne dvomiti o čem
out of the question nemogoče, ne pride v poštev
an open question odprto vprašanje
to pop the question prositi za roko
to put a question to s.o. vprašati koga kaj
to raise a question staviti vprašanje
to shoot questions at obsipati koga s vprašanji
the point in question sporno vprašanje
what is the question? za kaj gre?

quite [kwáit] prislov
popolnoma, čisto, docela; resnično, zares (quite a gentleman)
precej, ravno, prav, zelo

quite a precej, zares
quite a few veliko, mnogo
quite other čisto drugačen
quite the thing prava stvar, kot je treba, primeren
not quite proper ne ravno primeren
Oh quite!; ali quite so! res je, se strinjam
she (he) isn't quite ni prava dama (ni pravi gospod)

quota [kwóutə] samostalnik
(tudi ekonomija) kvota, delež, določeni del, kontingent, norma

to exceed the quota preseči normo
to fall short of the quota ne doseči norme
to fill the quota doseči normo
quota system kontingenten sistem

rába use; usage

v rábi in use
v splošni rábi in common use
ne v rábi out of use, disused
s trajno rábo with use
(dober) za rábo (uporaben) fit for use
govorna rába (colloquial) usage
navodila za (upo)rabo directions pl, instructions pl for use
za nobeno rábo good for nothing
on ni za nobeno rábo he is good for nothing, he is no good (at anything)
ne biti v rábi to be out of use, to be disused
biti vsak dan v rábi to be in daily use
to ni za nobeno rábo this is of no use
priti v splošno rábo to come into general use
priti iz rábe to fall (ali to pass) out of use, to fall into disuse

rábiti to use, to make use of; to avail someone (of)

čému rabi to? what is this for?
to se je mnogo rabilo this has seen much service
ne se več rábiti to be out of use, to fall into disuse, to be disused (ali discarded, discontinued)
rábiti se to be used (ali in use, employed)
tega avtomobila ne rabim (= ne potrebujem, nimam kaj početi z njim) I have no use for this car
vsak dan se rábiti to be in daily use

race² [réis] neprehodni glagol
dirkati, drveti, teči, hiteti; jadrati; meriti se v teku, v hitrosti (with z)
tekmovati (with z)
teči za stavo; iti s polno paro, z vso brzino (vijak, propeler itd.); redno prisostvovati konjskim dirkam, biti vnet gledalec konjskih dirk

a racing man ljubitelj konjskega športa.
the race racing world ljubitelji konjskega športa
the blood raced to his head kri mu je planila v glavo
prehodni glagol
pognati v dir, v tek; dreviti; meriti se, tekmovati v teku itd. s kom; jahati (konja) v dirki; dohiteti

he raced me through Italy drevil me je skozi Italijo (ne da bi se kje ustavila)
to race a train tekmovati v hitrosti z vlakom
he raced his horse against the train drevil je konja v tekmi z vlakom
to race one's fortune away zaigrati premoženje v stavah na konjskih dirkah

racioníran rationed; on the ration; on coupons

(ne) biti racioníran to be on (off) points
imeti živila racionírana to be put on rations, to be on short rations
kruh je racioníran bread is rationed (ali being rationed, on the ration)
kruh ni racioníran bread is off the ration