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pránger pillory

dati na pránger to pillory
biti na prángerju to be pilloried

pránje washing, wash; (rane) bathing

pránje glave shampoo
v pránju in the wash
perilo v pránju (the) washing, (the) wash
korito za pránje washing trough
imela je veliko pránje pretekli teden she had a lot of washing last week
pošljite to v pránj! send this to the wash!
biti potreben pránja to need washing

prázničen festive; festival; holiday(-)

práznična obleka best clothes pl, Sunday best, pogovorno glad rags
práznično (slavnostno) razpoloženje festivity; holiday mood
biti v práznični obleki, práznično oblečen to be dressed in one's Sunday best
biti práznično razpoložen to be in holiday mood

precedence [pri:sfídəns] samostalnik
predhodnost; prednost, prioriteta

to give (ali yield) precedence to dati komu prednost
to have precedence of s.th. biti pred čim (časovno)
to take precedence of imeti prednost, biti po činu najvišji
table of precedence službena prednostna lestvica
the order of precedence vrstni red

precèp cleft; fissure; figurativno (primež) vice; dilemma; scrape

biti v precèpu figurativno to be on the horns of dilemma, to be in a cleft stick
dobiti koga v precèp to drive someone into a corner, to get someone into a corner
imeti koga v precèp to have someone over a barrel

predicament [pridíkəmənt] samostalnik
filozofija predikament, trditev, kategorija logične trditve, vrsta, red, kategorija; težaven položaj, zadrega

to be in a pretty predicament biti v lepi kaši

predŕzen bold, daring, presumptuous, audacious; (nesramen) saucy, impudent, pert, insolent, impertinent; pogovorno cheeky

biti predŕzen s kom, do koga to take liberties with someone, pogovorno to get fresh with someone
kar se da predŕzen as bold as brass

predsédnik president; (zborovanja ipd.) chairman, figurativno chair

ministrski predsédnik Prime Minister (krajšava: P.M.)
predsédnik odbora chairman of the board
biti izvoljen za predsédnika (zborovanja ipd.) to be elected chairman (ali to the chair); the chair
predsédnik spodnjega (poslanskega) doma VB Speaker
predsédnik gornjega doma VB Lord Chancellor

predsódek prejudice, forejudgement

brez predsódkov without prejudice
predsódkov poln prejudiced, prejudicial
ne poznati predsódkov, biti vzvišena nad predsódki to be beyond prejudice
imeti predsódke to be prejudiced (proti against, za in favour of)
znebiti se vseh predsódkov to cast away all prejudices
on ima predsódke proti... he is biased against

pregánjanje persecution, pursuit; pravo (pregon) prosecution

biti izpostavljen pregánjanju to be persecuted

preglasováti to vote down; to outvote

biti z veliko večino preglasovan to be snowed down

prehlád cold; chill; (nahod) cold in the head; catarrh

hud prehlád a heavy (ali a bad) cold
imam lahek prehlád I have a slight chill
nakopati si, iztakniti prehlád to catch a chill
biti podvržen prehládom to be subject to colds

prehlajèn suffering from a cold

biti prehlajèn to have a cold
biti močno prehlajèn to have (got) a bad cold
prehlajèni otroci naj ostanejo doma children who have caught cold should stay at home

preizkúšnja test, trial, proof; tryout

stroga preizkúšnja ordeal
težka preizkúšnja stern test
biti na preizkúšnji to be on probation
najtežja preizkúšnja crucial test
postaviti na preizkúšnjo to put to the test, to test
na hudo preizkúšnjo stavljaš mojo potrpežljivost you are trying my patience
preizkúšnja z ognjem (vodo) zgodovina ordeal by fire (water)

preležán (bolnik)

biti preležán to have bedsores

premišljevánje meditation; deliberation, reflection, reflexion, consideration; cogitation; rumination; weighing in one's mind; pogovorno chewing it over

biti v globokem premišljevánju to be deep in thought, to be in a brown study

premium [prí:miəm] samostalnik
nagrada, darilo, premija; obrok zavarovalnine
ekonomija ažijo, nadav; učnina (za vajenca); (borza) premija, pristojbina za posojilo vrednostnih papirjev

at a premium ekonomija nad pariteto; figurativno visoko cenjen
to stand at a premium biti nad nominalno vrednostjo; figurativno biti visoko cenjen
rate of premium premijska stopnja
constant premium stalna korist
to put a premium on razpisati nagrado za
ekonomija premium bonds premijske obligacije
ekonomija premium offer prodaja z dokladami
ekonomija premium system sistem premijskega plačila
ekonomija premium reserve premijska rezerva
free of premium brez premije

premóčen² (moker) wet through; wet all over

do kože premóčen soaked to the skin
premóčen od dežja soaked, drenched
popolnoma premóčen soaking wet
biti do kosti premóčen to be soaked through
premóčen sem od dežja (znoja) I am drenched with rain (with sweat)
steza je bila premóčena od nedavnih nalivov the path was waterlogged after the recent downpour

premóžnejši better-off

biti premóžnejši to be better-off

prenágljen rash, overhasty, precipitate

biti prenágljen to be overhasty
prenágljen korak a rash step
prenágljeno dejanje precipitate action
bilo bi prenágljeno... it would be rash to...