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prijèm hold; grip; grasp; (za roke v steni) handhold

nagel prijèm grab; figurativno knack
ta vaza nima nobenega prijèma this vase offers no hold
izpustiti svoj prijèm to let go one's hold
on ve za pravi prijèm za to he knows the right way to tackle it

priléči se prilégati se (obleka) to fit well (ali tightly, closely), to suit, (k obleki) to match; (dobro deti) to do good

ta klobuk se ti zelo dobro prilega this hat fits you very well
kozarec vina bi se mi prilegel a glass of wine would do me good
klobuk se ne prilega obleki the hat does not go with the suit
priléči se, prilégati se se barvi to match a colour

priljúbiti se to become popular; to bring oneself into favour (komu with someone)

priljúbiti se komu to win someone's favour
ta knjiga se mi je priljubila I became fond of this book
otrok se je vsem priljubil the child won everyone's heart

priséga oath

pod priségo under (ali on) oath
kriva priséga perjury, false oath
izjavljam pod priségo, da je ta trditev resnična I declare under oath that this statement is true
odvezati koga njegove prisége to release someone from his oath
s priségo koga obtožiti to swear out a charge (ali warrant) against someone
potrditi kaj s priségo to swear something
s priségo koga obvezati k tajnosti to swear someone to secrecy
položiti priségo to take the oath
prelomiti priségo to break one's oath
s priségo koga obdolžiti zločina to accuse someone under oath
pogubiti koga s priségo to swear someone's life away

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

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

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

producírati to produce; to manufacture; to make

producírati se (figurativno) ta show (ali to display) one's skill (oziroma knowledge) in public; to show off; to exhibit
producírati 100 strojev dnevno to produce 100 machines a day
Manchester producira večinoma bombažne tkanine Manchester produces mostly cotton fabrics

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

prozáičen prosaic; prosy; figurativno humdrum, dull, tedious, matter-of-fact, workaday, drab, commonplace, unromantic

prozáično prislov prosaically
prozáično življenje workaday life
ta prozáični svet this workaday world

puščíca arrow; (metalna) dart; pesniško shaft; figurativno epigram

hiter kot puščíca swift as an arrow
Amorjeva puščíca Cupid's arrow, the shaft of love
označiti s puščíco to arrow
steči kot puščíca to be off (ali to start) like an arrow (ali like a shot)
ta puščíca kaže smer (pot) this arrow points the way

račún account; bill; reckoning; score; trgovina invoice; (za inozemstvo) indent; note, credit note, debit note; (fingiran) pro forma invoice; (izračunanje) calculation, calculus, computation; (proračun) estimate

diferencialni (integralni) račún differential (integral) calculus
poravnani račúni bills paid (ali settled)
depozitni račún deposit account
tekoči račún current account
zaključni račún final account
na račún on account
čisti račúni, dobri prijatelji short reckonings make long friends, even reckoning makes long friends
sklepni račún matematika the rule of three
polaganje račúnov rendering of accounts
pomota v račúnu miscalculation
natakar, (moj) račun, prosim! my bill please, waiter!
neporavnan, odprt račún unsettled, open account
skupni račún joint account
dal mi je nekaj na račún he has advanced me some money
ne delaj račúna brez krčmarja! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!, don't reckon without your host!, ZDA sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear!
imeti še račún s kom (figurativno) to have a rod in pickle for someone, to have a bone to pick with someone
imeti račún pri... to have an account with...
izravnati račún to balance (ali to square, to settle) an account
to mi ne gre v račún (figurativno) that isn't what I want, it doesn't suit me, that does not answer my purpose
ta runda (pijače) gre na moj račún this round is on me, this is my round (ali my treat), pogovorno I'm in the chair
kupiti na račún to buy on credit
pokvariti komu račúne (figurativno) to spike someone's guns
prenesti na nov račún to transfer to a new account
priti na svoj račún (figurativno) to come into one's own, to find one's costs repaid
odpreti račún to open an account
izstaviti, napraviti račún to make out a bill, to draw up an account
pregledati račúne to audit
poravnati, plačati račún to settle an account
plačati komu stare račúne to pay off old scores, to get even with someone
polagati račún o to account for, to give (ali to render) account of
krojač mi je poslal račún the tailor has sent me his bill
voditi račún o to kep an account of
vpisati, zabeležiti komu v račún to enter in someone's account
trgovati na svoj račún to trade on one's own account
vzeti v račún to take into account, to make allowance for
prekrižati komu račúne (figurativno) to upset someone's apple-cart
račúni se ne ujemajo the accounts don't balance
zahtevati račún za to demand an account of
zahtevati svoj račún to ask for one's account
koliko znaša moj račún? what does my bill amount to?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
živeti na račún svojih prijateljev to sponge on one's fiends
živeti na tuj račún biblija to eat the bread of idleness

raise² [réiz] prehodni glagol
dvigniti, pokonci postaviti; povišati, zvišati, povečati, izboljšati (plačo, slavo itd.); zgraditi; osnovati, ustanoviti; povzročiti (prepir ipd.), začeti; rediti, gojiti, vzgajati, vzrediti; sejati (žito), saditi, obdelovati (povrtnine); novačiti, zbrati vojsko; zbudit, razvneti za, podpihovati, dvigniti (against proti)
podreti (tabor), kreniti; opustiti, ukiniti blokado, obleganje; klicati (duhove); širiti (vonj); vzeti (posojilo); inkasirati, izterjati (denar, davek)
navtika zagledati, opaziti (kopno, zemljo)

with a raised voice glasno, z jeznim glasom
to raise an army zbrati vojsko
to raise a building by a storey dvigniti poslopje za eno nadstropje
this bread is not raised enough ta kruh ni dovolj vzhajan
to raise Cain (the devil, hell, the mischief) strašanski hrup (trušč, kraval) dvigniti
to raise cattle rediti živino
he raised claims to the inheritance vložil je zahtevo po dediščini
to raise coal from the mine kopati premog iz rudnika
to raise from the dead obuditi od mrtvih
to raise dough pustiti testo vzhajati
to raise a dust (hell) figurativno dvigniti prah
to raise one's eyebrows predrzno (domišljavo, užaljeno) pogledati, namrščiti obrvi
to raise one's eyes dvigniti oči (pogled)
to raise s.o.'s fame povečati slavo kake osebe
to raise funds zbirati denar, prispevke
to raise one's glass to a guest napiti, nazdraviti gostu
to raise one's hand dvigniti roko (na koga), udariti (koga)
to raise one's hat to s.o. odkriti se komu
his joke raised a laugh njegova šala je povzročila smeh
to raise a ladder postaviti lestev
to raise a loan razpisati, vzeti posojilo
to raise a mine navtika dvigniti mino
to raise money pobirati, zbirati denar
to raise a monument postaviti spomenik
to raise to the second power matematika dvigniti na drugo potenco
to raise prices dvigniti cene
to raise the roof sleng dvigniti do neba segajoč hrup, strašansko razsajati
this remark raised my smile ta opazka mi je izvabila nasmešek
to raise ship (land) navtika priti na vidik ladje (zemlje)
to raise a spirit klicati duha
to raise a siege opustiti obleganje
to raise s.o. out of his sleep zbuditi koga iz spanja
to raise a stink napraviti škandal
to raise to the throne postaviti na prestol
to raise one's voice against dvigniti svoj glas, protestirati proti
to raise the wind figurativno priskrbeti si nujno potrebni denar (sredstva)
wine raised his spirits vino ga je ojunačilo
to raise up prehodni glagol ustvariti, napraviti, poklicati v živijenje, zbuditi

rate¹ [réit] samostalnik
razmerje, odnos, mera, proporcija; odstotki; obrok; pristojbina, porto, taksa, tarifa, (predpisana) cena; tečaj, kurz; stopnja; rang; lokalni, občinski davek; kategorija
navtika razred; poprečna hitrost (hoja, hod)

at an easy rate brez velikih stroškov
at any rate v vsakem primeru, vsekakor, brezpogojno
at the current rate po dnevnem tečaju
at a great rate zelo hitro
at the rate of po ceni od, po tečaju od
at the rate of 30 miles an hour s hitrostjo 30 milj na uro
at the rate of 5 pounds za ceno, po ceni 5 funtov
at that rate v tem primeru, v takih okolnostih, na ta način, če je to tako
at this rate na ta način, če se bo sedanji položaj nadaljeval
at a tremendous rate s strašansko, z noro brzino, hitrostjo
by no rate nikakor, na noben način
rates and taxes občinski in državni davki
rate of the day dnevni tečaj
rate of exchange menjalni tečaj; borzni tečaj
rate of interest obrestna mera
rate of insurance stopnja zavarovanja
rate of issue emisijski tečaj
rate of wages plača
birth-rate število rojstev
death-rate število smrti, umrljivost
a first-rate economist prvovrsten ekonomist
inland rate notranja (tuzemska) poštnina
railway rates železniška tarifa
a second-rate hotel hotel II. kategorije
special rates posebne tarife

rate² [réit] prehodni glagol
oceniti, določiti vrednost, preceniti; regulirati (kovanje denarja); smatrati (koga), šteti, prištevati, računati (among med, kot)
britanska angleščina oceniti davek, obdavčiti
navtika uvrstiti (ladjo) v razred ali kategorijo
sleng zaslužiti (kaj) po svojem položaju
neprehodni glagol
biti upoštevan, upoštevati se, šteti se, prištevati se, računati se (as kot, med)
biti ocenjen

I rate him among my friends štejem ga za svojega prijatelja
he is rated a rich man on velja za bogataša
I rate rice lower than wheat riž cenim manj (smatram za slabšo hrano) kot žito
houses are highly rated hiše so zelo obdavčene
this ship rates A 1 ta ladja ima najvišjo oceno (za zavarovanje)
to rate up a property oceniti lastnino višje, kot je vredna

razzlogováti to divide into syllables, to syllabify, to syllabicate

ta beseda se ne da razzlogováti this word cannot be divided

reach² [ri:č]

1. prehodni glagol
iztegniti (forth, out)
izprožiti (roko); stegniti, razširiti; podati (komu kaj); postreči (komu s čim); odvzeti (from komu ali čemu)
dospeti kam, priti do, segati do, seči; priti do zaključka, razumeti, doumeti, pogruntati, dojeti; imeti vpliv, vplivati, pustiti vtis (na koga); doseči, zadeti, pogoditi (kaj); doživeti, dočakati (starost, dobo, novo izdajo)

to reach a great age doživeti visoko starost
to reach a blow prisoliti (komu) zaušnico
this book reached its 10^th edition ta knjiga je doživela 10. izdajo
reach me that book, will you? podaj mi ono knjigo, prosim!
to reach the ceiling segati do stropa
the boat reached the shore čoln je prispel do brega
to reach a conclusion priti do (nekega) zaključka
the cost reached 1000 dollars stroški so znesli 1000 dolarjev
he reached down his hat snel je klobuk s kljuke
to reach forth one's hand iztegniti (izprožiti, podati) roko
my land reaches the hills moja zemlja sega do brd
my letter reached him in time moje pismo mu je pravočasno prišlo v roke
to reach perfection doseči popolnost
to reach an understanding doseči sporazum
the water reached my knees voda mi je segla do kolen

2. neprehodni glagol
seči, poseči (after, at, for po)
raztezati se (to k, do)
prožiti se; priti (to do)
(do)segati; nagniti se (forward naprej, toward k, proti)
figurativno težiti k čemu, iti (at, after za čem)
napenjati se; prodreti (into v)
dojeti, doumeti, razumeti

as far as the eye can reach kakor daleč lahko seže oko
the coat reaches to the knees plašč sega do kolen
to reach back to the time of Napoleon segati nazaj v Napoleonove čase
his boots reach up to the knees škornji mu segajo do kolen
the country reaches from the sea to the mountains dežela sega, se razprostira od morja do gorá
he reached for a weapon segel je po orožju

read^*2 [ri:d]

1. prehodni glagol
brati, čitati, razbrati; prebrati, prečitati (off, through)
(raz)rešiti, reševati (uganke); preučiti (up)
razlagati, tolmačiti, pojasnjevati; predavati, učiti (s čitanjem), seznaniti koga s pisateljevimi mislimi; napoved(ov)ati, prerokovati; zvedeti, doznati (iz časopisa); študirati; uspavati koga z branjem (into, to sleep)
(o toplomeru) (po)kazati, (za)beležiti

to read s.th. to s.o. čitati komu kaj
to read to oneself čitati zase (skrivaj)
to read s.o. like a book figurativno točno koga spregledati (spoznati, razumeti)
to read a dream razlagati sanje
to read s.o.'s face brati komu na obrazu
to read s.o.'s fortune prerokovati komu prihodnost
to read law študirati pravo
with whom do you read Greek? pri kom študirate grščino?
read the letter to yourself preberite si pismo
he had read himself asleep zaspal je bil pri branju
to read music brati note, igrati po notah
to read a manuscript oceniti, recenzirati rokopis
to read s.o. a lesson ošteti koga, brati komu levite
do you read me? me razumeš?
how do you read this passage? kako razumete ta odstavek?
to read oneself blind (to sleep) oslepeti (zaspati) od branja
to read the riot act dati zadnje svarilo o posledicah slabega vedenja (npr. pri izgredih, demonstracijah pred vojaškim posegom)
to read s.th. into a text hoteti brati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni
parlament the bill will be read tomorrow for the second time zakonski osnutek bo jutri drugič v razpravi
she likes being read to ona ima rada, da ji kaj berejo
the thermometer reads 30° C in the shade termometer kaže 30° C v senci

2. neprehodni glagol
brati, čitati; dati se brati; glasiti se; zvedeti z branjem, brati (about, of o)
študirati, učiti se, pripravljati se, pripraviti se za izpit (for za)

he is reading for the bar študira za advokaturo
to read between the lines brati med vrsticami
to read for an examination študirati za izpit
to read for a degree pripravljati se za diplomski izpit
to read for honours pripravljati se za rigoroz
the book reads well knjiga se dobro bere
his silence is to read as consent njegov molk je treba razumeti kot privolitev
this ticket reads for Leeds ta vozovnica velja za Leeds
it reads like a novel to se bere kot roman
it reads as follows (to) se glasi takole

reading [rí:diŋ]

1. samostalnik
branje, čitanje; pregledovanje; čtivo, lektira; način branja; načitanost; predavanje; recitiranje; dobeseden tekst; tolmačenje, interpretacija, razlaga, pojasnilo; korektura; razumevanje, dojemanje, doumevanje (of česa)
odčitek; stanje (barometra)

various reading varianta
a man of vast (extensive) reading zelo načitan človek
this book is poor reading ta knjiga se slabo bere, ni zanimiva
this passage offers several readings to mesto se lahko razlaga (razume) na več načinov
I took a reading from the barometer odčital sem stanje barometra

2. pridevnik
ki (mnogo, rad) bere ali študira; bralen, za branje

he is a reading man britanska angleščina on mnogo bere (študira)
reading machine bralna naprava (aparat) (za čitanje mikrokopij)

refer [rifə́:]

1. prehodni glagol
napotiti (to k, na)
opozoriti (to na)
predložiti, pripisovati kaj (to s.o. komu)
predati, prepustiti, dodeliti (to komu)

2. neprehodni glagol
nanašati se (to na)
tikati se (to česa)
sklicevati se (to na)
obrniti se na, zateči se k; kazati na, posredno misliti na, namigovati (to na)
omeniti

to refer oneself to prepustiti se, predati se, zaupati se, zaupno se obrniti na, zanesti se na
referred to ki se nanaša na; o komer (čemer) je govor
the point referred to omenjena, tista točka
to refer to a dictionary poiskati v slovarju
to refer to drawer (kratica R.D.) obrazec, ki ga banka napiše na ček, ki nima denarnega kritja
I refer myself to my experience zanesem se na svojo izkušenost
I referred him to the manager for information napotil sem ga k direktorju za informacije
I must refer to the manager moram se obrniti na direktorja
to refer a matter to arbitration prepustiti zadevo arbitraži, razsodišču
we shall refer this matter to them to zadevo bomo prepustili njim
he referred to his journey several times večkrat je omenil svoje potovanje
this mark refers the reader to a footnote ta znak opozarja čitalca na opombo pod črto
she referred to my past namigovala je na mojo preteklost
to refer a thing to a cause nekaj pripisovati kakemu vzroku
to refer superstition to ignorance pripisovati praznoverstvo nevednosti