Franja

pretirávati pretírati to exaggerate; to overdo, to exceed; to go too far, to carry too far; gledališče to overact; žargon to lay it on thick; (v opisovanju, pripovedovanju) to enhance, to embroider, to stretch the truth, to overcolour

on vedno pretirava (figurativno) all his geese are swans

pretískati to overprint, to surprint; (znamko) to surcharge

pretíti to threaten (z with); to menace

dež pretí there is a threat of rain
nebo preti z nevihto the sky threatens a storm
zgradbi preti zrušenje the building threatens to collapse
pretili so nam s kaznijo they threatened us with punishment
pretil mi je z revolverjem he menaced me with his revolver
slabo vreme preti the weather looks threatening

pretočíti to decant; (vino v steklenice) to rack (off); to pour into another vessel

pretočíti v steklenice to bottle

pretólči to break through; to pierce

pretólči koga to give someone a good hiding ali thrashing, to beat someone black and blue; (preživeti) to last out, to survive
pretólči se to force one's way through, to break through; figurativno to make both ends meet

pretopíti to remelt, to re-found, to re-fuse

pretrésati pretrésti (kaj) to debate, to discuss (something)

pretrésati, pretrésti pravni primer to argue a case
pretreslo me je, ko... I was shocked when... ➞ pretresti

pretrésti ➞ pretresati; (ganiti) to shock, to affect (ali to move) deeply; to stir; to thrill

prizor, ki bi te pretresel a sight that would shock you
bila je pretresena, ko ga je videla tako bledega in shujšanega she was socked to see him so pale and thin
pretrésti vprašanje to discuss (ali to debate, to examine) a question

pretŕgati to tear, to tear apart (ali asunder)

pretŕgati na dvoje to tear in two
pretŕgati čez pol to tear in half; to break; to rend
pretŕgati molk to break (the) silence
pretŕgati diplomatske stike to break off diplomatic relations
blisk pretrga temo lightning rends the darkness
pretŕgati študij to break off ali to interrupt one's studies
pretŕgati se (izčrpati se) to break down, to collapse; to tear
ta nit se ne bo pretrgala this thread will not break (ali snap)

pretŕkati pretrkováti medicina to percuss

pretrpéti to suffer, to endure, to undergo, to stand, to bear, to sustain; to experience

pretrpéti izgubo to suffer loss
pretrpéti operacijo to undergo an operation
pretrpéti bolečino (prenesti) to stand pain
pretrpéti škodo to suffer damage
mnogo je pretrpel (figurativno) he has been through the mill, he has undergone many trials, he has had a hard time

pretúhtati to brood (kaj on, upon something), to ponder (over something); to ruminate (on, upon something)

pretvárjati se to pretend, to feign, to sham; to simulate; to dissimulate, to dissemble

on se le pretvarja he is only shamming

pretvóriti to transform, to transfigure; to transmute (v into); to convert; to turn (v into)

preučíti to study, to investigate, to research; to carry out (ali to perform) research; to examine closely

preudáriti to consider; to think over, to think through

če vse preudarimo all things considered
dobro preudarjeno dejanje a well thought out (course of) action

preuredíti to reorganize, to reform; to alter, to change, to reshape

preusmériti (promet) to divert; figurativno to redirect, to deviate

preusmériti od... na... to switch (something) from... to...

preutrúditi to overfatigue

prevájati to translate; to make a version; to render into another language; to interpret

prevájati Cankarja v angleščino to translate Cankar into English
prevájati iz nemščine v fancoščino to translate from German into French
dobesedno prevájati to translate word for word
ta knjiga se da lepo prevájati this book translates well; elektrika to conduct
kovine dobro prevajajo električni tok metals are good conductors of electricity