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príd behalf, advantage, benefit, good, interest, profit, favour

komu v príd VB on (ZDA in) behalf of someone, in favour of, for someone's good, for someone's benefit
v moj príd on my behalf
to mi bo v príd it will be to my advantage
to je tebi v príd it is for your good (ali benefit), it is in your own interest
v njegov príd to his profit
njegovo vedenje govori v njegov príd his conduct speaks in his favour
on obrne vse sebi v príd all is fish that comes to his net, all is grist that comes to his mill
obrniti sebi v príd to turn something to one's profit
vaša intervencija meni v príd your intervention on my behalf
on ni kaj prída plesalec he is not much of a dancer
to ni nič prída that is no use
to ni mnogo prída that is of little use, that is not worth much
ta knjiga ni kaj prída that book is not worth reading

pridobíti to acquire; to gain; to earn; to win

zopet pridobíti to regain
kaj boš pridobil s tem? what good will it do you?
pridobíti si zasluge za kaj to deserve well for something
pridobíti si naklonjenost kake osebe to get into someone's good books, to earn someone's approbation
pridobíti si znanje to acquire knowledge
pridobíti si prijatelje to make friends
pridobíti si slavo to win (ali to earn) fame
pridobil si je moje spoštovanje he has earned my respect

priímek surname, family name

imeti priímek to be surnamed
imel je priímek Brown kot vi he was surnamed Brown like you

prijátelj friend; (tovariš) pal; (ljubitelj) amateur; (dvorilec) admirer, lover

velik, intimen prijátelj great, intimate (ali bosom, close) friend
zvest prijátelj true (ali fast, staunch) friend
prijátelji na življenje in smrt sworn friends pl
dopisni prijátelj pen-friend, pogovorno pen pal
star prijátelj old friend, pogovorno crony, chum, (v nagovoru) old man, old chap, old boy
brez prijátelja friendless
dekletov prijátelj boyfriend
kot prijátelj as a friend
prijátelj ljudstva the people's friend
on je moj prijátelj he is a friend of mine, I am on friendly terms with him
sem njegov dober prijátelj I am a good (ali close) friend of his
smo veliki prijátelji pogovorno we're great pals (ali chums)
sta intimna, velika prijátelja (figurativno) they are as thick as thieves
sem prijátelj glasbe I am fond of music, I am a lover of music
on je prijátelj vina he likes wine, he is rather too fond of the bottle
vsak je najprej sebi prijátelj figurativno arhaično near is my shirt but nearer is my skin
govoriti kot prijátelj to speak as a friend
postala sta velika prijátelja they have become great friends
pridobiti si mnogo prijáteljev to make many friends
pes je človekov prijátelj the dog is the friend of man
prijátelja spoznaš v nesreči a friend in need is a friend indeed

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

prikázati prikazováti to show, to represent; to describe, to present; to expose

napačno prikázati, prikazováti to misrepresent, to misstate
nazorno prikázati, prikazováti to demonstrate
nisem tak, kakršnega me prikazujete I am not what you make me appear
prikázati, prikazováti se to appear (as a vision, spectre); to make one's appearance; to turn up, to show up
prikaže se (pride) vsake tri dni he shows up every three days
ne prikaži se več tu! don't show your face here again!

priklícati to reach by calling

ne morem ga priklícati he is beyond the reach of my voice, he's out of earshot (ali hearing)

prikríti prikrívati to hide, to cover, to keep secret; to hold back; (skriti) to conceal; (potlačiti) to hush up, to stifle

ni mogel prikríti, prikrívati svojega presenečenja he could not conceal his surprise
prikríti, prikrívati svojo bistroumnost to hide one's light under a bushel
prikríti, prikrívati zehanje to stifle a yawn
prikríti, prikrívati resnico pred kom to disguise the truth from someone
prikríti, prikrívati svoja čustva to disguise one's feelings
nekaj mi prikrivaš you are keeping something from me

prikúpiti se to win someone's heart, to find favour with someone, to take (ali please, to strike, to tickle) someone's fancy, to find favour in someone's eyes

prikupila se mu je s svojo prijaznostjo he was won over by her kindness

prilépiti to stick (on, on to), to paste (on, on to), to glue (on, on to)

prilépiti znamko na pismo to stick a stamp on a letter
prilépiti se na... to stick to...
vzdevek se mu je prilepil the nickname stuck to him
prilépiti se to stick, to adhere, to cleave
prilepil se mi je na pete (figurativno) he stuck to my heels
prilepil se mi je kot klóp he sticks like a limpet, I can't get rid of him

priljúbljen popular; (zdaj v modi) in vogue

zelo priljúbljen much liked, favourite (pri with)
biti priljúbljen pri... to find favour with..., to stand high in someone's favour
njegovi romani so bili zelo priljúbljeni pred 30 leti his novels had a great vogue 30 years ago
zelo je priljúbljen pri svojih sosedih he is a favourite with his neighbours

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

primázati

primazal mu je klofuto (žargon) he gave him a fourpenny one

pripísati (opombo) to annotate, to make a note; to add in writing; (vzrok) to ascribe to, to attribute to, to assign to, to put down to

pripísati krivdo komu to impute the blame to someone, to lay the blame at someone's door; (zaslugo, v dobro) to put to someone's credit
to je treba pripísati njegovi nevednosti this is due to (ali owing to) his ignorance
to pripisujem njegovi malomarnosti that I ascribe to his negligence
to si ima samó sebi pripísati he has only himself to thank for it
slabo letino pripisujejo pomanjkanju dežja the crop failure is attributed to poor rainfall

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!

priprávljen ready; prepared

na vse priprávljen (figurativno) equal to any emergency
priprávljen za odhod na morje, za izplutje ready for sea
priprávljen na smrt ready for death
večerja je priprávljena dinner is ready
on je hitro priprávljen za hudobijo he is always ready for mischief
ti si kar hitro priprávljen za kritiziranje drugih you are too ready to criticize others
priprávljen sem, da grem (za odhod) I am ready to go
on ima hitro priprávljen izgovor he is ready with excuses
priprávljeni, pozor, zdaj! šport ready, steady, go!

pripustíti to admit (k, v to, into); to give admission (to); to let in; to receive

pripustíti koga k izpitu to admit someone to the examination
niso ga pripustili v naš klub he was not admitted into our club

prirásti to adhere (to) in growing, to increase; (povečati se) to accrue, to increase by growth

prirastel mi je k srcu (figurativno) he has become attached to me

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