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princíp principle; maxim

v princípu in principle, as a matter of principle
princíp povprečne vrednosti principle of averages
odkloniti iz princípa to refuse on principle
Arhimedov princíp the Archimedian principle
v princípu se strinjam s teboj I agree with you in principle

prispéti to arrive (v at, in), to come (to, into), to get (to); to reach one's destination

prispéti z vlakom to arrive by train
srečno prispéti to arrive safely
pravočasno prispéti to arrive on time (ali in time, at the right time)
kdaj si prispel? when did you arrive?
obklej prispemo v Beograd? at what time do we get to (ali do we reach) Belgrade?
kakor hitro prispeš v London... as soon as you arrive in London...
prepozno smo prispeli na postajo we arrived at the station too late

prizídati to add to a building, to build an extension

prizídati krilo to add a wing
prizidan built as an extension

priznáti priznávati (dolg) to acknowledge, to recognize; (krivdo, napako, itd.) to confess, to concede, to own up; (dopuščati) to admit, to make admission; (odobriti) to ratify, arhaično to avouch; (pravico, pravo) to concede a claim, to give someone his (ali her) due; to do justice to

priznáti, priznávati koga za... to own someone for...
ne priznáti, priznávati za svojega, za svoje to disown someone, something
priznal mi je, da... he admitted to me that...
odkrito priznáti, priznávati to admit frankly
priznáti, priznávati otroka to recognize a child as one's own, to admit paternity
priznáti, priznávati za (kot) svoje to acknowledge as one's own
priznaj vendar! own up!
priznam svojo zmoto I admit I was wrong
vse priznáti, priznávati to confess everything, (žargon) to come clean, to own up, to cough it up
priznáti, priznávati zločin to confess to a crime
priznam, da nisem imel prav I acknowledge that I was wrong
priznavajo, da so to vedeli že prej they admit that they knew it before
priznáti, priznávati se za krivega to admit one's guilt
priznáti, priznávati se za premaganega to concede victory
ne hoteti priznáti, priznávati to disclaim, to disavow, to deny
to mu je treba priznáti, priznávati you have to grant him that
treba je, mora se priznáti, priznávati, da... it must be admitted (ali conceded) that...
priznáti, priznávati krivdo, priznáti, priznávati se za krivega to plead guilty
priznam, da bo treba premagati še mnogo težav I admit that we shall have to overcome many difficulties
rade volje priznamo usluge, ki nam jih je izkazal we readily acknowledge the services he has rendered us
priznáti, priznávati svoj poraz to admit defeat

prōseda -ae, f (prō in sedēre) javna vlačuga, javna prostitutka, javna cipa (ki sedé čaka na svoje stranke; prim. prōstibulum): an te ibi vis inter istas vorsarier prosedas, pistorum amicas, reliquias alicarias, miseras Pl., prosedas pistorum [amicas, reliquias alicarias,] miseras schoeno dili[butas, servilicolas sordid]as Fest., prosedas meretrices Plautus appellat, quod ante stabula sedeant. Eaedem et prostibulae P. F.

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

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

protést protest; remonstration; (redko) protestation

kot v protést proti as a (ali in) protest against
protésti niso nič zalegli protests were in vain
vložiti oster protést to file a strong protest
vložiti protést proti... to lodge (to make, to enter) a protest against...
vložiti protést pri Združenih Narodih to file a protest with the United Nations

proud¹ [práud] pridevnik (proudly prislov)
ponosen (of na)
domišljav, ošaben (as kot)
s čimer se lahko ponaša; sijajen, krasen (npr. ladja); samozavesten
biologija bujen, bohoten, ki divje raste; narasel (voda)
poetično isker, ognjevit (konj)
zoologija pojav

that is nothing to be proud of s tem se res ni treba ponašati
medicina proud flesh divje meso

Punch [pʌnč] samostalnik
groteskna grbasta lutka, pavliha

pleased as Punch zelo zadovoljen
proud as Punch zelo ponosen
Punch and Judy show lutkovno gledališče

purán zoologija turkey cock, turkey

rdeč kot purán red as a turkey

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

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

put down

1. prehodni glagol
položiti, postaviti dol (npr. orožje); odložiti, pripeljati koga do kam; ukletiti, spraviti v klet; odstraniti koga (v službi), ponižati, odvzeti (komu oblast); zapreti komu usta, zavezati jezik; zadušiti, zatreti (upor); prenehati (z nepravilnostmi)
narečno ubiti (žival)
britanska angleščina odreči se čemu; napisati
ekonomija (to) napisati, dati na račun koga, vknjižiti (to put s.th. down to s.o.'s account)
ekonomija znižati (cene), zmanjšati (stroške); vpisati, zapisati koga (for za; put me down for £ 5)
pripisati komu kaj (I put it down to his inexperience to pripisujem njegovi neizkušenosti)
smatrati, meniti (as, for; I put him down as a fool menim, da je bedak)

2. neprehodni glagol
aeronavtika spustiti se

to put one's foot down odločno nastopiti proti čemu

quadrāgessis -is, f (quadrāgintā in ās) štirideset asov: Prisc.

qualify [kwɔ́lifai]

1. prehodni glagol
kvalificirati, usposobiti (for za, for being, to be; to qualify o.s. usposobiti se)
pooblastiti, avtorizirati, dati pravico (for za)
označiti (as)
modificirati, prikrojiti, omejiti; omiliti, ublažiti (npr. pripombo); razredčiti (pijačo)
slovnica pobliže določiti

2. neprehodni glagol
kvalificirati se, usposobiti se, dokazati potrebno usposobljenost (for za, as kot)
šport kvalificirati se (for; qualifying round izločilna runda)
izpolnjevati pravne pogoje
(tudi ameriško) priseči

queer¹ [kwíə] pridevnik (queerly prislov)
čuden, nenavaden, svojevrsten, čudaški, komičen
pogovorno dvomljiv, sumljiv, na slabem glasu (posel)
pogovorno bolehen, slab, omotičen
sleng pijan, homoseksualen
sleng ponarejen
ameriško, sleng ves mrtev na kaj (for, about)

a queer fellow (ali fish) čudak
to feel queer slabo se počutiti
as queer as Dick's hatband slabe volje
to be in Queer Street biti v (denarni) stiski, zadolžen
queer in the head prismójen

quick² [kwik] prislov
hitro, naglo

(as) quick as lightning bliskovito

quiet¹ [kwáiət] pridevnik (quietly prislov)
miren, tih; spokojen, zadržan (v vedenju), negiben
figurativno prikrit, skriven (zamera itd.); neupadljiv (obleka, barva)
ekonomija medel, slab, za katerim ni povpraševanja (coffee is quiet)

be quiet! tiho bodi!
tehnično quiet run miren tek
to keep quiet biti miren, molčati (about o)
to keep s.th. quiet prikrivati kaj
as quiet as a mouse tih ko miška

quīnquāgessis -is, m (quīnquāgintā in ās) 50 asov: Prisc.