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pregovoríti to persuade

(koga) to talk someone into, to prevail upon someone, pogovorno to get someone to do something
z dobrikanjem koga pregovoríti, da kaj naredi to coax someone into doing something
niso ga mogli pregovoríti he could not be prevailed upon
skušal me je pregovoríti, da bi kupil knjigo he tried to talk me into buying the book
pregovoríti koga, da opusti svoj namen to talk someone out of his purpose
hotel je zapustiti svojo domovino, pa so ga pregovorili he wanted to leave his country, but they talked him out of it

prejézditi to ride across (ali over, through)

prejézditi dolino to cross the valley
prejezdili so vso deželo they travelled (ali covered, traversed) the whole country

prék prislov over, to (oziroma on) the other side; (predlog) across, over

prék hribov in dolin through the length and breadth of the country
prék mere excessively, inordinately
prék pričakovanja unexpectedly
prék poletja pending summer
prék moje volje against my will
prodajati vino prék ulice to sell wine for consumption off the premises; VB to run an offlicence
prék vrstnega reda out of turn
vlak je imel prék pol ure zamude the train is more than half an hour late (ali overdue)
iti prék vsega (na nič se ne ozirati) to disregard all considerations

prekòp (umeten) canal, (naraven) channel; (jarek) ditch, (odvodni) drain

morski prekòp ship canal (between two seas)
stranski prekòp side-canal
deželo preprezajo prekòpi the country is crisscrossed by (a network of) canals

prelívati to pour over (ali out), to decant, to spill over; (kri, solze) to shed (blood, tears)

prelívati se (barve) to flash with interchanging colours, to be iridescent
ta svila se preliva this is shot silk, this is watered silk
prelívati kri za domovino to shed one's blood for one's country
s prelivajočimi se barvami shot

prepád precipice, abyss; gulf; pesniško abysm; figurativno ruin

na robu prepáda on the brink of a precipice
dežela je na robu prepáda the country is on the brink of ruin
stal je na robu prepáda he stood on the edge of the precipice
prepád med razvitimi in nerazvitimi deželami the gulf between developed and undeveloped nations

prepréden respun; figurativno (prebrisan) astute, crafty, wily, sly, artful, cunning

strop je prepréden s pajčevinami the ceiling is covered with cobwebs
dežela je preprédena s prekopi the country is crisscrossed by canals

pristópen accessible

lahko (težko) pristópen easy (difficult) of access
živeti v težko pristópni pokrajini to live in an out-of-the way part of the country

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

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

púst -a, -o desolate, waste, deserted; dreary; (kraj) bleak; flat; (nemasten) fatless; (samoten) solitary; (neobdelan) uncultivated; (zapuščen) abandoned, forsaken, forlorn; (razseljen) depopulated; (brez okusa) insipid, tasteless

púst, -a, -o predel dežele a desolate stretch of country

pustóšiti to ravage, to devastate, to desolate; to lay waste; to wreak havoc, to spread havoc; to ruin

pustóšiti deželo to ravage a country

ráven ravna, -o level, even; (izravnan) levelled; flat; (smer) straight, right; direct

rávna cesta straight road
rávno polje level field
rávna črta straight line, figurativno beeline, as the crow flies
ráven, ravna, -o kot sveča bolt upright, as straight as an arrow
rávne noge straight legs pl
rávna streha flat roof
rávna pokrajina level (ali flat) country
rávna pot je najboljša (figurativno) honesty is the best policy

razpísati (mesto, službo) to invite applications (for a post, a situation); to invite tenders

razpísati volitve VB to issue writs for election, to call an election, to go to the country
razpísati se to write extensively (o on a subject); to be a prolific writer
razpísati posojilo to float a loan
razpísati referendum to call a referendum

razvój development; evolution; growth, progress, advance

potek razvója course of development
razvój dogodkov progress of events
dežela v razvóju politika a developing country
čakati na razvój dogodkov to await developments
materialni in družbeni razvój material and social development

rôden -a, -o of birth; native

rôdni brat full brother
rôdna sestra full sister
rôdno mesto native town
rôdna tla native soil
rôdna zemlja native country
rôdno drevo botanika tree of bearing age
on je moj rôdni brat he is my own brother

roják compatriot; fellow countryman; kinsman

kakšen roják (pa) ste? what part of the country are you from?; where do you hail from?

séveren northern, (veter) northerly; north

séverna Anglija the North, pesniško the North Country
v séverni Angliji in the North of England
séverni del dežele the north of the country
séverne države (ZDA) ZDA the North
séverni križ astronomija Northern Cross
séverna Evropa Northern Europe
Severno Ledeno morje Arctic Ocean
Severno morje the North Sea
močna séverna burja ZDA norther
séverna lisica zoologija arctic fox
séverni sij aurora borealis, northern lights pl

slovéti to be famous (ali reputed, renowned) (po for)

ta dežela slovi po svoji lepoti this country is famous for its beauty
slovéti kot... to have a reputation as (oziroma for)...

stŕn (-a) m (strnišče) stoppia:
pren. iti čez drn in strn tirare per la scorciatoia
šport. tek čez drn in strn cross country