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poženíti to marry off (in turn)

otroka sta poženila in zdaj sta spet sama they have married off their children and are now alone again
poženíti se (o moških) to get married (in turn)
sinovi so se poženili the sons got married

práh dust; pulverized matter; powder

cvetni práh (pelod) pollen
mleko, sladkor v práhu powdered milk, caster sugar
zlati práh gold dust
oblak práhu a cloud of dust
kakšen práh! what a dust!
(p)obrisati práh to dust
dvigniti práh figurativno to kick up (ali to make, to raise) a dust
dvignil je precéj práhu figurativno he made a great stir
to je dvignilo precéj práhu it made a great stir, it created a great sensation
otresti, stresti práh s čevljev to shake the dust off one's feet
zdrobiti, zmleti v práh to powder, to pulverize, to reduce to dust (ali to powder)
práh si in v práh se boš povrnil! religija arhaično dust thou art and unto dust thou shalt return
neprepusten za práh dustproof

práskati to scratch

práskati se to scratch oneself
práskati se po glavi (za ušesi) to scratch one's head (one's ears)
ne praskaj se, če te ne srbi! figurativno shut your mouth and you'll catch no flies!

pravíca right; justice; equity; title (do, na, za to), claim (do to)

po pravíci rightly, justly, with (good) reason, in justice, in equity
po pravíci ali po krivici rightly or wrongly
vse pravíce pridržane all rights reserved
osnovne človeške pravíce basic human rights pl
domovinska pravíca right of domicile (ali of citizenship)
glasovalna pravíca right to vote
literarna pravíca copyright
lastninska pravíca right of possession, ownership, proprietorship
splošna volilna pravíca universal suffrage, franchise
aktivna volilna pravíca right to vote, the elective franchise
pasivna volilna pravíca eligibility
pravíca pesti, sile club law
pravíca preiskave right of search
pravíca odpovedi right of notice
pravíce in dolžnosti rights and duties
bežati pred roko pravíce to flee from justice
boriti se za pravíco to fight for justice
pravíci je bilo zadoščeno justice was done
sila je močnejša kot pravíca might makes right, might is (above) right
imeti pravíco do... to have a right to..., to be entitled to...
nimaš pravíce do tega you have no right (ali title) to it
imam pravíco zvedeti vso resnico I have a right to know the full truth
enake pravíce imeti to have equal rights
krojiti pravíco to administer justice
sam si krojiti pravíco to take the law into one's own hands
kratiti komu njegove pravíce to encroach upon someone's rights
da po pravíci povem, po pravíci rečeno to be quite frank; honestly speaing
odreči se svojim pravícam to waive one's rights
pridobiti si pravíco (do) to acquire the right (to)
priti do svoje pravíce to obtain justice
storil sem to z vso pravíco I had a perfect right to do it, I was entitled to do it
uveljaviti svoje pravíce to prove one's rights
s kakšno pravíco vstopate? what right have you to enter
vztrajati pri svojih pravícah, ne odstopiti od svojih pravic to stick up for (ali to hold out for) one's rights
imeti pravíco na svoji strani to be in the right; to have right on one's side

pravílo rule; principle; standard; regulation, axiom, maxim, law; precept

po pravílu as a rule, according to the regulations
brez pravíla irregular, anomalous
pravíla pl rules pl, statutes, pl, regulations pl, standing orders pl, standing rule, bylaws pl, ordinances pl
društvena pravíla the regulations of a society
izjema k pravílu an exception to the rule
trojno pravílo rule of three
zlato pravílo golden rule
stalno pravílo hard and fast rule
pravílo drži the rule holds good
držati se pravíl to observe the rules
držati se (nekega) pravíla to go by a rule
pravílo je, da... it is the rule that...
to je proti pravílom it is against the rules
moje pravílo je zgodaj vstajati I make it a rule to get up early
postati pravílo to become the rule
prelomiti pravílo to break a rule
postaviti pravílo to lay down a rule
izjema potrjuje pravílo the exception proves the rule

práznik holiday; festival; gala day, feast day; (redko) fete; (v koledarju) red-letter day; cerkveno feast

práznik Dela (1. maj) Labour Day, May Day
državni práznik National Day
občinski práznik municipal festival
bančni práznik (ko so zaprte vse banke) bank holiday
premičen práznik movable feast
cerkveni práznik church festival
verski práznik religious feast
velik práznik high festival
življenje ni práznik (figurativno) life is not all beer and skittles

predáti (dati naprej) to hand over; (izročiti) to deliver, to turn over; (prenesti na) to transfer; (trdnjavo) to surrender

predal je posle, podjetje svojemu družabniku he has turned over the business to his partner
tata so predali milici the thief was handed over to the police
predáti se vojska to capitulate, to hoist (ali to show, to wave) the white flag
predáti se na milost in nemilost to surrender unconditionally
predáti se komu to give oneself up to someone
predáti se z dušo in telesom to give oneself body and soul (to)
predáti se pijači to become addicted to drink (mamilom to drugs)

predélati predelováti to remake; to remodel, to recast; to reshape, to re-form; (napisano) to rewrite; to refashion; (surovine) to work something (into)

predélati, predelováti grodelj v jeklo to work pig iron into steel
predélati, predelováti mleko v maslo in sir to turn milk into butter and cheese, to produce butter and cheese from milk; (preštudirati) to study thoroughly, to go over
predélati, predelováti knjigo (preštudirati) predélati, predelováti to study intensively (ali pogovorno to swot up) a book
predélati, predelováti plašč ZDA to make over a coat

prehóden transitional; transition; gramatika transitive, active; (dostopen) passable; (začasen) temporary, provisional; (nedokončen) provisory, not yet settled, interim

prehódna določila provisional regulations pl, temporary provisions pl
prehódna doba, prehódno obdobje transitional period
prehóden glagol transitive verb
prehódna cesta passable road
prehóden gost, najemnik a transient (guest), a transient (tenant)
hotel za prehódne goste ZDA transient hotel
prehóden plašč light overcoat (for spring and autumn wear)
prehóden predpis temporary (ali transitional) provision
prehóden stadij transitional stage
prehódno stanje transitional state
prehódno taborišče transit camp
prehóden ukrep transitional measure

preizkúšen tested; tried

preizkúšen prijatelj a (tried and) trusty friend
preizkúšno zdravilo a proven remedy

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

prekléti to curse; to execrate (koga someone); arhaično to imprecate; cerkveno to pronounce an anathema on, to anathematize, to damn

vse po vrsti prekléti to curse by bell, book, and candle
prekléti koga to call down curses on someone

premériti to measure

premériti koga z očmi to measure someone with one's eye
premériti koga od nog do glave to measure someone from top to toe
zaničljivo premériti koga to look someone up and down (ali from top to toe) scornfully
premeril me je od nog do glave he looked me over (ali eyed me, weighed me up) from head to foot

premlátiti to thrash; to thrash (ali to batter) all over (ali thoroughly)

premlátiti koga to beat someone up, to beat someone black and blue; pogovorno to tan someone's hide, to thrash someone within an inch of his life
pošteno sem ga premlatil I gave him a good hiding (ali a real trouncing)

premôči (premagati) to overcome, to overwhelm; to manage to acquire

tega ne premorem (si ne morem privoščiti) I cannot afford it
to je vse, kar premorem this is all my worldly property, arhaično these are all my goods and chattels (ali all my bag and baggage)

premostítven

premostítveni dan working day taken in as a holiday between two holidays
prakticirati premostítveni dan to stretch out a holiday by taking in the working day(s) between a public holiday and a Sunday
premostítveno posojilo bridging loan

premózgati

dobro premózgati zadevo to turn the matter over and over in one's mind

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

prepríčan persuaded (o of, da... that...); convinced (o of); satisfied (o of)

prepríčan sem o njegovi poštenosti I am convinced of his honesty
prepríčan sem, da... I feel sure that...
biti prepríčan o to be convinced (ali persuaded), to feel confident (of)
vedno bolj sem prepríčan I am feeling more and more convinced

preród prerodítev regeneration; rebirth; regeneracy; renaissance, renascence

slovenski narodni preród, prerodítev the Slovene national revival at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century