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prázen empty; emptied; (službeno mesto) vacant, open; unoccupied; void, evacuated; vain; (nepopisan) blank

prázne besede empty words pl
za prázen nič for nothing, without any reason
práznih rok empty-handed
prázen izgovor a lame excuse
prázno gledališče a poor house
prázno službeno mesto vacancy
prázna soba empty room
prázen prostor an empty space
prázne trditve unfounded assertions pl
prázen strah groundless fear
prázno upanje vain hope
prázna vera superstition
na prázen želodec on an empty stomach
prázen naboj blank cartridge
on je prázne glave he is empty-headed
ta je prázna (to je čista izmišljotina) that is pure invention
hotéli so sedaj prázni the hotels are all deserted by this time
gledati, strmeti v prázno to gaze into space
mlatiti prázno slamo to talk nonsense (ali rot), to flog a dead horse
pustiti eno vrsto prázno to leave a line blank
vrnil se je práznih rok he returned empty-handed

praznik moški spol (-a …) der Feiertag, das Fest (cerkveni Kirchenfest, Kirchenfeiertag, državni Nationalfeiertag, Staatsfeiertag, Marijin Marienfest, tridnevni Dreitagefest)
praznik dela der Tag der Arbeit
prazniki množina Feiertage množina, die Festzeit
koledar cerkvenih praznikov der (kirchliche) Festkalender
obhajati praznik ein Fest abhalten/begehen
ob praznikih feiertags, festtags
delo ob nedeljah in praznikih pravo die Arbeit an Sonn- und Feiertagen, die Feiertagsarbeit

praznováti (slaviti) to celebrate; to solemnize; to keep (ali to observe) a holiday

praznováti rojstni dan (obletnico, god) to celebrate one's birthday (an anniversary, a name day); (ne delati) to stop work, not to work

preboléti to get over; to recover (from)

preboléti bolezen to get over one's illness
prebolel je dolgo bolezen he has recovered from a long illness
prebolela je hudo bolezen she has gone through a severe illness
preboléti krivico to forget an injustice
ne bo prebolel njene smrti he will not get over her death

prebrati¹ (prebêrem) brati zu Ende lesen, durchlesen; lesen; komu na glas: vorlesen; ponovno: nachlesen; na hitro: überlesen
narobe prebrati sich verlesen
prebrati iz oči an den Augen ablesen/absehen, an der Stirn ablesen

precej [è] (takoj) sofort
precej! Moment!
kje: precej pri/za unmittelbar an/bei/nach
precej ko sobald

precenjeváti to overestimate, to overvalue; to overrate

on se močno precenjuje he greatly overrates his own capacity, he has too high an opinion of himself
precenjeváti svojo moč to overestimate one's strength

préd² (krajevno) before, in front of; ahead of; (časovno) previous to, up to, prior to; ago, since, back

préd hišo before (ali in front of) the house
préd pričami (notarjem) in the presence of witnesses (of a Notary Public)
dve uri préd časom two hours before time (ZDA ahead of time)
préd Kristom before Christ (krajšava: B.C.)
préd polnočjo before midnight
10 minut préd 9. uro 10 minutes to (ZDA of) nine
préd poldnevom in the morning, in the forenoon
préd pol ure (14 dnevi, enim mesecem, dvema letoma) half an hour (a fortnight, a month, two years) ago
préd kratkim recently, of late, lately
préd vsem first of all, above all
(prav) préd mojimi očmi before my very eyes
ne préd 10. uro not till ten o'clock
dan préd mojim odhodom the day before (ali previous to) my departure
préd nekaj urami a few hours back
delo je bilo gotovo šest mesecev préd planom the work was completed six months ahead of schedule
on je prav (tik) préd nami he is just ahead of us
šel je préd menoj he preceded me, he went in front, he led the way
tekla je préd nami she ran ahead of us
vlak ne bo odpeljal préd osmo uro the train will not leave till (ali before) 8 o'clock
imeti kaj préd seboj (figurativno) to have something coming to one, to be in for something
nimava (nimamo) nobenih skrivnosti drug préd drugim we have no secrets from each other (from one another)
imeti prednost préd kom to have the advantage of someone
imeti kaj préd očmi (figurativno) to have (ali to keep) something in mind (ali in view, in sight)
ne pride mi več préd oči he shuns me
od teme se ne vidi prst préd očmi it is pitch-dark
ne bom odpotoval préd enim tednom I shan't start for a week (ali for a week yet)

predložíti to propose, (dokaze) to produce, (ček, račun) to present, (v odobritev, presojo) to submit

predložíti vprašanje sodišču to submit a question to the court
predložíti komu v odobritev pogodbo to submit a contract (ali an agreement) for someone's approval
predložíti potrdilo o prejemu to produce a receipt

predóčiti to show, to demonstrate; to produce; to submit; to explain; to give a clear idea of; to point out, to exhibit; (simbolično) to symbolize

predóčiti si to realize, to conceive, to form an idea, to figure to oneself, to picture to oneself; to imagine, to fancy
treba si je jasno predóčiti it should be clearly realized

predpásati

predpásati si predpasnik to put on (ali to tie on) an apron

predvídeti predvidévati to foresee; to anticipate; to forecast; (pobrigati se) to provide (za for); (kot možnost) to envisage

predvídeti, predvidévati težave, nevšečnosti to foresee troubles
načrt predvideva povečanje proizvodnje the plan envisages an increase in production

preiskáva search; (hišna) ransacking; (sodna) inquest; examination; investigation

preiskáva na licu mesta an on-the-spot investigation, ZDA field study
hišna preiskáva domiciliary visit (ali search), house search
sodna preiskáva judicial inquiry (ali examination)
kemična preiskáva analysis
zdravniška preiskáva medical examination (ali checkup)
sodnijsko dovoljenje za izvršitev preiskáve search warrant

préj sooner, earlier; before, beforehand, previously; formerly, prior to; rather

préj ali slej sooner or later, some time or other
malo préj a while ago
čim préj tem bolje the sooner the better
čim préj as soon as possible, at your earliest convenience
préj kot ne as likely as not
vse préj kot anything but
dan préj the day before, on the preceding day
préj navedeni aforementioned, aforesaid
X.Y., préj Z.U. X.Y., formerly Z.U.
préj sovražnik kot prijatelj rather an enemy than a friend
toliko préj all the sooner
on je vse préj kot bogat he is anything but rich
moj položaj je vse préj kot siguren my position is anything but a safe one
préj kot odideš before your departure
ne da bi nas préj obvestil(i) without giving us any previous notice
nismo pisali préj, ker nismo vedeli vašega naslova we did not write before, not knowing your address
jaz bi préj (= rajši) (šel) kot... I would rather (ali I would sooner, I prefer to) (go) than...

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

preklícati to revoke, to take back, to retract; to cancel; (javno) to recant; (naročilo) to countermand

vse prekličem! I take it all back!
preklícati izjavo to retract a statement
preklícati obljubo to go back on one's promise
dejanj ni mogoče preklícati actions are beyond recall
preklícati stavko to call off a strike
preklícati naročilo to cancel an order
javno preklícati to recant, to make a public recantation
preklícati obtožbo (ponudbo) to retract an accusation (an offer)

préko over; across

prodajati vino préko ulice to sell wine for consumption off the premises, VB to run ali to have an off-licence
préko Reke via Rijeka

prekrókati to spend time drinking (ali carousing, žargon boozing)

po prekrokani noči je imel hudega mačka after a night on the booze he had an almighty hangover

premágati to defeat, to vanquish, to conquer; to overcome, to beat, to overwhelm; (strah, žalost, jezo) to get over; (prekositi) to get the better of; to win a victory over

premágati svoja čustva to restrain one's feelings
premágati težavo, zapreko to surmount a difficulty, an obstacle
premágati se k... to bring oneself to...
premágati svojo radovednost to restrain one's curiosity

premestítev (premaknitev) shift, transposition; (uradnika) transference, transfer; removal; displacement

prositi za premestítev to apply for a transfer
premestítev uradnika na drugo službeno mesto transfer of an official (ali a clerk) to another post (ali place of employment)