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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

prismójen crazy, mad; wrongheaded; soft in the head; ZDA žargon bughouse

on je malo prismójen he has a tile loose

prisôtnost presence

v prisôtnosti in the presence (of)
prisôtnost duhá presence of mind
to je storil v naši prisôtnosti he did it in our presence

príti prihájati to come; (dospeti) to arrive (at, in); (pojaviti se) to turn up, to put in an appearance

príti, prihájati do to come to, to get to, to reach
príti, prihájati po kaj, koga to come for (ali to fetch) someone, something
príti, prihájati noter to come in
príti, prihájati skupaj to meet
príti, prihájati nazaj to come back, to return
príti, prihájati ob (denar) to lose (one's money)
ne príti, prihájati z besedo na dan (figurativno) to beat about the bush
príti, prihájati na dan to come (ali to be brought) to light
príti, prihájati bliže to come near, to approach
príti, prihájati z dežja pod kap (figurativno) to jump from the frying pan into the fire
ta beseda pride iz grščine this word is derived (ali comes) from Greek
príti, prihájati nad koga to befall someone
ne príti, prihájati blizu to keep (ali to hold) aloof, to keep one's distance
príti, prihájati peš to come on foot
sem je prišel peš, na konju, z avtom he walked, he rode, he drove here
príti, prihájati do krize to come to a head
odkod pride ladja? where does the boat hail from?
príti, prihájati na izpit to present oneself for an examination
najhujše še pride! the worst (of it) is yet to come!
príti, prihájati med ljudi to mix with other people
odkod to pride? how comes that?
naj pride, kar hoče! come what may!, whatever may happen!
tako ne boš prišel naprej this is not going to get you very far
prišlo mi je na pamet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, it crossed my mind
príti, prihájati v rabo to come into use
príti, prihájati k sebi to recover one's senses, (iz nezavesti) to come to, to come round, to come to oneself
kdor prej pride, prej melje first come first served
príti, prihájati komu v roke, v pest (figurativno) to fall into someone's hands
príti, prihájati zopet do sape to recover one's breath
to pride na isto that amounts to the same thing, pogovorno it all boils down to the same thing
príti, prihájati na svoje stroške to cover one's expenses
príti, prihájati komu na sled to get on someone's track
kako si prišel na to? how did you come to think of that?, what ever put that into your head?
nikoli ne bo prišlo do tega it will never come to that
pridi(te) z menoj! come (along) with me!
príti, prihájati do sporazuma to reach an understanding
prišel bom po tebe I'll call for you
včeraj mi je prišel povedat he came and told me yesterday
moja ura je prišla (figurativno) my hour has come
príti, prihájati komu na ušesa to reach someone's ears
kdo pride na vrsto? whose turn is it?
prišlo bo do vojne we shall have war, it will come to war
príti, prihájati do pretepa to come to blows
príti, prihájati na svet to come into the world, to be born
príti, prihájati na beraško palico to be reduced to beggary, to fall on evil days
slučajno príti, prihájati to happen ta come
príti, prihájati na vrsto to have one's turn
príti, prihájati na svoj račun to profit, to benefit (pri, ob by)
zelo prav príti, prihájati to come in very handy
príti, prihájati kot poklican, kot nalašč to arrive opportunely
príti, prihájati v poštev to come into consideration
ne príti, prihájati v poštev to be irrelevant (ali to be beside the point)
príti, prihájati do zaključka to reach a conclusion, to decide
ne pridi mi več pred oči! I will never see you again!
iz tega ne bo prišlo nič nothing will come of it
na to jaz ne bi bil nikoli prišel that would never have occurred to me
prišlo je čisto drugače it turned out quite differently
slučajno sem prišel na to I found it out accidentally
príti, prihájati do odločitve to come to a decision
priti v modo to come into fashion
príti, prihájati v denarno stisko to be hard up, to run short of money
prepozno príti, prihájati to be (too) late
príti, prihájati na spregled to turn up, to make one's appearance
príti, prihájati k zavesti to come to one's senses
kolikokrat prideš skupaj z njim? how often do you meet him?
nesreča nikoli ne pride sama misfortunes never come singly
to pride od tvojega dolgega ležanja v postelji that comes of your staying in bed so long