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ostáti (bivati) to stay, to remain

ostáti zunaj to stay out; (vztrajati) to persist in, to stick to, to abide by, to keep to; (preostati) to be left over
ostáti doma to stay at home
ostáti v postelji to stay in bed, to keep to one's bed
ostáti pri predmetu to keep to the point
ostáti miren, hladnokrven to keep cool; to keep one's temper
ostani, kjer si! keep still!, stay where you are!
ostalo bo toplo it wilI stay warm
ostáti zdrav to remain healthy
to ostane med nama (figurativno) this is a word in your ear, I tell you this in strict confidence, this is quite between ourselves, this is strickly confidental
vse ostane pri starem no change will be made, everything will be as before
kje smo ostali zadnji teden? (v šoli) where did we leave off last week?
ostanem pri svojem mnenju I stick to my opinion
ostane pri tem! we will leave it at that!
nič drugega mi ne (pre)ostane... I have no choice but..., there's nothing for it but..., I have no alternative, it's a case of Hobson's choice
nič drugega (nam) ne ostane, kot da... there is nothing for it, but to...
ostanite pri telefonu! hold the line, please!

pára¹ (denar)

plačati dolg do zadnje párae to pay one's debt down to the last farthing
niti (prebite) párae nimam I am penniless
prebite párae ne vreden not worth a damn (ali a hoot), not worth a tinker's curse (ali VB cuss, ZDA dam(n)), žargon worth damn all

pláčati to pay

pláčati v gotovini to pay cash (down), to pay ready money, (takoj) (žargon) to pay on the nail
vnaprej pláčati to prepay, to pay in advance
pláčati račun to settle (ali to balance, to square) an account, to pay one's score, to pay one's reckoning
pláčati menico to honour a bill
ne pláčati to leave unpaid
pláčati v obrokih to pay by instalments, (v majhnih obrokih) to pay by driblets
pláčati v naturalijah to pay in kind
preveč (premalo) pláčati za delo to overpay (to underpay)
predragó, mastno pláčati to pay through the nose
pláčati previsoko ceno to pay a fancy (ali an exorbitant, an extortionate) price, to pay through the nose
preveč pláčati za blago to be overcharged
ogromno, debelo pláčati to pay a fantastic price
plačati račun, stroške za druge (figurativno) to pay the piper
takoj pláčati to pay cash on the spot, to pay spot cash, to pay cash on the nail
pláčati ob prejemu to pay cash on delivery
preveč sem plačal I was out of pocket, I was overcharged
pláčati za nazaj to repay, to refund, to reimburse
pláčati do zadnjega tolarja (pare) to pay to the last farthing
pláčati stroške to pay (ali to defray) expenses
pláčati pred rokom to anticipate payment
pláčati globo to pay a fine
pláčati upnikom to settle with one's creditors
pláčati komu njegove usluge to reward someone for his services
toliko ne morem pláčati I cannot afford it
za to je treba pláčati carino (ni treba pláčati carine) this is dutiable (dutyfree)
ne morem pláčati I am unable to pay, I am insolvent
vedno sem ti točno plačeval I have always paid you on the nail
plačal sem mu buteljko vina I treated him to a bottle of wine
kdo bo plačal zapitek? who will stand treat?
vsak od naju bo plačal zase we'll each pay his own share, we'll go dutch
za uro sem plačal urarju 50 funtov I paid (ali I gave) the watchmaker fifty pounds for my watch
zmago je plačal s svojim življenjem he paid with his own life for the victory
dragó sem jim plačal za to they made me pay through the nose for it
to mi boš plačal! (figurativno) I'll see you pay for this!, you shall smart for this!
pláčati milo za drago to pay in kind, to repay tit for tat, to get one's own back, to have one's revenge (on), to get even (with)
kdor muziko plačuje, tudi ukazuje (figurativno) who pays the piper calls the tune
natakar, plačati, prosim! waiter, the bill, please!

počivalíšče resting place; place of rest

zadnje počivalíšče last resting place

póln full; (napolnjen) filled, replete; (nabit, natrpan) crammed, filled to capacity, full up, chockfull; (obilen) abundant, abounding, plentiful; (popoln, cel) whole, entire, complete

pólno prislov fully
do roba pólna čaša brimful glass (ali bumper)
pólna luna full moon
pólna jadra swelling (ali billowing) sails pl
pólna košara (škatla, žlica, čoln) a basketful (a boxful, a spoonful, a boatful)
pólna vsota the entire sum
póln ljudi full of people, crowded
do vrha póln brim-full
pólne tri ure three good hours
póln voz a cartload
s pólno paro (figurativno) at full blast
s pólno hitrostjo (at) full speed
v pólnem diru at full gallop
v pólni vrednosti at full value
s pólno pravico justly; with perfect justice
póln predsodkov prejudiced, partial, biased, arhaično prepossessed
póln veselja in high spirits, exuberant
v pólnem pomenu besede in the full sense of the word
pólno upravičen fully authorized (ali entitled)
pólno zaposlen fully employed
pólna zaposlitev full-time job, (za vse) full employment
pólno zasedeno! (v hotelu) (we are) full up!, fully booked
v knjigi je pólno napak the book is rife (ali abounds) with errors
lokal je bil pólno nabit the place was crowded (crammed full)
da bo mera pólna let us have full measure, pogovorno let's have no short measure
da bi bila nesreča pólna to make things worse
drevje je pólno the trees are laden with fruit
sod je tri četrti póln the barrel is three quarters full
na ulici je bilo pólno ljudi there was a big crowd in the street
igrati pred polno hišo gledališče to play to a full (ali a capacity) house
trajati dve pólni minuti (tri pólna leta) to last two full minutes (three whole years)
do zadnjega kotička póln full (ali filled) to capacity
delati s pólno paro to work to capacity

ponóči at night, by night, in the night

danes ponóči (drevi) tonight
danes ponóči (preteklo noč) last night

posékati to cut down; (drevo) to fell

posekali so jih do zadnjega they were all cut down to the last man

pránje washing, wash; (rane) bathing

pránje glave shampoo
v pránju in the wash
perilo v pránju (the) washing, (the) wash
korito za pránje washing trough
imela je veliko pránje pretekli teden she had a lot of washing last week
pošljite to v pránj! send this to the wash!
biti potreben pránja to need washing

predpredzádnji

predpredzádnja hiša the last house but two

prèdpretêkli

prèdpretêkla noč the night before last
prèdpretêkli čas gramatika pluperfect (tense), past perfect (tense)

preostál letf, left over; remaining

preostála hrana, živež leftover food, leftovers
preostálo (v zalogi) left on hand; last of its kind; (nadštevilen) odd

prepusti|ti (-m) prepuščati (jemandem (etwas)) überlassen, überantworten; (odstopiti) abtreten; (zapustiti) preisgeben
prepustiti odločitev o čem (etwas) [anheimstellen] anheim stellen, freistellen
prepustiti naključju dem Zufall überlassen
prepustiti samemu sebi koga (jemanden) sich selbst überlassen
prepustiti usodi seinem Schicksal überlassen, živalstvo, zoologija mladiče: preisgeben
prepustiti v last (jemandem (etwas)) übereignen
prepusti to meni [laß] lass das meine Sorge sein

pretékel past; bygone

pretékli teden last week
pretékli deležnik gramatika past participle
pretékli čas gramatika past tense; preterite, ZDA preterit
v pretéklih letih in time gone by, in bygone years pl

pretólči to break through; to pierce

pretólči koga to give someone a good hiding ali thrashing, to beat someone black and blue; (preživeti) to last out, to survive
pretólči se to force one's way through, to break through; figurativno to make both ends meet

preživéti to live; to survive; (prebiti) to spend; to spend one's life

ne bo preživel tega dne he will not survive this day
preživéti precéj stoletij to last many a century
preživéti koga to survive someone, to outlive someone
preživéti teden dni v Parizu to spend a week in Paris
to se je preživelo this has fallen into disuse (ali out of use)
preživéti svoje otroke to survive one's children
preživéti katastrofo to survive a disaster
če me bo preživel if he survives me
preživel je očeta za sedem let he survived his father by seven years

pripetíti se to happen; to chance; to occur (komu to someone), to come to pass, to come about; to befall (komu someone)

naj se pripeti, kar hoče whatever may befall
slučajno se je pripetilo, da... it happened that...
to se je pripetilo sinoči it happened last night
često se pripeti... it often happens (that)...
isti dogodek seje pripetil pretekli teden the same incident occurred last week

rêči to say; to tell; to utter; (izraziti se) to express in words; (izjaviti) to declare; (kot priča) to depose

rêči "da" to say yes, to agree
rêči "ne" to say no (ali nay), to refuse
zopet, ponovno rêči to repeat
rêči bobu bob to call a spade a spade
rêči zbogom to say (ali to bid) goodbye (ali farewell)
na uho komu rêči to whisper in someone's ear
rêči komu svoje mnenje to give someone a piece of one's mind
rêči enkrat "da", enkrat "ne" to say and unsay
tako rekoč so to speak; as it were; as one might say; so to say
recimo, da... granted that...
recimo, da bi to bilo res... supposing (that) it were true...
kot se reče (ljudje rečejo) as the saying goes
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done, quick as thought
kratko rečeno... the long and the short of it is...
mimogrede rečeno... by the way, by the by (ali bye)
kot že rečeno as I have said already, as I said before
med nama rečeno between you and me
laže rečeno kot storjeno easier said than done
recimo let us say, say, suppose
reci odkrito! speak up (ali out)!
reci brez okolišenja! don't beat about the bush!
recimo, da je tako admitting that it is so (ali it to be so)
recimo, da je to res, kaj potem? say it were true, what then?
če lahko tako rečemo if one might put it this way
to je lepo rečeno that is nicely put
kaj naj rečem k temu? it is incredible!
ni kaj rêči o njegovi poštenosti his honesty cannot be called in question
nimam več kaj rêči I have nothing more to say
proti temu se ne da nič rêči there is nothing to be said against that
to se samó tako reče that's merely a way of putting it
on si ne da nič rêči he is deaf to all advice, he will not listen to reason
kar on reče, mora biti what he says goes
kako bi se to reklo v angleščini? how would you put that in English?
težko je rêči... it is hard to say...
ne more se rêči kdaj there is no saying when
rekli so mi, da je doma I was told that he was at home
kolikokrat sem to rekel? how often have I said (ali told you) that?
rekel sem svoje I had (ali I've had) my say, (kaj mislim) I spoke my mind
kar sem rekel, nisem oporekel I kept my word, I did not go back on my word
upravičeno lahko to rečem I could well say so
kaj bodo pa ljudje rekli (figurativno) what will people (ali they) say?
to je težavno, ali bolje rečeno, to je nemogoče it is difficult, or rather (ali knjižno nay), it is impossible
to je težavno, da ne rečem nemogoče! it is difficult, not to say impossible!
Je to res? Če ti pa rečem! Is it true? You can take my word for it!
ne vem, kaj hočeš rêči I don't follow you
kaj hočeš rêči s tem? what do you mean by that?
ravno sem hotel to rêči you have taken the words out of my mouth, it was on the tip of my tongue, I was going to say
preden sem sploh mogel kaj reči... before I could get a word out
vse še ni bilo rečeno o tem we haven't yet heard the last of it, we haven't yet got to the bottom of it

s (pred zvenečimi glasovi z) with; by, from

s pošto by post
s 50 leti at the age of 50 years
s časom with time, in the course of time
s svinčnikom in pencil
s tega stališča, vidika from this point of view, standpoint
z zgodovinskega stališča from the historical standpoint
s pismom (pismeno) by letter
s silo by force
s pomočjo... by means of...
kaj (pa) je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
govoriti s kom to speak with (ali to) someone
jesti s krožnika to eat off a plate
pasti s konja to fall off one's horse
hoditi s palico to walk with a stick
potovati s parnikom (z letalom, z vlakom) to travel by steamer (by air plane, by train)
kaj misliš reči s temi besedami? what do you mean by these words?
prepirati se s kom to quarrel with someone
primerjati koga s kom drugim to compare someone with someone else
boriti se s smrtjo to be in one's last agony, to be at one's last gasp
vsta(ja)ti s soncem to rise with the sun
tekmovati s kom to rival someone, to vie with someone
udariti s palico to strike with a stick
vzemite me s seboj! take me along with you!
s solzami v očeh... with tears in one's eyes

séči² (sežem) to reach (po for)

segel je po palici he reached for his stick
séči v žep to put one's hand in one's pocket
globoko séči v žep (figurativno) to dip deep into one's purse
kakor daleč seže oko as far as the eye can see
séči si v roke to shake hands
kakor dolgo bodo segle (trajale) naše zaloge as long as our provisions last

skrájno prislov extremely, exceedingly

skrájno obupan reduced to (the last) extremity