Translations for „prevail“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

pre·vail [prɪˈveɪl] VB intr

1. prevail (triumph):

prevail justice, good

zmagovati [perf zmagati]

prevail justice, good

prevladati

prevail person

uveljavljati se [perf uveljaviti se]

2. prevail (induce):

to prevail on sb to do sth

pregovoriti koga, da kaj naredi

3. prevail (exist, be widespread):

prevail custom

biti razširjen

prevail opinion

prevladovati

prevail VB

User Entry

prevail intr

prevladovati, prevladati

Usage examples with prevail

to prevail on sb to do sth

pregovoriti koga, da kaj naredi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A shy trail goes up along the left wall of the gorges that barely prevails in holding together the impetuous waters.

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Hot conditions prevail year-round along with winter rainfalls.

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Teachers humiliated students for using their regional languages, and such practices prevailed until the late 1960s.

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They enjoyed kind of special quasi-worship: they were called the witness which can not be prevailed upon.

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Nonetheless, when the authority prevails against a private claimant, it must bear all its costs, unless the private party has made a frivolous claim.

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Dependence on a great number of lords in the dale afforded greater freedom than in other areas where united power and governing relationships prevailed.

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In practice, one of the two properties prevails.

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The state prevailed, and the evidence was destroyed.

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Stories of birth, tragedy and building bonfires prevail, as the play charts the personal tales of various characters and their whereabouts on the momentous day.

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However, the decision for harsh punishment prevailed in a desire to discourage any more resistance.

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