Translations for „preč“ in the Slovenian » English Dictionary

péč <pečí, pečí, pečí> N f

peč

furnace

zakuriti péč

to light the furnace

električna/plinska péč

electric/gas furnace

kmečka péč

farmhouse stove

pròč ADV

1. proč (kam):

proč

away

steči/vreči pròč

to run/throw away

roke pròč!

hands off!

2. proč (kje):

proč

away

biti sto metrov pròč

to be a hundred metres [ali meters] away

3. proč inf:

ura je pet pròč

it is just past five o'clock

réč <rečí, rečí, rečí> N f

1. reč:

reč

thing

reč

matter

reč

stuff

to so moje osebne réči

these are my personal things

2. reč:

fig početi tiste réči

to do it

pet dni pa ni taka réč

five days is not that big a deal

prava réč!

big deal!

lepa réč! iron

funny thing!

I . pred PREP +ak [prèd]

pred

in front of

pred

before

usesti se pred televizor

to sit down in front of the television

družino postaviti pred službo fig

to put one's family before one's work

II . pred PREP +instr [prèd]

1. pred (krajevno):

pred

in front of

pred

before

pred

ahead of

stati pred ogledalom

to stand in front of a mirror

pred vsemi je priznal

he admitted in front of everyone

2. pred fig:

počitnice so pred vrati

the holidays are just around the corner

celo življenje imaš še pred sabo

you have your whole life ahead of you

avtobus mu je ušel pred nosom

he missed the bus by a whisker

3. pred (časovno):

pred

before

pred

ago

že pred enim tednom

already a week ago

4. pred:

pred

against

zaščita pred virusi

protection against viruses

prêj ADV

1. prej (kot običajno):

prej

earlier

prej

sooner

prej

before

danes je šel prêj domov

he went home early today

2. prej (včasih):

prej

previously

prej

formerly

3. prej:

čim prêj

as soon as possible

čim prêj ..., tem bolje

the sooner..., the better

4. prej fig:

prêj ali slej

sooner or later

vse prêj kot to!

anything but (that)!

prek [prék] PREP +gen

1. prek → čez fig:

ona gre prek trupel

nothing stands in her way

2. prek (posredništvo):

prek

through

sporočiti kaj prek prijateljice

to send a message through a friend

3. prek (več kot):

prek

over

prek

more than

spil je prek deset kozarcev vina

he drank more than ten glasses of wine

See also čez

I . čez PREP [čèz] +ak

1. čez (prostor):

čez

across

iti čez cesto

to cross the road

2. čez (čas):

čez

in

vlak pripelje čez deset minut

the train arrives in ten minutes

3. čez (zoper):

govoriti čez prijatelje

to speak ill of one's friends behind their backs

4. čez (več kot):

čez

over

meri čez tri metre

it's over three metres high [ali long]

II . čez ADV [čéz]

1. čez (kam):

čez

over

mleko gre čez inf

the milk is boiling over

2. čez (kje):

čez

over

postaja je tam čez

the station is over there

3. čez (več):

čez

over

stara je sedemdeset in čez

she's over seventy (years old)