Meaning of pri | Babel Free

Definitions

1. close to, near, at (denoting spatial proximity)
2. with, having, in possession of
3. at (belonging to, collaborating with)
   archaic
4. during, while, at (denoting temporal co-occurrence)
5. idiomatic and figurative meanings

Equivalents

Examples

“pri samom ulazu”

right at the entrance

“pri kraju ulice”

at the end of the street

“pri vrhu brda”

near the top of the hill

“biti pri novcu”

to have money, having money

“biti pri sv(ij)esti”

to be conscious, having consciousness

“biti pri (zdravoj) pameti”

to be in one's right mind

“biti pri sebi”

to be in possession of one's faculties

“pri temperaturi od 20° C”

at 20° Cl

“pisar pri sudu”

a scribe at the court

“pri zalasku sunca”

during the sunset, while the sun was/is setting

“pri jelu”

while eating

“pri kraju razgovora”

at the end of the conversation

“pri vožnji”

while driving

“biti nekome pri ruci”

to help somebody

“ostajem pri svojoj izjavi”

I stick to my statement

“ostajem pri svome mišljenju”

I stick to my opinion

“pri tome”

while doing so; in this connection/matter