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dish¹ [diš] samostalnik
skleda, krožnik; jed
množina posode
arhaično skodelica
ameriško, pogovorno dekle; votlina, jama

to bave a hand in the dish biti v kaj zapleten
a dish of chat kramljanje
to lay a thing in s.o.'s dish dati komu kaj pod nos
standing dish običajna jed
dish of gossip kramljanje

dispose [dispóuz] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
razpolagati, ukazati, urediti, razpostaviti, razmestiti; odrediti; znebiti se, odstraniti; (z)likvidirati; ovreči; proda(ja)ti; opraviti

man proposes, God disposes človek obrača, Bog obrne
to dispose of s.th. razpolagati s čim; urejati kaj; uničiti; ubiti; (raz)prodati; porabiti
to dispose of by will zapustiti v oporoki
to dispose of in marriage poročiti
to dispose of by auction prodati na dražbi
to dispose of once and for all za vselej urediti
to dispose of one's child to school poslati otroka v šolo
more than can be disposed of več kot je treba
a thing to be disposed of stvar, ki se da dobiti ali prodati
to dispose of a claim urediti reklamacijo
to dispose of goods prodati blago

disrepair [disripɛ́ə] samostalnik
slabo stanje, razdejanost, trhlost

to be in a state of disrepair podirati se, razpadati
to fall into disrepair začeti razpadati

distance¹ [dístəns] samostalnik
daljava, razdalja (from)
oddaljenost, razmik; interval, obdobje; nepodobnost
figurativno opreznost, zadržanost, hladnokrvnost

to keep one's distance ne se vsiljevati
to keep s.o. at a distance ne želeti si stikov s kom
I know my distance vem, koliko si smem dovoliti
from a distance od daleč
in the distance v ozadju
a good distance off precej daleč
within driving distance z avtom dosegljiv
within easy distance nedaleč

distress¹ [distrés] samostalnik
nadloga; gorje, žalost, tuga; sila, beda, revščina, stiska; nevarnost; zaplemba; zaplenjeno blago

distress signal znak kot prošnja za pomoč
distress committee odbor za pomoč pri katastrofah
to be in great distress for s.th. nujno kaj potrebovati
to levy a distress on zarubiti, zapleniti
pravno warrant of distress ukaz o izvršitvi

ditch¹ [dič] samostalnik
jarek, rov, okop
pogovorno Rokavski preliv, Severno morje, Atlantski ocean

to be in a dry ditch živeti ko ptiček na veji
to die in the last ditch boriti se do konca
to die in a ditch bedno poginiti
to be in the last ditch biti v težkem položaju, v neprilikah

dither² [díðə] samostalnik
drgetanje, trepet

to be all of a dither; ali to be in a dither tresti se ko šiba na vodi

dog¹ [dɔg] samostalnik
zoologija pes, volk, lisjak
množina kovinski podstavek za polena v kaminu
domačno ničvrednež
sleng zagovednež, cepec, tepec
množina, sleng noge; rudniški voziček

dog's age cela večnost
dirty dog nravno slab človek
every dog has its day vsakomur je kdaj sreča naklonjena
to give a dog a bad (ali an ill) name and hang him zvaliti vso krivdo na človeka na slabem glasu
barking dogs never bite pes, ki laja, ne grize
to have a dog in one's belly biti čemeren
between dog and wolf v mraku
dog in a blanket vrsta sadnega kolača
to blush like a dog ne poznati sramu
a dog's chance nobeno upanje
a dead dog neuporaben človek ali reč
to die a dog's death, to die like a dog bedno poginiti
dog eat dog brezobzirno tekmovanje
like a dog's dinner po zadnji modi (oblečen)
dogs don't eat dogs vrana vrani oči ne izkljuje
ameriško, vojska, sleng dog's face navadni vojak, infanterist
a gay (ali jolly) dog veseljak
to go to the dogs propasti, priti na psa, obubožati, priti k nič
to help a lame dog over a stile pomagati komu v stiski
ameriško, sleng hot dog vroča hrenovka v žemlji
to lead a cat and dog life vedno se prepirati, živeti ko pes in mačka
a dog in the manger nevoščljivec
need to see a dog potreba po izpraznitvi črevesa
dog on it! prekleto!
sleng to put on dog šopiriti se
it rains cats and dogs lije ko iz škafa
to send s.th. to the dogs potratiti, zapraviti, pognati
let sleeping dogs lie kar je bilo, naj bo pozabljeno
dog tag pasja znamka
to take a hair of the dog that bit one "mačka" z vinom preganjati
to throw to the dogs zavreči, na klin obesiti; figurativno žrtvovati
top dog najvišja oseba, visoka živina
under dog podrejeni
whose dog is dead? kaj se dogaja?, kdo je umrl?

door [dɔ:] samostalnik
vrata, vhod, dohod
tehnično zaklopnica, vratca

to answer the door iti odpret vrata
figurativno to close the door onemogočiti
next door v sosednji hiši
figurativno next door to blizu, skoraj
front door glavna, hišna vrata
to darken s.o.'s door priti komu v hišo
to show s.o. the door, to turn out of doors spoditi koga, pokazati mu vrata
door to door canvassing predvolilna agitacija od hiše do hiše
to force an open door skušati komu dopovedati že tako jasno stvar
to bang (ali slam) the door on s.th. onemogočiti kaj
at death's door na pragu smrti
to make door zapreti in zapahniti vrata
a creaking door bangs long bolehni in šibki dolgo živijo
in (ali within) doors doma
to lay a charge at the door of s.o. obdolžiti koga
it lies at his door on je kriv
out of (ali without) doors na prostem
to shut (ali slam) the door in s.o.'s face zapreti komu vrata pred nosom
packed to the doors nabito poln

dot² [dɔt] prehodni glagol (about, along, down, in, with)
s pikami posejati

to dot one's i's and cross one's t's biti pretirano natančen, loviti pičice na i
to dot a man one udariti koga
dotted line pikčasta črta

doubt² [daut] samostalnik
dvom, negotovost, pomislek, sum

no doubt, beyond doubt, out of doubt, without doubt brez dvoma, gotovo
to give s.o. the benefit of the doubt imeti o kom najboljše mnenje, dokler se ne prepričamo o nasprotnem; oprostiti zaradi pomanjkljivih dokazov
not a shadow of doubt niti najmanjši sum
to make no doubt ne dvomiti, biti prepričan
to be in doubt dvomiti; sumiti

dove-cot [dʌ́vkɔt] samostalnik
golobnjak

a flutter in the dove-cot vznemirjenje sicer mirnih ljudi

down⁶ [daun] samostalnik
smola, neuspeh

the ups and downs sreča in nesreča
pogovorno to have a down on s.o. imeti koga na piki

dozen [dʌ́zn] samostalnik
ducat, dvanajst (kosov)

by the dozen na ducate
baker's (ali devil's, long, printer's) dozen 13 kosov
to talk nineteen to the dozen preveč in prehitro govoriti
dozens of na ducate, na kupe
six of one and half a-dozen of the other eno in isto
three, several dozen tri, več ducatov
a round dozen celi ducat
pogovorno to do daily dozen dnevno telovaditi

drill² [dril] prehodni glagol
vrtati, preluknjati

to drill a hole in s.o. prestreliti koga

drink² [driŋk] samostalnik
pijača, popitek, požirek; opojna pijača; pijančevanje
sleng morje

in drink, the worse for (ali in) drink pijan, vinjen
to be meat and drinkable drink to s.o. biti komu nujno potreben
hard drink opojna pijača
soft drink brezalkoholna pijača
small drink pivo
to be on the drink popivati, pijančevati
to have (ali take) a drink napiti se, pogasiti žejo
to take to drink začeti piti, postati pijanec
ameriško, hudomušno the big drink Atlantski ocean; reka Mississippi
long drink pijača iz visokega kozarca
ameriško, pogovorno long drink of water nenavadno velik človek, dolgin

drop² [drɔp] samostalnik
kaplja, kapljica; gledališki zastor; padec; poklopna vrata; obesek, uhan; bonbon; odpadlo sadje ali zrnje; špranja (za novec v avtomatu)

at the drop of a hat nemudoma, takoj
to get the drop on s.o. izrabiti neprilike koga
to have a drop too much nekoliko preveč ga imeti, biti v rožicah
as like as two drops of water podobna ko jajce jajcu
ameriško, sleng to have a drop on s.o. imeti koga v rokah
sleng to have a drop in one's eye kazati, da je kdo preveč pil
a drop in the ocean (ali bucket) kapljica v morje
to take a drop naglo padati (vrednostni papirji)

drown [draun]

1. neprehodni glagol
utoniti, utopiti, potopiti, udušiti se

2. prehodni glagol
potopiti, poplaviti, preplaviti; udušiti; zatreti, uničiti

to be (ali get) drowned utoniti
drowning men catch at straws v sili hudič mušice žre
to drown the miller preveč krstiti pijačo
to drown one's sorrows iskati pozabe v pijači
as wet as a drowning rat moker ko miš
to drown s.o.'s wine priliti komu vode v vino
drowned in tears ves solzen
drowned in sleep v globokem spanju
to drown out (s poplavo) izgnati

drug¹ [drʌg] samostalnik
droga, zdravilo, strup, mamilo, surovina za zdravila; blago, ki ne gre v denar

drug addict (ali taker, fiend) narkoman
drug addiction narkomanija
a drug in the market blago, ki ne gre v denar, po katerem ni povpraševanja

duck¹ [dʌk] samostalnik
zoologija raca; amfibijsko vozilo
pogovorno srček, ljubček; očarljiva oseba
ameriško, vojska našiv; bankrotnik, dolžnik; invalid
pogovorno nič, ničla (kriket)

a lame duck dolžnik; invalid
like a duck in a thunderstorm potrt, otožen; zgubljen
to play (ali make) ducks and drakes metati žabice (na vodni gladini); zapravljati
to make a duck ne zadeti nobene točke (v kriketu)
like water off a duck's back brez učinka, kot bob ob steno
pogovorno a duck of a očarljiv
(to take to s.th.) like a duck to water (lotiti se česa) z veseljem, brez obotavljanja
a fine day for young ducks deževno vreme
duck's egg šport nič, nobena točka (kriket)