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deževáti to rain

dežuje it rains, it is raining
močno dežuje it is raining very hard
deževáti kot (da bi) iz škafa (lilo) it's raining cats and dogs; it's coming down in bucketfuls; it's teeming with rain
dežuje v curkih it's streaming with rain, it's coming down in torrents
neprestano dežuje it keeps on raining
ves čas je deževalo it kept raining all the time, the weather has been rainy all the time
nehalo je deževáti it has stopped raining
prejkone bo deževalo we're probably in for some rain
udarci so deževali po njem blows rained upon him
prošnje kar dežujejo applications are pouring in
rahlo dežuje it is spitting (ali drizzling)
začenja deževáti it is coming on to rain
časti so deževale nanj honours were showered upon him

dežéven rainy

dežéven dan rainy day
dežévna doba the rainy season, (kratka) rainy spell, (v tropih) monsoon
dežévna kaplja raindrop, drop of rain
dežévna klima rainy climate
dežéven oblak rain cloud
dežévno vreme rainy weather

diametrálen diametrical; diametral

v diametrálnem nasprotju z in diametrical opposition to
diametrálno nasproten diametrically opposed

dihljáj breath; respiration

do zadnjega dihljája to the last breath
biti v zadnjih dihljájih to be breathing one's last, to be at the last gasp

diléma dilemma

v veliki dilémi on the horns of a dilemma
biti v dilémi to be in a dilemma, to be on the horns of a dilemma
biti v dilémi ali... ali... to be in two minds whether... or...
priti v dilémo to be thrown into a dilemma
spraviti koga v dilémo to put someone in(to) a dilemma
postaviti koga v resno dilémo to place someone in a serious dilemma

dinamít dynamite

pognati v zrak, razstreliti z dinamítom to dynamite

díplar glasba bagpiper

díple glasba bagpipes pl (s konstr. v sg ali pl), bagpipe

dír gallop

v díru at a gallop
v polnem díru at full gallop
jahati v díru to gallop; to ride at full speed
spustiti se v dír to gallop away, to break into a gallop

direndáj tumult, uproar, bustle, noise

v vsem mestu je vladal velik direndáj the whole town was in an uproar

disciplína

1. discipline

vojska brez disciplíne an undisciplined army
železna disciplína iron discipline
držati v strogi disciplíni to keep under strict discipline
on ima dobro disciplíno he keeps good discipline
on nima nobene disciplíne he is no disciplinarian

2. branch of instruction; discipline; department of knowledge; šport event

diskúsija discussion; debate

zakonski osnutek bo prišel v diskúsijo jutri the bill will come up (ali will be debated) tomorrow
po dolgi diskúsiji after a long debate
pred publiko organizirana diskúsija panel discussion
odpreti (zapreti) diskúsijo to open (to close) a discussion

dívji wild; rageful; ferocious; savage; (razposajen) boisterous

dívji lovec poacher
dívje pleme savage tribe
dívja pokrajina savage scenery
dívji zakon concubinage
dívje živali wild beasts, (neukročene) savage beasts
živeti v dívjem zakonu to live in sin, to live together (as man and wife) without benefit of clergy

dláka hair; (živalska) beast's fur (ali coat ali shag); (sukna) nap, (baržuna) pile

cepiti dláko (figurativno) to split hairs (ali straws)
ne imeti dláke na jeziku not to mince matters
iskati dláko v jajcu to pick holes

dôba epoch; era; age; period; season

za nedoločeno dôbo for an undetermined period
deževna dôba rainy season
kamena dôba the Stone Age
karenčna dôba waiting time
ledena dôba the Ice Age; glacial period
junaška dôba heroic age
otroška dôba childhood
prehodna dôba transitional period, time of transition
zlata dôba the golden age
on je v najlepši dôbi he is in the prime of life
starostna dôba od 13 do 19 let teens pl

dóber good; benevolent; kind (do to)

v dóbri veri in good faith
tri dóbre metre a good three metres
v dobrem in slabem arhaično in weal and woe
v dobrem razpoloženju in good spirits
dóbre pol ure a full half-hour
preveč dobrega too much of a good thing
dóbra gospodinja a thrifty housewife
dóbra ura hoje a good hour's walk
dóbra prodaja a ready sale
dóber sluh a quick ear
dóber spomin retentive memory
dóbra volja good humour, good temper
dóber vid keen (ali quick) sight
dóbro znanje fair knowledge
biti dóber hodec to be a good walker
ta je pa dobra! that is too much of a good thing!, that's a good one!
biti dóber v računanju to be good at figures
reči dóbro besedo za koga to say a good word for someone
držati s kom v dobrem in slabem to stick to someone through thick and thin
bodi tako dóber in podaj mi ono sol! be so kind as to (ali be a dear and ali be good enough to) pass me that salt!
konec dóber vse dobro all's well that ends well
v vsaki stvari je nekaj dóbrega it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
dóbro blago se sámo hvali good wine needs no bush

dobítek prize

glavni dobítek the first (ali the big ali the chief) prize
(iz)žrebanje dobítkov draw, raflle
zadeti dobítek v loteriji to draw a prize in a lottery
zadeti glavni dobítek (žargon) to hit the jackpot

dobítnik (nagrade) prizeman; (v loteriji) winner; gainer

seznam dobítnikov (v loteriji) prize-list

dôbro¹ welfare, benefit, good

storil sem to za Vaše dôbro I did it for your good
vračati dôbro za slabo (za zlo) to return good for evil
doživljati dôbro in slabo to take the rough with the smooth
naj pride dôbro ali slabo arhaično come weal or woe
v moje dôbro to my credit

dobrodélen beneficent, benevolent, charitable

v dobrodélne namene for charity
dobrodélna nabiralna akcija (charitable) effort, flag day, ZDA charitable drive
dobrodélno društvo charitable society
dobrodélni koncert charity concert
dobrodélna ustanova benevolent institution, charity

dobrodôšel welcome

dobrodôšel! (pozdrav) welcome!, glad to see you
dobrodôšel zopet v Ljubljani! welcome back to Ljubljana
dobrodôšel gost welcome guest
bilo bi nad vse dobrodôšo... it would be most welcome (ali a most welcome step, innovation)...