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dŕzen bold; daring; hardy; audacious; courageous

neumno dŕzen foolhardy
dŕzno dejanje a deed of daring
dŕzno početje a bold (ali hazardous ali venturesome) enterprise
dŕzno tvegati za kaj to put a bold face on something
nevednost je dŕzna, kjer se vednost obotavlja fools rush in where angels fear to tread

držálo

držálo za pero penholder
držálo za brisačo towel rail; (držaj) handle

držáti to hold; (podpirati) to support; (zadrževati) to retain, to keep, to hold; (vsebovati) to contain, to hold, to keep; (imeti v posesti) to possess; (trajati) to last, to hold out

držáti besedo to keep one's word
držáti koga za besedo to keep someone to his word
to ne drži (figurativno) this doesn't hold water
držáti jezik to hold one's tongue, to keep quiet, pogovorno to be mum, to shut up
drži jezik! pogovorno shut up!, pipe down!, button your lips!
držáti korak s to keep pace with, to keep up with
led ne drži the ice breaks
led še ne drži the ice won't hold yet
pravilo drži the rule holds good
Drži? - Drži! A bargain? - Sold!
držáti koga na kratko to keep a tight hold (ali rein) on someone
kam drži ta pot? where does this road lead?
držáti koga za roko to hold someone by the hand
držáti koga na tekočem to keep someone well-informed; to keep someone well posted
držáti s kom to side with someone, to stick by someone, to be on someone's side
držáti ravnotežje to keep one's balance
trdno držijo skupaj they are as thick as thieves
držáti z vsakim to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
držáti (imeti) na zalogi to keep in stock
bo vrv držala? will the rope hold?
držáti red to keep order
držáti v pripravljenosti to keep ready
držáti trdnjavo to hold a fortress
držáti se to hold oneself, to maintain oneself; to keep
držáti se česa to stick to something, to hold on to something
držáti se ukazov to keep to one's orders
ta barva se ne drži this colour runs, this is not a fast colour
cene se držé prices remain steady
držáti se léve (desne) (strani) to keep left ali to the left (right ali to the right)
moj oče se (zdravstveno) dobro drži my father carries his age well, my father is well preserved
ta jabolka se dobro držé these apples keep well
pokonci se držáti to hold oneself straight
vreme se drži the weather holds
vreme (se) ne bo držalo the weather will not hold
krčevito se česa držáti to stick to something through thick and thin
trdnjava se drži (upira) the fortress holds out (ali resists)
držáti se proč (od) to keep aloof (from)
kislo se držáti to pull a sour face
in to drži (velja) tudi za... and this holds true for... as well

držáva state; country

ZDA United States of America pl (s konstr. v sg) (krajšava: U.S.A); the States; the Union
držáva v držávi state within a state
balkanske držáve the Balkan states
evropske držáve the European states
tamponska držáva buffer state
držáva podpisnica signatory (country)
lutkasta držáva puppet state
zveza držáv confederacy; confederation (of states); federation, (angleška) Commonwealth
nevaren za držávo dangerous to the state
sovražnik držáve public enemy
satelitska držáva satellite state
držáv, v kateri je bilo suženjstvo slave State (v ZDA)
Cerkev in držáva Church and State
nauk o držávi civics pl

dúcat (a) dozen, pl dozen, (izza some ali rabljen sam) dozens

tri dúcate three dozen
več dúcatov several dozen
koliko dúcatov želite? how many dozen will you have?
kupil jih je nekaj dúcatov he bought some dozens of them
trinajst za dúcat a long dozen, a baker's dozen

duhóvnik churchman, pl -men; ecclesiastic; clergyman, pl -men; cleric; (katoliški) priest; (anglikanski) parson; (župnik) rector, vicar; (sekte) minister

vojaški duhóvnik (army) chaplain
iti za duhóvnika to take holy orders

dušéven psychic, psychical; spiritual; mental; intellectual

dušévna hrana mental (ali spiritual) sustenance, food for the mind
dušévni bolnik mental patient, mental case, psychopath
dušévna bolezen mental disease; insanity; psychosis; psychopathy
nauk o dušévni boleznih psychopathology
zdravljenje dušévnih bolezni psychotherapy
dušévno delo intellectual (ali mental) work
dušévni delavec intellectual
dušévni mir peace (ali tranquillity) of mind
dušévna krutost mental cruelty
dušévna zaostalost mental deficiency
bolnišnica za dušévne bolezni mental hospital
dušévno stanje mental state
dušévna zasužnjenost mental slavery
dušévno obzorje mental horizon
dušévna sorodnost congeniality
dušévne zmožnosti intellectual faculties (ali powers)
dušévna svežost mental freshness, vivacity

dva dve two

po dva, po dve in pairs, by twos
stran dve page two
dve in pet je sedem two and five make (ali are) seven
tako gotovo, kot je dve in dve štiri as sure as eggs is eggs
to me je stalo dva funta in dva penija this cost me two pound, twopence
ura je ravnokar odbila dve the clock has just struck two
pred dvema dnevoma two days ago
ne najdeš dveh takih, kot je on! you won't find anybody to match him!
otrok še ni dve leti star the child is not two yet
iti po dva in dva (v parih) to go in pairs (ali two by two)
hoditi v gručah po dva in tri to walk in twos and threes
za prepir sta potrebna dva it takes two to make a quarrel

dvákraten double

dvákratna cena double the price
moral je plačati dvákratno ceno za to he had to pay double for it

dvigálo lift; lifting engine; ZDA elevator; (za bremena) hoist, lift; (ladijsko) derrick (crane)

dvigálo za avtomobile car jack
dvigálo za osebe lift
dvigálo za tovore freight elevator
vozno dvigálo portable derrick
gradbeno dvigálo hoist

dvíganje lifting; raising

dvíganje cen rise of prices
zatvornica za dviganje ladij lift-lock

dvójen double; twofold

dvójna postelja double bed
dvójni program (v kinu) double bill, double feature
dvójna vsota double the sum
dvójno število double the number
dvójni znesek double the amount
dvójni tir double track
soba z dvójno (zakonsko) posteljo a double-bedded room
dvójno knjigovodstvo double-entry bookkeeping
dvójno delujoč double acting
igrati dvójno igro to play a double game
plačati dvójno ceno za to pay double (the price) for
dvójno videti to see double

dvóm doubt

brez dvóma without (any) doubt, undoubtedly, doubtless; certainly, surely; beyond a doubt, unquestionably
brez dvóma no doubt!
nad vsakim dvómom beyond all doubt, past all doubt
najmanjši dvóm the slightest doubt
ni dvóma, da... there is no doubt that..., it is beyond all doubt that...
ni najmanjšega dvóma, da... there is no doubt whatever that...
ni nobenega dvóma, da... there is no doubt (that)..., there can be no doubt (that)...
ni dvóma, da bo plačal there is no doubt he will pay, there is no question (but) that he will pay
noben dvóm ni na mestu there is no room for doubt
sem (malo) v dvomih, kaj narediti I am in some doubt as to what to do
biti v dvómu to be doubtful (glede of)
pojavil se je, nastal je dvóm če... doubt arose as to whether...
to je brez dvóma res that is doubtless true
brez najmanjšega dvóma without the shadow of a doubt
za pomiritev majhnih dvómov to settle some minor qualms

dvór (vladarjev) court

na dvóru at court
angleški dvór the Court of St. James's
na dvóru je bil včeraj sprejem the queen (oziroma the king) held court yesterday
življenje na dvóru court life
knežji dvór court
sodni dvór court of law, court of justice, law courts pl, tribunal
Vrhovni sodni dvór (za Anglijo in Valezijo) Supreme Court

dvorána hall; large room; assembly room

koncertna dvorána concert hall
plesna dvorána ballroom, dance hall
sodna dvorána courtroom; (jamska, v jami) chamber
čakalna dvorána waiting room
dvorána za avdience presence chamber
izložbena dvorána showroom
sprejemna dvorána (v palači) stateroom, (v hotelu) reception room

dvoríšče yard; court(yard); backyard

na dvoríšču in the yard
kmečko dvoríšče farmyard
dvoríšče za perutnino poultry yard
iti na dvoríšče to go into the yard

džem jam

namazati kruh z maslom in džemom to spread butter and jam on bread, to make a jam sandwich (pogovorno, narečno jam butty)
lonček za džem jampot

êden one

êden od njih one of them
êden za drugim one by one, one after another, (v gosjem redu) in Indian file
êden od obeh either
niti êden not a single (one)
še êden one more, another, an additional
po êden one by one, singly, one at a time
êden drugega each other, one another, mutually
êden poleg (zraven) drugega side by side
êden za drugim (izmenoma) one after another, by turns, in succession, successively

efékt effect

brez efékta effectless
svetlobni efékt light effect
zvočni efékt sound effect
lov za efékti staginess
to ni imelo nobenega efékta nanj it was of no effect (ali it had no effect) on him
vsak efékt ima svoj vzrok every effect has its cause
napraviti (svoj) efékt to take effect

eksisténca existence; being; life

bedna eksisténca a wretched existence
borba za eksisténca struggle for existence
najti eksisténco to find one's livelihood