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dijáški (študentovski)

dijáški dom hostel (ali hall of residence) for students
dijáškko društvo, klub students' union (ali association, society); students' club
dijáškka četrt students' quarter
dijáški žargon students' slang
dijáškka doba college days, time spent at the university
dijáško življenje student (ali students') life, college (ali university) life

diktát dictation; (ukaz) dictate

pisati po diktátu to write from (ali at) dictation
pisati, delati po diktátu koga to write, to act at someone's dictation

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

distánca distance

distánca med obema hišama the distance between the two houses
držati distánco to keep one's distance
držati distánco od koga to keep someone at a distance

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

dobesédno word for word, literally, in so many words, verbatim

dobesédno prevesti to translate word for word
to so bile dobesédno njegove besede these were his very words
razumeti, vzeti kaj dobesédno to take something at face-value

dobíček profit; gain; (marža) margin

čisti dobíček clear (ali net) profit; net balance
izredni dobíček, višek dobíčka excess profit
mastni, veliki dobíčki substantial profits
vojni dobíček war profit
delitev dobíčka profit sharing
delež pri dobíčku share in the profits
prinesti dobíček to leave (ali to bring ali to yield) a profit
prodati z dobíčkom to sell at a profit
izkazati dobíček to show a profit
potegniti dobíček iz česa to make a profit on something
film je prinesel 100.000 dolarjev čistega dobíčka the film netted 100,000 dollars

dogovoríti se to agree (o on, about); to arrange (s kom o čem with someone about something); to make an arrangement (s kom with someone); to settle (o čem something); to appoint

ob dogovorjenem času at the appointed time
kot dogovorjeno as per agreement
dogovoríti se vnaprej za kaj to preconcert something

dólg -a, -o long; ➞ dolgo

prilično dólg, -a, -o lengthy; (dolgotrajen) of long standing; (bolezen) lingering
dólg, -a, -oo (mnogo) poprej (pozneje) long before (after)
dólg, -a, -o (velik) ovinek a long way round
dólg, -a, -o rok long term
za dólg, -a, -oo časa for long
na dólg, -a, -oo in široko far and wide, at length
pripovedovati na dólg, -a, -oo in široko to spin out at great length
dan postaja dólg, -a, -o the days are getting longer (ali are lengthening)
soba je 20 čevljev dólg, -a, -oa the room is 20 feet long
imeti dólg, -a, -o jezik to know all the answers, to be a chatterbox (ali gossip)
imeti dólg, -a, -oe prste (figurativno krasti) to have light fingers, to steal
iti na dólg, -a, -oo potovanje to go on a long journey
padel je, kot je dólg, -a, -o in širok he fell spread-eagled on the ground

dolžína length

zemljepisna dolžína longitude
valovna dolžína wavelength
po vsej svoji dolžíni je ležal na podu he was lying at full length on the floor
njegov konj je zmagal za tri dolžíne his horse won by three lengths, his horse finished three lengths ahead of the field

domovína native country; native land; fatherland; mother country; homeland; native soil; home

v domovíni at home
druga domovína country of adoption
hrepenenje po domovíni homesickness, nostalgia
hrepeneti po domovíni to be homesick
zapustiti domovíno to leave one's country, arhaično to expatriate oneself

dosèg reach; attainment

na dosègu within reach (of); at hand
zunaj dosèga out of reach, out of range

dospélost (menice) maturity, falling due; (roka) expiration

ob dospélosti when due; on maturity; at the expiration

dospéti (priti) to arrive (v at, in), to come (v to), to get (v to); (poteči, rok) to mature, to become mature, to fall (ali to become) due, to expire

dospéti o pravem času to arrive at the right time
dospéti v zadnjem trenutku to arrive at the last moment
brž ko boste dospeli v London as soon as you arrive in London
je to pismo dospelo z jutranjo pošto? did this letter arrive by the morning post?
dospeli smo bili do Maribora we had got as far as Maribor

dotík touch; contact; (bližina) contiguity

pri dotíku at a touch
pri najrahlejšem dotíku at the slightest touch
priti v dotík z to get (ali to come) into contact with

dovtíp joke; jest; pleasantry; pun; witticism; ZDA žargon wisecrack; gag

alogičen dovtíp (figurativno) an Irish bull
poln dovtípov waggish, jocular, full of fun
slab dovtíp bad joke, pogovorno corny joke
ta dovtíp je slab that's a weak (ali poor) effort
star dovtíp chestnut, stale (ali threadbare, old, ancient) joke, hoary old joke
ta dovtíp ima že brado pogovorno I fell out of my cradle laughing at that one
ost dovtípa the point of the joke
ne delaj dovtípov quit joking!
dovtípe zbijati to crack jokes

drážba auction (sale), sale by auction

na drážbi, z drážbo at auction, by auction
navidezna drážba mock auction
prodaja na drážbi auctioneering
dati na drážbo, ponuditi v prodajo na drážbi to put up for auction
biti na drážbi, priti na drážbo to be up for auction; to come under the hammer
spraviti na drážbo to put up for public sale (for auction), to bring under the hammer
drážba z nižanjem cen Dutch auction
prodati na drážbi to sell by (ali at) auction

dréti (iz kože devati) to flay (koga someone), to skin someone; (zobe) to pull out; to extract; (hitro teči) to rush along, to move quickly, to rush, to run

voda dere water wears away the banks, water erodes the banks
v rekah dréti v (figurativno) to stream into
dréti se (vpiti) to shout, to yell, to be vociferous
dréti se na koga to shout at someone, to abuse someone, to upbraid someone
tiha voda globoko dere still waters run deep

dróg pole; bar; rod; post

brzojavni dróg telegraph pole
telovadni dróg horizontal bar
dróg za zastavo flagpole
zastava na pol dróga flag dying at half mast
dróg za zavese curtain rail
železen dróg iron bar, crowbar
zabiti dróg v zemljo to sink a post

drugáče otherwise; in another (ali different) way (ali manner); differently (od from)

takó ali drugáče somehow; one way or other
drugáče (v drugih ozirih) in other respects; (sicer) else
to je čisto drugáče it is quite difrerent, pogovorno it's not at all like that
v mojem primeru je (ravno) drugáče in my case the boot is on the other foot
čisto drugáče (ravno nasprotno) just the other way, just the other way round
če ni drugáče možno if there is no other way
na to gledam čisto drugáče I look upon it in quite a different light
drugáče misliti to differ in opinion
sedaj drugáče misliti to have second thoughts
drugáče postopati, ravnati kot sicer (običajno) to act differently than usual
ne morem drugáče, kot da se smejem I can't help laughing
stôri to takoj, drugáče (sicer) ti bo žal do it at once, or you'll regret it (ali you'll be sorry)