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čígar whose

moj prijatelj, o čigar smrti ste morali zvedeti my friend of whose death you must have heard

čístiti to clean; to cleanse; to purify; (sladkor ipd.) to refine; figurativno to purge

čístiti si perje (o pticah) to preen one's feathers (ali oneself)
čístiti progo to clear the line
čístiti tla to scrub, to clean the floor
kemično čístiti (obleko) to dry-clean; medicina (o zdravilu) to act as aperient (ali as laxative)

člôvek man, pl men; human being; fellow, individual, person

člôvek (božji)! (vzklik nestrpnosti) man (alive)!
čuden člôvek a queer (ali an odd) fellow
nepomemben člôvek nonentity
odrasel člôvek grown-up person, adult
noben člôvek nobody, not a soul
navaden, poprečen člôvek the man in the street, the average person
vsak člôvek everybody, everyone
poslovni člôvek man of business
on je prijeten člôvek he is a pleasant fellow
on je najboljši člôvek na svetu he is the best man alive; there is no better man alive (than he)
člôvek za vsak posel, za vse jack-of-all-trades, pl jacks-of-all-trades
člôvek u podoben man-like; anthropoid
kakšen člôvek pa je on? what kind of person is he?, what sort of fellow is he?
on je tudi samó člôvek he is only human
Vi ste člôvek, ki ga hočem, potrebujem you are the man I want
kaj naj si člôvek misli o njem? what should one think of him?
kaj drugega bi člôvek mogel reči v tem primeru? what else could a man say in this case?
člôvek obrača, bog pa obrne man proposes, God disposes
člôvek na slabem glasu a bad egg (ali hat, lot)

čúditi se to wonder (ob, nad about, at, da that); to be astonished (at, that); to be amazed (ali surprised) (at, that); to marvel (at, that)

čudim se ti you amaze me
temu se čudim that surprises me, I am astonished at that
stvar, ki sem se ji čudil a thing that made me wonder
ne bi se čudil, če bi on prišel I should not be surprised if he came
čudim se, da nisi nikoli slišal o tem I'm amazed you've never heard of it

dajáti to give; (sadove) to yield, to produce, to bear; (doprinesti) to contribute

kaj se daje v gledališču? what is on (at the theatre)?
dajáti duška svoji jezi to give vent to one's anger
dajáti račun o to render account of, to answer for
dajáti takt to beat time
dajáti vsakemu, kar mu gre to give everybody his due
dajáti si truda to take pains
dajáti se (prepirati se) to quarrel, to dispute, (biti se) to fight

debatírati to debate (o on, upon; z with); to discuss (o čem something)

debatírati o »za« in »proti« to discuss the pros and cons
o tej stvari je treba temeljito debatírati it is a matter that needs to be thoroughly thrashed out, it is a matter that demands a thoroughgoing discussion

dekrét decree

ministrski dekrét ordinance
dekrét o začasni ločitvi pravo decree nisi
izdati dekrét to isue, to pass a decree; to ordain

démant diamond

steklarski démant cutting diamond, glazier's diamond
vsebujoč démante diamantiferous, diamondiferous
(o)krasiti z démanti to decorate (ali to adorn) with diamonds, (redko) to diamond

diskutírati to discuss

diskutírati zadevo, stvar to discuss a (oziroma the) matter
o tej zadevi je treba temeljito diskutírati it is a matter that wants thrashing out thoroughly

dnó bottom; ground

brez dna bottomless
iz dna mojega srca moje duše from the bottom of my heart
dnó ladje bilge, bilges pl
škatla z dvojnim dnom a box with a false bottom
izpij do dnna! bottoms up!, no heeltaps!
iti na dnó (potopiti se, o ladji ipd.) to go to the bottom
iti (stvari) do dna to get down to rock bottom
priti na dnó zadeve, stvari to get to the root of the matter
dotakniti se dna, priti do dna to touch the bottom
priti čemu do dna (figurativno) to get to the bottom of something
izbiti dnó to knock the bottom out of
to izbije sodu dnó (figurativno) that tops everything
kakšno dnó je tu, pesek ali blato? what is the bottom here, sand or mud?

dobro² prislov well

doslej vse dobro so far, so good
(že) dobro! all right!, okay!, fine!
dobro mišljen well-meant, well-intentioned
dobro vzgojen well-mannered, well-bred
dobro znan well-known
dobro, da je... a good thing there's...
dobro bi bilo, da... it would be a good thing if...
ni mi dobro I feel unwell, I feel poorly
dobro govoriti o to speak well of
dobro mi gre I am getting on well (ali nicely); I am doing well
z njim se ne bo dobro končalo he will come to no good
dobro izgledati to have good looks
dobro spati to have a good night
dobro se zabavati to have a good time, to enjoy someone
stvar se obrača na dobro the affair is shaping well (ali things are looking up)

dokáz proof; (a piece of) evidence; demonstration; token

nasproten dokáz (protidokaz) proof to the contrary
zgovoren dokáz eloquent proof
živ dokáz living proof
jasen, nedvoumen dokáz positive proof
v dokáz in proof of; as evidence of
prepričljiv dokáz conclusive evidence
dokáz na podlagi dokumentov documentary evidence
kot dokáz (znak) najinega prijateljstva as a token of our friendship
dokázi niso zadostni the proofs are not sufficient
(do)prinesti dokáz o čem to bear witness to something
navesti nepobiten dokáz to clinch an argument
nuditi dokáze to prove, to adduce proofs
veljati kot dokáz pravo to be valid evidence
zaradi pomanjkanja dokázov for lack of evidence
oprostiti koga zaradi pomanjkljivih dokázov to give someone the benefit of the doubt

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

dolgovézen long-winded; long-drawn-out, longdrawn; prolix

dolgovézna zgodba a long-winded story
biti dolgovézen to expatiate (o čem upon something)

domnévati to suppose; to presume; to assume; to surmise; to conjecture

njegov način življenja da domnévati veliko premoženje his style of living suggests great wealth
ne moremo domnévati, da... it is not to be supposed that...
o njem so domnevali, da je mrtev he was supposed to be dead
domnevam, da je umetnik I guess he is an artist
on je bil domnevni vodja upora he was the supposed leader of the revolt

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

dovólj enough; sufficiently

dovólj časa enough time
več kot dovólj more than enough, enough and to spare
dovólj mi je tega I've had enough of it
to je dovólj jasno za vsakogar anyone can see that, it's as plain as a pikestaff
ni dovólj močan za svoje delo he is not strong enough for his work
boste imeli dovólj 2 kg? will two kilos be enough (ali pogovorno do)?
dovólj sem ga videl (pogovorno) I have seen enough of him
dovólj mi je tega življenja! I'm sick of this life
dovólj bodi, da (če) rečem... suffice it to say...
dovólj je! that's enough!, that will do!
dovólj! Enough!; Stop!
dovólj o tem, govorimo o čem drugem! enough of that, let's change the subject!

dréta shoemaker's twine (ali thread), cobbler's thread; pitched thread; wax-end

dréta o vleči (figurativno) to snore

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

držáven State, state

držávni arhiv public record office, (dokumenti) state archives pl
držávna banka state (ali national) bank
držávni bankrot national bankruptcy
držávna blagajna (public) treasury; exchequer
držávna Cerkev, cerkev state church, established church, (v Angliji) Church of England
držávni budžet budget; finances pl (of the state); ways and means pl, (plan) (VB) estimates pl
držávne dajatve (davki) government taxes pl
držávni dohodki public revenue(s) (pl), (inland) revenue
držávni dolg national (ali public) debt
držávni interes public interest
držávna himna national anthem
držávni izdatki, stroški public expenses pl
na držávne stroške at public expense
držávne finance finances of the state, public finance
držávni kapitalizem state capitalism
držávna kontrola state control, state supervision
držávna knjižnica national library
držávna last(nina) state property, public (ali national) property
držávna loterija state lottery
držávna meja national boundary
držávni minister minister (of state), (v Angliji) Secretary of State
držávno ministrstvo (state) ministry
držávni monopol government monopoly
držávna oblast government (ali public) authority
držávni organ state agency
držávni pečat Great Seal
držávna podpora state subsidy
držávno posojilo government bonds, public (ali government) loan; ZDA government bonds (ali securities) pl
držávna (tajna) policija (secret) state police
držávno podjetje government enterprise, national undertaking
držávno pravo public law, state law, constitutional law
držávni proces pravo state trial
držávni pravdnik public prosecutor
generalni držáven pravdnik attorney general, pl attorneys general; ZDA prosecuting attorney, state attorney; district attorney; circuit attorney
držáven pogreb state funeral
držávni prevrat (political) revolution
držávna renta state pension
držávni socializem state socialism
držávna služba civil service, ZDA public service
v držávni službi in the service of the state
držávna tiskarna government printing office, VB Her (oziroma His) Majesty's Stationery Office (krajšava: H.M.S.O.)
držávni udar coup d'état, pl coups d'état; overthrow of the government
držávna varnostna služba state security service
držávna uprava administration of the state, public administration; government
držávni uradnik civil servant; government official; public functionary; public official
visok držávni uradnik statesman
držávna varnost national security
držávna zadolženost national debt
držávni zaklad public treasury; exchequer
držávna zastava national flag
držávna železnica state railway; ZDA state railroad
držávna skupnost state community
nauk o držávi civics pl