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délo work; labour; (zaposlitev) employment, job; (enolično, naporno) grind; (snažilkino) charring, cleaning, ZDA chore; (garanje) drudgery; (težko) toil

duševno délo brainwork, headwork
délo ročno manual work, manual labour
javna déla public works pl
délo od kosa piecework
naloženo délo task
délo zunaj hiše outdoor work
nočno délo night work, pogovorno nights pl
običajno délo ordinary labour
priložnostno délo odd job
obvezno délo compulsory work
kvalificirano délo skilled work
pisarniško délo clerical work
poljsko délo farm work, agricultural labour
prisilno délo forced labour, penal servitude
prostovoljno délo voluntary work
pogodbeno délo contract work
nestrokovno délo unskilled work
ročno, fino délo fancywork
žensko ročno délo needlework
rutinsko, tekoče délo routine work
mučno, dolgočasno délo drudgery, toiling and moiling
površno délo bungled (ali botched) work
brez déla (brezposeln) unemployed, jobless
zmožen za délo able to work
s trdim, težkim délom by working hard
borza déla employment agency, labour exchange
pravica do déla the right to work (ali to a job)
program déla work programme
ustavitev déla cessation of work
področje déla sphere of activity (ali of action)
nesposoben za délo unfit for work, not fit for work, incapacitated
temeljna organizacija združenega déla basic organization of associated labour
pri délu at work
na délo! get to work!
délo na črno žargon scab labour
družbeno (fizično, minulo, proizvodno) délo social (physical, past, productive) work
presežno (skupno) délo surplus labour (joint work)
svobodna menjava déla free change of employment
združeno (živo) délo associated (current) labour
plačilo po délu payment linked to performance, payment by results
pogoji za délo labour conditions
biti pri délu to be at work
vaša obleka je v délu your suit (ali dress, costume) is in hand, is being made (ali attended to)
dati komu délo to give someone work, to give someone employment
to je težko délo it is uphill work
iti na délo to go to work
iskati délo to look for a job
vedno samó délo in nič oddiha all work and no play
izogibati se déla to dodge work
biti s srcem pri délu to put one's heart into one's work
lotiti se déla to set to work, to get on with it, to get down to it, to start work, ZDA to get busy
zopet se lotiti déla to resume work
biti brez déla to be out of work
imeti mnogo déla to have plenty to do, to have a lot of work on hand, to have a great deal of work to do
imam drugega déla dovolj (figurativno) I've enough on my plate already, I have other fish to fry
nastopiti délo to start work
izvesti délo to get one's job (ali work) done, to carry out one's work
je kar precéj déla, veste! it's quite a job, you know!
odkazati komu neko délo to set someone a task
posvetiti se svojemu délu to devote (ali to apply) oneself to one's work
povzročiti komu mnogo déla to put someone to great inconvenience
opravljati délo to do a job
délo stoji, počiva work is at a standstill
končati s svojim délom to get one's work done
imel sem neko délo I had a job to do
čisto se predati délu pogovorno to keep one's nose to the grindstone
ustaviti délo to stop work, to strike (work), to go on strike, to walk out, to down tools
vreči se na délo to put one's back into a job, to get down to it
obsoditi na težko délo to sentence to hard labour
ukvarjati se z literarnim délom to be engaged in literary pursuits
rudarji so zapustili délo the miners have come out (on strike)
dušiti se v délu to be swamped (ali overwhelmed) with work
čez glavo imam déla I'm up to my ears (ali eyes, neck) in work
pridnega k délu priganjati (figurativno) to spur a willing horse
on se nikoli ne dotakne déla he never does a stroke of work
tovarna je ustavila délo the factory has stopped work
živeti od déla svojih rok to live by the sweat of one's palms
brez déla ni jela you get nothing for nothing
dober začetek je pol déla a good start is half the battle
po délu, ne po besedah cenimo človeka actions speak louder than words
po délu spoznaš človeka by their works you will know them

desét ten

stran 10 page 10 (ten)
kakih desét about ten
kakih desét oseb some ten persons
v kakih desétih dnevih in ten days or so
ura je četrt čez desét it is a quarter past ten
desét zapovedi biblija decalogue, the ten commandments pl
desét let je star he is ten
stavim 10 proti 1, da... I lay ten to one that

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

do (nekako, okoli, skoraj) about, somehow, somewhat, in some way

do sedem ur about seven hours; (časovno) till, until; (krajevno) as far as; up to
od... do... from... till...; from... to...
od treh do štirih from three to four
do kdaj? when?, how long?
do danes up to this day
do sedaj so far, thus far
do tedaj, do takrat till then, by that time
do 5. aprila up to 5th April (beri: the fifth of April)
do zdaj till (ali until) now, up to now, as yet, hitherto, so far
do sedaj (zdaj) še ne not as yet
do današnjega dne up to this day, to date, thus far
do nedavnega until recently
do nadaljnjega until further notice, for the present, pending further instructions, until further instructions
(prav) do danes, do današnjega dne to this very day
(prav) do zadnjega to the very last
od petka do vključno nedelje from Friday to Sunday inclusive, ZDA from Friday through Sunday
do treh (ne pozneje) by 3 o'clock
(najpozneje) do by
do konca tega tedna by the end of this week
do božiča by Christmas
od danes do jutri (kratkotrajten) short-lived, ephemeral, transient, provisional
od leta do leta year in, year out
živeti od danes do jutri to live from hand to mouth
do roka dospelosti till due
do vratu up to the neck
do kolen up to the knees
do temelja to the ground
spremil te bom do pošte I'll see you as far as the post office
ni mi do... I do not care for...
ni mi do šal I am not in a joking mood
plačal sem najemnino do 1. avgusta I have paid the rent up to 1st August (beri: the first of August)
do zadnjega moža to the last man

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

dobríkanje flattery; coaxing; wheedling

z dobríkanjem so jo pripravili do tega she has been cajoled (ali pogovorno conned) into it
z dobríkanjem je to dobil he got it with his sweet talk (ali pogovorno blarney, flannel, soft soap)
z dobríkanjem koga pripraviti, da nekaj naredi to coax someone into doing something

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)

dólgo

za dólgo for long
že dólgo long, long ago, for a long time
kako dólgo? how long?
dólgo poprej long before
že dólgo (nazaj) for a long time since
kako dólgo že? how long since?
še dólgo ne (daleč proč) far from it, not for a long time, not by a long way
dólgo (je že) tega (that was) long ago
dólgo ga že poznam I have known him a long time
ne dólgo tega not so very long ago
dólgo je že, kar... it is a good while since...
kje si bil tako dólgo? where have you been all this time?
že dólgo ga nisem videl I haven't seen him for a long time, it's a long time since I saw him last
dólgo je že, kar je umrl it is a long time since he died, he died long ago
je že dólgo (od) tega? was this long ago?
kako dólgo te ni bilo! how long you were!
dólgo ga ni bilo he was a long time coming
ne bom dólgo (počakajte hipec) I shan't be long
dólgo me ni bilo tu I have not been here long
to že dólgo vem I have known that (for) a long time
je za dólgo odšel? has he gone for long?
ne morem dólgo (časa) teči I cannot run (ali keep on running) for long
predólgo ste čakali you have waited too long
ne bo več dólgo (pri življenju) he hasn't long to go, he isn't long for this world

dolžíti to accuse (koga za kaj someone of something); to charge someone with something

dolžili so ga tatvine they accused him of theft
dolžíti koga zločina to charge someone with a crime, to accuse someone of a crime

domá at home; in

je on domá? is he in?, is he at home?
je Vaš oče domá? is your father in, is your father at home?
ni ga domá he is not at home, he is away, he is away from home
domá narejen (kruh) home-made (bread)
držati se domá to keep to the house
on vedno tiči domá he never goes (ali gets) out, he is a stay-at-home
on je domá iz Ljubljane he is a native of Ljubljana
domá je najlepše there's no place like home
počutiti se kot domá to feel at home
bodite kot domá! make yourself at home!
biti domá v (figurativno) to be at home in (ali with), to be familiar with
nisem domá v tem predmetu (figurativno) I am not familiar with this subject
ljubo domá, kdo ga ima east, west, home's best; pesniško be it ever so humble, there's no place like home

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

dóping (poživilo) drug (taken to improve athletic performance); dope (given to horses or greyhounds); (uživanje) use of drugs, doping

tekmovalko so izključili zaradi dopinga the competitor was disqualified for taking drugs
ukvarjati se z dopingom dirkalnih konj to go in for doping racehorses

dovòd conduit; pipe

plinski dovòd gas pipe
vodni dovòdi so póčili the water pipes have burst, pogovorno we have a burst (ali a burst pipe)
dovòd zraka ventilator, air shaft, ventilating shaft, air pipe; elektrika cable entry

drevó tree

mlado drevó sapling
božíčno drevó Christmas tree
sadno drevó fruit tree
drevó spoznanja biblija tree of knowledge of good and evil
(že) rodovitno drevó a (mature) fruit-bearing tree
cepiti drevó to graft a tree
podreti, posekati drevó to fell (ali to chop down) a tree
splezati na drevó to climb a tree
tresti drevó to shake a tree
skupina dreves a clump of trees
pognati, spoditi na drevó to tree
pes je prepodil veverico na drevó the dog treed the squirrel
zaradi dreves ne vidi gozda (figurativno) he cannot see the wood for the trees
jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa (figurativno) as the tree is, so is the fruit; like father, like son

dŕzniti se to dare; to be bold; to venture; to presume; to make bold; to take liberties (with); (v pismu ipd.) to take the liberty

drznem se reči I make bold to say; I venture to say (da that...)
dŕzniti se kaj napraviti to make so bold as to do something
drznil se bom dati Vam nasvet I will venture to give you a piece of advice
ne drzne se to napraviti he dare not (ali does not dare to) do it
kako se drznete tako govoriti? how dare you speak like this?
kdo se drzne na tako viharno morje? who dare venture out on such a stormy sea?

dúh spirit, mind; soul; (um, razum) intellect, sense; (jezika, naroda) genius; (prikazen) ghost, spectre, phantom, apparition, shade, pogovorno spook; (pokojni) ghost, wraith

zli dúh evil genius, fiend, demon, devil; (škrat) (hob)goblin
dober dúh good genius (ali spirit); (genij) genius, master spirit
sveti dúh religija Holy Spirit
dúhu (prikazni) podoben ghostly; (vonj) smell, scent, odour; (zakona) spirit
brez dúha scentless, odourless
nemiren dúh restless mind
odsoten z dúhom absent-minded, abstracted
prisotnost dúha presence of mind
dúh časa spirit of the time
klicanje dúhov (spiritizem) spirit rapping
zli dúh (hudobec) the evil spirit, the evil one
odbijajoč dúh (vonj) offensive smell
ni ne dúha ne sluha o njem he disappeared without trace, nothing more has been heard of him
v dúhu bomo z vami we shall be with you in spirit
on je velik dúh (figurativno) he is a man of great genius
vino ima dúh po sodu the wine tastes of the cask
on ima slab dúh iz ust his breath smells
to olje ima neprijeten dúh this oil has an unpleasant smell
imeti dúh po čem to be redolent or something
to ima dúh po česnu it smells of garlic
klicati dúhá to summon a spirit, to raise a ghost
kloniti z dúhom to despair, to lose heart (ali courage), to be despondent
izganjati dúhá to lay a gost; (iz obsedenca) to exorcize
dúh se mu je omračil he became (mentally) deranged
omračitev dúha mental derangement
poglobiti se v dúh francoskega jezika to absorb the spirit of the French language
dúhovi so bili razburjeni (figurativno) feelings were running high

dvájsetkrat twenty times

kakih dvájsetkrat a score of times, twenty times or so

dvígati dvígniti to lift (up); to raise; to pull up; (nekaj težkega) to heave, to hoist

dvígati, dvígniti denar to draw money
dvígati, dvígniti znesek to withdraw a sum; (roke, glavo) to raise, to lift, to hold up
dvígati, dvígniti roko na koga to raise oneself hand at someone; (oči) to raise, to lift
dvígati, dvígniti na rame to hoist on one's shoulders; (s škripcem, vitlom) to hoist
dvígati, dvígniti zastor to raise the curtain
dvígati, dvígniti sidro to weigh anchor, to heave anchor
dvígati, dvígniti se (dim) to rise, to go up; to ascend; to stand
zgradba, ki se dviga nad vsemi drugimi a building that overtops all the others; (teren ipd.) to rise, to slope; (oseba) to rise, to get up
dvígati, dvígniti se proti to stand up against, to revolt, to rebel against, to protest (against)
vsi so se dvignili, ko so zaigrali državno himno every one rose to his feet when the national anthem was played
dvígati, dvígniti se v zrak to soar

ekstravagánca extravaganza; extravagance; absurd action; absurd speech; absurdity

njegove ekstravagánce so ga uničile his extravagant expenses ruined him

en ena, eno one; (neki -a -o) a, a certain, some

ene škarje a pair or scissors
ob eni(h) at one o'clock
vlak ob enih the one o'clock train
eno leto stara žival yearling
soba z eno posteljo a single room
vsi do enega one and all, (složno) unanimously, as (ali like) one man
en kos za drugim (trganje) (by) piecemeal
to je eno in isto it amounts to the same thing
eni pravijo... some say...
z eno besedo in a (ali one) word, briefly, to sum up
on je z eno nogo že v grobu he has one foot in the grave, he is near death
vstali so kot en mož they rose as (ali like) one man
eno leto ali dve one or two years
stran ena page one, first page
številka ena number one
Tisoč in ena noč the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, pogovorno the Arabian Nights, the Thousand and One Nights
eni ga imajo radi, drugi ga sovražijo some like him, others hate him
to moramo napraviti, eni ali drugi some of us have got to do it
to mi je vseeno it is all the same to me, it makes no difference, I don't care, I don't mind
vsi so bili enega (= istega) mnenja all were of one mind
en (sam) človek tega ne bi zmogel no one man could do it