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dohitéti to overtake (koga someone); to catch up (with someone); to come up (with someone)

kmalu bi me bil dohitel he ran me very close

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

dolgovátí to owe; to be indebted to

koliko Vam dolgujem? how much do I owe you?
svojemu krojaču dolgujem 10 funtov I owe my tailor ten pounds, I owe ten pounds to my tailor
dolguje mi svoje življenje he owes me his life
mnogo dolgovátí to owe a great debt (komu to someone)

dolžnóst duty; obligation; task

po dolžnósti in duty bound
čut dolžnósti sense of duty
neprijetna dolžnóst unpleasant duty
storjen preko dolžnósti supererogatery
moja sveta dolžnóst my bounden duty
nehvaležna dolžnóst thankless duty
vršilec dolžnósti vicegerent
v dolžnóst (v d.) konzula acting consul
javiti se na dolžnóst to report for duty
izpolnitev dolžnósti carrying out one's duty
moja dolžnóst je, da grem tja it is incumbent on me to go there
opravljati svoje dolžnósti to attend to one's duties; to perform one's duties
ne opraviti svoje dolžnósti to fail in one's duty
prevzeti dolžnósti to take up one's duties
storiti svojo dolžnóst to do one's duty
to smatram za svojo dolžnóst I think it my duty
smatram za svojo dolžnóst, da (rečem)... I think it my duty to (say)..., I deem it my duty to (say)...
odvezati dolžnósti to relieve of an obligation, to release from an obligation
zanemarjati svoje dolžnósti to be slack in one's duties

domísliti se to have a bright idea; to hit upon something

domislite se česa! use your imagination!
domislil sem se it occurred to me, the thought entered my mind
nečesa sem se domislil an idea struck me

dostojánstvo dignity; stateliness; decorum; (čast) title, rank

to je pod mojim dostojánstvom it is beneath my dignity; it is below me
ohraniti dostojánstvo to preserve one's dignity

dotakníti se to touch; to come in contact with; (omeniti) to mention slightly, to hint at, to refer to, to allude to, to touch upon; (oplaziti) to brush (in passing)

lahko dotakníti se to dab, to tap
ne dotikaj se mojih papirjev! don't touch my papers!
ne dotikaj se me! don't touch me!, don't lay a finger (ali a hand) on me!, hands off!
najbolje je, da se tega ne dotikaš better leave it alone
njihova hiša se dotika naše their house abuts on ours

douméti to comprehend; to understand; to get, to conceive

tega ne morem douméti that's beyond me
ne morem douméti, kako je to naredil I cannot conceive how he did it
ne douméti not to make head or tail of it

dovêsti to bring (round); to convey; to lead

taksi me je dovedel na postajo the taxi drove me to the station
kam me bo dovedla ta cesta? where will this road take me?
dovêsti v polom to bring to ruin

dovolíti to allow; to permit; to concede

dovolíti si to take the liberty (of)
če bo vreme dovoljevalo weather permitting
dovolite mi dostaviti, da... permit me to add that...
to besedilo dovoljuje več razlag this text admits of (ali is open to) several interpretations
dovolite mi, da Vam pomagam allow me to help you
ne moremo vam dovolíti kajenja tu we cannot allow you to smoke here
dovoljujem si Vam pisati I take the liberty of writing to you
ne morem si dovolíti, da bi imel dva avtomobila I can't afford to run two cars
dovoljujem si vam spročiti... I beg to inform you...

dozdévanje seeming; appearance; (domnevanje) supposition, conjecture

po mojem dozdévanju as it seems to me

dozdévati se to seem; to appear; to have the air of; to look (like)

dozdeva se mi... it seems to me..., I have the impression..., I presume..., I suppose...

drág dear; (necenén) expensive; dear; costly

drág kamen a precious stone
drága večerja an expensive dinner
dráge volje willingly, readily; with a good grace
knjiga je drága the book is expensive (ali dear)
moj drági! my dear!
drági moj prijatelj! my dear friend!
vino je tu zelo drágo wine is very dear here
drágo mi je I am glad (ali pleased)
napravite, kot Vam je drágo do as you like, do just as you please
če ti je življenje drágo if you value your life
karkoli ti je drágo anything you like
to mi je predrago this is too expensive for me
to je eden najdražjih hotelov v Parizu it is one of the most expensive hotels in paris
vrnil sem mu milo za drágo I paid him in his own coin, I gave him tit for tat; I got even with him
to je tisto, kar mi je najdražje na svetu that is what I hold dearest on earth
drágó prodajati to sell dear
to te bo drágó stalo it will cost you dear
drágó je to plačal he paid dear for it
to mi bo drágo plačal I'll take it out of him, I'll make him pay dearly (ali dear) for it

drobíž (denar) change, small change; small coin; figurativno (otroci) little children, the kiddies

imate kaj drobíža? have you got any small change (pri sebi on you)?
mi lahko daste drobíža za funt? can you give me change for a pound
lahko obdržite drobíž you can (ali may) keep the change

drúščina company; companionship

dela mi drúščino he keeps me company

dúša soul; (duh) spirit; ghost; figurativno mind

600 dúš (prebivalcev) 600 souls
dobra dúša a good soul, a good fellow
pokojna dúša departed soul
sorodna dúša congenial soul, kindred spirit
neumrljivost dúše religija immortality of the soul
rešitev dúše religija salvation of the soul
preseljevanje dúš transmigration of souls, metempsychosis
z dúšo in telesom with all one's heart and soul, wholeheartedly
iz vse dúše, z vso dúšo with all one's heart
(vseh) vernih dúš dan religija All Souls' Day
iz globine moje dúše from the depths of my soul
pri moji dúši! (up)on my soul!, by my soul
iz (do) dna svoje dúše from (to) the bottom of one's heart
v globini moje dúše in my heart of hearts
dúša in srcé česa the life and soul of something
v dnu svoje dúše in one's innermost soul
biti eno srce in ena dúša to be of one heart and mind
on je plemenita dúša he is a generous soul, he is a noble-minded person
biti komu vdan z dúšo in telesom to be devoted body and soul to someone
on je prava dúša podjetja he is the very soul of the enterprise
žive dúše ni bilo tam not a living soul was there
žive dúše ni na ulici there is not a soul in the street
on je dobra dúša he is a good old soul
dúša me boli it grieves me to the very heart
nekaj imam, nekaj mi leži na dúši something preys upon my mind
izdihniti dúšo to give up, to yield up the ghost, to draw one's last breath
sramovati se v dno svoje dúše to be deeply ashamed (of)
to mi teži dúšo that weighs heavily upon me
vso svojo dúšo vložiti v delo to put one's whole heart into one's work
žive dúše ne vidim I do not see a single soul
žive dúše ni bilo videti there wasn't a soul to be seen
povedati, kar nam leži na dúši pogovorno to say one's piece

dušíti to suffocate; to choke; to stifle; to smother; (meso) to stew, to braise; (z dimom) to smoke; (zvok) to muffle; (s plinom) to asphyxiate

dušíti se to choke; to suffocate, to be suffocated
dušili smo se we were suffocated
dušíti se od slabega zraka to be suffocated with foul air
dušíti se od dima to be stifled with the smoke
dušíti se od smeha (jeze) to choke with laughter (with anger)
dušíti se v delu to be overwhelmed with work
dušili smo se v vlaku we were sweltering in the train
duši me I'm choking

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

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

frapírati to strike; to impress

to me je najbolj frapiralo v njegovi pripovedi that's what struck me most in his narrative