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dolžán indebted (to); owing; obliged; bound

biti dolžán to owe
koliko sem Vam? dolžán how much do I owe you?
dolžán sem mu 10 funtov I owe him ten pounds
to sem dolžán storiti I am obliged to do it
nikomur nisem nič dolžán I don't owe anyone anything
vsem je dolžán he's in debt all round
on ne ostane ničesar dolžán he gives as good as he gets
dolžán sem Vam zahvalo I owe a great debt of thanks to you

dolžník -íca debtor

sem Vaš dolžník, -íca za... I am indebted to you for...
biti velik dolžník, -íca to owe a great debt (to)
za vedno bom Vaš dolžník, -íca I shall be for ever in your debt, I am eternally grateful

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

domèt (strelni) range; vojska effective range

biti zunaj domèta to be out of range
regulirati domèt to find the range

domišljáv conceited (na of, about); self-conceited; proud; priggish, overweening; cocky

biti domišljáv to overween, to fancy oneself
domišljáv na svoj uspeh puffed up with his success

domnéva surmise; supposition; assumption; presumption; conjecture; hypothesis; pl -ses

z domnévo, da... supposing (ali assuming) that... the supposition (ali assumption) that...
biti osnovan, bazirati na domnévi to be based on surmise
napačna domnéva (ugibanje) a poor guess, pogovorno a bad shot

dopísnik -ica; dopisovalec, -lka correspondent

biti slab dopísnik, -ica; dopisovalec, -lka (ne odgovarjati na pisma) to be a bad correspondent

dopúst leave; holiday; vacation; vojska furlough, leave of absence

na dopústu on leave, on furlough, on (a) holiday
bolezenski dopúst sick leave
letni dopúst annual holiday
enotedenski dopúst a week's holiday
plačan dopúst holidays pl with pay, leave with pay
pogojni dopúst (kaznjenca) ticket of leave
prošnja za dopúst request (ali application) for leave
podaljšanje dopústa extension of leave
prekoračenje dopústa absence without leave (krajšava: AWOL)
biti na dopústu to be on leave
dati dopúst vojska to grant leave, ZDA to furlough
imeti en dan dopústa to have a day off
koliko dopústa imaš? how much leave have you got?
letos nisem imel dopústa I have had no holiday this year
odobriti dopúst vojska to grant leave (ali furlough) (to)
iti na dopúst to go on leave (ali on holiday)
prekoračiti dopúst to overstay one's leave
prositi za dopúst to ask for leave
dopúst si vzeti to take a holiday

dorásel adult; grown-up; full-grown; (za možitev) marriageable; (do moške dobe) arhaično grown up to man's estate

dorásla oseba adult
biti dorásel to be of age, (figurativno) to be equal (čemu to something), to be up (to something), to be a match (for something)
nisi dorásel tej nalogi you are not equal to this task, you are not up to this task
ni dorásel tej nalogi he is not up to this task
nihče mu ni dorásel he has no equal, there is no one to match him

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

drúg(i) -a, -o second; other, another

drúgi dan v mesecu the second
drúgi (naslednji) dan next day
drúgi najboljši second best
2. november 2nd November (beri: the second of November), November 2nd (beri: November the second)
drúgi razred second class
Karl II Charles II (beri: Charles the Second)
nihče drúg (kot on) nobody else (but he, pogovorno him)
vsak drúgi one in two
vsak drúgi dan every second (ali other) day
eden za drúgim one by one, one after the other, one after another
drúga dva the other two, the two others
na drúgi strani (figurativno) on the other hand
drúgi pot (drugič enkrat) some other time
drúgi po velikosti second biggest, second largest
eden drúgega one another, each other, mutually
eden in drugi both (of them)
bratranec (sestrična) v 2. kolenu second cousin
drugi (ostali) the other
kabina 2. razreda second-class cabin
nihče drúg kot no (ali none) other than, nobody else but
eno z drúgim one with the other
nič drúgega nothing else
biti drúgi, zavzeti drúgo mesto to take second place
to je nekaj čisto drúgega that is an entirely different matter, it makes all the difference, žargon that's another kettle of fish; this is quite another thing
imeti informacije iz drúge (posredne) roke to have second-hand information
za sedaj se ne da napraviti nič drúgega for the present nothing else can be done
biti drúgega mnenja to differ in opinion, to dissent
to pero je slabo, vzemi drúgo! this is a poor pen, take another!
vzeto eno z drúgim (= poprek) taken both together
napila sta si eden drúgemu they drank each other's health
pomagala sta si eden drúgemu they helped each other
igrati drúgo violino to play second fiddle
on je drúgi Cezar he is another (ali a second) Caesar
eden ali drúgi od nas bo to gotovo naredil one or other of us is sure to do it
postati drúgega mnenja to change one's mind
potovati v 2. razredu to travel second-class
stanovati v 2. nadstropju to live on the second floor (ZDA third floor)
med drúgim (= zlasti pa), ne moreš mu zaupati for one thing, he is not to be trusted
nad vsem drúgim želim... above all else (ali pogovorno more than anything else) I want...
ne delaj drúgim tega, česar ne maraš, da bi to oni delali tebi never do to others what you would not have them do to you
spoznal sem, da niso nič drúgega kot tatovi I realised they were nothing but a bunch of crooks

družáben social; sociable; companionable; fond of company; arhaično conversable

družábni ples dance, social, with dancing
družábna prireditev social gathering
družábni sestanek pogovorno social
družábni večer social evening
biti družáben to be fond of company
družábno življenje society life
družábni prostor za študente (učitelje) junior (senior) common room

drúžba society; company; (povabljena) party; social gathering

komunistična drúžba communist society; (sloj) set, gang; (igralska) troupe; trgovina company, partnership; (združenje) union
delniška drúžba jointstock company
komanditna drúžba limited partnership
kreditna drúžba loan-society
drúžba z omejeno zavezo limited (liability) company (krajšava: Ltd); ZDA incorporated company (krajšava: Inc)
trgovska drúžba trading company
registrirana drúžba registered (ZDA incorporated) company
Kraljevska Družba (= akademija znanosti) the Royal Society
zavarovalna drúžba insurance company
splošno koristna drúžba non-profitmaking (ZDA nonprofit) company
elitna, odlična drúžba fashionable society
meščanska drúžba civil society
večerna drúžba evening party
visoka drúžba high society
zaključena drúžba private party
naše dolžnosti do drúžbe our duties towards society
moška (ženska) drúžba stag (hen) party
družiti se s slabo drúžbo to associate with (ali to keep) bad company
rad imeti drúžbo, rad biti v drúžbi to be fond of company
iti, hoditi v drúžbo to go into society
nisem rad v njihovi drúžbi I don't like to be in their company
izogibati se drúžbe to avoid society, to shun company; to lead a retired life, to keep oneself aloof (from company)
delati komu drúžbo to keep company with someone, to share someone's company
biti v drúžbi z to be in company with
dobro se počutim v njihovi drúžbi I feel at ease in their company
ustanoviti drúžbo to set up a company
razpustiti drúžbo to dissolve a partnership, to wind up a company
zahajati mnogo v drúžbo to get around (ali about)
zaiti v slabo drúžbo to get into bad company, to get in with a rotten set, to be thrown together with bad companions
njegove drúžbe je človek hitro sit a little of his company goes a long way

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

dvolíčen double-faced; two-faced; two-sided; double; false; insincere; hypocritical; simulated

biti dvolíčen to be insincere (ali false)

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

edín of one mind, agreed

biti edín z to agree with
smo edíni z vami we agree with you, we are in agreement with you

ekspórt export; exportation

biti določen za ekspórt to be earmarked (ali destined) for export

ekstáza ecstasy; rapture; medicina ecstasy; trance

pasti v ekstázo to be thrown into a state of ecstasy
biti v ekstázi to be enraptured, to go into raptures (ob, nad over), to be carried away (by), to be in ecstasies (at, over), to be entranced (by)
priti v ekstázo to grow ecstatic
spraviti v ekstázo to enrapture

ekstrémen extreme; farthest; farthermost; last

ekstremno (prislov) extremely
ekstrémna levica politika the extreme left
ekstrémna mnenja, nazori extreme opinions
ekstrémen primer an extreme case
na ekstrémni meji at the extreme limit
privzeti ekstrémne mere, ukrepe to take extreme, drastic measures
zateči se k ekstrémnim ukrepom to resort to extreme measures
biti prisiljen privzeti ekstrémne mere to be forced to take drastic measures