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dežêlen (of the) country; provincial; land-

dežêlna cesta highway
dežêlni šolski svet country school-board
dežêlna vlada provincial (ali regional) government
dežêlna uprava administration of a province (ali of a district)
dežêlni zbor provincial assembly; diet
član dežêlnega zbora member of a diet

diagnóza medicina diagnosis, pl diagnoses; diagnostic

napraviti diagnózo to diagnose (bolniku a patient's condition)

diárij diary

pisati diárij to keep a diary

díčiti (krasiti) to adorn; to embellish

díčiti se to pride oneself, to be proud (z of); (hvalisati se) to boast, to make a boast (of), to brag about, to vaunt

diéta diet; low diet

mlečna diéta milk diet
nizkokalorična diéta low-calorie diet
biti na diéti to be on a low diet; to diet oneself
strogo se držati diéte to keep to one's diet
predpisati diéto to diet (komu someone), to put someone on a diet

díhati to breathe; to respire; to take (ali draw) breath

globoko díhati to draw (ali to fetch) a deep breath
moči zopet díhati to recover one's breath
težkó díhati to breathe hard, to gasp (for breath), to pant, to puff
zrak, ki ga dihamo the air that we breathe

díhniti to breathe

(niti) besede ne díhniti not to breathe a word

diktírati to dictate (komu, pismo to someone, a letter)

meni ne bo nihče diktiral I am not to be dictated to
zmagovalec ima pravico premaganemu diktírati svoje pogoje the conqueror has a right to dictate his conditions to the conquered

diléma dilemma

v veliki dilémi on the horns of a dilemma
biti v dilémi to be in a dilemma, to be on the horns of a dilemma
biti v dilémi ali... ali... to be in two minds whether... or...
priti v dilémo to be thrown into a dilemma
spraviti koga v dilémo to put someone in(to) a dilemma
postaviti koga v resno dilémo to place someone in a serious dilemma

dìm smoke; fume; reek

maska proti dìmu smokehelmet
oblak (steber) dìma a cloud (a column) of smoke
ta riž diši po dìmu this rice tastes (ali smells) of smoke
soba je bila polna dìma od tobaka the room reeked of tobacco smoke
uničiti listno uš z dìmom to fumigate greenfly
kjer je dìm, je tudi ogenj there is no smoke without fire

dímast smoky

dímasto mesto a smoky city
dímast ogenj a smoky fire

diné (obed, večerja) dinner

slavnostni diné a dinnerparty

diplóma diploma; degree; official certificate; college certificate

doktorska diplóma doctor's diploma (ali degree)
učiteljska diplóma schoolteacher's training certificate
imeti zdravniško diplóma to hold a medical degree
podeliti komu diplómo to award a diploma to someone

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

dírka race; racing

avtomobilska dírka motor race
avtomobilske dírke motor racing
kolesarska dírka cycle race
kolesarske dírke cycling
konjska dírka horse race
konjske dírke racing, the races
iti na dírke to go to the races, to go to race meetings
prisostvovati konjskim dírkam to go to horse-race meetings, to be a racegoer
udeležiti se dírke to compete (ali to take part) in a race
konjska dírka brez zaprek flat race

disciplínski of discipline; disciplinary

disciplínski primer disciplinary offence
hud disciplínski prestopek a serious breach of discipline, a serious infringement (ali infraction) of discipline

disimulírati to dissimulate; to dissemble; to hide, to conceal

disimulírati svoje namere to disguise one's intentions
disimulírati resnico, dejstvo to withhold (ali to hold back) the truth, a fact

dísk šport discus, pl discuses, disci

met díska throwing the discus
metalec díska discus thrower
rekorden met díska a record throw with the discus

diskréten discreet; figurativno quiet

diskrétna barva a sober colour
diskrétne manire quiet manners pl
diskréten nasmešek a quiet smile
diskretno (prislov) discreetly
ona se zelo diskrétno oblači she dresses very quietly
lahko mi poveš, bom diskréten you can tell me, I won't let it out

diskrétnost discretion

mene je sama diskrétnost I'm the soul of discretion, I'm discretion itself
lahko računate na mojo diskrétnost you may count on me to keep it a secret