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diskúsija discussion; debate

zakonski osnutek bo prišel v diskúsijo jutri the bill will come up (ali will be debated) tomorrow
po dolgi diskúsiji after a long debate
pred publiko organizirana diskúsija panel discussion
odpreti (zapreti) diskúsijo to open (to close) a discussion

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

distánca distance

distánca med obema hišama the distance between the two houses
držati distánco to keep one's distance
držati distánco od koga to keep someone at a distance

diverzíja diversion (tudi vojska)

napraviti, izvesti diverzíjo to carry out a diversion

dlán palm (of hand)

ležati na dláni (figurativno) to be evident, to be manifest
to leži, je na dláni this (ali it) stands to reason; that is as plain as a pikestaff; this is patently obvious

dnéven daily

dnévni izkupiček daily sales pl
dnévna količina daily quantity
dnévna poraba daily consumption
dnévno poročilo daily report
dnévna prodaja six-day sale
dnévna proizvodnja daily output
dnévni red agenda; order of the day
dati na dnévni red to place on the agenda
vzeti z dnévnega reda to take off the agenda
dnévna svetloba (luč) daylight
dnévna telovadba pogovorno daily dozen
dnévna soba living room
dnévna cena price of the day; current price
dnévni (borzni) tečaj current rate of exchange
dnévno delo day work
dnévna izmena (posada) day shift, pogovorno days
dnévni zaslužek daily wages pl, a day's pay

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?

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

dobíček profit; gain; (marža) margin

čisti dobíček clear (ali net) profit; net balance
izredni dobíček, višek dobíčka excess profit
mastni, veliki dobíčki substantial profits
vojni dobíček war profit
delitev dobíčka profit sharing
delež pri dobíčku share in the profits
prinesti dobíček to leave (ali to bring ali to yield) a profit
prodati z dobíčkom to sell at a profit
izkazati dobíček to show a profit
potegniti dobíček iz česa to make a profit on something
film je prinesel 100.000 dolarjev čistega dobíčka the film netted 100,000 dollars

dobítek prize

glavni dobítek the first (ali the big ali the chief) prize
(iz)žrebanje dobítkov draw, raflle
zadeti dobítek v loteriji to draw a prize in a lottery
zadeti glavni dobítek (žargon) to hit the jackpot

dobíti to get; to receive; to gain; to win; (s prošnjo) to obtain

dobíti zopet (nazaj) to retrieve
dobíti darilo to receive a present
dobíti poklon (udarec, ukaz) to receive a compliment (a blow, an order)
dobíti prvo nagrado to win the first prize
dobíti dovoljenje to get leave (to)
dobíti vročino medicina to catch a fever
dobil je mesto po mojem priporočilu he obtained the situation through my recommendation
si dobil moje pismo včeraj? did you receive my letter yesterday?
dobil je, kar mu gre he's got what he deserves
kaj si dobil za svoj rojstni dan? what did you get for your birthday?
dobíti jih (figurativno) to get it, to catch it
jih boš že dobil (po glavi)! you'll catch it!
ta artikel se povsod dobi this article is to be got everywhere
mila ni mogoče dobíti soap is not to be had (ali is unobtainable, is not available)
kakor dobljeno, tako izgubljeno ill-gotten, ill spent
kemikalije se dobivajo iz... chemicals are obtained from...
jih boš dobil! (figurativno) you will catch it!
dobíti, zadeti glavni dobitek to hit the jackpot

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)

dobrodôšel welcome

dobrodôšel! (pozdrav) welcome!, glad to see you
dobrodôšel zopet v Ljubljani! welcome back to Ljubljana
dobrodôšel gost welcome guest
bilo bi nad vse dobrodôšo... it would be most welcome (ali a most welcome step, innovation)...

dobróta kindness; goodness; benevolence; (blagost) mildness, leniency, gentleness, good nature; (usluga) favour

sama dobróta ga je he is kindness itself
na mizi je mnogo dobrót on the table there are many good things
iz dobróte out of kindness
izkazati dobróto komu to do someone a kindness
izrabljati dobróto kake osebe to encroach upon someone's kindness
kako naj se zahvalim za Vaše mnoge dobróte? how can I thank you for your many kindnesses?

dočákati to live to see

tega ne bom dočakal I shan't live to see it
dočakal je visoko starost he has lived to a great age
končno smo te dočakali finally you have come
kdor nestrpno čaka, nikoli ne dočaka (figurativno) a watched pot never boils

dodelíti to assign; to allocate; to allot

dodelíti nalogo to assign a task, to allot a task

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

dokláda (supplementary) allowance; additional payment, addition; bonus

posebna dokláda a special allowance
draginjska dokláda cost-of-living bonus (ali adjustment)
družinska dokláda family allowance; allowance for the maintenance of children; dependents' allowance
otroška dokláda child allowance

doktorírati to take one's doctorate (ali one's doctor's degree); to take the degree of doctor

pravkar je doktoríral he has just got his doctorate
doktoriral je iz prava na univerzi v X he gratuated from the University of X with a doctorate in law
doktoriral je iz filozofije leta 1931 he was awarded his Ph.D. (degree) in 1931