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brisače à 4.000 SIT towels at 4,000 tolars apiece
znamka à 100 SIT a 100-tolar stamp

blátiti to sully; figurativno to libel; to throw mud at someone; to blemish

blátiti koga figurativno to drag someone's name through the mud

blízu near; nearly; near (ali close) at hand; close to; (približno) about, approximately, close upon

blízu hiše near the house
čisto blízu close by
blízu in daleč far and near
ni ga blízu (figurativno) he holds (ali keeps) aloof
ne iti blízu to stand off, to keep one's distance
priti blízu to come (ali to draw) near, to approach

centrálen central; centrical; centred at; head; main

Centralni Komité Central Executive Committee
centrálna kurjava central heating
centrálna pošta central post office

cíljati to aim at, to take (one's) aim, to level at

délati to work, to be at work; to do; to make; to manufacture; (biti zaposlen) to be employed (funkcionirati) to function

težko délati to toil, to labour
délati za koga to work for someone
kaj delaš (sedajle)? what are you doing (now)?
délati v akordu to be a pieceworker, to do piecework
nimam kaj délati I have no work to do
délati kot črna živina to work like a nigger (ali like a slave)
delati na čem to work on something, to be busy with something, to be engaged on something
délati po navodilih to act (ali to proceed) according to instructions (ali as instructed), to follow the instructions
on dela le za svojo korist he looks only after his own interests
prekomerno délati to overwork someone
délati napake to make mistakes
délati krivico komu to do wrong to someone
délati za vsakdanji kruh to work for one's daily bread
on dela na svojo roko figurativno he is not authorized to act; pogovorno he's acting off his own bat
dela po svoji mili volji he has his own way, he pleases himself
površno délati to botch, to bungle
délati kot mravlja a to be busy as a bee
délati sitnosti to cause trouble
délati težave to make difficulties
stroj dela the machine is working (ali running)
stroj ne dela (je brez dela) the machine is idle, (je pokvarjen) the machine is out of order
trdo délati to work hard, to labour, to toil, to drudge
pri kom si dajete délati obleke? who is your tailor?
dan se dela it is dawn, it is daybreak, day is dawning
délati se (pretvarjati se) to pretend, to make pretence, to feign
dela se bolnega he pretends to be ill
dela se neumnega he plays the fool
dela se gluhega he pretends he is deaf
délati se norca iz koga to make fun of someone, to make a fool of someone
dela se bogatega he pretends to be rich, he makes believe he is rich
delal sem se jeznega I pretended to be angry
delal se je, kot da ničesar ne vidi he pretended to see nothing
kdor ne dela, naj ne jé arhaično no mill, no meal

desétkrat at ten times

desétkraten tenfold

dezoríentíran disorientated; figurativno perplexed, bewildered, puzzled, at a loss, at sea

disponírati to dispose (z of); to have at one's disposal; to arrange, to do

disponirajte z menoj, kakor hočete if I can be of any service I am completely at your disposal
biti dobro disponiran to be in good humour
prosto disponírati s svojo lastnino to be free to dispose of one's property

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

domáč home (-); homely; domestic; homelike; local, national; (ukročen) domesticated, tame; familiar; (neprisiljen) at one's ease, unceremonious, free and easy; (prvoten) aboriginal, native, indigenous; home-grown

domáč kruh home-made bread
domáča hrana household fare
domáča halja dressing gown
domáče moštvo šport home team
domáča obrt home manufacture, home (ali cottage) industry
domáče platno homespun linen, home-made cloth
domáča zabava family party
domáče zdravilo domestic remedy, (univerzalno) nostrum
domáča žival domestic animal
za domáčo uporabo for home use
po domáče informally, without ceremony
domáčega se napraviti to make oneself at home
kar po domáče! make yourself (quite) at home

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

dražíti² to raise the price (kaj of something), to make (something) dearer; (na dražbi) to auction, to bid for at an auction

dražíti se to become dearer, to rise in price
vse se draží prices are going up all round

drúgič secondly; in the second place; for the (oziroma a) second time; (še enkrat) once more; again; (enkrat drúgič, drugikrat) at some other time, (at) another time, at other times

duhovít witty; quick-witted; (v odgovoru) clever at repartee, never lost for an answer; ingenious

duhovíta rešitev an ingenious solution
ta knjiga je pisana zelo duhovíto this book is very wittily written
dajati duhovíte opazke to wisecrack

duhovítost wit, wittiness; (z odgovorom) quickwittedness, cleverness at repartee; ingenuity

éksati to drink off at a draught; to drain at a gulp

frondírati (zabavljati) to carp at; to nag at; to rail against

hkráti at the same time; at one time; simultaneously

dva hkráti two at a time

hospitácija attendance at lectures as an occasional student