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dig^*1 [dig] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
kopati, izkopati, (iz)dolbsti; riti; suniti; raziskovati, preučevati
ameriško, sleng vneto delati, guliti se

to dig at s.o zbadati koga
to dig in the ribs suniti med rebra
to dig a pit for s.o. kopati komu jamo, grob
to dig one's way krčiti si pot

dig² [dig] samostalnik
kopanje; arheološko izkopavanje
ameriško, sleng garanje, guljenje; sunek
figurativno zbadanje, posmeh
ameriško, sleng gulež

to have a dig at nekaj poskusiti; zbadljivo o kom pisati ali govoriti

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

dim² [dim] pridevnik (dimly prislov)
temen, mračen, moten, meglen, nejasen; bled
sleng bedast; pesimističen

to take a dim view pesimistično, skeptično gledati
to dim out delno zatemniti

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

dime [daim] samostalnik
ameriško kovanec 10 centov

to have dollars and dimes biti premožen
dime novel cenen, malovreden roman
not to care a dime nič ne marati
pogovorno a dime a dozen skoraj zastonj

diné (obed, večerja) dinner

slavnostni diné a dinnerparty

ding-dong² [díŋdɔ́ŋ] pridevnik
enoličen; ritmičen; oglušujoč

a ding-dong race neodločena tekma

dip¹ [dip]

1. prehodni glagol (in, into)
potopiti, pomočiti, pomakati; pobarvati (from, out of)
črpati, zajemati; spustiti (zastavo)

2. neprehodni glagol (in, into, under)
potopiti, potapljati se; nagniti, spustiti se; zniž(ev)ati se; padati (into)
pokukati

to dip deeply into one's purse globoko seči v žep
to dip up zajeti
to dip one's pen in gall žolčno pisati
to dip into a book prelistati knjigo
to dip headlights zasenčiti avtomobilske luči
to dip the flag spuščati in dvigati zastavo v pozdrav

dip² [dip] samostalnik
potopitev, potapljanje; kratka kopel; jamica; nagnjenost, pobočje, padec; sveča; bežen pogled; omaka
sleng žepar

to have (ali take) a dip okopati se
the dip of the compass inklinacija magnetnice
the dip of the horizon depresija horizonta
a dip in price padec cen

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

dirt [də:t] samostalnik
nesnaga, umazanija, blato, prah; zemlja; ničvredna stvar; umazanost, nesnažnost; nespodobne besede

as cheap as dirt skoraj zastonj
to eat dirt požreti žalitev, biti ponižan
to fling (ali throw) dirt at s.o. poniževati, blatiti koga
to fling dirt about obrekovati, opravljati
ameriško dirt farmer poljedelec
dirt floor netlakovana tla
ameriško dirt road netlakovana cesta
ameriško, mineralogija pay dirt zemlja bogata zlata
dirt roof rušnata streha
dirt track mehka dirkalna steza
yellow dirt zlato
to treat s.o. like dirt slabo s kom ravnati
a spot of dirt madež

disadvantage [disædvá:ntidž] samostalnik
škoda, zguba; neugodnost, pomanjkljivost; neugoden položaj, slaba stran; ovira

to take s.o. at a disadvantage izrabiti neprilike koga
to sell at a disadvantage prodajati z izgubo
to be at a disadvantage, to labour under a disadvantage biti v slabem položaju; imeti izgubo

disappointment [disəpɔ́intmənt] samostalnik
razočaranje; nezadovoljstvo; človek, ki je razočaral

to meet with a disappointment razočarati se
disappointment in love nesrečna ljubezen