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dream¹ [dri:m] samostalnik
sanje, sen; sanjarjenje; ideal

a perfect dream čudovito lep
pogovorno a dream of a dress čudovito lepa obleka
the land of dreams svet domišljije
waking dream sanjarjenje

dreg [dreg] samostalnik
zadnji ostanek
množina usedlina, gošča, kalež; tropine
figurativno sodrga

to the dregs do dna (izpiti)
not a dreg prav nič

drèn botanika cornel; dogwood

zdrav kot drèn as fit as a fiddle

dresírati to train; (konje) to break

dresírati psa, da prosi to train a dog to beg

dress^*2 [dres]

1. prehodni glagol
obleči, oblačiti; obuti, obuvati; pripraviti, pripravijati; obdel(ov)ati; obseči, obsegati; začiniti; (o)krasiti; (po)česati; lepotičiti; pristriči, prirezovati; oplemeniti (rudo); obvez(ov)ati (rano); strojiti; (o)brusiti; (ob)tesati, apretirati
vojska vzravnati (vrste); oskubsti

2. neprehodni glagol
obleči, obuti se; česati, lepotičiti se
vojska zravnati se

to dress by the right (left) na desno (levo) se vzravnati
to dress s.o.'s hide pretepsti koga
dressed up to the nines kakor iz škatlice oblečen
to dress the ranks vzravnati vrste
to dress a salad pripraviti solato
to dress the vine obrezati trto

drevó tree

mlado drevó sapling
božíčno drevó Christmas tree
sadno drevó fruit tree
drevó spoznanja biblija tree of knowledge of good and evil
(že) rodovitno drevó a (mature) fruit-bearing tree
cepiti drevó to graft a tree
podreti, posekati drevó to fell (ali to chop down) a tree
splezati na drevó to climb a tree
tresti drevó to shake a tree
skupina dreves a clump of trees
pognati, spoditi na drevó to tree
pes je prepodil veverico na drevó the dog treed the squirrel
zaradi dreves ne vidi gozda (figurativno) he cannot see the wood for the trees
jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa (figurativno) as the tree is, so is the fruit; like father, like son

drill² [dril] prehodni glagol
vrtati, preluknjati

to drill a hole in s.o. prestreliti koga

drink^*1 [driŋk]

1. prehodni glagol
piti, popiti, srkati; zapiti

2. neprehodni glagol
popivati, pijančevati; nazdraviti; globoko dihati

to drink the air vdihavati zrak
to drink o.s. to death napiti se do onemoglosti
to drink hard (ali deep, like a fish) piti ko žolna
to drink a toast nazdraviti komu
to drink one's fill napiti se, kolikor komu drago
to drink the waters piti mineralno vodo (v zdravilišču)
to drink s.o. under the table spraviti koga pod mizo
to drink o.s. into an illness nakopati si bolezen s pijančevanjem

drink² [driŋk] samostalnik
pijača, popitek, požirek; opojna pijača; pijančevanje
sleng morje

in drink, the worse for (ali in) drink pijan, vinjen
to be meat and drinkable drink to s.o. biti komu nujno potreben
hard drink opojna pijača
soft drink brezalkoholna pijača
small drink pivo
to be on the drink popivati, pijančevati
to have (ali take) a drink napiti se, pogasiti žejo
to take to drink začeti piti, postati pijanec
ameriško, hudomušno the big drink Atlantski ocean; reka Mississippi
long drink pijača iz visokega kozarca
ameriško, pogovorno long drink of water nenavadno velik človek, dolgin

drinker [dríŋkə] samostalnik
pivec; pijanec

a hard drinker hud pijanec, pijandura

drive^*1 [draiv]

1. prehodni glagol
gnati, goniti, pognati; zabiti; vreči, zagnati (žogo); vbiti; voditi, upravljati, šofirati; pregnati, spoditi; siliti; peljati; preutruditi; graditi (cesto); vrtati (predor)

2. neprehodni glagol
peljati se; hiteti; voziti se; meriti, ciljati

to drive a bargain dobro voditi kupčijo
to drive a good (hard) bargain dobro (slabo) opraviti
to drive a coach and four through spregledati lažnivost pripovedovanja
to drive a nail home popolnoma zabiti žebelj
to drive home a point neizpodbitno dokazati
to drive a roaring trade narediti sijajno kupčijo
to let drive at zamahniti proti
to drive to the wall (ali into the corner) pritisniti ob zid, ugnati v kozji rog
to drive one's pigs to the market glasno hrkati
to drive a quill (ali pen) biti pisatelj(ica)
to drive to one's wit's end popolnoma koga zbegati
to drive s.o. mad razbesniti koga
to drive s.th. into s.o. vbiti komu kaj v glavo
to drive s.o. hard zatirati koga
to drive s.o. to despair spraviti koga v obup

drive² [draiv] samostalnik
gonja; vožnja, ježa; gonilo, pogon; dovoz, vozna pot; pritisk; energija, napor; težnja
ameriško nabiralna akcija; kampanja

to go for a drive peljati se na sprehod
production drive akcija za zvišanje produkcije
remote drive pogon na daljavo
to take for a drive peljati na sprehod

dróbec bit, fragment, scrap; splinter

niti dróbca ne not a scrap
sestoječ se iz dróbcev fragmetal
kostni dróbec splinter of bone
bombni dróbec bomb splinter
varen pred dróbci granat, bomb splinter proof
dróbci pl smithereens pl, streti v dróbce to smash to smithereens
razbiti (se) na dróbce to splinter
razbiti se na tisoč dróbcev to be smashed to smithereens

drobíti to crush; (kruh) to crumble; to break into small pieces

drobíti se to crumble; to fall to pieces
drobíti korake to trip
drobíti pesem to sing a song

drobíž (denar) change, small change; small coin; figurativno (otroci) little children, the kiddies

imate kaj drobíža? have you got any small change (pri sebi on you)?
mi lahko daste drobíža za funt? can you give me change for a pound
lahko obdržite drobíž you can (ali may) keep the change

dróg pole; bar; rod; post

brzojavni dróg telegraph pole
telovadni dróg horizontal bar
dróg za zastavo flagpole
zastava na pol dróga flag dying at half mast
dróg za zavese curtain rail
železen dróg iron bar, crowbar
zabiti dróg v zemljo to sink a post

drop¹ [drɔp]

1. neprehodni glagol (from)
kapljati, kaniti (with)
cediti se, teči; pasti, spustiti se; padati (cene) (from, out of)
ven pasti, izpasti; prenehati; pasti v nezavest, zrušiti se
figurativno umreti

2. prehodni glagol
pokapati; prelivati; izpustiti; opustiti, prekiniti; spustiti se; splaviti, povreči; oglasiti se pri kom; namigniti

to drop an acquaintance (ali s.o.) prekiniti stike s kom
to drop asleep zaspati
to drop astern zaostajati (za ladjo)
to drop the anchor usidrati se
to drop back to the old life vrniti se k staremu načinu življenja
to drop a hint namigniti
to drop a line napisati par besed
to drop from sight izginiti, zgubiti se
to drop to the rear zaosta(ja)ti
drop it! nehaj že!
to drop a bird ustreliti ptiča
figurativno to drop a brick narediti nerodno napako, ustreliti kozla, blekniti
to drop lamb ojagnjiti se
to let drop izpustiti
till one drops do onemoglosti
to drop short ne zadostovati; ne doseči cilja
to drop a bird on the wing ustreliti ptico med poletom
to drop a curtsy prikloniti se
figurativno to drop the curtain narediti konec
to drop into bad habits zabresti v slabe navade

drop² [drɔp] samostalnik
kaplja, kapljica; gledališki zastor; padec; poklopna vrata; obesek, uhan; bonbon; odpadlo sadje ali zrnje; špranja (za novec v avtomatu)

at the drop of a hat nemudoma, takoj
to get the drop on s.o. izrabiti neprilike koga
to have a drop too much nekoliko preveč ga imeti, biti v rožicah
as like as two drops of water podobna ko jajce jajcu
ameriško, sleng to have a drop on s.o. imeti koga v rokah
sleng to have a drop in one's eye kazati, da je kdo preveč pil
a drop in the ocean (ali bucket) kapljica v morje
to take a drop naglo padati (vrednostni papirji)

drown [draun]

1. neprehodni glagol
utoniti, utopiti, potopiti, udušiti se

2. prehodni glagol
potopiti, poplaviti, preplaviti; udušiti; zatreti, uničiti

to be (ali get) drowned utoniti
drowning men catch at straws v sili hudič mušice žre
to drown the miller preveč krstiti pijačo
to drown one's sorrows iskati pozabe v pijači
as wet as a drowning rat moker ko miš
to drown s.o.'s wine priliti komu vode v vino
drowned in tears ves solzen
drowned in sleep v globokem spanju
to drown out (s poplavo) izgnati

drug¹ [drʌg] samostalnik
droga, zdravilo, strup, mamilo, surovina za zdravila; blago, ki ne gre v denar

drug addict (ali taker, fiend) narkoman
drug addiction narkomanija
a drug in the market blago, ki ne gre v denar, po katerem ni povpraševanja