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držáti to hold; (podpirati) to support; (zadrževati) to retain, to keep, to hold; (vsebovati) to contain, to hold, to keep; (imeti v posesti) to possess; (trajati) to last, to hold out

držáti besedo to keep one's word
držáti koga za besedo to keep someone to his word
to ne drži (figurativno) this doesn't hold water
držáti jezik to hold one's tongue, to keep quiet, pogovorno to be mum, to shut up
drži jezik! pogovorno shut up!, pipe down!, button your lips!
držáti korak s to keep pace with, to keep up with
led ne drži the ice breaks
led še ne drži the ice won't hold yet
pravilo drži the rule holds good
Drži? - Drži! A bargain? - Sold!
držáti koga na kratko to keep a tight hold (ali rein) on someone
kam drži ta pot? where does this road lead?
držáti koga za roko to hold someone by the hand
držáti koga na tekočem to keep someone well-informed; to keep someone well posted
držáti s kom to side with someone, to stick by someone, to be on someone's side
držáti ravnotežje to keep one's balance
trdno držijo skupaj they are as thick as thieves
držáti z vsakim to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
držáti (imeti) na zalogi to keep in stock
bo vrv držala? will the rope hold?
držáti red to keep order
držáti v pripravljenosti to keep ready
držáti trdnjavo to hold a fortress
držáti se to hold oneself, to maintain oneself; to keep
držáti se česa to stick to something, to hold on to something
držáti se ukazov to keep to one's orders
ta barva se ne drži this colour runs, this is not a fast colour
cene se držé prices remain steady
držáti se léve (desne) (strani) to keep left ali to the left (right ali to the right)
moj oče se (zdravstveno) dobro drži my father carries his age well, my father is well preserved
ta jabolka se dobro držé these apples keep well
pokonci se držáti to hold oneself straight
vreme se drži the weather holds
vreme (se) ne bo držalo the weather will not hold
krčevito se česa držáti to stick to something through thick and thin
trdnjava se drži (upira) the fortress holds out (ali resists)
držáti se proč (od) to keep aloof (from)
kislo se držáti to pull a sour face
in to drži (velja) tudi za... and this holds true for... as well

držáven State, state

držávni arhiv public record office, (dokumenti) state archives pl
držávna banka state (ali national) bank
držávni bankrot national bankruptcy
držávna blagajna (public) treasury; exchequer
držávna Cerkev, cerkev state church, established church, (v Angliji) Church of England
držávni budžet budget; finances pl (of the state); ways and means pl, (plan) (VB) estimates pl
držávne dajatve (davki) government taxes pl
držávni dohodki public revenue(s) (pl), (inland) revenue
držávni dolg national (ali public) debt
držávni interes public interest
držávna himna national anthem
držávni izdatki, stroški public expenses pl
na držávne stroške at public expense
držávne finance finances of the state, public finance
držávni kapitalizem state capitalism
držávna kontrola state control, state supervision
držávna knjižnica national library
držávna last(nina) state property, public (ali national) property
držávna loterija state lottery
držávna meja national boundary
držávni minister minister (of state), (v Angliji) Secretary of State
držávno ministrstvo (state) ministry
držávni monopol government monopoly
držávna oblast government (ali public) authority
držávni organ state agency
držávni pečat Great Seal
držávna podpora state subsidy
držávno posojilo government bonds, public (ali government) loan; ZDA government bonds (ali securities) pl
držávna (tajna) policija (secret) state police
držávno podjetje government enterprise, national undertaking
držávno pravo public law, state law, constitutional law
držávni proces pravo state trial
držávni pravdnik public prosecutor
generalni držáven pravdnik attorney general, pl attorneys general; ZDA prosecuting attorney, state attorney; district attorney; circuit attorney
držáven pogreb state funeral
držávni prevrat (political) revolution
držávna renta state pension
držávni socializem state socialism
držávna služba civil service, ZDA public service
v držávni službi in the service of the state
držávna tiskarna government printing office, VB Her (oziroma His) Majesty's Stationery Office (krajšava: H.M.S.O.)
držávni udar coup d'état, pl coups d'état; overthrow of the government
držávna varnostna služba state security service
držávna uprava administration of the state, public administration; government
držávni uradnik civil servant; government official; public functionary; public official
visok držávni uradnik statesman
držávna varnost national security
držávna zadolženost national debt
držávni zaklad public treasury; exchequer
držávna zastava national flag
držávna železnica state railway; ZDA state railroad
držávna skupnost state community
nauk o držávi civics pl

državljánski civil; civic

državljánske čednosti civic virtues pl
državljánske pravice civil rights
izguba državljánskih pravic loss of civil rights
odvzem državljánskih pravic attainder; civil death; suppression of citizen's rights
državljánska vojna civil war
državljánski posli civics pl (s konstr. v sg ali pl)

dúbel doubles

igrati dúbel (tenis) to play doubles (ali a doubles match)

duck¹ [dʌk] samostalnik
zoologija raca; amfibijsko vozilo
pogovorno srček, ljubček; očarljiva oseba
ameriško, vojska našiv; bankrotnik, dolžnik; invalid
pogovorno nič, ničla (kriket)

a lame duck dolžnik; invalid
like a duck in a thunderstorm potrt, otožen; zgubljen
to play (ali make) ducks and drakes metati žabice (na vodni gladini); zapravljati
to make a duck ne zadeti nobene točke (v kriketu)
like water off a duck's back brez učinka, kot bob ob steno
pogovorno a duck of a očarljiv
(to take to s.th.) like a duck to water (lotiti se česa) z veseljem, brez obotavljanja
a fine day for young ducks deževno vreme
duck's egg šport nič, nobena točka (kriket)

due¹ [dju:] pridevnik
plačljiv, zapadel; dolžan; primeren, predpisan, pravšen; pravočasen; pristojen; pričakovan; dospel; povzročen, pripisljiv; dolgovan

in due time (ali course) pravočasno
to be due prispeti (po voznem redu)
upon due consideration po zrelem premisleku
due to zaradi
trgovina to become (ali fall) due zapasti (menica)
after due consideration po zrelem premisleku

due³ [dju:] samostalnik
pristojbina, taksa, članarina
množina carina; obveza, dolg

to give everybody (ali the devil) his due dati vsakomur, kar mu pripada, biti vsakomur pravičen
mornarica for a full due temeljito, korenito

dúh spirit, mind; soul; (um, razum) intellect, sense; (jezika, naroda) genius; (prikazen) ghost, spectre, phantom, apparition, shade, pogovorno spook; (pokojni) ghost, wraith

zli dúh evil genius, fiend, demon, devil; (škrat) (hob)goblin
dober dúh good genius (ali spirit); (genij) genius, master spirit
sveti dúh religija Holy Spirit
dúhu (prikazni) podoben ghostly; (vonj) smell, scent, odour; (zakona) spirit
brez dúha scentless, odourless
nemiren dúh restless mind
odsoten z dúhom absent-minded, abstracted
prisotnost dúha presence of mind
dúh časa spirit of the time
klicanje dúhov (spiritizem) spirit rapping
zli dúh (hudobec) the evil spirit, the evil one
odbijajoč dúh (vonj) offensive smell
ni ne dúha ne sluha o njem he disappeared without trace, nothing more has been heard of him
v dúhu bomo z vami we shall be with you in spirit
on je velik dúh (figurativno) he is a man of great genius
vino ima dúh po sodu the wine tastes of the cask
on ima slab dúh iz ust his breath smells
to olje ima neprijeten dúh this oil has an unpleasant smell
imeti dúh po čem to be redolent or something
to ima dúh po česnu it smells of garlic
klicati dúhá to summon a spirit, to raise a ghost
kloniti z dúhom to despair, to lose heart (ali courage), to be despondent
izganjati dúhá to lay a gost; (iz obsedenca) to exorcize
dúh se mu je omračil he became (mentally) deranged
omračitev dúha mental derangement
poglobiti se v dúh francoskega jezika to absorb the spirit of the French language
dúhovi so bili razburjeni (figurativno) feelings were running high

duhóven -a, -o spiritual; incorporeal; religious; ecclesiastical

duhóvna glasba religious (ali spiritual) music
črnska duhóvna pesem spiritual
duhóvne pesmi spiritual songs pl
duhóvne vaje religija retreat
duhóvni vodja spiritual director
duhóvno življenje spiritual life

dúri door

zapreti komu dúri pred nosom to shut (ali to slam) the door in someone's face

dust¹ [dʌst] samostalnik
prah
britanska angleščina smeti
botanika cvetni prah
sleng denar
figurativno zemlja
figurativno posmrtni ostanki

to bite the dust zgruditi se ranjen ali mrtev, iti v krtovo deželo
to kick up (ali make, raise) a dust vzdigniti prah, razburiti
to throw dust into s.o.'s eyes vreči komu pesek v oči, slepiti ga
to shake the dust off one's feet jezen oditi
ameriško to give the dust to s.o. prehite(va)ti koga
ameriško to take s.o.'s dust zaostajati
to lick the dust prilizovati se
honoured dust posmrtni ostanki
in the dust ponižan
to make the dust fly švigniti, energično nastopiti
down with the dust! denar na roko!
humbled in (ali to) the dust ponižan
to fall to dust razpasti

dust² [dʌst] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
prah brisati, omesti, oprašiti; potresti
ameriško, sleng švigniti, zbežati, uiti

to dust s.o.'s coat (ali jacket) naklestiti koga
to dust the eyes of s.o. varati, slepiti koga
to dust one's hands of s.o. ne želeti imeti s kom opravka

dušéven psychic, psychical; spiritual; mental; intellectual

dušévna hrana mental (ali spiritual) sustenance, food for the mind
dušévni bolnik mental patient, mental case, psychopath
dušévna bolezen mental disease; insanity; psychosis; psychopathy
nauk o dušévni boleznih psychopathology
zdravljenje dušévnih bolezni psychotherapy
dušévno delo intellectual (ali mental) work
dušévni delavec intellectual
dušévni mir peace (ali tranquillity) of mind
dušévna krutost mental cruelty
dušévna zaostalost mental deficiency
bolnišnica za dušévne bolezni mental hospital
dušévno stanje mental state
dušévna zasužnjenost mental slavery
dušévno obzorje mental horizon
dušévna sorodnost congeniality
dušévne zmožnosti intellectual faculties (ali powers)
dušévna svežost mental freshness, vivacity

dva dve two

po dva, po dve in pairs, by twos
stran dve page two
dve in pet je sedem two and five make (ali are) seven
tako gotovo, kot je dve in dve štiri as sure as eggs is eggs
to me je stalo dva funta in dva penija this cost me two pound, twopence
ura je ravnokar odbila dve the clock has just struck two
pred dvema dnevoma two days ago
ne najdeš dveh takih, kot je on! you won't find anybody to match him!
otrok še ni dve leti star the child is not two yet
iti po dva in dva (v parih) to go in pairs (ali two by two)
hoditi v gručah po dva in tri to walk in twos and threes
za prepir sta potrebna dva it takes two to make a quarrel

dvánajst twelve

on je dvánajst let star he is twelve (years old)
ob dvánajstih at twelve (12) o'clock
dvánajst apostolov religija the twelve Apostles, the Twelve
sestali se bomo točno ob dvánajstih we'll meet at twelve o'clock sharp (ali on the dot), vojska at twelve hundred hours

dvój -a, -e double

na dvój, -a, -ee in two
prerezati kaj na dvój, -a, -ee to cut something in two
ples v dvój, -a, -ee twosome dance
igrati klavir v dvój, -a, -ee to play four-handed
raztrgati na dvój, -a, -ee to tear asunder (ali in two)

dvokrílen two-winged; (vrata) two-leaf

dvokrílna vrata folding door
dvokrílen propeler aeronavtika twin-bladed propeller (ali airscrew)

dvolíčen double-faced; two-faced; two-sided; double; false; insincere; hypocritical; simulated

biti dvolíčen to be insincere (ali false)

dvómiti to doubt, to have doubts (o, gléde about); to question (o čem something); to be doubtful (of); to be in doubt

ne dvomiti o to have no doubts about
dvómiti o poštenju kake osebe to doubt someone's honesty
o tem ne dvomim I have no doubt (ali I make no question) of it
ne morem dvómiti o njegovi besedi I cannot doubt his word
dvomim, da je to res I doubt the truth of that
ne dvomim, da bo prišel I have no doubt (that) he will come, pogovorno I've no doubt he's coming, I don't doubt for a moment he's on his way
ne dvomim, da ste hoteli to storiti I have no doubt you intended to do it
dvomim, če bo prišel I doubt whether (ali if) he will come
po tem začne človek dvómiti o vsem after that, one begins to feel doubtful of everything

dye² [dai]

1. prehodni glagol
barvati

2. neprehodni glagol
dati se barvati

to dye in grain (ali wool) barvati v surovem stanju