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črnílo (black) ink

kopirno črnílo copying ink
črn kot črnílo, umazan od črníla inky
črnílo za nalivno pero fountain-pen ink
nevidno črnílo invisible ink
madež od črníla blot, inkblot
tiskarsko črnílo printer's ink
pisati s črnílom to write in ink, to write with pen and ink
umazati s črnílom to blot (with ink)
črnílo se razliva na papirju the ink runs on the paper

čúden queer, uncommon, unusual; eccentric; strange; singular; odd; original; curious; VB žargon rum

kako čúdno! what a curious thing!
čúdna opazka a strange remark
to je čúdno that is strange
on je čúden patron he is a strange fellow
nič čúdnega, če... no wonder if...
na tem ni nič čúdnega there is nothing strange in (ali about) it
čudno (presenetljivo, za čuda) curiously enough, strange to say
čúdno se počutiti to feel strange
čúdno, da tega niste (ne bi bili) slišali strange that you should not have heard it
čúdno se sliši žargon it sounds rum
kakor se utegne zdeti čúdno... strange as it may appear...
zaklel je in nič čúdnega (če je) he swore and no wonder

čúdo wonder; miracle; marvel; portent, prodigy

za čúda for a wonder
kratkotrajno čúdo nine days' wonder
ni čúda, da... no wonder that...
on je čúdo spretnosti he is a paragon of efficiency
za čúda, držal je svojo besedo he kept his word, for a wonder
delati čúda to work (ali to perform) miracles, to work wonders, figurativno to move mountains
glej čúd! lo and behold!

dale [deil] samostalnik
poetično dolina

up hill and down dale čez drn in strn
to curse hill and down dale preklinjati ves svet

dáleč far (away, off); a long way off; widely, remotely, distantly

dáleč od tu far from here
dáleč naokoli far and wide
dáleč narazen wide apart
od dáleč from the distance, from afar
kako dáleč how far, to what extent
tako dáleč in ne dlje! thus far and no further ali farther
bil sem dáleč od doma I was far from home
kako dáleč je (to)? how far is it?
stanuje dáleč od tu he lives far away from here
dáleč boljši, dáleč najboljši better by far, by far the best
dáleč proč (še dolgo ne) far from it, not by a long way (ali chalk)
dáleč od tega far from it
še dáleč ne tako zanimiv not nearly so interesting
dáleč najboljša splošna zgodovina far and away the best general history
kakor dáleč seže oko as far as the eye can reach
lahkó tečeš tako dáleč? can you run as far as that?
držati se dáleč (stran) od to keep (ali to stand) clear of
kako dáleč si z angleščino? how far have you got with your English?
počasi se dáleč pride he that goes softly, goes safely

dálje farther; figurativno further; forth

od 1900 dálje from 1900 onwards
od 10. aprila dálje from April 10th onwards
od 16. stoletja dálje from the 16th century onwards
odslej dálje from now on
in tako dálje and so on, and so forth; and the like; etc.
dálje prihodnjič (= se nadaljuje) to be continued
govoril je dálje he continued (ali kept on) talking

dán day; (dnevna svetloba, luč) daylight, daytime; (svetloba) light

dober dán! (zjutraj) good morning!, (popoldne) good afternoon!, (splošno) how do you do!, pogovorno hallo!, hullo!, ZDA hello, (pri poslovitvi) good day!, pogovorno see you!, be seeing you!; see you later!
deloven dán working day, weekday
črn dán figurativno a black day, a dark day, an unfortunate day
materinski dán Mother's Day
novoletni dán New Year's Day
beli dán broad daylight
plačilni dán payday
postni dán fast day
prazničen dán holiday
pasji dnevi dog days pl
prosti dán day off, (brez pouka) day off school
rojstni dán birthday
srečen dán a red-letter day
sodni dán the Last Day, Judgment Day, Day of Judgment, Doomsday
davni dnevi bygone days, arhaično day of yore
spominski dán Remembrance Day (11. november)
z dne 3. maja dated May 3rd
čez dán (podnevi) in the daytime; during the day, by daylight, by day
dán za dnem day by day
drugi (naslednji) dán next day, the day after
do današnjega dne to the preent day
od dneva do dneva from day to day
čez nekaj dni in a day or two
enega teh dni, te dni enkrat one of these days
dvakrat na dán twice a day
pri belem dnevu in broad daylight
lepega dne one fine day
oni dán (zadnjič) the other day
še oni dán only the other day
še isti dán that very day
od tega dne dalje from this day forth
par dni a couple of days
ta ali oni dán one day or another
svoj živi dán in all my born days, in my lifetime
nekega dne one day, (za prihodnost) some day
pred tremi dnevi three days ago
dán poprej the day before, the day beforehand
teden dni (7 dni) a week
danes teden dni this day week, (pred tednom dni) a week ago
14 dni (2 tedna) a fortnight, two weeks
čez 14 dni in a fortnight
vsak dán every day, daily
vsak drugi dán every other (ali second) day
vsakih pet dni every five days
ves dán all day long, for the whole of the day
ves ljubi božji dán the livelong day
za nekaj dni for a few days
prejšnji dán the previous (ali preceding) day
ki traja ves dán daylong
na dán z besedo! speak out!, out with it!
to je jasno kot beli dán it's as clear as daylight, it's as plain as a pikestaff
biti različen kot noč in dán to be as different as chalk and cheese
béli dán je it is broad daylight
dobiti prost dán to be allowed a day off
ni še vseh dni konec we have not seen the last of it yet
prinesti, spraviti na dán to bring to light
prinesti stvar na dán to broach a matter
sedaj prihaja na dán it now transpires
priti na dán to come to light, to transpire, to leak out, to become known, ZDA to develop
prinesti na dán svoje težave to air one's troubles
ko napoči dán at daybreak, at dawn
za vsakega pride njegov dán every dog has his day
sanja se ti pri belem dnevu you're day-dreaming
svoj živi dán nisem videl... I have never seen in all my born days (ali in my lifetime)...
dnevi so mu šteti his days are numbered
zagledati dán (luč sveta) to be born, to come to light, to come out
določiti dán to fix a day
voščiti dober dán to bid someone good day, zastarelo to give someone the time of day
bil je 2 dni prepozen he was two days late
delati noč in dán to work day and night
ne hvali dneva pred nočjo do not praise the day before it is over; laugh before breakfast and you'll cry before supper

dark¹ [da:k] pridevnik (darkly prislov)
temen, temnolas, temačen, mračen, mrk; žalosten, obupan; skrit, skrivnosten, nerazumljiv, nejasen; neznan; negotov; neprosvetljen; zloben, zločinski

the dark ages srednji vek
dark house umobolnica
a dark horse nepričakovan zmagovalec (v dirki); ameriško malo znan kandidat za prezidenta
the Dark Blues študenti iz Oxforda; srednješolci iz Harrowa
the Dark Continent Afrika
to keep s.th. dark skrivati nekaj; obdržati skrivnost zase
dark room temnica
to look on the dark side of things biti črnogled
dark slide kaseta
dark lantern slepica
ameriško dark and bloody ground Kentucky

dash¹ [dæš]

1. prehodni glagol
treščiti, vreči, metati; (po)škropiti; zbegati, (z)mešati; (raz)redčiti, primešati; načrtati; suniti
sleng preklinjati; uničiti, razbiti

2. neprehodni glagol
izbruhniti, počiti, brizgniti, pljuskniti

to s.o.'s hope razočarati koga
to dash one's spirits užalostiti, pobiti
to dash through thick and thin iti čez drn in strn
to dash to pieces razbiti
dash it!, dash you! vraga!, presneto!

dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
dana veličina a given magnitude
če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
daj bog! God grant!
ne daj bog! God forbid!
kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
(to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves

dead¹ [ded] pridevnik
mrtev, brez življenja, crknjen; nedostavljiv (pošiljka); popoln; izumrl, neveljaven; otopel, otrpel; zamolkel, moten; slep (okno); jalov (sloj); temen (noč); ugašajoč; globok (spanje); ovenel; neraben, slab, izločen; neodločen (tekma)

ameriško, pogovorno dead above the ears neumen, topoglav
dead end slepa ulica; figurativno zagata
dead and gone že davno mrtev
dead colour osnovna barva
dead failure popoln polom
dead forms same formalnosti
to flog a dead horse zaman si prizadevati
ameriško dead freight nepokvarljiv tovor
ameriško, sleng dead from the neck up trapast, butast
a dead frost popoln polom
vojska dead ground ozemlje, ki je zunaj streljaja
a dead halt nenadna ustavitev
dead heat tekma brez zmagovalca
dead hand neprodajen
dead letter nedostavljivo pismo; izumrl običaj; zakon, ki ga ne spoštujejo
dead level figurativno enoličnost, neučinkovitost
to make a dead set on napasti z vso odločnostjo; truditi se, da se komu približamo
dead march žalna koračnica
pogovorno dead men (ali marines) izpite, prazne steklenice
as dead as a doornail (ali mutton, nit) mrtev ko hlod
dead nuts on popolnoma zaverovan, navdušen za kaj
dead office pogrebni obredi, zadušnica
perfectly dead neznosen
dead reckoning mornarica približna ocena (dolžine poti)
dead secret največja skrivnost
dead stock mrtvi kapital; neprodajno blago
dead set oster napad
waiting for dead man's shoes čakanje na dediščino
dead wall stena brez vrat in oken
dead weight lastna teža; figurativno huda ovira napredka
dead wind nasprotni veter
dead wood posušen les; izvržek, izbirek
dead silence popolna, mrtva tišina

dead³ [ded] samostalnik
smrtna tišina, mrtvilo

the dead množina mrtvi, pokojniki, umrli
in the dead of the night v najtemnejši noči
in the dead of winter sredi zime
pogovorno on the dead odločno, resno; množina, mineralogija jalovina
the quick and the dead živi in mrtvi

death [deɵ] samostalnik
smrt; smrtni primer; uboj, umor; konec, uničenje; kuga

to be the death of s.o. ubiti koga, povzročiti smrt koga
to be in at the death vzdržati do konca
to bleed to death izkrvaveti
to catch one's death of umreti zaradi
to be bored to death strašno se dolgočasiti
arhaično to do to death pogubiti, ubiti, uničiti
it's a case of life and death gre za biti ali ne biti
ameriško, sleng sudden death slab whisky
worse than death zelo slab
sleng death on ves nor na; odličen
to put to death usmrtiti
to lie at the death's door umirati, biti na pragu smrti
pravno civil death zguba državljanskih pravic
as sure as death popolnoma prepričan, čisto gotov
Black Death kuga
field of death bojno polje
I am sick to death of it do grla sem tega sit
certificate of death mrliški list
tired to death na smrt utrujen

debatírati to debate (o on, upon; z with); to discuss (o čem something)

debatírati o »za« in »proti« to discuss the pros and cons
o tej stvari je treba temeljito debatírati it is a matter that needs to be thoroughly thrashed out, it is a matter that demands a thoroughgoing discussion

deed¹ [di:d] samostalnik
delo, posel; dejanje, postopek; junaštvo; dejstvo, resnica; listina, dokument

to take the will for the deed že samo dobro voljo upoštevati
in word and in deed z besedo in dejanjem
in very deed v resnici, dejansko
to draw up a deed sestaviti dokument
deed of sale kupoprodajna pogodba
deed of conveyance dogovor o prevozu

definitívno definitively, finally

stvar, zadeva je bila definitívno urejena the matter has been settled for good and all (ali once and for all)

dekadénca decadence; decay; decline

dekadénca in padec rimskega cesarstva the decline and fall of the Roman Empire

delegácija delegation; body of delegates

delegácije republiške skupščine delegations of the assembly of the republic
delegácije družbeno-političnih organizacij delegations of sociopolitical organizations
delegácije delovnih ljudi v TOZD delegations of working people in basic self-managing organizations and communities

délež share; part; portion

levji délež the lion's share
ustanoviteljski délež founder's share
v enakih déležih share and share alike
dobiti svoj délež pri čem to come in for a share of something
imeti enake déleže to share alike, to share and share alike
pripasti komu kot délež to fall to someone's share

delíti to divide (tudi matematika); to part, to form a barrier between; to share (s kom with someone); (ločiti) to separate; (razdeliti) to distribute

delíti v to divide in, into
delíti med to divide between, among
delíti od to divide from
Sena deli Pariz na dva dela the Seine cuts Paris into two parts
delíti delo to share out the work
Ren deli Francijo od Nemčije the Rhine divides France from Germany
delíti si stroške to share the costs
oni bi morali z nami delíti stroške they ought to share with us in the expenses
delil sem z vami nevarnosti I have shared your dangers
on bi delil zadnjo skorjico svojega kruha he would share his last crust
enako (si) delíti (dobiti enake deleže) to share alike, to share and share alike
zdaj nas le še ta točka deli there is now but that one point that keeps us apart
»deli in vladaj!« "divide and rule"
delíti s kom stanovanje, kabino ipd. to double up