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dovêsti to bring (round); to convey; to lead

taksi me je dovedel na postajo the taxi drove me to the station
kam me bo dovedla ta cesta? where will this road take me?
dovêsti v polom to bring to ruin

dovoljênje permission; leave; (pismeno) licence, permit

z Vašim dovoljênjem by your leave (ali permission), with your leave
lovsko dovoljênje game licence, hunting licence, shooting licence
ribiško dovoljênje fishing permit
vozniško (šofersko) dovoljênje driving licence
dovoljênje za nošnjo orožja (orožni list) gun licence
dovoljênje za točenje alkoholnih pijač čez cesto (v lokalu) off licence (on licence)
prositi koga za dovoljênje to ask someone for permission, to ask someone's permission
dobiti dovoljênje (licenco) to take out a licence
dati dovoljênje to license
imetnik dovoljênja (licence) licensee

dóza

1. medicina dose; figurativno instalment

močna dóza a stiff dose
premočna dóza an overdose
prešibka dóza an underdose
dóza kinina a dose of quinine
v majhnih dózah (figurativno) in small doses (ali instalments)

2. (tobačnica) cigarette case

drag² [dræg] samostalnik
vlaka; vrsta kočije; vlačnica, vlača (sani)
figurativno tovor, breme; cokla, zavora, ovira; zaviranje, oviranje; bager
figurativno mučno opravilo; dolgočasno mesto (v knjigi); lov z umetno sledjo
ameriško, sleng protekcija; potegljaj; privlačnost

to be a drag on s.o. biti komu v breme
to put a drag upon s.th. zavreti, zaustaviti kaj

drág dear; (necenén) expensive; dear; costly

drág kamen a precious stone
drága večerja an expensive dinner
dráge volje willingly, readily; with a good grace
knjiga je drága the book is expensive (ali dear)
moj drági! my dear!
drági moj prijatelj! my dear friend!
vino je tu zelo drágo wine is very dear here
drágo mi je I am glad (ali pleased)
napravite, kot Vam je drágo do as you like, do just as you please
če ti je življenje drágo if you value your life
karkoli ti je drágo anything you like
to mi je predrago this is too expensive for me
to je eden najdražjih hotelov v Parizu it is one of the most expensive hotels in paris
vrnil sem mu milo za drágo I paid him in his own coin, I gave him tit for tat; I got even with him
to je tisto, kar mi je najdražje na svetu that is what I hold dearest on earth
drágó prodajati to sell dear
to te bo drágó stalo it will cost you dear
drágó je to plačal he paid dear for it
to mi bo drágo plačal I'll take it out of him, I'll make him pay dearly (ali dear) for it

dragúlj jewel; gem; precious stone

dragúlji pl jewellery, ZDA jewelry
kronski dragúlji the crown jewels, the regalia
nakit dragúljev set of jewels
šatulja za dragúlje jewel case
tatvina dragúljev jewel robbery
trgovina z dragúlji jeweller's trade
bleščati se v dragúljih to glitter with jewels
okrasiti z dragúlji to decorate (ali to adorn, to bedeck) with jewels

dráma drama; play; stage play; (dramatic) piece

pisec drám playwright, dramatist
pisanje drám playwriting
majhna dráma v družini a little drama in the family
poezija in dráma (= gledališče v 16. stoletju) poetry and the drama in the 16th century
spremeniti se, pretvoriti v drámo to dramatize
narediti drámo iz to dramatize (kaj something)

drážba auction (sale), sale by auction

na drážbi, z drážbo at auction, by auction
navidezna drážba mock auction
prodaja na drážbi auctioneering
dati na drážbo, ponuditi v prodajo na drážbi to put up for auction
biti na drážbi, priti na drážbo to be up for auction; to come under the hammer
spraviti na drážbo to put up for public sale (for auction), to bring under the hammer
drážba z nižanjem cen Dutch auction
prodati na drážbi to sell by (ali at) auction

dree [dri:] neprehodni glagol
škotsko, arhaično trpeti, prenašati

to dree one's weird vdati se v usodo

drégniti drégati to poke; to thrust; to dig

rahlo (skrivaj) s komolcem drégniti, drégati to nudge
drégniti, drégati koga v rebra to poke (to dig) someone in the ribs

dréti (iz kože devati) to flay (koga someone), to skin someone; (zobe) to pull out; to extract; (hitro teči) to rush along, to move quickly, to rush, to run

voda dere water wears away the banks, water erodes the banks
v rekah dréti v (figurativno) to stream into
dréti se (vpiti) to shout, to yell, to be vociferous
dréti se na koga to shout at someone, to abuse someone, to upbraid someone
tiha voda globoko dere still waters run deep

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

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

dŕnec trot

jahati v dŕncu to trot

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

drobtína crumb

krušne drobtíne crumbs pl of bread
drobtíne pl bits pl, scraps pl
povaljati v drobtínah (panirati) to coat in breadcrumbs, to bread

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

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)

drove² [drouv] samostalnik
krdelo, čreda, truma; vrvež; izsuševalni jarek; široko zidarsko dleto

to stand in droves zbirati se v trumah

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