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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

dúša soul; (duh) spirit; ghost; figurativno mind

600 dúš (prebivalcev) 600 souls
dobra dúša a good soul, a good fellow
pokojna dúša departed soul
sorodna dúša congenial soul, kindred spirit
neumrljivost dúše religija immortality of the soul
rešitev dúše religija salvation of the soul
preseljevanje dúš transmigration of souls, metempsychosis
z dúšo in telesom with all one's heart and soul, wholeheartedly
iz vse dúše, z vso dúšo with all one's heart
(vseh) vernih dúš dan religija All Souls' Day
iz globine moje dúše from the depths of my soul
pri moji dúši! (up)on my soul!, by my soul
iz (do) dna svoje dúše from (to) the bottom of one's heart
v globini moje dúše in my heart of hearts
dúša in srcé česa the life and soul of something
v dnu svoje dúše in one's innermost soul
biti eno srce in ena dúša to be of one heart and mind
on je plemenita dúša he is a generous soul, he is a noble-minded person
biti komu vdan z dúšo in telesom to be devoted body and soul to someone
on je prava dúša podjetja he is the very soul of the enterprise
žive dúše ni bilo tam not a living soul was there
žive dúše ni na ulici there is not a soul in the street
on je dobra dúša he is a good old soul
dúša me boli it grieves me to the very heart
nekaj imam, nekaj mi leži na dúši something preys upon my mind
izdihniti dúšo to give up, to yield up the ghost, to draw one's last breath
sramovati se v dno svoje dúše to be deeply ashamed (of)
to mi teži dúšo that weighs heavily upon me
vso svojo dúšo vložiti v delo to put one's whole heart into one's work
žive dúše ne vidim I do not see a single soul
žive dúše ni bilo videti there wasn't a soul to be seen
povedati, kar nam leži na dúši pogovorno to say one's piece

dúšek (požirek) draught; gulp; vent

v dúšku at a draught, at a gulp
dati dúška to vent, to give vent, to give way (to)
v dúšku kaj izpiti to drink something at one gulp; to drink off at a draught; to toss off
dati si dúška to air one's feelings
dati dúška svoji jezi to give vent to one's anger
dal je dúška svojemu veselju he gave vent to his joy
najti si dúšek to find a vent (for)
njegovo sovraštvo si je našlo dúška he has found a vent for his hatred
na dúšek je izpraznil svoj kozarec he emptied his glass at one gulp

dušíti to suffocate; to choke; to stifle; to smother; (meso) to stew, to braise; (z dimom) to smoke; (zvok) to muffle; (s plinom) to asphyxiate

dušíti se to choke; to suffocate, to be suffocated
dušili smo se we were suffocated
dušíti se od slabega zraka to be suffocated with foul air
dušíti se od dima to be stifled with the smoke
dušíti se od smeha (jeze) to choke with laughter (with anger)
dušíti se v delu to be overwhelmed with work
dušili smo se v vlaku we were sweltering in the train
duši me I'm choking

Dutch¹ [dʌč] pridevnik
holandski, nizozemski
zgodovina nemški

Dutch auction dražba, pri kateri ceno znižujejo, dokler predmeta ne prodajo
Dutch clover botanika bela detelja
Dutch courage pogum pijanca
Dutch bargain kupčija le v enostransko korist
Dutch comfort slaba tolažba
Dutch cheese skuta
Dutch treat skupen obed, pri katerem plača vsak svoje

duty [djú:ti] samostalnik
dolžnost, obveznost; služba, funkcija (on, upon)
dajatev, davek, taksa, carina; spoštovanje
britanska angleščina, tehnično delo, proizvodnost, storilnost, produktivnost; količina vode za zalivanje jutra zemlje

customs duty uvozna carina
in duty bound po dolžnosti
to do duty for služiti kot, biti enako dober kot
off duty prost službe
on duty v službi, na straži
to go on duty stopiti v službo
to lay duty on zacariniti
liable to duty carinski (blago)
in duty bound dolžnosten
to send one's duty to s.o. izraziti komu spoštovanje
to take up one's duties prevzeti dolžnosti
to do one's duty by s.o. opraviti svojo dolžnost do koga
to pay duty on goods plačati carino za blago
duty off brez carine
duty paid ocarinjen

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

dvígati dvígniti to lift (up); to raise; to pull up; (nekaj težkega) to heave, to hoist

dvígati, dvígniti denar to draw money
dvígati, dvígniti znesek to withdraw a sum; (roke, glavo) to raise, to lift, to hold up
dvígati, dvígniti roko na koga to raise oneself hand at someone; (oči) to raise, to lift
dvígati, dvígniti na rame to hoist on one's shoulders; (s škripcem, vitlom) to hoist
dvígati, dvígniti zastor to raise the curtain
dvígati, dvígniti sidro to weigh anchor, to heave anchor
dvígati, dvígniti se (dim) to rise, to go up; to ascend; to stand
zgradba, ki se dviga nad vsemi drugimi a building that overtops all the others; (teren ipd.) to rise, to slope; (oseba) to rise, to get up
dvígati, dvígniti se proti to stand up against, to revolt, to rebel against, to protest (against)
vsi so se dvignili, ko so zaigrali državno himno every one rose to his feet when the national anthem was played
dvígati, dvígniti se v zrak to soar

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)

dvóje ➞ dvoj -a -e

na dvóje asunder; in two
v dvóje jahati na konju to ride double
reči in storiti je dvóje saying and doing are different things

dvójen double; twofold

dvójna postelja double bed
dvójni program (v kinu) double bill, double feature
dvójna vsota double the sum
dvójno število double the number
dvójni znesek double the amount
dvójni tir double track
soba z dvójno (zakonsko) posteljo a double-bedded room
dvójno knjigovodstvo double-entry bookkeeping
dvójno delujoč double acting
igrati dvójno igro to play a double game
plačati dvójno ceno za to pay double (the price) for
dvójno videti to see double

dvójnik duplicate; counterpart; (oseba) double

v dvójniku in duplicate
on je moj dvójnik he is my double; (namestnik igralca) stand-in double

dvóm doubt

brez dvóma without (any) doubt, undoubtedly, doubtless; certainly, surely; beyond a doubt, unquestionably
brez dvóma no doubt!
nad vsakim dvómom beyond all doubt, past all doubt
najmanjši dvóm the slightest doubt
ni dvóma, da... there is no doubt that..., it is beyond all doubt that...
ni najmanjšega dvóma, da... there is no doubt whatever that...
ni nobenega dvóma, da... there is no doubt (that)..., there can be no doubt (that)...
ni dvóma, da bo plačal there is no doubt he will pay, there is no question (but) that he will pay
noben dvóm ni na mestu there is no room for doubt
sem (malo) v dvomih, kaj narediti I am in some doubt as to what to do
biti v dvómu to be doubtful (glede of)
pojavil se je, nastal je dvóm če... doubt arose as to whether...
to je brez dvóma res that is doubtless true
brez najmanjšega dvóma without the shadow of a doubt
za pomiritev majhnih dvómov to settle some minor qualms

dvorána hall; large room; assembly room

koncertna dvorána concert hall
plesna dvorána ballroom, dance hall
sodna dvorána courtroom; (jamska, v jami) chamber
čakalna dvorána waiting room
dvorána za avdience presence chamber
izložbena dvorána showroom
sprejemna dvorána (v palači) stateroom, (v hotelu) reception room

dvóred a two

v dvóredih in twos, two abreast

dwindle [dwíndl] neprehodni glagol
pojemati, izginevati, izginiti (into)
(z)manjšati, (s)krčiti se; izroditi se; hirati, slabeti

to dwindle away hirati, propadati; zgubiti se
to dwindle into izroditi se v

dye² [dai]

1. prehodni glagol
barvati

2. neprehodni glagol
dati se barvati

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

ear⁴ [iə] samostalnik
uho; posluh; ušesce, luknjica
figurativno pozornost

to be all ears napeto poslušati
to be by the ears skočiti si v lase
to bring the house (ali hornet's nest) about one's ears razdražiti množico proti sebi
my ears are burning v ušesih mi zveni
to fall (ali go) together by the ears skočiti si v lase
with a flea in the ears strogo grajo
to give ear pazljivo poslušati
to have (ali earn, win) the ear of s.o. biti od koga uslišan
to have itching ears rad opravljati
to have long ears biti radoveden
to have no ears ne imeti posluha
in at one ear and out at the other skozi eno uho noter in skozi drugo ven
to lend (ali turn) a deaf ear ne poslušati
little pitchers have long ears stene imajo ušesa
to play by ear igrati po posluhu
to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear iz slabe snovi narediti dobro stvar
an ear for music dober posluh za glasbo
over (head and) ears preko ušes
to prick up one's ears napenjati ušesa
quick ear dober sluh
to reach the ear of s.o. priti komu na uho
to set by the ears povzročiti prepir, nahujskati, spreti
to stop one's ears zamašiti si ušesa
up to the ears preko ušes
to tickle the ears laskati
walls have ears stene imajo ušesa
to win s.o.'s ear biti od koga uslišan
a word in your ears strogo zaupno, med nama povedano
I would give my ears glavo stavim

early¹ [ə́:li] pridevnik
zgodnji; prezgodnji; prvi, prvoten, začeten

the early bird catches (ali gets) the worm rana ura zlata ura
one's early days zgodnja mladost
to keep early hours zgodaj leči in zgodaj vstati
at your earliest convenience čimprej
at an early date kmalu, v bližnji bodočnosti
it is early days yet je še prezgodaj, še ni čas
an early riser zgodnji vstajalec, -lka

early² [ə́:li] prislov
zgodaj, rano; davno

as early as in June že junija
early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise rana ura zlata ura
early in life v rani mladosti
to get up early zgodaj vstati; biti zvit
early in the year v začetku leta