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distress¹ [distrés] samostalnik
nadloga; gorje, žalost, tuga; sila, beda, revščina, stiska; nevarnost; zaplemba; zaplenjeno blago

distress signal znak kot prošnja za pomoč
distress committee odbor za pomoč pri katastrofah
to be in great distress for s.th. nujno kaj potrebovati
to levy a distress on zarubiti, zapleniti
pravno warrant of distress ukaz o izvršitvi

dnó bottom; ground

brez dna bottomless
iz dna mojega srca moje duše from the bottom of my heart
dnó ladje bilge, bilges pl
škatla z dvojnim dnom a box with a false bottom
izpij do dnna! bottoms up!, no heeltaps!
iti na dnó (potopiti se, o ladji ipd.) to go to the bottom
iti (stvari) do dna to get down to rock bottom
priti na dnó zadeve, stvari to get to the root of the matter
dotakniti se dna, priti do dna to touch the bottom
priti čemu do dna (figurativno) to get to the bottom of something
izbiti dnó to knock the bottom out of
to izbije sodu dnó (figurativno) that tops everything
kakšno dnó je tu, pesek ali blato? what is the bottom here, sand or mud?

dobro² prislov well

doslej vse dobro so far, so good
(že) dobro! all right!, okay!, fine!
dobro mišljen well-meant, well-intentioned
dobro vzgojen well-mannered, well-bred
dobro znan well-known
dobro, da je... a good thing there's...
dobro bi bilo, da... it would be a good thing if...
ni mi dobro I feel unwell, I feel poorly
dobro govoriti o to speak well of
dobro mi gre I am getting on well (ali nicely); I am doing well
z njim se ne bo dobro končalo he will come to no good
dobro izgledati to have good looks
dobro spati to have a good night
dobro se zabavati to have a good time, to enjoy someone
stvar se obrača na dobro the affair is shaping well (ali things are looking up)

dokáz proof; (a piece of) evidence; demonstration; token

nasproten dokáz (protidokaz) proof to the contrary
zgovoren dokáz eloquent proof
živ dokáz living proof
jasen, nedvoumen dokáz positive proof
v dokáz in proof of; as evidence of
prepričljiv dokáz conclusive evidence
dokáz na podlagi dokumentov documentary evidence
kot dokáz (znak) najinega prijateljstva as a token of our friendship
dokázi niso zadostni the proofs are not sufficient
(do)prinesti dokáz o čem to bear witness to something
navesti nepobiten dokáz to clinch an argument
nuditi dokáze to prove, to adduce proofs
veljati kot dokáz pravo to be valid evidence
zaradi pomanjkanja dokázov for lack of evidence
oprostiti koga zaradi pomanjkljivih dokázov to give someone the benefit of the doubt

dólg -a, -o long; ➞ dolgo

prilično dólg, -a, -o lengthy; (dolgotrajen) of long standing; (bolezen) lingering
dólg, -a, -oo (mnogo) poprej (pozneje) long before (after)
dólg, -a, -o (velik) ovinek a long way round
dólg, -a, -o rok long term
za dólg, -a, -oo časa for long
na dólg, -a, -oo in široko far and wide, at length
pripovedovati na dólg, -a, -oo in široko to spin out at great length
dan postaja dólg, -a, -o the days are getting longer (ali are lengthening)
soba je 20 čevljev dólg, -a, -oa the room is 20 feet long
imeti dólg, -a, -o jezik to know all the answers, to be a chatterbox (ali gossip)
imeti dólg, -a, -oe prste (figurativno krasti) to have light fingers, to steal
iti na dólg, -a, -oo potovanje to go on a long journey
padel je, kot je dólg, -a, -o in širok he fell spread-eagled on the ground

dolgovézen long-winded; long-drawn-out, longdrawn; prolix

dolgovézna zgodba a long-winded story
biti dolgovézen to expatiate (o čem upon something)

domnévati to suppose; to presume; to assume; to surmise; to conjecture

njegov način življenja da domnévati veliko premoženje his style of living suggests great wealth
ne moremo domnévati, da... it is not to be supposed that...
o njem so domnevali, da je mrtev he was supposed to be dead
domnevam, da je umetnik I guess he is an artist
on je bil domnevni vodja upora he was the supposed leader of the revolt

dospéti (priti) to arrive (v at, in), to come (v to), to get (v to); (poteči, rok) to mature, to become mature, to fall (ali to become) due, to expire

dospéti o pravem času to arrive at the right time
dospéti v zadnjem trenutku to arrive at the last moment
brž ko boste dospeli v London as soon as you arrive in London
je to pismo dospelo z jutranjo pošto? did this letter arrive by the morning post?
dospeli smo bili do Maribora we had got as far as Maribor

doubt² [daut] samostalnik
dvom, negotovost, pomislek, sum

no doubt, beyond doubt, out of doubt, without doubt brez dvoma, gotovo
to give s.o. the benefit of the doubt imeti o kom najboljše mnenje, dokler se ne prepričamo o nasprotnem; oprostiti zaradi pomanjkljivih dokazov
not a shadow of doubt niti najmanjši sum
to make no doubt ne dvomiti, biti prepričan
to be in doubt dvomiti; sumiti

dovólj enough; sufficiently

dovólj časa enough time
več kot dovólj more than enough, enough and to spare
dovólj mi je tega I've had enough of it
to je dovólj jasno za vsakogar anyone can see that, it's as plain as a pikestaff
ni dovólj močan za svoje delo he is not strong enough for his work
boste imeli dovólj 2 kg? will two kilos be enough (ali pogovorno do)?
dovólj sem ga videl (pogovorno) I have seen enough of him
dovólj mi je tega življenja! I'm sick of this life
dovólj bodi, da (če) rečem... suffice it to say...
dovólj je! that's enough!, that will do!
dovólj! Enough!; Stop!
dovólj o tem, govorimo o čem drugem! enough of that, let's change the subject!

down³ [daun] prislov & predlog
dol, doli; spodaj, navzdol; na tleh; na tla; v postelji; do kraja; tik do

to be down oslabeti
to bear down pluti v zavetje
to burn down pogoreti
to die down poleči se
to climb (ali come) down spuščati se
to drop down on s.o. strogo koga grajati
to get down spustiti se; pogoltniti
to get down the bedrock priti stvari do dna
down to the ground popolnoma, temeljito
all down history skozi vso zgodovino
down at heels (and out at elbows) zanemarjene zunanjosti
from king down to cobbler od najvišjega do najnižjega
to let go down the wind opustiti
to look down upon s.o. zaničevati, omalovaževati koga
money (ali pay) down takojšnje plačilo
down on the nail takoj
down in the mouth potrt
down and out popolnoma brez sredstev, gladujoč, sestradan; uničen; za borbo nesposoben
one down the other drug za drugim
to put down zapisati
to run s.o. down slabo o kom govoriti
run down od dela izčrpan
to take s.o. down the peg ponižati koga
to talk down to s.o. razumljivo komu govoriti
down town v mesto, v središče mesta
down under pri antipodih, v Avstraliji
to write down zapisati
worn down ponošen
down the wind z vetrom
down on one's luck potrt

drag in prehodni glagol
noter potegniti, vleči

drag in by the head and shoulders brez potrebe, nasilno začeti pogovor o čem

dréta shoemaker's twine (ali thread), cobbler's thread; pitched thread; wax-end

dréta o vleči (figurativno) to snore

dry¹ [drai] pridevnik (drily prislov)
suh, izsušen; žejen; suhoparen, dolgočasen; ki povzroča žejo; trpek (vino); prohibicijski; sarkastičen

dry battery suha baterija
dry bob igralec kriketa (Eton)
as dry as a bone čisto suh, suh ko poper
to feel dry biti žejen
a dry fish dolgočasnež
to go dry vpeljati prohibicijo
dry land kopno
dry law zakon o prohibiciji
dry season mrtva sezona
dry wine nesladkano vino
dry cow jalova krava
dry facts gola dejstva
dry shot slep strel
dry spell sušna doba
he's not even dry behind the ears mleko se ga še drži
to run dry posušiti se
dry death smrt na kopnem ali brez prelivanja krvi
as dry as dust skrajno dolgočasen

držáva state; country

ZDA United States of America pl (s konstr. v sg) (krajšava: U.S.A); the States; the Union
držáva v držávi state within a state
balkanske držáve the Balkan states
evropske držáve the European states
tamponska držáva buffer state
držáva podpisnica signatory (country)
lutkasta držáva puppet state
zveza držáv confederacy; confederation (of states); federation, (angleška) Commonwealth
nevaren za držávo dangerous to the state
sovražnik držáve public enemy
satelitska držáva satellite state
držáv, v kateri je bilo suženjstvo slave State (v ZDA)
Cerkev in držáva Church and State
nauk o držávi civics pl

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

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

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

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

eksekúcija (usmrtitev) execution

ukaz o eksekúciji death warrant; (rubež) distraint (ali seizure) of someone's goods