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differ [dífə] prehodni glagol (from)
razlikovati se; pričkati prepirati se, ne se strinjati, ne privoliti

tastes differ okusi so različni
I beg to differ oprostite, ne strinjam se
let's agree to differ naj ostane vsak pri svojem mnenju

dine [dain] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
kositi, večerjati; gostiti s kosilom ali večerjo

to dine on imeti za kosilo ali večerjo
to dine with Duke Humphrey ne imeti nič jesti, stradati
to dine off (ali on) cold meat imeti za kosilo (večerjo) hladno meso
to dine with s.o. jesti pri kom
to dine out kositi zunaj doma; sleng iti lačen spat

discount¹ [dískaunt] samostalnik
popust, odbitek; rabat; skonto

at a discount malo cenjen, lahko dosegljiv
discount for cash popust pri plačilu v gotovini
to be at a discount figurativno ne biti priljubljen
to sell at a discount prodajati z izgubo

disfavour¹ ameriško disfavor [dísféivə] samostalnik
neodobravanje; nenaklonjenost, nemilost

to fall into disfavour zameriti se
in disfavour with s.o. v nemilosti pri kom
in s.o.'s disfavour v škodo koga

diskreditírati to discredit

diskreditírati kaj to throw discredit on something
diskreditírati koga to bring someone into disrepute, to bring discredit on someone, to bring someone into discredit, to bring disrepute on someone
diskreditírati koga pri kom pogovorno to get someone in wrong with someone

displeasure¹ [displéžə] samostalnik
nevšečnost, nezadovoljstvo, čemernost, nevolja, zamera, jeza; nemilost

to incur s.o.'s displeasure ujeziti koga
to take displeasure zameriti
to be in displeasure with s.o. biti pri kom v nemilosti

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

dobíček profit; gain; (marža) margin

čisti dobíček clear (ali net) profit; net balance
izredni dobíček, višek dobíčka excess profit
mastni, veliki dobíčki substantial profits
vojni dobíček war profit
delitev dobíčka profit sharing
delež pri dobíčku share in the profits
prinesti dobíček to leave (ali to bring ali to yield) a profit
prodati z dobíčkom to sell at a profit
izkazati dobíček to show a profit
potegniti dobíček iz česa to make a profit on something
film je prinesel 100.000 dolarjev čistega dobíčka the film netted 100,000 dollars

dólg debt; sum due; (zadolženost) indebtedness; (obveze) liabilities pl

brez dólga debtless, free from debt, (posestvo) unencumbered
časten dólg debt of honour
hipotekarni dólg mortgage
neizterljiv dólg, dólg, katerega plačilo je malo verjetno (žargon) bad debt
izterljiv dólg recoverable debt
viseč dólg floating debt
državni, narodni dólg national debt
biti brez dólgov, ne imeti dólgov to be out of debt
biti, izvleči se iz dólgov (figurativno) to be out of the red
delati dólgove to contract (ali to incur) debts; to get into debt
čez glavo, do vratu tičati v dólgovih to be up to one's ears (ali eyes, neck) in debt
dobiti dólg povrnjen to recover a debt
plačati dólg to honour a debt, to discharge a debt
poravnati svoje dólgove to settle one's debts
odplačati dólg to pay off a debt, to sink a debt
do zadnje pare plačati svoj dólg to pay one's debt to the last farthing
tičati (globoko) v dólgovih to be (deep) in debt
vpisati komu v dólg trgovina to debit someone, to enter a sum on the debit side
zabresti, zaiti v dólgove to run into debt, to fall into debt
kup dólgov a mountain of debts
rešiti se enega dólga, a pri tem napraviti drugega (figurativno) to rob Peter to pay Paul

dólgo

za dólgo for long
že dólgo long, long ago, for a long time
kako dólgo? how long?
dólgo poprej long before
že dólgo (nazaj) for a long time since
kako dólgo že? how long since?
še dólgo ne (daleč proč) far from it, not for a long time, not by a long way
dólgo (je že) tega (that was) long ago
dólgo ga že poznam I have known him a long time
ne dólgo tega not so very long ago
dólgo je že, kar... it is a good while since...
kje si bil tako dólgo? where have you been all this time?
že dólgo ga nisem videl I haven't seen him for a long time, it's a long time since I saw him last
dólgo je že, kar je umrl it is a long time since he died, he died long ago
je že dólgo (od) tega? was this long ago?
kako dólgo te ni bilo! how long you were!
dólgo ga ni bilo he was a long time coming
ne bom dólgo (počakajte hipec) I shan't be long
dólgo me ni bilo tu I have not been here long
to že dólgo vem I have known that (for) a long time
je za dólgo odšel? has he gone for long?
ne morem dólgo (časa) teči I cannot run (ali keep on running) for long
predólgo ste čakali you have waited too long
ne bo več dólgo (pri življenju) he hasn't long to go, he isn't long for this world

dostáva delivery; (službena) service

pri, ob dostávi on delivery
dostáva na dom delivery to the door
franko dostáva free delivery
kraj dostáve ZDA delivery point
plačljivo ob dostávi to be paid for on delivery
rok dostáve term (ali time) of delivery
stroški dostáve delivery charges pl
takojšnja dostáva immediate delivery

dotík touch; contact; (bližina) contiguity

pri dotíku at a touch
pri najrahlejšem dotíku at the slightest touch
priti v dotík z to get (ali to come) into contact with

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

drobíž (denar) change, small change; small coin; figurativno (otroci) little children, the kiddies

imate kaj drobíža? have you got any small change (pri sebi on you)?
mi lahko daste drobíža za funt? can you give me change for a pound
lahko obdržite drobíž you can (ali may) keep the change

drúg (družabnik, poslovni) associate; (co)partner; (solastnik) part-owner

drúg pri poroki best man

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

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

elbow¹ [élbou] samostalnik
anatomija komolec
tehnično koleno; stranski naslon (pri stolu)

at one's elbow pri roki
sleng to lift the elbow (too often) piti več, kot je pametno
out at elbows v raztrgani obleki; reven
up to the elbows in work zelo zaposlen
more power to your elbows! mnogo uspeha!
to rub elbows with s.o. družiti se s kom

employ² [implɔ́i] samostalnik
uporaba; zaposlitev, služba

in employ zaposlen
out of employ brezposeln
in the employ of zaposlen pri

end¹ [end] samostalnik
konec, kraj, zaključek; meja; propad, smrt; namen, cilj; izid, uspeh, posledica, korist

East End vzhodni del Londona
at the far end na drugem koncu
to be at one's wits' end ne vedeti, kako in kam
up to the bitter end, to the end of the chapter do samega konca, do smrti
to come to an end končati se
to come to the end of one's tether doseči skrajno mejo, biti na koncu
no end of a fellow sijajen dečko
pogovorno to go off the deep end razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti
my hair stood on end lasje so mi stali pokonci
to have s.th. at one's fingers' end dobro vedeti ali znati
to get hold of the wrong end of the stick začeti na napačnem koncu
in the end na koncu, končno
geometrija the end of the line krajišče
no end of neskončno, neizmerno
the end justifies the means namen posvečuje sredstva
to keep one's end up pretolči, prebi(ja)ti se
the latter end starost, smrt
at a loose end brez posebnega opravila
to make both ends meet prebi(ja)ti se z denarjem
to no end zaman
shoemaker's end dreta
to the end that zato, da bi
to what end? čemu?
West End zahodni del Londona
end to end po dolžini, drug za drugim
at your end pri vas, v vašem kraju
to have at one's tongue's end imeti na koncu jezika