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detestation [ditestéišən] samostalnik
stud, gnus; mržnja

it is my detestation gnusi se mi
to have (ali hold) in detestation čutiti gnus do, zgražati se nad

déti (reči) to say; (položiti) to put; (storiti) to do

dobro déti to do good
dobro mi dé it does me good
nič ne dé it does not matter; never mind; it is of no consequence
deni to na mizo put it on the table

disgust² [disgʌ́st] prehodni glagol
povzročiti stud, gabiti se, pristuditi se

it disgusts me upira, gnusi se mi

diskréten discreet; figurativno quiet

diskrétna barva a sober colour
diskrétne manire quiet manners pl
diskréten nasmešek a quiet smile
diskretno (prislov) discreetly
ona se zelo diskrétno oblači she dresses very quietly
lahko mi poveš, bom diskréten you can tell me, I won't let it out

dišáti to give off a pleasant scent; to be fragrant (ali scented ali perfumed); to smell sweet

dišáti po to smell of
dišáti po govedini to taste of beef
dišáti po vinu to smell (ali to taste) of wine
jed mi ne diši I'm not enjoying my food
njegova opazka diši po zavisti (po ljubosumnosti) his remark smacks of envy (of jealousy)
moj predlog mu ni dišal he did not relish my proposal
resen študij mu ne diši he has no relish for hard study
vrtnice lepo dišijo roses smell sweet

do (nekako, okoli, skoraj) about, somehow, somewhat, in some way

do sedem ur about seven hours; (časovno) till, until; (krajevno) as far as; up to
od... do... from... till...; from... to...
od treh do štirih from three to four
do kdaj? when?, how long?
do danes up to this day
do sedaj so far, thus far
do tedaj, do takrat till then, by that time
do 5. aprila up to 5th April (beri: the fifth of April)
do zdaj till (ali until) now, up to now, as yet, hitherto, so far
do sedaj (zdaj) še ne not as yet
do današnjega dne up to this day, to date, thus far
do nedavnega until recently
do nadaljnjega until further notice, for the present, pending further instructions, until further instructions
(prav) do danes, do današnjega dne to this very day
(prav) do zadnjega to the very last
od petka do vključno nedelje from Friday to Sunday inclusive, ZDA from Friday through Sunday
do treh (ne pozneje) by 3 o'clock
(najpozneje) do by
do konca tega tedna by the end of this week
do božiča by Christmas
od danes do jutri (kratkotrajten) short-lived, ephemeral, transient, provisional
od leta do leta year in, year out
živeti od danes do jutri to live from hand to mouth
do roka dospelosti till due
do vratu up to the neck
do kolen up to the knees
do temelja to the ground
spremil te bom do pošte I'll see you as far as the post office
ni mi do... I do not care for...
ni mi do šal I am not in a joking mood
plačal sem najemnino do 1. avgusta I have paid the rent up to 1st August (beri: the first of August)
do zadnjega moža to the last man

dóber good; benevolent; kind (do to)

v dóbri veri in good faith
tri dóbre metre a good three metres
v dobrem in slabem arhaično in weal and woe
v dobrem razpoloženju in good spirits
dóbre pol ure a full half-hour
preveč dobrega too much of a good thing
dóbra gospodinja a thrifty housewife
dóbra ura hoje a good hour's walk
dóbra prodaja a ready sale
dóber sluh a quick ear
dóber spomin retentive memory
dóbra volja good humour, good temper
dóber vid keen (ali quick) sight
dóbro znanje fair knowledge
biti dóber hodec to be a good walker
ta je pa dobra! that is too much of a good thing!, that's a good one!
biti dóber v računanju to be good at figures
reči dóbro besedo za koga to say a good word for someone
držati s kom v dobrem in slabem to stick to someone through thick and thin
bodi tako dóber in podaj mi ono sol! be so kind as to (ali be a dear and ali be good enough to) pass me that salt!
konec dóber vse dobro all's well that ends well
v vsaki stvari je nekaj dóbrega it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
dóbro blago se sámo hvali good wine needs no bush

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)

dókler as long as

dókler ne until, till
to mi bo v spominu, dokler bom živel I shall remember it as long as I live
nisem šel, dókler ni (on) prišel I did not go until he came
kuj železo, dókler je vroče! strike while the iron's hot; make hay while the sun shines

dólgčas boredom; dullness; tediousness, tedium; (enoličnost) monotony

zelo mi je dólgčas I am bored, I'm bored stiff, pogovorno I'm browned-off
v mestu je dólgčas there's no life (ali pogovorno it's dead boring) in town
dólgčas mi je z njim I feel dull with him
dólgčas mi je po njem I miss him, I long to see him again
dólgčas preganjati to dispel (ali to fight off, to stave off) one's boredom; to beguile the weary hours (z branjem with reading)
umirati od dólgčasa to be bored to extinction

dolgovátí to owe; to be indebted to

koliko Vam dolgujem? how much do I owe you?
svojemu krojaču dolgujem 10 funtov I owe my tailor ten pounds, I owe ten pounds to my tailor
dolguje mi svoje življenje he owes me his life
mnogo dolgovátí to owe a great debt (komu to someone)

dopustíti dopúščati to allow; to permit; to suffer; to concede; to tolerate; to afford

če bo čas dopuščal time permitting
če bo vreme dopuščalo weather permitting
to besedilo dopušča več razlag this text is open to (ali admits of) several interpretations
to pravilo ne dopušča nobene izjeme this rule allows (ali admits) no exception
sredstva mi tega ne dopuščajo I can't afford it

dovolíti to allow; to permit; to concede

dovolíti si to take the liberty (of)
če bo vreme dovoljevalo weather permitting
dovolite mi dostaviti, da... permit me to add that...
to besedilo dovoljuje več razlag this text admits of (ali is open to) several interpretations
dovolite mi, da Vam pomagam allow me to help you
ne moremo vam dovolíti kajenja tu we cannot allow you to smoke here
dovoljujem si Vam pisati I take the liberty of writing to you
ne morem si dovolíti, da bi imel dva avtomobila I can't afford to run two cars
dovoljujem si vam spročiti... I beg to inform you...

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!

dovóljen permitted; allowed; permissible

dovóljena sredstva permissible means
mi je dovóljenó da (rečem)...? may I be permitted to (say)...?

dozdévati se to seem; to appear; to have the air of; to look (like)

dozdeva se mi... it seems to me..., I have the impression..., I presume..., I suppose...

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

dream^*2 [dri:m] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
sanjati, sanjariti; razmišljati, premišljevati; slutiti

I should not dream of doing it še na misel mi ne pride, da bi to storil

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

drúščina company; companionship

dela mi drúščino he keeps me company