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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

deuce² [dju:s] samostalnik
olepševalno, pogovorno vrag

deuce ace smola
a deuce of a mess lepa godlja, huda zmeda
deuce a bit niti malo ne
to play the deuce with uničiti, pokvariti
it will be the deuce to pay to bo vrag
the deuce! vraga!
deuce take it naj vrag vzame
where (what) the deuce kje (kaj) za vraga
the deuce of a fellow vražji dečko
go to the deuce solit se pojdi

devil¹ [dévl] samostalnik
vrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jed

between the devil and the deep sea med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdo
devil's advocate zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugo
barrister's devil advokatov pomočnik
the devil a bit niti malo ne
blue devil otožnost
devil's bones igralne kocke
devil's books karte, hudičeve podobice
what comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima teka
to hold a candle to the devil pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinu
the devil may dance in his pocket nima niti počenega groša
zoologija, pogovorno devil's darning needle kačji pastir
devil's delight pretep, prepir
to give the devil his due biti komu pravičen (čeprav nam ne ugaja)
to kick up the devil's delight povzročiti veliko zmedo
as the devil likes Holy Water sploh ne, prav nič
the devil's own luck vražja sreča ali smola
lucky devil srečnik, -nica
needs must when the devil drives sila kola lomi
a devil of a go vražja stvar
the devil of a velikanski; ogromno, neznansko
to paint the devil blacker than he is smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na steno
the devil to pay velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenje
vojska, sleng devil's piano strojnica
to play the devil with nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnati
poor devil revež
printer's devil tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurir
pull devil, pull baker ➞ baker
to raise the devil razgrajati
the devil rebuking sin sova sinici glavana pravi
devil's smiles sončni žarki iz oblakov
devil on two sticks diabolo (otroška igrača)
the devil take the hindmost bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
talk of the devil and he is sure to appear ne kliči vraga
devil's tatoo bobnanje s prsti po mizi

die¹ [dai] neprehodni glagol (of od, zaradi)
umreti, izdihniti, poginiti; ugasniti, ugašati; umiriti se; (o)veneti
pogovorno hrepeneti

to die in one's boots, to die with the boots (ali shoes) on umreti nasilne smrti
to die in the last ditch vzdržati do konca
to die game hrabro umreti; ostati zvest
to die hard biti trdoživ
to die in harness umreti sredi dela
to die in one's bed umreti naravne smrti
never say die nikoli ne obupuj
to be dying for s.th. hrepeneti po čem
to die by one's hand narediti samomor
to die of laughing počiti od smeha
a die wish zadnja želja (pred smrtjo)
were I to die for it četudi bi moral z življenjem poplačati

dies [dáii:z] samostalnik
dan

dies irae [í:ri:] sodni dan
dies non dan, ko sodišče ne deluje

diferénca difference

ne delam diferénce med njimi I don't distinguish (ali I see no difference) between them
diferénco je treba plačati there is still something to pay

difference [dífrəns] samostalnik (between)
razlika, razloček; spor, prepir
matematika ostanek

to split the difference sporazumeti, spraviti se
it makes no difference nič ne de
to have differences ne se strinjati
it makes all the difference in the world to je zelo pametno

díhniti to breathe

(niti) besede ne díhniti not to breathe a word

diktírati to dictate (komu, pismo to someone, a letter)

meni ne bo nihče diktiral I am not to be dictated to
zmagovalec ima pravico premaganemu diktírati svoje pogoje the conqueror has a right to dictate his conditions to the conquered

dime [daim] samostalnik
ameriško kovanec 10 centov

to have dollars and dimes biti premožen
dime novel cenen, malovreden roman
not to care a dime nič ne marati
pogovorno a dime a dozen skoraj zastonj

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

disabuse [disəbjú:z] prehodni glagol
odpreti komu oči, povedati resnico; razočarati

to disabuse one's mind of s.th. izbiti si kaj iz glave, ne misliti več na kaj
to disabuse o.s. spoznati svojo zmoto

disappear [disəpíə] neprehodni glagol
izginiti, zgubiti se

to disappear from circulation ne biti več v obtoku

discord¹ [dískɔ:d]
neenotnost, razprtija, razpor, nesloga; neuglašenost, disharmonija

apple of discord vzrok prepira
to be at discord with s.o. ne se s kom strinjati

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

dispense [dispéns] prehodni glagol
deliti, razdajati; odpustiti, odvezati česa; pripravljati ali deliti zdravila

to dispense with ne potrebovati česa, prihraniti kaj; odpraviti, pogrešati; shajati, prebijati se brez
dispensing chemist lekarnar

distance¹ [dístəns] samostalnik
daljava, razdalja (from)
oddaljenost, razmik; interval, obdobje; nepodobnost
figurativno opreznost, zadržanost, hladnokrvnost

to keep one's distance ne se vsiljevati
to keep s.o. at a distance ne želeti si stikov s kom
I know my distance vem, koliko si smem dovoliti
from a distance od daleč
in the distance v ozadju
a good distance off precej daleč
within driving distance z avtom dosegljiv
within easy distance nedaleč

disturb [distə́:b] prehodni glagol
motiti, begati, vznemirjati; zmesti; kršiti

to disturb the peace kaliti mir
don't disturb yourself! ne daj se motiti!

disuse¹ [dísjú:s] samostalnik
neraba, odvada

to fall into disuse ne se več uporabljati, biti zastarel

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