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dovóljen permitted; allowed; permissible

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

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

down⁴ [daun] pridevnik
navzdol usmerjen; ležeč; bolan, v postelji

down platform peron za odhod vlakov
down train vlak, ki pelje iz Londona
to be down on s.o. jeziti se na koga
to be down on one's luck imeti smolo

doživéti

doživéti kaj to have been through something, to live through; to experience; to live to see
bo doživel 100 let? will he live to be 100 years old?
on tega ni doživel he did not live to see it
knjiga je doživela 6 izdaj the book has reached its sixth edition
doživéti nezgodo to meet with an accident
marsikaj doživéti to go through many experiences
še hujše stvari sem doživel I have been through worse

drag² [dræg] samostalnik
vlaka; vrsta kočije; vlačnica, vlača (sani)
figurativno tovor, breme; cokla, zavora, ovira; zaviranje, oviranje; bager
figurativno mučno opravilo; dolgočasno mesto (v knjigi); lov z umetno sledjo
ameriško, sleng protekcija; potegljaj; privlačnost

to be a drag on s.o. biti komu v breme
to put a drag upon s.th. zavreti, zaustaviti kaj

dram [dræm] samostalnik
utež 1/16 unče (avoirdupois); 1/8 tekočinske unče
figurativno malenkost; požirek žganja

to be fond of a dram rad ga srkati
not a dram niti trohice

drážba auction (sale), sale by auction

na drážbi, z drážbo at auction, by auction
navidezna drážba mock auction
prodaja na drážbi auctioneering
dati na drážbo, ponuditi v prodajo na drážbi to put up for auction
biti na drážbi, priti na drážbo to be up for auction; to come under the hammer
spraviti na drážbo to put up for public sale (for auction), to bring under the hammer
drážba z nižanjem cen Dutch auction
prodati na drážbi to sell by (ali at) auction

dréti (iz kože devati) to flay (koga someone), to skin someone; (zobe) to pull out; to extract; (hitro teči) to rush along, to move quickly, to rush, to run

voda dere water wears away the banks, water erodes the banks
v rekah dréti v (figurativno) to stream into
dréti se (vpiti) to shout, to yell, to be vociferous
dréti se na koga to shout at someone, to abuse someone, to upbraid someone
tiha voda globoko dere still waters run deep

drink² [driŋk] samostalnik
pijača, popitek, požirek; opojna pijača; pijančevanje
sleng morje

in drink, the worse for (ali in) drink pijan, vinjen
to be meat and drinkable drink to s.o. biti komu nujno potreben
hard drink opojna pijača
soft drink brezalkoholna pijača
small drink pivo
to be on the drink popivati, pijančevati
to have (ali take) a drink napiti se, pogasiti žejo
to take to drink začeti piti, postati pijanec
ameriško, hudomušno the big drink Atlantski ocean; reka Mississippi
long drink pijača iz visokega kozarca
ameriško, pogovorno long drink of water nenavadno velik človek, dolgin

dróbec bit, fragment, scrap; splinter

niti dróbca ne not a scrap
sestoječ se iz dróbcev fragmetal
kostni dróbec splinter of bone
bombni dróbec bomb splinter
varen pred dróbci granat, bomb splinter proof
dróbci pl smithereens pl, streti v dróbce to smash to smithereens
razbiti (se) na dróbce to splinter
razbiti se na tisoč dróbcev to be smashed to smithereens

drown [draun]

1. neprehodni glagol
utoniti, utopiti, potopiti, udušiti se

2. prehodni glagol
potopiti, poplaviti, preplaviti; udušiti; zatreti, uničiti

to be (ali get) drowned utoniti
drowning men catch at straws v sili hudič mušice žre
to drown the miller preveč krstiti pijačo
to drown one's sorrows iskati pozabe v pijači
as wet as a drowning rat moker ko miš
to drown s.o.'s wine priliti komu vode v vino
drowned in tears ves solzen
drowned in sleep v globokem spanju
to drown out (s poplavo) izgnati

drugáče otherwise; in another (ali different) way (ali manner); differently (od from)

takó ali drugáče somehow; one way or other
drugáče (v drugih ozirih) in other respects; (sicer) else
to je čisto drugáče it is quite difrerent, pogovorno it's not at all like that
v mojem primeru je (ravno) drugáče in my case the boot is on the other foot
čisto drugáče (ravno nasprotno) just the other way, just the other way round
če ni drugáče možno if there is no other way
na to gledam čisto drugáče I look upon it in quite a different light
drugáče misliti to differ in opinion
sedaj drugáče misliti to have second thoughts
drugáče postopati, ravnati kot sicer (običajno) to act differently than usual
ne morem drugáče, kot da se smejem I can't help laughing
stôri to takoj, drugáče (sicer) ti bo žal do it at once, or you'll regret it (ali you'll be sorry)

drúg(i) -a, -o second; other, another

drúgi dan v mesecu the second
drúgi (naslednji) dan next day
drúgi najboljši second best
2. november 2nd November (beri: the second of November), November 2nd (beri: November the second)
drúgi razred second class
Karl II Charles II (beri: Charles the Second)
nihče drúg (kot on) nobody else (but he, pogovorno him)
vsak drúgi one in two
vsak drúgi dan every second (ali other) day
eden za drúgim one by one, one after the other, one after another
drúga dva the other two, the two others
na drúgi strani (figurativno) on the other hand
drúgi pot (drugič enkrat) some other time
drúgi po velikosti second biggest, second largest
eden drúgega one another, each other, mutually
eden in drugi both (of them)
bratranec (sestrična) v 2. kolenu second cousin
drugi (ostali) the other
kabina 2. razreda second-class cabin
nihče drúg kot no (ali none) other than, nobody else but
eno z drúgim one with the other
nič drúgega nothing else
biti drúgi, zavzeti drúgo mesto to take second place
to je nekaj čisto drúgega that is an entirely different matter, it makes all the difference, žargon that's another kettle of fish; this is quite another thing
imeti informacije iz drúge (posredne) roke to have second-hand information
za sedaj se ne da napraviti nič drúgega for the present nothing else can be done
biti drúgega mnenja to differ in opinion, to dissent
to pero je slabo, vzemi drúgo! this is a poor pen, take another!
vzeto eno z drúgim (= poprek) taken both together
napila sta si eden drúgemu they drank each other's health
pomagala sta si eden drúgemu they helped each other
igrati drúgo violino to play second fiddle
on je drúgi Cezar he is another (ali a second) Caesar
eden ali drúgi od nas bo to gotovo naredil one or other of us is sure to do it
postati drúgega mnenja to change one's mind
potovati v 2. razredu to travel second-class
stanovati v 2. nadstropju to live on the second floor (ZDA third floor)
med drúgim (= zlasti pa), ne moreš mu zaupati for one thing, he is not to be trusted
nad vsem drúgim želim... above all else (ali pogovorno more than anything else) I want...
ne delaj drúgim tega, česar ne maraš, da bi to oni delali tebi never do to others what you would not have them do to you
spoznal sem, da niso nič drúgega kot tatovi I realised they were nothing but a bunch of crooks

družáben social; sociable; companionable; fond of company; arhaično conversable

družábni ples dance, social, with dancing
družábna prireditev social gathering
družábni sestanek pogovorno social
družábni večer social evening
biti družáben to be fond of company
družábno življenje society life
družábni prostor za študente (učitelje) junior (senior) common room

drúžba society; company; (povabljena) party; social gathering

komunistična drúžba communist society; (sloj) set, gang; (igralska) troupe; trgovina company, partnership; (združenje) union
delniška drúžba jointstock company
komanditna drúžba limited partnership
kreditna drúžba loan-society
drúžba z omejeno zavezo limited (liability) company (krajšava: Ltd); ZDA incorporated company (krajšava: Inc)
trgovska drúžba trading company
registrirana drúžba registered (ZDA incorporated) company
Kraljevska Družba (= akademija znanosti) the Royal Society
zavarovalna drúžba insurance company
splošno koristna drúžba non-profitmaking (ZDA nonprofit) company
elitna, odlična drúžba fashionable society
meščanska drúžba civil society
večerna drúžba evening party
visoka drúžba high society
zaključena drúžba private party
naše dolžnosti do drúžbe our duties towards society
moška (ženska) drúžba stag (hen) party
družiti se s slabo drúžbo to associate with (ali to keep) bad company
rad imeti drúžbo, rad biti v drúžbi to be fond of company
iti, hoditi v drúžbo to go into society
nisem rad v njihovi drúžbi I don't like to be in their company
izogibati se drúžbe to avoid society, to shun company; to lead a retired life, to keep oneself aloof (from company)
delati komu drúžbo to keep company with someone, to share someone's company
biti v drúžbi z to be in company with
dobro se počutim v njihovi drúžbi I feel at ease in their company
ustanoviti drúžbo to set up a company
razpustiti drúžbo to dissolve a partnership, to wind up a company
zahajati mnogo v drúžbo to get around (ali about)
zaiti v slabo drúžbo to get into bad company, to get in with a rotten set, to be thrown together with bad companions
njegove drúžbe je človek hitro sit a little of his company goes a long way

držáti to hold; (podpirati) to support; (zadrževati) to retain, to keep, to hold; (vsebovati) to contain, to hold, to keep; (imeti v posesti) to possess; (trajati) to last, to hold out

držáti besedo to keep one's word
držáti koga za besedo to keep someone to his word
to ne drži (figurativno) this doesn't hold water
držáti jezik to hold one's tongue, to keep quiet, pogovorno to be mum, to shut up
drži jezik! pogovorno shut up!, pipe down!, button your lips!
držáti korak s to keep pace with, to keep up with
led ne drži the ice breaks
led še ne drži the ice won't hold yet
pravilo drži the rule holds good
Drži? - Drži! A bargain? - Sold!
držáti koga na kratko to keep a tight hold (ali rein) on someone
kam drži ta pot? where does this road lead?
držáti koga za roko to hold someone by the hand
držáti koga na tekočem to keep someone well-informed; to keep someone well posted
držáti s kom to side with someone, to stick by someone, to be on someone's side
držáti ravnotežje to keep one's balance
trdno držijo skupaj they are as thick as thieves
držáti z vsakim to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
držáti (imeti) na zalogi to keep in stock
bo vrv držala? will the rope hold?
držáti red to keep order
držáti v pripravljenosti to keep ready
držáti trdnjavo to hold a fortress
držáti se to hold oneself, to maintain oneself; to keep
držáti se česa to stick to something, to hold on to something
držáti se ukazov to keep to one's orders
ta barva se ne drži this colour runs, this is not a fast colour
cene se držé prices remain steady
držáti se léve (desne) (strani) to keep left ali to the left (right ali to the right)
moj oče se (zdravstveno) dobro drži my father carries his age well, my father is well preserved
ta jabolka se dobro držé these apples keep well
pokonci se držáti to hold oneself straight
vreme se drži the weather holds
vreme (se) ne bo držalo the weather will not hold
krčevito se česa držáti to stick to something through thick and thin
trdnjava se drži (upira) the fortress holds out (ali resists)
držáti se proč (od) to keep aloof (from)
kislo se držáti to pull a sour face
in to drži (velja) tudi za... and this holds true for... as well

državljánstvo citizenship; national status

oseba brez državljánstva stateless person
pridobitev državljánstva, sprejem v državljánstvo naturalization
dati komu državljánstvo, sprejeti koga v državljánstv to naturalize someone
dobiti državljánstvo to become naturalized
izgubiti slovensko državljánstvo to be divested of Slovene citizenship
dvojno državljánstvo dual citizenship
odvzeti komu državljánstvo to deprive someone of his citizenship

due¹ [dju:] pridevnik
plačljiv, zapadel; dolžan; primeren, predpisan, pravšen; pravočasen; pristojen; pričakovan; dospel; povzročen, pripisljiv; dolgovan

in due time (ali course) pravočasno
to be due prispeti (po voznem redu)
upon due consideration po zrelem premisleku
due to zaradi
trgovina to become (ali fall) due zapasti (menica)
after due consideration po zrelem premisleku

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

dumb¹ [dʌm] pridevnik (dumbly prislov)
nem, onemel, molčeč
ameriško, domačno bedast, neumen

to strike s.o. dumb osupiti koga
to be dumb molčati ko riba
a dumb dog molčeč človek
deaf and dumb gluhonem
the dumb millions brezpravne mase