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dovtíp joke; jest; pleasantry; pun; witticism; ZDA žargon wisecrack; gag

alogičen dovtíp (figurativno) an Irish bull
poln dovtípov waggish, jocular, full of fun
slab dovtíp bad joke, pogovorno corny joke
ta dovtíp je slab that's a weak (ali poor) effort
star dovtíp chestnut, stale (ali threadbare, old, ancient) joke, hoary old joke
ta dovtíp ima že brado pogovorno I fell out of my cradle laughing at that one
ost dovtípa the point of the joke
ne delaj dovtípov quit joking!
dovtípe zbijati to crack jokes

dovzéten sensitive (za to); susceptible, (za to); impressionable, impressible

dovzéten za lepoto sensitive to beauty
dovzéten za mraz sensitive to cold
dovzéten za laskanje susceptible to flattery
on ni dovzéten za laskanje he is above flattery

dovzétnost susceptibility (za to); susceptivity; sensitiveness; impressibility

dovzétnost za mraz susceptibility to cold

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

down⁵ [daun] prehodni glagol
pogovorno zrušiti; opustiti, odložiti; spustiti, spuščati se; dol vreči, zvrniti

to down s.o. pobiti, premagati koga
to down tools prenehati z delom, stavkati

down⁶ [daun] samostalnik
smola, neuspeh

the ups and downs sreča in nesreča
pogovorno to have a down on s.o. imeti koga na piki

downhill¹ [dáunhil] prislov
navzdol
figurativno vedno slabše

to go downhill propadati

downy³ [dáuni] samostalnik
sleng postelja

to do the downy spati

dozdévanje seeming; appearance; (domnevanje) supposition, conjecture

po mojem dozdévanju as it seems to me

dozen [dʌ́zn] samostalnik
ducat, dvanajst (kosov)

by the dozen na ducate
baker's (ali devil's, long, printer's) dozen 13 kosov
to talk nineteen to the dozen preveč in prehitro govoriti
dozens of na ducate, na kupe
six of one and half a-dozen of the other eno in isto
three, several dozen tri, več ducatov
a round dozen celi ducat
pogovorno to do daily dozen dnevno telovaditi

dozídati

dozídati stavbo to complete (ali to finish) a building; to add to a building; to build an annex(e)

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

draft¹ [dra:ft] samostalnik
načrt, koncept, osnutek, skica; zakonski osnutek; denarno nakazilo, menica; popust na primanjkljaj na teži
vojska četa, odred; nabor
ameriško obvezna vojaška služba; vgrez ladje

rough draft skica
to make a draft on a fund črpati iz fonda
draft animal vprežna žival

drag¹ [dræg]

1. prehodni glagol
vleči, (po)vlačiti; pretegniti
navtika orati (o sidru); branati; preiskovati dno, bagrati

2. neprehodni glagol
vleči se; biti dolgočasen, dolgočasiti

ameriško, pogovorno to drag one's feet namerno zavlačevati (delo)
to drag at oars naporno veslati
to drag a wretched life životariti
to drag a river preiskati rečno dno

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

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

dragocén precious; costly; valuable; expensive

dragocén kamen precious stone, gem
dragocéne informacije valuable information
dragocéno odkritje a valuable discovery
dragocéne slike valuable pictures
moj čas je dragocén my time is of value
nuditi dragocéno pomoč to give valuable assistance

dragúlj jewel; gem; precious stone

dragúlji pl jewellery, ZDA jewelry
kronski dragúlji the crown jewels, the regalia
nakit dragúljev set of jewels
šatulja za dragúlje jewel case
tatvina dragúljev jewel robbery
trgovina z dragúlji jeweller's trade
bleščati se v dragúljih to glitter with jewels
okrasiti z dragúlji to decorate (ali to adorn, to bedeck) with jewels

drain¹ [drein]

1. prehodni glagol (off, away)
(iz)sušiti, izčrpati, odvajati vodo, drenirati, kanalizirati
figurativno izmozgati, izčrpati

2. neprehodni glagol (off, away)
odtekati (into)
kapljati; izlivati se
figurativno krvaveti

to drain dry, to drain to the dregs popiti do dna
his life drained away izkrvavel je