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domèt (strelni) range; vojska effective range

biti zunaj domèta to be out of range
regulirati domèt to find the range

domišljáv conceited (na of, about); self-conceited; proud; priggish, overweening; cocky

biti domišljáv to overween, to fancy oneself
domišljáv na svoj uspeh puffed up with his success

domnéva surmise; supposition; assumption; presumption; conjecture; hypothesis; pl -ses

z domnévo, da... supposing (ali assuming) that... the supposition (ali assumption) that...
biti osnovan, bazirati na domnévi to be based on surmise
napačna domnéva (ugibanje) a poor guess, pogovorno a bad shot

donkey [dʌ́ŋki] samostalnik
zoologija osel
figurativno bedak

to talk the hind leg of a donkey govoriti kot dež
donkey's years cela večnost
pogovorno to ride the black donkey biti trmast
the donkey means one thing, the driver another mnenja so različna
since (ali for) donkey's years že od nekdaj

dopísnik -ica; dopisovalec, -lka correspondent

biti slab dopísnik, -ica; dopisovalec, -lka (ne odgovarjati na pisma) to be a bad correspondent

dopúst leave; holiday; vacation; vojska furlough, leave of absence

na dopústu on leave, on furlough, on (a) holiday
bolezenski dopúst sick leave
letni dopúst annual holiday
enotedenski dopúst a week's holiday
plačan dopúst holidays pl with pay, leave with pay
pogojni dopúst (kaznjenca) ticket of leave
prošnja za dopúst request (ali application) for leave
podaljšanje dopústa extension of leave
prekoračenje dopústa absence without leave (krajšava: AWOL)
biti na dopústu to be on leave
dati dopúst vojska to grant leave, ZDA to furlough
imeti en dan dopústa to have a day off
koliko dopústa imaš? how much leave have you got?
letos nisem imel dopústa I have had no holiday this year
odobriti dopúst vojska to grant leave (ali furlough) (to)
iti na dopúst to go on leave (ali on holiday)
prekoračiti dopúst to overstay one's leave
prositi za dopúst to ask for leave
dopúst si vzeti to take a holiday

dorásel adult; grown-up; full-grown; (za možitev) marriageable; (do moške dobe) arhaično grown up to man's estate

dorásla oseba adult
biti dorásel to be of age, (figurativno) to be equal (čemu to something), to be up (to something), to be a match (for something)
nisi dorásel tej nalogi you are not equal to this task, you are not up to this task
ni dorásel tej nalogi he is not up to this task
nihče mu ni dorásel he has no equal, there is no one to match him

dot¹ [dɔt] samostalnik
pika, pičica; madež

to put dots on s.o. dolgočasiti, biti nadležen
off one's dot prismuknjen
on the dot do pičice natanko

dot² [dɔt] prehodni glagol (about, along, down, in, with)
s pikami posejati

to dot one's i's and cross one's t's biti pretirano natančen, loviti pičice na i
to dot a man one udariti koga
dotted line pikčasta črta

dotage [dóutidž] samostalnik
čenče; pešanje pameti, senilnost; slepa ljubezen

to be in one's dotage biti senilen, otročji

double¹ [dʌ́bl] pridevnik (doubly prislov)
dvojen, dvakraten; ojačen; paren, podvojen; neodkrit, dvoličen; dvosmiseln; upognjen, preganjen

double with age sključen od starosti
double Dutch "španska vas"
navtika double skull dvojec s krmarjem
double chin podbradek
to work double tides biti kar se da delaven

double² [dʌ́bl] prislov
dvakratno, dvojno; v paru, v parih

to play double hliniti, biti neodkrit
to sleep double spati po dva v eni postelji

doubt² [daut] samostalnik
dvom, negotovost, pomislek, sum

no doubt, beyond doubt, out of doubt, without doubt brez dvoma, gotovo
to give s.o. the benefit of the doubt imeti o kom najboljše mnenje, dokler se ne prepričamo o nasprotnem; oprostiti zaradi pomanjkljivih dokazov
not a shadow of doubt niti najmanjši sum
to make no doubt ne dvomiti, biti prepričan
to be in doubt dvomiti; sumiti

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

draught¹ [dra:ft] samostalnik
poteza, vlečenje, vleka; načrt, koncept, skica; prepih; požirek
množina dama (igra); razburjenje, živčnost; ugrez, ponor; točenje (iz soda)
medicina doza (tekočega zdravila); odmerek; novačenje; četa; ček; menica

beast of draught tovorna živina
black draught odvajalo
beer on draught pivo iz soda
sleng to feel the draught imeti težave, na škodi biti
to play at draughts igrati damo (igro)

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

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

drive^*1 [draiv]

1. prehodni glagol
gnati, goniti, pognati; zabiti; vreči, zagnati (žogo); vbiti; voditi, upravljati, šofirati; pregnati, spoditi; siliti; peljati; preutruditi; graditi (cesto); vrtati (predor)

2. neprehodni glagol
peljati se; hiteti; voziti se; meriti, ciljati

to drive a bargain dobro voditi kupčijo
to drive a good (hard) bargain dobro (slabo) opraviti
to drive a coach and four through spregledati lažnivost pripovedovanja
to drive a nail home popolnoma zabiti žebelj
to drive home a point neizpodbitno dokazati
to drive a roaring trade narediti sijajno kupčijo
to let drive at zamahniti proti
to drive to the wall (ali into the corner) pritisniti ob zid, ugnati v kozji rog
to drive one's pigs to the market glasno hrkati
to drive a quill (ali pen) biti pisatelj(ica)
to drive to one's wit's end popolnoma koga zbegati
to drive s.o. mad razbesniti koga
to drive s.th. into s.o. vbiti komu kaj v glavo
to drive s.o. hard zatirati koga
to drive s.o. to despair spraviti koga v obup

drop² [drɔp] samostalnik
kaplja, kapljica; gledališki zastor; padec; poklopna vrata; obesek, uhan; bonbon; odpadlo sadje ali zrnje; špranja (za novec v avtomatu)

at the drop of a hat nemudoma, takoj
to get the drop on s.o. izrabiti neprilike koga
to have a drop too much nekoliko preveč ga imeti, biti v rožicah
as like as two drops of water podobna ko jajce jajcu
ameriško, sleng to have a drop on s.o. imeti koga v rokah
sleng to have a drop in one's eye kazati, da je kdo preveč pil
a drop in the ocean (ali bucket) kapljica v morje
to take a drop naglo padati (vrednostni papirji)

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