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dépanner [depane] verbe transitif popraviti okvaro; reparirati; familier pomagati iz stiske, iz težav

dépanner une voiture, un appareil de télévision popraviti okvaro pri avtu, pri televizijskem aparatu
le mécanicien est venu me dépanner mehanik je prišel in mi popravil okvaro (avta)
tu as des ennuis, je tâcherai de te dépanner imaš težave, skušal ti bom pomagati

describe [diskráib] prehodni glagol
popis(ov)ati, opis(ov)ati
geometrija (na)risati, načrtati

to describe a circle narisati krog
to describe o.s. as izdajati se za

designate¹ [dézignit] pridevnik (as)
označen (for, to)
določen, imenovan, namenjen

designate² [dézigneit] prehodni glagol (as)
označiti, označevati (to, for)
določiti, imenovati, nameniti; navesti

desire² [dizáiə] prehodni glagol
želeti si, hrepeneti; prositi, zahtevati; ukazati

to leave to be desired biti nezadovoljiv
to leave nothing to be desired izpolniti vse želje, popolnoma zadovoljiti
to desire in marriage zaprositi za roko
as desired po želji
if desired če želite, po želji

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

die³ množina dice [dai, dais] samostalnik
igralna kocka

the die is cast kocka je padla, nazaj ni poti
as straight as a die čisto raven; velik poštenjak
upon the die na kocki, v nevarnosti
to risk all on a turn (ali the throw) of a die vse staviti, vse prepustiti naključju
the dice are loaded against him nima sreče, usoda mu ni naklonjena

different [dífrənt] pridevnik (differently prislov) (from)
različen, drugačen, drugovrsten, nepodoben; nenavaden

in a different way drugače
as different as chalk from cheese ko noč in dan (različen)

direct¹ [dirékt, dairékt] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
uravna(va)ti (towards, to)
usmeriti, napotiti (to do)
ukazovati, ukazati (to)
nasloviti, naslavljati; režirati

as directed po predpisu, po navodilu
to be directed to biti obrnjen proti

dirt [də:t] samostalnik
nesnaga, umazanija, blato, prah; zemlja; ničvredna stvar; umazanost, nesnažnost; nespodobne besede

as cheap as dirt skoraj zastonj
to eat dirt požreti žalitev, biti ponižan
to fling (ali throw) dirt at s.o. poniževati, blatiti koga
to fling dirt about obrekovati, opravljati
ameriško dirt farmer poljedelec
dirt floor netlakovana tla
ameriško dirt road netlakovana cesta
ameriško, mineralogija pay dirt zemlja bogata zlata
dirt roof rušnata streha
dirt track mehka dirkalna steza
yellow dirt zlato
to treat s.o. like dirt slabo s kom ravnati
a spot of dirt madež

disguise¹ [disgáiz] prehodni glagol
preobleči, prikri(va)ti; hliniti; (po)pačiti; potvarjati

to disguise o.s. as preobleči se v
to disguise one's feelings skrivati svoja čustva
to disguise the truth from s.o. skrivati resnico pred kom
disguised in liquor vinjen

dish-water [díšwɔtə] samostalnik
pomije

as dull as dish-water kar se da dolgočasen

ditch-water [díčwɔtə] samostalnik
stoječa voda

as dull as ditch-water skrajno dolgočasen
as clear as ditch-water nejasen, moten

dívji wild; rageful; ferocious; savage; (razposajen) boisterous

dívji lovec poacher
dívje pleme savage tribe
dívja pokrajina savage scenery
dívji zakon concubinage
dívje živali wild beasts, (neukročene) savage beasts
živeti v dívjem zakonu to live in sin, to live together (as man and wife) without benefit of clergy

dlán palm (of hand)

ležati na dláni (figurativno) to be evident, to be manifest
to leži, je na dláni this (ali it) stands to reason; that is as plain as a pikestaff; this is patently obvious

do^*1 [du:]

1. prehodni glagol
napraviti, storiti, početi, delati, (iz)vršiti, narediti; končati, urediti, prirediti; pospraviti; uspe(va)ti; zadostovati; (s)kuhati, (s)peči; popiti; povzročiti; trgovati
sleng varati
gledališče igrati; prehoditi; ogled(ov)ati si; prevesti
domačno pogostiti; odsedeti (kazen)

2. neprehodni glagol
delati, ravnati; postopati; ukvarjati se; počutiti se; zadovoljiti; uspevati, napredovati

to do battle bojevati se
to do better poboljšati se
to do one's best na vso moč se truditi
to do s.o.'s bidding izpolniti ukaz koga
to do one's bit storiti svojo dolžnost
to do brown oslepariti
to do business trgovati
to do credit biti v čast
to do one's damnedest na vso moč se truditi
I have done my best potrudil sem se, kar se da
to do a drink piti
to do a favour izkazati ljubeznivost
to do good prijati, dobro (komu) storiti
to do a guy popihati jo, zbežati
to do one's hair počesati se
to do harm škodovati
to do one's heart good prijati komu
to do the heavy ošabno se vesti
to do the honours poskrbeti za goste
to do s.o. an ill turn zagosti jo komu
to do s.o. injustice storiti komu krivico
to do justice odkrito priznati; pogovorno s slastjo pojesti
how do you do dober dan, pozdravljeni
to do like for like vrniti milo za drago
to do the messages iti po opravkih
to do a mean thing podlo ravnati
to make do prebijati se, shajati s svojimi sredstvi
pogovorno nothing doing s tem ne bo nič
to do a part imeti vlogo
to do pictures iti v kino
to do a place ogledati si kak kraj
to do s.th. on the Q. T. delati kaj na skrivaj
to do sums reševati (računske) naloge, delati račune
pogovorno to do the talking imeti glavno besedo
to do things by halves delati stvari na pol
sleng to do time sedeti v ječi
to do s.o. a good turn narediti komu uslugo
to do the trick doseči namen
to do o.s. well privoščiti si
to do well dobro igrati; imeti uspeh, dobro se počutiti
well-to-do premožen, bogat
to do a room pospraviti sobo
do well and have well kdor si dobro postelje, dobro spi
that will do to zadostuje
that won't do to ne gre, to ni dovolj
one must do at Rome as the Romans do kdor se z volkovi druži, mora z njimi tuliti
it was do or die with him šlo mu je za življenje ali smrt
what can I do for you? s čim vam lahko postrežem?

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

do by neprehodni glagol
postopati, ravnati

do as you would be done by ne stori drugemu kar nočeš, da ti drugi prizadene

dogovoríti se to agree (o on, about); to arrange (s kom o čem with someone about something); to make an arrangement (s kom with someone); to settle (o čem something); to appoint

ob dogovorjenem času at the appointed time
kot dogovorjeno as per agreement
dogovoríti se vnaprej za kaj to preconcert something