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devíštvo maidenhood; virginity; maidenhead

odvzeti devíštvo to deflower

dèž rain

močan, hud dèž heavy rain, pelting rain; (ploha) shower, downpour
silen dèž torrential rain
droben dèž drizzle, mizzle
dèž granat, udarcev a rain of shells, of blows
dèž pepela a rain of ashes
množina dèž ja rainfall
dèž gre, pada it rains, it is raining
dèž lije it is pouring with rain (ali pouring down)
dèž lije kot iz škafa it is raining cats and dogs, it is bucketing down
kar naprej gre dèž it keeps raining
na dèž kaže it looks like rain, it's probably going to rain, we're in for rain
dèž se je izlil it has rained itself out
dèž je ponehal it has stopped raining
priti z dèžja pod kap (figurativno) to fall out of the frying pan into the fire, to go from bad to worse
stati v dèžju to stand in the rain
za dèžjem pride sonce after rain comes sunshine (ali comes fair weather)
ustvarjanje umetnega dèžja cloud seeding
govori kot dèž he's chattering (ali he chatters) away nineteen to the dozen

dežêla country; land; province

na dežêli in the country
na dežêlo to the country
deveta dežêla fairyland, land of milk and honey, Cockaigne, wonderland, lotusland, land of plenty
obljubljena dežêla the Promised Land
dežêla podpisnica signatory country
dežêla v razvoju developing country, underdeveloped country
sveta dežêla the Holy Land
hiša na dežêli country house, villa, (manjša) cottage, country home
dežêla, v kateri se cedita med in mleko a land flowing with milk and honey
življenje kot v deveti dežêli a life of idleness and luxury
iti na dežêlo to go on a trip to the country
tuje dežêle foreign countries
preseliti se na dežêlo to move to the country
iti v krtovo dežêlo (figurativno) to die
živeti na dežêli to live in the country

dežník umbrella; pogovorno brolly, gamp

zložljiv, žepni dežník folding umbrella, telescopic umbrella
stojalo za dežníke umbrella stand
odpreti dežník to put up one's umbrella

diagnóza medicina diagnosis, pl diagnoses; diagnostic

napraviti diagnózo to diagnose (bolniku a patient's condition)

diagrám diagram; graph

prikazati z diagrámom to diagrammatize

diamánt diamond

surov diamánt rough (ali uncut) diamond
steklarjev diamánt glazier's (ali cutting) diamond
vsebujoč diamánte diamantiferous, diamondiferous
okrasiti z diamánti to diamond
brušen diamánt cut diamond

diametrálen diametrical; diametral

v diametrálnem nasprotju z in diametrical opposition to
diametrálno nasproten diametrically opposed

diárij diary

pisati diárij to keep a diary

diéta diet; low diet

mlečna diéta milk diet
nizkokalorična diéta low-calorie diet
biti na diéti to be on a low diet; to diet oneself
strogo se držati diéte to keep to one's diet
predpisati diéto to diet (komu someone), to put someone on a diet

difamácija defamation

difamírati to defame

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

dih brath; wind

do zadnjega svojega diha to one's last breath
s pridušenim dihom with bated breath
pridržujoč dih bredthless
zadrž(ev)ati dih to hold one's breath
dih jemajoč breathtaking

dihljáj breath; respiration

do zadnjega dihljája to the last breath
biti v zadnjih dihljájih to be breathing one's last, to be at the last gasp

diktát dictation; (ukaz) dictate

pisati po diktátu to write from (ali at) dictation
pisati, delati po diktátu koga to write, to act at someone's dictation

diléma dilemma

v veliki dilémi on the horns of a dilemma
biti v dilémi to be in a dilemma, to be on the horns of a dilemma
biti v dilémi ali... ali... to be in two minds whether... or...
priti v dilémo to be thrown into a dilemma
spraviti koga v dilémo to put someone in(to) a dilemma
postaviti koga v resno dilémo to place someone in a serious dilemma

dìm smoke; fume; reek

maska proti dìmu smokehelmet
oblak (steber) dìma a cloud (a column) of smoke
ta riž diši po dìmu this rice tastes (ali smells) of smoke
soba je bila polna dìma od tobaka the room reeked of tobacco smoke
uničiti listno uš z dìmom to fumigate greenfly
kjer je dìm, je tudi ogenj there is no smoke without fire

dinamít dynamite

pognati v zrak, razstreliti z dinamítom to dynamite

dínar dinar

na vsak dínar gledati figurativno to look after the pennies
dínar »metati« ➞ novec

diplóma diploma; degree; official certificate; college certificate

doktorska diplóma doctor's diploma (ali degree)
učiteljska diplóma schoolteacher's training certificate
imeti zdravniško diplóma to hold a medical degree
podeliti komu diplómo to award a diploma to someone