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deprimíran depressed; downcast

biti deprimíran to be in poor (ali low) spirits; to feel sorry for oneself
bil je videti skrajno deprimíran he looked utterly depressed

desét ten

stran 10 page 10 (ten)
kakih desét about ten
kakih desét oseb some ten persons
v kakih desétih dnevih in ten days or so
ura je četrt čez desét it is a quarter past ten
desét zapovedi biblija decalogue, the ten commandments pl
desét let je star he is ten
stavim 10 proti 1, da... I lay ten to one that

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

dirigírati to direct; to lead; glasba to conduct, to lead

dirigírati orkester to conduct (ali to lead) an orchestra
on hoče vse dirigírati pogovorno he wants to boss the whole shop

disciplína

1. discipline

vojska brez disciplíne an undisciplined army
železna disciplína iron discipline
držati v strogi disciplíni to keep under strict discipline
on ima dobro disciplíno he keeps good discipline
on nima nobene disciplíne he is no disciplinarian

2. branch of instruction; discipline; department of knowledge; šport event

dišáti to give off a pleasant scent; to be fragrant (ali scented ali perfumed); to smell sweet

dišáti po to smell of
dišáti po govedini to taste of beef
dišáti po vinu to smell (ali to taste) of wine
jed mi ne diši I'm not enjoying my food
njegova opazka diši po zavisti (po ljubosumnosti) his remark smacks of envy (of jealousy)
moj predlog mu ni dišal he did not relish my proposal
resen študij mu ne diši he has no relish for hard study
vrtnice lepo dišijo roses smell sweet

dôba epoch; era; age; period; season

za nedoločeno dôbo for an undetermined period
deževna dôba rainy season
kamena dôba the Stone Age
karenčna dôba waiting time
ledena dôba the Ice Age; glacial period
junaška dôba heroic age
otroška dôba childhood
prehodna dôba transitional period, time of transition
zlata dôba the golden age
on je v najlepši dôbi he is in the prime of life
starostna dôba od 13 do 19 let teens pl

dobíti to get; to receive; to gain; to win; (s prošnjo) to obtain

dobíti zopet (nazaj) to retrieve
dobíti darilo to receive a present
dobíti poklon (udarec, ukaz) to receive a compliment (a blow, an order)
dobíti prvo nagrado to win the first prize
dobíti dovoljenje to get leave (to)
dobíti vročino medicina to catch a fever
dobil je mesto po mojem priporočilu he obtained the situation through my recommendation
si dobil moje pismo včeraj? did you receive my letter yesterday?
dobil je, kar mu gre he's got what he deserves
kaj si dobil za svoj rojstni dan? what did you get for your birthday?
dobíti jih (figurativno) to get it, to catch it
jih boš že dobil (po glavi)! you'll catch it!
ta artikel se povsod dobi this article is to be got everywhere
mila ni mogoče dobíti soap is not to be had (ali is unobtainable, is not available)
kakor dobljeno, tako izgubljeno ill-gotten, ill spent
kemikalije se dobivajo iz... chemicals are obtained from...
jih boš dobil! (figurativno) you will catch it!
dobíti, zadeti glavni dobitek to hit the jackpot

dobríčina a good fellow, a good soul

on je dobríčina he is a good sort

dobríkanje flattery; coaxing; wheedling

z dobríkanjem so jo pripravili do tega she has been cajoled (ali pogovorno conned) into it
z dobríkanjem je to dobil he got it with his sweet talk (ali pogovorno blarney, flannel, soft soap)
z dobríkanjem koga pripraviti, da nekaj naredi to coax someone into doing something

dobro² prislov well

doslej vse dobro so far, so good
(že) dobro! all right!, okay!, fine!
dobro mišljen well-meant, well-intentioned
dobro vzgojen well-mannered, well-bred
dobro znan well-known
dobro, da je... a good thing there's...
dobro bi bilo, da... it would be a good thing if...
ni mi dobro I feel unwell, I feel poorly
dobro govoriti o to speak well of
dobro mi gre I am getting on well (ali nicely); I am doing well
z njim se ne bo dobro končalo he will come to no good
dobro izgledati to have good looks
dobro spati to have a good night
dobro se zabavati to have a good time, to enjoy someone
stvar se obrača na dobro the affair is shaping well (ali things are looking up)

dobróta kindness; goodness; benevolence; (blagost) mildness, leniency, gentleness, good nature; (usluga) favour

sama dobróta ga je he is kindness itself
na mizi je mnogo dobrót on the table there are many good things
iz dobróte out of kindness
izkazati dobróto komu to do someone a kindness
izrabljati dobróto kake osebe to encroach upon someone's kindness
kako naj se zahvalim za Vaše mnoge dobróte? how can I thank you for your many kindnesses?

dočákati to live to see

tega ne bom dočakal I shan't live to see it
dočakal je visoko starost he has lived to a great age
končno smo te dočakali finally you have come
kdor nestrpno čaka, nikoli ne dočaka (figurativno) a watched pot never boils

dogodívščina adventure; unexpected incident

on ima vedno nenavadne dogodívščine he is always having extraordinary adventures (ali experiences)

dohitéti to overtake (koga someone); to catch up (with someone); to come up (with someone)

kmalu bi me bil dohitel he ran me very close

dojéti to comprehend, to understand, to take in, to seize; to realize

on počasi dojema he is slow on the uptake

dokázati to prove, to give proof of; to furnish (ali to provide ali to produce) evidence; to demonstrate; to substantiate; to establish by evidence; to establish the truth of

to se ne da dokázati this is not susceptible of proof
dokázati krivdo komu to prove someone's guilt
dokázati komu umor to prove someone guilty of murder
ni mogel dokázati svoje trditve he could not prove (ali substantiate ali make good) his assertion
dokázati komu, da se moti to prove someone (to be in the wrong)

dókler as long as

dókler ne until, till
to mi bo v spominu, dokler bom živel I shall remember it as long as I live
nisem šel, dókler ni (on) prišel I did not go until he came
kuj železo, dókler je vroče! strike while the iron's hot; make hay while the sun shines

doklícati to reach by calling

ne morem ga doklícati he is beyond the reach of my voice
lahko ga dokličeš he is within call

doktorírati to take one's doctorate (ali one's doctor's degree); to take the degree of doctor

pravkar je doktoríral he has just got his doctorate
doktoriral je iz prava na univerzi v X he gratuated from the University of X with a doctorate in law
doktoriral je iz filozofije leta 1931 he was awarded his Ph.D. (degree) in 1931