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doletéti to arrive flying

doletéti koga (figurativno) to come upon someone, to befall someone
doletela ga je nesreča he met with an accident
doletela ga je sreča he had a stroke of luck

dólg -a, -o long; ➞ dolgo

prilično dólg, -a, -o lengthy; (dolgotrajen) of long standing; (bolezen) lingering
dólg, -a, -oo (mnogo) poprej (pozneje) long before (after)
dólg, -a, -o (velik) ovinek a long way round
dólg, -a, -o rok long term
za dólg, -a, -oo časa for long
na dólg, -a, -oo in široko far and wide, at length
pripovedovati na dólg, -a, -oo in široko to spin out at great length
dan postaja dólg, -a, -o the days are getting longer (ali are lengthening)
soba je 20 čevljev dólg, -a, -oa the room is 20 feet long
imeti dólg, -a, -o jezik to know all the answers, to be a chatterbox (ali gossip)
imeti dólg, -a, -oe prste (figurativno krasti) to have light fingers, to steal
iti na dólg, -a, -oo potovanje to go on a long journey
padel je, kot je dólg, -a, -o in širok he fell spread-eagled on the ground

dólgo

za dólgo for long
že dólgo long, long ago, for a long time
kako dólgo? how long?
dólgo poprej long before
že dólgo (nazaj) for a long time since
kako dólgo že? how long since?
še dólgo ne (daleč proč) far from it, not for a long time, not by a long way
dólgo (je že) tega (that was) long ago
dólgo ga že poznam I have known him a long time
ne dólgo tega not so very long ago
dólgo je že, kar... it is a good while since...
kje si bil tako dólgo? where have you been all this time?
že dólgo ga nisem videl I haven't seen him for a long time, it's a long time since I saw him last
dólgo je že, kar je umrl it is a long time since he died, he died long ago
je že dólgo (od) tega? was this long ago?
kako dólgo te ni bilo! how long you were!
dólgo ga ni bilo he was a long time coming
ne bom dólgo (počakajte hipec) I shan't be long
dólgo me ni bilo tu I have not been here long
to že dólgo vem I have known that (for) a long time
je za dólgo odšel? has he gone for long?
ne morem dólgo (časa) teči I cannot run (ali keep on running) for long
predólgo ste čakali you have waited too long
ne bo več dólgo (pri življenju) he hasn't long to go, he isn't long for this world

dólgo largo; largamente ; (dolgo časa) mucho (tiempo)

na dolgo in široko largo y tendido
dolgo potem mucho tiempo después
že dolgo ya hace mucho tiempo; de larga fecha
že dolgo mi ni pisal hace mucho tiempo que no me ha escrito
že dolgo ga nisem videl hace mucho (tiempo) que no le he visto
kako dolgo? ¿cuánto tiempo?
kako dolgo še? ¿hasta cuándo?
že dolgo čakate? ¿lleva usted mucho tiempo esperando?
dolgo ga ni nazaj tarda mucho en volver
(on) ne bo več dolgo (živel) ya no vivirá mucho
dolgo se pustiti čakati hacerse esperar largo tiempo
kako dolgo se že učite španščine? ¿cuánto tiempo hace que estudia usted español?

dolgočásiti to bore; to tire; to weary

te dolgočasim? am I boring you?
vse ga dolgočasi everything palls on him, he finds no enjoyment in anything
silno, na smrt dolgočásiti to bore to distraction, to bore someone stiff
dolgočásiti se to feel dull, to be bored, to feel bored (ali pogovorno browned-off)
dolgočasim se I'm getting bored; I am bored
na smrt se dolgočásiti to be bored to extinction (ali to tears), to die of boredom, to be bored stiff
z njim se človek ne dolgočasi one cannot feel dull with him, he keeps you alive

dolgočásnež bore

on je strašen dolgočásnež he is a dreadful bore

dolgovátí to owe; to be indebted to

koliko Vam dolgujem? how much do I owe you?
svojemu krojaču dolgujem 10 funtov I owe my tailor ten pounds, I owe ten pounds to my tailor
dolguje mi svoje življenje he owes me his life
mnogo dolgovátí to owe a great debt (komu to someone)

dolžán indebted (to); owing; obliged; bound

biti dolžán to owe
koliko sem Vam? dolžán how much do I owe you?
dolžán sem mu 10 funtov I owe him ten pounds
to sem dolžán storiti I am obliged to do it
nikomur nisem nič dolžán I don't owe anyone anything
vsem je dolžán he's in debt all round
on ne ostane ničesar dolžán he gives as good as he gets
dolžán sem Vam zahvalo I owe a great debt of thanks to you

dolžína length

zemljepisna dolžína longitude
valovna dolžína wavelength
po vsej svoji dolžíni je ležal na podu he was lying at full length on the floor
njegov konj je zmagal za tri dolžíne his horse won by three lengths, his horse finished three lengths ahead of the field

domá at home; in

je on domá? is he in?, is he at home?
je Vaš oče domá? is your father in, is your father at home?
ni ga domá he is not at home, he is away, he is away from home
domá narejen (kruh) home-made (bread)
držati se domá to keep to the house
on vedno tiči domá he never goes (ali gets) out, he is a stay-at-home
on je domá iz Ljubljane he is a native of Ljubljana
domá je najlepše there's no place like home
počutiti se kot domá to feel at home
bodite kot domá! make yourself at home!
biti domá v (figurativno) to be at home in (ali with), to be familiar with
nisem domá v tem predmetu (figurativno) I am not familiar with this subject
ljubo domá, kdo ga ima east, west, home's best; pesniško be it ever so humble, there's no place like home

domíšljati si to imagine, to fancy; (biti domišljav) to overween, to flatter oneself (da... that...), to pique oneself (na on)

domíšljati si, da... to have the conceit to...
domišlja si, da je bogat he imagines himself to be rich

domnévati to suppose; to presume; to assume; to surmise; to conjecture

njegov način življenja da domnévati veliko premoženje his style of living suggests great wealth
ne moremo domnévati, da... it is not to be supposed that...
o njem so domnevali, da je mrtev he was supposed to be dead
domnevam, da je umetnik I guess he is an artist
on je bil domnevni vodja upora he was the supposed leader of the revolt

dopís escrito m ; carta f

uraden dopis oficio m
prejel sem Vaš dopis z dne 10. t. m. he recibido su carta del 10 del presente
potrjujemo prejem Vašega cenjenega dopisa od 20 t. g. tenemos el gusto de acusarle recibo de su grata del 20 del presente

dopovédati

dopovédati komu kaj to make someone understand something; to teach someone better; to make the matter clear to someone
ni si pustil dopovédati he could not be brought to understand

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

dosmŕten lifelong; for life; perpetual

dosmŕtna ječa prison for life, lifetime imprisonment, life sentence
dosmŕtno prisilno delo penal servitude for life
dosmŕtna renta life annuity
dosmŕtna penzija life pension, pension for life
posestvo z dosmŕtno pravico užitka life-estate
bil je obsojen na dosmŕtno ječo he was given a life sentence, pogovorno he was sent down for life

dôsti enough; sufficiently; (precéj) rather, pretty, fairly; (obilno) amply; a great deal of; (zadovoljivo, primerno) satisfactorily

več kot dôsti more than enough, enough and to spare
za danes bo dôsti that will do for today
dôsti dobro veš, da je to prepovedano you know well enough that it is forbidden
on ima dôsti denarja he has plenty of money, he is flush with money
dôsti! enough!; that will do!
dôsti je smeha! stop laughing!

douméti to comprehend; to understand; to get, to conceive

tega ne morem douméti that's beyond me
ne morem douméti, kako je to naredil I cannot conceive how he did it
ne douméti not to make head or tail of it

dovólj enough; sufficiently

dovólj časa enough time
več kot dovólj more than enough, enough and to spare
dovólj mi je tega I've had enough of it
to je dovólj jasno za vsakogar anyone can see that, it's as plain as a pikestaff
ni dovólj močan za svoje delo he is not strong enough for his work
boste imeli dovólj 2 kg? will two kilos be enough (ali pogovorno do)?
dovólj sem ga videl (pogovorno) I have seen enough of him
dovólj mi je tega življenja! I'm sick of this life
dovólj bodi, da (če) rečem... suffice it to say...
dovólj je! that's enough!, that will do!
dovólj! Enough!; Stop!
dovólj o tem, govorimo o čem drugem! enough of that, let's change the subject!

dovršíti to accomplish, to complete; to bring to completion (ali to a successful conclusion); to finish; to achieve

dovršíl je veliko delo he accomplished a great task, pogovorno he did a great job