dress rehearsal - generální zkouška (v divadle)
BrE
/'dres rɪˌhɜ:sl/
AmE
/'dres rɪˌhɜ:rsl/

noun - the most important practice of a play in a theatre, esp. before the premiere

drop out
drop out - odpadnout, vypadnout
BrE
/ˌdrɒp'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p'aʊt/

verb - to stop doing something before you have finished it; to leave an activity before it is finished

 
differently - odlišně, jinak
BrE
/'dɪfrəntli/
AmE
/'dɪfrəntli/

adverb - not in the same way

 
desperate - zoufalý
BrE
/'despərət/
AmE
/'despərət/

adjective - in a very bad situation and willing to do anything to change it

drop in
drop in - zajít na skok, navštívit
BrE
/ˌdrɒp'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p'ɪn/

verb - to visit someone for a short time without letting them know about it in advance

 
dramatic - dramatický
BrE
/drə'mætɪk/
AmE
/drə'mæt̬ɪk/

adjective - sudden and surprising; exciting

 
disastrous - katastrofální, ničivý
BrE
/dɪ'zɑ:strəs/
AmE
/dɪ'zæstrəs/

adjective - very bad; very harmful

 
destruction - zkáza, zničení, ničení, záhuba
BrE
/dɪs'trʌkʃn/
AmE
/dɪs'trʌkʃn/

noun - the act of destroying something

duvet
duvet - peřina, přikrývka
BrE
/'du:veɪ/
AmE
/du:'veɪ/

noun, British English - a large blanket that you use to cover yourself when you are in bed

dune
dune - duna
BrE
/'dju:n/
AmE
/'du:n/

noun - a hill of sand in a desert or beside a beach

deny
deny - popřít, popírat
BrE
/dɪ'naɪ/
AmE
/dɪ'naɪ/

verb - to say that something is not true

 
die out - ztratit se, zeslábnout, zmizet
BrE
/ˌdaɪ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌdaɪ'aʊt/

verb - to disappear

discount
discount - sleva
BrE
/'dɪskaʊnt/
AmE
/'dɪskaʊnt/

noun - a price that is lower than usual

 
dawn on - začít docházet (někomu)
BrE
/'dɔ:n ɒn/
AmE
/'dɑ:n ɑ:n/

verb - to become clear (to somebody)

 
directive - pokyn, směrnice, příkaz
BrE
/də'rektɪv/
AmE
/də'rektɪv/

noun - an official instruction or order to do something