do♦♦♦ predl.
1. (časovno) [trajati] until, till; (pred, ne pozneje kot) [narediti] by
od ... do (za dneve in mesece) from ... to; (za ure) from ... until/till
od oktobra do maja - from October to May
od torka do petka - from Tuesday to Friday
od 8. do 11. ure - from 8 till 11 o'clock
do kdaj [trajati] until when; (o uri ali datumu) until when; [narediti] by when; (kako dolgo še) how much longer
do kdaj sta smučala? - until when did you ski?
do kdaj bomo še brez vode? - how much longer will we be out of water?
2. (krajevno) to; (najdlje do) as far as
vstane in gre do njihove mize - he gets up and goes to their table
gremo do glavne ceste, kjer zavijemo levo - we go as far as the main road, where we turn left
do kod how far
od ... do from ... to
3. (količinsko) to; (največ, skoraj) up to
šest do sedem odstotkov - six to seven per cent
prihranimo lahko do 40 odstotkov energije - up to 40 per cent of the energy can be saved
od ... do from ... to
od 100 do 800 milijonov tolarjev - from 100 to 800 million tolars
4. (v zvezah)
pride do (česa) sth happens, sth takes place
marsikdaj pride do napak - mistakes often happen
na meji je prišlo do majhne vojne - a minor war took place on the border
(komu) je veliko do (česa) sb really wants sth, sb would like sth very much
veliko nam je do tega, da pridete - we would very much like you to come
veliko mu je do tega, da bi delal dobro - he really wants to do good things
pravica do (česa) [izbire] right to sth
veselje do (česa) (užitek) [dela] pleasure in sth; (ljubezen) [življenja] love of sth
ljubezen do (koga) love for/of sb
ljubezen do (česa) [glasbe] love of/for sth