dvār mc (a) door: किसी का ~ खटखटाना to knock at smb's --; उनका ~ खुला है his -- is open. △ ~ द्वार फिरना to go from door to --. (b) gate: यह दर्रा भारत का ~ है

dopah·r fu mid-day, noon: ~ को at noon; ~ से पहले before --; ~ के बाद or बाद ~ in the after-noon; ~ का खाना lunch.

dashā fu condition, state [बढ़िया excellent, बुरी bad, संतोषजनक satisfactory, सामान्य normal], मकान अच्छी ~ में है the house is in good condition; मोटरकार अच्छी ~ में है the motor-car is in good working condition/order; उसकी ~ बदल गई है his/her condition has changed; ~ सुधारना to improve the condition; ऐसी ~ में in such a case/ condition. [syn. हालत]

duh·nā vt to milk = दोहना q. v.

dam-dilāsā mc false hope, vain consolation; ~ देना to give --; किसी के दम-दिलासें में आना to be deceived by someone's false hopes.

darmiyān = दरमियान q. v.

deh·lī 1. fu Delhi (the capital of India). 2. threshold = दहलीज़ q. v.

dut·kār·nā vt (a) to snub, to rebuke, to reproach indignantly: मास्टरजी ने उसे दुतकारा the teacher snubbed/rebuked her/ him. (b) to drive away: कुत्ते को दुतकार दिया drove away the dog.

dillagī fu jest, fun, joke: कविता लिखना कोई ~ नहीं है it is not a joke/fun to write poetry; किसी से ~ करना to jest/joke with smb, to make fun of smb; ~ उड़ाना to cut jokes with; ~ में in jest. [syn. मज़ाक]

durbhāgya mu misfortune, ill luck; यह मेरा ~ था it was my --; ~ से unfortunately. [ant. सौभाग्य]