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de règle: customary, usual
de rêve: dream; ideal; idealized
de sac et de corde: villainous, scoundrelly
de second ordre: second-rate, second-class, inferior; middling, mediocre
de seconde main: secondhand
de seconde zone: second-rate, second-class, inferior
de secours: backup, emergency
de service: on duty
de son choix: of one's choosing, of one's choice
de son propre chef: of one's own accord, off one's own bat, on one's own initiative, at one's own instigation
de sorte que: so much so that, in such a way that; so as to, in order to
de souche: pureblooded, native (of many generations standing, of impeccable pedigree)
de source sûre: from good hands, from a reliable source
de stock: in stock
de suite: consecutively, in a row; straightaway, immediately
de surcroît: besides, moreover, furthermore
de table: table
de taille: major, significant, important, big, sizable; large or strong enough
de temps en temps: from time to time, once in a while
de temps à autre: now and then, from time to time
de toujours: lifelong, very old
de tous bords: from all sides, of all persuasions, of all stripes, from all walks of life
de tous côtés: from all sides, from all quarters, from everywhere, all around
de tous les diables: a hell of a, hellish, huge
de tous les instants: perpetual, constant, round-the-clock (of surveillance, attention, etc.)
de tous les jours: everyday, day-to-day, daily
de tous poils: alternative spelling of de tout poil
de tout cœur: with all one's heart, wholeheartedly
de tout cœur: sympathetic to someone's loss, commiserating
de tout poil: of all kinds
de tout repos: relaxing, restful
de tout son long: with one's body fully stretched out, with the full length of one's body
de tout temps: from time immemorial, since the dawn of time, in every age, throughout history
de toute beauté: magnificent, splendid, superb, exquisite, beautiful
de toute façon: anyway, anyhow
de toute manière: anyway, anyhow
de toute part: alternative spelling of de toutes parts
de toute éternité: from time immemorial, since the dawn of time
de toute évidence: evidently, clearly
de toutes parts: from all sides, from all quarters, from everywhere; thick and fast
de toutes pièces: from scratch, ex nihilo, entirely, completely
de toutes ses forces: with all one's might
de travers: wrongly, the wrong way; askew; askance
de traviole: awry
de un: first, first up
de valeur: valuable, precious; regrettable, too bad, unfortunate
de visu: with one's own eyes
de vive voix: in person, personally, viva voce
dead: to succeed (in doing something well, "killing it")
deader: to succeed (in doing something well, "killing it")
deadnamer: to deadname
deal: a deal: a transaction; a deal: an agreement; local, small scale drug trafficking
dealer: to deal (drugs)
dealer: drug dealer
dealeur: drug dealer
debout: standing, stood up, upright; awake
debout: get up!; arise!
debussyen: Debussyan
decimalite: having the characteristics of decimals
deck: deck, skateboard cover; deck, a trading card player’s collection employed in a match; deck, floorlike covering of a nautical vessel; deck, an external building