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du diable: a hell of a, hellish, huge
du dimanche: amateur, weekend
du fait de: because of, on account of, due to; of someone's making
du feu de Dieu: extremely well
du feu de Dieu: terrific, awesome
du fil à retordre: a hard time, some difficulties
du fond du cœur: from the bottom of one's heart
du jour au lendemain: from one day to the next, overnight (very rapidly)
du moins: at least
du moment que: as long as; provided (that)
du même acabit: of that kind, of the same ilk, of the same stripe, in the same vein
du même coup: at the same time, in the same breath, in the process
du même tonneau: of the same ilk, of the same stripe
du nerf: go on! give it some welly! put some welly into it! buck up!
du pain et des jeux: bread and circuses
du plus bel effet: striking, stunning; splendid; successful
du premier coup: first time, first try (on one's first try)
du propre: a fine mess
du ressort de: within the competence of, under the jurisdiction of
du reste: furthermore; besides; on top of that
du siècle: of the century (biggest, greatest in living memory); of a lifetime, once-in-a-lifetime
du tac au tac: right back (forcefully, immediately and in kind)
du temps de: in someone's day, in someone's time
du tonnerre: terrific, awesome
du tonnerre: extremely well
du tout: not at all
du tout: at all; entirely, absolutely
du tout au tout: completely, radically, entirely, utterly
du vent: hop it! shoo! begone! push off! be off with you!
du vivant de: during the lifetime of (someone), in (someone)'s lifetime, when (someone) was alive
dual: dual
dual: dual
dualine: dualin
dualiser: to dualize
dualisme: dualism
dualiste: dualist
dualiste: dualist
dualistique: dualistic
dualité: duality; twoness
dubaïote: Dubaian (of, from or relating to Dubai)
dubieux: doubtful, uncertain
dubitatif: dubitative (tending to doubt)
dubitation: dubitation: the action of putting in doubt, or a state of doubt; a figure of speech, a passage in which a writer or speaker expresses or feigns doubt, for example to forestall objections
dubitativement: doubtingly; with doubts
dubnium: dubnium
dubstep: dubstep
duc: duke (nobleman)
ducal: ducal
ducasse: any festival that takes place one every two years
ducat: ducat
duchesse: duchess
duché: a duchy
ductile: ductile (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
ductilité: ductility (ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force)
dueil: obsolete spelling of deuil
duel: dual (having two components)
duel: duel (battle); dual
duelliste: duelist, duellist
duettiste: duettist (someone who takes part in a duet)
duetto: a duet