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de balde: for free, for nothing; for a song; left over, unwanted
de bandera: top-class
de barrio: local (used by locals)
de base: basic; grassroots, grass-roots
de bigotes: harsh; tough; massive; huge
de boca: spoken; done by talking rather than acting
de boca: boastfully; talking the talk
de boca en boca: by word of mouth; on the grapevine
de bolsillo: pocket-sized
de bombero: madcap; wacky; loopy; deranged
de bombero jubilado: madcap; wacky; loopy; deranged
de bombero retirado: madcap; wacky; loopy; deranged
de bote en bote: packed; full; full to the gills
de bruces: prone; face down
de buen aire: in a good mood
de buen grado: willingly
de buen principio: for starters; at the very start
de buen tono: high-class; upper-crust
de buena cepa: high-quality; top-drawer
de buena familia: From a good family; well-bred
de buena fe: in good faith
de buena gana: willingly
de buena mañana: in the (early) morning
de buena tinta: on good authority
de buena voluntad: synonym of de voluntad (“willingly”)
de buenas: in a good mood
de buenas a primeras: out of the blue; at the drop of a hat, at a moment's notice, in a heartbeat, all of a sudden
de bulto: blatant, obvious
de bóbilis, bóbilis: for free, for nothing
de caballo: helluva; massive
de cabecera: top-bill; top-draw
de cabeza: upside down
de cabo a cabo: completely, utterly, fully; from start to finish, all the way through
de cabo a rabo: completely, utterly, fully; from start to finish, all the way through
de cajón: plain as day
de cal y canto: firm; tough
de calidad: quality; high-quality
de calle: casual; in casual dress
de calle: (dressed) casually
de camino: en route, heading to; on the way (to some location), on my way
de camino: travel
de campeonato: large, exceptional
de canto: side on
de cara: face on
de cara a: facing; when it comes to; as for
de carne y hueso: flesh and blood
de casi no se muere nadie: a miss is as good as a mile; almost doesn't count
de categoría: important; established; of note
de ceca en meca: here and there; back and forth
de cerca: close-up
de ceremonia: ceremonially
de chichinabo: of little importance
de chill: relaxed, chill, chilling
de chill: chill; expression used at the end of a sentence to denote irony, exaggeration, that what was said is a joke, or as a way to mitigate what was said
de chill: relaxedly, chill, chilling
de chiripa: slightly, just, by a small margin, by a little
de choque: shock
de choto: for free.; vainly, in vain
de choz: suddenly
de chuparse los dedos: synonym of para chuparse los dedos (“finger-licking good”)