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6,713 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

de esperar: expected
de esta: definitely this time
de esta hecha: from hereon out; hereafter; henceforth
de estampida: quickly; sharpish
de etiqueta: smart (requiring smart clothing); smart (elegant)
de excepción: exceptional
de extranjis: on the sly
de extremo a extremo: from A to Z
de facto: de facto; in fact
de facto: de facto, in actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status
de feria: in addition
de fiar: trustworthy
de forma: distinguished, refined, elegant
de forma que: such that, so that
de frente: onwards; straight on
de fuera: outside; from the outside
de fábula: really great; superb
de fábula: really well; amazingly
de gala: dressed to the nines; in one's Sunday best; black-tie; formal (event)
de generación en generación: down the generations; over the generations
de gente a gente: by word of mouth; down the generations
de golpe: suddenly; all of a sudden
de golpe y porrazo: all of a sudden; out of the blue
de gorra: on someone's dime, at the expense of someone else
de gracia: pro bono; out of the goodness of one's heart
de grado en grado: step by step
de grado o por fuerza: like it or not
de gratis: for free, at no cost
de guante blanco: white-collar
de guardia: on duty, on call, attending (e.g. an on-call nurse); on duty, on guard, on watch
de hecho: in fact, actually, indeed, as a matter of fact; on purpose, purposely
de hecho y de derecho: in one's own right
de hierro: strong; rigid
de higos a brevas: once in a blue moon
de hilo: straight; without passing go
de hoja caduca: deciduous
de hoja perenne: evergreen
de hombre a hombre: man-to-man
de hoy a mañana: any time now
de hoy en adelante: from hereon out
de hoy más: from hereon out
de huevos: very good
de igual a igual: on level terms
de igual modo: similarly; in the same way; likewise
de improviso: out of the blue
de incógnito: incognito (without revealing one's identity)
de industria: deliberately; on purpose
de inmediato: immediately
de intento: on purpose
de iure: de jure
de juro: fully; soundly
de juzgado de guardia: outrageous; unacceptable
de la Cruz: a religious surname
de la Cuesta: a surname
de la Fuente: a surname
de la Peña: a surname
de la Rosa: a surname
de la Torre: a locative surname
de la Vega: a surname
de la casa: house (offered as a speciality in a restaurant)