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de la chingada: shitty, awful, horrible
de la hostia: helluva
de la mano: hand in hand
de la mano a la boca desaparece la sopa: there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
de la misma manera: by the same token
de la nada: out of nowhere, out of the blue, out of thin air, from nowhere; out of the woodwork; out of nothing; of nothingness, from nothingness
de la noche a la mañana: overnight (in a very short space of time)
de la tierra: locally made
de la verga: shitty; very bad
de la verga: very badly
de lado: on one's side; side on; sideways
de larga data: long-standing
de largo a largo: all the way along
de las narices: bloody; damn; darned; godforsaken
de lejos: by far, by a long shot; from afar, from a distance, a long way
de libro: spot on; perfecto; perfect
de llano en llano: loud and clear
de lleno: totally; fully; right; smack bang; really; a lot
de lo contrario: otherwise, under different circumstances
de lo lindo: a great deal
de lo más: incredibly; hugely (used before an adjective or adverb)
de lo que se come se cría: you are what you eat
de locos: phenomenal, incredible
de locura: extraordinary; out of this world
de los Reyes: a religious surname
de los Santos: a religious surname, mostly found in the Dominican Republic and the Philippines
de los pies a la cabeza: through and through
de lujo: deluxe, high-end, top-of-the-range; very well, right on
de luto: in mourning
de madrugada: in the wee hours; very early in the morning
de mal en peor: from bad to worse
de mal grado: unwillingly; against one's will
de mal vivir: synonym of de mala vida
de mala fe: in bad faith
de mala gana: reluctantly, grudgingly
de mala ley: of bad sorts, fishy
de mala muerte: crummy, shoddy, grotty, crappy, godforsaken, seedy
de mala vida: wicked; of ill repute; ill-reputed
de malas: with bad intentions; in a bad mood
de manera que: so that, in order that
de mano en mano: down through the generations
de manual: textbook (having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon); like a book; easy to read
de maravilla: marvellously; swimmingly
de marca: designer label; top notch; top-drawer
de marras: well-known
de mañana: in the morning; bright and early
de mecha corta: short-tempered
de medio cuerpo: half-body (photo)
de medio ojo: half-hidden
de medio pelo: second-rate; low-quality; low-grade; shoddy
de memoria: by heart
de menor cuantía: small-time; picayune
de mentira: fake (not real)
de mi flor: exquisite; sumptuous
de mi vida: my dear
de miedo: brutal; helluva
de miedo: terribly; awfully; shockingly
de mierda: shitty; crappy
de mil amores: with pleasure; more than happily
de mil demonios: synonym of del demonio