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de perros: godawful; rotten; craptacular
de persona a persona: face to face; in person
de peso: weighty; heavyweight
de pie: standing, upright
de piedra: shocked; frozen; stock-still; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see de, piedra.
de pies a cabeza: from head to toe
de pitiminí: trifling; measly
de plano: outright; flatly
de plantilla: pro, professional
de pleno: full on; smack-dab
de pleno derecho: full-fledged; in one's own right
de poca monta: inconsequential; small-time; picayune
de pocas palabras: untalkative; of few words
de popa a proa: from stem to stern
de por ahí: run of the mill
de por fuerza: perforce, by force
de por medio: in the way; in the middle; half and half
de por sí: by itself, by oneself (for emphasis)
de por vida: for life, perpetually
de porrazo: in one go
de postre: for dessert; to top it off
de postín: posh, high-class
de precisión: precision
de preferencia: preferably
de presente: right now; at this moment; these days; at present
de previo y especial pronunciamiento: (being a) special rule
de primer orden: first-rate; first-order
de primera: top-notch, high-level, top-class
de primera intención: at first; from the outset
de primera línea: front-row; first-rate; high-ranking
de primera mano: straight from the horse's mouth
de primera necesidad: essential; staple
de primero: first; lead-climbing
de prisa: hasty
de pronto: suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly; maybe, perhaps
de propina: in addition; plus; as a bonus
de propósito: on purpose
de provecho: worthwhile; worthy
de prueba: mock
de puertas abiertas: open; open to the public
de puertas afuera: synonym of de puertas para afuera
de puertas para afuera: from the outside; externally
de punta: pointed; pointy; cutting-edge; state of the art
de punta: on tiptoes
de punta a cabo: synonym of de cabo a cabo
de punta a punta: from one end to the other; from head to toe
de punta en blanco: in full armour; dressed to kill, dressed to the nines (very fashionable or elegant)
de puntillas: on tiptoe, tiptoeingly
de punto: knitted
de pura cepa: full-blooded
de pura uva: top-class
de puro fay: in vain; vainly; just because; for the hell of it; for no particular reason; by chance; unexpectedly
de puta madre: dog's bollocks, fucking great, very good, super cool
de puño y letra: written, penned (by)
de público: publicly; to the public
de que: that (introduces a clause)
de quita y pon: detachable, clip-on; passing, fleeting
de raro en raro: rarely
de rato en rato: from time to time; every now and again
de raza: pedigree