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dans ce cas: in that case, if that's the case
dans ces eaux-là: approximately, in that ballpark
dans l'absolu: in absolute terms, per se, in and of itself, as such
dans l'air: in the air, in the wind, in the offing
dans l'air du temps: in the spirit of the times, in the spirit of the age, in keeping with the times; in fashion
dans l'ensemble: for the most part, on the whole, by and large, in the main
dans l'espoir de: in the hope of
dans l'espoir que: in the hope that
dans l'idée de: with an eye towards
dans l'immédiat: right now, at the moment, for the moment, for the time being
dans la foulée: while you're at it, at the same time; within the bounds (with de (“of”)); in the wake (with de (“of”)); not outside the bounds of
dans la joie et la bonne humeur: joyfully, cheerfully, merrily
dans la lancée: while we're at it
dans la mesure de: according to, as far as … permits
dans la mesure du possible: as much as possible, insofar as possible, if at all possible, if possible
dans la mesure où: inasmuch as, insofar as, given that
dans la même veine: in the same vein
dans la poche: in the bag (virtually assured of success)
dans la pratique: in practice, for all practical purposes
dans la réalité: in reality, in practice
dans le bain: at ease; accustomed; in danger; in a pickle
dans le besoin: in need, indigent, poor, penniless
dans le cadre de: within the scope of, within the framework of, as part of
dans le cas contraire: otherwise, if not
dans le cas de: in the case of, when it comes to, as for, regarding, concerning
dans le coin: nearby, around here
dans le coup: in the loop; fashionable, hip, with it
dans le courant de: in the course of
dans le dos de: behind someone's back
dans le détail: in detail
dans le feu de l'action: in the heat of the moment
dans le fond: back there, in the back; in the background; when you look at it closely, all things considered; in effect, essentially, basically, fundamentally
dans le meilleur des cas: at best
dans le mille: in the bullseye, right on target
dans le même ordre d'idées: on a similar note, similarly, likewise, in the same vein, by the same token
dans le même registre: similarly, in the same vein, along the same lines, of the same kind; on the same note
dans le même temps: at the same time, at once, in the same breath, simultaneously; on the other hand, at the same time, then again
dans le passé: in the past
dans le pire des cas: at worst, worst case scenario, worst comes to worst
dans le plus simple appareil: in one's birthday suit, naked as a jaybird, in all one's glory
dans le rouge: in the red, overdrawn
dans le sac: in the bag (virtually assured of success)
dans le temps: in the old days, back in the day, in the past
dans les clous: on a pedestrian crossing; abiding by the rules
dans les dents: in your face! (an exclamation that a bad thing happened to someone who deserved it)
dans les faits: in practice
dans les grandes largeurs: big time, completely, thoroughly
dans les grandes lignes: broadly, broadly speaking, for the most part
dans les moindres détails: in great detail, in minute detail, in every detail, down to the very last detail, down to the smallest detail, minutely
dans les parages: around, around here
dans les plus brefs délais: as soon as possible
dans les pommes: unconscious
dans les règles: by the book, according to the rules
dans les tuyaux: in the pipeline
dans sa barbe: under one's breath
dans son coin: alone
dans son ensemble: as a whole, in its entirety
dans son monde: in a world of one's own
dans ta face: in your face! (an exclamation that a bad thing happened to someone who deserved it)
dans ta gueule: in your face! (an exclamation that a bad thing happened to someone who deserved it)