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de Lesseps: a surname, de Lesseps; De Lesseps: A placename
de Lubac: a surname
de Pourtalès: a surname
de Stafford: a surname from Norman, an archaic variant of Stafford
de Villiers: de Villiers: a surname
de bas en haut: upwards
de bas étage: gutter; inferior, mediocre, third-rate, low-level
de base: originally, initially; usually
de base: basic
de basse extraction: low-born, of low birth
de bon aloi: of good quality, of genuine worth, wholesome; proper, appropriate, in order, suitable
de bon augure: auspicious
de bon cœur: with good grace, willingly, cheerfully, gladly
de bon goût: in good taste
de bon gré: with good grace, willingly, cheerfully, gladly
de bon matin: early in the morning, bright and early
de bon poil: in a good mood
de bon ton: polite, tasteful, civil
de bonne famille: coming from a family that is considered to be respectable and with traditions
de bonne grâce: with good grace, willingly, cheerfully
de bonne guerre: fair and square, only fair, deserved, understandable (in an eye for an eye, tit-for-tat sense of justice)
de bonne heure: in advance; ahead of time; early in the morning
de bonne maison: coming from a family that is considered to be respectable and with traditions; of good stock; from a good family; from a respectable background
de bouche: catering; food; suitable for direct consumption, without conditioning or preparation
de bout en bout: from start to finish, from one end to the other
de bric et de broc: In a random fashion
de but en blanc: very bluntly, point-blank, directly, all of a sudden, suddenly
de bz: af (used as an intensifier)
de cape et d'épée: cloak-and-dagger
de caractère: distinguished, full of character
de ce fait: consequently, as a result, thereby, because of this
de ce pas: straightaway, at once, forthwith
de cette façon: that way, this way, as a result
de cette manière: like that, in this way, in such a manner
de choc: shock (relational)
de choix: of choice, choice, select, excellent, prominent
de circonstance: appropriate, suitable, suited to the occasion
de commun: in common
de compte à demi: fifty-fifty, half and half (with the expenses and/or the profits shared equally between the two participants)
de comptoir: cracker-barrel
de concert: hand in hand, together, in concert
de confiance: trustworthy, reliable; trusted
de conserve: hand in hand, hand in glove, together, in concert
de corvée: on fatigue duty
de couleur: of color, colored (of skin color other than white)
de coutume: ordinarily, usually
de coutume: customary, usual
de cujus: deceased; testator
de cœur: kindhearted (having an innately kind disposition or character); noble-hearted; favourite, beloved
de dernière minute: last-minute
de derrière les fagots: very special, that one has been keeping preciously, that one has been keeping up one's sleeve (with the implication that it is excellent, exquisite)
de deux: next, secondly, second
de deux choses l'une: it's one of those two things; there are two possibilities, there are two possible scenarios; you have two options; you choose(: either ... or)
de dingue: mad; crazy (in a positive sense)
de facto: de facto
de facto: de facto
de fait: indeed
de façon que: in order to, so that
de façon à: in order to
de fer: iron, Eisenfarbe (a grey tincture); strong, resilient, iron