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de mes couilles: pesky, damned, bloody, fucking (as an intensifier)
de mes deux: pesky, damned, bloody, fucking (as an intensifier)
de mieux en mieux: better and better
de mise: proper, appropriate, conventional; required, necessary
de moins en moins: less and less
de mère en fille: from mother to daughter
de mémoire: from memory; if memory serves
de mémoire d'homme: in living memory, within living memory
de même: likewise; thus, that way
de même que: just like, in the same way as, so too does; as well as, as does
de naissance: by birth, by nature, natural-born
de nos jours: currently; nowadays
de nouveau: again; once again
de nuit: at night
de nuit: night
de pacotille: tacky, ticky-tacky, cheap, shoddy, rubbishy, tin-pot, junk, worthless
de par: by the will of; in the name of; by virtue of; on account of; thanks to
de par le monde: around the world
de part en part: from end to end, right through, through and through
de part et d'autre: on either side
de passage: passing through, passing by
de peu: slightly, just, by a small margin, by a little
de peur que: lest, for fear that
de pied en cap: from head to toe, from top to toe
de pied ferme: resolutely, standing firm
de pire en pire: worse and worse
de pis en pis: worse and worse
de plain-pied: on one level; walk-in; on an equal footing; directly, without transition
de plein fouet: With a direct or harsh hit, harshly
de plus: moreover, furthermore
de plus belle: even more, even harder than before, with even greater intensity, with a vengeance
de plus en plus: more and more (used to express a progressive increase)
de poche: pocket; pocket-size; paperback
de poids: weighty, that carries weight
de pointe: cutting-edge, state-of-the-art
de premier choix: top-class, first-class, first-rate, of prime quality, of finest quality, of choice, choice
de premier ordre: top, top-notch, first-rate, first-class
de premier plan: major, leading, high-profile, top, first-rate
de première: bigtime, total
de première nécessité: essential
de prime abord: at first sight, at first glance, at first
de proche en proche: gradually, progressively, little by little, bit by bit, step by step, from one object or person to the next
de propos délibéré: deliberately, intentionally; by design; voluntarily
de près: closely
de près ou de loin: directly or indirectly, in any way whatsoever
de prédilection: preferred
de préférence: preferably, ideally
de père en fils: from father to son
de quel bois quelqu'un se chauffe: what someone is made of, what someone is capable of, someone's true mettle
de quel droit: by what right …?
de quoi: What is necessary to; something
de quoi: what was that
de quoi je me mêle: mind your own business! that's none of your business!
de race: pedigree, purebred; (of horse) thoroughbred
de rang: in a row
de renom: renowned
de retour: back
de rien: you're welcome, it's nothing
de rien du tout: tiny, paltry, insignificant
de rigueur: absolutely necessary