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d'aucuns: certain people, some
d'autant moins: even less; all the less
d'autant moins que: all the less ... that, even less so because
d'autant plus: even more; all the more
d'autant plus que: all the more reason that, even more so because, especially given that, forasmuch
d'autant que: because of the fact that, since, as
d'autre: else (besides, other than)
d'autre part: besides, additionally, furthermore, what's more; for another thing
d'autre que: else, besides, other than
d'avance: in advance
d'avec: from
d'aventure: by chance
d'emblée: straightaway, at once
d'enfer: terrific, awesome; helluva; a hell of a, hellish, huge
d'entre: of, among
d'entrée de jeu: right from the start, from the get-go, straightaway, at the outset
d'esprit: witty, of wit
d'exception: exceptional
d'expérience: from experience
d'habitude: usually
d'habitude: of habit (who needs habits to function properly); set in one's ways
d'heure en heure: from one hour to the next, by the hour, from hour to hour, increasingly, progressively
d'ici: hence
d'ici: by (at or before a time in the future)
d'ici là: by then
d'ici peu: soon, shortly, in a moment
d'ici à ce que: until
d'importance: important, significant
d'jà: pronunciation spelling of déjà
d'main: contraction of demain
d'occasion: used; secondhand (previously owned); secondhand (dealing in such goods)
d'office: ex officio; automatically; surely
d'opérette: amateur, petty
d'ordinaire: ordinarily, usually
d'ores et déjà: right now, already, from now on
d'origine: original (first in a series or copies/versions)
d'outre en outre: synonym of de part en part
d'où: from where; whence; from which place or source; hence
d'où: wherefore
d'un autre côté: on the other hand (from another point of view)
d'un certain âge: middle-aged; elderly
d'un commun accord: by mutual agreement, by common consent, consensually
d'un coup: suddenly; in one go
d'un coup d'un seul: in one fell swoop
d'un côté: in a way, in a sense; on the one hand
d'un instant à l'autre: any minute now, any time now, momentarily, imminently, very soon
d'un iota: not a bit, not at all (used with a negation to express lack of change)
d'un jour à l'autre: any day now
d'un moment à l'autre: any minute now, any time now, any moment now, imminently, very soon
d'un poil: by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely)
d'un seul coup: in one fell swoop
d'une façon ou d'une autre: one way or another
d'une haleine: ellipsis of tout d'une haleine
d'une manière ou d'une autre: one way or another
d'une minute à l'autre: any minute now, any moment now, imminently, very soon
d'une part: on one hand; for one thing, first, firstly
d'une seule traite: synonym of d'une traite
d'une seule voix: with one voice, in unison, in chorus, unanimously
d'une traite: in one go, in one sitting, without stopping
d'urgence: as a matter of urgency, urgently