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das geht nicht [Ger], that will never do.
das heisst [Ger], that is to say; that is: abbr. d.h.
das irdische Glück [Ger], earthly happiness {or fortune).
das ist [Ger], that is; id est.: abbr. d.i.
das ist aber schade [Ger], that is too bad.
das ist eine Pracht [Ger], that's splendid.
das ist keine Kunst [Ger], that is easy enough.
das ist Pech! [Ger], lit., that is pitch; how annoying!
das kannst du deiner Grossmutter erzählen [Ger], you can tell that to
your grandmother; tell it to someone gullible.
das kommt mir spanisch vor [Ger], it sounds like Spanish to me; it's
Greek to me.
das Leben ist die Liebe [Ger], life is love: Goethe.
das schadet nichts [Ger], never mind.
das schöne Geschlecht [Ger], the fair sex.
das Seitengewehr pflanzt auf! [Ger], fix sidearms! fix bayonets!: mil.
das tut nichts [Ger], it doesn't matter; never mind.
das tut's [Ger], that will do; that is enough.
das versteht sich von selbst [Ger], that goes without saying; that is
understood. Cf. CELA VA SANS DIRE.
data et accepta [L], things given and received; expenditures and receipts.
data fata secutus [L], following what is decreed by fate: Virgil.
date et dabitur vobis [L], give and it shall be given unto you: Vulgate.
dà tempo al tempo [It], give time to time; give things time to mature.
date obolum Belisario [L], give a penny to Belisarius (a great general
of the Emperor Justinian, reduced to beggary in his old age—a story
denied by Gibbon).
dato or datto [Tag], headman of a town or district; also, Moro chieftain:
P.I.
daube [Fr], a manner of stewing and seasoning certain braised dishes;
also, the dish itself: cookery.
d'aujourd'hui en huit [Fr], this day a week; a week from today.
d'aujourd'hui en quinze [Fr], this day a fortnight; two weeks from
today.
dauphin [Fr], crown prince; dolphin.
Davus sum, non Oedipus [L], I am Davus, not Oedipus; I am a plain
man and no genius: Terence.
de auditu [L], from hearsay.
débâcle [Fr], the breakup of ice in a river; hence, a confused rush;
stampede; rout; collapse.
debaixo de boa palavra, ahi está o engaño [Pg], under fair words a
trick is hidden.
debellare superbos [L], to overthrow the proud: Virgil.
debitum [L.; pi. debita], a debt: law. —debitum naturae, the debt of
nature; death.