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93 desideratum
de plano [L], with ease; easily; without difficulty; faw, clearly; manifestly.
de plein gré [Fr], voluntarily.
de plus belle [Fr], with renewed ardor; with increased vigor; more
than ever.
depósito [Sp], depository; tank; reservoir.
de praesenti [L], of (or for) the present.
deprendi miserum est [L], it is wretched to be detected (or found out).
de prix [Fr], valuable; precious.
de profundis [L], out of the depths: Vulgate (Psalms cxxx. 1).
de proprio motu [L], of one's (or its) own motion; spontaneously.
député [Fr], deputy; delegate; member of the lower French Chamber.
dérangé [Fr.; fern, dérangée], out of order.
dérangement [Fr], confusion; disorder.
der Ausgang gibt den Taten ihre Titel [Ger], it is the issue (or outcome)
that gives deeds their title: Goethe.
derecha [Sp], right hand (side); on the right: abbr. dcha.
de règle [Fr], customary; proper.
de retour [Fr], back again; back; returned; homeward bound.
derévnya [Russ; pi. derevén], village.
der Führer [Ger], the leader; specif., the head of the Nazis (National
Socialist Party) in Germany; the official title of Chancellor Adolf
Hitler within his party, and popularly. Cf. IL DUCE.
der Fürst ist der erste Diener seines Staats [Ger], the prince is the
first servant of his state: Frederick the Great.
der Hahn im Korbe sein [Ger], lit., to be the rooster in the basket; be
the cock of the walk.
der Heiland [Ger], the Savior.
der Historiker ist ein rückwärts gekehrter Prophet [Ger], the historian
is a prophet looking backwards: Schlegel.
de rigueur [Fr], obligatory; indispensable; required by etiquette.
der Krieg ernährt den Krieg [Ger], war fosters war: Schiller.
der Mensch ist was er isst [Ger], man is what he eats: Feuerbach.
dernier cri [Fr], lit., the last cry; the last word; latest thing.
dernier ressort [Fr], a last resort; desperate expedient.
derrière [Fr], behind; buttocks: colloq.
der Stärkste hat Recht [Ger], lit., the strongest is right; right is with
the strongest; might makes right.
der Teufel ist los! [Ger], there's the devil to pay!: colloq.
der Wahn ist kurz, die Reue ist lang [Ger], the illusion (of love) is
brief, the regret long: Schiller.
der Weg des Verderbens [Ger], the road to ruin.
désagrément [Fr], something disagreeable; unpleasantness.
désarroi [Fr], disorder; confusion.
déshabillé [Fr], being negligently attired; undressed; in dishabille.
desideratum [L; pi. desiderata], anything desired or needed; a felt want.