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Dhia duit 96
Dhia duit [Gael], good morning.
dhoti [Hind], a cloth worn by Hindus round the waist, passing between
the legs and fastened behind; loincloth: India.
dhu [Irish & Gael], black: used esp. in Celtic personal and place names.
diable [Fr], devil; the Devil. —diable à quatre, the devil to pay; uproar;
rumpus.
diablerie [Fr], deviltry; witchcraft; malice; also, wanton mischief, as of
a child,
δια δυσφημίας και ευφημίας [Gr; dià dusphëmias kaì euphêmias], by
evil report and good report: // Corinthians vi. 8.
diamant brut [Fr], rough diamond.
diantre! [Fr], the devil! the deuce!
diapason normal [Fr], French standard pitch: music.
diavolo [It], devil.
di bravura [It], with brilliance; in a florid style: music.
dibujo [Sp], drawing; sketch.
di buona volontà sta pieno l'inferno [It], hell is full of (or paved with)
good intentions.
dicamus bona verba [L], let us speak words of good omen: Terence.
die bona fide [L], tell me in good faith: Plautus.
dicho y hecho [Sp], said and done.
Dichter [Ger], poet.
Dichtung und Wahrheit [Ger], poetry and truth: subtitle of Goethe's
autobiography.
dicitur [L], it is said; they say.
dictis facta suppetant [L], let deeds correspond to words.
dicton [Fr], proverb; saying.
dictum ac factum or dictum factum [L], said and done; no sooner said
than done: Terence.
dictum de dicto [L], report upon hearsay; secondhand story.
dictum sapienti sat est [L], a word to the wise is enough: Plautus.
die Baukunst ist eine erstarrte Musik [Ger], architecture is frozen
music: Goethe.
die een ander jaagt zit zelfs niet stil [Du], he who chases another does
not sit still himself.
die Gegenwart ist eine mächtige Göttin [Ger], the present is a mighty
goddess: Goethe.
die geistige Welt [Ger], the intellectual world; the intelligentsia.
die höchste Not [Ger], the direst need.
die Hölle selbst hat ihre Rechte? [Ger], has even Hell its rights?: Goethe.
die Kunst geht nach Brot [Ger], lit., art goes after bread; the artist
must live: Luther.
die Luft ist rein [Ger], the coast (lit., air) is clear.
die lustige Witwe [Ger], the merry widow.