Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
de | de- | DE |
| aide-de-camp n | French (military: assistant officer) (Milit) | Adjutant Nm |
| bureau de change n | (currency exchange service) | Wechselstube Nf |
| | You will find a bureau de change at large airports. |
cassis,
crème de cassis n | (blackcurrant liqueur) | Cassis Nm |
| | | Johannisbeerlikör Nm |
| | | Cassisgeist Nm |
cologne,
eau de cologne n | French (perfume) | Eau de Cologne Nn |
| | The heady scent of cologne made me feel dizzy. |
| coup de grâce n | figurative, Gallicism (decisive or finishing stroke) | Todesstoß Nm |
| coup de grâce n | Gallicism (mercy killing) | Gnadenstoß Nm |
| | The count delivered the coup de grâce to his wife's lover. |
creme de la creme,
crème de la crème n | figurative, French (best, elite) | Creme de la Creme Rdw |
| | | die Besten der Besten Rdw |
| | The World Cup is the creme de la creme of international football competitions. |
| cul-de-sac n | French (street: no exit) | Sackgasse Nf |
| | The neighborhood children could play safely in the cul-de-sac as it was free of traffic. |
| cul-de-sac n | French, UK (residential road: no exit) | Sackgasse Nf |
| | I live in a cul-de-sac called Byron Close. |
| de facto adj | (actual, real) | eigentlich Adj |
| | | richtig Adj |
| | (gehoben) | de facto Adj |
| | Although not officially in charge, he is the de facto decision maker. |
| | Obwohl er nicht offiziell das Sagen hat, ist er der eigentliche Entscheidungsträger. |
| de facto adv | (actually, in reality) | eigentlich Adj |
| | | in Wirklichkeit Präp + Nf |
| | (gehoben) | de facto Adj |
| | The military has been ruling the country de facto. |
| | Eigentlich regiert das Militär in dem Land. |
| de jure adj | (lawful) | legal Adj |
| | | rechtsgültig Adj |
| | | rechtsmäßig Adj |
| de jure adv | (by law) | de jure Adv |
| | | rechtlich gesehen Adj + V Part Perf |
| | De facto segregation continued long after the courts ended de jure segregation. |
| de rigueur adj | (expected) | vorausgesetzt V Part Perf |
| | | erwartet V Part Perf |
| | | vorgeschrieben V Part Perf |
| | When attending the opera at Bayreuth, formal evening dress is de rigueur. |
de-emphasize [sth],
deemphasize [sth],
also UK: de-emphasise [sth],
deemphasise [sth]⇒ vtr | (place less importance on [sth]) | [etw] als weniger wichtig ansehen VP |
| | | [etw] weniger Bedeutung beimessen VP |
| | (übertragen) | [etw] weniger Gewicht geben Rdw |
de-energize [sth],
also UK: de-energise [sth]⇒ vtr | (electricity: disconnect) | etwas abstellen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas kappen Vt |
de-escalate [sth],
deescalate [sth]⇒ vtr | (lessen in scale, intensity) | [etw] entschärfen Vt |
| | | [etw] mildern Vt |
| | | [etw] verringern Vt |
de-escalate,
deescalate vi | (become less in scale, intensity) | sich verringern Vr |
| | | sich entspannen Vr |
| | | sich mäßigen Vr |
| de-flea [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove parasites from) | entflohen Vt |
| | | [etw] von Flöhen befreien VP |
| | As well as de-fleaing the dog, you need to de-flea the house too. |
| de-stress⇒ vi | (relax after feeling tension) | sich entspannen Vr |
| | | sich ausruhen Vr, sepa |
| | | sich beruhigen Vr |
| | A yoga session helps me to de-stress after a hard day at work. |
| de-worm [sth]⇒ vtr | (animal: treat for parasites) | entwurmen Vt |
| | All the puppies have been de-wormed. |
deescalation,
de-escalation n | (downscaling, making [sth] smaller) (übertragen) | Entschärfung Nf |
| | | Abschwächung Nf |
| | | Deeskalation Nf |
deice [sth],
de-ice,
de-ice [sth]⇒ vtr | (thaw, defrost) | abtauen Vt, sepa |
| | | enteisen Vt |
| | | entfrosten Vt |
deicer (US),
de-icer (UK) n | (substance: anti-freeze) | Antifrost- Präf |
| | | Enteisungs- Präf |
| | | Abtau- Präf |
deicer (US),
de-icer (UK) n | (defrosting device) | Enteisungs- Präf |
| | | Abtau- Präf |
| | | Antifrost- Präf |
deluxe,
de luxe adj | (luxurious) | luxuriös Adj |
| | | prunkvoll Adj |
| | (übertragen) | üppig Adj |
| | (missbilligend) | verschwenderisch Adj |
| | We stayed in a deluxe resort for our honeymoon. |
deluxe,
de luxe adv | (in luxury) | Luxus- Präf |
| | | deluxe Adj |
| | The upscale condominium allows residents to live deluxe. |
demilitarized,
de-militarized,
also UK: demilitarised,
de-militarised adj | (area: military forces removed) | demilitarisierend V Part Präs |
| | | entmilitarisierend V Part Präs |
demilitarized zone,
de-militarized zone,
also UK: demilitarised zone,
de-militarised zone n | (area where military operations are prohibited) | entmilitarisierte Zone Adj + Nf |
| | The demilitarized zone between North and South Korea is the world's most heavily armed border. |
| dulce de leche n | (milk-based caramel sauce or candy) | Dulce de leche En |
| | For dessert, we had flan with a dulce de leche sauce. |
| esprit de corps n | French (military, sport: team spirit) | Teamgeist Nm |
| | (übertragen) | Sportgeist Nm |
| | | Gemeinschaftssinn Nm |
fleur-de-lis,
fleur-de-lys n | (symbol, emblem: iris) | heraldische Lilie Adj + Nf |
| | The fleur-de-lis was the emblem of the French royal family. |
| government de facto n | (law: in actuality) | Übergangsregierung Nf |
how-do-you-do,
how-d'ye-do,
how-de-do n | informal, dated (difficult situation) | schwierige Situation Adj + Nf |
| | | heikle Lage Adj + Nf |
| | | problematische Situation Adj + Nf |
| | Well that was certainly a fine how-do-you-do wasn't it? |
| joie de vivre n | French (love of life) | Lebensfreude Nf |
| nom de plume n | Gallicism (pseudonym: writer's alias) | Pseudonym Nn |
| | | Künstlername Nm |
| | Charlotte Bronte published her books using the nom de plume of Currer Bell. |
piece de resistance,
pièce de résistance,
plural: pieces de resistance n | (meal: highlight or finest part) | Meisterstück Nn |
| | The main course was delicious but the piece de resistance was the dessert. |
piece de resistance,
pièce de résistance,
plural: pieces de resistance n | figurative (most important element) | Hauptakteur Nm |
| | | Wichtigstes Nn |
| plaza de toros n | Spanish (bull ring) | Stierkampfarena Nf |
| | (Spanisch) | Plaza de Toros Rdw |
| | Mexico is home to the world's largest plaza de toros. |
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio n | (city in Brazil) | Rio de Janeiro En |
| tour de force n | (accomplishment) | Glanzleistung Nf |
| | | Meisterleistung, Spitzenleistung Nf |
| | John Coltrane's saxophone solo on "My Favorite Things" was a tour de force. |
| | The director's latest film is a tour de force that excites both critics and audiences. |