Forme compuse:
de | DE |
cassis,
crème de cassis n | (blackcurrant liqueur) | lichior de coacăze s.n. |
cologne,
eau de cologne n | French (perfume) | apă de colonie s.f. |
| | The heady scent of cologne made me feel dizzy. |
| coup de grâce n | figurative, Gallicism (decisive or finishing stroke) | lovitură de grație s.f. |
| coup de grâce n | Gallicism (mercy killing) | lovitură de grație s.f. |
| | 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) | cei mai buni dintre cei buni |
| | The World Cup is the creme de la creme of international football competitions. |
creme de menthe,
crème de menthe n | (mint liqueur) | lichior de mentă s.n. |
| cul-de-sac n | (road with no exit, dead-end street) | fundătură s.f. |
| | The neighborhood children played in the cul-de-sac since it was free of traffic. |
| cul-de-sac n | UK (close: residential road with no exit) | fundătură s.f. |
| de facto adj | (actual, real) | adevărat, real adj. |
| | Although not officially in charge, he is the de facto decision maker. |
| de facto adv | (actually, in reality) | în realitate, de fapt loc.adv. |
| | The military has been ruling the country de facto. |
| de jure adj | (lawful) | de jure adj. |
| de jure adv | (by law) | de jure adv. |
| | De facto segregation continued long after the courts ended de jure segregation. |
| de rigueur adj | (expected) | de rigoare |
| | When attending the opera at Bayreuth, formal evening dress is de rigueur. |
de-escalate [sth],
deescalate [sth]⇒ vtr | (lessen in scale, intensity) | a miniaturiza vb.tranz. |
| | (la scară) | a face mai mic loc.vb. |
| | | a diminua vb.tranz. |
| de-stress⇒ vi | (relax after feeling tension) | a se relaxa vb.pron. |
| | | a se detensiona vb.pron. |
| | A yoga session helps me to de-stress after a hard day at work. |
deescalation,
de-escalation n | (downscaling, making [sth] smaller) | reducere la scară s.f. |
| | | diminuare s.f. |
deice [sth],
de-ice,
de-ice [sth]⇒ vtr | (thaw, defrost) | a decongela vb.tranz. |
| | | a dezgheța vb.tranz. |
| | | a dejivra vb.tranz. |
deicer (US),
de-icer (UK) n | (substance: anti-freeze) | antigel s.n. |
| | | anticoagulant s.n. |
deicer (US),
de-icer (UK) n | (defrosting device) | dispozitiv de dezghețat s.n. |
deluxe,
de luxe adj | (luxurious) | somptuos adj. |
| | We stayed in a deluxe resort for our honeymoon. |
deluxe,
de luxe adv | (in luxury) | în lux adv. |
| | | cu somptuozitate loc.adv. |
| | The upscale condominium allows residents to live deluxe. |
demilitarized zone,
de-militarized zone,
also UK: demilitarised zone,
de-militarised zone n | (area where military operations are prohibited) | zonă demilitarizată s.f. |
| | 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) | cremă de caramel s.f. |
| | For dessert, we had flan with a dulce de leche sauce. |
| esprit de corps n | French (military, sport: team spirit) | spirit de echipă s.n. |
fleur-de-lis,
fleur-de-lys n | (symbol, emblem: iris) | iris s.m. |
| | | stânjenel s.m. |
| | The fleur-de-lis was the emblem of the French royal family. |
how-do-you-do,
how-d'ye-do,
how-de-do n | informal, dated (difficult situation) | dificil adj. |
| | Well that was certainly a fine how-do-you-do wasn't it? |
| nom de guerre n | Gallicism (pseudonym, alias) | pseudonim s.n. |
| | | nume fictiv s.n. |
| | The leader of the Zapatistas goes by the nom de guerre of Subcomandante Marcos. |
| nom de plume n | Gallicism (pseudonym: writer's alias) | pseudonim literar s.n. |
| | Charlotte Bronte published her books using the nom de plume of Currer Bell. |
piece de resistance,
pièce de résistance n | (highlight or finest part) | piesă de rezistență s.f. |
| | 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) (figurat) | piesă de rezistență s.f. |
| tour de force n | (great accomplishment) | tur de forță loc.subst. |
| | John Coltrane's saxophone solo on "My Favorite Things" was a tour de force. |