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cose di Dio che
O Simon mago, o miseri seguaci che le cose di Dio, che di bontate deon essere spose, e voi rapaci per oro e per argento avolterate, or convien che per voi suoni la tromba, pero` che ne la terza bolgia state.
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

columbe dal desio chiamatè
Dante, Inferno , v., 81-83: ­ Quali columbe dal desio chiamatè, Con 1' ali aperte e ferme, al dolce nido Volan.
— from The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron

Cosi discesi del cerchio
Inferno: Canto V Cosi` discesi del cerchio primaio giu` nel secondo, che men loco cinghia, e tanto piu` dolor, che punge a guaio.
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

continente después del Colón
Los grandes teatros líricos del continente, después del Colón, son la Gran Opera de Río de Janeiro, construida según el modelo de la de París, el Teatro Municipal de San Pablo (Brasil), cuyo costo pasa de siete millones de pesos, el teatro de San José de Costa Rica, que es uno de los más hermosos del continente, el Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile, el Solís de Montevideo, el Nacional de la Habana y muchos otros.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

companions Diane de Christeuil
They were, in fact, Damoiselle Fleur-de-Lys de Gondelaurier and her companions, Diane de Christeuil, Amelotte de Montmichel, Colombe de Gaillefontaine, and the little de Champchevrier maiden; all damsels of good birth, assembled at that moment at the house of the dame widow de Gondelaurier, on account of Monseigneur de Beaujeu and Madame his wife, who were to come to Paris in the month of April, there to choose maids of honor for the Dauphiness Marguerite, who was to be received in Picardy from the hands of the Flemings.
— from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo

commission delegate depute consign
V. commission, delegate, depute; consign, assign; charge; intrust, entrust; commit, commit to the hands of; authorize &c. (permit) 760.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

collate discuss deliberate converse
SYN: Compare, collate, discuss, deliberate, converse, consult, give, present.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

condemnation denunciation dissatisfaction contempt
ANT: Obloquy, condemnation, denunciation, dissatisfaction, contempt, censure, blame, vituperation, sibilation.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

couronnèrent de demeures civilisées
Cette place sera toujours identifiée avec la race glorieuse qui produisit ces grandes âmes; et cette cité, placée comme elle l'est, sur un des sites les plus imposants du monde, semble digne de ceux dont le langage est parlé dans tout l'ancien Canada, et qui couronnèrent de demeures civilisées le rocher élevé qui est aujourd'hui le Gibraltar de notre puissance.
— from Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses by Argyll, John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Duke of

contradict disprove discredit challenge
ANT: Discard, dismiss, canvass, dispute, reject, contradict, disprove, discredit, challenge.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

Chronik des Dino Compagni
4. Die Chronik des Dino Compagni, Kritik der Hegelschen Schrift , von P. Scheffer-Boichorst, Leipzig, Hirzel, 1875.
— from Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by John Addington Symonds

colombe dal disio chiamate
[128] Again—compared with one of Virgil's most highly-finished and perfect pictures, the flight of the pigeon, disturbed at first, and then becoming swift and smooth: Qualis spelunca subito commota columba, Cui domus et dulces latebroso in pumice nidi, Fertur in arva volans, plausumque exterrita pennis Dat tecto ingentem, mox aere lapsa quieto Radit iter liquidum, celeres neque commovet alas— the Italian's simplicity and strength may balance the "ornata parola" of Virgil: Quali colombe dal disio chiamate,
— from Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. by R. W. (Richard William) Church

courageously did dear child
"What you so courageously did, dear child, and the subsequent searing of the scar, which, as a measure of further precaution, was done, have entirely secured him from any danger of that dreadful kind; but the exertion, the agitation, and the operation itself, which was very painful, have brought on some fever, which it will require care and prudence to subdue."
— from Ellen Middleton—A Tale by Georgiana Fullerton

comin down de chimney
I see de coffin, de coffin—an’ it ’s all dark night, an’ de rain comin’ down de chimney—an’ de wind—de wind—it say “Ooooooooooo!”
— from Semiramis, and Other Plays by Olive Tilford Dargan

closely drawn damask curtains
Either the princess was not yet asleep, or she was already awake, for a light, too bright to be produced by a mere night-lamp, shone through the closely drawn damask curtains.
— from The War of Women, Volume 1 by Alexandre Dumas

cover Deckfracht deck cargo
Charge batch Charter charter Charterflugzeug charter plane Chartervertrag charter party Chef boss Chef chief Chef principal Chef des Unternehmens head of the business Chiffre cipher Computer computer Computer Programme software Container container Container-Schiff container ship containerisierte Fracht containerized freight Containerisierung containerization D Dachgesellschaft holding company Dachverband der US Handelskammern United States Chamber of Commerce Dachvertrag blanket insurance Dame des Hauses landlady Dämpfung moderation Dankschreiben letter of thanks Darbietung presentation Darbietung show Darlehen loan Darlehensgrenze credit limit Darlehenskonto loan account Darlehenszinsen loan interest das Arbeitsende registrieren clock out das Gesetz beachten observe the law das Lager wieder auffüllen restock das Risiko verbreiten spread the risk Daten data Datenblock block of data Datenspeicher memory Datenverarbeitung data processing datieren date datiert out of date Datum date Datumstempel der Post postmark Dauerauftrag standing order dauerhaft durable dauerhaft permanent Dauerinventur continuous inventory Dauerstellung long-term appointment dazwischenzwängen squeeze in Deck deck decken cover Deckfracht deck cargo Deckung cover Deckung coverage Deckung insurance coverage Deckungsgeschäfte hedging Defizit deficit Deflation deflation delegieren delegate Demonstration demonstration den Arbeitsbeginn registrieren clock in den Bedarf decken satisfy needs den Empfang bestätigen acknowledge den Haushalt betreffend budgetary den Kosten nachgehen keep track of costs deponieren lodge Depositenbank deposit bank Depotverwahrung
— from Mr. Honey's Small Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig


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