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dras de laine cist
Et se l'en achate de cammeloz ou de tireteinne ou d'autre dras de laine, cist ne durent mie, ains sont plain d'empoise, ou de glu et de balieures.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

demonio de los celos
El demonio de los celos me mordió el corazón, y he matado a mi rival en desafio....
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

diffusion de la culture
La diffusion de la culture doit être facilitée sur l'internet.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

due di li chiamai
vid'io cascar li tre ad uno ad uno tra 'l quinto di` e 'l sesto; ond'io mi diedi, gia` cieco, a brancolar sovra ciascuno, e due di` li chiamai, poi che fur morti.
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

derribo de la catedral
—Dicen que la semana que viene comienza el derribo de la catedral—indicó Frasquito.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

dritto da la cintola
s'e` dritto: da la cintola in su` tutto 'l vedrai>>.
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

directement de la collection
D'une part celle d'un éditeur traditionnel dans la sélection des manuscrits et leur retravail (je m'occupe directement de la collection science-fiction), mais également le choix des maquettes, les relations avec les prestataires, etc. D'autre part, une activité internet très forte qui vise
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

deán de la catedral
De pronto se presentaron en la tertulia el juez de primera instancia, la señora del alcalde y el deán de la catedral.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

dietro da la coppa
Sovra le spalle, dietro da la coppa, con l'ali aperte li giacea un draco; e quello affuoca qualunque s'intoppa.
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

duques de la casa
"Los muy magníficos y sumpticosos palacios que alli estan de los muy illustres duques de la casa muy antigua de los Mendoças.
— from History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by William Hickling Prescott

Dupuy de Lôme called
On the 6th of February the Spanish minister, Mr. Dupuy de Lôme, called on the undersigned and announced that he was authorized to represent Spain in the pending negotiations and that a special representative would arrive from Cuba, under appointment of the insular government, to act as far as the interests of that island were involved.
— from Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents William McKinley, Messages, Proclamations, and Executive Orders Relating to the Spanish-American War by William McKinley

Duc de Luynes Constable
[407] Marie Duchesse de Chevreuse (1600-1679), née de Rohan-Montbazon, married in 1617 to Albert Duc de Luynes, Constable of France, and
— from The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England, Volume 2 (of 6) Mémoires d'outre-tombe, volume 2 by Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de

deditus dæmonum ludicris captus
But the same Otto imagines the whole world a primo homine ad Christum ... exceptis de Israelitico populo paucis, errore deceptus, vanis superstitionibus deditus, dæmonum ludicris captus, mundi illecebris irretitus, fighting sub principe mundi diabolo, until venit plenitudo temporis and God sent His son to earth.
— from Theory & History of Historiography by Benedetto Croce

DIAMANS DE LA COURONNE
Air —“LES DIAMANS DE LA COURONNE.”— Auber.
— from The Black Swan at Home and Abroad or, A Biographical Sketch of Miss Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, the American Vocalist by Anonymous

drifting down Lost Creek
And, finally, after a tremendous self-sacrifice, when all appears lost and her future looks colorless and hopeless, she fears that the years of her life are "like the floating leaves drifting down Lost Creek, valueless, purposeless, and vaguely vanishing in the mountains."
— from History of American Literature by Reuben Post Halleck

de deinz la Citee
"Ensement pur ceo qe fous qe sei delitent a mal fere vount aprendre eskirmye de bokyler e de ceo plus sei abaudissent de fere lour folyes, purveu est e defendu qe nul ne tiegne eskole ne aprise de eskirmye de bokyler de deinz la Citee de nuyt ne de jour, e si nul le faceo, eit la prison de xl.
— from Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century by John Hewitt

due di li chiamai
uno ad uno tra 'l quinto di` e 'l sesto; ond'io mi diedi, gia` cieco, a brancolar sovra ciascuno, e due di` li chiamai, poi che fur morti.
— from La Divina Commedia di Dante: Complete by Dante Alighieri

description de la cathédrale
et description de la cathédrale de Moulins (Paris, 1885), vol. 2, Inventaire des richesses d’art de la France; L. Desrosiers, La cathédrale de Moulins, ancienne collégiale (Moulins, 1871); H. Faure, Histoire de Moulins (Moulins, 1900), 2 vols.
— from How France Built Her Cathedrals: A Study in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

Discussion de la conduite
Sollier, P. Discussion de la conduite à tenir vis-à-vis des blessures du crâne—par P. Marie.
— from Shell-Shock and Other Neuropsychiatric Problems Presented in Five Hundred and Eighty-nine Case Histories from the War Literature, 1914-1918 by Elmer Ernest Southard


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