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droplets fall in droplets
v [B6] form droplets, fall in droplets.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

dear fellow I daresay
“I daresay, my dear fellow, I daresay; but as I came to dine with you alone, I will not dine with your other self, but will leave you with all the rest of you to keep your company.”
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

dies fällt in den
Tatsachen essential facts die Wirtschaft als Ganzes; Gesamtwirtschaft economy as a whole die Zahlungen wieder aufnehmen to resume payments die Zahlungsfähigkeit des Absenders the solvency of the consignor die Zeichnungsberechtigung eines Unterzeichners the authority of any signatory die Zeit einschränkendes Akzept qualified as to time die Zeit stempeln to clock die zeitlich beschränkte Nutzung the temporary use die Zinsen senken lower the rate of interest die Zollabfertigung erledigen clear the goods for import die zu entscheidende Angelegenheit the matter to be decided die zusätzlich zu deckenden Gefahren the additional risks to be covered die zusätzlichen Kosten übernehmen bear the additional costs Diebstahl larceny Diebstahl theft Diebstahlausschlussklausel theft exclusion clause dienen serve dienlich beneficial dienlich; nützlich useful Dienst service dienstabwesend absent from duty Dienstabwesenheit absence from duty Dienstalter age of service Dienstalter length of service dienstbereit ready for service Dienstbezüge official emoluments Diensteid oath of office Dienstgespräch official call Dienstleistungen an den Bürger services to the public Dienstleistungen an den Einzelhändler services to the retailer Dienstleistungen an den Verbraucher services to the consumer Dienstleistungen einer Bank services of a bank Dienstleistungsabteilung; Kundendienst service department Dienstleistungsgeschäft servicing business Dienstleistungsgewerbe service industries Dienstleistungsgewerbe service industry Dienstleistungsverkauf sale of services dienstliche Angelegenheit official business Dienstsache official business Dienstschluß closing time Dienststelle der Regierung; Ministerium government department Dienststellung official position Dienststunden hours of attendance Dienststunden; Öffnungsstunden official hours Dienstvertrag contract of personal service Dienstvorgesetzter; Aufsichtführender supervisor Dienstvorschriften official instructions dient zur Beurkundung von is evidence of dies fällt in den Bereich von
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

dashed for I did
“Well, for the moment, sir, I’m dashed, for I did not think that wit meant impudence.”
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

dogs fewer in dogs
In this way it might come about that in man and the monkeys the basal ganglia should do fewer things by themselves than they can do in dogs, fewer in dogs than in rabbits, fewer in rabbits than in hawks, [98] fewer in hawks than in pigeons, fewer in pigeons than in frogs, fewer in frogs than in fishes, and that the hemispheres should correspondingly do more.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

disingenuously Folly is decried
HOW slightly soever I am esteemed in the common vogue of the world, (for I well know how disingenuously Folly is decried, even by those who are themselves the greatest fools,) yet it is from my influence alone that the whole universe receives her ferment of mirth and jollity: of which this may be urged as a convincing argument, in that as soon as I appeared to speak before this numerous assembly all their countenances were gilded oyer with a lively sparkling pleasantness: you soon welcomed me with so encouraging a look, you spurred me on with so cheerful a hum, that truly in all appearance, you seem now flushed with a good dose of reviving nectar, when as just before you sate drowsy and melancholy, as if you were lately come out of some hermit's cell.
— from In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts by Desiderius Erasmus

dressmaker found it delicious
F.' The dolls' dressmaker found it delicious to trace the screaming and smarting of Little Eyes in the distorted writing of this epistle.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

do for it did
They found by my eating that a small quantity would not suffice me; and being a most ingenious people, they slung up with great dexterity, one of their largest hogsheads, then rolled it towards my hand, and beat out the top: I drank it off at a draught; which I might well do, for it did not hold half a pint, and tasted like a small [9] wine of Burgundy, but much more delicious.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift

drown for I do
[Yes, I should drown, for I do not know how to swim.] 2.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by George Lyman Kittredge

dissent from its doctrine
If it has been argued that Protestantism is equally condemnatory of those who dissent from its doctrine, the obvious answer is, that it simply declares the condemnation annexed by Scripture to vice.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 68, No 422, December 1850 by Various

DEAR FRIEND I did
" Ay, all the world might have read those simple lines: "MY DEAR FRIEND, "I did not know till yesterday that you had been ill.
— from John Halifax, Gentleman by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

dead face I declare
A bit of my cape had blown over it, and when I took it off and the sun shone on his dead face, I declare to you it was so full of heavenly peace I felt as if that common man had been glorified by God’s light, and rewarded by God’s ‘Well done.’
— from Proverb Stories by Louisa May Alcott

doing for in due
"Let us not be dismayed or overwhelmed by persecution, nor weary in well doing; for in due season we shall [Pg 223]
— from Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight by Mathew Joseph Holt

drily for I did
'Indeed!' rather drily, for I did not agree with Max in the least; he was always ready to believe the best of every one.
— from Uncle Max by Rosa Nouchette Carey

door for I did
“Then you were a witness of my defeat,” said the priest, raising the knocker of the door, “for I did not succeed.”
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

driven forth in disgrace
Treason spread from his door; and he looked for a day to come, A day of the crowding people, a day of the summoning drum, When the vote should be taken, the king be driven forth in disgrace, And Rahéro, the laughing and lazy, sit and rule in his place.
— from The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 14 by Robert Louis Stevenson

drawn farther into damage
Old K. Sir, away, we shall be drawn farther into damage else.
— from Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10 by John Fletcher

de France is decidedly
The Hôtel de France is decidedly cheaper, and, we were told, was comfortable, and well-managed by an exceedingly attentive landlord;
— from A Lady's Tour in Corsica, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Gertrude Forde


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