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de piume de papagalo
Se veſteno de veſtitur̃ de piume de papagalo cõ rode grande aL cullo de Le penne magiore cosa ridicula caſi tuti li homini eccepto le femine et
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

d Perene d Paucartambo
Cajamarca, d Perene, d Paucartambo, d Chauchamayo, d Huanuaco, d Pacasmayo, d
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

discurrido por distintos parajes
20 Hallábanse solos ambos primos a hora bastante avanzada de la tarde, después de haber discurrido por distintos parajes de la huerta, atentos el uno al otro y sin tener alma ni sentidos más que para verse y oírse.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Dominant potenca Domination potenco
Dominant , potenca. Domination , potenco.
— from English-Esperanto Dictionary by J. C. (John Charles) O'Connor

de peser de plus
Cet état d'esprit continuera de peser de plus en plus lourdement sur les questions de copyright et de propriété intellectuelle.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

day play devilish pranks
Nevertheless, I hope my staff of the cross shall this day play devilish pranks amongst them.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

demonic possession diabolic possession
possession, demonic possession, diabolic possession; insanity &c.503.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

dræp pl drǽpon pp
drepan , pt. dræp (pl. drǽpon ), pp. drepen .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

du Parlement de Paris
On one occasion, when Monsieur le Comte de Teil, Conseiller du Parlement de Paris, who had been sent to Poland by the King of England, happened to be near the Queen when it rained very heavily, she said to him, “Monsieur l’Envoi, let us take a walk”—a request which he did not dare to refuse.
— from Royalty in All Ages The Amusements, Eccentricities, Accomplishments, Superstitions and Frolics of the Kings and Queens of Europe by T. F. (Thomas Firminger) Thiselton-Dyer

distorre potè dalla penosa
nè voi uomo alcuno, nè caro nè discaro, distorre potè dalla penosa andata, quando remigaste nell’ alto, la corrente dell’ oceano colle braccia coprendo misuraste le strade del mare, colle mani batteste, 515 e scivolaste sopra l’astato.
— from The Translations of Beowulf: A Critical Bibliography by Chauncey Brewster Tinker

daisies pied do paint
But remembering the cuckoo song in "Love's Labour's Lost," "When daisies pied … do paint the meadows with delight," it was hard to look at them as unwelcome intruders.
— from Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works by Oliver Wendell Holmes

data persönliche Daten personenbezogene
Gefahren der hohen See peril point Gefahrenpunkt period Zeitraum period of apprenticeship Lehrzeit period of employment Beschäftigungszeit period of guarantee Garantiezeit periodical periodisch peripheral equipment Zusatzausstattung perish umkommen; zugrunde gehen perishable verderblich perishable products verderbliche Güter perjury Meineid permanent dauerhaft; andauernd permission Erlaubnis permit erlauben; Erlaubnis perpetual inventory laufende Inventur personal persönlich personal assistant persönlicher Assistent personal data persönliche Daten; personenbezogene Daten personal loan privates Darlehen personal property persönliches Eigentum; Sachbesitz personnel Personal personnel department Personalabteilung personnel manager Personalchef; Leiter der Personalabteilung petition Petition; Eingabe petty klein petty cash Portokasse petty cash account Portokassenkonto petty cash book Portokassenbuch phone Telephone photo Photographie photo-copy Photokopie picket
— from Mr. Honey's Small Business Dictionary (English-German) by Winfried Honig

distribute publicly display publicly
You may not distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform the Work with any technological measures that control access or use of the Work in a manner inconsistent with the terms of this License Agreement.
— from Craphound by Cory Doctorow

des plus difficiles passages
After what hath been said, and especially, after the full and decisive testimony of Diomedes, there can no longer be any doubt about the meaning of prætextas ; 244 and one must be surprized to find M. Dacier prefacing his long note on this place in the following important manner: C’est un des plus difficiles passages d’Horace, et peutêtre celui qu’il est le plus mal aisé d’eclaircir à cause du peu de lumiere que nous donnent les auteurs Latins sur tout c
— from The Works of Richard Hurd, Volume 1 (of 8) by Richard Hurd

Difficulty perplexity doubt puzzle
Difficulty, perplexity, doubt, puzzle, uncertainty, embarrassment, nonplus, strait, dilemma.
— from A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology by Richard Soule

Dosmere pronounced Dosmery Pool
About ten miles from Launceston, on the Bodmin road (or at least in that direction) is a large piece of water called Dosmere (pronounced Dosmery) Pool.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 61, December 28, 1850 by Various

Druck pressure Druck print
Wechselakzept documents against acceptance Dokumentenakkredtitiv documentary credit dolmetschen interpret Dolmetscher interpreter doppelte Buchführung double entry bookkeeping doppelte Sicherheit collateral securities Doppelverdiener moonlighter Doppelversicherung double indemnity drängen press drei Tage Zahlungsfrist days of grace Dreiecksgeschäft triangular trade dreifach triplicate Druck pressure Druck print drucken print drücken squeeze down Druckerei print shop Drucksache printed matter Dubiose bad debts Dubiose uncollectible receivables Dubiosekonto delinquent account dulden endure Dumping dumping Duplikat duplicate durch Dokumente belegt documentary durch eigene
— from Mr. Honey's Small Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig


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