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dissatisfied unwilling reluctant discontented
ANT: Unsatisfied, dissatisfied, unwilling, reluctant, discontented.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

drain unteach retract divert
ANT: Strain, dry, drain, unteach, retract, divert.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

después un rondó de
—En eso tiene razón el Sr. de Rey—dijo el abogadillo enfáticamente.—El señor organista tocó el otro día todo el 62 brindis y el wals de la misma ópera y después un rondó de La Gran Duquesa .
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Donnez un résumé de
Donnez un résumé de cette anecdote.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

dishonor upon reflect dishonor
one's ear, slink away. cause shame &c. n.; shame, disgrace, put to shame, dishonor; throw dishonor upon, cast dishonor upon, fling dishonor upon, reflect dishonor upon &c. n.; be a reproach &c. n. to; derogate from. tarnish, stain, blot sully, taint; discredit; degrade, debase, defile; beggar; expel &c. (punish) 972.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

drawings upon René Dax
Only let Monsieur look for himself, and declare whether a more verminous gaol-bird has ever been presented for his inspection?" And looking, Adrian beheld the chauffeur, fiery-eyed, with bristling black mustache, and, struggling in his vicious grip, Joanna Smyrthwaite herself—Joanna dissipated, degraded, with prominent, blear blue eyes and weak hanging underlip, masquerading in man's attire, as in those infamous, now obliterated drawings upon René Dax's studio wall.
— from Adrian Savage: A Novel by Lucas Malet

dell Ufficio regolatore dell
Compare with this passage the rough copy of a letter by Leonardo, to the "Presidente dell' Ufficio regolatore dell' acqua" on No. 1350.
— from The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Complete by da Vinci Leonardo

Dem Unschuldigen rinnt der
Dem Unschuldigen rinnt der Born der Jugend / Auch
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

Disrespectful UNCIVIL rude discourteous
Disrespectful, UNCIVIL , rude, discourteous, impolite.
— 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


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