de facto - in fact, whether by night or not

de haut en bas -in a condescending or superior manner

dei gratia - by the grace of God

deja vu-a sense of having already experienced something before

de jure-rightful

demarche - a political step or initiative

dementi-an official denial of a rumor etc

demi-mondaine - a woman of the demi-monde

demi-monde - a class of women of doubtful morality, on the fringes of respectable society.

demi-pension – hotel accommodation with breakfast and one main meal a day

demode - out of fashion

de nos jours - of the present time

de nouveau, de novo — starting again; new

Deo gratias – thanks be to God

Deo volente - God willing                                                                                                        

depayse - removed from one’s habitual surroundings

de profundis -a cry from the depths (of sorrow)

de regle - customary, proper

de rigueur - required by custom or etiquette

dernier cri — the very latest fashion

dishabille - a state of being only partly or carelessly dressed

desoeuvre-out of work, unemployed, unoccupied; languidly idle

de trop - unwelcome, in the way

deus ex machina - an unexpected power or event that saves the situation

devot- (fem, devote) a devotee

dies irae – day6 of wrath

dies non - a day on which no legal business can be done

ding an sich - a thing in itself

diseuse – (masc. diseur) a female artiste entertaining with spoken monologues

disjecta membra – scattered fragments

distinguee - (fern, distinguee) having a distinguished air, features, manner, etc.

dolce far niente — pleasant idleness

doice vita - a life of pleasure and luxury

donnee, donne - the subject or theme of a story etc.; a basic fact or assumption

dos-a-dos – (of two books) bound together with a shared central board and facing in opposite

directions - a seat whose occupants sit back to back

dot-a woman’s dowry

doublure - an ornamental lining’, usually leather, inside a book-cover

durckomponiert- (of a song) having different music for each verse