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cologne,
eau de cologne n | French (perfume) | woda kolońska ż + przym. |
| | The heady scent of cologne made me feel dizzy. |
| | Zbyt ciężki zapach wody kolońskiej przyprawia mnie o zawroty głowy. |
| coup de grâce n | figurative, Gallicism (decisive or finishing stroke) (przenośny) | śmiertelny cios przym. + m |
| coup de grâce n | Gallicism (mercy killing) | śmiertelny cios przym. + m |
| | The count delivered the coup de grâce to his wife's lover. |
| coureur de bois n | (French-Canadian trapper) | goniec leśny m + przym. |
creme de la creme,
crème de la crème n | figurative, French (best, elite) | śmietanka ż |
| | The World Cup is the creme de la creme of international football competitions. |
creme de menthe,
crème de menthe n | (mint liqueur) | likier miętowy m + przym. |
| | m + przym. |
| cul-de-sac n | (road with no exit, dead-end street) | ślepa uliczka przym. + ż |
| | The neighborhood children played in the cul-de-sac since it was free of traffic. |
| cul-de-sac n | UK (close: residential road with no exit) | ślepy zaułek przym. + m |
| de facto adj | (actual, real) | faktyczny, rzeczywisty przym. |
| | Although not officially in charge, he is the de facto decision maker. |
| de facto adv | (actually, in reality) | faktycznie przys. |
| | | w rzeczywistości, w praktyce przyim. + ż |
| | | de facto przys. |
| | The military has been ruling the country de facto. |
| de jure adj | (lawful) | prawny przym. |
| de jure adv | (by law) | prawnie, legalnie przys. |
| | De facto segregation continued long after the courts ended de jure segregation. |
| de rigueur adj | (expected) | wedle oczekiwań przys. + n, l.mn. |
| | When attending the opera at Bayreuth, formal evening dress is de rigueur. |
de-energize [sth],
also UK: de-energise [sth]⇒ vtr | (electricity: disconnect) | wyłączyć zasilanie dk. + n |
de-militarized zone,
demilitarized zone,
also UK: de-militarised zone,
demilitarised zone n | (area where military operations are prohibited) | strefa zdemilitaryzowana ż + przym. |
| | The demilitarized zone between North and South Korea is the world's most heavily armed border. |
deluxe,
de luxe adj | (luxurious) | luksusowy przym. |
| | We stayed in a deluxe resort for our honeymoon. |
deluxe,
de luxe adv | (in luxury) | luksusowo przys. |
| | The upscale condominium allows residents to live deluxe. |
| dulce de leche n | (milk-based caramel sauce or candy) | krem karmelowy m + przym. |
| | For dessert, we had flan with a dulce de leche sauce. |
| esprit de corps n | French (military, sport: team spirit) | morale |
fleur-de-lis,
fleur-de-lys n | (symbol, emblem: iris) | lilijka, lilia ż |
| | The fleur-de-lis was the emblem of the French royal family. |
how-do-you-do,
how-d'ye-do,
how-de-do n | informal, dated (difficult situation) | nieprzyjemna sytuacja przym. + ż |
| | Well that was certainly a fine how-do-you-do wasn't it? |
| nom de guerre n | Gallicism (pseudonym, alias) | pseudonim m |
| | The leader of the Zapatistas goes by the nom de guerre of Subcomandante Marcos. |
| nom de plume n | Gallicism (pseudonym: writer's alias) | pseudonim literacki m + przym. |
| | Charlotte Bronte published her books using the nom de plume of Currer Bell. |
piece de resistance,
pièce de résistance n | (highlight or finest part) | gwóźdź programu m + m |
| | The main course was delicious but the piece de resistance was the dessert. |
piece de resistance,
pièce de résistance,
plural: pieces de resistance n | figurative (most important element) (w kolekcji) | najcenniejszy okaz przym. + m |
| tour de force n | (great accomplishment) | majstersztyk m |
| | John Coltrane's saxophone solo on "My Favorite Things" was a tour de force. |