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DES N Brit

DES short for Department of Education and Science

DES

de luxe [dɪˈlʌks] ADJ

de novo [deɪˈnəʊvəʊ, Am -ˈnoʊvoʊ] LAW

aide-de-camp [ˌeɪd də ˈkɑ:mp, Am -ˈkæmp] N

bureau de change N

corps de ballet [ˌkɔ:dəˈbæleɪ, Am ˌkɔ:rdəbælˈeɪ] N

coup de grâce [ˌku:dəˈgrɑ:s] N form

eau de cologne [ˌəʊdəkəˈləʊn, Am ˌoʊdəkəˈloʊn] N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This had a "chemin des rondes", or sentry path, to the rear allowing defenders to move along behind the wall.
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The "coureurs des bois" and the soldiers borrowed canoes and moccasins.
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The station's motto is "la voix des sans-voix" (the voice of the voiceless).
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His arms, according to their depiction in the margins of his will, were gules (red) a chevron ermine between three fleurs-des-lis.
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The first mention of the psychiatric term social phobia ("phobie des situations sociales"), was made in the early 1900s.
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A coureur des bois was an adventurer with many skills, including those of businessman, and of an expert canoeist.
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In these days of extortionate rents it is heartening to know that there is still a way to squeeze even more out of your des-res.
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But that's to reckon without the trahison des clercs.
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This second chamber later became known as the premire des enqutes.
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They were assisted by eleven clerks ("petis clercs", later "clercs des comptes") who acted as auditors of the prests.
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