☉dénotation, n.f., denotation.
dénoter, v.a., to describe; to denote, to betoken.
dénouement or dénoûment, n.m., event, issue; denouement, catastrophe, unraveling; undoing, ending (of a play).
dénouer, v.a., to untie, to loose; to give elasticity; to solve (difficulties); to unravel (plots).
se dénouer, v.r., to untie, to unravel, to unfold, to clear up. Sa langue s’est dénouée à la fin; he has spoken out at last.
denrée, n.f., commodity, wares, provisions. Il vend bien sa —; he makes the most of his talents.
dense, adj., dense, close, thick.
densité, n.f., density, thickness.
dent, n.f., tooth; notch; cog; prong. —s de lait; first teeth. —s de sagesse; wisdom teeth. —s d’en haut; upper teeth. —s d’en bas; lower teeth. Faire ses —s; to cut one’s teeth. Les —s percent à cet enfant; that child is cutting his teeth. Les —s lui claquent; his teeth chatter. Serrer les —s; to set the teeth. Grincer des —s; to gnash the teeth. Une — qui branle; a loose tooth. Le mal de —s; the toothache. Avoir mal aux —s; to have a toothache. Les —s lui tombent; he is losing his teeth. L’alvéole d’une —; the socket of a tooth. Se curer les —s; to pick one’s teeth. Le fruit vert agace les —s; green fruit sets the teeth on edge. Une vieille sans —; a toothless hag. Armé jusqu’aux —s; armed to the teeth. N’avoir pas de quoi mettre sous la —; not to have a morsel to put in one’s mouth. Avoir une — contre quelqu’un; to have an old grudge against one. Déchirer à belles —s; to tear to pieces, to rend any one. Chacun lui donne un coup de —; every one has a fling at him. Être sur les —s; to be tired out, done up. Montrer les —s à quelqu’un; to show one’s teeth to any one. Ne pas desserrer les —s; not to open one’s lips. Parler entre ses —s; to speak betwixt one’s teeth. Parler des grosses —s; to talk big. Prendre le mors aux —s; to run away (of horses); to be earnest in business. Rire du bout des —s; to sham a laugh, to pretend to laugh. Murmurer entre ses —s; to mutter to one’s self. C’est vouloir prendre la lune avec les —s; it is aiming at impossibilities. Les —s d’une roue; the cogs of a wheel. Ce couteau a des —s; that knife is notched. Manger du bout des —s; to eat with no appetite, to play with one’s food. Avoir les —s bien longues; to be very hungry.
dentaire, adj., dental.