dramatiser, v.a., to dramatize.
dramatiste, n.m.f., (l.u.) dramatist.
dramaturge, n.m.f., dramatist. [Often used ironically.]
drame, n.m., drama.
drap (dra), n.m., cloth, sheet, pall. — fin; superfine cloth, broadcloth. Gros —; coarse cloth. Être dans de beaux —s; to be in a fine mess or pickle. — mortuaire; pall. Tailler en plein —; to have abundance of means at command. Il voudrait avoir le — et l’argent; he would like to have his cake and eat it.
drapé, -e, part., covered, clothed; hung with black; (bot.) thick, close; woolen. — à l’antique; clothed after the antique.
drapeau, n.m., flag, standard, ensign, streamer, colors; rag. Se ranger sous les —x de; to serve under, to espouse the cause of. Sous les —x; serving in the army.
draper, v.a., to cover with cloth; to hang (a carriage) with black; to arrange, to ornament with drapery; (paint., sculpt.) to give drapery to; (fig.) to censure, to reflect on.
se draper, v.r., to wrap one’s self up; (fig.) to make a show of; to parade; to assume an air of importance.
draperie (drap-rî), n.f., drapery, woolen cloths; cloth-trade, cloth-making.