DA

Definition: DA

DA

Noun

1. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "DA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

"DA" is a common misspelling or typo for: ad, add, dad, damp, days, dib, dim, don.

Census

Food & Agriculture

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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dA

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonym: DA

Humility

Phrase: I am your obedient servant, I am your very humble servant; my service to you; da locum melioribus; parvum parva decent.

Killing

Suicide, felo de se, hara-kiri, suttee, Juggernath; immolation, auto da fe, holocaust.

Master

Phrase: da locum melioribus; der Furst ist der erste Diener seines Staats; "lord of thy presence and no land beside".

Remedy

Phr. aux grands maux les grands remedes; Dios que da la llaga da la medicina; para todo hay remedio sino para la muerte; temporis ars medicina fere est; " the remedy is worse than the disease "; " throw physic to the dogs, I'll none of it ".

Repetition

Adverb: repeatedly, often, again, anew, over again, afresh, once more; ding-dong, ditto, encore, de novo, bis, da capo.

Submission

Phrase: have it your own way; it can't be helped; amen; (assent); da locum melioribus; tempori parendum.

Crosswords: DA

Basque (it is), Breton (at, to), Croatian (that, yes), Danish (then, when), Esperanto (of), Galician (from the, in the), German (as, at that, at that place, because, behold, for, for the reason that, here, here are, here is, here you are, in, inasmuch as, look, over there, since, so, that, then, there, to that, yon, yonder), Italian (ab, at, by, for, from, in, of, off, on, out, out of, over, since, through, to, with), Luxembourgish (then), Manx (for, his, to, to him), Norwegian (then, when), Portuguese (from the, of the), Portuguese Brazilian (from the, of the), Romanian (accord, administer, afford, avail, beat, bestow, bind, deal, deliver, deliver up, extend, fetch, find, gift, give, give away, grant, hallo, hand, inflict, launch, lend, offer, pass, pay, push, reach, render, restore, return, sell, send, set, sound, sprout, yea, yes, yes, that is the case, yield), Serbo-Croatian (if, lest, like, so, that, yea, yeah, yep, yes), Slovene (that, yes), Turkish (also, likewise, so, too, withal), Vietnamese (integument, skin), Welsh (cattle, good, goods, nice, okay, stock), Wolof (are/is, do, she).

Yes, yes, Da Vinci (Notting Hill; writing credit: Richard Curtis)

Have fun stormin' da castle (The Princess Bride; writing credit: William Goldman)

Een America, first you get da suger (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Well you lookin' at Dark Gable and Coolin' It Wit Da Breeze (The Hitter; writing credit: Ben Harris; Christopher Leitch)

Goemon Ishikawa is in da house (Rupan sansei: Part II; writing credit: Charles Perrault; Inna Vetkina)

Li da di (Sexual (Li Da Di); performing artist: Amber)

Uhh, fin' to take it to da house (Take it to Da House; performing artist: Trick Daddy)

You da Numba 1 stunna, and we gonna glide (Still Fly; performing artist: Big Tymers)

Da da da da (Lady Marmalade; performing artist: Christina Aguilera)

La da da la da da la da da (Cold Day In July; performing artist: Dixie Chicks)

Wu da han (1974)

Xiao ying xiong da nao Tang Ren jie (1974)

Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto (1974)

Si da tian wang (1974)

Pontal da Solidão (1974)

Knockin' Da Boots (performing artist: H-Town)

DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA  (performing artist: Police )

DA DOO RON RON (performing artist: SHAUN CASSIDY)

Da Do Ron Ron (performing artist: The Crystals)

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (performing artist: The Police)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Cia de Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia - COELBA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Cia Ferro Ligas da Bahia - FERBASA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Companhia de Seguros Alianca Da Bahia: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Mineracao da Trinidade Samitri: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• DA Consulting Group, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Da Jesus Book: Hawaii Pidgin New Testament (reference)

• How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day (reference)

• Leonardo Da Vinci and the Splendor of Poland: A History of Collecting and Patronage (reference)

• Leonardo Da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Bici Da Montagna (reference)

• Boletim De Geociencias Da Petrobras (reference)

• Bollettino Ismea : Prezzi Degli Animali Da Vita E Da Riproduzione (reference)

• Caderno Da Ebap (reference)

• Cadernos De Historia E Filosofia Da Cienca (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Escanaba in Da Moonlight (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Da Real Thing (reference)

• Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikowsky: Francesca da Rimini (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Viking DA MBA 16 MB EDO SIMM Memory Kit, DEC Part# SN-PCCAM-BA (reference)

• Maxell Digital Media CD-R 74-Minute DA (Color, 3-Pack) (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Tristan Da Cunha. Credit: Geodesy - Measuring the Earth.

Mudflats, Wind Carved Rock Towers, Hoodoos are what make up Northern New Mexico's Bisti Da Na Zin Wilderness,. Credit: Unknown.

"Da Nang, Vietnam . . . A young Marine private waits on the beach during the Marine landing" By an unknown photographer, August 3, 1965. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the U.S. Marine Corps.

... onchocerciasis is a reality that leaves an unhappy legacy of damaged or destroyed eyesight. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by R.C. da Silva..

Village health workers attending a course on primary health care in Torodi, Niger. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by R. da Silva..

Craftsmaster of the harbor utility craft YFU-74, gives a smile of approval as his crew prepares to leave the lighterage area at Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam, on a cargo run northward to Dong Ha, 21 May 1969. Credit: NAVY.

Holds "sick call" for children of Tam Toa village, Republic of Vietnam, November 1967. Paige is a member of Team Six of the U.S. Naval Support Activity, Da Nang. Photographed by JO1 Bob Young. Credit: NAVY.

Santa Maria delle Grazie. Refectory containing picture of Last supper by Leonardo da Vinci. Credit: Library of Congress.

Leonardo da Vinci pitt. scul. e archi. Fiorentino / L. da Vinci pinsit ; C. Colombini sc. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mr. Constantino Da Nora, Italian truck farmer. Colchester Connecticut. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Tappero JW, Ashford DA, Perkins BA. Leptospirosis. (references)

Ezzat S, Forster MJ, Berchtold P, Redelmeier DA, Boerlin V, Harris AG. Acgromegaly. (references)

Da Vinci also developed the idea that the spinal cord transmits sensations to the brain. (references)

Children

Portugal

It also operates services assisting the at-risk youth known as "criancas da rua" (street kids). (references)

Civil Liberties

Angola

For example, the official daily Jornal de Angola refused to publish the response of William Tonet, editor of the independent weekly Folha 8. In August the Jornal de Angola refused to publish the response of Reginaldo da Silva, a local BBC correspondent, to accusations of bias against the Government. (references)

Discrimination

Brazil

A prominent example of violence directed at homosexuals occurred in Sao Paulo in February 2000, when Edson Neris da Silva was beaten to death by a skinhead gang after having been seen holding hands with another man. (references)

Economic History

Vietnam

Administrative subdivisions: 57 provinces, 4 municipalities (Hai Phong, Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh). (references)

Tanzania

The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama explored the East African coast in 1498 on his voyage to India. (references)

Vietnam

Other cities--Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon; 5 million), Hai Phong (1.6 million), Da Nang (722,826). (references)

Human Rights

Brazil

Sao Paulo police claimed to have discovered evidence that da Silva planted these bombs. (references)

Portugal

Two prisons, Vale de Judeus and Pinheiro da Cruz, continued to have cells without proper hygiene facilities. (references)

Brazil

Shortly thereafter da Silva fled to Spain out of fear of skinhead groups supposedly responsible for the incidents. (references)

Political Economy

South Africa

The third largest party, after the ANC and the DA, is the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), whose support is heavily concentrated in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. (references)

Brazil

The PSDB is challenged by perennial PT candidate Luiz da Silva on the left and a host of other national and populist candidates, including Minas Gerais Governor and former President Itamar Franco. (references)

South Africa

The three parties contested the December 2000 municipal elections under the banner of the DA, but will only be recognized as one party inside Parliament after the next national elections in 2004. DP leader Tony Leon assumed the leadership of the DA, and Marthinus van Schalkwyk, former leader of the NNP, is the Deputy Leader of the DA. The party is attempting to expand its membership to the black electorate, but with limited success. (references)

Political Rights

Guinea-Bissau

In addition to the 38 seats won by the PRS, the Resistencia da Guine Bissau (RGB) won 29 seats, and 4 other parties split the remaining 11 seats. (references)

South Africa

In 2000 the DP and NNP, along with the FA, formed the DA; however, in October the NNP threatened to leave the DA. The National Assembly also includes the UDM, the African Christian Democratic Party, the Pan-Africanist Congress, the United Christian Democratic Party, the Freedom Front, the Afrikaner Unity Movement, the AZAPO, and the Minority Front. (references)

Trade

Sri Lanka

Under DA terms, the supplier is expected to give credit for a maximum of ninety days. (references)

Women

Brazil

Each state Secretariat for Public Security runs "women's stations" (delegacias da mulher). (references)

Brazil

In April the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued its first decision on the issue of violence against women in a case brought by Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes, a woman who in 1983 repeatedly was beaten by her husband and left paraplegic. (references)

Worker Rights

Brazil

In November 2000, Jose Dutra da Costa, leader of the rural workers union of Rondon do Para, was killed by two gunmen in front of his home. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "DA": Antonio Allegri da Correggio ♦ auto da fe ♦ Bassas Da India ♦ da capo ♦ da Gamma ♦ da locum melioribus ♦ da Vinci ♦ dermatite da contatto ♦ encefalomielite da coronavirus ♦ Giovanni da Verrazano ♦ Giovanni da Verrazzano ♦ Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ♦ infezione da Clostridium novyi o oedematiens ♦ Leonardo da Vinci ♦ limitação da natalidade ♦ Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio ♦ oboe da caccia ♦ paralisia da acomodação ♦ quercia da sughero ♦ regulação da natalidade ♦ RM:maset da pali ♦ sindrome da ipersensibilità all'aspirina ♦ Vasco da Gamma ♦ Viola da braccio ♦ Viola da gamba ♦ Viola da spalla. Additional references.

Beginning with "DA": da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-ra-da-dada-da-ra-da-ta-ta-ta, da-da-da-di-da-da, da-da-da-m, da-dat, da-dee-da, da-dt, Da-na, Da-nang, da-pu-ri-to-jo.

Ending with "DA": da-da, la-de-da.

Containing "DA": auto-da-fe, Auto-da-f'e, Autos-da-f'e, Dib-da-dib-da-dib-dib, dit-da-dit, la-de-da-accent, Poly dA-dT, Ponta-da-fruta, viol-da-gamba.

Arabic 

‏فعل الإيمان للإحتفال بالثورا (auto da fe). (various references)

Chinese 

达. (various references)

Danish

viola da gamba (bass viol, viola da gamba), Tristan-languster (Tristan da Cunha rock lobster, Tristan rock lobster), transportabelt vandingsanlaeg med hjaelpemotor (impianti di irrigazione a pioggia montati su ruote portate da carrellini con motore per traino semovente), Handlingsprogram for gennemførelse af en erhvervsuddannelsespolitik i Det Europæiske Fællesskab (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)), basviolin (bass viol, viola da gamba), Anden fase af Fællesskabets handlingsprogram for erhvervsuddannelse Leonardo da Vinci (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme Leonardo da Vinci). (various references)

Dutch

DA-C (DA-C, Decision on Anti-Circumvention), verplaatsbare beregeningsinstallatie met hulpmotor (impianti di irrigazione a pioggia montati su ruote portate da carrellini con motore per traino semovente), Tweede fase van het communautaire actieprogramma inzake beroepsopleiding Leonardo da Vinci (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme Leonardo da Vinci), Tristans langoest (Tristan da Cunha rock lobster, Tristan rock lobster), Besluit inzake de ontduiking van anti-dumpingmaatregelen (DA-C, Decision on Anti-Circumvention), basviool (bass-viol, violoncello), BAD (bath), Actieprogramma voor de ontwikkeling van een beleid van de Europese Gemeenschap inzake beroepsopleiding (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)). (various references)

Finnish

Yhteisön ammatillista koulutusta koskeva Leonardo da Vinci -toimintaohjelma (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci"), tristaninlangusti (Tristan da Cunha rock lobster, Tristan rock lobster). (various references)

French

Deuxième phase du programme d'action communautaire en matière de formation professionnelle "Leonardo da Vinci" (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci"), DA-C (DA-C), Décision sur l'anticontournement (DA-C), viole de gambe (viola da gamba), Programme d'action pour la mise en oeuvre d'une politique de formation professionnelle de la Communauté européenne (LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)), langouste de Tristan (Tristan da Cunha rock lobster), installation d'arrosage en pluie à moteur de translation propre (impianti di irrigazione a pioggia montati su ruote portate da carrellini con motore per traino semovente), basse de viole (viola da gamba), autodafé (auto da fe). (various references)

German

DA-C (DA-C, Decision on Anti-Circumvention), Zweite Phase des gemeinschaftlichen Aktionsprogramms in der Berufsbildung "Leonardo da Vinci" (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci"), Tristans Languste (Tristan da Cunha rock lobster, Tristan rock lobster), rollende Beregnungsanlage mit Vorschub durch einen Aufbaumotor (impianti di irrigazione a pioggia montati su ruote portate da carrellini con motore per traino semovente), Beschluss zur Frage der Umgehung (DA-C, Decision on Anti-Circumvention), Bassgeige (contrabass), autodafe (auto da fe), Aktionsprogramm zur Durchführung einer Berufsbildungspolitik der Europäischen Gemeinschaft (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)). (various references)

Greek 

μπασαβιόλα (bass viol, viola da gamba), εγκατάσταση τεχνητής βροχής μετακινούμενη με κινητήρα (impianti di irrigazione a pioggia montati su ruote portate da carrellini con motore per traino semovente), αστακός (lobster), Δεύτερο στάδιο του κοινοτικού προγράμματος δράσης στον τομέα της επαγγελματικής κατάρτισης "Leonardo da Vinci" (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci"), Πρόγραμμα δράσης σχετικά με την εφαρμογή μιας πολιτικής της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας για την επαγγελματική κατάρτιση (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)). (various references)

Italian

DA-C (DA-C, Decision on Anti-Circumvention), Decisione sulla prevenzione delle elusioni (DA-C, Decision on Anti-Circumvention), HDV (High Definition Video(Video ad alta definizione)E'un procedimento d'avanguardia che permette di aumentare la definizione dell'immagine di uno schermo video attualmen-te definita da una matrice di punti di 625 linee.), HTR (Hard Tissue Replacement(Sostituzione di tessuto duro(osseo)).In odontoiatria viene cosi'indicato un materiale sintetico che dovrebbe limitare la perdita dei denti nei pazienti affetti da periodontite.Un'infiltrazione di questo prodotto nella zona mascella), LCH (compensate e garantite da una Cassa di compensazione e garanzia chiamata London Clearing House(LCH)., London Clearing House Tutte le transazioni effettuate presso la Borsa a termine LIFFE di Londra sono registrate), aragosta (crayfish, lobster), Programma d'azione per l'attuazione di una politica di formazione professionale della Comunità europea (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)), viola da gamba (bass viol, viola da gamba), Seconda fase del programma d'azione comunitaria in materia di formazione professionale "Leonardo da Vinci" (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci"), TCAS (TCAS, Traffic Collision Avoidance System(Sistema per evitare le collisioni da traffico).E'il nome commerciale di un'apparecchiatura elettronica montata sugli aerei che permette ai piloti di determinare la posizione di altri apparecchi in volo in zone limitrofe.), PDP (con-sentono di ottenere i caratteri alfanumerici, disposti orizzontalmente e verticalmente nel piano del display, nel quale avviene una scarica;elettrodi, Plasma Display Panel(Caratterizzati dalla presenza di un gas(neon), selezionando opportunamente gli elettrodi da attivare).). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

ダウ平均株価 (10^1, bolster used for warmth when sleeping, cageused in bed in the tropics, daka-, Dakota, dash, Dow-Jones average, dubbing, duct, dumpster, dust box, dust-coat, duster, life-sized doll used for masturbation, recording). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ダカ (10^1, daka-). (various references)

Pig Latin

aday.(various references)

Portuguese

viola de gamba (bass viol, viola da gamba), viola baixa (bass viol, viola da gamba), Segunda fase do programa comunitário de acção em matéria de formação profissional "Leonardo da Vinci" (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci"), Programa de acção para a execução de uma política de formação profissional da Comunidade Europeia (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)), lagosta-tristão (Tristan da Cunha rock lobster, Tristan rock lobster), instalação de rega por aspersão com motor de translação próprio (impianti di irrigazione a pioggia montati su ruote portate da carrellini con motore per traino semovente), baixo de viola (bass viol, viola da gamba), baixo (base, bass, bass voice, basso, caitiff, common, dumpy, dwarfish, hereinafter, hollow, ignoble, lily-livered, low, low-down, lowered, mean, mediocre, menial, nether, obsequious, pygmean, raffish, rascally, reptile, scummy, scurrilous, scurvy, servile, short, slavish, small, sordid, superficial, vulgar, vulgarian). (various references)

Romanian

Filfizon (coxcomb, Dandy, dandyish, dude, fop, jackanapes, Johnny, La-di-da, macaroni, Peacock), autodafe (auto da fe, bonfire). (various references)

Russian 

рай. адв. (d.a.). (various references)

Spanish

Decisión sobre las medidas contra la elusión (DA-C, Decision on Anti-Circumvention), DA-C (DA-C, Decision on Anti-Circumvention), Segunda fase del programa de acción comunitario en materia de formación profesional " Leonardo da Vinci" (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci"), Programa de acción para la aplicación de una política de formación profesional de la Comunidad Europea (Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy, LEONARDO DA VINCI(1995-1999)), langosta de Tristán (Tristan da Cunha rock lobster, Tristan rock lobster), bajo de viola (bass viol, viola da gamba), auto de fe (auto da fe). (various references)

Swedish

dakapo (da capo, encore), da capo (da capo, encore), viola da gamba (viola da gamba), tristanlangust (Tristan da Cunha rock lobster, Tristan rock lobster), Andra etappen av gemenskapens åtgärdsprogram för yrkesutbildning Leonardo da Vinci (LEONARDO DA VINCI II, Second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci"). (various references)

Turkish

Züppe (adonis, beau, buck, conceited pup, coxcomb, dandified, Dandy, dude, fop, high hat, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, La-di-da, la-di-dah, macaroni, nob, Peacock, petit-maitre, popinjay, pup, puppy, snob, spark, swell, toff), yakma (auto da fe, cauterization, cautery, firing, incineration, lighting, sting), Havalı (airy, dashing, flash, flatulent, hot air, jaunty, La-di-da, la-di-dah, nifty, Nobby, ostentatious, pneumatic, posh, rakish, show off, showy, stylish, swagger, swanky, swell, swish, tonish), ateşe atma cezası (auto da fe). (various references)

Ukrainian

Франт (Dandy, Jimmy, La-di-da). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.