zythum

[Latin, from Gr. zythos a kind of beer used by the Egyptians ( Dioscor., ii. 109; cf. Herod., ii. 77); applied also to the beer of the northern nations ( Diod., i. 134).] A kind of ancient malt beverage; a liquor made from malt and wheat. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, põt, qu = kw. FROM A. à bas [Fr.], Down, down with. ab extra [Lat.], From without. ab incünābilis [Lat.), From the cradle. ab initio [Lat.], From the beginning. a bisogni si conoscon gli amici [It.], Friends are known in time of need; a friend in need is a friend indeed. à bon chat, bon rat [Fr.], (lit., to a good cat, a good rat), Tit for tat; a Roland for an Oliver. à bon marché [Fr.], Cheap; a good bargain. Hence the term Bon Marché used as a sign by proprietors of establishments who profe to offer all kinds of goods at low rates. ab origine [Lat.], From the origin or commencement. ab ovo [Lat.] ( Hor.: De Arte Poet., 147), From the egg; from the very beginning. ab ovo usque ad māla [Lat.] (lit., from the egg to the apple ( Hor .: Sat. I. iii. 6, 7), a term borrowed from Roman banquets, which began with eggs and ended with fruit), From beginning to end; from first to last. à bras ouverts [Fr.), With open arms. absence d'esprit [Fr.], Absence of mind. absens hæres non erit [Lat.] (The absent one will not be the heir), Out of sight, out of mind. absit i nvidia [Lat.], Let there be no ill-will; envy apart. ab uno disce omnes [Lat.], From one example judge of the rest- Virg .: Æn ., ii. 65, 66), From a single instance infer the whole. ab urbe condita [Lat.], From the building of the city, i. e., Rome. [A. U. C.] académicien [Fr.], A member of the academy. a çapite ad calcem [Lat.], From head to heel. a chaque saint sa chandelle [Fr.] (lit., to each saint his candle, from the custom of burning lights before the shrine or altar of a saint), Honor to whom honor is due. agene . men cement of a verse. acribus in it i is, in curio so fine (Lat.], With eager commencement, but carele ending. a cruce sal us [Fr.], Salvation by or from the cro . ad arbitrium (Lat.], At will, at pleasure. ad calendas græcas [Lat.], At the Greek cal ends, i . e., never. The Greeks had no calends. ad captandum vulgus (Lat.], To attract or please the rabble. a Deo et rège [Lat.], From God and the king. à deux mains [Fr.] (for both hands), Having a double office or employment. ad extremum [Lat.], To the extreme; at last. ad gustum [Lat.], To one's taste. ad honorem, [Lat]. To his honor. a die [Lat.], From that day. adieu, la voiture, adieu, la boutique [Fr.], (good bye, carriage; good bye, shop), All is over. ad inter nec iōnem [Lat.], To extermination. à discrétion [Fr.], At discretion, unrestrictedly. ad modum [Lat.], In the manner of. ad multos annos [Lat.], For many years. ad nauseam [Lat.], So as to disgust or nauseate. ad patrēs [Lat.], Gathered to his fathers; dead. ad rēm [Lat.], To the purpose; to the point. à droite [Fr.], To the right. adscript us glēbæ [Lat.], Attached to the soil. [ADSCRIPT, in ENCYC. DICT.] adsum [Lat.], I am present; I am here. ad summum [Latin], To the highest point or amount. ad unguem [Lat.], To a nicety, exactly. (Cf. Hor.: De Arte Poet ., 294.) [НоMO FACTUS, .] ad ünum omnes [Lat.], To a man. ad utrumque paratus [Latin], Prepared for either event or case. ad vivum [Lat.], Like life; to the life. ægrescit medendo [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn . , xii. 46.), It becomes worse from the remedies employed. æquabiliter et diligenter [Lat.], Equably and diligently. æquo animo [Lat.], With a calm mind. ære perennius (Latin). [EXEGI MONUMENTUM, ætat is suæ [Lat.], Of his or her age. affaire d'amour [Fr.], A love affair. affaire d'honneur [Fr.], An affair of honor, a Guel. 4587 IMG:content-1150.png:[blocks in formation] à fin [Fr.], To the end or object. à fond [Fr.], To the bottom, thoroughly. a fort i or i [Lat.], For the stronger reason. [See def. in ENCYC. DICT.] à gauche [Fr.], To the left. à genoux [Fr.], On one's knees. age quod agis [Latin], Do what you are doing; attend to your busine . a grands fra is [Fr.], At great expense. agrément [Fr.], A pleasant quality; ornament. à haute voix [Fr.], Aloud. à huis clos (Fr.), With closed doors, secretly. aide-toi, et le Ciel t'aider a [Fr.), Help yourself, and Heaven will help you. à l'abandon [Fr.], Disregarded, uncared for. à la belle étoile [French], Under the canopy of heaven; in the open air. à la bonne heure (Fr.), Well-timed, in good time; favorably. à l'abri [Fr.], Under shelter. a la campagne (Fr.), In the country. a la carte [Fr.], By the card. à la dérobée (Fr.), Stealthily. à la Française [Fr.], In French fashion. à la mode [Fr.], In the fashion; according to the custom or fashion. à la Tartuffe [Fr.], Like Tartuffe, the hero of Molière's Tartuffe, hence hypocritically. al buon vino non bisogna frasca [It.], Good wine needs no bush. à l'envi (Fr.), With emulation. alere flamm am [Lat.], To feed the flame. al fresco [It.], In the open air. à l'improv i ste (Fr.), Unawares, on a sudden. allez-vous en [Fr.], Away with you, be off. alloi kam on, alloi ōnan to [Gr.], Some toil, others reap the advantage. allons [Fr.], Come on. al piû [It.], At most. alter ego [Lat.], Another self. alter idem [Lat.], Another, exactly similar. alter ipse amicus (Lat.], A friend is another self. alterum tantum [Lat.], As much more. à main armée [Fr.], By force of arms. amantium iræ amoris in teg ratio [Lat.], ( Ter. ence: Andria, III. vi. 23), Lovers' quarrels are the renewing of love. amar y saber no puede ser [Sp.], No one can love and be wise at the same time. a maxim is ad minima [Lat.], From the greatest to the least. âme de boue (Fr.) (lit., soul of mud), A base minded person. amende honorable [Fr.], Fit reparation; a satisfactory apology. à merveille [Fr.], Marvelously, extraordinarily. amicus humāni generis [Lat.], A friend of the human race. amicus usque ad aras [Lat.], A friend even to the altar (of sacrifice), i. e., to the last extremity. ami du cour [Fr.] (lit., a friend of the court), A false friend; one who is not to be depended on. am or patriæ [Lat.], Love of country; patriotism. amour propre [Fr.], Vanity, self-love. anangka d' oude theoi machontai [Gr.] ( Si mon. viii. 20), Not even the gods can fight against nece ity. ancien régime [Fr.], The former condition of things. andrōn epiphanōn pas a gē taphos [Greek] ( Thucyd. ii. 43), All the world is a burial-place for illustrious men. aner ho pheugōn kai pal in machēsetai [Gr.], The man who flies shall fight again. (A line said to have been written by Demosthenes as an excuse for his running away and leaving his shield behind him at the battle of Cheronæa, B. C. 338. A couplet to the same effect occurs in Hudibras , iii. 3.) anguis in herbā [Lat.], A snake in the gra (Virg.: Ecl. iii. 93); a false friend; an unforeseen danger. animo et fide [Lat.], Courageously and faithfully. anno ætat is suæ [Lat.], In the year of his or her age. anno Christ i [Lat.], In the year of Christ. [A. C.] anno hūmānæ salūtis [Lat.], In the year of man's redemption. [A.H.S.] anno salūtis (Lat.], In the year of redemption. [A. S.] anno urb is cond itæ [Lat.], In the year from the time the city (i.e., Rome) was built. ann us mirabilis (Lat.], A year of wonders. (Often applied in English History to the year 1666, noteworthy for the war with the Dutch, the Plague, and the Great Fire of London. See Dryden's poem Annus Mirabilis .) ante bellum [Lat.], Before the war. ante lücem [Lat.], Before daybreak. ante meridiem [Lat.], Before noon, à outrance [Fr.), To the last extremity. A duel à outrance terminated only with the death of one of the combatants. à pas de géant [Fr.], With a giant's stride. à perte de vue [Fr.], Till out of sight. à peu près [Fr.], Nearly. à pied [Fr.], On foot. IMG:content-1151.png:[blocks in formation] a posterior i [Latin], From what follows. [See def. in ENCYC. DICT.] a prima vista [It.], At the first glance. a prior i [Latin], From what goes before. [See def. in ENCYC. DICT.] à propos de bottes [Fr.] (lit., apropos in boots), without rhyme or reason; foreign to the subject or purpose. Applied to any absurd collocation of subjects or ideas. à propos de rien [Fr.] (lit., apropos to nothing), Motivele ; for nothing at all. arbiter elegant i arum [Latin], A judge or authority in matters of taste. (Cf. Tacitus: Ann. xvi. 18.) arcāna cœlestia [Lat.], Celestial secrets. arcāna imperii [Lat.], State secrets. argümentum ad crumēnam [Latin], (An argument to the purse), An appeal to one's interests. argümentum ad invidiam [Latin], (An argument to envy), An appeal to low pa ions. argümentum ad judicium [Lat.], An argument appealing to the judgment. argümentum baculinum [Lat.], The argument of the cudgel; an appeal to force. ariston men hudor [Gr.], (Pind.: Olymp . i. 1.), Water is the chief of the elements- i . e ., as being the origin of all things. In the Theogony of Hesiod, Ocean us and Thetis are regarded as the parents of all the deities who presided over Nature. ariston metron (Gr.). [METRON ARISTON.] arrière pensée [Fr.], Mental reservation; unavowed purpose. ars est cēlāre artem [Lat.], True art is to conceal art. ars longa, vita brevis [Lat.], Art is long, life is short. artium magister [Lat.], Master of Arts. asinus ad lyram [Lat.] (lit., an a at the lyre), An awkward fellow. at spes non fract a [Latin], But hope is not yet crushed. à tort et à travers [Fr.], At random. au bout de son Latin (Fr.), At the end of his Latin; to the extent of his knowledge. au contraire [Fr.], On the contrary. au courant (Fr.), Well acquainted with; posted up in. au désespoir [Fr.], In despair. IMG:content-1152.png:[blocks in formation] side. au fait [Fr.], Expert. au pis aller [Fr.], At the very worst. aurea mediocritas (Lat.], The golden mean. au reste [Fr.], As for the rest. au revoir [Fr.), Till we meet again. au itôt dit, au itôt fait [Fr.], No sooner said than done. autant d'hommes, autant d'avis [Fr.). Many men, many minds. [QUOT HOMINES, .] aut Cæsar aut null us [Lat.], Either Cæsar or nobody; either in the first place or nowhere. (Cf. Suet., i. 79.) aut vincere aut mor i [Lat.]. To conquer or die; death or victory. aux armes [Fr.], To arms. auxilium ab alto [Lat.], Help from on high. avant propos [Fr.], Preface; introductory mat ter. a verb is ad verbera [Latin], From words to blows. avīto viret honore [Lat.], He flourishes on the honors of his ancestors. à volonté [Fr.], At pleasure. a vostra salute [It.], To your health. à votre santé [Fr.], To your health. a vuestra salud [Sp.], To your health. B. ballon d'e ai [Fr.], A balloon sent up to test the direction of air-currents; hence, anything said or done to gauge public feeling on any question. bas bleu [Fr.], A blue stocking; a woman who seeks a reputation for learning. beatæ memoriæ [Lat.], Of ble ed memory. beaux esprits (Fr.), Men of wit or genius. bel esprit [Fr.], A wit, a genius. bell a! horrid a bell a [Lat.] ( Virg.: Æn. vi. 86), War! horrid war. bell a matribus detest at a [Lat.] ( Hor., I. i. 6, 7), War, so detested by mothers. bellum internecinum [Lat.], A war of extermination. benedetto è quel male che vien solo [Ital.], Ble ed is the misfortune that comes alone. bene ōrâ e est bene studui e [Lat.], To have studied well is to have prayed well. ben trovato [Ital.], Well invented. bête noire (lit., a black beast) [Fr.], A bugbear. bis dat qui cito dat [Lat.], He gives twice who gives quickly or opportunely. bis peccare in bello non licet (Lat.], One must Gray: Prog. of Poesy , III. iii. 4.) bis puer i senes [Lat.], Old men are twice boys. cantābit vacuus coram latrone viator [Lat.], presence of the highwayman; a man who has nothing has nothing to lose. cantate Domino [Latin], Sing unto the Lord. (The opening words of many Psalms. Vulgate .) capitulum [Lat.], Head; subdivision. fit. captatio benevolent iæ [Lat.], A fawning bene captus nidore culinæ [Lat.], Captivated by the savor of the kitchen. caput [Lat.], Head; chapter. caut mortuum [Lat.], Worthle residue. carpe diem [Latin], ( Hor ., I. xi. 8.) Usually oxplained, according to popular ideas of Epicurean philosophy, as=Enjoy the present day (cf. Wisd. ii. 6; 1 Cor. xv. 32); but capable of a higher interpretation Seize the present opportunity; improve time. castello che dà orecchia si vuol rendere [It.], The fortre that parleys soon surrenders. casus bell i [Lat.], A cause justifying war; a ground of war. causa sine qua non [Lat.], An indispensable cause. cedant arm a togæ [Lat.] (Cicero De Off., i. 22), Let arms yield to the gown; let violence give place to law. cel a va sans dire (Fr.) (That goes without saying), That is understood. ce n'est que le premier pas qui coûte [Fr.], It is only the first step that is difficult. c'est à dire [Fr.], That is to say. c'est une autre chose (Fr.), That is quite another thing. chacun à son goût [Fr.], Everyone to his taste. chacun tire de son côté [Fr.], Everyone inclines to his own side or party. châpelle ardente [Fr.], The chamber where a dead body lies in state. chef-d'œuvre [Fr.], A masterpiece. chem in de fer (Fr.) (lit., iron road), A railway. chère amie [Fr.], A dear (female) friend, a lover. che sarà, sarà [It.], What will be, will be. cheval de bataille [Fr.] (lit., a war-horse), Chief dependence or support; one's strong point. chi tace confe a [It.], He who keeps silent admits his guilt. chrēmat' aner [Gr.] ( Pind.: Isth., ii. 17), Money makes the man. ci gît [Fr.], Here lies. (A common inscription on tombstones.) circuit us verborum [Lat.], A circumlocution. circulus in probando [Lat.], A circle in the proof; the fallacy of using the conclusion as one of the premises; a vicious circle. clarior e tenebris [Lat.), Brighter from obscurity. clarum et venerābile nõmen [Lat.], An illustrious and venerable name. cogito, ergo sum [Lat.], I think, thereforo I 4 IMG:content-1153.png:[blocks in formation] com me il faut (Fr.), Proper, as it should be. commüne bonum [Lat.], A common good. commünib us ann is [Lat.], On the annual average; one year with another. commüni consensū [Lat], By common consent. compagnon de voyage [Fr.], A traveling companion. compte rendu (Fr.), An account rendered, a report. con amore [It.], With affection, very earnestly. concours (Fr.), Competition for, or as for, a prize. con diligenza [It.], With diligence. conditio sine qua non [Lat.], An indispensable condition. con dolore [It.], With grief; sadly. conjunct is viribus (Lat.], With united powers. conseil de famille [Fr.], A family council or consultation. conseil d'état [Fr.], A council of state, a privy council. consensus facit legem [Lat.], Consent makes the law-i. e., If two persons make an agreement in good faith and with full knowledge, the law will insist on its being carried out. consilio et animis [Lat.], By wisdom and courconsilio et prudent i a [Lat.], By wisdom and age. prudence. constant i a et virtüte [Lat.], By constancy and virtue. consuetido pro lege servātur [Lat.], Custom is held as law. (The English common law is based on immemo ial usage.) consule anco [Lat.] ( Hor ., III. xiv. 28), When Plancus was consul; in my younger days. (At the time to which Horace refers he was about twenty four years old.) contrā bonos mores [Lat.], Contrary to good morals. copia verborum [Lat.)], A plentiful supply of words; flow of language. cōram nob is [Lat.), In our presence. coram non jüdice [Lat.], Before a person who is not a judge; not before the proper tribunal. cordon sanitaire (Fr.), A line of sentries to prevent, as far as po ible, the spread of contagion or pestilence. Used also of other precautionary me as ures. coup [Fr.], A stroke. coup de grâce [Fr.], A finishing stroke. (Formerly applied to the fatal blow by which the executioner put an end to the torments of a culprit broken on the wheel.) coup de main [Fr.], A sudden attack, enterprise, or undertaking. coup de maître [Fr.], A master-stroke. coup de pied [Fr.], A kick. coup de plume (Fr.), A literary attack. coup de soleil [Fr.], A sunstroke. coup d'e ai [Fr.), A first attempt. coup d'état [Fr.), A stroke of state policy; a sudden and decisive blow, usually inflicted by unconstitutional means. coup de théâtre [Fr.], A theatrical effect. coup d'œil [Fr.], A rapid glance. courage sans peur (Fr.), Fearle courage. crambe repetītā (Lat.] ( Juv., vii. 154), Cabbage warmed up a second time; hence used proverbially for any tedious repetition of a truism, an old story, . crēdat Jüdæus Apella [Lat.] ( Hor .: Sat. I. v. 100), Let the (superstitious) Jew Apella believe it; tell that to the marines. crede quod habes, et habes [Lat.], Believe that you have it, and you have it. credo, qui a absurdum [Lat.], Corrupted from a pa age in Tertullian," Et mortuus est Dei filius; prorsus credibile est, qui a ineptum est, et sepultus, resurrexit; certum est, qui a impo ibile."- De Carne Christ i, § 4), I believe it, because it is absurd. (Notes and Queries , 7th ser., iv. 274.) credula res am or est [Lat.], Love is ready to believe. crescit am or nummi, quantum ips a pecūnia crescit [Lat.], ( Juv . , xiv. 139), The love of money grows as our wealth increases. crescit eundo [Latin], It increases as it goes. [VIRES ACQUIRIT crescit sub pondere virtus (Latin), Virtue in Cla ical and Modern Languages. crētā an carbone not and am [Latin] (Adapted from Hor .: Sat. II. iii., 246), To be marked with chalk or charcoal. (The Romans marked lucky days with white and unlucky ones with black.) crux [Latin], A cro , a difficulty, a stumbling. block, a puzzle; e. g., crux criticorum , crux mat he maticorum, crux medicorum , The puzzle of critics, mathematicians, physicians. cucullus non facit monachum [Lat.], The cowl does not make the monk; Don't trust to appear ances. cui bono? [Lat.] (A maxim of Ca ius, quoted by Cicero, Pro Milone , 12), For whose advantage? Generally used, however, as= What is the good of it? cui Fortūna ips a cedit [Latin], To whom Fortune herself yields. culpam pœna prem it comes [Latin] ( Hor., IV. v. 24.), Punishment follows hard on crime. cum bonâ veniâ [Lat.], With generous permi ion. cum grano, cum grano sal is [Latin], With a grain of salt; with some allowance or modification. cum privilēgio [Lat.], With privilege. cum tacent, clámant [Latin] ( Cicero : In Cat ., 1.8.), Although they keep silence, they cry aloud; their silence is more expre ive than words. cūriōsa felicitas [Lat.], Nice felicity of expre ion (applied by Petronius Arbiter, cxviii. 5, to the writings of Horace); happy knack. currente calamo [Latin], With a running pen; off-hand. D. da locum melioribus [Lat.], Terence: Phormio, III. ii. 37), Give place to your betters (cf. Luke xiv. 8). dame d'honneur [Fr.], A maid of honor. damnant quod non intelligunt [Lat.], They condemn what they do not understand. dare pond us fumo (Lat.) ( Pers ., v. 20), To give weight to smoke; to impart value to that which is worthle ; to attach importance to trifles. data et accept a [Lat.], Expenses and receipts. date obolum Be lisa rio [Lat.], Give an obolus to Belisarius. It is said that this general, when old and blind, was neglected by Just in i an, and obliged to beg. Gibbon ( Decline , ch. xliii.) treats the story as a fable. Dāvus sum, non Edipus [Lat.], ( Terence : An dria , I. ii. 23), I am Davus, not Edipus. [SPHINX, II. 1.] I am no conjurer; I am a bad hand at riddles. debito just it iæ [Lat.], By debt due justice. de bonne augure [Fr.], Of good omen. de bonne grâce (Fr.), With good will, willingly. deceptio visūs [Lat.], An optical illusion. decor i dec us add it avi to [Lat.], He adds honor to the ancestral honors. de die in diem [Lat.], From day to day. dégagé [Fr.], Free, easy, without constraint. de gaieté de cœur [Fr.], In sport, sportively. de gustibus non est disputandum [Lat.], There is no disputing about tastes. Dei gratia (Lat.], By the grace of God. de jüre [Lat.], By the law; by right. de lānā caprina [Lat.] ( Hor.: Ep. I. xviii. 15), About goat's wool; hence about any worthle ob ject. delenda est Carthago [Lat.], Carthage must be utterly destroyed. (A phrase with which Cato the Elder urged the Roman people to the destruction of Carthage, which he looked on as a dangerous rival to Rome.) de mal en pis [Fr.], From bad to worse. de minim is non cüratlex [Lat.), The law does not concern itself with trifles. de mortuis nil nisi bonum [Lat.], Let nothing be said of the dead but what is good. de nihilo nihil, in nihilum nil po e revert i [Lat.] ( Pers ., iii. 84.), From nothing nothing is made, and nothing that exists can be reduced to nothing. (The doctrine of the eternity of matter.) de novo [Lat.] Anew. Deo adjuvante, non timendum [Latin], With the help of God, there is nothing to be afraid of. Deo dūce [Lat.], With God for a leader. Deo favente (Lat.], With the favor of God. Deo gratias [Lat.), Thanks be to God. [D. G.] Deo juvante [Lat.], With the help of God. de omnibus rebus, et quibusdam ali is [Lat.), 4589 Applied ironically to an immature literary production, in which very many subjects are treated. The charge of having written a treatise, De omnibus rebus (About everything), and afterward supplementing it with De quibusdam ali is (About certain other things), is made against several Scholastics. Deo monente [Lat.], God giving warning. Deo, non fortūnā (Latin), From God, not from Chance. Deo volente [Lat.], God willing. de pro fund is [Latin], Out of the depths. (The first words of Ps. cxxix.- Vulg.) dernier re ort (Fr.), The last resource. désagrément (Fr.), Something disagreeable or unpleasant. desideratum [Lat.], Anything desired. desinit in piscem mulier formosa superne [Lat.] ( Hor .: De Arte Poet ., 4), A woman, beautiful above, has a fish's tail. (A description of an incongruous style.) dēsipere in loco [Lat.). [DULCE EST DESIPERE, .] dēsunt cætera [Lat.). [CÆTERA DESUNT.] di buona volontà sta pie no l'inferno [It.], Hell is full of good intentions. Dieu est toujours pour les plus gros bataillons (Fr.], God is always on the side of the largest battalions; the largest army has the best chance. Dieu et mon droit [Fr.], God and my right. Dieu vous garde [Fr.], God protect you. di grado in grado [It.], Gradually. dii majõrum gentium [Lat.], The gods of the superior houses; the twelve superior gods. dii penātes [Lat.), Household gods. Dios me libre de hombre de un libro [Sp.], God deliver me from a man of one book. di salto [It.], By leaps. disject a membra (Lat.] (Altered from Hor.: Sat. I. iv. 62), Scattered remains. dis krambe thanatos [Greek], Cabbage twice eaten, is death; repetition is tedious. [CRAMBE REPETITA.] di tutti novello par bello [It.], Everything new seems beautiful. docendo discimus (Lat.], We learn by teaching. dolce cose a vedere, e dolci inganni [Ital.], Things sweet to see, and sweet decaptions. dolce far niente [It.], Sweet idlene . Dominus võbiscum [Latin], The Lord be with you. (The words in which the priest ble es the people in the Roman Church.) dom us et placens uxor [Lat.] ( Hor., II. xiv. 21, 22), Home and the good wife. dorer la pilule [Fr.], To gild the pill, do ut des [Lat.], I give that you may give; the principle of reciprocity. dram at is persone (Lat.], Characters represented in a drama. dulce domum [Lat.], Sweet home. (The burden of the breaking-up song of the boys of Winchester School, England.) dulce est dēsipere in loco [Lat.] ( Hor . , IV. xii. 28), It is pleasant to play the fool at times (cf. Eccles. iii. 4). dulce et decorum est pro patria mor i [Lat.] ( Hor., III. ii. 13), It is sweet and glorious to die for one's country. dum spiro spēro [Lat.], While I breathe, I hope. dum vivimus, vīvāmus [Lat.], Let us live while we live; i. e., Let us enjoy life. [CARPE DIEM.] duos qui sequitur lepores, neutrum cap it [Lat.], He who pursues two hares, catches neither. dūrante beneplacito [Lat.], During good pleas IMG:content-1154.png:[blocks in formation] e cattivo vento che non è buono per qualcuno [It.], It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. ecce homo [Latin.), Behold the man-used specially of any picture representing the Savior given The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia IMG:content-1156.png:[blocks in formation] e contra rio [Lat.], On the contrary. édition de luxe [French], A costly or luxurious edition of a book, handsomely bound, usually illustrated. e flammā cibum petere [Lat.] ( Terence : Eun., ΙΙΙ. ii. 38), To seek food from the flames; to pick the remnants of food from the funeral pyre; to be reduced to the last extremity. ego et rex meus [Lat.], My king and I. (An expre ion attributed to Card. Wolsey, and unjustly made the subject of a charge against him, as if he had written, "I and my King." eheu! fugāces labuntur ann i (Lat.) ( Hor ., II. xiv. 1, 2), Alas! our fleeting years pa away. ēlap so tempore [Lat.), The time having elapsed. eloge [Fr.], An eulogy over the dead. éloignement [Fr.), Estrangement. en ami [Fr.], As a friend. en arrière [Fr.], In the rear, behind. en attendant (Fr.), In the meantime. en avant [Fr.], Forward. en badinant [Fr.), In sport, jestingly. en cueros, en cueros vivos [Sp.], Naked; with out clothing. ende gut, alles gut [Ger.], All's well that ends well. en déshabillé (Fr.), In undre ; in one's true colors. en Dieu est ma fiance [Fr.], My trust is in God. en Dieu est tout (Fr.), In God are all things. en effet [Fr.], Substantially, really, in effect. en famille [Fr.), With one's family; at home. enfant gâté [Fr.], A spoiled child. esprit fort (Fr.), A freethinker; a bold investigator. est modus in rebus [Lat.) ( Hor .: Sat. I. i. 106), There is a middle course in all things. esto quod e e videris [Lat.], Be what you seem to be. ētan, é epi tan [Gr.], Either this, or upon this; either bring this back, or be brought home, dead, upon it. The words of a Spartan mother when she gave a shield to her son going on military service. etats généraux [Fr.], The States General. et cætera [Lat.], And the rest. et cum spiritu tuo [Lat.], And with thy spirit. et hoc genus omne, et id genus omne [Lat.], and everything of the same me kind. [ID GENUS OMNE.] et id genus omne [Lat.], And everything of the sort. [ID GENUS OMNE.] et sequentes, et sequent i a [Lat.], And those that follow. et sic de cæteris [Lat.], And so of the rest. et sic de similibus (Lat.], And so of similar things. et tu, Brüte! [Lat.], And thou also, Brutus. (Usually given as the last words of Julius Cæsar, when he saw Brutus among his murderers; cf. Shakesp.: Julius Cæsar , iii. 1.) According to Suet on i us (i. 82), his dying exclamation, as he saw Brutus coming to attack him, was kai su teknon ? And you, too, my son? event us stultorum magister [Lat.) ( Livy , xx. 39), Fools must be taught by experience. e vestigio [Lat.], Instantaneously. ewigkeit [Ger.], Eternity. ex abrupto [Lat.], With abruptne . ex abundant i a [Lat.], Out of the abundance. ex adverso [Lat.], From the opposite side. ex æquo et bono [Lat.], According to what is right and good. ex animo (Lat.], Heartily; from the heart or soul. ex auctoritate mihi commi a [Lat.], By the lorn hope. enfant trouvé [Fr.], A foundling. enfin [Fr.], In short, finally, at last. en grande tenue [Fr.], In full official, or evening dre . en nykti boule [Gr.], In the night there is counsel; sleep on it. en oinō alētheia [Gr.], In wine there is truth. [IN VINO VERITAS.] en plein jour [Fr.], In open day. en queue [Fr.), Immediately after; in the rear. Used especially of persons waiting in line, as at the door of a theater, at the ticket office of a railway station, . en rapport (Fr.), In harmony, relation, or agreement. en règle [Fr.], Regular, regularly, in order. en revanche (Fr.), In return; as a compensation for. en route [Fr.), On the way. en suite [Fr.), In company, in a set. entente cordiale [Fr.], A good understanding, especially between two States. entourage [Fr.], Surroundings. entre deux feux [Fr.], Between two fires. entre deux vins (Fr.), (lit., between two wines), Half-drunk. entre nous [Fr.], Between ourselves; in confidence. entrepôt [Fr.], A warehouse or depot of storage. entreprenant [Fr.], Enterprising. ex beneplacito (Lat.], At pleasure. ex capite [Lat), From the head, from memory. ex cathedra [Lat.], From the chair; with authority; by virtue of office-originally used with reference to the decisions of those high in authority, excelsior [Lat.), Higher. exceptio prob at regulam [Lat.], The exception proves the rule. except is excipiendis (Lat.], Exceptions being taken. excerpta [Lat.], Extracts. ex conce o [Lat.], From what is conceded or admitted. excuderunt [Lat.], They made it. excudit [Lat.], He made it ex cur iâ [Lat.], Out of court. ex delicto [Lat.], From the crime or dereliction. ex do no [Lat.], By the gift. exegi monumentum ære perennius [Lat.], I have erected a monument more enduring than bra . exempla sunt odiosa [Latin], Examples are odious. exempli grat iâ [Lat.], An example given; by way of illustration. exeunt [Lat.], They go out. exeunt omnes [Lat.], All go out. ex facto jus oritur (Lat.], From the fact springs the law. exigeant [Fr.], Exacting. exit [Lat.], He goes out. IMG:content-1157.png:[blocks in formation] extrait [Fr.], Extract. extra muros [Lat.], Beyond the walls. extra ordinem [Lat.], Not usual; outside the common run of events. ex ungue leonem [Lat.], By his claws the lion is known. ex uno disce omnes [Lat.], From one learn all; from a sample judge of the lot. ex usu [Lat.], From, or by, use. ex vi termini [Lat.], By the force of the terms or phraseology. ex voto [Lat.], According to vow. F. faber quisque fortünæ suæ [Lat.] ( Appius , in Sall .: De Repub . Ordin . i.), Every man is the architect of his own fortune; hence, faber fortünæ suæ a self-made man. fæces populi, fæx populi, [Lat.), The scum of the population. facies non omnibus una [Lat.], All men have not the same countenance. facile est invent is addere [Lat.], It is easy to add to old inventions. facile princeps [Lat.], Admittedly preeminent. facilis est des census Averni (Lat.], Descent to Avernus is easy; the road to ruin is easy. facit indignatio versus (Lat.), Indignation gives birth to the verses. façon [Fr.], Manner. façon de parler [Fr.], Manner of speaking. fac simile (Lat.], An exact imitation. fac totum [Lat.), Servant of all work. fade [Fr.], Flat; stale; insipid. fainéant [Fr.), Idle. faire bonne mine [Fr.), To put a good face upon. faire l'homme d'importance [Fr.], To play the man of affairs. faire mon devoir (Fr.), To do my duty. faire sans dire (Fr.), To do without saying. fait accompli [Fr.), An accomplished fact. falsi crimen [Lat.], The crime of falsification. fama clamosa [Lat.], A current report. fama semper vivat [Lat.], May his fame live forever. fantoccini [It.], A puppet show. fare, fac [Lat.], Say, do. far niente [It.], Doing nothing. fas est ab hoste doceri (Lat.), It is right to seem. esprit de corps [Fr.], The animating spirit of a collective body of persons, e. g ., of a regiment, the bar, the clergy, . esprit des lois [Fr.], Spirit of the laws. ex merâ grat iâ [Lat.], Through mere favor. ex mero motu [Lat.], Of his own motion or will. ex more [Lat.], According to custom. ex nece itate rei [Lat.], From the nece ity of the case. ex nihilo nihil fit [Latin], From, or out of, nothing, nothing is or can be made. ex officio [Lat.], By virtue of office. ex opere opera to [Lat.], By outward works or deeds. ex parte [Lat.], On one side only; biased. ex pede Herculem [Latin], From the foot we recognize Hercules; that is, we judge of a whole from a part. experientia docet stultos [Latin], Experience instructs fools. experimentum crucis [Lat.), The experiment of faste [Fr.], Display. fat a morgan a [It.], Mirage. fat a obstant [Lat.], The Fates oppose. fat a viam invenient [Lat.], The Fates will find a way. fauteuil [Fr.], An easy-chair. faux pas [Fr.], A false step. favete linguis (Lat.], Favor with your tongues; keep silence. fax ment is incendium gloriæ [Lat.], The desire of glory fires the mind. fecit [Lat.], He made it; used after an artist's name. felicitas multos habet amicos (Lat.], Prosperity has many friends. feliciter [Lat.), Happily. felo de se [Lat.], One who commits a felony on femme couverte (Fr.), A married woman. femme de chambre [Fr.], A chambermaid. femme de charge (Fr.), A housekeeper. femme galante [Fr.], A gay woman; a prostitute. femme sole [Fr.], A woman unmarried. fendre un cheveu en quatre [Fr.], To split a hair in four; to draw a fine distinction. wild beasts. feræ naturæ [Lat.], Of a wild nature;-used of fer me ornée [Fr.], A decorated farm. fermeté [Fr.), Firmne . festina lente (Lat.), Hasten slowly. fête champêtre [Fr.], A festival in the fields. or rural districts. fête Dieu [Fr.] (The feast of God), The Corpus Christ i festival in the Roman Catholic Church. feu de joie [Fr.], A discharge of guns expre ive of joy; a bonfire. feuilleton [Fr.], A small leaf; the portion of a newspaper devoted to light, entertaining matter. feux d'artifice [Fr.], Artificial fires; fireworks. fiat experimentum in corpore vili [Lat.], Let the experiment be made on a body of no value. fiat just it i a, ruat cœlum [Lat.], Let justice be done, though the heavens fall. fiat lux [Lat.], Let there be light. fide et amore [Lat.], By faith and love. fide et fiduciâ [Lat.], By faithfulne and trust. fide et fortitudine (Lat.], With faith and cour age. fidei coticula crux [Lat.), The cro is the touchstone of faith. fidei defensor [Lat.], Defender of the faith. fidēli cert a merces [Lat.], The faithful are certain of reward. fideliter [Lat.], Faithfully. fide, non arm is [Lat.], By faith, not arms. fide, sed cui vide [Lat.)], Trust, but see whom. fides et just it i a [Lat.], Fidelity and justice. fides Punica [Lat.], Punic faith; deceit. fid us Achates [Lat.), Faithful Achates; i. e., a faithful friend. fid us et audax [Lat.), Faithful and bold. fier i facias [Lat.], A legal paper authorizing an execution on the goods of a debtor. filius nullius [Lat.], A son of nobody. filius terræ [Lat.] (A son of the earth), One of low birth. fille de chambre [Fr.], A chambermaid. fille de joie [Fr.], A woman of licentious pleasure. fille d'honneur (Fr.), A maid of honor. fils [Fr.], Son. fin de siècle [Fr.], The end of the century. finem respice [Lat.l, Look to the end. finis [Lat.], The end. finis coronat opus [Lat.], The end crowns the work. flagrante bello [Lat.], During the continuance of hostilities. flagrante delicto (Lat.], In the commi ion of the fault or crime. flamm a fumo est proxima [Latin] ( Plaut .: Curc. 1. i. 53), Flame is akin to fire; where there's smoke there's fire. flecti, non frangi [Lat.], To be bent, not broken. flosculi sententia rum [Lat.), Flowers of fine thoughts. flux de bouche (Fr.), Inordinate flow of talk; garrulity. fænum habet in cornu [Lat.] ( Hor .: Sat. I. iv. 35), He has hay on his horn (the mark put on a bull to show he was savage); beware of him. fons et origo malorum [Lat.] (Cf. Flor . iii. 6.), The source and origin of our miseries. fornensis strep it us [Lat.], The clamor of the forum; "Brawling courts, and dusty purlieus of the law." (Tennyson: In Memoriam , lxxxix.) forte scütum sal us dūcum (Lat.), A strong shield is the safety of leaders. fortes fortūna juvat [Lat.] (Terence: Phormio, I. iv. 26), Fortune favors the brave. fort i et fidēli nihil difficile (Lat.), Nothing is difficult to the brave and faithful. for titer et recte [Lat.], With fortitude and rectitude. for titer, fideliter, feliciter [Latin], Boldly, faithfully, succe fully. for titer in re [Lat.], With firmne in action. for tuna favet fatius [Latin], Fortune favors Cla ical and Modern Languages. fortūnæ filius (Lat.) ( Hor .: Sat. II. vi. 49), A spoiled child of Fortune. frà Modes to non fu mai priore [Ital.], Friar Modest never became prior. frangas, non flectes [Lat.], You may break me, but you shall not bend me. fraus pia [Lat.], A pious fraud. froides mains, chaude amour [French], Cold hands, warm heart. front à front [Fr.], Face to face. front i nulla fides [Lat.] ( Juv . , ii. 8). There is no trusting the features; don't trust to appearances. früges consūmere nāti [Lat.] ( Hor .: Ep . , I. ii. 27), Born to consume the fruits of the earth; born only to eat. fug it irreparābile temp us (Latin) ( Virg .: Georg . iii. 284), Irrecoverable time glides away. fuimus Trões [Latin] ( Virg .: Æn . ii. 325), We once were Trojans; we have seen better days. fuit Ilium [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn . ii. 325), There once goutte a goutte [Fr.], Drop by drop. grâce à Dieu [Fr.], Thanks be to God. gradu diver so, via ūna [Lat.], The same road by different steps. gradus ad Parna um [Latin], A step to Parna us; aid in writing Latin poetry; a work on Latin verse-making containing rules and examples. grande chère et beau feu [Fr.], Good fare and a good fire; comfortable quarters. grande parure, grande toilette [French], Full dre . grande toilette [Fr.], [GRANDE PARURE]. grand merc i [Fr.], Many thanks. grātiā placendi [Lat.], For the sake of pleasing. gratis dictum [Lat.), Mere a ertion. graviora manent (Lat,), ( Virg .: Æn . vi. 84), Greater afflictions are in store; the worst is yet to come. gone. fümum et opes, strep i tum que Romæ [Latin] ( Hor .. III. xxix. 12), The smoke, the show, the rattle, of the town (Rome). functus officio [Lat.], Having discharged his duties; hence, out of office. furor arm a mini str at [Lat.) ( Virg .: Æn . i. 130), Rage provides arms; one uses any weapon in a rage. furor loquendi [Lat.], A rage for speaking. furor poëtic us [Lat.], Poetical fire. grav iōra quædam sunt remedia periculis (Attributed to L. Publius Syrus. Ribbeck includes it in the Sententiæ minus Probatæœ ,599.) grex vēnālium [Lat.], ( Suet .: De Clar . Rhet . i.), A venal throng. gro e tête et peu de sens [Fr.], A big head and little sense. guerra al cuchillo [Sp.], War to the knife. guerra com inc i at a, inferno scatenato [It.], War begun, hell unchained. guerre à mort [Fr.], War to the death. guerre à outrance (Fr.), War to the uttermost. [A OUTRANCE.] G. gaieté de cœur [Fr.], Gaiety of heart. gallice [Lat.], In French. garçon [Fr.], A lad, a waiter. garde à cheval [Fr.], A mounted guard. garde du corps [Fr.], A body guard. garde mobile [Fr.], A body of troops liable to be called out for general service. gardez [Fr.], Take care; be on your guard. gutta cavat lapidem, non vi, sed sæpe cad frequent dropping, not by force; constant persistence gains the end. (Cf. Ovid: Ex . Ponto , IV. x. 5.) H. hard i com me un coq sur son fumier [French], Brave as a cock on his own dunghill. haud long is interval lis [Lat.], At frequent intervals. haut goût [Fr.], High flavor; elegant taste. hë glō ' omomoch', he de phrên anōmōtos [Gr.] ( Eurip .: Hipp ., ed. Paley, 612), My tongue has sworn, but my mind is unsworn; I have said it, ful. gardez la foi [Fr.], Keep the faith. gaudeamus igitur [Lat.], Therefore, let us rejoice. (The burden of a Macaronic song.) gaudet tentämine virtus [Lat.], Virtue rejoices in temptation. genius loci [Lat.], The genius or presiding spirit of the place. gens d'armes (Fr.), Men-at-arms; military police. gens d'église [Fr.), The clergy; clerics. gens de guerre [Fr.]. Military men. gens de lettres (Fr.), Literary men. gens de loi [Fr.], Lawyers. gens de même famille (Fr.), People of the same family; birds of a feather. gens de peu [Fr.), The lower cla es. gens togāta [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn . i. 282). Applied first to Roman citizens, as wearing the toga, the garment of peace; hence, civilians generally. gentilhomme (Fr.), A gentleman. gibier de potence [Fr.], A gallows-bird. giovine santo, diavolo vecchio [It.], A young saint, an old devil. gitano [Sp.], A gipsy. glaukas eis A then as (Gr.], Owls to Athens. The owl was sacred to Minerva, the guardian divinity of Athens; hence, owls were abundant there, so that the proverb to carry coals to Newcastle. gli a enti han no tort i [It.], The absent are in the wrong. [LES ABSENTS, .] gloria in excels is Deo [Latin], (Luke ii. 14, Vulg .), Glory to God in the highest. gloria Patri [Lat.], Glory be to the Father. glō a diplē [Gr.], A double tongue. gnōthi seauton [Gr.], Know thyself. A precept inscribed in gold letters over the portico of the temple at Delphi. Its authorship has been ascribed to Pythagoras, to several of the wise men of Greece, and to Phemonoë, a mythical Greek poete . According to Juvenal (xi. 27), this precept descended from heaven, and Cicero ( Tusc . Disp . i. hēluo librorum [Lat.], A devourer of books; a bookworm. heŭ pietas! heŭ prisca fides [Lat.], ( Virg .: Æn . viii. 879), Alas! for piety! Alas! for our ancient faith. hiātus valde defi end us [Lat.], A gap or deficiency greatly to be deplored; words employed to mark a blank in a work, but often used of persons whose performances fall short of their promises. hic et ubique [Lat.], Here and everywhere. hic labor, hic opus est [Lat.], Here is labor, here is toil. hic sepultus [Lat.], Here [lies] buried. hinc illæ lacrimæ [Lat.], ( Hor .: Ер . , I. xix. 41), Hence these tears; this is the cause of the trouble. hodie mihi, cras tibi [Lat.), It is my lot to-day, yours tomorrow. (A line often found in old epitaphs.) hoi polloi [Gr.], The many, the common people. homme d'affaires (Fr.), A man of busine ; an agent. homme de robe [Fr.], A person in a civil office. homme d'esprit [Fr.], A wit, a genius. homo fact us ad unguem [Lat.], Usually quoted thus, though the proper form is ad unguem fact us homo [Lat.) ( Hor .: Sat. I. v. 32, 33; cf. Pers. i. 64, 65), A highly-polished, accomplished man. (The expre ion is borrowed from the practice in sculptors, who, in modeling, give the finishing touch with the nail; or from joiners, who test the accuracy of joints in wood by the nail.) homo homini lupus [Lat.] [LUPUS EST, .] homo multarum literārum [Lat.], A man of many letters; a man of extensive learning. homo sõlus aut deus aut dæmon [Lat.], A man to live alone must be either a god or devil. (Cf. Eccles. iv. 10; Arist .: Pol . i. 1.) homo sum, hūmāni nihil a me aliēnum puto [Lat.] ( Terence : Heaut . I. i. 25), I am a man; and I consider nothing that concerns mankind a matter of indifference to me. homo trium literārum (Lat.) [TRIUM LITER hon hoi theol philousin apothneskei nens [Gr.] (A fragment from Menander), He whom the gods love dies young. [QUEM DI, .] hon i so it qui mal y pense [Fr.], Shame be to him who thinks evil of it. (The motto of the Order of the Garter.) [GARTER, in ENCYC. DICT.] honores mütant mores (Lat.), Honors change manners. honos habet onus (Lat.], Honor is burdened with responsibility. horæ canonicæ [Latin], Canonical hours; prescribed times for prayers. horresco referens [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn . ii. 204), I shudder as I tell the story. hors de combat [French], Disabled, unfit to continue a contest. hors de la loi [Fr.], Outlawed. hors de propos [Fr.), Wide of the point; inapplicable. hors de sais on [Fr.), Out of season; unseasonable. hors d'œuvre [French], Out of course; out of accustomed place. (Used substantively of small appetizing dishes served between the soup and the second course.) hos ego versiculos feci, tulit alter honores ( Virgil , on the occasion when some verses he had written on the shows at Rome were unjustly claimed by Bathyllus, who was rewarded for them), I wrote these lines, another has borne away the honor. [SIC VOS, .] hôtel de ville [Fr.], A town-hall. hôtel Dieu [Fr.], A hospital. hūmānum est errare [Lat.], To err is human. (Cf. Pope : E ay on Criticism , 525.) hunc tu cavēto [Lat.] ( Hor .: Sat. iv. 85), Beware of him. hurtar para dar por Dios [Sp.), To steal in order to give to God. I. idée fixe [Fr.], A fixed idea; intellectual monomania. id genus omne (Lat.) ( Hor .: Sat. I. ii. 2), All that cla . (A contemptuous expre ion for the dregs of the population.) ignorant i a non excūsat legem [Lat.], Ignorance is no plea against the law. ignōrātio elenchi [Lat.), Ignorance of the point in dispute; the logical fallacy of arguing to the wrong point. ignōti nulla cupido [Lat.), There is no desire for that is unknown; our wants are increased by knowledge. ignotum per ignotius [Lat.), (To explain) a thing not understood by one still le understood. i gran dolor i so no muti [It.], Great griefs are silent. il a le diable au corps (Fr.), The devil is in him. Ilias malorum [Lat.] (Cicero: Epist. ad Atti cum, viii. 11), An Iliad of woes; a host of evils. (From the fact that the siege of Troy lasted ten years.) il n'a ni bouche ni éper on [Fr.], He has neither mouth nor spur; he has neither wit nor courage. il ne faut jamais défier un fou [Fr.], One should never provoke a fool. il penseroso (It.], The pensive man. (The title of one of Milton's poems.) il sent le fagot [Fr.], He smells of the fagot; he is suspected of heresy. imitātōres, servum pec us [Lat.] ( Hor .: Ep . I. xix. 19), Ye imitators; a servile herd. immedicābile vuln us [Lat.], (Ovid.: Met . i. 190), An incurable wound; an irreparable injury. imo pectore [Lat.], From the bottom of one's heart. impari marte (Lat.], With unequal military strength. impedimenta [Lat.], Luggage; the baggage of an army. imperium in imperio [Lat.], A government existing within another. (Said of a power set up against constituted authority.) implicite [Lat.), By implication. impos animi [Lat.], Of weak mind. in actu [Lat.), In the very act; in reality. in æternum [Lat.], Forever. in articulo mort is [Lat.], At the point of death. in bianco [It.], In blank, in white. in camera (Lat.], In the judge's chamber; in in capite [Lat.], In chief. in cœlo quies [Lat.], There is rest in heaven. Being incredulous, I cannot endure it. in cred ulus odi [Lat.] ( Hor .: De Arte Poet ., 187), in cüria [Lat.], In court. in de iræ [Lat.], Hence this resentment. in dubio [Lat.], In doubt. in æquilibrio [Lat.], In equilibrium. ne e [Lat.], In being. in extenso [Lat.], At length, extensively. in extremis [Lat.], At the last extremity. infandum renovare dolorem [Lat.], To recall sad recollections. in finito [Lat.], Perpetually. in flagrante delicto [Lat.], In the commi ion of the act. in formâ pauper is [Lat.], After the manner of a pauper. To sue in form a pauper is is to sue as a poor man, which relieves from costs. in foro conscient iæ [Lat.), Before the judgment seat of conscience. infra dignitatem [Lat.], Below one's dignity. in futuro [Lat.), In future. ingens telum nece itas [Lat.], Nece ity is a IMG:content-1158.png:[ocr errors] IMG:content-1159.png:[blocks in formation] in medias res [Lat.], Into the midst of things. in medio tuti imus ibis [Lat.], You will go most safely in the middle; a middle course is always better. in memoriam [Lat.], To the memory of; in memory. in nomine [Lat.], In the name of. in nubibus [Lat.], In the clouds. in nuce [Lat.], In a nutshell. in omnia paratus [Lat.], Prepared at all points or for all things. inopem copia fecit [Lat.], Abundance made him poor. inops consilii [Lat.], Without counsel. in ovo [Lat.], In the egg. in pace [Lat.], In peace. in part i bus infidelium [Lat.), In infidel parts er communities. in perpetuam rei memoriam [Lat.], For a per petual memorial of the affair. in perpetuum [Lat.). Perpetually. in petto [It.], Within the breast; in reserve. in pleno [Lat.], In full. in po e [Lat.], In po ibility. in præsenti [Lat.], At present. in propriâ personâ [Lat.], In his own or proper person. in puris natural i bus [Lat.], In a state of nature; entirely naked. in re [Lat.], In the matter of. in rem [Lat.], Against the thing or property. in rerum naturâ [Lat.], In the nature of things. in sæculâ sæculorum [Lat.], For ages on ages. in sano sensu [Lat.], In a proper sense. inscitia est | adversum stimulum calces [Lat.] ( Terence : Phormio , I. ii. 27, 28), It is mere folly to kick against the spur. (Cf. Acts, ix. 5.) insculpserunt [Lat.], They engraved it. in sculpsit [Lat.], He engraved it. in situ [Lat.), In its first location. in solo Deo sal us [Lat.], In God alone is safety. insouciance [Fr.), Indifference. insouciant (Fr.), Indifferent. instar omnium (Lat.], Like all; a fair sample. in statu quo [Lat.], In the original state. in suspenso [Lat.], In suspense. in te, Domine, speravi [Latin], In thee, Lord, have I hope. integros haurire fontes [Lat.], To drink from overflowing fountains. inter ali a [Lat.], Among others. inter arm a silent leges [Lat.), In the midst of arms the laws are silent. inter canem et lupum [Lat.], Between dog and IMG:content-1160.png:[blocks in formation] inter se [Lat.], Among themselves. inter spem et metum [Lat.], Between hope and fear. in totidem verb is [Lat.], In so many words. in to to [Lat.], Entirely. intra muros [Lat.], Within the walls. in transitu [Lat.], In transit. intra parietes [Lat.], Within walls. intriguant [Fr.], An intriguer. intuta quæ in decor a [Lat.], That which is disgraceful is unsafe. in un batter d'occhio [It.], In the winking of an eye. in un giorno non si fe' Roma [It.], Rome was not built in a day. in usu [Lat.], In use. in usum Delphin i (Lat.], For the use of the Dauphin. in utroque fidēlis [Lat.), Faithful in both. in utrumque paratus [Lat.], Ready for either event. in vacuo [Lat.), In a vacuum. in verb a magistri jurare [Lat.], To swear to, or by, the words of a master; to adopt opinions on the authority of another. in verso ordine [Lat.], In an inverse order. drunken men reveal their true nature. in vino veritas (Lat.), There is truth in wine; invitâ Minervâ [Lat.], Contrary to one's genius. ipse dixit [Lat.], He himself said it. ipsi ima verb a [Lat.], The very words. ips is simis verb is (Lat.], In the very words. ipso facto [Lat.], In the fact itself. ipso jure [Lat.], By the law itself. ira furor brevis est [Lat.], Anger is brief mad IMG:content-1161.png:[blocks in formation] jacta est alea [Lat.], The die is cast. J'ai bonne cause [Fr.], I have a good cause. Jalousie [Fr.), Jealousy; a slatted window-blind. Jamais arrière [Fr.], Never behind. jamais bon coureur ne fut pris [Fr.], A good runner is never caught. jam red it et Virgo, redeunt Saturn i a regna [Lat.] ( Virg .: Ecl . iv. 4), Now the Virgin and the Saturn i an age return. (Of the reign of Astrea, the Godde of Justice, in the Golden Age.) Januis clausis [Lat.], With closed doors. Jardin des Plantes (Fr.], The botanical garden in Paris. je maintiendrai le droit (Fr.). I will maintain the right. Je ne cherche qu'un [Fr.), I seek but one. je ne sais quoi [Fr.], I know not what. Je n'oublierai jamais [Fr.], I will never forget. je suis prêt [Fr.], I am ready. jet d'eau [Fr.], A jet of water. Jeu de mots [Fr.], A play on words. jeu d'esprit (Fr.), A witticism. jeu de théâtre [Fr.], Stage-trick. Je vis en espoir (Fr.), I live in hope. Joci causâ [Lat.], For the sake of a joke. Joli [Fr.], Pretty. jubilate Deo [Lat.], Rejoice in God. jucundi act i labores (Lat.), Past labors are pleasant. judicium Dei [Lat.), The judgment of God. juge de paix [Fr.], Justice of the peace. Juniores ad labores (Latin), The young for labors. Jupiter tonans [Lat.], Jupiter the thunderer. Jure divi no [Lat.], By divine law. jure huma no [Lat.], By human law. Juris peritus [Lat.), One versed in law. Juris utriusque doctor (Latin), Doctor of both civil and canon law. Jus can on i cum [Lat.], Canon law. jus civile [Lat.), Civil law. jus divinum [Lat.], Divine law. jus et norma loquendi [Lat.), The law and rule of speech. jus gentium [Lat.], Law of nations. jus gladii [Lat.], Law of the sword. jus po e ion is [Lat.), Law of po e ion. jus proprietatis [Lat.], The right of property. jus summum sæpe summa malitia est [Lat.), (Terence: Heaut ., IV. v. 47), Extreme law is often extreme wrong. juste milieu (Fr.), The proper mean. just it iæ soror fides [Lat.], Faith is the sister of justice. justum et tenacem propositi virum [Lat.], A just man, and tenacious of his position. juxta [Lat.], Near by. Κ. kairon gnōthi [Gr.], Know your opportunity. A saying of Pittacus, one of the Wise Men of Greece. kat' exochēn [Gr.], Preeminently. kein kreuzer, kein schweizer [Ger.], No money, no Swi . L. la beauté sans vertu est une fleur sans parfum [Fr.], Beauty without virtue is a flower with out fragrance. 1' abito è una second a natura [It.], Habit is a second nature. lābitur et lābētur in omne volübilis ævum [Lat.), ( Hor .: Ep . I. ii. 43), It glides on, and will glide on for ever. labōrāre est ōrare [Lat.), Work is prayer. labore et honore [Lat.], By labor and honor. labor ipse voluptas [Lat.), Labor is its own pleasure. labor omnia vincit [Lat.], Labor conquers all things. laborum dulce lenimen [Lat.], The sweet solace of labor. l'adversité fait les hommes et le bonheur les monstres [Fr.]. Adversity makes men, but prosperity makes monsters. la critique est aisée, et l'art est difficile [Fr.], Criticism is easy, and art is difficult. lâche [Fr.], Lax; relaxed. lade nicht alles in ein schiff [Ger.], Do not ship all in one bottom; do not put all your eggs in one basket. la fame non vuol leggi [It.], Hunger obeys no laws. l'affaire s'achemine [Fr.), The busine is progre ing. la for tuna aiuta i pazzi [It.], Fortune helps fools. la fortune pa e part out [Fr. 1. Fortune pa es everywhere; all men are subject to the vici itudes of fortune. la gente pone, y Dios dispone [Sp.], Man proposes, but God disposes. laguna [It.], A moor; a swamp. lai ez faire [Fr.], Let alone. lai ez-nous faire (Fr.), Let us act. L'allegro [It.], The merry man. (The title of one of Milton's poems.) la maladie sans maladie (Fr.) The sickne without ill health; hypochondriac ism. l'amour et la fumée ne peuvent se cacher [Fr.], Love and smoke are unable to conceal them selves. la mentira tiene las piernas cortas [Sp.], A lie has short legs. lana caprina [Lat.], Goat's wool; something which has no existence. langage des halles (Fr.), Language of the IMG:content-1162.png:[blocks in formation] in the gra . latinè dictum [Lat.], Spoken in Latin. laud a la moglie e tienti donzello [It.], Speak well of a wife, but remain unmarried. laudari a viro laudato [Lat.], To be praised by a man who is himself praised. laudātiōnes eorum qui sunt ab Homēro laudāti [Lat.], ( Cicero : De Fin . , ii. 35), Praises from those who were themselves praised by Homer. laudator temp or is act i [Lat.], A praiser of the old times. laudum immensa cupido [Lat.), Inordinate lust for praise. laus Deo [Lat.], Praise to God. laus propria sordet [Lat.], Praise of one's own self defiles. l'avenir [Fr.], The future. la vertu est la seule noble e [Fr.), Virtue is the only nobility. l'eau en vient à la bouche (Fr.), Making one's mouth water. le beau monde (Fr.), The fashionable world. le bon temps viendra [Fr.], The good time will come. lector benevole [Lat.], Kind reader. le coût en ôte le goût (Fr.), The cost takes away the taste. le dem i-monde (Fr.), Individuals of lax morals. le diable boiteux [Fr.], The lame devil, or the devil on crutches. legatus a latere [Lat.], A papal emba ador. légéreté [Fr.], Lightne . le grand monarque [Fr.], The great monarch; the title a umed by Louis XIV. le grand œuvre [Fr.], The great work. le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle [Fr.], The game is not worth the candle. le monde est le livre des femmes (Fr.), The world is woman's book. le mot d'énigme [Fr.], The key of the enigma. l'empire des lettres [Fr.], The empire of letters. leonina societas [Lat.], A lion's society. le parole son feminine, ei fatti son maschi [Ital.], Words are feminine, and deeds are masculine. le pas [Fr.], Precedence. le point de jour [Fr.], The break of day. le roi et l'état [Fr.], The king and the state. le roi le veut [Fr.], The king wills it. le roi s'avisera [Fr.], The king will consider. les absens ont toujours tort (Fr.), The absent are always in the wrong. les affaires font les hommes (Fr.], Busine makes men. les bras croisés [Fr.], With hands cro ed. les doux yeux [Fr.], Soft glances. lèse-majesté [Fr.], High treason. les extrêmes se touchent [French], Extremes touch. les larmes aux yeux (Fr.), Tears in one's eyes. les murailles ont des oreilles [French], Walls have ears. les plus sages ne le sont pas toujours [Fr.], The wisest men are not wise always. l'étoile du nord [Fr.), The star of the north. le tout ensemble [Fr.), All together. lettre de cachet [Fr.], A sealed letter. lettre de créance [Fr.], Letter of credit. lettre de marque [Fr.], A letter of marque. leve fit quod bene fertur onus (Latin), That which is well borne becomes a light burden. le vrai n'est pas toujours vraisemblable (Fr.), The truth is not always palpable. lex loci [Lat.], The law of the place. lex non script a [Latin], The unwritten or common law. lex script a [Lat.], Written or statute law. lax talion is [Lat.), The law of retaliation. lex terræ [Lat.], The law of the land. l'homme propose, et Dieu dispose [Fr.], Man proposes, and God disposes. liaisons dan gere uses (Fr.), Dangerous connections. libertas et natale solum [Latin], Liberty and [one's] native soil. liberum arbitrium [Lat], Freedom to choose. libraire [Fr.], A bookseller. licentia vatûm [Lat.], Poetical license. limæ labor et mora [Lat.], The labor and delay of the file; the slow and laborious polishing of an e ay. l'inconnu [Fr.), The unknown. l'inc roy able [Fr.), The incredible. lingua Franca [It.], The language of the Franks. A mixed language spoken in the East. lis litem generat (Lat.], Strife begets strife. lis sub judice [Lat.], A case under judicial consideration. litem lite resolvere [Latin], To settle strife by strife. lite pendente [Lat.], During the trial. liter a script a manet [Lat.), The written character remains. lo barato es caro [Sp.], A bargain is dear. l'occhio del padrone in gra a il cavallo [It.], The master's eye fattens the horse. loci commünes [Lat.], Common places. loco citāto [Lat.), In the place quoted. [Loc. CIT.] locus cla ic us [Lat.], A cla ical pa age; the acknowledged place of reference. locus criminis, [Lat.], The scene of the crime. locus in quo [Lat.], The place in which. longo intervallo [Lat.)], By or with a long interval. loyauté m'oblige [Fr.], Loyalty binds me. lūcid us ordo [Lat.] ( Hor .: De Arte Poet ., 41), A perspicuous arrangement. lucri causā [Lat.], For the sake of gain. lūcus a non lücendo [Lat.], An elliptical expre ion which may be rendered in English: The word lūcus (=a grove) is derived from luceo (=to shine), because it does not admit light. This antiphrastic derivation, which is by no means an isolated case, was favored by Servius (in Virg .: Æn . i. 441), and is noticed by Quintilian (i. 6), but only to condemn it. Hence the phrase has become proverbial in ridicule of far-fetched etymologies, or of anything inconsequent and absurd. lupum auribus teneo [Lat.] (Terence: Phor mio , III. ii. 21), I hold a wolf by the ears; I have caught a Tartar. lupus est homo homini [Lat.] ( Plaut .: Asin . II. iv. 88), Man is a wolf to his fellow-man; one man preys on another. lupus in fabulā (Lat.] ( Cicero : Ep . ad Atti cum , xiii. 33), The wolf in the fable; talk of the devil and he will appear. lūsus nātūræ [Lat.], A freak of nature; a deformed animal or plant. Μ. ma chère [Fr.), My dear (fem.). maestro di color che san no [Ital.] ( Dante : Inf. iv.), Master of those that know. (Applied by Dante to Aristotle.) ma foi [Fr.], Upon my faith; upon my word. magister ceremoniārum [Latin], A master of the ceremonies. magna civitas, magna sõlitūdo [Lat.]. A great city is a great solitude. magnæ spes alter a Romæ (Latin], A second hope of mighty Rome; used of any young man of promise. magna est veritas et prævalebit [Latin], Altered from 1 Esdras iv. 41., where the reading is magna est vis consuetüdin is (Latin), Great is the power of habit. magnas inter opes inops [Lat.) ( Hor ., III. xvi. 28), Poor in the midst of great wealth. magni magni nominis umbra (Lat.]. [STAT MAGNI, .] mirābile visu [Lat.], Wonderful to see. mise-en-scene [Lat.], The staging of a play. miser is succurrere disco [Lat.]. [NON IGNARA, modo et form a [Lat.], In manner and form. .] great work of a man's life. maintien le droit [Fr.], Maintain the right. maison de campagne [Fr.], A country house. maison de santé [Fr.], A private asylum or ho pital. maison de ville [Fr.), A town hall. maître des ba es œuvres [Fr.], A night-man. maître des hautes œuvres [French], An executioner; a hangman. maître d'hôtel [Fr.], A house steward. maladie du pays [Fr.], Home-sickne . malā fide [Lat.], With bad faith; treacherously. mal de dents (Fr.), Toothache. mal de mer [Fr.], Sea sickne . mal de tête [Fr.], Headache. mal entendre [Fr.], A misunderstanding; a mis take. malgré nous [Fr.), In spite of us. modus operand i [Lat.], The manner of working. mollia tempora fand i [Latin] (Altered from speaking. mon ami [Fr.), My friend. mon cher [Fr.), My dear (fellow). monumentum ære perennius [Lat.]. [EXEGI, .] more majorum [Lat.], After the manner of our ancestors. more suo [Lat.), In his usual manner. mors jānua vitæ [Latin], Death is the gate of [everlasting] life. mors omnibus commünis [Lat.], Death is common to men. mos pro lēge (Lat.), Usage has the force of law. mot du guet [Fr.], A watchword. mots d'usage [Fr.], Words in common use. motu proprio [Lat.], Of his own accord. multum in parvo [Lat.], Much in little. mūnus Apolline dignum [Lat.] ( Hor .: Ep . II. IMG:content-1163.png:[blocks in formation] malo modo [Lat.], In an evil manner. mal us pudor [Lat.), False shame. manibus pedibusque [Lat.], With hands and feet; tooth and nail. manu fort i [Lat.], With a strong hand. manu propria [Lat.], With one's own hand. mardi gras [Fr.], Shrove Tuesday. mare clausum [Lat.], A closed sea, a bay. mariage de conscience [Fr.], A private marriage. mariage de convenance [Fr.], A marriage of convenience; or from interested motives. mars gravior sub pace latet (Lat.] (Claud.: De sex con. H. August i , 307), A more serious warfare is concealed by seeming peace. māteriem super a bat opus (Lat.] ( Ovid : Met ., ii. 5), The workmanship was more valuable than the raw material. mauvaise honte (Fr.), False shame. mauvais goût [Fr.], False taste. mauvais sujet [Fr.], A worthle fellow. médec in, guéris-toi toi-même [Fr.], Physician, heal thyself. meden agan [Gr.], Not too much of anything. [NE QUID NIMIS.J mediocria firm a (Lat.), Moderate things are surest. medio tūti imus ibis [Lat.] ( Ovid : Met ., ii. 137), You will travel safest in a middle course. mega biblion mega kak on [Gr.] (Adapted from a maxim of Call i mach us, preserved in Athenœus , iii. 72), A big book is a big nuisance. megale polis megalē erēmia [Gr.], A great city is a great solitude. (Cf. Byron: Childe Harold , ii. 26.) me jüdice [Lat.], I being the judge; in my opinion. mem or et fidēlis [Lat.], Mindful and faithful. memoriā in æternā [Lat.], In eternal remembrance. mens agitat mõlem [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn . , vi. 727), A mind informs the ma . Used by Virgil in a pantheistic sense of the world; often applied to an unwieldy, dull-looking person. mens sāna in corpore sano [Lat.] ( Juv ., x. 356), A sound mind in a healthy body. mens sib i conscia recti (Lat.) ( Virg .: Æn ., i. 604), A mind conscious of its own rectitude. meo periculo [Lat.], At my own risk. meō võto [Lat.], At my own wish. metron ariston [Gr.], Moderation is best. (A favorite saying of the philosopher Cleobulus.) mia chelidon ëar ou poiei [Gr.] ( Arist .: Eth . N., I. vii. 15), One swallow does not make a spring. mihi cūra futūri [Latin], My care is for the future. mīrābile dictu (Latin) (Virg.: Georg. ii. 30), muraglia bianca, carta di mat to [It.], A white wall is the fool's paper. musicale [Fr.], A musical entertainment. mūtātis mūtandis [Lat.], The nece ary changes being made. mūtāto nomine, de te | fabula narrātur [Lat.] ( Hor .: Sat. 1. i. 69, 70), With a mere change of name the story is applicable to you. (Cf. 2 Sam . xii. 1-7.) Ν. nascimur poētæ, fimus ōrātōres [Lat.], We are born poets, we become orators by training. [POETA NASCITUR, .] nātāle solum [Lat.) (Ovid: Met . vii. 52), The land of one's birth. nātūram expellas furca, tamen usque recurret [Lat.] ( Hor : Ep . I. x. 24), Though you may drive out Nature with a pitchfork, she will always come back; inborn character is ineradicable. ne cede malis, sed contrā audentior itō (Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn . , vi. 95), Do not yield to misfortunes; on the contrary, go more boldly to meet them. nece itas non habet legem [Lat.], Nece ity knows no law. nec mora, nec requies (Lat.] ( Virg .: Georg . iii. 110; Æn . v. 458, xii. 553), Neither delay, nor rest; without intermi ion. nec plūrib us impar [Lat.], No unequal match for many. The motto a umed by Louis XIV. when he planned the subjugation of Europe. nec prece, nec pretio [Lat.] ( Auct . ad Heren ., iii. 3), Neither by entreaty nor bribery; neither by paying nor praying. nec scire fas est omnia [Lat.] ( Hor ., III. iv. 22), We are not allowed to know all things. nec temere, nec timide (Lat.], Neither rashly nor timidly. nefast i dies [Lat.], Days on which judgment could not be pronounced nor public a emblies be held; hence, unlucky days. ne front i crede (Lat.], Don't trust to appear IMG:content-1164.png:[blocks in formation] nemo sõlus satis sap it [Lat.], No man is sufficiently wise of himself. ne (non) plus ultra [Lat.], Nothing further; the uttermost point; perfection. ne puero gladium (Lat.], Do not intrust a sword to a boy. ne quid detriment i res public a capi at [Lat.], Lest the State suffer any injury. The injunction given to the Dictator when invested with supreme ne quid nim is (Lat.) ( Terence ), Too much is worse than none. nervi bell i pecünia [Lat.] (Cicero: Philip . v. 2), Money is the sinews of war. ne sütor ultra crepidam [Lat.), The shoemaker should not go beyond his last. (A Latin version of a rebuke said to have been addre ed by Apelles to a shoemaker who pointed out some errors in the painting of a slipper in one of the artist's works, and then began to criticise other parts of the picture.] no tontēs, aut perfice [Lat.), Do not attempt, or carry it out thoroughly. nihil tetigit quod non ornavit [Latin], He touched nothing without embellishing it. (Amis quotation from Johnson's Epitaph on Goldsmith in Westminster Abbey. Johnson wrote: Qui nullum fere scribendi genus non tetigit , nullum quod tetigit non ornavit (Who left scarcely any kind of writing untouched, and adorned all that he did touch). The misquotation led a distinguished scholar to crit i cise Johnson's Latinity in terms which he would not have employed had he seen the whole pa age. nil admīrāri [Lat.] ( Hor .: Ep . I. vi. 1), To be astonished at nothing. nil conscire sib i, nulla pallescere culpā [Lat.] ( Hor .: Sat. I. 1. 59), To be conscious of no fault, to turn pale at no accusation. nil despērandum (Lat.] ( Hor .: I. vii. 22), There is no cause for despair; never despair. nil nisi crūce [Lat.], Nothing but by the cro ; no reward without suffering. ni l'un ni l'autre [Fr.], Neither one nor the other. nimium ne crede color i [Lat.) ( Virg .: Ecl . ii. 17), Do not trust too much to your good looks. n'importe [Fr.], It is of no consequence. nisi Dominus, frustra [Latin] (Ps. cxxvii. 1, Vulg .), Unle the Lord is with us, our labor is vain. nit or in adversum [Lat.] ( Ovid : Met . ii. 72), I strive against opposition. nobilitas sõla est atque ünica virtus [Lat.] ( Juv ., viii. 20), Virtue is the true and only nobility. noble e oblige [Fr.], Nobility imposes obligations; much is expected from persons of good position. no es oro to do lo que reluce [Sp.], All is not gold that glitters. no hay cerradura si es de oro la ganzua [Sp.], There is no lock but a golden key will open it. nolens volens [Lat.], Willing or unwilling. noli me tangere [Lat.], Don't touch me. nolle prosequi [Lat.], To be unwilling to prosecute. nolo episcopari [Lat.], I do not wish to be a bishop. nom de guerre (Fr.), A war name. nom de plume [Fr.], A pen name. nomen et omen [Lat.], Name and omen. nomina stultorum parietibus hærent [Lat.], Names of fools appear upon the walls. non amo te Sabidi, nec po um dicere quare [Latin] ( Mart . , I. xxxiii. 1), I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why. (The original of Tom Brown's epigram, "I do not love thee, Dr. Fell." non a umpsit [Lat.], He did not a ume. non compos ment is [Lat.], Not in sound mind. non const at [Lat.], It does not appear. non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum [Lat.], It does not come to every man to go to Corinth. non datur tertium [Lat.], There is not a third one given. non deficiente crumenâ [Lat.], The purse not failing. non ens [Lat.], Non-existence. non est invent us [Lat.], He has not been found. non est vivere, sed valere vita [Latin], Not merely to live, but to have good health, is life. non far mai il medico tuo erede [Ital.], Never make your physician your heir. non ignāra mali, miser is succurrere disco [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn ., i. 630), Not unacquainted with misfortune, I learn to succor the wretched. non libet (Lat.], It does not please. non liquet [Lat.], It is not clear. non mi ricordo [It.], I don't remember. non multa, sed multum (Lat.], Not many, but much. non nob is solum [Latin], Not solely for ourselves. non nostrum est tantas componere lites non obstante (Lat.], Notwithstanding. nonobstant clameur de haro [Fr.], Notwithstanding the hue and cry. non ogni fiore fa buon odore [It.], It is not every flower that smells sweet. non omne licitum honestum [Lat.], Every lawful act is not nece arily honorable. non omnia po um us omnes (Lat.], We are not all able to do all things. non omnis moriar [Lat.], I shall not wholly die. non pa ibus æquis [Lat.] ( Virg .: Eneid ), Not with equal steps. (Sometimes applied to a person who has been outstripped by another in the race for fame, wealth, .) non placet [Lat.] [PLACET.] non plus ultra [Lat.] [NE PLUS ULTRA.] non quis, sed quid [Lat.] Not who, but what. non quo, sed quomodo [Lat.], Not by whom, but how. non sequitur [Lat.], It does not follow. non sib i, sed omnibus (Lat.], Not for self, but for all. non sib i, sed patriæ [Lat.), Not for self, but for one's country. non sum qualis eram [Lat.], I am not what I was. non tali auxilio [Lat.], Not with such aid. nonumque prematur in annum [Lat.], Let it be preserved for nine years. non vender la pelle dell' or so prima di pigliarlo [It.], Don't sell the bearskir before you have caught the bear. nosce teipsum [Lat.), Know thyself. noscitur a sociis [Lat.], One is known from his a ociates. nota bene ( N. B. ) [Lat.], Mark well. notatu dignum [Lat.], Worthy of note. Notre Dame [Fr.], Our Lady. n'oubliez pas [Fr.], Don't forget. nous avons changé tout cel a (Fr.), We have changed all that. nous verrons [Fr.], We shall see. nouvelles [Fr.], News. nouvellette [Fr.], A short tale of fiction. nov us homo [Lat.], A new man. nuance [Fr.), Shade; tint. nudis verb is [Lat.], In plain or naked words. nudum pactum [Lat.], A mere agreement. nugæ can oræ [Lat.], Trifles of song. nugis armatus [Lat.], Armed with trifles. nul bien sans peine [French], No good without labor, or pain. nulla dies sine lineâ [Lat.], Not a day without a line. nulla nuova, buona nuova [It.], No news is good news. null i secund us [Lat.], Second to none. nullius addict us jurare in verb a magistr [Lat.], Not bound to swear to the words of any mas ter.. IMG:content-1165.png:[blocks in formation] obiit [Lat.], He, or she, died. obiter dictum [Lat.), Said by the way. obra de comun, obra de ningun [Sp.], Everybody's work is nobody's work. obscurum per obscurius [Latin], Illustrating obscurity by obscurity. observanda [Lat.], Things to be observed. obsta principi is [Lat.], Resist the beginnings. obstupui, steteruntque come [Lat.], I was amazed, and my hair stood on end. occurrent nubes [Lat.], Clouds will intervene. oderint dum metuant [Lat.], Let them hate, when they fear. odi profanum [Lat.), I loathe the profane. Cla ical and Modern Languages. odium medicum (Lat.), The hatred (for one another) of physicians. odium theolog i cum [Lat.), The hatred (for each other) of theologians. œil de bœuf [Fr.], A bull's eye. œuvres [Fr.], Works. of ficin a gentium [Lat.], Workshop of the nations. o fortunatos nimium, sua si bona norint, agricolas [Lat.], O too fortunate farmers, if they knew their own ble ings. ofrecer mucho, especie es de negar [Sp.], To offer much is a species of denial. ogni bottega ha la sua malizia [It.], Every shop has its trick; there are tricks in all trades. ogni medaglia ha il suo river so [It.], Every medal has its reverse. ogniuno per se, e Dio per tutti [It.], Every one for himself, and God for all. ohe! jam satis [Lat.], Oh, now there is enough. omen faustum [Lat.], A favorable omen. omne bonum desuper [Lat.], All good comes from above. omne ignotum pro magnifico [Lat.], Unknown things are believed to be magnificent. omnem movere lapidem [Lat.], To turn every stone; to leave no stone unturned. omne simile est di imile [Lat.], Every like is unlike; if there were not unlikene there would be identity. omne solum fort i patria [Lat.], Every land to the brave is his country. omne trinum perfectum [Lat.], All things perfect are threefold. omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci [Lat.] ( Hor .: De Arte Poet ., 344), He has gained every point who has mixed the useful and the agreeable. omnia ad Dei gloriam [Latin], All to the glory of God. omnia bona bon is [Lat.], To the good all things are good. omnia cum Deo [Lat.], All things with God. omnia mors æquat [Lat.] (Claud.: Rapt . Pro serp . ii. 362), Death levels all distinctions. omnia mütantur, nos et mūtāmur in ill is [Lat.] ( Borbonius : Dictum Lotharii I.), All things are subject to change, and we change with them. (TEMPORA MUTANTUR, .) omnia vincit am or [Latin], Love conquers all things. omnia vincit labor [Lat.], Labor conquers all things. omnibus hoc vitium est [Latin], In all is this vice. omnibus in vide as, Zoile; nemo tibi [Latin], You may envy everybody, Zoilus; nobody envies IMG:content-1166.png:[blocks in formation] ora e sempre [It.], Now and always. ora et labor a [Lat.], Pray and work. ora pro nob is [Lat.], Pray for us. ōrāte pro anima [Lat.], Pray for the soul (of). orator fit, poet a nascitur (Lat.], The orator is made; the poet is born. ore rotundo [Lat.), With round voice. ore ten us [Lat.], By word of mouth. origo mali [Lat.], Origin of evil. O! si sic omnia [Lat.], Oh, if he had always (acted) thus. os rotundum [Lat.], A round mouth. O tempora! O mores! [Lat.], O times! O man ners! otia dant vitia [Lat.], Ease breeds vice. otiosa sedulitas [Lat.), Easy industry. otium cum dignitate [Lat.], Ease with dignity. otium sine dignitate [Lat.), Ease without dig IMG:content-1167.png:[blocks in formation] pabulum ache ront is [Lat.], Food for Acheron. (Said of a dying person.) pace tuâ [Lat.], With your approval. pacta convent a [Lat.], The agreed conditions. padrone [It.), Employer; landlord. pallid a mors [Lat.], Pale death. palm am qui meruit fer at [Lat.], Let him who merits it bear the palm. palm a non sine pulvere [Lat.], The prize is not obtained without the dust (of labor). par accès [Fr.], By fits and starts. par accident [Fr.], By accident. par accord [Fr.], By agreement. par avance [Fr.], In advance. par ci par là [Fr.], Here and there. par complaisance [Fr.), With or from complais ance. par dépit [Fr.], From spite. parem non fert [Lat.], He brooks no peer. par exemple (Fr.), For instance. par excellence [Fr.], Through excellence. par faveur [Fr.], By favor. par force [Fr.], By force. par i pa u [Lat.], With equal pace. war. parlez du loup, et vous verrez sa queue [Fr.], Speak of the wolf, and you will see his tail. par negotiis, neque supra [Lat.], Equal to his busine , and not above it. par nobile fratrum [Lat.], A noble pair of brothers. parole d'honneur [Fr.], Parole of honor. par oner i [Lat.], Equal to the burden. par par i refero [Lat.], I return tit for tat. par précaution [Fr.], From precaution. pars adversa [Lat.], The adverse party. par signe de mépris [Fr.], As a sign of contempt. pars pro tōto [Lat.], The part for the whole. part i ceps criminis [Lat.], A party to the crime. particulier [Fr.], A private gentleman. partie carrée [Fr.], A party of four, usually two men and two women. part out [Fr.], Everywhere. parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus [Lat.], The mountains are in travail; a ridiculous mouse will be born. parva componere magnis [Lat.], To compare small with great. parva leves capiunt animas [Latin], Small affairs captivate little minds. parvum parva decent [Latin], Small affairs become a small person. pas à pas on va bien loin (Fr.), Step by step one goes a good distance. pa ager [Fr.], A pa enger. pa e-part out [Fr.], A principal key. pasticcio [It.], Patchwork. pâté de foie gras [Fr.], A pie of goose livers. paterfamilias [Lat.], The father of a family. pater noster [Lat.], Our Father. The first words of the Lord's prayer. pater patriæ [Lat.], Father of his country. pathēmat a mathēmat a [Gr.] ( Herod . i. 207), One learns by suffering. [QUE NOCENT, .] patience pa e science [French], Patience surpa es science. pati erie [Fr.], Pastry. patres conscript i [Lat.], Conscript fathers. (A name given to the Roman senators.) patriis virtutibus [Lat.], By ancestral virtue. patris gar est i pas' hin' han prattē tis eu [Greek] (Aris toph anes: Plutus , 1,151), Every land where a man is succe ful is his native land. [UBI pavé (Fr.), Pavement. pax in bello [Lat.), Peace in war. pax orb is terrarum [Lat.], The sovereignty of the world. (A legend of frequent occurrence on Roman coins.) pax Romāna [Lat.] (cf. Plin . xxvii. 1, 1), The Roman Empire. pax võbiscum [Lat.], Peace be with you. peccavi [Lat.], I have sinned. pedir per as al olmo [Sp.], To look for pears upon the elm. peine forte et dure [Fr.], Strong and hard punisliment. peithein dōra kai theous logos [Gr.] ( Eurip .: Medea , ed. Paley, 964), Gifts persuade even the gods, as the proverb says. pendente lite [Lat.], Pending the litigation. penetralia [Lat.], Secret repositories. pensée [Fr.], A thought. per ambages [Lat.], By ambiguous ways. per angusta ad august a (Lat.], Through toil to greatne . per annum [Lat.], By the year. per aspera ad astra [Lat.), Through hardship to tue stars (or triumph). per capita [Lat.], By the head. per centum [Lat.], By the hundred. per contra [Lat.], By the contrary. per contante [It.], For cash. per conto [It.], Upon account. per diem [Lat.], By the day. perdu [Fr.], Lost. père de famille [Fr.], The father of a family. per faset nef as [Lat.], Through right and wrong. perfervidum ingenium Scotorum [Lat.], The intensely earnest character of the Scotch. per gradus [Lat.], Gradually. periculum in morâ [Lat.], Delay is dangerous. per interim (Lat.], In the interim; between whiles. per mare, per terras (Lat.), Through sea and land. per mese [It.], By the month. permitte diis cætera [Lat.), Trust the rest to the gods. per pares [Lat.], By one's equals. perpetuum silentium [Lat.], Perpetual silence. per più strade si va a Roma [It.], There are many roads to Rome. per saltum [Lat.], By a leap. per se [Lat.], By or in itself. per troppo dibatter la ver ità si perde [It.], Truth is lost by too much discu ion. per viam [Lat.], By the way of. pe imi exempli [Lat.], Of the worst example. petit [Fr.], Small. petit coup (Fr.), A small stratagem. IMG:content-1168.png:[blocks in formation] principi is obsta [Lat.] ( Ovid : Remed. Am . 91), Resist the first advances. prior tempore, prior jüre [Lat.], First in point of time first by right; first come first served. pro äris et focis [Latin], For our altars and hearths; for our homes. probatum est [Lat.], It is proved. probit as laudātur et alget [Lat.] ( Juv ., i. 74), Honesty is praised and left to starve. pro bono publico [Lat.], For the public good. pro Deo et ecclésia [Latin], For God and the Church. profānum vulgus (Lat.] [ODI PROFANUM, .] pro formā [Lat.], As a matter of form. proh pudor, For shame. pro memoriā [Lat.], As a memorial. pro rēge, lēge, grege [Lat.], For the king, the law, and the people. pugnis et calcibus [Lat.], With fists and heels; with might and main. pūnica fides [Lat.], Punic faith; treachery. Q. quæ nocent, docent [Lat.], Things which injure, instruct; we are taught by painful experience; what pains us, trains us. quālis ab incepto proce er it et sib i constet [Lat.] ( Hor .: de Arte Poet ., 12), As he begins, let him go on, and be consistent with himself. quālis rex, tālis grex [Lat.], Like king, like people. quālis vita, finis ita [Lat.], As life is, so will its end be. quamdiu se bene ge erit [Lat.), As long as he behaves himself; during good behavior. quandoque bonus dorm it at Homērus [Lat.] (Hor.: de Arte Poet ., 359), Even good Homer nods sometimes; the wisest make mistakes. quant i est sapere [Lat.] (Terence: Eunuch us , IV. vii. 21), How valuable is wisdom. quantum libet [Lat.], As much as you like. quantum meruit [Latin], As much as he deserved. quantum mütātus ab illo [Lat.) ( Virg .: Æn ., petitio principi i [Lat.], A begging of the prin ii. 274), How changed from what he was. ciple involved. petit-maître [Fr.], A little master; a fop. peu-à-peu [Fr.], Little by little; by degrees. pied à terre [Fr.], A resting-place, a temporary lodging. pigliar due colombi a una fava [It.], To catch two pigeons with one bean; to kill two birds with one stone. pis aller [Fr.], The worst or last shift. placet [Lat.], It seems right, it is approved of. The formula by which the members of an Ecumen ical Council or a University senate record affirmative votes. The negative formula is non placet. poco a poco [It.], Little by little; by degrees. poēta nascitur, non fit [Lat.], The poet is born, not made [NASCIMUR POETÆ, .] point d'appui [Fr.], Prop; point of support. pondere, non numero [Lat.], By weight, not by number. populus vult decipi, dēcipiatur [Lat.], The people wish to be deceived; let them be deceived. post bellum auxilium [Lat.], Aid after the war. post ēquitem sedet atracūra [Lat.] ( Hor . III. i. 40), Black care sits behind the rich man on horseback; riches and high position bring cares. pour acquit [Fr.), Paid, settled; the usual form of receipt. pour faire rire [Fr.], To excite laughter. pour faire visite [Fr.], To pay a visit. pour prendre congé [French], To take leave. Usually abbreviated to P. P. C. quelque chose [Fr.], Something; a trifle. quem dî diligunt a doles cens moritur [Lat.] ( Plaut .: Bacch . iv. 7, 18, 19), He whom the gods love dies young. qui a bu boira [Fr.], The tippler will go on tippling; it is hard to break off bad habits. quid faciendum? [Lat.], What is to be done? quid rides? [Lat.] ( Hor .: Sat. I. i. 69), Why do you laugh? [MUTATO NOMINE, .] quien poco sabe, presto lo rez a [Sp.]. He who knows little soon tells it. quien sabe? [Sp.], Who knows? qu'il so it com me il est désiré [Fr.], Let it be as desired. qui m'aime aime mon chien [Fr.], Love me, love my dog. qui n'a santé, n'a rien [Fr.], He who has not health, has nothing. qui nimium prob at, nihil prob at [Lat.], He who proves too much proves nothing. qui non proficit, deficit [Lat.], He who does not advance, loses ground. quis custodiet ipsos custodes? [Lat.] ( Juv ., vi. 346, 347), Who shall keep the keepers? qui tacet cons entire videtur [Lat.], He who keeps silence is a umed to consent; silence gives consent. qui timide rogat docet negare (Lat.), He who asks timidly courts denial. qui va la? [Fr.], Who goes there? quoad hoc [Lat.], To this extent. quo animo [Lat.], With what intention. quocunque jacēris stab it [Latin], Wherever you throw it, it will stand. (The motto of the Isle of Man.) quocunque modo [Lat.], In whatever manner. quocunque nomine [Latin], Under whatever name. quod avert at Deus! [Lat.], God forbid! quod bene notandum (Latin), Which is to be especially noted. quod erat dēmonstrandum [Lat.], Which was to be proved. [Q. E. D.] quod erat faciendum [Latin], Which was to be done. [Q. E. F.] quod hoc sib i vult? (Latin), What does this mean? quod non opus est, a e carum est [Lat.] (A saying of Cato, quoted by Seneca, Ep . xciv.), What is not nece ary is dear at a penny. quod vide (q. v.) [Lat.], Which see. quo fāta vocant (Lat.], Whither the Fates call quo fas et gloria dicunt [Lat.], Where duty and glory lead. quorum pars magna fui [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn .,ii. 6), Of which I was an important part. quos Deus vult perdere, prius dement at [Lat.] (probably altered from a pa age in Euripi des), Those whom God wills to destroy He first de prives of their senses. quot homines, tot sententiæ [Lat.] ( Terence : Phormio , II. iii. 14), Many men, many minds. R. rais on d'état [Fr.], A state reason. rais on d'être [Fr.], The reason for a thing's existence. rāra avis in terris, nigroque simillima cygno [Latin] ( Juv ., vi. 164), An extremely rare bird, and very like a black swan (supposed not to exist). The first four words are often used ironically. ratione soli [Lat.], According to the soil. recte et suaviter [Lat.), Justly and mildly. rectus in cüriā (Lat.], Upright in court, with clean hands. redolet lucern a [Lat.), It smells of the lamp. (Said of any labored literary production.) re infectā, [Lat.], The busine being unfinished. relāta refero [Lat.], I tell the tale as I heard it. rem acu tetigisti [Lat.) ( Plaut .: Rudens , V. ii. 19), You have touched the matter with a needle; you have described it accurately. rēmis vēlisque (Lat.], With oars and sails; with all one's might. rēs angusta dom i [Lat.] ( Juv ., iii. 165), Narrowed circumstances at home; limited means. rēs est sacra miser [Lat.], A man in distre is a sacred object. res gestæ [Lat.], Things done, exploits. resjūdicāta (Lat.], A matter decided; a case already settled. respice finem [Lat.], Look to the end. respondre en Norm and [French], To answer in Norman; to speak evasively. resurgam [Lat.), I shall rise again. rete nuova non piglia uccello vecchio [Ital.], A new net won't catch an old bird. revenons à nos moutons [Fr.], Let us return to our sheep; let us come back to our subject. rīdēre in stomacho [Lat.] (Cic.: Ep. Fam ., ii. 16), To laugh inwardly; to laugh in one's sleeve. ride si sap is [Lat.], Laugh if you are wise. rien n'est, beau que le vrai [Fr.)], There is nothing beautiful but truth. rira bien qui rira le dernier (Fr.), He laughs well who laughs last. rire entre cuir et chair, rire sous cape (Fr.), To laugh in one's sleeve. rire sous cape [Fr.]. [RIRE ENTRE, .] rixātur de lānā sæpe caprīnā [Lat.] ( Hor .: Ep . 1. xviii. 15), He often quarrels about goats' wool, i . e . , trifles. robe de chambre [French], A dre ing-gown, a morning-gown. robe de nuit [Fr.], A night dre . rūdis indigest a que mõles [Lat.] (Ovid: Met. i. 7), A rude and undigested ma . ruit mõle suā [Lat.]. [VIS CONSILI, .] ruse de guerre [Fr.], A military stratagem. rus in urbe [Lat.] ( Mart . , XII. lvii. 21), A resiGence in or near town, with many of the advantages of the country. rustic us expect at dum defluat amnis, at ille labitur, et jābētur in omne volübilis ævum [Lat.] ( Hor .: Ep . I. ii. 42, 43), The peasant waits till the river shall cease to flow, but it glides on, and will glide on forever. S. sal atticum [Lat.], Attic salt, i . e . , wit. salvo jüre [Lat.], Without prejudice. salvo pudore [Lat.], Without offence to modesty. san an cuchilladas, mas no malas palabras [Sp.], Wounds from a knife will heal, but not those from the tongue. sans peur et sans reproche (Fr.), Fearle and stainle . sans rime et sans rais on (Fr.), Without rhyme or reason. sans souci [Fr.], Free from care. sapere aude [Lat.] ( Hor .: Ep . I. ii. 40), Dare to be wise. sat cito, si sat bene [Lat.], Quickly enough if well enough. satis eloquent iæ, sapient iæ parum [Latin] (Sall.: Bell. Cat ., v. 5), Eloquence enough, but too little wisdom. satis super que [Lat.], Enough, and more than enough. sat pulchra, si sat bona [Lat.], Fair enough if good enough; handsome is that handsome does. sauve qui peut [Fr.], Save yourselves. savoir faire [Fr.], Tact. savoir vivre [Fr.], Good breeding. Cla ical and Modern Languages. really written by the poet, who alone was able to complete the verses, and thus prove their authorship [Hos EGO, .]. Used of persons by whose labors others have unduly profited. si Deus nobiscum, quis contrā nos? [Lat.] (Cf. Rom. viii. 31, Vulg .), If God be with us who shall be against us? sile et philosophus esto [Latin], Hold your tongue, and you will pa for a philosopher. silent lēges inter arm a (Lat.) (INTER ARMA, .]. simile gaudet simili {Lat.), Like loves like. similia similibus cürantur, [Lat.], Like things are cured by like. (The principle of homœopathy.) si monumentum requiris cir cum spice [Lat.], If you seek my monument, look around. (The epitaph of Sir Christopher Wren in St. Paul's Cathedral, of which he was the architect.) simplex munditiis [Lat.) ( Hor ., I. v. 5), Simple, in neat attire; neat, not gaudy. sine cūrā [Lat.), Without care or change. sine dubio [Lat.], Without doubt. sine morā [Lat.], Without delay, sine præjūdicio [Lat.), Without prejudice. si parva licet componere magnis [Latin] (Virg.: Georg. iv. 176), If it be lawful to compare small things with great. sistē, viātor [Lat.] [STA, VIATOR.] sit tibi terra levis [Lat.], May the earth lie light upon thee. (An inscription often found on Roman tombstones; frequently abbreviated to S. T. T. L.) si vis pācem, para bellum (Lat.), If you wish for peace, prepare for war. skēnē pas ho bios [Gr.] (Greek Anthol.), Life is all a stage. (Cf. Shakesp.: As You Like It , ii. 7.) sõla nobilitas virtus [Lat.] [NOBILITAS SOLA, .]. sõlitüdinem faciunt, pacem appellant [Lat.] and call it peace. (There is a bitter sneer in the original which is almost untranslatable. The sdegno d'amante poco dura [Italian], A lover's ( Tacitus : Agric . xxx.), They make a wilderne anger is short lived. secrétaire [Fr.), A writing desk. of art. sel on les règles [Fr.], According to rule. semel abbas, semper abbas, [Lat.], Once an abbot, always an abbot. semelinsänivimus somnes [Lat.] ( Man tuan us : Ecl . 1.), We have all been mad at some time. semper avārus eget [Lat.] (Hor.: Ep . I. ii. 56.], The avaricious man is always in want. semper fidēlis (Lat.], Always faithful. semper idem [Lat.], Always the same. semper parātus [Lat.), Always prepared. So that the British chieftain Calgacus, from whose speech the quotation is taken, meant, "They lay waste a country, and boast that they have brought it into subjection to Rome.") (PAX ORBIS TERRARUM, PAX ROMANA.] sophēn de misō [Gr.], Eurip .: Hipp ., ed. Paley, 640, I hate a blue-stocking (cf. Juv . vi., 433-58). souffier le chaud et le froid [Fr.], To blow hot and cold. spes sib i quisque [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn . xi. 309), Let each man's hope be in himself; let him trust to his own resources. speude bradeōs [Gr.], Make haste slowly. A [FESTINA LENTE.] sublātā causā, tollitur effect us (Lat.], The effect ceases when the cause is removed. sub pæna [Lat), Under a penalty. sub rosa [Lat.], Under the rose; secretly. sub silentio [Lat.], In silence; without formal notice being taken. sub specie [Lat.], Under the appearance of. sub võce [Lat.], Under such or such a word. sui generis [Lat.], Of its own kind; unique. summum jus, summa injūria est [Lat.], (Cicero: De Off ., i. 10), The rigor of the law is the height of oppre ion. sumptibus public is (Lat.], At the public expense. sunt bona, sunt quædam mediocria, sunt mala plūra [Lat.], ( Mart . , I., xvii. 1), Some things (in this book) are good, some middling, but more are bad. suo marte [Lat.], By his own powers or skill. suppre io vēri, suggestio falsi [Lat.], The suppre ion of the truth is the suggestion of a falsehood. surgitamāri a liquid [Lat.], ( Lucretius : De Rer . Nat . , iv., 1,134), Something bitter arises. suum cuique [Lat.], Let each have his own. suus cuique mōs [Lat.) ( Terence : Phormio , II. iii. 14), Every one has his own particular habit. Τ. tableau vivant (Fr.), Living tableau. tabula ras a [Lat.], A smooth tablet. tâche sans tache [Fr.], A work without a flaw. tædium vitæ [Lat.], Wearine of life. taille [Fr.], Form; shape. tam Marte quam Minervâ [Lat.], As much by Mars as Minerva; as fit for war as for science or art. tam Marti quam Mercurio [Lat.], As much for Mars as for Mercury;; as fit for war as for negotiation. tangere vuln us [Lat.], To touch the wound. tantæne animis cœlestibus iræ? [Lat.], Can heavenly minds entertain such wrath? tant mieux [Fr.], So much the better. tanto buon, che val niente (Ital.], So good as to be good for nothing. tant pis [Fr.], So much the worse. tant s'en faut (Fr.), Far from it. tant so it peu [Fr.], Never so little. tantum vid it Virgilium [Lat.], He saw only fearful. sempre il mal non vien per nuocere [Ital.], Misfortune is not always an evil. se non è vero, è ben trovato [Ital.], If it is not true, it is cleverly invented. sequitur que patrem, non pa ibus æquis [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn . ii. 724), He follows his father, but not with equal steps. sēro venientibus o a [Lat.], The bones for those who come late; those who come late get the leavings. sērus in cælum rede as [Lat.] ( Hor . , I. ii. 45), May it be long before you return to heaven; long life to you. servare modum [Lat.], To keep within bounds. servus servōrum Dei [Lat.], The servant of the servants of God. (One of the titles of the Pope.) sic eunt fāta hominum [Lat.], Thus go the destinies of men. sic itur ad astra (Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn . ix. 641), Thus do we reach the stars. sic pa im [Lat.], So in various places. sic semper tyrannis [Latin], Ever thus with tyrants. sic transit gloria mundi [Lat.], So the glory of this world pa es away. (The first words of a sequence said to have been used at the installation of the Popes.) sicut ante [Lat.], As before. sicut patribus, sit Deus nob is [Lat.] (Cf. III. Reg. viii. 57, Vulg .), May God be with us, as he was with our fathers. sic volo, sic jubeo, stat pro ratione voluntas [Lat.] (Altered from Juv ., vi. 222), Thus I will, thus I command, my pleasure stands for a reason. sic vos non võbis [Lat.], Thus do ye, but not for yourselves. The commencement of each of four verses which Virgil wrote, but left incomplete, on splendide mendax [Lat.] ( Hor ., III. xi. 35), Nobly untruthful; untrue for a good object. (Often used ironically of an unblushing liar.) sponte sua [Lat.], Spontaneously; of one's (or its) own accord. sprētæ injūria formæ [Lat.] ( Virg .: i. The affront offered to her slighted beauty. (In allusion to the resentment of Juno because Paris gave the golden apple to Venus as the prize of beauty.) stat magni nominis umbra [Lat.], ( Lucan : Pharsalia , i. 135), He stands, the shadow of a mighty name. stat nominis umbra [Lat.], An adaptation of the preceding, used by "Junius" as the motto of his Letters . stat pro ratione voluntas (Lat.], [SIC VOLO, .]. status quo, status in quo, statu quo [Lat.] The state in which. status quo ante bellum [Lat.]. The state in which the belligerents were before war commenced. [UTI POSSIDETIS.] sta, viātor, hērōem calcas [Lat.], Stop, traveler, thou treadest on a hero's dust. (The epitaph inscribed by Condé over the grave of his great opponent, Merci.) stemmata quid faciunt? [Lat.], ( Juv . viii. 1), Of what value are pedigrees? studium immane loquendi [Lat.], An insatiable desire for talking. sturm und drang [Ger.], Storm and stre (q. v.) in ENCYC. DICT. sua cuique voluptas [Lat.], Every man has his own pleasures. [TRAHIT SUA, .] suaviter in modo, for titer in re (Lat.], Gentle in manner, resolute in execution. sub colore jūris (Lat.], Under color of law. te judice [Lat.], You judging. tel est notre plaisir [Fr.], Such is our pleas ure. tel maître, tel valet (Fr.), As the master, so the man. telum imbelle sine ictu [Lat.), A playful weapon without a sting. tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in ill is [Lat.], The times are altered, and we are altered with them. tempori parendum [Lat.], One must conform to the times. temp us edax rerum [Lat.], Time the uevourer of all things. temp us fug it [Lat.), Time flies. temp us ludendi [Lat.], The time for play. temp us omnia revel at [Lat.), Time reveals all. tenax propositi [Lat.], Holding fast to his pur IMG:content-1169.png:[blocks in formation] tent and a via est [Lat.], A way must be attempted. teres atque rotund us [Latin], Smooth and round. terminus ad quem [Lat.), The period to which. terminus a quo [Lat.], The period from which. terra cotta [Ital.], Baked earth. terræ filius [Lat.], A son of the earth. terra firm a [Lat.], Solid earth. terra incognita [Lat.], An unknown land. tertium quid [Lat.], A third something; an unknown species. tertius e cœlo cecidit Cato [Lat.], A third Cato has descended from heaven. teste, By the evidence of. tibi ser is, tibi metis [Lat.], You sow for your tions à la vérité (Fr.), Maintain the truth. tiens ta foi [Fr.), Keep thy faith. timeo Danaos et dōna forentes (Lat.) ( Virg .: Æn . ii. 49), I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts. (Used of distrusting the kindne of a foe.) tintamarre [Fr.], Confusion, turmoil. tirer à boulet rouge (Fr.), To shoot with a red bullet. toga virilis [Lat.), The gown of manhood. to kalon [Gr.], The beautiful. tomava la por rosa, mas devenia car do [Sp.], I took her for a rose, but she proved a thorn. tombé des nues [Fr.], Fallen from the clouds. to prep on [Gr.), What is becoming or decorous. tot homines, quot sententiæ [Lat.], As many men, so many minds. IMG:content-1170.png:[blocks in formation] toujours perdrix [Fr.], Always partridges; the same thing over and over again. toujours prêt [Fr.], Always ready. unguis in ulcere [Lat.], A nail in the wound, to keep it open. urbem later it i am invenit, mar more am reliquit [Lat.] ( Suet . , ii. 28), He found the city (Rome) brick, but left it marble. usque ad āras [Lat.]. [AMICUS USQUE, .] usque ad nauseam [Lat.], To disgust. üsus loquendi [Lat.], Usage in speaking. ütile dulci [Lat.]. [OMNE TULIT, .] uti po it is [Lat.], As you now po e . (A diplomatic phrase meaning that at the termination of hostilities the contending parties are to retain whatever territory they may have gained during the war.) IMG:content-1171.png:[merged small][merged small][ocr errors] vexata quæstio [Lat.], A disputed question. via media [Lat.], A middle course. is safest. via trīta, via tuti ima [Lat.), The beaten path victrix causa dîs placuit, sed victa Catōni [Latin] ( Lucan : Phar . i. 128), The winning cause was pleasing to the gods, the conquered one to Cato. video mel iōra, probōque | dēteriōra sequor the better course, but I follow the worse. [Latin] ( Ovid : Met . vii. 20, 21), I see and approve vid it et erubuit lymph a pudic a Deum [Lat.] ( Crashaw ), The modest water saw its God and blu ed on the miracle at Cana in Galilee.) vi et arm is [Lat.], By main force. vigueur de de us [Fr.], Strength from on high. vilius argentum est auro, virtütibus aurum [Latin] ( Hor .: Sat. I. i. 52), Silver is of le value than gold, gold than virtue. vincet am or patriæ [Latin] ( Virg .: Æn . vi. 824), The love of country will prevail. vino dentro, sen no furore [It.], When the wine is in, the wit is out. vir bonus dicendi peritus [Lat.], A good man, tion of an orator.) vāde in pace [Lat.], Go in peace. væ victis (Lat.] ( Liv ., v. 48), Woe to the conquered. (Said to have been the exclamation of Brennus, when he threatened to exterminate the tour de force [Fr.], A feat of strength or skill. tourner casaque [Fr.], To turn one's coat; to Romans.) change sides. tout-à-fait [Fr.], Wholly, entirely. tout-à-l'heure [Fr.), Instantly. tout au contraire [Fr.], On the contrary tout-à-vous [Fr.], Entirely yours. tout bien ou rien [Fr.], All or nothing. tout-de-suite [Fr.], Immediately tout ensemble (Fr.), The whole. tout le monde est sage après coup [Fr.], Everybody is wise after the event. traduttori, traditor i [Italian], Translators are traitors. trahit sua quemque voluptas (Lat.] ( Virg .: Ecl . ii. 65), Each man is led by his own taste. transe at in exemplum [Lat.], Let it pa into a precedent. tri a juncta in uno [Lat.], Three joined in one. (The motto of the Order of the Bath.) trium literārum homo [Lat.] ( Plautus : Aulul . II. iv. 46), A man of three letters; a thief ( fur being Latin for thief). Troja fuit [Lat.], Troy was; Troy has perished. Tros Tyriusve mihi nullo dis crimine agētur [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn . i. 574), Trojan or Tyrian shall have the same treatment from me. trūditur dies die [Lat.) ( Hor ., II. xviii. 15), One day follows hard on another. tu në cëde malis (Lat.) [NE CEDE, .] tutte le strade conducono a Roma [Ital.], All roads lead to Rome. U. überrima fides [Lat.], Implicit faith. ubi bene ibi patria [Lat.] (cf. Cic.: Tusc. Disp ., v. 37), Where one is well off, there is his country. ubijūs incertum, ibi jus nullum (Lat.], Where the law is uncertain, there is no law. ubi mel ibi apes [Latin], Where the honey is, there are the bees. ubi tres medic i, duo athei [Lat.], Where there are three physicians, there are two atheists. ultima ratio regum [Lat.], The last argument of kings. (Engraved on French cannon by order of Louis XIV.) ultimus Romānōrum [Lat.], The last of the Romans. (Used by Brutus of Ca ius.) (Cf. Tacitus ; Ann. iv. 34; Lucan : Pharsalia , vii. 589.) un bienfait est jamais perdu [Fr.], A kindre is never lost. unguibus et rostro (Lat.), With claws and beak. vale at quantum valere potest [Lat.], Let it pa for what it is worth. Vare, leg iõnes redde [Lat.] ( Suet ., ii. 23), Varus, give back my legions. (A frequent exclamation of Cæsar August us when he thought of the defeat and slaughter of Quinctilius Varus with three legions by the Germans. Often used of a commander who has reckle ly sacrificed troops, or of a financier who has wasted funds.) var iæ lectiones [Latin], Various readings. (vv. ll.) varium et mütābile semper | femina [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn . iv. 569, 570), Woman is always a changeable and capricious thing. vedi Napoli e poi muori [It.], See Naples and then die. velis et rēmis [Lat.]. [REMIS VELISQUE.] cal motto; cf. Shakesp. ( Hamlet , iii. 2), "To hold, veluti in speculum, As in a mirror. (A the a tri as 'twere, the mirror up to nature.") vēnālis populus, vēnālis cūria patrium [Lat.], The people and the senators are equally venal. vendidit hic auro patriam [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn . vi. 621), He sold his country for gold. venēnumin auro bibitur [Lat.) ( Senec .: Thyest. 453), Poison is drunk out of gold; the rich run more risk of being poisoned than the poor. venia nece itāti datur (Latin), Pardon is granted to nece ity; nece ity has no law. venienti occur rite morbo [Lat.] (Pers.: iii. 64), Meet the coming disease; take it in time; preven. tion is better than cure. venit summa dies et ineluctabile temp us [Lat.] ( Virg .: Æn ., ii. 324), The last day has come, and the inevitable doom. vēni, vid i, vic i [Latin], I came, I saw, I conquered. (The laconic despatch in which Julius Cæsar announced to the Senate his victory over the Pharnaces.) (Cf. Suet on i us , i. 37.) vent is secund is (Lat.], With favorable winds. vēra ince u patu it dea [Lat.] ( Virg .: En..i . 405), She stood revealed an undoubted godde in her walk. verbum sat sapient i [Lat.], A word is sufficient for a wise man. I. i. 41), Truth begets hatred. veritas odium par it [Lat.] ( Terence : Andria , vērit as prēvalēbit [Lat.]. [MAGNA EST, .] vēritātis simplex oratio est [Latin], The language of truth is simple. vérité sans peur [Fr.], Truth without fear. vestigia nulla retrorsum [Lat.] (Hor.: Ep . 1. 74, 75), No signs of any returning. (Adapted from Esop's fable of the Sick Lion.) Usually Englished as, No stepping back. viresque acquirit eundo [Latin] ( Virg .: Æn. iv. 175), She (Rumor) gains strength as she travels. Virgilium vid i tantum [Latin] (Ovid.: Trist. IV. x. 51), I only just saw Virgil; I was not intimate with the great man. virtus laudātur et alget (Latin). (PROBIT AS, .] virtüte officii [Lat.], By virtue of one's office. virûm vol itāre per ōra [Latin] ( Virg .: Georg. iii. 9), To hover on the lips of men; to be in everybody's mouth. vis comic a [Lat.], Comic power or talent. vis consili expers mõle ruit sua [Lat.] (Hor., III. iv. 65), Force, without judgment, falls by its own weight. life of man, without literature, is death. vita hominis sine liter is mors est [Lat.], The vitam impendere vēro [Lat.] ( Juv ., iv. 91), Το risk one's life for the truth. vix ea nostra voco [Lat.] ( Ovid .: Met . xiii. 141), I scarcely call these things our own. vixēre fortes ante Agamemnona [Lat.] ( Hor ., IV. ix. 25), Brave men lived before Agamemnon. voilà [Fr.], See there, there is, there are. voilà tout [Fr.), That's all. voilà une autre chose [French], That's quite another thing. voir les de ous des cartes [Fr.], To see the face of the cards; to be in the secret. volenti non fitinjūria [Lat.], No injury is done to a consenting party. vous y perdrez vos pas [French], You will have your walk for nothing; you will lose your labor over amazement. 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