FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES

non omnia po um us omnes par excellence [F.], by way [L.], we cannot, all of us, do of eminence. all things. par i pa u [L.], with equal non omnls moriar [L.], I shall pace. not wholly die. parole d'honneur [F.], word non quo, sed quomodo [L.], of honor. not by whom, but how. partlceps criminis [L.], an acnon sequitur [L.], it does not complice. follow an unwarranted conpat6 de foie gras [F.], goo seclusion. liver pie. nosce te ipsum [L.], know paterfamilias [L.], the father thyself. of a family. nota bene [L.], mark well. pater noster [L.], our Father noiis verrons [F.], we shall see. the Lord's prayer. nov us homo [L.], a new man. pater patriae [L.], father of nuance [F.], shade tint. his country. nudum pactum [L.], a naked patres conscriptl [L.], con contract e., one made script fathers the Roman without any consideration, senators. and hence void. penetralia [L.], inmost parts; nulla dies sine line a [L.], no privacy sanctuary. day without a line i.e., no pensee [P.], thought. day without something done. per annum [L.], by the year. nulllUS flllus [L.], nobody's per aspera ad astra [L.], son e., a bastard. through trials to the stars, nunc aut nunquam [L.], now e., glory. or never. per capita [L.], by the head. per centum [L.], by the huno. dred. Oblit [L.], He, or She, died. per contra [L.], contrariwise. Obiter dictum [L.], a thing said per curiam [L.j, by the court. [by a judge] by the way, or per diem [L.], by the day. in pa ing, e., on a point not perdu [F.], lost. material to the case. per S6 [L.], by itself considered. 0)11 de bOBUf [P.], a bull's eye. per Vlam [L.], by the way of. oi 71-oA.Aoi, see hoi polloi. petitio principli [L.j, a begomne Ignotum pro magnlfico ging of the question. [L.], whatever is unknown is peu-a-peu [P.], little by little. thought to be magnificent. pen de chose [F.], a trifle. omnia vlnclt am or [L.], love piece de resistance [F.], chief conquers all things. meat dish of a dinner. omnia vlnclt labor [L.], labor plnxit [L.], He, or She, painted overcomes all things. it. omnls amans, amens [L.], pis aller [P.], the last shift. every lover is demented. piU [It.], more. On dlt [F.], they say hence, a pleno lure [L.], with full auflying rumor. thority. onus probandl [L.], the burden poco a poco [It.], little by of proving. little. ora pro nob is [L.], pray for poetanascitur, non fit [L.], the us. poet is born, not made. ore rotundo [L.], with round, point d'appui [F.], point of full voice. support prop. temporal mores! [L.], pons asinorum [L.], a es' O the times O the manners bridge — a phrase applied Otlosa sedulitas [L.], idle in- (a) to a certain problem in dustry trifling laboriousne . geometry (b) to a key to, or otlum cum dlgnltate [L.], ease translation of, a Latin or with dignity dignified lei- Greek book. sure. po unt qui a po e videntur OUbllette [F.], dungeon of a [L.], they can because they castle. think they can. OUl-dlre [F.], hearsay. poste restante [F.], to remain until called for. post Obitum [L.], after death. pacta COnvent a [L.], the con potage au gras [F.], meat soup. ditions agreed upon. pour acquit [F.], paid. pallid a mors [L.], pale death. pour faire visite [F.], to pay a palm am qui meruit fer at [L.], visit. let him who has won it bear pour pa er la temps [P.], to the palm. pa away the time. 717 pour prendre conge [F.], to take leave. preux chevalier [F.], a brave knight, prima facie [L.], on the first view. primus inter pares [L.], first among equals. probatum est LL.], it is proved. pro bono publico [L.], for the public good. procfcs verbal [F.], a written statement. pro COnfe o [L.], as if conceded. procul, procul este, prof ani [L.], far, far hence, ye profane pro et con [L.], for and against. profanum vulgus [L.], the unholy or uninitiated rabble. pro form a [L.], for the sake of form. pro patria [L.] for our country. pro rata [L.], in proportion. pro re nat a [L.], for a special emergency. pro tempore [L.], for the time being. Punlca fides [L.], Punic faith; treachery. Q. quaere [L.], query inquiry, quantum libet [L.], as much as you please. quantum meruit [L.], as much as he has deserved. quantum mutatus ab lllo! [L.], how changed from what he was quantum sufficit [L.], as much quantum vis [L.], as much as you will. quelque chose [F.], a trifle; something; anything. quid faciendum? [L.], what is to be done? quid nunc? [L.], what now? qui docet, disc it [L.], he who teaches, learns. quid pro quo [L.], one thing for another an equivalent. quien sabe? [Sp.], who knows? qui facitper alium facitper se [L.], he who does a thing by the agency of another does himself. qui pense? [F.], who thinks? qui transtulit, sustinet [L.], he who transplanted still sustains; — the motto of Connecticut. qui va la? [F. who goes there? qui vive? [F.], who goes there? — on the qui vive, on the alert. quoad hoc [L.], to this extent. quo animo? [L.], with what mind or intent? 738 718 FOREIGN quod avert at Dens [L. ], which may God avert quod erat demonstrandum [L.], which was to be demonstrated. quod erat faciendum [L.], which was to be done. quod Vide [L.], which see. quo Jure? [L. ], by what right? quos Deus vult perdere, prius dement at [l.], those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad. quot homines, tot sententiae [L.], many men, many minds. rais on d'dtat [F.], a reason of state. rais on d'etre [F.], a reason for being. rara avis [L.], a rare bird, rechauffe' [F.], warmed over, as food hence, stale old insipid. reductio ad ahsurdum [L.], a reducing a position to an absurdity. regina [L.], queen. regnant populi [L.], the people — rule the motto of Arkansas (properly, regna i pop ulus). renommee [F.], renown; fame. requiescat in pace [L.], may he rest in peace. res angusta dom i [L.], narrow circumstances at home poverty. res gestae [L.], things done transaction subject matter. respice finem [L.], look to the end. res public a [L.], the commonwealth. resurgam [L.], I shall rise again. revenons a nos moutons [F.], let us return to our sheep let us return to our subject. robe de Chambre [F.], a dre ing-gown. rouleau [F.], a little roll. mat caelum [L.], let the heavens fall. ruit mole sua [L.], it falls of its own weight. ruse de guerre [F.], a stratagem of war. rus in urbe [L.], the country in town. S. sal Atticum [L.], Attic salt wit. salle [F.], a hall, sal us populi suprema est lex [L.], the welfare of the people is the supreme law — motto of Mi ouri. salve [L.], hail!— motto of Idaho when a territory. WORDS AND PHRASES. sanctum sanctorum [L.], holy si vispacem, para helium [L.], of holies. if you wish peace, prepare for sans ceremonie [F.], without war. ceremony. sponte sua [L.], of one's own sanspareil [F.], without equal. accord. sans peur et sans reproche statu quo ante helium [L.], in [F.], without fear and with the state which was before out reproach. the war. San ouci [F.], free from care. Status quo [L,], the state in sartor resartus [L.], the tailor which. retailored. Stet [L.], let it stand. satis verborum [l.], enough Sturm und Drang [G.], storm of words. and stre . savoir faire, or ie savoir faire suaviter in modo, fortlter in re [F.], the knowing how to do [L.], gentle in manners, resoability. lute in deed. scire facias [L.], cause it to be SUh Judice [L.], under considknown. eration. scrips it [L.], He, or She, wrote SUbrosa [L.], under the rose; privately. SCUlpsit [L.], He, or She, SUb specie [L.], under the apsculptured pearance of. scuto bonae voluntatis tuae co- SUb voce [L.], under the voice. ronasti nos [L.], with the suggestio falsi [L.], suggestion shield of thy good will thou of falsehood. — hast encompa ed us a sui generis [L.], of its own motto of Maryland. kind. secundum ordinem [L.], in or- SUi Juris [L.], of one's own der. right; e., not under the semel et simul [L.], once and power of another, as are together. slaves, minors, etc. semper fidelis [L.], always summum bonum [L.], the faithful. chief good. semper idem [L], always the suum cuique [L.], let each have same. his own. semper paratus [L.], always ready. sen at us consul tum [L.], a detabula ras a [L.], a smooth or cree of the Senate. blank tablet. se non e vero, ebentrovato tant mieux [F.], so much the [It.], if not true, it is well better. feigned. tant pis [F.], so much the worse. sesquipedal i a verb a[L. ], words tapis [F.], a carpet; also, the a foot and a half long. cover of a council table; Sic pa im [L.], so everywhere. hence, to be on the tapis, to sic semper tvrannis [L.], ever be under consideration. so to tyrants — motto of Virtelmaitre, tel valet [F.], like ginia. master, like man. sic transit gloria mmndi [L.], tempusedax rerum [L.], time so pa es away earthly glory. the devourer of all things. SiCUt ante [L.], as before. temp us fug it [L.], time flies. sicut patribus, sit Deus nob is terrae fill us [L.], a son of the [L.], as God was with our earth e. a human being. fathers, so may he be with us. terra firm a [L.], solid earth; silent leges inter arm a [L.], a safe footing. the laws are silent in time of terra incognita [L.], an unwar. known country. similia similibus curantur tertium quid [L.], a third some- [L.], like things are cured by thing; a nondescript. like. tier set at [F. the third estate sine cur a[L.], without charge commons or commonalty. or care. timeo Danaos et dona ferentes Sine die [L.], without a day ap- [L.], I fear the Greeks even pointed. when bringing gifts. Sine qua non [L.], an in dis pen toga Virilis [L.], the toga worn sable condition. by men. si quaeris peninsuiam amoetotidem verb is [L.], in just so nam, cir cum spice [L.], if many words. thou seekest a beautiful petoties quoties [L.], as often as. — ninsula, look about you tour de force [F.], a feat of the motto of Michigan. might or skill. 739 FOREIGN tO US fra is faites [F.], all expense defrayed. touta- fait LF], entirely. tOUt-a-l'heure [F.J, instantly. tout au contraire [F.], on the contrary. tOUt aV0US[F.], wholly yours. tout de meme [F.], precisely the same. tout de suite [F.], immediately. tout ensemble [F.], the whole taken together. tu quo que, Brute [L.], and — thou too, Brutus implying betrayal by a friend. U. Ubi supra [L.], where above mentioned. ultima Tnule [L.], utmost limit. UU fait accompli [F.], an accomplished fact. UUO animo [L.], with one mind; unanimously. usque ad aras [L.], to the very altars. us us loquendi [L.], usage of speech. Ut infra [L.], as below. Ut supra [L.], as above. ade in pace £L. j, go in peace. vade mecum [L.], go with me a constant companion. ae vlctls [L.], woe to the vanquished. vale [L.], farewell. WORDS AND PHRASES. 719 Valet de chambre [F.], an at- Vis a Vis [F.], opposite fatendant a footman. cing. variae lectlones [L.], various vis lnertiae [L.], the power of readings. inertia resistance of a body venl, vid i, vic i [L.], I came, at rest. I saw, I conquered. Vis Viva [L.], living force the verbatim et literatim [L.], force of a moving body, word for word and letter for vita brevis, ars longa [L.], letter. life is short, and art long. verbum sat sapientl [L.], a Vlvat rex [L.], long live the word is enough for a wise king. man. Viva voce [L.], by the living Veritas praevalebit [L.], truth voice by oral testimony. will prevail. vive la bagatelle [F.], succe verite sans peur [F.], truth to trifling. without fear. vive la republique [F.], long vestigia nulla retrorsum [L.], live the republic. no footsteps backward. Vive le roi [F.], long live the vezata quaestlo [L.], a disking. puted question. VOila [F.], behold; there or via [L.], by the way of. there are. via media [L.], a middle volens et potens [L.], willing course. and able via trita, via tut a [L.], the volente Deo [L.], God willing. beaten path is the safe path. vox populi, vox Dei [L.], the vice [L.], in the place of. voice of the people is the Vice vers a [L.], the terms be voice of God. ing exchanged. vraisemblance [F.], verisimilvidetur [L.], it appears. itude. vide ut supra [L], see as stated above. z. Vi et arm is [L.], by force and Zeitgeist [G.], the spirit of the arms by main force. times. vincit am or patriae [L.], love zonam per did it [L.], he has of country prevails. lost his purse (belt). vincit omnia Veritas [L.], zonam solvere [L.],to loose the — truth conquers all things. [virgin] zone or girdle a vinculum matrimonii [L.], the part of the Roman marriage bond of marriage. ceremony. 740