// / /'/ // DEACON'S DICTIONARY OF FOREIGN PHRASES CLASSICAL QUOTATIONS. DEACON'S CLASSICAL QUOTATIONS: of Reference for Writers anb of Current li EDITED BY R. D. B LAC K M A N. EIGHTH EDITION. LONDON : C. W. DEACON & CO., CHARING CROSS CHAMBERS, CHARING CROSS, W.C. LONDON : C. W. DEACON & Co., DUKE STREET, ADELPHI. P R EF AC E. IT has been credibly reported in the press that a theatrical audience, having before them a drop curtain representing a Roman villa with the word " SALVE " prominently displayed, one of them innocently enquired who was the maker of the salve which he supposed to be thus advertised. This is an extreme instance of a kind of ignorance which is very much more common than is generally admitted. Anyone who has received an education, however meagre, however strictly confined to his native tongue, is credited with a perfect acquaintance with most of the numerous foreign expressions and classical quotations which occur now more frequently than ever in current literature. It is indeed almost superfluous to point out the fact that by the side of the movement which has set in against the so-called waste of time involved in an ex- haustive study of the classical languages, there never was a period when more frequent use was made of expressions and quotations drawn from these sources. Although the number of Members of Parliament who can quote off-hand from their Iliad or yEneid, or Horace, is fewer by far than half-a-century ago, yet we have quite recently heard an alderman cite Greek ; and it may be safely affirmed that those who still possess these accomplishments are not indisposed to display them. It is, however, chiefly in the columns of the press 2017225 xii Preface. and in works of a technical character that numbers of words and allusions, which are " caviare to the general," are to be found. Let us take at random a well-known evening newspaper. In a single leading article extend- ing over little more than a column in length the follow- ing seven terms occur : Menage, quid pro quo, savoir faire, in camera, amour propre, pro forma, infra dig. No better demonstration could be given of the position we maintain. Even popular works appear under such titles as Fors Clavigera, Sartor Resartus, Altiora Peto, Vestigia, Omnia Vanitas, &c. On the other hand the decline in the study of the Classics has considerably lessened the number of moderately well-educated persons who might, with the aid of a dictionary, spell out for themselves the meaning of such terms, and many of them are probably in the condition of the youth in the novel, who trans- lated the motto, " Toujours a Toi," by " All Days to Thee ;" and of the reporter who took down phonetically the well- known phrase, " Amiens Plato, amicus Socrates, sed major veritas," as " I may cuss Plato, I may cuss Socrates, said Major Veritas." They might even regard au serieux the late Henry J. Byron's clever absurdity " Honi soit qni mal y pense" " On his walk he madly puns." The difficulty we point out is largely increased because very many of the terms referred to are of the nature of idioms, or proverbial expressions, condensed very frequently to the last degree, and consisting some- times of a mere catch-word which conveys to the initiated all that was expressed by the original author in a long sentence. Many collections of sayings and quotations in all languages have been from time to time offered to the public, but hitherto no single work has appeared having Preface. xiii for its two-fold object, to assist the perplexed writer in finding any expression or quotation which may for the time escape his memory in its exact form, and on the other hand to enable the general reader at once to refer to the meaning of such expressions as constantly meet his view. These objects have been achieved, in the first place by making a collection, as complete as possible, and in the second, by so arranging its contents that by means of cross references they may be consulted without trouble or loss of time. The contents of the work are grouped under the heads of the various languages from which they are drawn, and in every case the words and sentences are accompanied by their English equivalents. There are comprised : LATIN Words, phrases, mottoes, proverbs, maxims, quotations, pithy expressions, sententious sayings em- bodying a moral or practical lesson. The great writers have been freely drawn upon. GREEK Words, phrases, proverbial and other strik- ing sentences from the poets and prose authors. FRENCH Words, phrases, idioms, proverbs, moral maxims or observations, and a special collection of original idiomatic sentences, with pertinent examples in English to exhibit their usage. ITALIAN \Vords, phrases, proverbs, quotations of practical import ; with a very full collection of musical terms. SPANISH Words, phrases, and especially proverbs and moral reflections. PORTUGUESE Chiefly proverbs, or moral sayings. GERMAN W r ords, phrases, practical maxims, and sentences containing important and elevating thoughts. xiv Preface. In case of the quotations no pains have been spared to ensure their correct transcription and translation, and the meanings of the Foreign Phrases and expres- sions have in many instances been brought out by original examples composed expressly for that purpose. Where the meaning of the Foreign Idiom can be better so conveyed, ordinary colloquialisms have been em- ployed. The student of" Comparative Proverbialisms," if we may coin such an expression, will find much material ready to his hand by noting the way in which the same idea has been expressed by different nations in their several languages. In each department competent assistance has been secured, and the whole work has passed through the hands of an editor well acquainted with the needs of the public in such matters. The unique character of the work will, we feel sure, secure for it a ready acceptance at the hands of all readers of current literature. To these it is now offered with the certainty that it will be frequently appealed to, and that it cannot fail to materially enhance both their pleasure and their profit. CHARING CROSS CHAMBERS, LONDON, W.C. CONTENTS. LATIN. Words, phrases, mottoes, maxims, quota- tions, pithy expressions, sententious sayings embodying a moral or practical lesson. All drawn freely from the great writers . . 17 GREEK. Words, phrases, proverbial and other striking sentences from the poets and prose authors . . . . . . . 135 FRENCH. Words, phrases, idioms, proverbs, moral maxims or observations, and a special collections of original idiomatic sentences, with pertinent examples in English to exhibit their usage . . . . . . .147 ITALIAN. Words, phrases, proverbs, quotations of practical import ; with a very full col- lection of musical terms . . . . .214 SPANISH. Words, phrases, and especially pro- verbs and moral reflections .... 246 PORTUGUESE. Chiefly proverbs, or moral sayings 253 GERMAN. Words, phrases, practical maxims, and sentences containing important and elevating thoughts . . . . . . . 256 i8 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Ab integro Ab intra Ab irato Abnormis sapiens Ab officio et beneficio Ab origine Aborigines Ab ovo usque ad mala Abscissio infiniti Absens heres non erit Absentem laedit, cum ebrio qui litigat Absente reo Absit invidia Abstulit qui dedit Abundat dulcibus vitiis Ab uno disce omnes Ab urbe condita A capite ad calcem Afresh, anew From within From an angry man; unfair Wise by natural good sense (Suspension) from or (de- privation) of (a clergy- man's) office (or official duties) and benefice From the origin Earliest inhabitants of a country From the egg to the apples ; from beginning to end Cutting off the infinite ; the exclusion of everything but the point under con- sideration The absent will not be heir. Out of sight, out of mind He that enters into dispute with a man in drink, wrongs the absent. The man, not being in his sober senses, is practi- cally absent In the absence of the ac- cused All envy apart ; let there be no ill-will He who gave has taken away He is full of pleasant faults From one case you may infer the rest From the founding of the city (Rome) From head to heel Latin Section. Accingere se ad opus (or operi) Accipe hoc Ac etiam Acribus initiis, incurioso fine A cruce salus Actio personalis moritur cum persona Actum est Actum est de republica Actum ne agas Actus Dei A cuspide corona Ad amussim Ad aperturam (libri) Ad arbitrium Ad Calendas Graecas Ad captandum Ad captandum vulgus Addendum (/>/. addenda) Adde parum parvo, magnus acervus erit Additum To gird oneself to the work Accept this And also Alert in the beginning, negligent in the end Salvation (comes) from the cross A personal action dies with the person ; with either of the parties It is all over ; the game's up It is all over with the commonwealth Do not do what is done. Let well alone Done in accordance with God's law A crown from the spear (a kingdom won by the sword) According to rule At the opening (of the book) ; where the book opens At pleasure, at will At the Greek Calends, i.e., never, as the Greeks had no Calends To attract or please To catch the rabble Something to be added Keep adding little to little, and soon there will be a great heap. Many littles make a mickle Something added ; an ad- dition 20 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. A deo et rege Ad eundem (gradum) Ad extremum Ad finem Ad gustum Ad hominem Adhuc sub judice lis est A dicto secundum quid ad dictum simpliciter Ad infinitum Ad inquirendum Ad instar Ad interim Ad internecionem Adjuvante Deo Ad libitum Ad literam Ad modum Ad nauseam Ad patres Ad perditam securim manu- brium adjicere Ad poenitendum properat, cito qui judicat From God and the king To the same degree (rank) To (the) extremity ; at last To (or at) the end To one's taste To (the interests or passions of) the man The case is not yet decided Confusion of an absolute statement, with a state- ment limited in manner, place, time, or relation To infinity For inquiry (a judicial writ) After the fashion of; like In the meanwhile To extermination God helping ; with God's help At pleasure To the letter ; minutely exact After the manner of To disgust or satiety (Gathered) to one's fathers ; dead To throw the helve after the hatchet. To give up all hope He that comes too quickly to a decision is fast on the road to repent To what damage To be further considered To the thing, point, purpose Latin Section. 21 Adscripti glebae Adsum Ad summam Ad unguem Ad unum omnes Ad utrumque paratus Ad valorem Adversaria Adversa virtute repello Adversis major, par se- cundis Ad vivum Adytum ^Egrescit medendo ^Equam servare mentem yEquanimiter ^Equitas sequitur legem JEquo animo Aerarium Aere mutare Aere perennius Aes alienum suae Attached (by law) to the soil. (Originally a class of Roman serfs) I am present. Here ! In short ; in a word To the nail ; to a T ; to a nicety All to a man Prepared for either event According to value Memoranda ; jottings ; a note-book By courage I repel ad- versity Superior to adversity, equal to prosperity To the life A shrine ; a private cabinet The remedy is worse than the disease To preserve an equal (un- disturbed) mind With equanimity Equity follows the law With an equal mind; calmly The treasury To buy or sell (lit. to ex- change by means of money) Moreenduringthan bronze; everlasting Debt (lit. money belonging to another) Of his or her age 22 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Sternum servans sub pectore vulnus Aethiopem lavare (or deal- bare) A facto ad jus non datur consequentia Affirmatim Afflatus A fortiori A fronte praecipitium, a tergo lupi Agenda Age quod agis Agere cum populo Agnomen Agnosco veteris vestigia flammae Agnus Dei Alere flam mam Alias Alibi Alieni appetens Alii sementem faciunt, alii metentem Preserving the wound ever fresh in her breast ; nou- rishing the memory of it secretly ; revengeful To wash a blackamoor white. To lose one's labour The inference from the fact to the law is not allowed In the affirmative A breathing on ; inspiration With stronger reason A precipice in front, wolves in rear (behind). Be- tween the devil and the deep sea Things(business) to be done Do what you are doing ; mind the business you have in hand To bring a question before the people A surname I feel the symptoms of the former flame The Lamb of God To feed the flame Otherwise Elsewhere ; in another place Covetous Some do the sowing, and others the mowing. One beats the bush, and .another catches the bird Latin Section. 2 3 Aliorum medicus ipse ul- ceribus scates Aliquando bonus dormitat Homenis Aliquis malo sit usus ab illo Alitur vitium vivitque tegendo Aliud et idem Aliud nihil est agendum Alluvium Alma mater Alter ego Alter idem Alter ipse amicus Alternis horis Altero marte Alterum tantum Altiora peto Alumni Alumnus Alveolus Amantium irae The physician of others, thou thyself art full of sores. Physician, heal thyself Even the good Homer sometimes nods Some advantage may come of that evil Vice thrives and lives by concealment Another, yet the same ; the same thing in a different form or light I have nothing else to do ; there is no more to be done Sediment (from a river) A foster mother. Gener- ally applied to a Univer- sity Another self Another exactly similar A friend is a second self Every other hour In a second battle As much more ; as much again I seek higher things, a higher life Those who have received their education at a col- lege A nursling; foster-child; usually applied to one that has studied at a university A small trough or channel The quarrels of lovers 24 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Amantium irae amoris inte- gratio est Amanuensis A maximis ad minimos A mensa et toro Amicitia sine fraude Amicus certus in re incert a cernitur Amicus curia? Amicus humani generis Amicus Plato, amicus So- crates, sed major veritas Amicus usque ad aras Amicus vita? solatium Amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus Amor gignit amorem Amor nummi Amor patriae An ambulaturus esset quis- quam superprunas,atque pedes ejus non crema- rentur ? The quarrelling of lovers is the renewal of love A secretary, who writes to another's dictation From the greatest to the least From table and bed ; from bed and board Friendship without deceit A sure friend is made manifest in a doubtful matter ; when one is in difficulty. A friend in need is a friend indeed A friend of the court ; a person who gives an opinion or contributes information on the invi- tation of the judge, although not otherwise engaged in the cause A friend of the human race Plato is my friend, Socrates is my friend, but truth is greater A friend even to the altars to the last extremity A friend is the comfort of life Love is extremely rich both in honey and in gall Love begets love The love of money Love of one's country Could anyone walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned ? Latin Section. Anglice Anguillam cauda tenes Anguis in herba Animo et fide Animo non astutia Animum rege, qui, nisi paret, imperat Animus Animus furandi Animus in pedes decidit Animus lastus bene afficit vultum Animus meminisse horret luctuque refugit Animus non deficit aequus Anno aetatis suae Anno Christi Anno domini (A.D.) Anno mundi (A.M.) Annosa vulpes non capitur laqueo Anno urbis conditae(A.U.C.) Annualia Annulus Annus magnus In English You hold an eel by the tail. You are dealing with an active and slip- pery person A snake in the grass By courage and faith By valour, not by craft Rule your passions, or they will govern you Mind ; grudge, hostile feel- ing Felonious intent His heart fell down to his hose, into his boots A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance My mind shudders at the recollection and shrinks from it in grief A well - balanced (firm, courageous) mind is not wanting In the year of his (or her) age In the year of Christ In the year of (our) Lord In the year of the world An old fox is not caught in a trap. Old birds are not to be caught with chaff In the year from the build- ing of the city (Rome) Yearly payments A ring A great year 26 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Annus mirabilis Ante barbam doces senes Ante bellum Ante Christum (A.C.) Ante lucem Ante meridiem (A.M.) Ante omnia Ante tubani trepidat Ante victoriam ne canas triumphum A numine salus A parte ante A parte post A posse ad esse A posteriori Appetitus rationi pareat Apprenticius legis Appropinquet deprecatio A priori A year of wonders (1666). Name of a poem by Dryden You teach old persons before your beard has come. Jack Sprat would teach his granny Before the war Before Christ Before light Before noon Before all things He trembles before the trumpet (sounds) Do not celebrate a triumph before the victory. Count not your chickens before they be hatched. Do not fry your fish be- fore you catch them. Catch the bear before you sell his skin Salvation (health, bodily, or spiritual) comes from the Deity From the part before From the part after From possibility to realiza- tion From effect to cause Let the appetite obey the reason A barrister-at-law Let my complaint come before you From cause to effect Latin Section. 27 Aptat se pugnae Aqua benedicta Aquae furtivse suaves sunt Aquafortis Aqua regia Aquarius Aqua vitae Aquila non capit muscas Aranearum telas texere Arbiter elegantiarum Arboretum Arcades ambo Arcana imperil Arcanum (pi. arcana) Arcanum demens detegit ebrietas Arcus nimis intensus rum- pitur Ardentia verba Arena He prepares for the con- test Holy water Stolen waters are sweet Lit. strong water ; nitric acid A mixture of nitric and muriatic acids capable of meltinggold or platinum; lit. royal water The Water-carrier (one of the signs of the Zodiac) Water of life ; brandy An eagle does not catch flies To weave spiders' webs, elaborate but feeble arguments An authority on matters of elegance, or taste A plantation Arcadians both ; birds of a feather The mysteries of govern- ment ; state secrets A secret Insane intoxication dis- closes a secret. In vino veritas. When wine's in, wit's out A bow too much kept on the stretch breaks. A bow long bent at last waxeth weak Burning, glowing words Sand ; the field of battle or contest 28 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Argilla quidvis imitaberis uda Argumentum ad absurdum Argumentum ad crumenam Argumentum ad hominem Argumentum ad ignoran- tiam Argumentum ad invidiam Argumentum ad judicium Argumentum ad miseri- cordiam Argumentum ad populum Argumentum ad verecun- diam Argumentum baculinum Aries Arma accipere Arma dare Armamenta Arrectis auribus You may mould soft clay into any shape you please. Young minds are easily impressed An argument directed to show the absurdity of an opponent's case An argument to the purse ; an appeal to interest Argument deriving its force from the situation of one's opponent Argument founded on one's opponent's ignorance of facts An argument appealing to low passions (lit. envy) Argument to the judgment An argument appealing to one's pity An appeal to the people An argument appealing to the modesty or sense of decency of one's oppo- nent The argument of the staff or stick ; conviction by force The Ram (one of the signs of the Zodiac) To be created a Knight (lit. to receive arms) To create a person a Knight (lit. to give arms) The rigging and tackling of a ship With ears erect ; pricking one's ears ; on the alert Latin Section. Ars est celare artem Ars longa, vita brevis Arte perire sua Artes honorabit Articulus Artium magister (A.M.) Asinum tondes Asinus ad lyram Assidua stilla saxum ex- cavat Assumpsit At spes non fracta Audaces (or audentes) for- tuna juvat Audacter et sincere Audi alteram partem Audire alteram partem Audita querela Aula regis Aura popularis Aurea mediocritas Aureo hamo piscari Aureola Auribus tenere lupum Auri sacri fames Aurora Borealis It is true art to conceal art Art is long, life is short To perish by one's own machinations ; to be caught in one's own trap He will honour the arts An article, or little joint; a particular point or mo- ment Master of Arts (M.A.) You are shearing an ass. Great cry, and little wool An ass at the lyre ; an awkward fellow A steady drop hollows a stone He assumed But hope is not broken Fortune favours the bold Boldly and sincerely Hear the other side To hear the other side The complaint being heard The king's court The popular breeze The golden mean To fish with a golden hook. Money makes the mare to go A circle of gold(-en rays) To hold a wolf by the ears. To have caught a Tartar The accursed thirst for gold The Northern Lights 30 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Aut amat, aut odit mulier Aut Caesar aut nullus Aut Caesar, aut nihil Aut nunquam tentes aut perfice Aut vincere aut mori Auxilium ab alto A verbis ad verbera A verbis legis non est re- cedendum A vinculo matrimonii Avito viret honore Basis virtutum constantia Beatse memoriae Beati possidentes Beatus ille qui procul ne- gotiis A woman either loves or hates ; is never neutral in feeling Either Caesar or nobody ; not content with any place under the highest Either Caesar, or nothing ; neck or nothing Either never try or accomp- lish. Do not begin any undertaking that you are not prepared to carry out. Having put your hand to the plough, do not turn back. "Drink deep, or taste not, the Pierian spring " Victory or death Help from on high From words to blows The words of a statute must be strictly adhered to (by the judges in interpreta- tion) From the bond of marriage He flourishes upon ances- tral honours Firmness (or steadiness) is the foundation of the virtues Of blessed memory Happy, fortunate are they who are in possession. Possession is nine points of the law Happy is the man that is far removed from busi- ness Latin Section. Bella ! horrida bella ! Bello flagrante Bellum internecinum Bellum lethale Bene est tentare Beneficium accipere liber- tatem vendere est Bene orasse est bene stu- duisse Bene qui latuit, bene vixit Benigno numine Bibliotheca Bis dat qui cito dat Bis peccare in bello non licet Bis pueri senes Bona fide Bonis nocet, quisquis pe- percerit malis Bonus Bonus dux bonum reddit comitem Bovi clitellas imponere Breve et irreparabile tern- pus vitae est omnibus Brevi manu \\lars ! horrid wars During hostilities A war of extermination A deadly war It is as well to try To receive a benefit is to sell one's liberty To have prayed well is to have studied well He that has lived unknown has lived well By the favour of heaven; by the favour of Providence A library He gives twice who gives in a trice (lit. quickly) To blunder twice is not allowed in war Old men are twice boys In good faith He hurts the good who spares the bad A consideration for some- thing received A good leader makes a good follower. A good master makes a good servant. A good Jack makes a good Jill To put a pack saddle on an ox ; to impose a duty on one not fit to dis- charge it To everybody life is short, nor can it be recovered "With the short hand"; off-hand ; summarily Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Brutum fulmen Cacoethes Cacoethes carpendi Cacoethes loquendi Cacoethes scribendi Cadit quaestio Caeca est invidia Caecum Caetera desunt Caeteris paribus Callida junctura Calumniare fortiter, et ali- quid adhaerebit Calx viva Cancelli Cancer Candida pax Candide et constanter Cane pejus et angue Canes timidi vehementius latrant Cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator Cantate Domino A harmless menace An overwhelming desire A rage for grumbling A rage for speaking An itch for writing The question falls to the ground ; there is an end of the discussion Envy is blind A blind (thing) ; a blind alley ; cul-de-sac The remainder is wanting Other things being equal Skilful or clever joining (of literary composition) ; cunning workmanship Slander stoutly, and some- thing will stick (to the person slandered). Throw plenty of mud, and some of it will stick Quick-lime Lattice work ; the bar (of tribunals) ; barriers The Crab (one of the signs of the Zodiac) White-robed peace Candidly and constantly Worse than a dog or a snake Timid dogs bark the loudest The penniless wayfarer will sing before (in the presence of) the robber Sing to the Lord Latin Section. 33 Capias Capricornus Caput mortuum Caret Caret initio et line Caries Carpe diem Cassis tutissima virtus Casus belli Casus foederis Causa causans Caveat Caveat actor Caveat emptor Cave canem Cavendo tutus Cave tibi cane muto ct aqua silente Cedant arma togae Celerius occidit festinata maturitas A writ for arresting a debtor (lit. " you may take ") A sign in the Zodiac Worthless remains "It wants " ; a mark to indicate an omission It wants both beginning and end Rottenness ; decay Enjoy the (present) day ; seize the opportunity Virtue is the safest helmet (protection) An occasion for war ; something that causes or justifies war The end of the league The cause that causes (all other things) ; the Great First Cause ; the Su- preme Being Let him take care,or look out Let the doer beware Let the purchaser beware Beware the dog Safe through caution Be on your guard against a silent dog and still water Let arms yield to the gown ; let military power yield to the civil authority Forced ripeness falls away more quickly. Premature development of one's powers ends in an early grave. Soon ripe, soon rotten c 34 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Celsae graviore casu deci- dunt turres Censor morum Cerealia Cerebrum Cernit omnia Deus vindex Certamina divitiarum Certiorari Certum voto pete finem Cessante causa, cessat et effectus Cessio bonorum Cicada cicadae cara, for- micae formica Cicatrix Cilium Circuitus verborum Circulus in probando up the inferior Lofty towers fall down with heavier crash. The high- est tree hath the greatest fall. Climb not too high, lest the fall be the greater Censor of morals The festival of Ceres (in honour of the goddess of agriculture) The brain An avenging God marks all things Struggles of riches, or after wealth ; to be richer than others A writ to call records of an court Seek to limit (set bounds to) your desires Remove the cause, and the effect also ceases The giving up of one's goods (property, to one's creditors) ; insolvency Tree-cricket is dear to tree-cricket, ant to ant. Like draws to like. Birds of a feather A scar A hair (small and fine) ; eyelash A circumlocution ; a round- about way of expression A vicious circle (lit. a circle in the proof ; as by using the conclusion as an ar- gument to reach it) Latin Section. 35 Cito maturum, cito putrid- urn Cito rumpes arcurn, semper si tensum habueris Civis Romanus sum Clarior e tenebris Clarumet venerabilenomen Cloaca Cloaca maxima Coelitus mihi vires Coelumnonanimum mutant qui trans mare currunt Cogito, ergo sum Cognomen Cognovit actionem Collectanea Colluvies Colluvies vitiorum Colossus Colubrem in sinu fovere Comes facundus in via pro vehiculo est Comitas inter gentes Comitia Soon ripe, soon rotten You will soon break the bow if you keep it always on the stretch. He that runs fast will not run long I am a Roman citizen More bright from obscurity A famous and venerable name A drain The greatest sewer (ox Rome) My strength is from heaven Those who cross the sea change their climate, not their minds I think, therefore I exist A surname He (the defendant) has ac- knowledged the action (or plaintiff's claim) A collection of things Sweepings ; offscourings A sink of vices A gigantic statue, or figure To cherish a serpent in one's bosom A road-companion with plenty to say is as good as a coach. (Often comes jncundits, an agreeable companion) Courtesy or politeness be- tween nations Assemblies (political, in ancient Rome) Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Comitium Commune bonum Commune periculum con- cordiam parit Communibus annis Compendia plerumque sunt dispendia Communi consensu Componere lites Compos mentis Conciliatrix Concio ad clerum Concordia discors Conditio sine qua non Condominium Conscia mens recti famae mendacia ridet Consensus facit legem Consequitur quodcunque petit Consilio et animis Consilio, non impetu Conspectus Constantia et virtute Consuetude pro lege ser- vatur Contra Contra bonos mores Copia fandi Place of assembly where comitia were held A common good A common danger produces concord On the annual average Short cuts are generally farthest about By common consent To settle disputes In one's senses; of a sound mind A reconciler (female) A discourse to the clergy Discordant concord An indispensable condi- tion ; lit. a condition without which (the agree- ment can) not (be made) Joint control A mind conscious of in- tegrity laughs to scorn the lies of rumour Consent makes law He attains whatever he attempts By wisdom and courage By deliberation, not im- petuosity A general view ; synopsis By constancy and virtue Custom is observed as law Against Against good manners A great flow of talk Latin Section. 37 Copia verborum Coram nobis Coram non judice Cornucopia Corpus delicti Corpus juris canonici Corpus juris civilis Corpus sine pectore Corrigenda Cortex Cor unum, via una Crambe bis cocta, or repe- tita Crassa Minerva Credat Judseus Apella ! Non ego Crede Deo Crede quod habes, et habes Credenda Credo quia impossibile est Crescit amor nummi quan- tum ipsa pecunia crescit Crescit eundo Crescit sub pondere virtus An abundant supply of words Before us Before one who is not the judge The horn of plenty The whole body or nature of the offence The body of the canon law The body of the civil law A body without soul Things to be corrected Bark ; shell, cover One heart, one way Cabbage twice cooked, or served. To harp on the same string. The same old story (A man of) plain good sense Let Apella the Jew believe it ! I will not Trust to God Believe you have it, and you have it Things to be believed I believe because it is im- possible The love of money increases as fast as the money it- self increases. The more a man has, the more he desires to have Jt increases as it goes Virtue increases under a weight. Oppression fos- ters manly determination Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Greta an carbone notandi ? Cribro aquam haurire Crimen falsi Crimen hcsae niajestatis Crimine abunodisce omnes Cristae surgunt illi Crux Crux criticorum Crux mihi ancora Cubile ferarum Cucullus non facit mona- chum Cui bono ? Cui malo? Cui multum est piperis etiam oleribus immiscet Culpam poenapremit comes Cum diis volentibus Cum grano salis Are they to be marked with chalk or with charcoal ? Are they wise men or fools ? To draw water in a sieve. To lose one's pains, labour The charge of falsehood, or perjury The charge of high treason From one deed of wicked- ness learn the character of the whole people His crest rises. He is cock-a-hoop A cross ; difficult point to settle The cross or puzzle of critics The cross is my anchor The den or lair of wild beasts The cowl does not make the monk Who will be the better for it ? What good will it do ? Whom will it harm ? He that has plenty of pepper can season his cabbage well Punishment presses hard on the heels of miscon- duct (crime) With Heaven's help With a grain of salt ; with some reserve Latin Section. 39 Cum multis aliis, quae nunc praescribere longum est Cum privilegio Cum te sono Cunctando restituit rem Curae leves loquuntur, in- gentes stupent Cura pii Dis sunt Curiosa felicitas Cur ominum fit culpa pan- corum scelus ? Currente calamo Curriculum Currus bovem trahit Cutta supellex Custos Gustos morum Custos rotulorum Dabit Deus his quoque finem Da dextram misero Da locum melioribus Damnant quod non intelli- gent With many others, which it would be tedious to mention now With privilege or- license I agree with you By (judicious) delay, he re-established the cause (of the state) Light griefs speak, great ones are stupefied (dumb) The good are Heaven's (peculiar) care A felicitous tact Why is the wickedness of a few laid to the charge of all ? W T ith a running pen A race course ; hence a course of study (at school or college) The coach draws the ox ; to put the cart before the horse Small stock of (mental) furniture A guardian The guardian of morals The custodian of the rolls God will put an end to these (troubles) also Give a lift (lit. the right hand) to a man in mis- fortune (or distress) Give place to your betters They condemn what they do not understand 40 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Damnum absque injuria Dare pondus fumo Da spatium tenuemque mo- ram : male cuncta minis- trat impetus Data Davus sum, non CEdipus De alieno corio liberalis De auctoritate mihi com- missa Debito justitiae Debitum naturae De bonis non Deceptio visus Decies repetita placebit Decipimur specie recti Loss without (legal) injury To give weight to smoke. To give importance to trifles. To make moun- tains of molehills Allow time and a short delay ; all things are done badly that are done with too great hurry Things granted I am Davus, not CEdipus ; lam apoor.uninstructed, plain man, not a genius. You have applied to the wrong person I can't help you To cut large thongs from another man's leather ; to be very liberal out of another man's pocket By the authority intrusted to me By debt of justice The debt of nature ; death Of the goods not yet ad- ministered An illusion of the sight Though ten times repeated, it will please. A good story cannot be too often told We are deceived by the appearance of what is right ; fair appearances often mislead; fair ap- pearances are necessary to the purposes of decep- tion Latin Section, 4 1 Decipit frons prima multos Decori decus addit avito Decus et tutamen De die in diem Dediscit animus sero quod didicit diu De facto Deficit De fumo in flammam De gustibus non est dispu- tandum Dei gratia Dei memor, gratus amicis De jure De lana caprina rixari Dele Delectando pariterque mo- nendo Delenda est Carthago Deliberandum est diu, quod statuendum semel The first appearance de- ceives many. We must eat a peck of salt with a man before we know him He adds glory to the glory of his ancestors Honour and protection From day to day The mind is long in unlearn- ing what it has long learned. Early impres- sions are not easily ef- faced In fact, in reality Lit. it is wanting ; a defi- ciency Out of the frying-pan into the fire There is no disputing about tastes. Everyone to his liking By the grace of God Mindful of my God and grateful to my friends By right in law To wrangle about goat's wool : that is, nothing at all Delete ; blot out By pleasing while instruct- ing. Onme tulit, &>c. Carthage must be destroyed What can be decided only once, should be long pon- dered over Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Deliberat Roma, perit Sa- guntum Deliquium Delirium tremens De lunatico inquirendo Deme supercilio nubem De minimis non curat lex Demissus vultum De mortuis nil nisi bonum Denique De non apparentibus et de non existentibus eadem est ratio De novo Deo dignus vindice nodus Deo duce, ferro comitante Deo ducente Rome deliberates, Sagun- tum perishes. While the doctors are deliberating the patient dies Want (of backbone); pros- tration " Trembling delirium," a brain affection caused by excessive drinking A writ to a commission to inquire whether a person is or is not a lunatic Remove the cloud from your brow ; smooth out those wrinkles The law does not regard trifles Of dejected countenance Of the dead nothing but good (be spoken). Let nothing be said of the dead but good Lastly ; in short The reasoning is the same as to things that are not seen, and things that do not exist ; what is not apparent must be considered as non-exis- tent ; a logical maxim Anew A knot worthy of a god to unloose it ; a supreme difficulty God being my leader, and my sword my companion Under the guidance of God Latin Section. 43 Deo et regi fidelis Deo favente Deo gratias Deo juvante De omnibus rebus Deo, non fortuna Deo, patriae, amicis Deos obsecro tit te conser- vent Deo volente (D.V.) De profundis De quibus certus es, loquere opportune De quibus ignoras tace Desideratum (pi. desiderata) Desipere in loco Desunt caetera Deter digniori Deteriores omnes sumus li- centia Detritus Detur pulcriori Deum cole, regem serva Deus est qui regit omnia Deus est summum bonum True to (my) God and (my) sovereign With God's favour Thanks to God God helping On or about all things From God, not fortune For (my) God, (my) country, and (my) friends I pray the gods to preserve you God willing Out of the depths Speak at the right moment on those subjects that you are master of Hold your tongue about things that you know nothing about A thing desired, much wanted To unbend on occasion The remainder is wanting Let it be given to the more worthy We are all the worse for uncontrolled liberty of action Threadbare ; hackneyed ; odds and ends Let it be given to the fairest Worship God and serve the king There is a God who rules all things God is the chief good 44 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Deus ex machina Deus nobis haec otia fecit Deus undecunque juvat modo propitius De vita hominis nulla cunc- tatio longa est Dextras dare Dicenda bona sunt bona verba die Dicenda tacendaque calles Dicto tempore Dictum Dictum de dicto Dictum sapienti sat est Die A god out of a machine (or stage contrivance), brought on the scene to unravel some perplexity that cannot be easily un- ravelled in a natural manner God made us these com- forts When God wills, all winds bring rain. When God pleases, the most unlikely matters turn out well for us When the life of a man is at stake, no delay is (too) long ; in opposition to the view, " Of wretches hanged that jurymen might dine ! " Contrast also, "W T hile the doctors consult, the patient dies" To shake hands (lit. to give right hands) Good words should be spoken on a good day. The better day, the better deed Thou clearly knowestwhen to speak, and when to keep silent At the appointed time A saying, maxim Report upon hearsay A word is enough to the wise man By day Latin Section. 45 Dies adimit aegritudinem hominibus Dies faustus Dies infaustus Dies irae Dies non (in law) Difficile est satiram non scribere Difficilia quae pulcra Digitomonstrari, et dicier: Hie est Digna canis pabulo Dignus vindice nodus Dii laboribus omnia ven- dunt Dii majores Dii minores Dii penates Diis aliter visum Dilationes in lege sunt odiosae Diluculo surgere saluberri- mum est Time assuages the griefs of men A lucky day An unlucky day The day of wrath A day on which judges do not sit. Juridicus (judi- ciary, legal) is under- stood It is difficult not to write satire. It is difficult to refrain from lashing the follies and sins of society The best things are the most difficult to get at. Chalepa ta kala To be pointed at by the finger, and have it said : " There he is " The dog (is) worth her keep. It is an ill dog that deserves not a crust A knot (or difficulty) worthy of (such) an untier (or rectifier) The gods sell everything for labour (exertions). Without pains, no gains. No mill, no meal The greater gods The lesser gods Household gods Heaven willed it otherwise Delays in law are odious It is very healthy to rise at daybreak 4 6 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Dimidium facti, qui bene ccepit habet Diruit, aedificat, mutat quadrata rotundis Discenionem facere Discere docendo Discipulus est prioris pos- terior dies Discum audire quam philo- sophum Disjecta membra Disponendo me, non mu- tando me Distrahit animum librorum multitude Dives qui fieri vult, et cito vult fieri Divide et impera Divina particula aurae Docet digitis suis Doce ut discas Dolus versatur in gene- ralibus Domine, dirige nos Dominus providebit Dominus videt plurimum in rebus suis Well begun is half done He pulls down, he builds up, he changes square things into round. He is always capriciously alter- ing things To divide the House To learn through teaching Each succeeding day is the scholar of the pre- ceding. Older and wiser. Learn from ex- perience To listen to a quoit rather than to a philosopher ; to prefer trifles to serious talk Scattered limbs, or mem- bers By displacing me, not by changing me A multitude of books dis- tracts the mind He that wishes to become rich, also wishes to be- come so quickly Divide and govern The Divine spirit (in man) He teaches with his fingers Teach, that you may learn Fraud lurks in generalities. Be definite O Lord, direct us The Lord will provide The master has the keenest eye in his own affairs Latin Section. 47 Dominus vobiscum Domus et placens uxor Dorsum Dos est magna parentium virtus Dramatis personae Duabus ancoris fultus Duabus niti ancoris Duabus sellis sedere Ducit amor patriae t Dulce domum Dulce est desipere in loco Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori Dum deliberamus quando incipiendum, incipere jam serum fit Dum fortuna fuit The Lord be with you A house and pleasing wife The back ; ridge (of a hill) The virtue of parents is a great dowry Characters represented in a drama j To ride at two anchors. To ^ be in harbour. To have ( two strings to one's bow To sit in two saddles. To hold with the hare and run with the hounds. To play a double game. To be on both sides The love of country leads me Sweet homeward (from Winchester College song at end of term) It is sweet to unbend on proper occasions ; (lit. to play the fool, to lay aside one's wisdom and gra- vity). " A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men " It is sweet and glorious to die for one's country While we are considering when to begin, it is already becoming (too) late to begin. While the doctors deliberate the patient dies. Too much of a good thing As long as fortune lasted Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Dum relego, scripsisse pudet Dum spiro, spero Dum tacent, clamant Dum vita est, spes est Dum vitant stulti vitia, in contraria currunt Dum vivimus, vivamus Duo cum faciunt idem, non est idem Duo parietes de eadem fidelia dealbare Duos qui sequitur lepores, neutrum capit Duplici spe uti Dura mater Dura menorum ilia Dura molli saxa cavantur aqua Durante bene placito Durante vita Durum telum est necessitas While I am reading (my compositions)over again, I am ashamed of having written them Whilst I breathe, I hope Though they keep silence, they cry aloud. Their silence speaks loud While there is life, there is hope While striving to shun one vice, fools run into its opposite. Fools are ever in extremes Whilst we live let us live When two persons do the same thing, it is not the same thing To whitewash two walls from one pot. To kill two birds with one stone. To do two things at once He that follows two hares, catches neither. Too many irons in the fire To have a double hope. To have two strings to one's bow The outer membrane cover- ing the brain The hard, strong loins Hard stones are hollowed by soft water During (our) good pleasure During life Necessity is a hard weapon Latin Section. 49 Dux femina facti Dux vitae ratio Ea fa ma vagatur Eamus quo ducit fortuna Ecce homo Ecce iterum Crispinus ! Ecce signum E contrario Editio princeps Effodiuntur opes irrita- menta malorum Ego de caseo loquor, tu de creta respondes Ego et rex meus Eheu ! fugaces labuntur anni ! Eheu jam satis ! Ejusdem farinae Ejusdem generis Elixir vitae Emeritus Emollit mores, nee sinit esse feros A woman was the leader to the deed The guide of life is common sense (judgment) That report gets wind Let us go where fortune leads Behold the man Lo, Crispin again ! Like clock-work Behold the sign On the contrary The first edition Riches, which are incen- tives to evils (or evil courses), are dug out of the ground I talk of cheese, and you of chalk My king and I Alas ! the years glide fleet- ing by Alas ! now there is enough Lit. of the same flour ; of the same kidney (or quality) Of the same kind, or sort The quintessence of life ; a cordial or potion that prolongs life (A soldier, &c.) that has served his time (now usually applied to pro- fessors) (Learning)softens manners, and does not permit men to be rude D Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Ens rationis Eodem collyrio omnibus mederi Eo nomine Epicuri de grege porcus Episcopatus non est arti- ficiumtransigendae vitae Epithalamium E pluribus unum Erectos ad sidera tollere vultus Ergo Errare est humanum Erratum (pi. errata) Esse quam videri Est mihi namque domi pater, est injusta noverca Est modus in rebus Est natura hominum novi- tatis avida Esto perpetua Esto quod esse videris Est pii Deum et patriam diligere Est proprium stultitiae ali- orum cernere vitia, obh- visci suorum A creature of reason To cure all diseases with the same salve ; to play the quack By that name A hog from the drove of Epicurus ; a glutton The office of bishop is not a mere device for passing life Song or poem on one's marriage One out of many To raise their countenances boldly (lit. erect, upright) to the stars. To hold up their heads like free men Therefore To err is human An error To be rather than to seem to be For at home I have a father and an unjust step- mother There is a medium in all things Human nature is fond of novelty Be thou perpetual Be what you seem to be It is the part of a good man to love (his) God and his country It is a peculiarity of fools to perceive the faults of others, but to forget their own Latin Section. Estquaedam flere voluptas Est quoque cunctarum novitas carissima rerum Esurient! ne occurras Et caetera Et decus et pretium recti Et hoc genus omne Edam oblivisci quod scis interdum expedit Et nati natorum, et qui nascentur ab illis Et nunc et semper Et sic de similibus Et tu, Brute Eurus Everso succarrere seclo Ex Ex abundantia Ex abusu non arguitur in usum Ex acervo Ex adverse There is a certain pleasure in weeping ; a certain luxury in grief Novelty is the most de- lightful of all things. Do not encounter a hungry man. Durum telum ne- cessitas And the rest ; and so on Both the ornament and the reward of uprightness And every thing of the kind ; all this sort of things (persons, &c.) It is sometimes expedient to forget (to fail to re- collect) what you know And the children of our children, and those that shall be born of them Now and ever And so of similar things You, too, Brutus (Brutus being expected to. act otherwise) The east wind To succour the down- thrown age, or times. A saviour of society From, out of Out of the abundance No argument against the use of a thing can be drawn from the abuse of it Out of a heap From the opposite side 52 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Ex animo Exarsere ignes animo Ex capite Ex cathedra Excelsior Exceptio probat regulam Exceptis excipiendis Excerpta Excitari non hebescere Ex concesso Ex curia Excursus Ex delicto Ex dono Exegi monumentum sere perennius Exemplar Heartily, sincerely Fires blazed up in (my) mind Out of one's head ; from memory From the chair (of au- thority) Higher; aiming at higher achievements The exception proves the rule The due exceptions being made Extracts To be spirited, not inactive From what has been granted, or admitted (by an opponent) Out of court A sally ; a digression ; a special disquisition From the crime By or from the gift of I have reared (for myself) a monument (or me- morial) more enduring than bronze. (Said by Horace of his poetry.) Not marble, nor the gilded monuments of princes, shall outlive this powerful strain. (Shake- speare.) Jamque opus exegi, &c. Specimen ; illustration ; pattern Latin Section. 53 Exemplaria Graeca noc- turna versate manu., ver- sate diurna Study diligently the writ- ings of the Greeks both day and night. Give your days and nights to the Greek authors Exempli gratia (e. g. or ex. By way of example Exemploplusquam ratione vivimus Exequatur Exeunt omnes Ex facto jus oritur Ex fide fortis Ex hoc malo proveniat aliquod bonum Ex hypothesi Exit Exitus acta probat Ex longinquo Ex mero motu Ex necessitate rei Ex nihilo nihil fit Ex officio Exordium Ex parte Ex pede Herculem We live more by example than by reason An official recognition All retire The law arises from the fact ; first settle the fact, and then the law wil) apply Strong through faith From this evil some gooc may issue Accordingto the hypothesis He goes out The issue proves deeds. All's well that end's well. The evening crowns the day From a great distance Of his own accord ; spon- taneously From the necessity of the case Nothing conies of nothing By virtue of his office A beginning, introduction (to a poem, speech, &c.) On one side only Judge of the whole from a part 54 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Experientia docet Experientia stultorum ma- gistra Experimentum crucis Experto crede Expertus metuit Explorant adversa viros Ex post facto Expressio unius est exclusio alterius Ex professo Ex proposito Ex quovis ligno non fit Mercurius Extemplo Ex tempore Extra muros Ex ungue leonem Ex uno disce omnes Ex utraque parte Ex vi termini Ex voto Faber fortunae suae Experience teaches Experience is the mistress of fools A crucial experiment Trust one that has tried ; believe one that has had experience Having had experience, he feared it. A burnt child dreads the fire Adversity tries men From something done after- wards The express mention of one man is the exclusion of the other Professedly By design A (n image of) Mercury cannot be made out of every piece of wood. You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear ; or a horn of a pig's tail At once Without premeditation Beyond the walls By his claw (one knows) the lion From one you may learn all On both sides By the meaning or force of the expression According to vow Architect, builder, of one's own fortune Latin Section. 55 Facetiae Facile est inventis addere Facile princeps Facilis descensus Averni Facilis est descensus Facinus, quos inquinat, aequat Facsimile Factotum Fac ut sciam Faex populi Falsi crimen Falsum in uno, falsum in omni Fama Famae damna majora quam quae aestimari possint Famam extendere factis Fama nihil est celerius Fama semper vivit Fare, fac Fare quae sentias Farrago libelli Jests ; witty and pleasant sayings It is easy to add to things invented ; to improve an invention The acknowledged chief ; an easy first The descent to the nether regions is easy The downhill road is easy Guilt levels (places on a level) those whom it con- taminates An exact copy ; lit. make the like A do-all, a general agent, servant, or deputy Tell me The dregs, scum, of the people A charge of forgery False (or wrong) in one point, false in every point Fame, report Injuries to reputation are too great to be estimated To extend one's fame by deeds Nothing travels faster than scandal Reputation lives fot ever Speak and act Speak what you think The hotch-potch, or mis cellaneous contents of the little book 56 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Fasces Fascia Fasciculus Fas est ab hoste doceri Fata morgana Fata obstant Fata volentem ducunt, no- lentem trahunt Fatetur facinus, qui judi- cium fugit Favete linguis Fax mentis incendium gloriae Fecit Felicitas habet multos ami- cos Feliciter Felicium multi cognati Felix qui nihil debet A bundle (rods and an axe) carried before the highest Roman magistrate, and indicating their power to scourge and behead criminals Bandage, fillet ; wreath (round a column) A small bundle, packet, parcel It is allowable to learn even from an enemy Will o' the Wisp, false lights The Fates oppose The fates lead the willing, and drag the unwilling He that shuns judgment (or trial), acknowledges his crime Favour with your tongues ; be silent The passion of glory is the torch of the mind "He made it"; inscribed on a picture, with the artist's name Happiness has many friends. In time of prosperity friends will be plenty Happily ; successfully Rich people have many relations Happy he who owes no- thing. Out of debt, out of danger Latin Section. 57 Felix qui potuit rerum cog- noscere causas Felo de se Ferae naturae Fere libenter homines id, quod volunt, credunt Feriunt summos fulmina montes Ferrum ferro acuitur Fessus viator Festina lente Festinatio tarda est Fiat Fiat experimentum in cor- pore vili Fiat justitia ruat coelum Fiat lux Fide et amore Fide et fiducia Fidei coticula crux Fidei defensor (F.D.) Fide, non armis Fides ante intellectum Happy he who succeeded in ascertaining the causes of things A suicide (lit. a felon upon himself) Of a wild nature Men are generally ready to believe what they wish (to be true) Thunderbolts strike the tops of mountains. Huge winds blow on high hills Iron sharpens iron A weary traveller Hasten slowly Haste is slow. The greater hurry the worse speed. He who is hasty fishes in an empty pond " Let it be done ; " a peremptory order Let the experiment be per- formed on a worthless body Let justice be done though the heavens should fall Let there be light By faith and love By faith and confidence The cross is the touchstone of faith Defender of the Faith By faith, not by arms Faith before intellect. First believe, and then try to understand (an old scholastic maxim) Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Fides et justitia Fides non timet Fides Punica Fidus Achates Fidus et audax Fieri facias (Fi. Fa. Filius nullius Fimbriae Finem respice Finis Finis coronat opus Fit via vi Flagrante bello Flagrante delicto Flatus Flectamus genua Flecti non frangi Foederis area Foenum habet in cornu, longe fuge Fcetus Fons et origo Fons malorum Foramen Fidelity and justice Faith has no fear Punic (or Carthaginian) faith ; treachery A faithful friend Faithful and intrepid " Cause it to be done ; " a writ empowering a sheriff to levy execution on the goods of a debtor A son of nobody ; bastard Fringe ; moustache Look to the end The end The end crowns the work Force finds a way (lit. a way is made by force) During hostilities In the commission of the crime ; redhanded A breath, breeze ; inflated- ness Let us pray (lit. let us bend (our) knees) To be bent, not to be broken The ark of the covenant He has hay on his horn ; keep at a safe distance. Like a dangerous animal ; as an angry bull Young ones in the womb ; offspring ; produce The source and origin The fountain, source of evils An aperture Latin Section. 59 Formaliter Formidabilior cervorum exercitus duce leone quam leonum cervo Forsan iniseros meliora sequentur Fors Clavigera Fortem posce animum Fortes fortuna juvat Forti et fideli nil difficile Fortior est qui se quam qui fortissima moenia vincit Fortis cadere, cedere non potest Fortis et fidelis Fortiter et honeste Fortiter geret crucem Fortiter in re Fortitudine et prudentia Fortunae cetera mando Fortunae films Fortuna favet fatuis Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli In due form An army of stags led by a lion is more formidable than an army of lions led by a stag Perhaps better days may be in store for the unfor- tunate Chance, the key-bearer Pray for a courageous mind Fortune helps the brave Nothing is difficult to the faithful and brave More valiant is he that conquers himself than he that takes the most strongly fortified city. He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city The brave may fall, but cannot yield Brave and trustworthy Bravely and honestly He will bravely bear the cross With firmness in acting By fortitude and prudence I commit the rest to For- tune. I cannot think of any better precautions or arrangements A child of fortune Fortune favours fools Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none 6o Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Fortuna, nimium quern fovet, stultum facit \ Fortuna opes auferre, non animum, potest Fortuna sequatur Fortunatos nimium, sua si bona norint ! Fractum non abjicio ensem Frangas non flectes Fraus est celare fraudem Frons prima decipit multos Fronti nulla fides Fruges consumere nati Frustra Frustra laborat qui omni- bus placere studet Fugaces labuntur anni Fugam fecit Fugiendo in media saepe ruitur fata When Fortune caresses a man too much, she makes him a fool Fortune can take away wealth but not mind (cou- rage, wisdom) ; cannot deprive of courage. A man of strong mind rises superior to all the changes of fortune. Wis- dom conquers fortune Let fortune follow. Good luck to the project ! Only too happy were they but sensible of the bless- ings they enjoy! I do not discard a broken sword You may break, you can- not bend me It is a fraud to conceal a fraud The first view deceives many. Second thoughts are best There is no trusting to appearances; all that glitters is not gold Men born to consume the fruits oi the earth ; no good but to eat In vain He labours in vain who studies to please all The years glide fleeting on He has absconded By fleeing, men often rush ri^ht on their fate Latin Section. 61 Fugit bora Fuimus Fuit Ilium Fulmen brutum Functus officio Furiosus furore suo punitur Furor fit laesa saepius patientia Furor iraque mentem prae- cipitant Furor loquendi Furor poeticus Furor scribendi Gallus in suo sterquilinio plurimum potest Gaudetque viam fecisse ruina Gaudet tentamine virtus Gemini Genius loci Genus irritabile vatum Gloria in excelsis Gloria Patri Gloria virtutis umbra Gradatim Gradu diverse, via una The hours fly We have been ; we are no more Troy has been is no more Harmless thunderbolt Having performed his office A madman is punished by his own fury Patience if too often abused becomes madness Rage and anger hurry on the mind headlong. Angry men seldom want woe An euthusiastic eagerness for speaking Poetical fire A mania for writing Every cock crows loudest on his own dunghill And he rejoices to have made his way by ruin Virtue rejoices in trial Twins ; the Twins (a sign of the Zodiac) The genius of the place The irritable race, or tribe, of poets Glory (to God) in the highest Glory to the Father Glory is the shadow of virtue Step by step ; gradually The same way by different steps 62 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Gradus Gradus ad Parnassum Graeculus esuriens Grata superveniet, quae non sperabitur, hora Gratia ab officio, quod mora tardat, abest Gratia gratiam parit Gratias agere Gratior et pulcro veniens in corpore virtus Gratis Gratis dictum Gravamen Graviora manent Graviora quaedam sunt re- media periculis Gravis ira regum semper Grex totus in agris unius scabie cadit A step A step to Parnassus (a mountain in Greece sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and inspiring poetry and song); a book of helps towards writing Greek and Latin verse A hungry Greekling The hour that is not hoped for will be delightful when it arrives There are no thanks for a kindness which has been delayed. He loseth his thanks, who promiseth and delayeth Kindness begets kindness. One good turn deserves another To give thanks Even virtue is more fair, when it appears in a comely person For nothing ; free Mere assertion The thing complained of; what weighs most heavily against the accused Greater afflictions await us Some remedies are worse than the disease The anger of kings is always severe A whole flock perishes in the fields from the scab of one sheep. A rotten sheep infects the whole flock Latin Section. Gutta cavat lapidem non vi sed saepe cadendo Gutta fortunae prae dolio sapientiae Habeas corpus Habeas corpus ad prose- quendum Habeas corpus ad respond- endum Habeas corpus ad satis- iaciendum Habent sua fata libelli Habeo te loco parentis Habet Habitat Haec olim meminisse juvabit Hae nugas in seria ducent mala Haeretlaterilethalis arundo Has tibi erunt artes The drop hollows the stone not by its force but by constant dropping A drop of fortune is better than a butt (cask, hogs- head) of wisdom. An ounce of mother-wit is worth a pound of clergy. Better to be happy than wise " You may have the body ;" a writ for delivering a person from imprison- ment You may have the body in order to prosecute You may have the body to answer You may have the body in satisfaction Books have their own destiny I love or regard you as a parent He has it ; he is hit Abode ; dwelling - place (chiefly of very inferior animals) To remember these things hereafter will be a pleasure These trifles will lead to serious evils The deadly reed (shaft, spear) sticks to his side Let these be your arts (or practical aims) 6 4 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Haereticis non est sejrvanda fides Haud facile emergunt quorum virtutibus obstat res angusta domi Haud ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco Haud ignota loquor Haud inscia ac non incauta futuri Haud passibus aequis Helluolibrorum Herbarium Heredis fletus sub persona risus est Hesperus venit Heu! Heu misero mihi ! quanta de spe decidi Hiatus Hiatus valde deflendus No faith should be kept with heretics (that is, with such as claim to think on religious mat- ters for themselves, and refuse the teaching of the church). (A maxim of the Roman Catholic church) They whose good qualities are oppressed by poverty at home rise with diffi- culty. "Slow rises worth by poverty depressed " Not ignorant of misfortune, I learn to succour the unfortunate I speak of well-known events Not ignorant nor improvi- dent as to the future Not with equal steps A great reader ; lit. a glutton (devourer) of books A collection of dried plants systematically arranged The weeping of an heir is laughter under a mask The evening approaches Alas! Alas, unhappy me ! from what great hope have I fallen A gap A gap, or deficiency, much to be regretted Latin Section. Hibernis ipsis Hiberniores Hie et ubique Hie finis fandi Hie jacet Hie murus aeneus esto, nil conscire sibi, nulla pal- lescere culpa Hie sepultus Hinc illae lacrimae Hoc age Hoc erat in votis Hoc indicium volo Hoc opus, hie labor est Hodie mihi, eras tibi Hodie, non eras Homines amplius oculis quam auribus credunt Homines nihil agendo dis- cunt male agere Homo aeratus Homo doctus in se semper divitias habet More Irish than the Irish themselves Here, there, and every- where Here was an end to, the discourse Here lies Be this a brazen wall (about thee), to be conscious of no guilt, to turn pale at no charge. Conscious innocence Here buried Hence those tears Do this This was in his wishes I wish this unsaid. I with- draw the statement (ex- pression) This is the labour, this is the work ; this is the great difficulty To-day to me, to-morrow it belongs to you To-day not to-morrow ; without procrastination Men trust their eyes more than their ears By doing nothing, men learn to do ill. Idleness is the parent of vice. Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do A man of money; a money- ed man A learned man always has riches within himself 66 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Homo duplex Homo extra est corpus suum quum irascitur Homo homini lupus Homo multarum literarum Homo sum ; humani nihil a me alienum puto Homo trium literarum Homunculi quanti sunt ! Honesta mors turpi vita potior Honesta quam splendida Honorarium Honores mutant mores Honor fidelitatis prae- mium Honos alit artes Horresco referens Horribile dictu Hortus siccus Hos ego versiculos feci, tulit alter honores Hostis honori invidia Hostis humani generis Humano capiti cervicem equinam jungere A double (deceitful) man A man when angry is be- side himself Man is a wolf to (his fellow) man A man of many letters I am a man, and deem no- thing that relates to man foreign to my feelings "A man of three letters" (i.e. Lat. //'), a thief How great little men are ! How consequential are (the) manikins! An honourable death is preferable to a base life Respectable things rather than splendid ones A present in recognition of services Honours alter manners Honour is the reward of loyalty Honour nourishes the arts I shudderatthe recollection Horrible to tell A collection of dried plants (lit. a dry garden) I wrote these versicles, another carried off the honours (credit of them) Envy is the bane of honour An enemy of the human race To put a horse's head on a human body (said of a painter); out of character Latin Section. 67 Humanum est errare Hunc tu caveto Hypogastrium Hypotheses non fingo Ibidem (Ibid.) Ibi omnis effusus labor Idem Idem sonans Id est (i.e.) Id genus omne Idoneus homo Ignis fatuus Ignoramus Ignorantia legis neminem excusat Ignoratio elenchi Ignoscas aliis multa, nil tibi Ignoscito saepe aliis, mm- quam tibi Ignoti nulla cupido Ignotum per ignotius Ilium fuit Ille crucem pretium sceleris tulit, hie diadema ! To err is human Beware of this man The bottom of the belly I do not frame hypotheses ; I make no suppositions ; I concern myself solely with facts In the same place There all the labour was expended (or wasted) The same Sounding alike ; having the same sound or meaning That is, that is to say All persons of that sort A fit man ; a man of known ability Will-o'-the-wisp An ignorant person Ignorance of the law ex- cuses no one Missing the point (of the argument) Forgive many things to others, nothing to thyself Forgive others often, thy- self never No desire is felt for a thing unknown Explaining that which is unknown by something more unknown Troy has existed; such things have been One man receives cruci- fixion as the reward of his guilt ; another, a diadem (crown) 68 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Illuminati Imitatores, servum pecus I mo pectore Impedimenta Imperat aut servit collecta pecunia cuique Imperator Imperium in imperio Impetus Impotens sui Impransus Imprimatur Imprimis Impromptu Impune In absentia In aeternum In angustiis amici apparent In arduis virtus In armis In articulo In articulo mortis In banco In camera In capite In ccelo quies Enlightened ones ; scholars Servile herd of imitators From the lowest breast ; from the bottom of one's heart Things which impede us ; luggage; baggage Money is always either our master or our slave Military commander ; em- peror A government within a government Force ; impulse Without power over one- self A man that has not dined; or is unable to find him- self a dinner Let it be printed In the first place Without study ; extempo- raneously With impunity In absence For ever Adversity trieth friends Virtue in difficulties Under arms In the very article, or act At the point of death On the bench (not in chambers) In chamber ; in private In the head ; in chief There is rest in heaven Latin Section. 69 Incognita In commendam Incubus In curia Inde irae Index expurgatorius Index rerum In diem(orlnhoram) vivere In dies In dubiis In eadem conditione In equilibrio In esse Inest sua gratia parvis In extenso In extremis Infandumrenovaredolorem In flagrante delicto In fore In forma pauperis In foro conscientiae Infra dignitatem (infra dig.) In future Not recognised; in disguise In trust tor a time Nightmare ; intolerable burden In the court Hence this anger A list of prohibited books A student's note book or catalogue of reference To live for the day, or the hour, from hand to mouth Every day In doubtful matters, or cir- cumstances In the same condition or category; under the same circumstances Equally balanced In being Little things have their value. Trifles are not to be despised At full length In extreme difficulties To renew the unutterable grief Taken in the act of com- mitting the offence, red- handed In prospective (lit. in about- to-be) As a pauper Before the tribunal of con- science Beneath one's dignity In the future 70 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Ingens telum necessitas Ingenuas didicisse fideliter artes, emollit mores, nee sinit esse feros Ingratus unus miseris omni- bus nocet In gremio legis In hoc signo spes mea In hoc signo vinces In infinite In initio Iniquissimam pacem j ustis- simo bello antefero Injuriarum remedium est oblivio In limine In loco In loco parentis In medias res In mediis rebus In medio tutissimus ibis In memoriam In mortua manu In nubibus Innuendo In nullum avarus bonus est, in se pessimus Necessity is a powerful weapon. Also Duntin telum Faithful study of the liberal arts softens men's man- ners, and prevents their being rude (polishes their minds) One ungrateful man does an injury to all the wretched In the lap (or bosom) of the law In this sign is my hope In this sign thou shalt conquer Perpetually In the beginning I prefer the hardest terms of peace to the most just war The best remedy for in- juries is to forget them At the threshold In the place In the place of a parent Into the midst of things Inthe midstof things, in the very heart of the business Safety lies in a medium To the memory of In a dead hand In the clouds ; befogged Hint ; suggestion (lit. by signifying) The avaricious man is good to no one, but he is worst to himself Latin Section. In oculis civium In omni labore emolumen- tum est In otio et negotio probus In ovo In pace In pace leones saepe in proelio cervi sunt In partibus infidelium In perpetuam rei memor- iam In perpetuum In pontificalibus In posse In praesenti In procinctu In propria persona In puris naturalibus Inquinat egregios adjuncta superbia mores In re In rerum natura Insanire certa ratione mo- doque Insanus omnis furere credit ceteros In the eyes of citizens ; in the public eye ; in public There is profit in all labour Upright in business and out of business ; upright in every relation of life In the egg In peace Lions in peace are often deers in war In infidel (i.e. not Roman Catholic) countries In perpetual memory of the affair In perpetuity ; for ever In pontificals ; in episco- pal robes In a state of possible ex- istence At the present time In readiness (as for battle, or a journey) In one's own person In a state of nudity The most excellent man- ners are stained by the addition of pride In the matter (or estate) of In the nature of things To be mad with definite reason and measure. There is method in his madness Every madman thinks everybody else mad 72 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. In secula seculorum In se magna ruunt Insignia In situ Insomnia Instanter In star omnium In statu pupillari In statu quo In statu quo ante helium In te, Domine, speravi Integer vitae scelerisque purus Integra mens augustissima possessio Intemperans adolescentia effetum corpus tradet senectuti In tempore veni ; quod re- rum omnium est primum In tenebris Inter alia Inter arma leges silent Interdum etinsanirejucun- dum est For ages of ages ; for ever and ever Great things rush against each other Distinguishing marks or badges of rank or honour In the situation Sleeplessness Instantly Like all ; an example to others In the position of a pupil In the former position In the same state, posture, or position, as before the war In Thee, O Lord, have I trusted A man of upright life, and pure from guilt Integrity is the most august (noblest) posses- sion An intemperate youth will hand down to old age a worn-out body I came in the nick of time ; which is the main thing in all the concerns of life In darkness Among other things In the midst of arms the laws are silent It is pleasant to play the fool (to relax one's gravity) at times. Dulce est desipere, &>c. Latin Section. 73 Interdum stultus bene lo- quitur Interea Inter ignes luna minores Interim Inter nos Inter pocula Interregnum In terrorem Inter se Intestatus In toto I nunc, et versus tecum meditare canoros Intra muros In transitu Intra verba peccare In utrumque paratus In vacuo Inveniam viam aut faciam In veritate triumpho Invictus maneo In vino veritas Invita Minerva Even a fool sometimes speaks sense In the meanwhile (Like) the moon among the smaller fires (stars) In the meanwhile Between ourselves Between cups ; over a glass The time between two reigns As a warning Among themselves Dying without a will ; in- testate In the whole ; entirely Go now, and practise by thyself melodious verses Within the walls In course of transit To offend in words only Prepared for either event In empty space, or in a vacuum If I cannot find a way I will make one. I will carry my point at all hazards I rejoice in truth I remain unconquered There is truth in wine ; truth is told under the in- fluence of wine. Drunken folk often speak the truth Against one's humour, or inclination ; (lit. Mi- nerva being unwilling) 74 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Ipse dixit Ipsissirna verba Ipso facto Ipso jure Ira furor brevis est Irani qui vincit, hostem superat maximum Irrevocable verbum Ita est Ita lex scripta est Ita sit sane Ite ita Iterum Jacta est alea Jamque opus exegi, quod nee Jovis ira, nee ignes, nee poterit ferrum, nee edax abolere vetustas Janitor Januae mentis Januis clausis Jesus, hominum Salvator (I.H.S.) Judex damnatur cum no cens absolvitur " He (the master himself) said it ; " an authorita- tive assertion ; dogma- tism The very words By the fact itself By the law itself Anger is brief madness He that overcomes his anger, conquers his greatest enemy A word that cannot be called back. The spoken word cannot be recalled It is even so Such is the law Granted ; let it be so Go after this manner Again The die is cast I have now completed a work, which neither the wrath of Jove, nor fire, nor sword, nor the tooth of time, will be able to destroy A porter ; door-keeper ; gate-keeper Gates of the mind; en- trances for (or sources of) knowledge With closed doors Jesus, the Saviour of man- kind The judge is condemned when a criminal is acquitted Latin Section. 75 Judicium Dei Juncta juvant Juniorcs ad labores Jurarc et fallere numen Jurare in verba magistri Jure divino Jure humano Jus canonicum Jus civile Jus et norma loquendi Jus gentium Jus militare Jus municipale Jus summum saepe summa est malitia Justitiac soror fides Justitix tenax Justitia regnorum funda- mentum Justitia vacat Justum et tenacem propo- siti virum Labor ipse voluptas Labor limae The judgment of God Things when joined aid (each other). Union is strength Young men for labours ; the burden is for young shoulders To swear and to break one's oath To swear to the words of a master ; to say ditto to one By divine law By human law Canon law Civil law The law and rule of speak- ing ; ordinary usage Law of nations Martial law Statute law The rigour of the law is often the hardest in- justice Faith is the sister of justice Firm in justice Justice is the foundation of kingdoms There is no justice in it A just man, and steady to his purpose Labour itself is pleasure The labour of the file ; of polishing (literary) work 76 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Labor omnia vincit Laborum dulce lenimen Lacuna Lapis lazuli Lapsus calami Lapsus lingua? Lapsus memoriae Lares et penates Lateat scintillula forsan Latet anguis in herba Latitat Laudari a viro laudato Laudator temporis acti Laus Deo Lector benevole Legibus firmatus Legimus, ne legantur Legis constructio non facit injuriam Lenior et melior fis, acce- dente senecta ? Leo Leone fortior fides Labour overcomes all ob- stacles Sweet solace of toils A gap ; deficiency Sapphire A slip of the pen A slip of the tongue A slip of the memory Household gods A small spark may per- chance lurk unseen There's a snake in the grass He is in concealment To be praised by a man who is himself praised A praiser, eulogiser, of times gone by (of the past) Praise be to God Kind, gentle reader Established by law We (reviewers, censors) read (books) to prevent their being read (by others) The law shall not be inter- preted so as to cause wrong Do you become milder (more gentle, tolerant) and better as old age approaches ? The Lion (one of the signs of the Zodiac) Faith is stronger than a lion Latin Section. 77 Leonina societas Leges juraque servamus Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus Levis est dolor qui capere consilium potest Levius fit patientia quid- quid corrigere est nefas Lex loci Lex mercatoria Lex non scripta Lex scripta Lex talionis Lex terrae Libertas Libertas est potestas fa- ciendi id quod jure liceat Libertas et natale solum Liberum arbitrium Libra Limae labor Lingua franca Lis sub judice Lite pendente A partnership in which one partner takes the lion's share (i.e., the whole) of the profits We keep (the) statutes and laws ; we maintain our laws and rights A load that is cheerfully borne becomes light It is light grief that can take counsel Whatever cannot be amen- ded is made easier by patience. What can't be cured must be endured The law of the place The law merchant The unwritten law Statute or written law The law of retaliation The law of the land Liberty Liberty is the power of doing that which is per- mitted by the law Liberty and my native land Free will, or choice The Scales (one of the signs of the Zodiac) The labour of the file in polishing compositions The mixed language used between Europeans and Orientals in the Levant ; a broken tongue; a patois A case not yet decided During the trial 78 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Literae humaniores Litera scripta manet Literati Literatim Litus ama, altum alii tene- ant Loco citato (loc. cit.) Locum tenens Locus pcenitentiae Locus sigilli (L.S.) Locus standi Longo intervallo Longum iter est per prae- cepta, breve et efficax per exempla Lucidus ordo Lucus a non lucendo Liidere cum sacris Lumina civitatis Lupanar Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem Lustrum Learning of a rather polite nature, of a more humane description ; Greek and Latin classics The written letter remains Literary men Literally ; letter for letter Love thou the shore, let others possess the deep At the place or passage quoted A deputy (one holding the place of another) Place (opportunity) for re- pentance The place of the seal A place for standing ; right to appear before a court By a long interval Tedious is the way by precepts, short and effec- tual by examples. Ex- ample is better than precept A clear arrangement A misnomer. Literally, lucus (a grove) is so called from there being no light (lux) in it To trifle with sacred things Lights of the state ; re- markable citizens A brothel The wolf changes his coat, not his disposition A space of five years Latin Section. 79 Lusus naturae Luxuria saevior armr? Macte virtute Magister admissionum Magister artium (M.A.) Magistratus indicat virum Magna Charta Magna civitas, magna solitude Magna est veritas et prae- valebit Magnas componere lites Magna servitus est magna fortuna Magnas inter opes inops Magnas nugas Magni nominis umbra Magno conatu Magnos homines virtute metimur, non fortuna Magnum bonum Magnum est vectigal parci- monia Magnum opus Magnus Apollo Major domo Major famae sitis est quam virtutis Majusculae A freak of nature Luxury more terrible (in its ravages) than war Proceed in virtue Master of the ceremonies Master of arts The magistrate shows the man The great charter (granted A.D. 1215 by King John) A great city is a great desert Truth is great and it will prevail To settle great quarrels A great fortune is a great slavery Poor in the midst of great wealth Mighty trifles The shadow of a great name By a great attempt Great men we estimate by their virtue (or valour), not by their success A great good Economy is a great revenue (tax) " A great work Great Apollo Master of the house ; a steward The thirst for fame is greater than for virtue Capital (letters) 8o Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Mala fide Male parta male dilabuntur Mali exempli Malo mori quam foedari Malum in se Malum prohibitum Malus animus Malus pudor Mandamus Manebant vestigia mori- entis libertatis Manes Manet alta mente repostum Mania a potu Manibus pedibusque Manifesto Manu forti Manu propria Manus haec inimica ty- rannis Manus justa nardus Mare clausum Mare, ignis, et mulier sunt tria mala In bad faith Ill-got, ill-spent. Ill-gotten goods seldom prosper Of a bad example I had rather die than be disgraced ; death before dishonour Bad in itself A prohibited evil or wrong Bad feeling or purpose False shame " We command " ; a writ from a superior court directing some action on the part of an inferior court There remained the traces of dying liberty The shades ; ghost of a dead person It (the grievance) remains deeply seated in the mind Madness caused by drunk- enness With hands and feet ; with all one's might Palpably ; clearly With a strong hand With one's own hand This hand is at war with tyrants The just hand is as precious ointment A closed sea ; a bay The sea, fire, and woman are three evils Latin Section. 81 Mare liberum Marsupium idem esto nobis omnibus Materfamilias Materialiter Materia medica Materiam superabat opus Maxima debetur puero re- verentia Maxima illecebra est peccandi impunitatis spes Maximas virtutes jacere omnesnecesse est, volup- tate dominante Maximum Maximus in minimis Mea maxima culpa Mecum sentit Mediocria firma Mediocribus esse poetis non homines, non Di,non concessere columnae Medio tutissimus ibis Me duce, tutus eris An open sea ; open to all Let us all have one com- mon purse The mother of a family ; the mistress of a house to Materially ; according the occasion Substances used in the healing art The workmanship was better than the materials The greatest reverence is due to a child The greatest incitement to wrongdoing is the hope of impunity Where pleasure prevails, all the highest virtues must be neglected The greatest possible Very great in trifling things Through my very great fault ; chiefly through my fault ; I am most to blame He is of my opinion Moderation is safe. Aurea mediocritas Mediocrity is not permitted in poets, either by the gods, or by men, or by the columns (or pillars sup- porting the booksellers' shops) A middle course will be safest Under my guidance you will be safe 82 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Me judice Meliores priores Melior est correptio mani- festa amore occulto Memento mori Meminerunt omnia amantes Memorabilia Memoria in aeterna Memoriter Mens aequa rebus in arduis Mens agitat molem Mensa secunda Mens conscia recti Mens invicta manet Mens praescia futuri Mens sana in corpore sano Mens sibi conscia recti Mentis gratissimus error Meo periculo Mero motu Merum sal In my opinion The better, the first ; the best men, the first place Open rebuke is better than secret love Remember death Lovers recollect all things ; have long memories Things worthy of being remembered ; reminis- cences In everlasting remem- brance By memory An even mind in diffi- culties Mind moves the mass ; mind moves matter The second course; dessert A mind conscious of recti- tude The mind remains un- conquered A foreseeing mind A sound mind in a sound body A mind conscious of up- rightness A most pleasing hallucina- tion At my own risk Of his own motion, or free will Pure salt ; genuine Attic wit Latin Section. Metiri se quemque suo modulo ac pede verum est Metuenda corolla draconis Meum et tuum Mihi cura futuri Militavi non sine gloria Minimum Minor est quam servus dominus qui servos timet Minus Minutiae Mirabile dictu Mirabile visu Mirabilia Minim Miserabile vulgus Miserere nobis Miseris succurrere disco Mittimus Moderata durant Modicum Modo et forma Modus operandi Mole ruit sua Mollia tempora Mollia tempora fandi It is just that every man should measure himself according to his own measure or standard The crown (or crest) of a dragon (or serpent) is to be feared Mine and thine My care is for the future I served with some dis- tinction The smallest possible A master that fears his ser- vants is inferior to a servant Less ; without The smallest details Wonderful to be told Wonderful to behold Wonderful things Wonderful A wretched crew Have compassion on us I learn to succour the distressed Warrant of commitment to prison ; lit. " we send " Moderate things endure A small quantity In manner and form Manner of working It is crushed by its own weight Golden opportunities The favourable occasions for speaking 84 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases Molliter manus imposuit Momentum Mon strum horrendum informe cui lumen ademptum Monumentum acre peren- nius More majorum Mores hominum multorum vidit et urbes More Socratico More solito More suo Mors janua vitae Mors omnibus communis Mors potius macula Mors ultima linea rerum est Mortuo leoni et lepores insultant Mos pro lege Motu proprio Mulier quae sola cogitat male cogitat Multa cadunt inter calicem supremaque labra Multa docet fames Multa petentibus desunt multa He laid his hands gently on Impulse A monster, horrible, un- shapely, and eyeless A monument more enduring than bronze. See Exegi monumentum, &c. ; Jam- que opus exegi, &c. After the manner of our ancestors He saw the manners and the cities of many peoples. Far - travelled. Much- experienced After the manner of So- crates As usual ; in the accus- tomed manner After his own manner Death is the gate of life Death is common to all Death rather than disgrace Death is the utmost limit of all things When the lion is dead even hares insult him Custom(is accepted) for law Of his own accord A woman that thinks by herself thinks ill There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip Hunger teaches many lessons To those who desire many things, many things are wanting Latin Section. Multa tuli fecique Muiti te oderint, siteipsum ames Multo ante Multos in summa pericula misit venturi timor ipse mali Multum in parvo Mundus vult decipi, et de- cipiatur Murus aeneus conscientia sana Mutare vel timere sperno Mutatis mutandis Mutato nomine Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur Nam tua res agitur paries dum proximus ardet Natale solum Xaturam expelles furca, tamen usque recurret Natus ad gloriam Nebulae Nee bella, nee puella Ne cede malis Much have I suffered and done Let many people hate you, provided you love your- self Long before The very apprehension of an impending evil has placed many in the greatest peril Much in little ; a great deal in a small compass The world wishes to be de- ceived, and let it be deceived A sound conscience is a wall of brass I scorn to change or to fear The necessary changes being made Under a changed name Change the name, and the story applies to yourself For your interests are con- cerned when your neigh- bour's house is on fire Natal soil You may drive out nature with a fork, yet it will still come back ; nature will be nature still Born to glory Mists ; cloudlets Neither beautiful nor young (lit. nor a girl) Yield not to misfortunes 86 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Necesse est ut multos time- at, quern multi timent Necessitas non habet legem Nee mora, nee requies Nee pluribus impar , Nee prece nee pretio Nee quaerere nee spernere honorem Nee scire fas est omnia Nee semper feriet quod- cunque minabitur arcus Nee temere nee ttmide Nee timeo, nee sperno Ne exeat Nefasti dies Ne front! crede Ne glorieris de die crastino, quia nescis quid pari- turus sit dies Nemine contradicente(nem. con.) Nemine dissentiente (nein. diss.) Nemo malus felix He whom many fear, must fear many Necessity has no law No rest or repose A match for two (or more) Neither by entreaty nor by bribe Neither to seek nor to despise honour It is not permitted to know- all things The arrow (lit. bow) will not always hit that which it threatens (is aimed at). The best laid schemes o' mice and men gang aft agley Neither rashly nor timo- rously I neither fear nor despise Let him not depart Unlucky days ; days on which the courts do not sit Do not trust to appearance Boast not thyself of to- morrow, for thoukno west not what a day may bring forth Without opposition ; no one contradicting No one disagreeing No bad man is happy. There is no peace unto the wicked Latin Section. Nemo me impune lacesset Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit Nemo nimium beatus est Nemo repente fuit turpissi- mus Nemo solus sapit Ne nimium Ne obliviscaris Ne plus supra Ne plus ultra Ne puero gladium Neque semper arcum tendit Apollo Nequicquam sapit, qui sibi non sapit Ne quid detrimenti respub- lica capiat Ne quid nimis Nescia mens hominum fati sortisque futurae Nescis, mi fili, quantula sapientia gubernatur mundus ! Nescit vox missa reverti No one will attack me with impunity No mortal is wise at all times There is no man over happy No man ever became a villain at once No one has a monopoly of wisdom (Do) nothing in excess Do not forget Nothing above (one) ; the highest type ; the chief example Nothing beyond ; the greatest extent Do not put a sword in a boy's hand Nor does Apollo always bend his bow. Due re- laxation is necessary To no purpose is he wise w,ho is not wise for him- self (to his own benefit) (To take care) that the state suffer no harm Go not too far The mind of man is ignorant of fate and future destiny. We know not what a day may bring forth Thou knowest not, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed ! The spoken word cannot be recalled 88 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Ne sus Minervam Ne sutor ultra crepidam Ne vile velis Nictat oculis suis Nidus Nihil ad me attinet Nihil ad rem Nihil agas quod non prosit Nihil debet Nihil eripit fortuna nisi quod et dedit Nihil est ab omni parte beatum Nihil quod tetigit non ornavit Nihil sub sole novi Nil Nil actum reputans, dum quid superesset agendum Nil admirari Nil conscire sibi nulla pallescere culpa Let not a pig (presume to teach) Minerva (the Goddess of Wisdom). Teach not thy granny to suck eggs Let the shoemaker stick to his last. Let everyone mind his own business Incline to nothing base He winks with his eyes A nest It is nothing to me Nothing to the point Do nothing but what may turn to good account He owes nothing ; a plea denying a debt Fortune takes from us nothing but what she has given us There is no situation (in life) that is in every re- spect happy He touched nothing which he did not adorn Nothing new under the sun Nothing Thinking that nothing was done while anything re- mained to be done. Leaving no stone un- turned To wonder at nothing To be conscious of wrong, to turn pale at no accu- sation Latin Section. 89 Nil desperandum ! Nil dicit Nil falsi audeat, nil verinon audeat dicere Nil fuit unquam sic impar sibi Nil mortalibus ardui est Nil similius insane quam ebrius Nil sine Deo Nimium ne crede colori Nimium premendo litus Nisi Dominus frustra Nisi prius Nitor in adversum Nocet differre paratis Nocte (or noctu) Never despair ! He says nothing Let him (a historian, for example) not dare to state anything that is false, or to refrain from stating anything that is true Nothing was ever so un- like itself Nothing is difficult to mortals Nothing is more like a madman than a drunken man Nothing without God Trust not too much to ap- pearances ; a blush may cover deceit By hugging the shore too closely ; keeping out of danger Unless the Lord (help us), (our labour'is) in vain Lit. unless before ; a writ by which the sheriff is to bring up a jury on a cer- tain day " unless before " that day the judges go into the counties to hold assizes I strive against opposition It is prejudicial to those that are ready, to delay. Strike while the iron is hot By night go Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Noctes coenaeque Deum Nocte silenti Nocturna versate manu, versate diurna Nolens volens Noli irritare leones Noli me tangere Nolle prosequi Nolo episcopari Nolumus leges Angliae mutari Nominatim Nominis umbra Non aquanon ignipluribus locis utimur quam ami- citia Non assumpsit Non causa, pro causa Nou compos mentis Non conscire sibi Non constat Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum , Non ego ventosae venor suffragia plebis Nights and feasts of the gods In the dead of night Give your days and nights to the study of these authors Whether he will or not Do not rouse the lions Do not touch me To be unwilling to prose- cute ; stoppage of a suit by the plaintiff I do not wish to be made a bishop We are unwilling that the laws of England be changed By name ; by special re- ference The shadow of a name We do not use fire or water in more places than we do friendship He did not assume An inductive fallacy in which the cause assigned has no relation to the effect Not of sound mind To be conscious of no fault It is not evident, agreed, settled It is not every man's for- tune to go to Corinth I do not hunt for the votes of the common people, which veer with every wind Latin Section. Non equidem invideo, miror magis Non est ad astra mollis a terris via Non est alter Non est inventus Non est jocus esse malig- num Non est tanti Non est vivere, sed valere, vita Non generant aquilae co- lumbas Non haec in fcedera Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco Non libet Non licet Non liquet Non magni pendis quia contigit Non nobis, Domine Non nobis solum sed omni- bus Non nobis solum sed toti mundo nati Non nostrum tantas com- ponere lites Non numero hasc judi- cantur sed pondere Indeed I do not envy, I am surprised rather There is no easy path from the earth to the stars There is no other He has not been found There is no fun in ill- natured remarks It is not worth while ; not worth the trouble Life is not life without the enjoyment of health. " For life is only life when blest with health " Eagles do not bring forth doves Not into such leagues as these Not ignorant myself of mis- fortune,! learn to succour the distressed It does not please me It is not lawful (The case) is not clear You do not value it highly because it came inci- dentally Not to us, O Lord Not for ourselves only, but for all Born not for ourselves only, but for the whole world It is not our duty to adjust such high disputes These things are estimated not by number but by weight Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Non obstante Non omnia possumus omnes Non omnis error stultitia est dicenda Non omnis moriar Non possumus Non quo, sed quomodo Non res, sed spes erat Non revertar inultus Non semper erit aestas Non sequitur Non sibi, sed omnibus Non si male nunc et olim sic erit Non solum sed etiam Non sum dignus Non sum qualis eram Non tali auxilio, nee defen- soribus istis tempus eget Non unique prematur in annum Non ut diu vivamus cur- andum est, sed ut satis Notwithstanding We cannot all of us do all things Not every mistake is to be stigmatised as folly I shall not wholly die We cannot Not by whom, but in what manner Not performance, but hope. He was a most promising man, though he did not accomplish anything great I shall not return unavenged It is not always May It does not follow. A form of fallacy in which the conclusion states what cannot be justly inferred from the premises Not for oneself, but for all When things are at their worst they begin to mend. It is a long lane that has no turning Not only but also I am not worthy I am not what I was The juncture needs not such help or such de- fenders as you offer Let your compositions be kept in your desk for nine years We should be anxious not to live long but to live enough Latin Section. 93 Non vi, sed saepe cadendo Non vultus, non color Nosce teipsum Noscitur a sociis Nos patriam fugimus, nos dulcia linquimus arva Nosse haec omnia salus est adolescentulis Nostro marte Nota bene (N.B.) Novos amicos dum paras, veteres cole Novus homo Xovus rex, nova lex Nuces relinquere Nucleus Nudis verbis Nudum pactum Nugae canorae Nugis addere pondus Nugis armatus Nulla aconita bibuntur fictilibus Nulla bona Nulla dies sine linea Nulla est sincera voluptas Not by force, but by fre- quent falling Neither the countenance nor the colour ; nothing like it Know thyself He is known by his asso- ciates We are fleeing from our country, we are leaving our pleasant fields It is good for young men to know all these things By our army, or soldiers, or valour Mark well Whilst you seek newfriends, make much of the old ones A new man New kings make new laws To abandon one's nuts ; to cease to be a child Kernel (of a nut ; or of any matter) In plain words An invalid agreement Melodious trifles To give weight to trifles Armed with trifles No poison is drunk out of earthenware No goods, effects, assets No day without a line without some work ac- complished No joy is unalloyed 94 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Nulla falsa doctrina est quae non permisceat aliquid veritatis Nulla fere causa est, in qua non femina litem moverit Nulla pallescere culpa Nulli jactantius maerent, quam qui maxime laetantur Nullis amor est medicabilis herbis Nulli secundus Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri Nullius films Nullo modo Nullum imperium tutum, nisi benevolentia muni- turn Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementias fuit Nullum magnum malum quod extremum est Nullum medicamentum est idem omnibus Nullus dolor est quern non longinquitas temporis minuat atque molliat There is no false doctrine but mixes up with itself some element of truth There are hardly any dis- putes but a woman has been at the bottom of them Not to turn pale on any imputation of guilt None mourn with more show of sorrow than those who are especially delighted Love is not to be cured by any herbs Second to none ; rirst fiddle Not bound to swear to the opinions of any master ; wholly independent Nobody's child; an illegiti- mate son In no wise ; by no means No government is safe un- less fortified by good will There was never a great genius without a touch of madness No evil which is last can be great No medicine is the same for all persons. One man's meat is another man's poison There is no grief that length of time does not lessen and assuage Latin Section. 95 Nunc aut nunquam Xunc scio quid sit amor Nunquam ad liquidum fama perducitur Nunquam dormio Nunquam minus solus, quam cum solus Nunquam non paratus Nunquam potest non esse virtuti locus Nusquam tuta fides Obiit Obiter dictum Obscuris vera involvens Obscurum per obscurius Observanda Obsta principiis Obstupui, steteruntque comas, et vox faucibus haesit Occasio furem facit Occasionem cognosce Occupet extremum scabies Occurrent nubes Oculis subjecta fidelibus Now or never Now I know what love is Report never shows things in their true light I never sleep ; I am always wide awake Never less alone than when alone Never unprepared ; aye ready There must always be room for virtue ; virtue can never be at a dis- count Our confidence is nowhere safe He or she died A thing said by the way Involving the truth in ob- scure terms (To explain) one obscure thing by something still more obscure. The blind leading the blind Things to be observed Resist the first beginnings I was astounded, my hair stood on end, and my voice clave to my throat Opportunity makes the thief Know your opportunity. Strike while the iron is hot Plague take the hindmost Clouds will intervene Under faithful eyes ; fully and carefully examined. Plain as a pikestaff 96 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Oderint dum metuant Oderunt peccare boni, virtutis amore Odi profanum vulgus Odium theologicum Officina gentium Ohe ! jam satis O imitatores, servum pecus Oleum addere camino Olim Olim meminisse juvabit Omne ignoturn pro mag- nifico Omne in prsecipiti vitium stetit Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum Omne nimium vertitur in vitium Omnes Omne scibile Omnes eodem cogimur Omne solum forti patria est Let them hate provided they fear Good men hate to sin, out of very love of virtue I loathe the profane vulgar The hatred of divines The workshop of the nations Oh ! there is now enough O servile herd of imitators To pour oil upon the fire ; to add fuel to the flame Formerly It will be pleasant to re- member these things in after times Everything unknown is re- garded as magnificent Every kind of vice has reached its highest de- velopment Believe that each day that dawns on you is your last Everything in excess be- comes a vice. There may be too much of a good thing All persons Everything that may be known; everythingknow- able We are all driven towards the same quarter (death- wards) Every soil is the fatherland of a brave man Latin Section. 97 Omnes sint unum Omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci Omnia ad Dei gloriam Omnia bona bonis Omnia fert aetas, animum quoque Omnia inconsulto impetu ccepta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt Omnia mala exempla bonis principiis orta sunt Omnia mea mecum porto Omnia non pariter sunt omnibus apta Omnia novit Graeculus esuriens Omnia praeclara sunt rara Omnia suspendens naso Omnia tuta timens Omnia vanitas Omnia vincit amor Omnia vincit labor Omnibus hoc vitium est Omnibus notum tonsoribus Let all be one (united) He gained every vote, who blended the useful with the agreeable All things are for the glory of God All things are good with good men Time bears away all things, and the powers of the mind among them All things commenced with inconsiderate haste, al- though vigorous at the outset, droop after a time All bad precedents have taken their origin from good beginnings I carry all my property with me All things are not alike suited for all men A starving Greekling knows everything. Will undertake any office All excellent things are rare One who turns up his nose at everything Fearing all things, even such as are safe All is vanity Love conquers all things Labour overcomes all things All have this vice Every barber (gossip 1 knows that 9 8 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Omni exceptione major Omnium consensu capax imperii, nisi imperasset Superior to all exception Everybody would have considered him capable of governing, if he had never governed A miscellaneous collection Omnium gatherum [Gatherum is latinized humorously from " gather " ; it is not a proper Latin word] Onus Onus probandi Ope et consilio Operae pretium est Operculum Opinionum commenta delet dies, naturae judicia con- firmat Opprobrium medicorum Optat ephippia bos piger, optat arare caballus Optimates Optimum est pati quod emendare non possis Optimum obsonium labor Opum furiosa cupido Opusculum Ora et labora Orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano A burden The burden of proving By help and counsel It is worth while A cover ; lid Time wipes out the com- ments of opinion, but it confirms the judgments of nature The disgrace of the doctors : said of any disease for which there has not been found any cure The lazy ox wishes for horse-trappings, and the horse wishes to plough. We are dissatisfied with what we have, and long for what we have not Persons of the first rank What cannot be cured must be endured Work is the best relish The ungovernable lust for riches A little work (book) Pray and work We should pray for a sound mind in a sound body Latin Section. 99 Ora pro nobis Orationem concludere Orator fit, poeta nascitur Ore rotundo Ore tenus Origo mali O ! si sic omnia O tempora ! O mores ! Otium cum dignitate Otiuni sine dignitate Ovem lupo committere Pabulum Pace Pace et bello Pacta conventa Palaestra Palladium Pallida mors Pallidus ira Palmam qui meruit ferat Pray for us To end a speech The orator is made such by education, but a poet must be born such With a round mouth ; volubly ; grandly From the mouth The origin of evil Oh! that he had always done or spoken thus Oh the times ! Oh the manners ! Ease with dignity Ease without dignity To set the wolf to guard the sheep ; or, the fox to keep the geese Fodder ; matter for study, &c. With the favour, leave of In peace and in war Conditions agreed upon Gymnasium ; place for exercise in wrestling, &c. Protection ; support ; an image of Pallas Athene, carefully preserved at Troy, the safety of the city being supposed to depend on it Pale death Pale with rage Let him who has won the palm bear it ioo Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Panacea Pandectae Par Parendo imperat Pares cum paribus facil- lime congregantur Pari passu Paritur pax bello Par negotiis neque supra Par nobile fratrum Par oneri Par pari refero Pars minima sui Pars pro toto Parta tueri debent Parthis mendacior Particeps criminis Parturiunt montes, nasce- tur ridiculus mus Parva componere magnis Parva leves capiuntanimas A cure for every complaint The Pandects (or Digest), a collection of Roman laws from the writings of Roman jurists, made by order of Justinian Equal ; the condition of equality ; equal value By obeying, she (a wife) rules (her husband) Like draws 'to like. Birds of a feather flock to-* together With an equal pace ; side by side Peace is produced by war Neither above nor below A noble pair of brothers Equal to the burden I return like for like The smallest part of the man or thing Part for the whole What is gained ought to be maintained More lying than Parthians ; a consummate liar An accomplice The mountains are in labour, a ridiculous mouse will be born. Great cry and little wool To compare little things with great Little minds are caught with trifles Latin Section. 101 Parvum parva decent Passim Paterfamilias Pater noster Pater patriae Patres conscripti Patria cara,carior libertas Patriae fumus igne alieno luculentior Patriae infelici fidelis Patris est filius Faucis carior est fides quam pecunia Paucis verbis Paulo post futurum Pax in bello Pax potior bello Little things suit little minds ; humble things become humble men. The man in a low station never makes himself ridi- culous but when his efforts exceed his means Everywhere The father of a family ; the head of a house Our Father Father of his country Conscript fathers(or, rather, fathers and conscripti or elected peers) ; Roman senators My country is dear, but liberty is dearer The smoke of one's own country is brighter than a foreign fire Faithful to an unhappy country Like father, like son (lit. he is his father's son) To few persons is loyalty dearer than money ; most men have their price In few words ; in brief A little past the future ; a name given by Latin grammarians to the future perfect tense Peace in war Peace is more powerful than war Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Pax vel injusta utilior est quamjustissimumbellum Pax vobiscum Peccavi Pecuniam in loco negligere maximum est lucrum Penates Pendente lite Penetralia Penetralia mentis Pennas incidere alicui Per acuta belli Per angusta ad augusta Per annum Per capita Per centum Per contra PerDeumet ferrum obtinui Per diem Peream si falsa loquor Pereant amici, dum una inimici intercidant Per fas et nefas Perfervidum ingenium Peace even on hard terms is better than the justest war Peace be with you I have sinned To spend money freely (despise money) on pro- per occasions is the greatest gain (Roman) household gods Whilst the suit is pending Secret rooms or recesses The inmost recesses of the mind; the heart of hearts To clip one's wings ; to take one down a peg Through the dangers of war Through difficulties to honours By the year By the head By the hundred On the contrary By the help of God and my sword have I won it By the day May I die if I speak what is false Let our friends perish, pro- vided that our enemies fall with them Through right and wrong; justly or unjustly ; through thick and thin ; by every means A very intense disposition Latin Section. 103 Periculosae plenum opus aleae Periculum in mora Periissem ni per iissem Perimus licitis Per incuriam Per mare per terras Permitte divis caetera Per multum risum poteris cognoscere stultum Per saltum Per se Persona ingrata Persia atque obdura Per vias rectas Pervigilium Pessimum genus inimi- corum laudantes Petitio principii Pia fraus Pila est mea Piscem natare doces A work full of dangerous hazard Danger in delay I should have died if I had not succeeded (lit. gone through with it) We perish by what is lawful Through heedlessness, or negligence Through sea and land Leave the rest to the gods By his much laughter, you will be able to recognise a fool. The loud laugh speaks the vacant mind By a leap or jump By itself An objectionable person ; a person disliked (by some one) Hold hard ; never say die By straight roads Watching all night Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies Begging the question ; the logical fallacy of assum- ingwhat has to be proved A pious fraud ; fraud com- mitted for a good object ; a justifiable injustice My ball ! I've won You teach a fish to swim. To carry coals to New- castle 104 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Pisces Placebo Placet Plebs Pleno jure Plenum Plerunique gratae divitibus vices Plexus Ploratur lacrimis amissa pecunia veris Plura faciunt homines e consuetudine, quam e ratione Plures crapula quam gla- dius Plus Plus dolet quam necesse est, qui ante dolet quam necesse est Plus ratio quam vis caeca valere solet Plus salis quam sumptus Plus vident oculi quam oculus Poeta nascitur, non fit Polliceri montes auri The Fishes (one of the signs of the Zodiac) " I will please ; " blarney ; soft sawder " It pleases ; " decree ; or- dinance ; official order The common people ; the plebeians With full authority " Full " ; substance ; ma- terial ; substantiality Changes are generally agreeable to the wealthy Net-work; interwoven threads ; a system of meshes The loss of money is lamented with real tears Men do more actions from habit than on reflection The belly (gluttony) kills more than the sword More He grieves more than is needful, who grieves be- fore it is needful Common sense can usually effect more than blind force More relish than cost Two eyes see better than one The poet is born, not made To make extravagant promises Latin Section. 105 Pons asinorum Porro unum est necessa- rium Posse comitatus Posse videor Possunt quia posse videntur Post Post bellum auxilium Postea Post factum nullum con- silium Post hoc, ergo propter hoc Post meridiem (P.M.) Post mortem Post nubila Phoebus Post obit Post prcelia praemia The asses' bridge ; applied to the fifth proposition in Euclid One thing further is neces- sary The power of the county. A posse of police is a body of police I appear to be able ; I think I can They are able because they seem to be able ; they can because they think they can After Aid after the war ; help offered too late Afterwards Advice comes too late when a thing is done After this, therefore in con- sequence of this ; the logical fallacy of treating a subsequent event as undoubtedly a result of a preceding one, although of course it is not neces- sarily so After noon After death After clouds, the sun ; after adversity, pros- perity. It is a long lane that has no turning A bond payable after death After battles (come) re- wards 106 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Postremo Post scriptum (P.S.) Post tenebras lux Post tot naufragia portum Postulatum (pi. Postulata) Potentissimus est qui se habet in potestate Praecognita Praemonitus prsemunitus Praemunire Praescriptum Praenomen Praepropera consilia raro sunt prospera Praesertim Praeteriti anni Primae viae Prima facie Primo Lastly ; in short Written afterwards After darkness light. "Joy cometh in the morning " After so many shipwrecks (we reach) a harbour A demand ; an assumption required for an argument He is most powerful who has himself in his own power Things previously known Forewarned, forearmed A writ issued against cer- tain offenders, who are thus placed outside the protection of the law, and are liable to for- feiture of goods and to imprisonment. The name is taken from the first words, pramoneri or pramuniri facias : " Cause A. B. to be forwarned that he appear, &c." A thing prescribed A Christian name Over-hasty counsels sel- dom prosper Especially Years past and gone ; by- gone days The first passages At first sight ; on a first view, or consideration In the first place Latin Section. 107 Primum mobile Primus inter omnes Primus inter pares Princeps obsoniorum Principia Principiis obsta Principia, non homines Principiis obsta Priusquam incipias con- sulito.et ubi consuliueris, mature facto opus est Private consensu Pro aris et focis Probatum est Probitas laudatur et alget Probitas verus honor Pro bono publico Probum non poenitet Pro confesso Pro et con (for contra) Profanum vulgus Pro forma Pro hac vice Proh pudor The first impulse. Strictly, the first movable sphere, supposed to communi- cate motion to the other spheres The first among them all Chief among equals The prince of tit-bits First principles Resist beginnings Principles, not men Oppose the beginnings (of evil) Before you begin consider, and when you have well considered, then act with promptitude. Deliberate slowly, execute promptly By one's own consent For our altars and firesides It is proved Honesty is praissd and freezes (is left in cold neglect) Honesty is true honour For the public good The honest man does not repent As if conceded For and against The common people For the sake of form For this turn or occasion For shame io8 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Pro libertatepatriae Pro loco et tempore Prooemium Propaganda Pro patria Propositi tenax Propria persona Proprio motu Pro rata Pro rege, lege, et grege Pro re nata Pro tanto Pro tempore Proviso Proxime accessit Proximus ardet Ucalegon Proximus sed proximus longo intervailo Prudens futuri Publico consilio For the liberty of one's country For place and time Introduction, preface, pre- lude Short for the congregation de propaganda fide (for propagating or spreading the knowledge of the faith) For our country Firm of purpose One's own individuality On one's own motion ; of one's own accord In proportion For the king, the law, and the people For a special emergency, or business For so much ; to that ex- tent For the time being A condition, stipulation Honourable mention (lit. he came next) Ucalegon('s house), next door, is on fire. When thy neighbour's house is on fire, be careful of thine own (see Nam tua res, &>c.) Next, but next at a great distance ; a bad second Thoughtful of the future By public consent Latin Section, 109 Publicum bonum private est praeferendum Pugnis et calcibus Punica fides Qua ducitis adsum Quse amissa salva Quae fuerant vitia mores sunt Quaere Quaerenda pecunia pri- m um, virtus post mummos Quaistio fit de legibus, non de personis Quae supra nos nihil ad nos Qualis ab incepto Quamdiu se bene gesserit Quam multa injusta ac prava fiunt moribus Quam prope adcrimensine crimine Quam stepe forte temere eveniunt quas nonaudeas optare ! Quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus Ouando ullum inveniemus parem ? The public good is to be preferred to private ad- vantage ; privilege must yield to public interest With fists and heels ; with all one's might Punic (or Carthaginian) faith ; treachery Wherever you lead, I am with you What w r as lost is safe What used to be vices are now common manners Query ; search for Money must first be got, and after coins virtue The question refers to the laws, and not to persons (or parties) The things above us are nothing to us The same as from the be- ginning During his good behaviour How many injustices and wrongs are enacted through custom How near a man may approach to guilt without being guilty How often do things you dare not hope for happen by mere chance ! Sometimes the good Homer nods (goes to sleep) When shall we find his like again ? no Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Quantum Quantum est in rebus inane! Quantum libet Quantum meruit Quantum mutatus ab illo Quantum sufficit Quantum valeat Quaquaversum Quare ? Quare impedit ? Quasi Quern pcenitet peccasse pene est innocens Quern te Deus esse jussit Qui amicus est amat, qui amat non utique amicus est Qui capit ille facit Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrago libelli Quicquid excessit modum pendet instabili loco Quicunque turpi fraude semel innotuit, etiamsi verum dicit, amittit fidem How much How much emptiness there is in the pursuits of man (in life). What trifles men pursue ! As much as you please As much as he deserved How changed from what he once was As much as is sufficient (To take a thing for) what it is worth In whatever direction Why ? for what reason ? W 7 hy does he stand in the way, or hinder ? As if ; in a manner He who is sorry for having done wrong is next to innocent What God commanded you to be He who is a friend loves, but he who loves is not necessarily a friend If the cap fits, put it on Whatever men do (all the interests of menjforms the miscellaneous matter of our (my) little book Whatever has exceeded its bounds is in a state of instability Whoever has once become known for an act of base deceit, even when he speaks the truth, loses the credit of it Latin Section. in Quid de quoque viro, et cui dicas, saepe caveto Qui derelinquunt legem, laudant improbos Quid leges sine moribus vanae proficiunt ? Quid nunc ? Qui docet, discit Quid pro quo Quidquid delirant reges plectuntur Achivi Quidquid multis peccatur inultum est Quidquid praecipies, esto brevis Quid rides ? Quid sit futurum eras, fuge quaerere Quid tantum insano juvat indulgere dolori ? Quid turpius est quam illudi ? Quid verum atque decens Quieta non inovere Quietus Take watchful care what you say about any man, and to whom you say it They that forsake the law, praise the wicked Where is the good of laws in the absence of morals ? "What now?" One curious to know everything is a quidnunc He who teaches others, learns himself Tit for tat ; a mutual con- sideration Whatever mad thing their kings may do, the Greeks suffer for it The guilt that is committed by many passes un- punished When you lay down a rule, be short Why do you laugh ? Avoid inquiring what is going to happen to- morrow What does it avail you to give v/ay so much to un- reasonable grief? What is more shameful than to be made a fool of ? What is true and honour- able To let sleeping dogs lie Calm, at rest ; hence the condition of being settled or at rest (lit. " quiet ") ii2 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Qui facit per alium facit per se Oui invidet minor est Qui male agit odit lucem Qui nescit dissimulare nescit vivere Qui non est hodie eras minus aptus erit Qui non libere veritatem pronunciat, proditor est veritatis Qui non proficit, deficit Qui non vetat peccare cum possit, jubet Qui non vult fieri desidiosus, amet Quinquennium Quiproquo Quis consistat coram invi- dentia ? Quis custodiet ipsos cus- todes ? Qui sentit commodum, sentire debet et onus Quis fallere possit aman- tem ? What a man does through another, he does through himself. He is respon- sible for his agent He who envies is the in- ferior He that does evil hates the light He who knows not how to dissemble knows not how to live He that is not fit to-day will be less fit to-morrow He who does not freely speak the truth is a traitor to the truth* He who does not advance, goes backwards He that does not forbid wrongdoing, when it is in his power, orders it Let him who does not wish to become indolent fall in love A period of five years A quibble, pun, conun- drum Who can stand in the pre- sence of envy ? Who shall guard the guards themselves ? He who feels the ad vantage ought to feel the burden as well Who can deceive a lover ? Latin Section. Quis talia fando temperet a lacrimis ? Qui tarn ? Qui terret, plus ipse timet Qui timide rogat, docet negare Qui transtulit, sustinet Qui uti scit, ei bona Qui vult decipi decipiatur Quo? Quoad hoc Quo animo ? Quocunque modo Quod avertat Deus Quod decet honestum est, et quod honestum est decet Quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.) Quod erat faciendum (Q.E.F.) Quod est violentum, non est durabile Quodlibet Quod potui perfeci Quod sors feret, feremus aequo animo Quod vide (Q.V.) Who can restrain himself from tears in relating such things ? Who as well ? He who awes others, is more in fear himself He who asks timidly teaches a refusal He who brought us hither still preserves us Good things to him who knows how to use them Let him that wishes to be deceived be deceived Whither ? As regards this particular matter With what mind or inten- tion ? In whatsoever manner Which may God avert What is becoming is honourable, and what is honourable is becoming Which was to be proved Which was to be done What is violent is not last- ing. Extremes seldom last long Any thing whatever I did what I could Whatever chance shall bring, we shall bear with a calm and firm mind Which see H ii4 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Quo fata vocant Quo jure ? Quo me cunque vocat patria Quondam Quondam vicimus hisarmis Quo pacto ? Quorum Quorum pars fui Quorum pars magna fui Quos Deus vult perdere prius dementat Quota Quot homines, tot sententiae Quotidie Quot servi, tot hostes Quo warranto? Radix Kara avis Kara fides probitasque viris qui castra sequuntur Rari nantes Ratio et consilium propriae ducis artes Rationale Whither destiny calls me By what right ? Wherever my country calls me Formerly ; former (adj.) We were once victorious with these arms How ? By what means ? " Of whom." A sufficient number to form a legal meeting Of which, or whom, I was a part In which I bore a great part Those whom God wishes to destroy He first deprives of their senses Share, proportion So many men, so many minds Daily ; from day to day So many servants, so many enemies By what authority ? A root A rare bird ; a prodigy Good faith and probity are rare among such as follow camps Swimmingone here another there Reason and deliberation are the proper qualities of a general A statement of reasons ; an exposition of the principles of a subject Latin Section. Recipe Recte et suaviter Rectus in curia Redire cum perit nescit pudor Redivivus Redolet lucerna Reductio ad absurdum Regalia Regina Regium donum Re infecta Rem acu tetigisti Renascentur Renovate nomine Repente Requiem Rsquiescat in pace (R.I. P.) Rerum primordia Res angusta domi Res est sacra miser Res est soliciiti plena timoris amor Residuum Receive. (The items of the prescription follow) Justly and mildly Upright in the court Tne sense of shame once lost, is gone for ever Restored to life ; resusci- tated It smells of the lamp ; it is a laboured production Reducing an argument to an absurdity Badges, marks, or ensigns of royalty A queen A royal gift Without accomplishing one's object You have touched the thing exactly (lit. with a needle) They will rise again By a revived name Suddenly A hymn entreating rest for the dead May he (or she) rest in peace The first elements of things Narrow circumstances at home A person in distress is a sacred object Love is a constant source of fear and anxiety The residue ; the dregs n6 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Res judicata Respice finem Responsio mollis avertit excandescentiam Res publica Resurgam Retinens vestigia famae Revera Revocare gradum Rex Ride et sapis Ridentem dicere verum quid vetat ? Ride, si sapis Risum teneatis ? Rostra Ruat ccelum Rudis indigestaque moles Rus in urbe Rusticus exspectat dum defluat amnis ; ' at ille labitur, et labetur in omne volubilis aevum Saepe intereunt aliis medi- tantes necem A decided case, a case or point on which judgment has been pronounced Look to the end A soft answer turncth away wrath The commonwealth I shall rise again Maintaining the traces of fame In truth To recall (retrace) one's steps A king Laugh and be wise What hinders one from laughing and speaking the truth ? One may speak truth without pull- ing a long face Laugh, if you are wise Can you forbear to laugh ? A raised platform to speak from ; tribune Though the heavens fall (let justice be done) A rough and chaotic mass The country in town The peasant (according to the fable) waits till the river flow past ; but it glides on, and will glide on rolling for ever and ever Those who set the trap for others often fall into it themselves Latin Section. 117 Saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint scripturus Saevis inter se convenit ursis Sagittarius Sal Atticum Salus populi suprema est lex Salve ! Salvo jure Salvo pudore Sanatorium Sancte et sapienter Sanctum Sanctum sanctorum Sanitas sanitatum, omnia sanitas Sapere aude Sapiens dominabitur astris Sapiens ipse fingit fortunam sibi Sapientiam ac eruditionem stulti spernunt Sapientia prima est stul- titia caruisse Sartor resartus Satagit rertim suarum Frequently turn the stilus (re-write your compo- sitions again and again), if you propose to write anything worth reading twice Even savage bears agree among themselves The Archer (one of the signs of the Zodiac) Attic salt ; wit The welfare of the people is the highest law Hail ! Welcome ! Saving the right Without offence to modesty A convalescent institution Religiously and wisely A holy (place); a private cabinet Holy of holies Lit., Health of healths, all is health. (After "vanity of vanities, all is vani- ty.") The chief concern is health Dare to be wise The wise man will govern the stars The wise man fashions his fortune for himself Fools despise wisdom and instruction The first step to wisdom is to be free from folly The tailor mended He has enough to do with his own affairs n8 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Sat habeo Sat cito, si sat bene Satis accipere Satis eloquentiae, sapientia: parum Satis, superque Satis verborum Saturno rege Scandalum magnatum (Scan. Mag.) Scelere velandum est scelus Scholium Scienter Scilicet Scintilla Scio cui credidi Scire facias Scire quid valeant humeri, quid ferre recusent Scire tuum nihil est, nisi te scire hoc sciat alter Scoriae Scorpio Scribendi recte sapere est principium et fons I have enough ; I am con- tent Soon enough if but well enough To take security, or bail Sufficient eloquence, but little wisdom Enough, and more than enough Enough of words ; you need say no more In the reign of Saturn ; in the golden age Scandal or slander of great personages One crime is to be concealed by another Annotation ; gloss Knowingly That is to say ; to \vit A spark I know whom I have trusted "Cause it to be known"; a writ To know how strong the shoulders are and what they refuse to carry. To know one's strength and one's weakness Your knowledge is nothing (useless) unless others know that you possess it Ashes The Scorpion (one of the signs of the Zodiac) The first principle and source of good writing is to think justly Latin Section. 119 Scribimus indocti, doctique Secundum ajtem Secundum formam statuti Segnius irritant animum demissa per aures, quam quae sunt oculis subjecta fidelibus Semel et simul Semel insanivimus omnes Semper avarus eget Semper felix Semper fidelis Semper idem (fern, eadem) Semper paratus Semper vivit in armis Senatus consultum Sensorium Separatio a mensa et toro Septum Sequela Sequiturque patrem non passibus aequis Sequor non inferior Sera in fundo parcimonia Learned and unlearned we all write According to art According to the form of the statute According to nature In self defence Those things looked upon by trustworthy eyes more duly impress the mind than those which are merely heard by the ears At once and together We have all once been mad The miser is ever in want Always happy Always faithful Always the same Always ready He ever lives in arms A decree of the (Roman) Senate Seat of sense or thought ; the brain Separation from bed and board An inclosure ; fold ; barrier ; fence A consequence or result He follows his father, but not \vith equal paces I follow, but am not inferior Economy is useless when all is spent. To lock the door after the horse is stolen 120 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Sera nunquam est ad bonos mores via Seriatim Sero sapiunt Phryges Sero, sed serie Sero venientibus ossa Serum est cavendi tempus in mediis malis Servabo fidem Servare modum Sesqui (in compounds) Sesquipedalia verba Sic Sic itur ad astra Sic jubeo Sic passim Sic totidem verbis Sic transit gloria mundi Sicut ante Sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas Sic volo, sic jubeo Sic vos non vobis The way to good manners is never too late In regular order The Phrygians are wise too late. A day after the feast (or the fair) Late, but seriously The bones for those who come late^ First come best served Caution time is over when one is in the midst of evils I will keep faith To keep within bounds Once and a half; more by half; one half more Words a foot and a half long So, thus Such is the way to immor- tality (lit. to the stars) So I order So everywhere So in as many words So passes away the glory of the world As before Exercise your rights in such a manner as not to injure another man's rights So I wish, so I command Thus you (do) not (labour) for yourselves. Applied when one person does the work and another reaps the fruits Latin Section. 121 Si Deus nobiscum quis contra nos ? Si fortuna juvat Silent leges inter arma Si leonina pellis rfon satis est, assuenda vulpina Similia similibus curantur Similis simili gaudet Simplex munditiis Sine Cerere etLibero friget Venus Sine cura Sine die Sine dubio Sine ictu Sine invidia Sine joco Sine odio Sine omni periculo Sine qua non Sinus Si quaeris monumentum, circumspice Siste viator Sit sine labe decus If God (be) with us, who (shall be) against us ? If fortune favours The laws are silent in the midst of arms If the lion's skin is not enough, sew the fox's to it. Supplement strength (force) by address (cun- ning, astuteness) Like is cured by like Like delights in like. Birds of a feather Simple in (thy) elegance When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window Without charge or care Without a day appointed (for further consideration, or for next meeting) Without doubt Without a blow Without envy Without jesting ; seriously Without hatred Without any danger An indispensable condi- tion ; lit. without which (the agreement can) not (be concluded) A bosom ; gulf or bay If you seek my monument look around Stop, traveller Let honour be stainless 122 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Sit tibi terra levis Si vales, bene est Si vivere perseverarent Sola juvat virtus Sola nobilitas virtus Solvitur ambulando Spargere voces in vulgum ambiguas Sparsim Spectemur agendo Sperat infestis Spero meliora Spes gregis Spes mea Christus Spes protracta aegrum efficit animum Spes tutissima coslis Spicilegium Spiculum Spolia opima Sponte sua Spretas injuria formae Stans pede in uno Stare super vias antiquas Stat magni nominis umbra May the earth lie lightly on thee If you are in good health, it is well If they were to persist in living Virtue alone assists me Virtue alone is true nobility Doubt is resolved by action To scatter among the people words bearing a double meaning (Scattered) here and there Let us be known by our actions He hopes in adversity I hope for better things The hope of the flock Christ is my hope Hope deferred maketh the heart sick The safest hope is in Heaven A selection ; an anthology A spike ; spine ; needle The choicest spoils (won by one commander from the other in single combat) Unsolicited ; of one's own accord The offence of despising (her) beauty Standing on one foot To stand to the old paths He stands the shadow of a mighty name Latin Section. 123 Stat pro ratione voluntas Statu quo Status Status quo ante bellum Stet Stet pro ratione voluntas Stillicidium Stimulus Stratum super stratum Striae Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes Stultusspernit eruditionem patris sui Stylo inverse Sua cuique voluptas Suae quisque fortunes faber Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re Sub armis esse Sub cruce veritas Sub dio Sub hoc signo vinces Subito Sub Jove Sub judice Will stands for reason As things were before Condition; standing (soci- ally or otherwise) The position existing be- fore the war Let it stand Let my will stand for a reason A dripping ; drizzle A spur ; goad ; incitement Layer above layer Furrows or small channels, especially on boulders, columns, &c. It is foolish to dread that which you cannot avoid A fool despises his father's instruction With the wrong end of the stylus (or pen) Every man has his own pleasures Every man is the maker of his own fortune Gentle in manner, but resolute in deed To be in arms Truth under oppression Under the open sky Under this sign thou shalt conquer Suddenly Under the open sky Under consideration 124 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Sublatum ex oculis quaeri- mus Sub poena Sub rosa Sub silentio Substratum Subsultim Succedaneum Suggestio falsi Sui generis Suis stat viribus Summum bonum SummumjuSjSummainjuria Sunt lacrimae rerum, et mentem mortaliatangunt Suo gladio jugulari Suo marte Suo motu Supersedeas Super visum corporis Supplicationes eloquitur pauper, dives autem Joquitur aspere Suppressio veri When the well is dry we begin to appreciate the value of water Under a penalty Under the rose ; secretly In silence What lies under an erection ; support By leaps or jumps A substitute The suggestion of wh.-ii is false ; putting forward as the fact what one knows to be untrue Of its own kind He stands by his own strength The greatest good The rigour of the law is the rigour of oppression There are circumstances that move to tears, and the woes of mortals touch the mind (heart) To be condemned out of one's own mouth ; foiled with one's own devices By one's own valour On one's own motion A writ to stay or set aside proceedings Upon a view of the body The poor use entreaties, but the rich speak roughly A suppression of the truth Latin Section. 125 Supra Surdo loqui Surgit amari aliquid Suspiria de profundis Suum cuique Suum cuique pulcrum Suus cuique mos Symposium Tabula rasa Taedium vita Tarn Marte quam Minerva Tangere ulcus Tantaene animis ccelesti- bus irae ? Tantas componere lites Tanti Tardus ad iram abundat intelligentia Te Deum Te judice Telum imbelle sine ictu Tempora mutantur, nos et mutarnur in illis Above To talk to a deaf man : to lose one's labour ; to urge a hopeless suit Something bitter rises Sighs from the depths Let each man have his own To every one his own (is) most beautiful. The crow thinks her own bird fairest Everyone has his particular habit A banquet ; feast ; usually of learned persons A blank tablet Weariness of life Possessed equally of courage and genius To touch the sore. To hit the nail on the head Does such anger dwell (rage) in heavenly minds? To settle so great a quarrel Of such importance He that is slow to anger is of great understanding Hymn of thanksgiving, beginning Te Deum lauda- mus (Thee, God, we praise) You being the judge A feeble weapon thrown without effect The times change and we change with them 126 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Tempus edax rerum Tempus fugit Tempus in ultimum Tempus omnia revelat Tenax propositi Teres atque rotundus Terminus Terrae filius Terra es, terram ibis Terra firma Terra incognita Tertium quid Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes Timet pudorem Timor Domini fons vitae Toga Toga virilis Tot homines, quot sententia? Totidem verbis Toties quoties Totis viribus Toto ccelo Totum Totum in eo est Totus mundus agit histrio- nem Totus teres atque rotundus Time the devourer of all things Time flies To the last extremity Time reveals all things Tenacious of his purpose Polished (smooth) and round. Round as a ball The end A son of the soil ; a man of mean birth Dust thou art, to dust thou shalt return Solid earth ; a firm footing An unknown land A third something I fear the Greeks, even when they offer presents He fears shame The fear of the Lord is the fountain of life The Roman civil dress The gown of manhood So many men, so many minds In just so many words As often as With all his might By the whole heavens ; diametrically opposed The whole All depends on this All the world's a stage Complete, smooth, and round Latin Section. 127 Traditus non victus Transeat in exemplum Tria juncta in uno Triumpho morte tarn vita Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur Truditur dies die Tuebor Tu ne cede malis Tu quoque Tutor et ultor Tuum est Uberrima fides Ubi jus incertum, ibi jus nullum Ubi libertas, ibi patria Ubi mel, ibi apes Ubique Ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant Ubi supra Ultima ratio Betrayed, not conquered May it pass into an ex- ample Three joined in one I triumph in death as in life Trojan and Tyrian shall be treated by me with no difference One day is pressed on- ward by another I will defend Do not you yield to mis- fortunes You, too. " You're an- other." A tu quoque is a retort, implying that the case of the opposite party is no better than its rival's; each being guilty of the same mis- doings Protector and avenger It is your own Implicit reliance Uncertainty destroys law Where liberty dwells, there is my country Where there is honey, there are bees Everywhere Where they (military monarchs) make a soli- tude (by killing all the people), they call it peace Where above mentioned The final reason or argu- ment 128 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Ultima ratio regum Ultima Thule Ultimatum Ultimo (ult.) Ultimus regum Ultra Ultra vires Umbilicus Una voce Unguibus et rostro Unguis in ulcere Uno animo Uno avulso, non deficit alter Unum et commune pericu- lum, una salus ambobus erit Urbem lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit Urbi et Orbi Usque ad aras Usque ad nauseam Usus loquendi Usus promptum reddit The last reasoning of kings ; military force Most distant Thule ; the furthest land or limit The last proposal The preceding month The last of the kings Beyond ; extreme Beyond, in excess of (one's legal) powers The navel; middle; centre With one voice ; unani- mously With claws and beak. With all one's force A claw in the wound With one mind ; unani- mously On the removal of one, another is not wanting. II n'y a d'homme neces- saire. There is no one so important but the world can go on without him There shall be one common danger, one safety for both He (Augustus) found the city (Rome) a city of bricks, he left it a city of marble To the city (Rome) and to the world To the very altars Even to satiety, to disgust The (or a) usage of speech Practice makes perfect Latin Section. 129 T"t infra Uti possidetis 1 "t prosim Ut quisqueest viroptimus, ita difficillime essc alios improbos suspicatur Utrum horum mavis accipe Ut supra Ut vidi, ut perii Vacuum Vade mecum Vae victis Vale Valeas ! Valeat quantum valere potest Valete ac plaudite Valvae Varise lectiones Variorunv^edition) m Varium et mutabile semper femina Vates sacer Vehimur in altum Velis et remis Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia Vel prece, vel pretio As below As you possess ; state of present possession That I may do good The better a man is, the less is he inclined to suspect others Take whichever you prefer ; choose your horn (of a dilemma) As above ; as above stated The moment I beheld, how was I lost ! Absolutely empty space "Go with me;" a book carried as a constant companion Woe to the vanquished Farewell Be off with you ! Let it pass for what it is worth Farewell and applaud A folding door ; valves Various readings An edition with the notes of various writers (cum notis variorum] A woman is ever change- able, ever capricious Sacred prophet, or poet We are borne on high With sails and oars ; by every possible means Hasty counsels are fol- lowed by repentance For either love or money i 130 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Veluti in speculum Venalis populus, venalis curia patrum Vendidit hie auro patriam Venenum in auro bibitur Yenienti occurrite morbo Venire facias Veniunt a dote sajrittae Veni, vidi, vici Ventis remis Ventis secundis Ventis verba profundere Vento et fluctibus loqui Vento vivere Verba facit pedibus suis Verbatim Verbatim et literatim Verbum sat sapienti Vere prius volucres taceant, aestate cicadse Yeritas nihil veretur nisi abscondi As in a mirror The people is venal, the senate is venal. Every man has his price This man sold his country for gold Poison is drunk out of gold Meet an approaching disease ; combat it on the first symptoms The writ for summoning a jury The darts come from her dowry ; her money is her chief attraction I came, I saw, I conquered With all one's might (lit. with wind arid oars) With prosperous winds To pour forth words to the winds ; to speak to deaf ears To speak to the wind and the waves ; to waste one's words To live upon wind He speaks with his feet Word for word ; literally \Vord for word, and letter for letter A word is enough for u wise man Sooner can^birds be silent in spring, and the crickets in summer ; an extreme improbability Truth fears nothing but concealment Latin Section. Yeritas odium parit Veritatis simplex oratio est Ver non semper viret Versus Verus et fidelis semper Vestigia Vestigia nulla retrorsum Vetustas pro lege semper habetur Vexata quaestio Via Via media Viaticum Via trita, via tuta Vice Vice versa Victrix fortunae sapientia Vide Vide et crede Videlicet (viz.) Video meliora proboque, deteriora seqnor Truth begets hatred The language of truth is simple Spring does not always flourish Against Always true and loyal Footsteps, traces There are no backward footsteps. " He has burned his bridges " Ancient custom is always reckoned as a law A vexed question ; a moot point By the way of A middle course Provision for the (last) journey ; the Eucharist. when administered to the sick, or to persons unable to go to church The beaten path is the safe path In the place of The terms being ex- changed ; the reverse Wisdom conquers fortune See See and believe Namely I see and approve of the better things, I follow the worse. I know the right, and yet the wrong pursue 132 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Vide ut supra Vi et armis Vigilate Vincam aut moriar Vincere aut mori Vincit amor patriae Vincit, qui se vincit Vincit veritas Vinctus invictus Vinculum matrimonii Vires acquirit eundo Virgo Viri infelicis procul amici Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur Virtus ariete fortior Virtus est vitium fugere Virtus in actione consistit Virtus in arduis Virtus incendit vires Virtus invidiae scopus Virtus non stemma Virtus probata florescit Virtus semper viridis Virtus sub cruce crescit, ad aethera tendens Virtute mea me involve See what is stated above By force of arms Be watchful I will conquer or die To conquer or to die Love of country prevails He conquers who over- comes himself Truth conquers Chained but not conquered The bond of marriage She acquires strength in her progress The Maiden (one of the signs of the Zodiac) Friends keep at a distance from an unfortunate man The man is wise who talks little Virtue is stronger than a battering ram It is virtue to shun vice Virtue consists in action Virtue in difficulties Virtue kindles the strength Virtue is the mark of envy Virtue, not pedigree Virtue flourishes in trial Virtue is always green (fresh, blooming) Virtue increases under the cross and strives towards heaven I wrap myself up in my virtue (integrity) Latin Section. Virtute non viris Virtute officii Virtuti nihil obstat et arm is Virtutis amore Virum volitare per ora Virus Vis a tergo Vis comica Vis inertias Vis poetica Vis preservatrix Vis unita fortior Vis vita? Vita brevis, ars longa Vitam impendere vero Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia Vitanda est improba siren, Desidia Vitiis nemo sine nascitur \ Vivat regina Vivat respublica Vivat rex Viva voce Vive memor leti Vive, vale Vivida vis animi From virtue not from men By virtue of office Nothing can oppose virtue and courage By the love of virtue To flit through the mouths of men ; to pass from lip to lip ; to spread like wild-fire Poisonous infectious mat- ter A propelling force from behind Comic power, or talent The power of inertness Poetic genius A preserving power Union is strength The vigour of life Life is short and art is long To stake one's life for the truth It is fortune that governs human life, not wisdom The wicked siren, Sloth, is to be shunned No man is born without his faults Long live the queen Long live the republic Long live the king By the living voice ; orally Live mindful of death Farewell and be happy The living force of the mind 134 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Vivit post funera virtus Vix decimus quisque est Vixere fortes ante Aga- memnona Volenti non fit injuria Volo, non valeo Vota vita mea Vox et praeterea nihil Vox faucibus haesit Vox populi, vox Dei Vulgo Vulneratus, non victus Vulnus immedicabile Vultus est index animi Zephyrus Zonam perdidit Zonam solvere Virtue survives the grave There is scarce one in ten There lived brave men before Agamemnon No injustice is done to a person by an act to which he consents I am willing, but unable My life is devoted A voice and nothing more The voice stuck in the throat The voice of the people is the voice of God Commonly Wounded, but not con- quered An irreparable injury ; an incurable wound The face is the index of the mind A gentle wind ; a zephyr He has lost his purse To loose the virgin zone (belt, worn by girls, and laid aside on marriage) ; to marry (a woman) GREEK SECTION. (Hades) (Athumia) TOV KaXXovs KO.I a/DT7?<; (Aidos tou kallous kai aretes polis) Atet /coXotos Trpos KoXoiov travel (Aiei koloios pros koloion hizanei) Atretre, /cat SoOrjcrerai V/JLIV (Ai- teite, kai dothesetai humin) Auav (^Eon) (Acme) (x\cropolis) AXAwv larpos, auros eAKecri flpvuv (Allon iatros, autos helkesi bruon) a Kai fl/xeya (Alpha and Omega) (Ambrosia) (Among the ancients), the abode of the dead, the world of spirits Despondency; exhaustion of the heart Modesty is the citadel of beauty and virtue A jackdaw always sits beside a jackdaw. Birds of a feather Ask, and it shall be given you An age ; a long period of time The highest point ; the crisis A citadel The physician of others, thou thyself art full of ulcers. (Lat. Aliorum m#ltats t &c.) Physician, heal thyself. The first and the last (letters of the Greek alphabet); the beginning and the end The food of the gods (con- ferring immortality) ; any- thing pleasing to the taste or smell 136 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. A/AOTpOt KAwTTES, KO.I 6 Sea- P.IVOS Kai 6 K\e\]/aj/ (An ax andron Agamemnon) AvOpu>Tropa? TTJV ey^eAw X ts (Ap* ouras ten engchelun echeis) (Apophysis) Apeo7rayo9 (Areopagus) /xerpov (Ariston me- tron) Apto-rov vSwp (Ariston hudor) Both are thieves, the receiver and the thief. No receiver, no thief There is no virtue like neces- sity A solemn curse ; an accursed thing Agamemnon, king of men Man is but a breath and a shadow The dog is worth his food. It is an iU dog that deserves not a crust Admitted propositions, axioms; general maxims Deification ; the placing of a distinguished person among the (heathen) deities Lit. the Destroyer ; Beelzebub You have (hold) the eel by the tail. You have to do with an active and slippery customer The process of a bone ; the prominence to which a tendon is attached A famous court of justice held on Mars' (Ares') Hill, at Athens Moderation (a middle course) is best The best (or first) of things is water Greek Section, P.OL (Arkei moi) rj/jLicrv ai TO? (Arche hemisu pantos) ArXas (Atlas) Av-ofj.a.Tov (Automaton) AvToi/o/Mia (Autonomia) Ba(9cs (Bathos) BaA/V es Krpa/cas (Ball' CS korakas) Bacris (Basis) Be/JaTrTioytevos (Uebaptisme- nos) Bopeas (Boreas) o^Sov (Boustrophe- don) axaipo?, Seivov KOLKOV (Gelos akairos, deinon kakon) r^pacrKw aiet TTO\/ a 8iSa(r/co/X- fos (Gerasko aiei polla didaskomenos") JYojtfi Kaipov (Gnothi kairon) It suffices me ; I am content The beginning is the half of the whole. Well begun is half done A giant who was fabled by the Greeks to have borne the earth on his shoulders, as a punishment for attempting to storm heaven ; a collec- tion of maps A thing that is self-moved, as a clock, &c. Self-government ; being go- verned by one's own laws A sinking ; ludicrous descent from the elevated to the mean in speech or writing Away with you ! Be hanged ! Foundation; base Soaked (in wine). Lat. vino madidus The north wind ; the north Turning in writing, as oxen do in ploughing ; writing from left to right, and from right to left Mirth (laughter) out of season is a grievous ill I learn more and more as I grow old. Older and wiser. Live and learn Know the right time, or oppor- tunity '38 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. ouSe rai (r8Xr)6peiv ra rtov tfecoy (Uei pherein ta ton theon) (Delta) AT//XOS (Demos) Aia0o-is (Diathesis) Ata TroXXa (Dia polla) (Diastole) (Diaphoresis) Aoy/m (Dogma) Acopa SvcrfJia^rjTa Motcrav (D5ra dusmacheta Moisan) (Heautous emphani- zousin hoitines eisin) (Eidolon) (Eikon) El? TO 7TV/3 CK TOV KttTTl'OU (Eis to pur ek tou kapnou) Man gains no better possession than a good wife, nor worse than a bad one. A man must ask his wife leave to thrive Terrible things about a lentil. Much matter of a wooden platter. Much ado about nothing We must bear what the gods. send. We must patiently submit to Providence The triangular tract of land at the mouth of a great river; so called from its similarity to the Greek letter A(D) ' The people A disposition, state, condition (as illness, heat, cold, &c.) For many reasons The dilation (of the heart or lungs) Perspiration An opinion, belief, tenet The gifts of the Muses, not obtained without severe struggles They show themselves in their true character An image, idea, " idol " An image or representation Out of the smoke (frying-pan)^ into the fire Greek Section. (Hector) O-IS (Ecchymosis) fte (Eleeson me) ex /xvias TTOUIV (Ele- phanta ek muias poiein) (Empyreuroa) EeAr7/XaKas /"* fK T (or CKTOS) Spo/xou v (Eu- daimon ho meden ophetlon) (Euthanasia) Evt>r)Ka (H eureka) (Hebe; ia (Hegemonia) 'HSu SouAeu/x.0. (Hedu douleu- ma) 'HAi r;Ai/v-a rep-irei (Helixhelika terpei) H /AcroT?7s ev iracriv acr^aAccr- repov (He mesotes en pasin asphalesteron) (Echo) (Theioteros) (Theios) v yoL'i^ao-i KiTat (Theon en gounasi keitai) 'Jaropia <^)iAocro^)ta ecrriv fK TrapaSetyuarwv (Historia philosophia estin ek para- deigmaton Kaipov yvwOi (Kniron gnothi) The god of love ; Cupid An original or primitive word ; a root Well done ! Bravo ! Happy the man who owes nothing. Out of debt, out of danger An easy, happy death Lit. " I have found (it) ;" a discovery, especially after long and difficult research The goddess of youth The lead, the chief command, the sovereignty of one state over subordinate states hegemony A sweet service (or bondage) Like delights like. Birds of a feather Moderation (a middle course) in all things is safest A reverberated or reflected sound By special providence By divine providence It (the event, issu;) lies on the knees (rests in the bosom) of the gods History is philosophy teaching by example Know your opportunity Greek Section. 141 ros brachu metron echei) Kar' t^oxyv (Kat 7 exochen) KuT-qyop-qxa (Categorema) KotfCdVtKOI/ ICftiOV 6 ' avdpMTTOS (Koinonikon zoon ho an- thropos) Ko/Xoio; ~OTt KO\OLOV poti koloion) Kooy<.os (Cosmos) (Ktemata kai chremata) KvSos (Kudos) (Lathe biosas) s (Lalisteros AoXio--po? korones) (Lethe) Aoyos e^i (Logos echei) Mai/ia (Mania) apicrro?, oorts ctxact Ka/\a)<; (Mantis aristos, hostis eikazei kalos) Mai/m KUKUH' (Mantis kakon) ]\lcya (3i/3\iov, /xeya /caKov (Mega biblion, mega kakon) Time and tide wait for no man By excellence ; pre-eminently A predicate ; something as- serted of a subject Man is a social animal Jackdaw to jackdaw. Like to like. Birds of a feather Order, harmony; the universe (as an embodiment of order and harmony) Property in kind and in money Glory, fame, honour Live in obscurity, or retire- ment More talkative (chattering) than a jackdaw " Forgetfulness, oblivion," one of the rivers of Hades, whose waters caused those that drank of them to forget the past The story prevails Madness, rage, vehement or uncontrollable desire The best divine is he who well divines A prophet of evils A great book is a great evil 142 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. MeAer7 TO TTOJ/ (Melete to pan) Mera(9ns (Metathesis) ig (Metalepsis) Merao-racris (Metastasis) ayav (Meden agan) MT; Kptvere Jva fn; KpiOrjre (Me krinete hina me krithete) (Myrmidon) (Myopia) (Nectar) Nc/Acrts (Nemesis) a Se KCU crtSr/pov Kat Trup KaATj TIS ova-a (Nika de kai sideron kai pur kale tis ousa) a Noemata) ? (Nous) Diligent care is everything. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind A change of places, or opinions ; a transposition Participation, alternation ; the use of one word for another, a change of construction A removal, change; revolution Too much of one thing is good for nothing. Not too much of anything. Pursue nothing too hotly Judge not, that you be not judged (From murmidones, the soldiers under Achilles at the siege of Troy), a soldier under a daring or unscrupulous leader, a ruthless character ; one that executes orders in- volving harshness Shortsightedness Anciently, the drink of the gods ; a very pleasant drink Retribution ; a female Greek divinity personifying the righteous anger of the gods against the proud and in- solent A woman who is beautiful (Beauty) conquers both iron and fire Thoughts, perceptions Intellect, mental capacity, talent Greek Section. '43 (Nuchthemeron) Seo/xevos eyytora. (Ho elachiston deome- nos enggista theon) *O ^wv tora a/couetv, aKoucTw (Ho echon ota akouein, akoueto) Ofy Trep v yevff), TOM/ Se /cat avSpcov (Hoie per phullon genee, toie de kai andron) Ol 7roAA.ot (Hoi polloi) 'O KOO-JUOS OVTOS )U.ta TroXts eorn (Ho kosmos houtos mia polls esti) O/ji/JLa Oeicf etcrw TrerrXwv (Omma theis' eiso peplon) Ovap Kat {i?rap (Onar kai hupar) 'Ov oi Ocoi ^iXovcrti', airoOvrjcTKei veos (Hon hoi theoi philou- sin, apothneskei neos) ua (Onomatopoii'a) OuSev TTpay^a. (Ouden pragma) Ov Suvartu TroAts pu/3ryvat opous Kcifjievrj (Ou dunatai polis krubenai epano orous keimene) Ou Aoyw aXA.' cpyoi (Ou logo all' ergo) IIa0o9 (Pathos) A night and a day; the space of 24 hours He that has fewest wants is nearest (likest) to the gods He that hath ears to hear, let him hear As is the race of leaves, such (is the race) also of men The many, the multitude This universe is one city (or commonwealth) Turn your eyes within your mantles Sleeping and waking ; always He whom the gods love, dies young The formation of words in imitation of sounds ; as buzz, hum It is no matter ; of no conse- quence A city that is set upon an hill cannot be hid Not in word, but in deed ; not theoretically, but prac- tically "Feeling," the quality of speech or action that excites emotion ; the expression of strong feeling 144 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. KctXoos (Panu kalos) No, thank you. Lat. benigne Hap' eauTov (Par* heautou) Of oneself, on one's own motion Hap" fpoL (Par' emoi) In my opinion. Lat. me judice Hap" e/xou (Par' emou) By my advice Ilacriv fV(j)povov(TL (rv/A/xa^et Every prudent man has for- WX 1 ! (P^sin euphronousi tune for an ally summachei tuche) Ws (Perilepsis) A. grasping with the hand ; comprehension (Periplous) A sailing round; an account of a coasting voyage a/3pa yeXwn-es (Pino- Let us drink and be merry ! men habra gelontes) IToSt Kai xeipi(Podi kai cheiri) With foot and hand; with or ITocri Kai ^eptrtv (Posi kai feet and hands ; with all chersin) one's might IloXXot fj.aOr)Tai KpeiTTovcsStSau- Many pupils come to excel KaXwv (Polloi mathetaikreit- their teachers tones didaskalon) IIou o-Tco (pou sto) " Where I may stand;" a basis to work from, leverage ground va (Prolegomena) Preliminary observations ; prefatory remarks ua (Prosopopoiia) Personification I]w,- av o\oifj.r]v (Pos an oloi- Would that I could perish men) 5w? /J.OL era? ws TOU KOCT/AOU (Humeis este to phos tou kosmou) rpoTfpov (Husteron proteron) 4>ap/xa/(ov v^Trev^es (Pharmakon nepenthes) Gangrene, mortification ; con- vulsion An ancient fabulous monster that proposed riddles to people, whom it tore to pieces on failing to solve them These things depend upon the gods (lit. rest on the knees of the gods) Why should you anoint a stone? Care and labour lost The beautiful ; the chief good The becoming ; correct con- duct And his voice (speech) flowed from his tongue sweeter than honey (of a good speaker) Even a child would know this. Every schoolboy knows this For life runs rolling on, like the wheel of a chariot To have eaten a bushel of salt together. To be old friends The goddess of health Ye are the light of the world The last (put) first. The cart before the horse A drug that lulls or removes sorrow 146 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. (Phasis) TCJV KTeavwv (Pheideo ton kteanon) VTTVOV 6X.yr)Tpov (Philon hupnou thelgetron) Xaipe (Chaire) (Chairon poreuou) ra KaXa (Chalepa ta kala) Xaos (Chaos) Xapwv (Charon) voyw.os (Cheiron nomos) ) \pv(TOTfpa (Chruso chrusotera) An appearance, phase Husband your resources The blessed charm (spell) of sleep Happiness to you ! Welcome ! Farewell ! Away with you ! Make your journey in peace ; depart in peace Good things are difficult to (attain). The best things are worst to come by Vacant space ; a confused or disordered mass The ferryman who conducted the dead in his boat across the river Styx The law of might More golden than gold itself; finer, more precious FRENCH SECTION. A b.-irbe de fou on apprend a raser A bas le traitre Abbe A beau jeu beau retour A bis et a blanc A bon appetit il ne faut point de sauce A bon chat, bon rat A bon chien il ne vient jamais un bon os A bon commencement bonne fin A bon demandeur bon refuseur A bon entendeur il ne faut que clemi mot A bon vin il ne faut point de bouchon A bon vin point d'enseigne Men learn to shave on a fool's chin Down with the traitor An abbot One good turn deserves another By fits and starts A good appetite needs no sauce ; hunger is the best sauce Well matched; set a thief to catch a thief A good bone does not always come to a good dog. Merit seldom meets with its reward A good beginning makes a good end Shameless craving must have shameful refusing To one of good intelligence half a word is enough. A word (is sufficient) to the wise Good wine needs no bush Good wine needs no bush 148 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. A brebis tondue le ciel mesure le vent Abrege Acariatre A chacun son gout A chaque oiseau son nid est beau Acheter des objets d'occa- sion A cheval A cheval donne il ne faut jamais regarder la bride A chien endormi rien ne tombe en la gueule A cceur ouvert A centre cceur A corps perdu A coup sur Acquerir mechamment et depenser sottement Adieu Adieu la voiture A discretion Affaire d'amour Affaire de creur Affaire d'honneur Affiche Heaven tempers the wind to the shorn lamb An abridgement Peevish ; churlish Everyone to his liking Every bird thinks its own nest beautiful. Home is home be it ever so homely To buy second-hand things On horseback Never look a gift horse in the mouth A closed mouth catcheth no flies With open heart; candidly; unreservedly Unwillingly; with one's face against Neck or nothing ; post haste ; \vithout ballast With a dead certainty ; sure as fate ; clear as noon-day To acquire wickedly and spend foolishly. Ill got, ill spent. Ill-gotten goods seldom prosper Good-bye; farewell; lit. (I commit you) to God The affair is over At discretion An affair of love A love affair An affair of honour A placard French Section. 149 A fond ; de fond en comble Agacerie Agent de change A grands frais Agrement A haute voix A htiis clos Aide-de-camp Aide-toi, et le ciel t'aidera Aimable Aimer eperdument Air distingue Air distrait Air noble Ajustez vos flutes A 1'abandon A la belle etoile A la bonne heure A 1'abri A la derobee A la faim il n'y a point de mauvais pain A la fin ils en vinrent aux coups A la Fran^aise Thoroughly ; from top to bottom Allurement A stockbroker At great expense Consent Loudly ; openly On the sly ; behind the scenes Assistant to a general Help yourself and heaven will help you Amiable To love to distraction ; to hold dear; to be supreme- ly in love with A distinguished air or appearance An absent or abstracted look A distinguished, patrician air, manner, or presence Settle your differences yourselves At random In the open air ; al fresco ; out of doors Good ; well timed. That will do In shelter ; under cover Stealthily With hunger no bread is nasty. Hungry dogs eat dirty puddings At last they came to blows After the French mode 150 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. A la guerre comme a la guerre A la lettre A la mode A 1'Anglaise A la sourdine Alentours (les) A 1'envi A I'extremite A 1'impossible nul n'est tenu A 1'improviste Allant a tort et a travers Allegresse Aller a tatons Aller planter ses choux A loisir A 1'ongle on connait le lion A main armee A ma puissance Amateur Ambigu Ambulances Ame damnee Take the rough with the smooth Word for word, literally According to the fashion After the English custom Murmuringly ; with bated breath Neighbouring ; nearness ; a stone's throw Emulously At the point of death ; without resource The best can do no more Unawares Like a bull at a gate ; wide of the mark ; not having a leg to stand upon Cheerfulness; mirth; hi- larity; vivacity To feel the pulse ; to throw out a feeler Rustication ; estrangement from the world At leisure The lion is known by his paw By force of arms To my power A lover (of some pursuit or business) ; one that practises it for love of it, but not professionally Mixture; alloy; jumble; farrago Movable military hospitals A miserable drudge French Section. Ame de bouc Amende honorable Ame qui vive A merveille Amitie Amour et seigneurie ne se tinrent jamais compagnie Amour fait beaucoup, mais argent fait tout Amour-propre Ancienne noblesse Ancien regime A outrance A pas de geant A peindre A perte de vue / A pierre fendre Appartement Apres cela on a recom- mence de plus belle Apres la mort le m^decin Apres la pluie vient le beau temps Apres moi le deluge A contemptible person A sufficient and courteous apology Not a soul ; nobody Marvellously well Friendship Love and lordship do not keep company Love is potent, but money is omnipotent Self-esteem The old nobility (of France before the Revolution) The former (old) govern- ment or administration (in France before the Revolution) To the uttermost With great strides Fit for a model Glimpse ; epitome ; digest Afar off ; incontiguous ; from end to end ; wide of the mark Cold as stone ; cold as Charity A suite of two or more rooms. (A single apart- ment is chambre) They went on then worse than ever After death, the doctor After rain comes fine weather. After a storm comes a calm After me, the deluge. The devil take the hindmost 152 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Apres nous le deluge Apres perdre, perd on bien A propos A propos de bottes A propos de rien A quelque chose malheur est bon A qui chapon mange, chapon lui vient A quoi bon faire cela ? A reculons, a rebours A rez-de-chaussee Argent comptant Argent re?u le bras rompu Armes blanches Arriere-garde Arriere-pensee Arts d'agrement A six heures il pleuvait a verse Assez d'histoires inventees a plaisir Assez y a, si trop n'y a The devil take the hind- most ; the charity that begins at home ; to take care of number one After losing at first, one becomes a good loser To the point ; seasonable By the way ; by the by Without a sufficient motive It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good Capon comes to him who eats capon. Spend and God will send What's the good of doing that ? To the right about On the ground floor Ready money, for im- mediate payment Borrowed money is a broken arm Side arms (sabre, sword, bayonet) ; cold steel The rear-guard An after thought ; a mental reservation Accomplishments ( in la- dies' schools) At six it poured with rain That's enough of your tales There is enough, if there be not too much. Too much of one thing is good for nothing. Enough is as good as a feast French Section. Assignat Assistance obligee A t;ltons A tort et a travers A tort ou a raison A tons oiseaux leurs nids sont beaux A toute outrance A toutes jambes A tout propos A tout seigneur tout honneur Attache Atteler les chevaux Attroupement Auberge Au bon droit Au bout de son Latin Au bout du compte Au contraire Au courant Au desespoir Au fait Au fond French paper money after the Revolution in the end of last century Compulsory help ; poor relief Experimentally; on trial; at a venture Anyhow ; confusedly Reason or none All birds fancy their own nests Desperately ; tremendous- ly ; with a vengeance As fast as one's legs can carry one At every turn, ever and anon Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's An official belonging to an embassy Put the horses to A mob ; a muster ; a con- gregation An inn With just right At the end of his resources On the whole; in conclu- sion ; in short ; taking one thing with another On the contrary Fully acquainted (with matters) In utter despair Well informed; master of it To the bottom Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Aujourd'hui roi, demain rien Au jour le jour Au naturel Au pied de la lettre Au pis aller Au premier abord la chose n'est pas claire Au renard endormi rien ne tombe en la gueule Au reste Au revoir Au royaume des aveugles les borgnes sont rois Au serieux Aussitot dit, aussitdt fait Autant d'hommes, autant d'avis Autant en emporte le vent Autant vaut porter de 1'eau a la riviere Autre droit Aux abois Aux aguets Avaler des couleuvres Avant Avant-coureur To-day a king, to-morrow nothing. To-day me, to- morrow thee From hand to mouth In the natural state Literall)' At the worst At first sight the matter is not clear When the fox is asleep, nothing falls into his mouth In addition to this; besides Adieu, until we meet again In the kingdom of the blind, men with a single eye are kings Seriously ; in a serious mood No sooner said than done So many men so many opinions So much the wind carries away. It is all idle talk You might as well carry coals to Newcastle Another's right At death's door ; in extremis ; having one foot in the grave Watchful ; vigilant : catch- ing a weasel asleep To pocket the affront ; to swallow the pill ; to bear with Forward; advance A forerunner French Section. Avant-propos Avec de bon sens, le reste vient Avec nantissement ' Avec votre permission A vieux comptes nouvelles disputes Avis au lecteur Avisez la fin Avocat Avoir 1'air emprunte Avoir la languebienpendue Avoir le cceur haut et la fortune basse Avoir le diable au corps Avoir une memoire de lievre A volonte A votre sante A vue d'ceil Ayez toujours plusieurs cordes a votre arc Badaud Badauderie Badinage Bagatelle Bal par souscriptions Bal champetre Prelude ; preface ; prologue With good sense all other things come. Good sense will conduct a man to success With security (pledge) With permission Old reckonings cause new disputes. Short reckonings make long friends A word to the wise is sufficient Consider the end An advocate ; a barrister To look awkward To have the gift of the gab To have high spirit and low fortune Out of one's mind ; having a bee in one's bonnet ; mad as a March hare To have a treacherous memory At will ; at pleasure To your health Forthwith ; speedily ; at short notice To have more than one string to your bow A (Parisian) Cockney Silliness ; foolery Playful discourse A trifle A subscription ball A country ball 156 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Baliverne Balourdise Bande noire Barbouillage Bas bleu Baste pour cela Bastille Batir des chateaux en Es- pagne Baton Battre la campagne Battre la generale Battre 1'eau avec un baton Battre le fer sur I'enclume Battue Bavardej Beau ideal Beau monde Beaute et folie vont souvent de compagnie Beaux esprits Beaux yeux Bel esprit Humbug ; nonsense Stupidity ; want of skill The black gang ; a bad lot Scrawl ; rigmarole A blue stocking; a learned woman Well, so be it ; mum for that A castle or stronghold in Paris, where state- prisoners were confined in the end of last century To build castles in the air A stick ; a staff To go on a fool's errand ; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel ; to reckon without one's host To beat to arms; a warning voice ; to give the signal of danger, or distress To burn one's finger's ; to skin a flint To take time by the fore- lock ; to make hay while the sun shines A massacre of game A foolish gossiping woman A perfect model The fashionable w r orld Beauty and folly often go in company. Fair and sluttish (foolish) Men of wit and humour Beautiful eyes A brilliant mind French Section. Belle Belles-lettres Belle tournure Beneficiaire Besoin fait vieille trotter Bete Bete noire Betise Bevue Bien-aime Bien attaque, biende fendu Bien perdu bien connu Bienseance Bijou Billet doux Billets d'etat Bise Bizarre Blase Bois ont oreilles et champs ont oeillets Bon ami Bonbon Bon bourgeois A beautiful woman; beautiful Refined literature Symmetry ; shapeliness A person obtaining a bene- fit ; beneficiary Need makes the old wo- man trot. Needs must when the Devil drives A beast ; a stupid person Lit. black beast ; one especially disliked Gross folly ; nonsense A blunder ; a false step Well-loved Well matched. Set a thief to catch a thief Once lost, then prized. We never know the worth of water till the well is dry Good manners A jewel ; a treasure A love-letter Government paper ; bank notes A north-east wind ; a fresh breeze Odd Used up, worn out Woods have ears and fields have eyes. The very walls have ears A good friend A sweetmeat A substantial citizen ; a comfortable tradesman 158 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Bon diable Bon gre, mal gre Bonheur Bonhomie Bonhomie Bon jour, bonne oeuvre Bon marche tire 1 'argent hors de la bourse Bon mot Bonne Bonne bete Bonne bouche Bonne et belle assez Bonne foi Bonne la maille qui sauve le denier Bonnet de nuit Bonnet rouge Bonne vie bonne fin Bon pays, mauvais chemin Bon poete, mauvais homme A jolly good fellow Willing or unwilling Good luck Good-natured simplicity Good nature ; easy temper ; credulity The better the day, the better the deed A good bargain draws the money out of the purse A pun, a witty expression A nurse-maid A good-natured stupid creature A delicate bit, a choice morsel Good and handsome enough Good faith ; plain dealing It is a good halfpenny that saves a penny. Spend a penny, save a groat. A penny saved is a penny gained A nightcap The cap of liberty; lit. the red cap A good life makes a good end (a happy death) A good country, a bad road. The worse for the rider, the better for the bider A good poet, a bad man. The better workman, the worse husband French Section. Bon soir Bon ton Bon vivant Bon voyage Bouche a feu Bourgeois Bourgeoisie Bourse Boutade Boutez en avant Bref Brevet Brevete Brigue Brisons la ! Brochure Brouillerie Bruit ; rumeur Bruler le pave Brusque Brusquerie Bureau (pi. bureaux) Bureaucratie Bureau de conciliation journey, or of citizens a cock- a wild Good evening The height of fashion A good liver ; a jolly com- panion A pleasant voyage A field piece A citizen The body burgesses The exchange A whim ; a freak and-bull story goose chase Push forward In short Patent ; licence Patented Indirect means cabal That's enough of it ! A pamphlet Falling out ; state of vari- ance ; enmity ; castts belli Rumour To rush along Abrupt ; blunt Rudeness A (public) office Bureaucracy ; the undue influence of the perma- nent officials in the administration The conciliation com- mittee ; a committee for settling disputes intrigue ; i6o Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Bureau de la guerre Cadastre Cabotage Camaraderie Canaille Canard Cap-a-pie Caresser sa marotte Carte Carte blanche Carte de visite Carte du pays Cartel Car tel est notre plaisir Catalogue raisonne Causeries Causes celebres Ce gar9on ne vaut pas le pain qu'il mange Cela arrive comme maree en careme Cela me donne la chair de poule Cela n'est pas de mon bail The war office A register of the survey of lands Jolting ; chaos Good fellowship The rabble A false story From head to foot To ride 'one's hobby-horse A card, a bill of fare A blank sheet of paper ; full powers A small photographic por- trait A rough sketch ; a bird's eye view A challenge ; an agree- ment between belligerent states for an exchange of prisoners, &c. For such is our pleasure. The justification of des- potic acts A catalogue with illus- trations or notices Familiar talk ; chat Celebrated trials in the law courts That boy is not worth his salt That comes like fish in Lent ; in the nick of time That makes my flesh creep That is no affair of mine ; I am not responsible for that French Section. 161 Cela saute aux yeux Cela sert a faire bouillir la marmite Cela tombe bien Cela va sans dire Cela viendra Celui-la gouverne bien mal le miel, qui n'en goute, et ses doigts n'en leche Celui-la cherche toujours midi a quatorze heures Celui qui nedit rien consent Ce manage est sur le tapis Ce monde est plein de fous Ce n'est pas la mer a boire Ce n'est que le premier pas qui coute Certaines gens trouvent a redire a tout propos Certaines personnes Sont nees coiffees Ces deux tableaux font pendant Ces fabricants sont hors de pair C'est a dire C'est a moi a faire les cartes C'est a pen pres le meme That tells its own tale That helps to make the pot boil That is lucky That's understood That will come (happen one day). All in good time He is a bad manager who tastes not the honey and licks his fingers. It is a poor cook that cannot lick his own fingers. Muzzle not the ox that treadeth out the corn That fellow is always too late Silence gives consent That wedding is talked of The world is full of fools It is not a mountain to remove To take the bull by the horns Some people find fault on every occasion Some are born with silver spoons in their mouths Those two pictures match Those manufacturers are unrivalled That is to say ; namely It's my turn to shuffle the cards It's about the same thing L 1 62 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. C'est autant de gagne C'est bien le cas de le dire C'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet C'est clair coninie deux et deux font quatre C'est de 1'argent en barre C'est de 1'hebreu pour lui C'est du ble en grenier C'est egal C'est en fait de lui C'est la mouche du coche C'est la que le bat le blesse C'est le fils de la poule blanche C'est le mot de 1' enigme C'est le refrain de la ballade C'est son affaire C'est son cheval de ba- taille C'est un balai neuf, il fait balai neuf C'est un bon parti C'est un chevalier d'in- dustrie C'est une autre chose C'est une autre paire de manches C'est une bonne fotirchette That is so much to the good You may indeed say so There are six of the one and half a dozen of the other It is as plain as a pike-staff It is as good as ready money That's Greek to him It is as good as money in one's pocket ; (lit. wheat in one's granary) No matter ; it is all one All is over with him He's like the fly on the coach wheel That's where the shoe pinches He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth It is the (key-)word of the riddle The old story over again Leave that to her That is his forte, his strong point (lit. his war-horse) New brooms sweep clean She is a good match He is an adventurer It is quite a different thing That's quite another thing He is a keen guest French Section. 163 C'est une bonne lieue au has mot C'est une fort rnauvaise tete C'est une vraie aubaine C'est un fin matois , C'est un homme qui ne sait pas vivre C'est un opera tres couru C'est un poeme plein de verve C'est un sot a vingt-quatre carats C'est un sot en trois lettres C'est un vieux routier defiez-vous-en ! C'est un vrai homme de bien C'est votre affaire C'etait a qui n'irait pas Get habit a bonne fa?on Cette demoiselle a la vue basse Cette histoire est vieille comme les rues Cette propriete sera mise aux encheres Ceux qui parlentbeaucoup, ne disent jamais rein Chacun a sa manie (or sa marotte) Chacun a son gout Chacun cherche son sem- blable It's at the very least three miles off He is a sad dog It is quite a god-send He's a knowing card He is an ill-mannered man This opera is very popular It is a spirited poem He is a fool of twenty-four carats ; an unalloyed, absolute fool He is a fool to speak so plainly He is an old bud beware of him! He is a very honest man That's your business None of them will go This coat is well made That young lady is short sighted That tale is as old as Adam That estate will be sold by auction People that talk much never say anything ; great talkers seldom say anything worth hearing Everyone has his hobby Everyone to his taste Each one seeks his like ; like draws to like 1 64 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Chacun ira au moulin avec son propre sac - Chacun paie son ecot Chacun porte sa croix Chamade Champ clos Champs- Ely sees Changer de note Changer son cheval borgne pour un aveugle Chansons a boire Chapeau bas ! Chapelle ardente Chaque chose a son temps Chaque oiseau trouve son nid beau Chaque pays chaque mode ; (or, a sa guise) Char-a-bancs Charbonnier est maitre chez soi Charge d'affaires go to his own Everyone must the mill with sack. Let every tub stand on its own bottom. Every herring must hang by its own head Each one pays his own score Everyone bears his cross ; none knows the weight of another's burden A parley The lists (lit. closed field) Elysian fields ; a beau- tiful park in Paris To turn over a new leaf To exchange a one-eyed horse for a blind one ; to change for the worse Drinking-songs Hats off! The place where a dead body lies in state ; (lit. a burning chapel ; from the great number of wax lights) To everything there is a season Every bird thinks its own nest handsome. Noplace like home So many countries so man}' customs A waggonette ; pleasure-car An Englishman's house is his castle One entrusted with state affairs at a foreign court French Section. 165 Charlatan Chasse-cousin Chasser le bouc emissaire Chateau Chateaux en Espagne Chat echaude craint 1'eau froide Chef de cuisine Chef de police Chef-d'ceuvre Chemin faisant Chere amie Cheval de bataille Chevalier Chevalier d'industrie Chose qui plait est a demi vendue Ci-devant Claquer Clique Coiffeur Coiffure Comme deux gouttes d'eau Comme il faut A quack ; mountebank ; humbug Lit., Chase away cousin ; anything fitted to drive away poor relations and other importunate per- sons ; bad wine To drive out the scapegoat A castle Castles in the air ; fanciful plans A scalded cat dreads cold water. A burnt child dreads the fire The head or the chief cook The head (chief) of the police A master-piece By the way ; in passing A dear friend ; a mistress A war-horse ; the main argument A knight A knight of industry ; one who lives by fraud ; a swindler ; a sharper Pleasing ware is half sold Formerly One paid to applaud a per- formance A set, or party A hairdresser An ornamental head-dress As like as two peas In good taste 1 66 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Comme on fait son lit on se couche Commis Commissaire de police Commis voyageur Commissionnaire Compagnon de voyage Comptoir Concierge Conciergerie Confrere Conge Conge d'elire Connaisseur Conseil de famille Conseil de prud'hommes Conseiller d'etat Contour Contrecoup Contre fortune bon coeur As you make your bed so you must lie on it A clerk (in business) A commissioner of police A commercial traveller A person commissioned (especially to invite tra- vellers to take up their quarters at some hotel or inn) ; a messenger A fellow traveller A counting-house A door keeper A door-keeper's lodge ; a noted prison in Paris A colleague Discharge ; leave Leave to elect (an ecclesi- astic A critical judge A family council ; a com- mission of lunacy A council of wise men ; men with special knowledge. A mixed coun cil of master tradesmen and workmen, for the consideration of disputes between masters and men Privy counsellor The outline of a figure In defiance of A good heart against fortune. Set a stout heart to a stey (stift) brae (hill). Nil desperandum. Tu ne cede malis French Section. 167 Contre-temps Cordon Cordon bleu Cordon militaire Cordon sanitaire Corps d'armee Corps diplomatique Corps dramatique Cortege Corvee Coterie Coucher a la belle etoile Couci-couci Coudre le peau de renard a celle du lion Couleur de rose Coup Coup d'essai Coup de grace Coup de main Coup de maitre Coup de pied Coup de plume Coup de soleil Coup d'etat A mischance A surrounding girdle of troops, &c. The ribbon worn by cooks A military line(of exclusion) A sanitary line (drawn around an infected spot) The body of an army The diplomatic body A dramatic body ; a com- pany of players A procession Forced labour A set (of acquaintances) street that has no outlet Sleep in the open air No great catch ; so-so To sew the fox's skin to the lion's ; to supplement strength and boldness with cunning (or diplo- macy). If the lion's skin cannot, the fox's shall Rose colour ; of flattering or pleasing appearance A stroke A first essay ; attempt A finishing stroke An armed surprise A master-stroke ; with consummate skill A kick A literary attack; a satire A sunstroke A stroke of policy or of violence in state affairs 1 68 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Coup de theatre Coup d'oeil Coupe Coupon Courage sans peur Court plaisir long repentir Coute que coute Coute que coute je ferai mon devoir Craignez la honte Creme de la creme. La creme ; le dessus du panier Critique Cuisine Cul-de-sac Cure D'accord Dame de comptoir Dame d'honneur Dames de la halle Dans cette affaire je vous donne carte blanche De bonne grace Debris An unexpected event a surprise A quick glance of the eye ; a twinkling The front covered outside part of the "diligence" (or stage-coach) A dividend warrant Courage without fear The evening's amusement should bear the morning's reflection Let it cost what it may At any cost I will do my duty Fear shame Pink of perfection ; " The glass of fashion and the mould of form " Criticism ; a piece of criti- cism The kitchen ; method of cooking The bottom of the bag ; a blind alley The incumbent of a church living ; never a curate (vicaire) In harmony ; agreed A counter-woman ; bar- woman A lady of honour Market women You can act as you please in that affair With a good grace Fragments remaining ; ruins French Section. 169 Debut Debutant De bon augure Decoiffer St. Pierre pour coiffer St. Paul^ De fol juge breve sentence Degage De gaiete de cceur De haute lutte Dehors Dejeuner Dejeuner a la fourchette De la main a la bouche se perd souvent la soupe De 1'audace, encore de 1'audace, toujours de 1'audace De 1'eau benite de cour De mal en pis Demi-monde Denouement De nouveau seigneur nou- velle mesnie De par le roi De petit vient on au grand De pied en cap Depot Dernier Dernier ressort De semaine The first appearance One who makes a debut Propitious Rob Pefer to pay Paul A foolish judge passes a hasty sentence. A fool's bolt is soon shot Free ; untrammelled From lightness of heart By a violent struggle Outside A breakfast A meat breakfast There's man}' a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip Audacity, again audacity, and always audacity Shallow promises From bad to worse Half - and - half (dubious) society The end of a plot New lords, new laws By authority From little we come to great. Many littles make a mickle. We must creep before we walk From head to foot A storehouse The last A last resource By the week 170 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Deshabille Detour De trop Deux chiens ne s'accordent point a un os Deux yeux voient plus clair qu'un De vive voix Devoir Dieu defend le droit Dieu et mon droit Dieu vous garde Diners a la carte Diseur de bons mots Distingue Distrait Dites-moi, s'ilvous plait Dites-vous cela pour rire ou pour le bon ? Divertissement Donner prise sur soi Donner tete baissee Dos a dos Double entente Douceur Doux yeux Droit des gens Droit et en avant Undressed A circuitous march Too much ; in the way ; one too many; something too much Two dogs never agree about one bone. Two of a trade seldom agree Two eyes see more clearly than one. Two heads are better than one Orally : by word of mouth ; viva voce Duty God defends the right God and my right God keep you Dinners according to the bill of fare A joker Of aristocratic appearance Absent-minded Tell me, if you please Do you say that in earnest or in jest ? Entertainment To lay one's self open Headstrong ; to go farther and fare worse Back to back A double meaning Sweetness ; a gift Soft glances ; ogling The law of nations ; inter- national law Right and forward French Section. 171 Drole Drole de corps Du fort an faible D'une mouche il fait un elephant D'une pierre fa ire deux coups Eau de vie Echappe belle Echelon Eclaircissement Eclat Eclat de rire Ecole militaire Ecorcher les oreilles Egalite Eleve Elite Elle a fait des siennes Elle a les yeux a fleur de tete Elle a tres bonne mine Elle est continuellement dans le monde Elle est douee de beaucoup de sang-froid Elle est en butte aux medisances des autres Elle 1'a acheve tant bien que mal Elle 1'a fait par megarde Elle m'a compris a demi- mot Droll ; funny A droll fellow ; a punster From the strong to the weak ; one with another He makes mountains of mole-hills To kill two birds with one stone Brandy A narrow escape An army in form like the steps of a staircase ; marching in detached groups A clear explanation Splendour ; brilliancy A burst of laughter A military school To jar upon the nerves Equality A pupil The best society That's an old trick of hers She has staring eyes She looks very well She goes out a great deal She is endowed with great self-possession She is exposed to their scandal She finished it as best she could She did not do it on purpose A hint was sufficient for her 172 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Elle m'a pris a partie Elle ne laisse pas de le flatter Elle paie de mine Elle prend tout pour argent comptant Elles se ressemblaient comme deux gouttes d'eau Elle trouvera a qui parler Elle voit tout en noir Elle voulait me temr tete Eloge Eloignement Embarras de richesses Embonpoint Embouchure Emeute Eminemment Employe Empressement En ami En attendant En avant ! En avez-vous a lui ? En bloc En bon train Encore En effet ' En famille Enfans perdus She took me to task She continually flatters him She has a good appearance She believes anything They were as like as two peas in a pod She will find her match She looks on the black side She wanted to oppose me Eulogium Estrangement A superabundance of riches ; too many to choose from Stoutness of body The mouth of a river Insurrection ; riot Eminently ; so as to be the very ideal A person employed by another Eagerness ; earnestness As a friend In the meantime Forward ! advance Are you angry with him ? In the lump In a fair way Again In effect ; just so Unceremoniously Lost children ; a forlorn hope French Section. 173 Enfant gate Enfant terrible Enfant trouve Enfermer le loup dans la bergerie En fin Enfin,jem'en laveles mains Enfin, vous n'etes jamais de trop En flute En foule En grande tenue En grande toilette En habiles gens En masse En me voyant il m'a battu froid Ennui En passant En plein jour En revanche En route Ensemble En suivant la verite Entente cordiale Entr'acte Entre deux feux Entre deux vins Entree A spoiled child A terrible child one that is apt to do or say some- thing exceedingly ill- timed and embarrassing A foundling To shut up the wolf in the sheepfold At last Well, I shall wash my hands of it Anyhow, you are never in the way Armed with guns only on the upper deck In a crowd In full dress Full-dressed ; in full fig Like able men In a body As soon as he saw me he gave me the cold shoulder Weariness ; spleen In passing In broad daylight In return On the way Together ; the general effect In following the truth Friendly feeling ; com- plete understanding Between the acts Between two fires Half drunk Freedom of access ; a course of dishes 174 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Entre le marteau et 1'en- clume Entremets Entre nous Entrepot En verite Envoyez-le promerier En y arrivant il a trouve visage de bois Epergne Espionnage Esprit de corps Esquisse Estrade Etat-major Etourderie Etre au bout de son role (or rouleau) Etre comme 1'oiseau sur la branche Etre sans gene Etre toujours par monts et par vaux Etre un sot fieffe Etui Exigeant Expose un Fa$on de parler Faire de 1'esprit Faire d'une mouche elephant Between hammer and anvil Dainty side dishes Between ourselves A warehouse In truth Pack him off When he got there he found the door shut An ornamental stand for the centre of a table System of spies Corporate feeling A sketch A raised stand A number of officers form- ing the general's council Giddiness ; imprudence To be at one's wits' end A rolling stone gathers no moss To be free and easy To be always on the move To be a complete fool A case for instruments Troublesome An exposition ; a concise statement Front of a building Manner of speaking To show off one's wit To make an elephant of a fly; to make a mountain of a molehill French Section. '75 Faire claquer son fouet Faire 1'ecole buissonniere Faire le diable a quatre Faire mon devoir Faire patte de velours Faire sans dire Faire ses choux gras Faire venir 1'eau a la bouche Faire voile a tout vent Fait accompli Fascine ; fagot Faubourg Faute de rnieux il se con- tente de pain Fauteuil Faux pas Femme (sole) celibataire ; vieille fille Femme de chambre Femme (converts) mariee Ferme modele (ornee) Fete Fete champetre Feu de joie Feuilleton Fille de chambre To take merit to oneself To play the truant To thunder at the top of one's voice To do my duty To sham Abraham To act unostentatiously To bask in the sunshine To make one's mouth water To spread one's sail to every wind A thing accomplished ; an accomplished fact A fagot A suburb He put up with bread for want of something better An arm chair A false step ; a mistake A spinster ; an unmarried woman Chambermaid A married woman A model farm A festival An entertainment in the open air ; a rural feast A firing of guns in token of joy ; a bonfire A small leaf or fly sheet ; the name given to the novels appearing in French newspapers A chambermaid ; a lady's maid 176 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Fille d'honneur Flaneur Fleur de lis Flux de bouche; flux de paroles Flux de mots Fondre en larmes Fortune de la guerre Fortune du pot Fracas Froides mains, chaud amour Frondeur Gabelle Gage d'amour Gageure est la preuve des sots Gaiete de cceur Gamin Garde du corps Garde mobile Gardez bien Gardez la foi Gare a lui, c'est un mauvais plaisant Gaucherie Gendarmerie Gendarmes Gens de condition A lady of honour A lounger Blossom of the lily ; the arms of the French monarchy A flow of words ; garrulity To spin a long yarn To cry one's eyes out The fortune of war Pot-luck A disturbance ; a noisy quarrel A cold hand and warm heart A declaimer against the existing administration The salt tax A love pledge A wager is a fool's argu- ment Flow of spirits A street arab A youth ; a waiter Life-guardsman ; a body- guard The French militia Take care Keep faith Take care, he likes practical jokes Awkwardness; vulgarity The armed police force Men - at - arms ; mounted police People of rank French Section. 177 Gens d'eglise Gens de guerre Gens de lettres Gens de meme famille Gens de pen Gentilhomme Gibier de potence Gite Glacis Gobemouches Gourmand Gout Goutte a goutte Grand bien vous fasse ! Grand diseur n'est pas grand faiseur Grandes promesses et peu d'effets Grand et bon Grand parure Grasse panse, maigre cer- velle Grippe Grisette Grosse tete, peu de sens Guerre a mort Guerre a outrance Guet-a-pens Habitue Hardi gagneur, hardi man- geur Churchmen Military men Literary men Birds of a feather Men of a low order ; un- important men A gentleman A gaol bird Gist (of a case) A slope ; earthwork Bumpkins A glutton Taste Drop by drop Much good may it do you ! Great talkers are no great doers Great promises and little deeds ; great cry and little wool Great and good Full dress A fat belly, a lean brain An influenza A pretty young work- wo- man Great head and little sense War till death War to the knife Ambush An habitual frequenter (of a place) Quick at meat, quick at work 1 78 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Haricot Hauteur Haut gout Haut ton Hectare Heureux commencement est la moitie de 1'oeuvre Heureux qui peut vivre de ses rentes Homme de robe Homme d'esprit Homme d'etat Honi soit qui mal y pense Honnetes gens Hors de combat Hors la loi Hotel de ville Hotel Dieu Ici on parle Franais Idee fixe Jl a affaire a forte partie II a beau parler on ne 1'ecoute pas II a des moyens II a epouse une bonne femme de menage II a evente la meche II a fait main basse sur tout II a fallu battre en retraite 11 aime bien d'avoir les coudees franches The kidney bean ; a kind of ragout Haughtiness ; pride High flavour High tone 2-47 English acres of land Well begun is half done Happy is he who has a competency A gownsman A man of talent, or of wit A statesman Evil be to him who evil thinks Honest people Disabled; out of condition to fight Outlawed A town hall A house of God ; an hos- pital French is spoken here A fixed idea He has a rough customer to deal with He talks in vain, no one listens He's a clever fellow His wife is a good manager He got wind of it He pounced on everything They were obliged to retreat He likes to be perfectly free French Section. 179 II a 1'airde ne pasy toucher II a la mer a boire II a le diable au corps II a les yeux cernes II a le vin mauvais II a 1'oeil au guet II a mange son pain blanc le premier II a mis son bonnet de travers aujourd'hui II a montre beaucoup d'humeur II a preche d'abondance II a pris mes paroles a con- tre sens II a pris ses jambes a son con II a pris son courage a deux mains II a remue ciel et terre pour y parvenir II a une dent contre lui Ilavait son discours sur le bout du doigt II brode tres-bien II chasse de race 11 debite ses propos a tout bout de champ II depense beaucoup en menus plaisirs II ecrit a batons rompus II en a fait une bonne affaire He looks very demure He has an impossible task The devil is in him He looks dark round the eyes He is quarrelsome in his cups He is on the look out His best days are passed He got out of bed the wrong side this morning He showed a good deal of temper He preached extempore He took what I said in the wrong light He made off He screwed his courage to the sticking point He moved heaven and earth to succeed He owes me a grudge He knew his speech by heart He can tell a good tale He's a chip of the old block He is always thrusting his remarks forward He spends a great deal in trifles He writes by fits and starts That was good business for him i8o Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. II en fait ses choux gras II en fait toujours faire a sa guise II en rabattra de sa premiere demande II en sait long II est bon de faire de necessite vertu II est bon de parler, et meilleur de se taire II est comme une poule mouillee II est coutumier du fait II est marque a 1'A II est mort crible de dettes II est parti prenant la clef des champs II est rendu II est sain de se lever de bonne heure II est sujet a caution II est tres comme il faut II est tres maniere II est venu a point nomme II etait en train de sortir II etait grippe II etait tres-obere II fait beau temps He makes his cabbages fat by it. He feathers his nest by it He always wants to go his own road He will take something less than he asked He's a knowing card It is wise to make a virtue of necessity It is good to speak, but it is better to be silent. Speech is silvern, silence is golden He is a perfect stupid He is an old hand at it He stands Ai He was over head and ears in debt when he died He made off He is quite done up Early rising is healthy You must discount what he says He is a perfect gentleman He is very stiff He came in the nick of time He was just going out He had caught cold He was over head and ears in debt It is fine (weather) French Section. 181 II fait celui qui n'entend pas II fait cher vivre dans la capitale II fait fleche de tout bois II fallait me tenir a quatre pour ne pas rire II faudra bien en passer par la II faut attendre le boiteux II faut de 1'argent II faut le faire bon gre mal gre II faut precher d'exemple II faut prendre la balle au bond II fit un vent a ecorner un bceuf II gelait a pierre fendre II lui a mis martel en tete II m'a coupe 1'herbe sous le pied II m'a debite tout cela a brule-pourpoint II m'a donne une poignee de main II m'a mis au pied du mur II m'a pousse a bout II m'a pris au depourvu II m'a ri au nez II me faut coucher sur la dure He plays the deaf man Living is expensive in the metroplis He turns everything to account I did my best not to laugh We must put up with it It is necessary to wait for the lame man ; wait for the truth Money is wanting You are bound to do it Example is better than precept Take time by the forelock The wind was enough to shave your eyebrows It froze very hard He tormented him to death He cut the ground from under my feet All that he told me point- blank He shook hands with me He got me into a corner He exasperated me He took me unawares He laughed in my face My lodging is on the cold cold ground 1 82 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. II me traita de Turc a Maure II m'obeissait au doigt et a 1'ceil II n'a pas invente la poudre 11 n'a pas souffle mot de notre entrevue II n'a que faire de poesie II ne faut jamais defier un fou II ne faut jamais depasser la mesure II ne faut pas regarder de si pres dans ces affaires II ne faut pas remplir ses devoirs comme par maniere d'acquit II n'entend jamais raillerie II ne peut plus y tenir II ne restait plus que le nid II ne s'agit pas de tout cela II ne sait sur quel pied danser II n'est d'heureux que qui croit 1'etre II n'est pas aussi diable qu'il est noir II n'est rien moins qu'un avare II n'est sauce que d'appetit II n'y a pas a s'y tromper cela saute aux yeux He used me abominably He was always at my beck and call He was not the inventor of gunpowder ; he is no conjuror ; he will never set the Thames on fire He did not say a single word about our interview Poetry is not his forte Never bid defiance to a fool Never o'erstep the bounds In such matters you must noc be so particular Duty must not be done as a mere matter of form He can never take a joke He can hold out no longer The bird had flown That's not the question at all He's at his wit's end The only happy man is he who thinks himself happy The devil is not so black as he is painted He is anything but a miser Hunger is the best sauce There is positively no mis- taking that French Section. '83 II n'y a pas de petit chez soi li n'y a pas de quoi rire II n'y a pas la de quoi fouetter un chat II n'y a pire eau que 1'eau qui dort II n'y a que le premier pas qui coute II n'y va pas par quatre chemins II parla bien a propos II parle a tout bout de champ II parle en connaissance de cause II regarde 1'afFaire a un tout autre point de vue II retourna trempe comme une soupe II savait son discours sur le bout du doigt Us courent sur ses brisees Us disputent a tout propos II se noyerait dans une goutte d'eau Us en riaient sous cape Us en sont venusaux mains II s'en prend toujours a inoi II sert de risee a toute la societe II s'est brule la cervelle Us etaient a couteaux tires There's no place like home That's no laughing matter It is a peccadillo Still waters run deep It is only the first step that gives trouble (lit. costs) He goes straight to the point He spoke most opportunely He is always magging He knows what he is talking about He considers the matter from quite a different point of view He came back wet through He knew his speech by heart They are treading on his heels They dispute about every- thing To be a penny wise and a pound foolish They laughed in their sleeve at it They came to fisticuffs He always blames me He is the butt of the whole company He blew his brains out They were at drawn daggers 184 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Us etaient bien certaine- ment d'intelligence Us etaient ruines de fond en comble Us firent bonne chere Us 1'ont fait a mon insu Us marchent bon train Us n'en peut mais Us n'eri pouvaient plus de fatigue et de soif Us ne se sentaient pas de satisfaction Us nous ont donne le change Ilss'accordent commechien et chat Us se firent force compli- ments Us se sont brouilles Us se voient de loin en loin Us sont a bout de leurs forces Us voulaient manager la chevre et le chou II tient table ouverte toujours II tondrait un reuf II veut toujours s'en faire accroire Us vont se faire la courte echelle There is no doubt they were accomplices They were utterly im- poverished They fared sumptuously They did it unbeknown to me They are getting on fast He can't do anything in the matter They were worn out with fatigue and thirst They were overjoyed They gave us the slip They agree like dog and cat They complimented each other highly They have quarrelled with each other They see each other from time to time They are at their wits' end They wished to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds He always keeps open house He would skin a flint He is always putting him- self forward They mean to give one another a turn French Section. 185 II vous dira au juste ce que cela coutera II y a plus de fous ache- teurs que de fous ven- deurs II y a quelque anguille sous roche II y a relache trois fois par semaine Impuissant Insouciance J'accepte mais a charge de revanche Jacquerie J'ai bonne cause J'ai cede a mon corps defendant J'ai du faire le pied degrue toute la journee J'ai eu mal au coeur pen- dant la traversee J'ai loue une maison a tres- bon compte J'ai maille a partir avec vous J'ai passe une nuit blanche J'ai |saute 1'escalier quatre a quatre Jamais en arriere Jardin des plantes Je 1'accompagnerai malgre lui Jel'ai pris a condition Je le reconnais bien la ! He will tell you exactly what it will cost There are more fools among buyers than among sellers Theie's something hidden The theatre is closed three times a week Powerless Coolness ; unconcern I will accept on condition that I will repay you another time A revolt of (French) pea- sants (in 1358) I have a good cause I gave way against my will I had to wait about all day I was sick when crossing I have hired a very cheap house I have a bone to pick with you I passed a sleepless night I bolted upstairs Never behind A botanical garden I w T ill go with him in spite of his unwillingness I had it on approval That's just like him ! 1 86 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Je lui donnerais des points Je lui en veux pour sa ne- gligence J'en ai bien vu d'autres J'en aurais leve la main Je n'avais ni sou ni maille Je n'en cherche qu'un Je ne peux pas en revenir Je ne peux pas etre au four et au moulin Je ne sais quoi Je n'etais pas bien dans mon assiette Je ne veux pas qu'il en soit quitte a si bon compte Je n'oublierai jamais Je pense Je peux parler en connais- sance de cause Je saurai en tirer parti Je suis pret Jet d'eau Jeter le manche apres la cognee Jeu de mots Jeu d'esprit Jeu de theatre Je vais lui dire son fait Je viendrai mais contre creur Je vis d'espoir I am more than a match for him I owe him one for his neglect I have gone through worse than that I could have sworn to it I was quite cleared out I seek but for one I can't get over my surprise I cannot be in two places at one time I know not what I did not feel quite at ease He shan't get oft so easily as that I shall never forget I think I can speak from experi- ence of it I shall be able to turn it to account I am ready A fountain ; a water-spout To throw the handle after the hatchet A play upon words A witticism Stage-trick, or attitude I shall give him a piece of my mind I will come, but against my wish I live in hope French Section. 187 Je vous demande bien par- don. II n'y a pas de quoi Je vous paierai au fur et a mesuredevotre ouvrage Je vous sais gre de me 1'avoir dit Joli Jour de fete Journal des debats Juste milieu J'y suis pour mon cout La bataille se fit en rase campagne La beaute sans vertu est une fleur Sans parfum La bonne fortune, et la mauvaise, sont neces- saires a I'homme pour le rendre habile La carriere ouverte aux talents Lachete La faim chasse le loup du bois L'affaire se traita de gre a gre La fenetre donne sur la cour interieure La fin couronne 1'oeuvre La grande nation La grande sagesse de 1'honime consiste a con- naitre ses folies I really beg your pardon. Don't mention it I'll pay you as you go on I am much obliged to you for telling me Pretty, attractive A fete day The journal of the (Parlia- mentary) debates The happy or golden medium I paid dear for it The battle was fought in the open country Beauty without virtue is a flower without perfume Good and bad fortune are necessary to a man in order to develop his character The career open to talent Cowardice ; laxity Famine drives the wolf from the wood ; hunger breaks through stone walls They settled the matter by themselves The window looks on to the inner courtyard All's well that ends well The great nation (France) The great wisdom of man consists in knowing his follies 1 88 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Laisser-aller Laisser faire Laissez-nous faire La langue lui a fourche La maladie sans maladie ; hypocondrie La Medecine expectante L'amour et la fumee ne peuvent se cacher L'amour propre est le plus grand de tousles flatteurs La nuit etait si sombre qu'il fallait marcher a tatons La nuit porte conseil La patience est amere, mais son fruit est doux La pelle qui se moque du fourgon La philosophic, qui nous promet de nous rendre heureux, nous trompe La propriete est un vol L'argent est un bon servi- teur, et un mechant maitre La ttite montee La verite est cachee au fond du puits Laver la tfite La vertu est la seule noblesse L'eau en vient a la bouche To let (matters) go (on as they will) Letthingstake their course Let us alone He made a lapsus-lingui Disease without disease ; hypochondria At the eleventh hour Love and smoke cannot be concealed Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers The night was so dark that we had to grope our way Night gives counsel. Take counsel with^our pillow. Sleep on it Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet The pot calling the kettle black Philosophy, which pro- mises to make us happy, deceives us Property is robbery Money is a good servant, and (but) a bad master Excited ; hot-headed Truth lies hidden at the bottom of the well To bring to book Vertue is the only true nobility That makes one's mouth water French Section. 189 Le beau monde Le bleu jure avec le vert Le bon de 1'histoire Le bon temps viendra Le bureau et la' fabrique sont de plain-pied Le capitaine devait an tiers et au quart Le cerf etait aux abois * Le chant du cygne Le chateau fut detruit de fond en comble Le commencement de la fin Le cout en ote le gout Le cygne noir Le diable boiteux Le diner est cuit a point Le droit du plus fort L'educationest maintenant a la portee de tous Le gouvernement Ameri- cain fut fait a 1'instar du gouvernment Anglais Le grand ceuvre Le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle Le mieux est 1' ennemi du bien Le moineau en la main vaut mieux que 1'oie qui vole The fashionable world Blue clashes with green The cream of the story There is a good time coming The office and the factory are on the same floor The captain was over head and ears in debt The stag was at bay A funeral dirge The castle was utterly sacked and destroyed The turning point The cost takes away the taste The pink of perfection The devil on two sticks The dinner is done to a T Might is right ; to take the law into one's own hands Education is now within the reach of all The American government was modelled on the English The great work ; the phi- losopher's stone The game is not worth the candle Better is the enemy of well A sparrow in the hand is better than a goose on the wing. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 1 90 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Le mot de 1'enigme Le mot pour rire L' Empire c'est la paix L' Empire c'est la guerre L'empire des lettres L'ennemi etait sur le qui vive Le palais de la verite Le petit caporal Le petit monde Le peuple demandait ven- geance a cor ct a cri Le pot au lait Le roi et 1'etat Le roi le veut Le roi s'en avisera Les adulateurs font leurs orges en pillant les autres Les affaires font les horn-" mes Le sage entend ademi mot Le savoir-faire Le savoir-vivre Les bon comptes fom les bons amis Les bras croises Les bras-me sont tombesa cette nouvelle Les cavaliers couraient a bride abattue Les cordonniers sont tou- jours les plus mal chausses Les doux yeux The key of the mystery The cream of the jest The Empire is Peace The Empire is War The republic of letters The enemy was on the alert To speak one's mind The little corporal The lower classes The people howled for vengeance Stretch of imagination The king and the state The king wills it The king will consider the matter Flatterers feather their nest by robbing others Business makes men The wise man understands with half a word Tact Knowledge of the world Short reckonings make long friends With folded arms ; idle The news took me aback The horseman rode with bloody spurs The shoemaker's wife and the farmer's horse are always the worst shod Soft glances French Section. 191 Les eaux sont basses chez lui Les eniants tienent deleurs parents en general Les extremes se touchent Les femnies distinguees se mettent avec bon gout Les femmes sont souvent plus sensibles que sensees Les filles atteignent leur majorite plus tot que les gardens Les fous font les festins, et les sages les mangent Les fous inventent les modes, et les sages les suivent Les greves font beaucoup de tort aux ouvriers Les hommes prechent chacun pour son saint Les larmes aux yeux Les murailles ont des oreilles L'esperance est le songe d'un homme eveille Les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivieres Les plaisirs fatiguent a la longue Les plaisirs sont amers sitot qu'on en abuse Le style c'est 1'homme L'etat c'est moi ! The waters are low with him ; he is at low water He is hard up Children generally resem- ble their parents Extremes meet Ladies are distinguished by their good taste in dress Women are frequently more sensitive than sensi- ble Girls come of age sooner than boys Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them Fools invent fashions, and wise folk follow them Stikes injure the workmen Men all have an ' eye to their own interest In the melting mood Walls have ears Hope is the dream of a waking man The small streams make the great rivers. Many a mickle makes a muckle Even pleasures pall Pleasures become bitter as soon as they are abused The style is the man The state ! I am the state ! Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Le temps present est gros de 1'avenir Le tout ensemble Le travail eloigne de nous trois grands maux, 1'en- nui, le vice, et le besoin Lettre de cachet Le vaisseau etait a deux doigts de sa perte Le vrai n'est pas toujours vraisemblable L'habit ne fait pas le moine L'homme est toujours 1'en- fant, et 1'enfant toujours 1'homme L'homme necessaire L'homme propose, et Dieu dispose L'hypocrisie est un hom- mage que le vice rend a la vertu Liaison Litterateur Livraison Locale Loin des yeux loin du cceur L'oisivete est la mere de tons les vices Loyal devoir Loyaute m'oblige Loyaute n'a honte Lune de miel The present time is big with the future The effect of the whole ; the general effect Labour rids us of three great evils irksomeness, vice, and need A warrant of arrest The vessel was all but lost The true is not always probable. Truth is stranger than fiction The frock doesn't make the monk The man is always the child, and the child is always the man The right man Man proposes, and God disposes Hypocrisy is a homage which vice renders to virtue An illicit connection A literary man Part of a book published in series Place ; premises Out of sight out of mind Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do Loyal duty Loyalty binds me Loyalty has no shame Honey-moon French Section. 193 Ma foi Maintiens le droit Maison d'arret Maison de campagne Maison de force Maison de sante Maison de ville Maitre des hautes-oeuvres Maitre d'hotel Malades imaginaires Maladie du pays Maladresse Mai a propos Mai de mer Malgre Malgre nous Malgre soi Malheur ne vient jamais seul Malle-poste Manege Manger son ble en herbe Marchandise, qui plait, est a demi vendue Marcher bras dessus bras dessous Marie ton fils quand tu voudras, mais ta fille quand tu pourras Mauvaise honte My faith Maintain the right House of custody ; prison A country seat House of correction ; bride- well Lunatic asylum The town hall Master of the high works Steward People that fancy them- selves ill ; hypochon- driacs Home-sickness Want of tact ; awkward- ness Ill-timed ; out of place Sea-sickness Notwithstanding In spite of us In spite of one's self; against the grain Misfortunes never come alone The mail-coach ; the mail The art of horsemanship To burn the candle at both ends Goods that please are half sold To walk arm in arm Marry your son when you will, and your daughter when you can False shame Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Mauvais gout Mauvais sujet Mauvais ton Medecin, gueris-toi toi- meme Medecin tant pis Melange Melee Menage Mener a la lisiere ; mener en laisse ; mener par le nez Menu Mesalliance Mettre de 1'eau dans son vin Mettre la charrue devant les bosufs Mettre un document au net Mieux vauttard que jamais Mise en scene Moire antique Montrer le bout de 1'oreille Morceau Morgue Mot a mot Mot du guet ; mot de passe Mots d'usage Mousseline de laine N,ager entre deux eaux Naivete Bad taste A rascal Vulgarity Physician, heal thyself A hypochondriac A light entertainment of a mixed character A disorderly fight Household ; housekeeping ; economy ; sparingness To lead by the nose The bill of fare Marriage with a person of inferior rank To pour oil on troubled waters To put the cart before tin- horse To make a fair copy of ;i document Better late than never The getting up of a dra- matic piece Watered silk The ass with the lion's skin A small piece A mortuary Word for word The watchword Words in common use A thin woollen material To play fast and loose Ingenuousness ; innocence French Section. Ne battre que d'une aile Ne (fern. Nee) Neglige Ne manquez jamais votre parole Ne pour la digestion Ne prends pas si facilement la mouche Ne prenez pas ce que je dis au pied de la lettre Ne remettez pas a demain ce que vous pouvez faire aujourd'hui Ne restez jamais entre deux airs Ne reveillez pas le chat qui dort N'est-il pas temps de plier bagage ? Xe vendez jamais la peau de 1'ours avant de 1'avoir mis par terre Ne vous faites pas tirer 1'oreille Niaiseries Ni 1'un ni 1'autre N'importe Noblesse oblige To while away one's time Born Undress Never break a promise Born merely for the purpose of digestion. A social drone. Fruges consu- mere nati Don't be so short tempered Don't take what I say literally Do not put offt ill to-morrow what you can do to-day Never stay in a draught Let well alone ; keep on the right road Is it not time to be off ? Never reckon your chickens before they are hatched Don't be so unwilling Follies, fooleries, absurdi- ties, sillinesses, nonsense Neither the one nor the other No matter ; it does not signify ; never mind Nobility obliges (persons that posess it to act nobly); we owe some- thing to ourselves (our own self-respect) ig6 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Nom de guerre Nom de plume Nonchalance Nonpareil Nos besoins sont nos forces Notre-Dame N'oubliez pas Nourriture passe nature Nous avons change tout cela Nous croyons a propos de le quitter Nous en etions quittes pour la peur Nous etions parmi les gros bonnets de 1'endroit Nous le forcerons a mettre les pouces Nous ne savons ce que c'est que bonheur ou malheur absolu Noussommesquitteaquitte Nous verrons Nous y mettrons bon ordre Nuance Nul bien sans peine Assumed name; cognomen An assumed literary name Carelessness ; indifference Unequalled Ourwants are our strength. Necessity is the mother of invention Our Lady ; a term applied in France to churches dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Church of Notre-Dame is the Ca- thedral of Paris Do not forget Nurture passes beyond nature. Birth is much, but goodbreedingis more We have changed all that ; we are rid of those old- fangled notions We think it proper to leave him We got off with nothing worse than a fright We w r ere amongst the dons of the place We will make him submit We do not know what is absolutely good or bad fortune W r e are quits We shall see We shall soon set that straight Shade (of colour, &c.) No pains, no gains French Section. 197 Occasions manquees Octroi CEil de boeuf On commence par etre dupe ; on finit par etre fripon On connait I'ami au besoin On coupe les cheveux ras aux forsats On clit On doit appeler tin chat un chat On en a vu bien d'autres On est mieux seul qu'avec un sot On est un sot On 1'a accueilli d'emblee On 1'afait mourir a petit feu On lui annonga sa mort de but en blanc On n'a jamais bon marche de mauvaise marchandise On n'auraitguere de plaisir, si Ton ne se flattait point On ne cherche point a prouver la lumiere On ne comprend rien a son barbouillage Favourable opportunities missed A tax on articles (for sale) entering a town A bull's eye They begin by being fools (dupes), and end in be- coming knaves A friend in need is a friend indeed Convicts have their hair cropped It is said ; a rumour You should call a spade a spade We are used to that sort of thing One is better alone than with a fool General report is a fool They welcomed him at once He was killed by inches They told her abruptly of his death Bad merchandise is never a good bargain. Buy cheap, buy dear But little pleasure would a man have if he did not flatter himself There is no need to prove (the existence of) light There is no understanding his scrawls (rigmarole) ; one cannot make head or tail of them 198 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. On ne donne rien si liberale- ment que ses conseils On ne peut pas avoir le drap et 1'argent On ne peut pas avoir toujours raison On ne peut pas s'aviser de tout On ne saurait faire boire un ane s'il n'a soif On n'est jamais bien juste a l'egard d'un rival On n'est jamais si heureux, ni si malheureux,qu'on se ['imagine On perd tout le temps qu'on peut mieux employer On peut aisement se faire trop valoir On peut savoir a un sou pres ce que cela coutera On peut souvent faire d'une pierre deux coups On pourrait s'attirer une bien mauvaise affaire On pourra toujours payer d'audace On prend le peuple par les oreilles, comme on prend un pot par les anses On prend souvent 1'indo- lence pour la patience On se fait cuisinier, mais on est ne rotisseur People give nothing so liberally as their advice You can't have your cake and eat it too One can't be always right You cannot think of every- thing One man may lead a horse to the water, but twenty cannot make him drink We are never very just towards a rival We are never so happy, nor so unhappy, as we suppose All the time is lost that might be better em- ployed It is easy to be too conceited You can tell to a halfpenny what it will cost One can often kill two birds with one stone You might get yourself into very hot water Anyhow we can put a bold front on it The people should be taken by the ears as a pot is taken by the handle Indolence is often taken for patience A man may learn to be a cook, but he must be born a roaster French Section. 199 On vend toutes les marchan- dises au prix de revient Orgeat Os a ronger Oublier je ne puis Outrance Outre Ouvrage Ouvrier Papeterie Papier mache Papiilote Par accident Par accord Par-ci par-la Par complaisance Pardonnez-moi Par excellence Par exemple Parfaitement bien Par faveur Par hasard Par le droit du plus fort Par les memes voies on ne va pas toujours aux memes fins Parlez du loup, et vous verrez sa queue Par moitie Parole Par parenthese All these goods are sold at cost price A liquor made from barley A bone to pick I can never forget Excess ; extremity Extravagant Work Workman A case with writing ma- terials A substance made of a pulp obtained from rags Curl paper By accident In harmony with Here and there With a desire to be agree- able Pardon me Eminently ; the very ideal For example; for instance Perfectly well By favour By chance By right of the strongest By the same roads we do not always arrive at the same ends Speak of the wolf and you will see his tail. Speak of the devil, and he will appear By halves Word By way of parenthesis 200 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Par precaution Par principe Par privilege Par signe de mepris Part du lion Parti Partie carree Partout Parvenu Pas Pas a pas on va bien loin Pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles Passe Passe-partout Pas seul Patois Patte de velours Pauvrete n'est pas vice Pays de Cocagne By way of precaution On principle By way of privilege As a token of contempt The lion's share Party Often used incorrectly by English writers and speakers to signify a small and select party : the true meaning, how- ever, is a party com- posed of two gentlemen and two ladies. N.B. The expression is some' times erroneously writ- ten thus partie quarree Everywhere A person of low origin who has risen ; upstart A step Step by step one goes a long way No news is good news Past ; out of date A master-key A dance performed by one person A dialect A velvet paw Poverty is no vice An imaginary country, where everything is to be had in abundance, and without labour French Section. 201 Pays Latin Peine forte et dure Penchant Pensee Pere de famille Perruques Persiflage Personnel Petit Petit bourgeois Petites affiches Petit maitre Peu Peu a pen Peu de bien, peu de soin Pen de femmes desirent coiffer Sainte Catherine Peu de gens savent ctre vieux Peu s'en est fallu qu'il ne soit tombe Piece de resistance Pieces de position Pied poudreux Piquant Pis aller Place aux dames Lit., The Latin territory, district, region. The students of the Pays Latin, that is, of the Uni- versity Severe punishment; strong and severe pain Strong inclination for any- thing A thought ; consideration The father of a family ; paterfamilias Lit. wigs ; drivelling old men Chaff; banter The staff of an establish- ment Small, little, insignificant A second-rate citizen, cit Advertisements A little master ; a fop Little, few By degrees Little wealth, little care Few women wish to die old maids Few persons know how to grow old (gracefully) He very nearly fell The principal dish Heavy guns A vagabond Pointed ; pungent The last resort (Make) way for the ladies 202 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Plaqu6 ; double (Ormolu) Plateau Plains pouvoirs Plus on est de fous, plus on rit Plus sages que les sages Point d'appui Porte-monnaie Pose Poste restante Pour comble de bonheur Pour connaitre un homme, il faut avoir mange un muid de sel avec lui Pour couper court Pour encourager les autres Pour faire rire Pour passer le temps Pour prendre conge (P.P.C.) Pour totijours Pour vivre longtemps, il faut etre vieux de bonne heure Pour y parvenir Pouvez-vous traduire a livre ouvert ? Precis Prendre fait et cause pour quelqu'un Ormolu ; brass with the appearance of gold Tray ; table-land Full powers The more fools, the more fun More wise than the wise Point of support ; prop A purse Position ; attitude Lit. post left ; place at the * Post Office where letters may be addressed to be left till called for As the height of happiness To know a man, you must have eaten a bushel (lit. hogshead) of salt with him To cut matters short To serve as a warning to the rest To move laughter To pass away the time To take leave For ever In order to live long, one must be old (in acquire- ments) early To accomplish the object Can you translate at sight ? A summary ; an epitome To take anybody's side French Section. 203 Prendre la clef des champs Prendre la lune avec les dents Prendre une condition Prends-moi tel que je suis Prenez des informations la- dessus Prenez garde Pres de 1'eglise, loin de Dieu Prestige Pret a accomplir; pres d'accomplir Pret pour mon pays Pris sur le fait Proces verbal Projet Proletaire Propriete litteraire Protege (fern, gee) Qu'a cela ne tienne, venez sans fa9on Quand il tomberait des hallebardes, je viendrais Quand on ne trouve pas son repos en soi-meme, il est inutile de le cher- cher ailleurs To catch the ball as it bounds ; to seize an op- portunity To take French leave To seize the moon with one's teeth ; to try to do the impossible To take service Take me just as I am Make enquiries about it Take care The nearer the church, the farther from God Magic spell ; position ; in- fluence Ready to accomplish Ready for my country Caught in the act Official report A plan or project A person of the lower orders Literary property ; copy- right One protected or patron- ized Never mind, come without ceremony I will come though it rain cats and dogs When one does not find repose in oneself, it is vain to seek it elsewhere 204 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Quand on voit la chose on la croit Que diable allait-il faire dans cette galere ? Que dit-on de nouveau ce soir? Que je t'y prenne Quelle imprevoyance de vivre toujours au jour le jour Quelque chose Que lui importe cela Que vous faut-il ? Qui aime bien, chatie bien Qui est-ce qui attachera le grelot ? Qui m'aime,aimemonchien Qu'importe ! Qui n'a point de sens a trente ans, n'en aura jamais Qui n'a sante n'a rien Qui n'entend qu'une cloche, n'entend qu'un son Qui ne risque rien n'a rien Qui pense ? Qui se ressemble s'assemble Qui trop embrasse mal etreint Qui veut noyer son chien 1'accuse de la rage Seeing is believing Why on earth did you go there ? What's the news this evening? Let me catch you How imprudent always to live from hand to mouth A trifle ; something What's that to him What do you require ? He loves well , who chastises well ; spare the rod and spoil the child Who will bell the cat ? Love me, love my dog What does it matter ! He who has no sense at thirty, will never have any. A fool at forty is a fool indeed He that wants health wants everything Hear both sides Nothing venture nothing gain Who thinks ? Birds of a feather flock together Don't have too many irons in the fire Give a dog a bad name and hang him French Section. 205 Qui vive ? Quoi de plus ennuyeux que de faire tapisserie toute la soiree Raconteur Ragout Raison d'etre Raisonne, catalogue rai- sonne Ramollissement Ranz des vacbes Rapprochement Rechauffe Recherche Reclame Reconnaissance Recueil Recueil choisi Reculer pour mieux sauter Redacteur Regime Remercier Renaissance Rencontre Rendezvous Rentes Repondre en Normand Who goes there ? (on the qui vive, or the alert) How annoying to be ne- glected at the ball A narrator A highly seasoned dish Reason for existence Explanatory catalogue Softening of the brain Lit. ranks or rows of the cows ; Swiss melodies played as cow-calls so called because the cows on hearing the air come up to the player in rows The act of bringing to- gether : reconciliation Warmed up (cauld kail het again) Elegant ; attractive A puff A survey of the position A collection A choice collection To walk before you run Editor (of a newspaper) Government ; mode of living To return thanks Revival An encounter A place fixed for a meeting The funds (of France) To give an evasive answer 206 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Reponse sans replique Resume Reunion Revanche Reveil Revenons a nos moutons Rien ne pese tant qu'un secret Rien ne ressemble mieux a un honnete homme qu'un fripon Rien n'est beau que le vrai Rigueur Rira bien, qui rira le dernier Rire sous cape; rire dans sa barbe Role R61e d'equipage Roquelaure Roue Rouge Rouge et noir Roulette Ruse centre ruse Ruse de guerre Sain et sauf Salle Salle a manger S'amuser a la moutarde A reply that admits of no rejoinder ; a conclusive answer An abstract or epitome A reunion Revenge The beat of the drum at daybreak Let us return to our subject Nothing so oppressive as a secret Nothing more closely re- sembles an honest man than a knave Nothing is beautiful but truth Strictness He laughs best who laughs last To laugh in one's sleeve A character in a play A list of the crew; muster- roll A cloak A profligate Red ; powder for the face A game of chance A game of chance Diamond cut diamond A stratagem Safe and sound , A hall A dining room To stand trifling French Section. 207 Sang-froid Sans Sans ceremonie Sans changer Sans culottes Sans Dieu, rien Sans doute Sans fa9on Sans pain et sans vin, 1'amour n'estrien; quand la pauvrete entre par la porte, 1'amour s'envole par la fenetre Sans peur et sans reproche Sans souci Sans tache Sante Sauce d'appetit est la meilleure Sauve qui peut Savant Savoir Savoir faire Savoir vivre Seance Secret de la comedie Selon les regies S'embarquer sans biscuit Sens dessus dessous Cold blood ; indifference ; apathy Without Without ceremony Without changing Ragged men ; the lower classes Nothing without God Without doubt Without ceremony Without bread and without wine, love is nothing ; when poverty enters the door, love flies out of the window Without fear and without reproach Free and easy Without stain Health Hunger is the best sauce Save himself who can A learned man Knowledge Ability ; skill ; wits Good breeding ; refined manners Session ; sitting Everybody's secret According to rule To embark without pro- visions. To begin an undertaking without the means of carrying it out Topsy-turvy, upside down 208 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Ses folies sautent aux yeux Ses ouvrages font loi Se tirer d'affaire Se trouver a la hauteur de la situation Siecle Siecle d'or Siecles des tenebres Si je puis Silhouette Sobriquet Societes anonymes Soi-disant Soi-meme Soiree Solidarite Son esprit n'est pas de bon aloi Songes sont mensonges Sortie Soubrette SoufHer le chaud et le froid Souhaiter une bonne fete Soupcon Sous tous les rapports Souvenez-vous que lesbons comptes font les bons amis His foibles are palpable His works are quiteclassics To save one's bacon To rise to the occasion An age The golden age (of Louis XIV.) The dark ages If I can A small portrait in profile A nickname Joint-stock companies Self-styled ; would-be; pre- tended One's self An evening party A union of interest be- tween individuals ; joint liability His wit is something musty Dreams are lies. Don't trust dreams A sally A female attendant To blow hot and cold To wish many happy re- turns of the day A little of anything ; a a suspicion ; a taste In all respects ; under all circumstances Remember, short reckon- ings make long friends French Section. 209 Souvenir Souvent le mieux est 1'ennemi du bien Soyez ferine Spirituel Suave Suite Suivez la raison Sujet Sur le tapis Suzerain Tableau Table d'hote Tache sans tache Tachez de ne pas nous faire faux bond Taisez-vous Tant bien que mal il en sut sortir Tant mieux Tant pis Tant soit peu Tapis Tel est tres-susceptible qui taquine les autres Tel maitre, tel valet Tel qui rit vendredi di- manche pleurera Tete-a-tete Tic douloureux Tiens a la verite Tiens ta foi A keepsake It's often best to leave well alone Be stanch Intelligent Sweet Remaining part; atten- dants ; a series Follow reason A subject On the carpet ; under con- sideration Over-lord Picture; striking represen- tation The ordinary (dinner) A work without a stain Try not to disappoint us Be quiet Somehow or other he got through it So much the better So much the worse Never so little A carpet Very touchy persons often tease others Like master, like man Don't laugh till you cry Face to face ; conversation Neuralgic pain Keep the truth Keep thy faith 210 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Tiers-etat Timbre-poste Tire a quatre epingles Tirer a la courte paille Tirer le diable par le queue Tocsin Tomber des nues Tome Ton Toujours a toi Toujours pret Tour de force Tour d'expression Tout Tout-a-fait Tout a 1'heure Tout au contraire Tout ce qui brille n'est pas or Tout chemin va a Rome Tout chien qui aboie ne mord pas Tout chien sur son fumier est hardi Tout de meme Lit. The third estate ; that is, the people of France as distinguished from the nobility and the higher clergy. The commons Postage stamp Neat as a pin To draw lots To go to the dogs An alarm bell Unexpected ; without parallel Volume Tone ; taste; Ever thine Always ready A feat of strength A peculiar mode of ex- pression All Quite ; entirely Just now On the contrary ; quite the reverse All that glitters is not gold By hook or by crook Every dog that barks does not bite. Barking dogs seldom bite Every dog is valiant on his own dunghill. Every cock crows loudest on his own dunghill All the same French Section. 211 Tout d'un coup Tout est pris Tout le monde Tout le monde ne gagne pas a etre connu Tout le monde veut du bien a cette personne Tout lui sourit Tout ou rien Tout se passa en un clin d'oeil Tout vient a. point a qui salt attendre Traduire a livre ouvert Trait Traiter de haut en has Travailler en pleinair Tres-bien Tres-peu Triste Tristesse Un bon marche n'est pas toujours bon marche Un chien peut bien regarder un eveque Une bonne a tout faire Une fois n'est pas coutume Une heure vient de sonner Un homme averti en vaut deux At one stroke ; suddenly All is taken ; every avenue preoccupied Every one Everyone does not im- prove on acquaintance Everyone wishes her well Everything goes well with him All or nothing The whole thing took place in a flash of lightning All things come to him who waits To translate at sight A feature To laugh to scorn To work out of doors Very well Very little Sad ; melancholy Sadness ; depression A bargain is not always a good bargain Surely a cat may look at a king A general servant One act does not make a habit ; one swallow does not make a summer ; no rule without an ex- ception One o'clock has just struck To be forewarned is to be forearmed 212 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Un malheur ne vient jamais seul Un sot a triple etage Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui 1'admire Un tiens vaut deux tu 1'auras Un vaurien qui bat le pave Valet de chambre Vedettes Ventre a terre Verite Verite sans peur Vers de societe Vertu Verve Vis-a-vis Vive la bagatelle ! Vive le roi ! Vivre comme un coq en pate Voila qu'il broie du noir Voila tout Voila une autre chose Voir le dessous des cartes Voir tout couleur de rose ; voir tout en rose Voiture Voulez-vous faire une partie de boules ? Misfortunes seldom come alone An egregious blockhead A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A vagabond loafing about An attendant ; a footman Sentinels on horseback With whip and spur Truth Truth without fear Society verses, composed for the amusement of a private party Virtue Animation ; spirit Opposite ; face to face Success to trifling ! Trifles for ever ! Long live the king To live in clover Look at him in a brown study That is all That's quite a different matter To be in the secret To regard everything fa- vourably; to look always on the sunny side A carriage Will you have a game of skittles ? French Section. 213 Youloir prendre la lune avec les dents Vouloir rompre 1'anguille au genou Vous faites la sourde oreille Vous ne me garderez pas rancune pour cela Yous ne me jetterez pas ainsi de la poudre aux Vous n'etes pas clans mes petits papiers Vous pretez continuelle- ment a rire Vous verrez que vous vous en mordrez les doigts Vous vous moquez de moi Vous vous pretez la a quel- que chose d'equivoque Vous y perdrez vos pas Voyageur Yraisemblance To attempt the impossible To attempt the impossible You are deaf to the voice of the charmer You wont bear me malice on that account You wont blind me in that way You are not in my good books now You are always making yourself ridiculous You will find you will be sorry for it You are laughing at me You are engaged in a doubtful business You will lose your labour A traveller Likelihood ; probability ITALIAN SECTION. A buon intenditor poche parole A cader va chi troppo alto sale A can che lecchi cenere non gli fidar farina A causa persa, parole assai A caval donate non gli si guarda in bocca Accelerando A chi consiglia non duole il capo Adagio (Ado.) Ad area aperta il giusto pecca Ad ogni cosa e rimed io fuora ch' alia morte A person of good appre- hension (needs) few words. A word (is enough) to the wise Who climbs too high may fear to fall. Climb not too high lest the fall be greater A dog that licks ashes, trust not with meal What is done cannot be undone. " Advice comes too late when a thing is done " Look not a gift horse in the mouth Gradually faster ; with in- creasing quickness Counsel is easier than help Slowly With an open chest by him, the just man sins. Opportunity makes the thief For everything there's a remedy except death. There's a salve for every sore Italian Section. 215 Ad ogni uccello, suo nido e bello Affettuoso (Affeto.) Aggio Agitato Ai ricchi non mancano parenti Al confessor, medico, ed avvocato, non si de'tener il vero celato Al finir del gioco, si vede chi ha guadagnato Al fresco Alia barba dei pazzi, il barbier impara a radere Alia buon 'ora Alia caccia AH'arnico curagli il fico, al 1'inimico il persico Alia rinfusa Allegretto (Allege.) Allegro (Allo.) There is no place like home (lit., to every bird its own nest is admirable) Softly, affectingly, patneti- cally (Exchange, discount) The difference in value be- tween one sort of money and another, and es- pecially between notes and coin (particularly on the Continent) With agitation The rich have never re- lations to seek. Land was never lost for want of an heir Hide nothing from thy confessor, physician, or lawyer At the end of the game one may see who hath won In the fresh, or open air A barber learns to shave on a fool's chin At last ; well done you In hunting style ; after the manner of the chase (caccia) Pull a fig for your friend, and a peach for your enemy Helter-skelter, higgledy- piggledy Lively, pretty Sprightly, lively 216 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Al molino ed alia sposa sempre manca qualche cosa Alto (A., or Alt.), or con- tralto Alto relievo Altro che ! Amor e signoria non vo- gliono compagnia Amoroso (Amo.) Andante (Andte.) Andantino (Ando.) Andare stretto Animate (An. or Anim.) Anno di neve, anno di bene A poco a poco Appassionato Appetite non vuol salse Appoggiato Appoggiatura A prima vista Aquila non mangia mosche Arco Aria Arietta Arioso A mill and a woman are always in want of some- thing The voice above the tenor, counter-tenor High relief (in sculpture) Certainly; I should think so Love and lordship like no fellowship Tenderly, lovingly Moderately slowly Somewhat slower than au- dante To do business shabbily. To lose the ship for a ha'porth of tar With animation A snow year, a rich year By and by, by degrees With passion ; in an im- passioned manner Hunger is the best sauce Lit. propped ; indicating that the notes are to be played so as to glide in- sensibly into each other A note between others to effect an easy movement At sight An eagle does not feed upon flies The bow (of the violin, &c.) An air A little air In light, airy manner Italian Section. 217 Arpeggio (Arpo.) Arrivederci Assai Assai ben balla a chi For- tuna suona A tavola rotonda non si contende del luogo Attacca subito Avere sulla punta della lingua Aver la pera monda Aver le traveggole A vostro commodo Bandito (pi. banditi) Barba bagnata mezza rasa Barcarola Basso (B.) Indicating that the notes are to be struck in rapid succession, not simul- taneously ; as on the harp Hope to meet you soon again Very ; as allegro assai, very lively He dances well to whom Fortune pipes At a round table there's 1 no dispute about place "Attack suddenly"; indi- cating that a second movement is to be begun instantly after the close of the first To have a thing at the tip of one's tongue To have one's pear ready pared. To be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth To see double; to see one thing for another At your leisure; at your convenience An outlaw A lathered beard is half shaved. Well begun is half done A melody or air sung by the gondoliers of Venice ; a piece of instrumental music in imitation of such airs Base, or bass ; the lowest male voice 218 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Basso relievo Battuta Bella donna e veste tag- liuzzata sempre s'imbatte in qualche uncino Bella femina che ride, vuol dir, borsa che piange Belle parole non pascon i gatti Ben trovato Bisogna battere il ferro mentre e caldo Bisogno fa trottar la vecchia Bocca (in) chiusa, mosca non ci entra Bravo Bravura Brillante (Brill.) Buffo Cadenza Cader dalla padella nelle bragie Low relief; where the figures (in sculpture) do not stand out far The accented part of the bar in music ; the part marked in beating time A pretty girl in a tattered gown is sure to find some hook in the way When a pretty woman smiles look to your purse Fine words don't feed cats ; fine words butter no parsnips Well found ; very ingenious Strike while the iron is hot Need makes the old wife trot A close mouth catcheth no flies Well done ! An assassin, bandit, or daring villain A florid, brilliant, difficult air Brilliant ; lively Comic; the comic actor in an opera An ornamental passage in- troduced by a musical performer, either actu- ally or apparently im- promptu, and heralding the close To fall out of the frying- pan into the fire Italian Section. 219 Calando (Calo.) Cambio non e furto Camera Cane che abbaie, non morde Cane vecchio non baia indarno Canone Can scottato d'acqua calda ha paura, poi della fredda Cantabile (Cant.) Cantata Cantilena Canto Gradually becoming slower and less vigorous Exchange is no robbery A chamber. Musica di camera, chamber-music The dog that barks does not bite. Barking dogs seldom bite If the old dog barks, he gives counsel canon ; when the same melody is taken up by the different parts in succession, at the dis- tance of one or more bars. In the canone can- crizans, or canone al rovescio, in one of the parts, the melody is sung back- wards The scalded dog dreads hot water, and after- wards cold. The burnt child dreads the fire In graceful, elegant, sing- ing style A composition for one or more voices, including recitatives and airs ; now usually a short compo- sition in oratorio form, but without dramatis per - The part of a composition containing the melody or air The treble, or highest part in choral music 220 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Canzone Canzonetta Capella Capo Capper! ! Cappita! Caspita ! Capriccio Capriccioso Cara sposa Carbonaro (pi. carbonari) Casino Cattiva e quella lana, che non si puo tingere Caval non morire, che erba de' venire Cavatina Cembalo Cento carra di pensieri non pagheranno un' oncia di debito Cercare il pelo nell' uovo Chaconne A song A canzonet ; a little or short song A church. Maestro di Capella, chapel-master ; director of the music of a church The head ; beginning Dear me ! Wonderful ! An irregular composition, in which the composer follows his fancy or caprice, rather than rule In free, fantastic style Dear spouse, or wife Lit. a charcoal-burner. A member of a secret society (in Italy) ; hence an ultra-democrat Club-house It is a bad cloth that will take no colour While the grass grows, the steed starves An air in one part or move- ment ; a short, simple air The harpsichord A hundred waggon -loads of thoughts will not pay one ounce of debt. A pound of care will not pay an ounce of debt To pick faults where no faultsare. "Tofindspots in the sun " A slow dance tune Italian Section. 221 Che sara sara Chiaroscuro Chi ben cena ben dorme Chi bestia va a Roma bestia ritorna Chi compra ha bisogno di cent' occhi, chi vende ne ha assai di uno Chi con 1'occhio vede, col cuor crede Chi tace confessa Chi da presto raddoppia il dono Chi digallinanasce convien che raspi, o razzoli Chi dorme coi cani si sveglia colle pulci Chi fa il conto senza 1'oste lo fa due volte Chi ferra, inchioda Chi ha arte per tutto ha parte Chi 1' ha per natura, fin alia fossa dura What is to be, will be An artistic distribution of light and shade He that sups well, sleeps well He that goes to Rome a fool returns a fool. Ccelum, non animum, &>c. Who buys hath need of a hundred eyes ; who sells hath enough of one He that sees with the eye, believes with the heart. Seeing is believing Silence is confession (or admission) He gives twice who gives quickly. " He gives twice who gives in a trice " What is born of hen will scrape Evil communications cor- rupt good manners He that reckons without the host must reckon twice He that shoes a horse, pricks him. It is a good horse that never stum- bles, and a good wife that never grumbles He that has an art, has everywhere a part That which we have by nature remains with us till death. What is bred in the bone will come out of the flesh 222 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Chi la dura la vince Chi nasce bella nasce maritata Chi non ha cervello, abbia jjambe Chi non ha cuore, abbia gambe Chi non pud fare come voglia, faccia come puo Chi non sa niente, non dubita di niente Chi non s'arrischia, non guadagna. Chinonrisica non rosica Chi per man d'altri s'im- bocca, tardi satolla Chi pratica con lupi im- para a urlar Chi risponde presto, sa poco Chi si maritain fretta stenta adagio Chi sputa contra il vento si sputa contra il viso Patience conquers hard- ship. " He that endureth overcomes " She that is born handsome, is born married He that has no brains, ought to have legs. Who has not a good tongue, ought to have good hands He that has no heart (courage) ought to have legs. One pair of heels is often worth two pair of hands He that cannot do as he would, must do as he can He who knows nothing, doubts nothing Nothing venture, nothing have He that depends on ano- ther man's table often dines late He that keeps company with a wolf will learn to howl. Tell me who you keep company with, and I'll tell you what you are He who answers suddenly, knows little of the matter Marry in haste and repent at leisure He that spits against the wind spits in his own face. He that blows in the dust fills his eyes Italian Section. 223 Chi tardi arriva male alloggia Chi t' ha offeso non ti per- dona mai Chi tutto abbraccia, nulla stringe Chi va al mulino s'infarina Chi va piano, va sano ed anche lontano Cicerone Cicisbeo (pL cicisbei) Coda Col'arco (C.A.) Colla paglia si maturano le nespole Colla parte (C.P.), or Colla voce Commodo (Com.) Compagnia d'uno, com- pagnia di niuno Who arrives late finds bad accommodation ; the sluggard never gets in time He that has offended you will never forgive you He that grasps at all catches none. Grasp all, lose all You cannot touch pitch without being defiled He that goes gently goes safely, and also far. Fair and softly go far in a day A guide A man that hangs about a married woman Tail; a short passage ex- tending the conclusion of a piece of music "With the bow;" indica- ting that the player is to resume the bow, after notes played by a twitch of the fingers Patience overcomes every- thing " With the part, or voice," indicating that the ac- companist is to keep by the principal part (in cases where the perfor- mer quickens or slackens his pace at pleasure) Easy The company of one is the company of none; one man's company is no company 224 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Compagno allegro per ca- mino ti serve per ronzino Con amore Con anima Concertante Concerto Con commodo Con cura Con delicatezza Con diligenza Con dolcezza Con dolore Con forza Con fuoco Con grazia Con gusto Conoscente (pi. conos- A connoisseur centi) Conoscere il pel nell'uovo A merry companion on the road is as good as a nag. Comes jucundus, &>c. With love (for the occupa- tion) With animation A piece of music, in which several principal instru- ments or voices take the principal part alternate- ly, the others accom- panying A composition for a single principal instrument, with accompaniments for a full orchestra At a convenient rate Carefully With delicacy Diligently With sweetness With grief With force With fire, or spirit With grace Tastefully; in elegant style Con pazienza Con permesso Con piacere Con scienza Con sordini To know the skin of an egg ; to know which side one's bread is buttered on Patiently May I With pleasure With learning ; with thorough knowledge With mutes Italian Section. 225 Conti chiari amici can Contrabasso (C.B.) Contrabbandiere Contrada dei nobili Contra-fagotto Con variazioni Conversazione Corno Corno di bassetto Corpo di Bacco ! Cosa ben fatta e fatta due volte Cosa fatta capo ha Cosa fatta per forza non vale una scorza Cresce il di,cresce '1 freddo, dice il pescatore Crescendo (Cr., or Cres.) Da capo (D.C.) Danari fanno danari Dar del naso dentro Da retta Short reckonings, dear friends. Even reckoning keeps long friends Thedouble-bass; the largest of the violin class of in- struments A smuggler The quarter of the nobles (in Italian cities') The double bassoon With variations A social gathering A horn The basset-horn ; a large instrument like the cla- rionet Good Heavens ! (lit. body of Bacchus) A thing well done is double done A thing done is out of hand A thing done perfect is not worth a rush As the day lengthens, the cold strengthens, says the fisherman Increasingly; with gradu- ally increasing loudness ; indicating that the notes it refers to are to be gradually swelled From the beginning ; over again Money makes money To put one's foot in it I say Listen p 226 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Dare in guardia la lattuga ai paperi Del cuoio d' altri si fanno corregge larghe Delle ingiurie il rimedio e lo scordarsi Del senno di poi n'e piena ogni fossa Dentro da un orecchio e fuora dall'altro Devotissimo suo Di badessa tornar conversa Di buona terra to la vigna, di buona madre to la figlia Di buon'ora Di giorno Di giovani ne muoiono molti, di vecchi ne scampa nessuno Di il vero e affronterai il diavolo Dilettante (pi. dilettanti) Diminuendo (Dim.) To give the lettuce to the keeping of the geese ; to give the wolf the wether (or the fox the chickens) to keep They cut large thongs from olhei people's leather. De alieno corio, &*c. The best remedy for wrongs is to forget them Every ditch is full of people that are wise alter the event In at one ear, and out at the other Yours truly From an abbess to become a lay-sister. To come down in the world. From horses to asses Like father, like son. Take a vine of a good soil, and the daughter of a good mother Early By day Of young men die many, ot old men escape not any Speak the truth and shame the devil One that cultivates art or science only by way of amusement or recreation Gradually decreasing in loudness. Opposite to crescendo Italian Section. 227 Dimmi con chivai, e sapro quello che fai Di molto Dio non voglia Di notte Di salto Dispicca 1'impiccato, che impicchera poi te Di un dono far due amici Divertimento Divieni tosto vecchio, se vuoi vivere lungamente vecchio Dolce (Dol.) Dolce cose a vedere, e dolci inganni Dolce far niente Doloroso Domanda all'osto s' egli ha buon vino Donne, preti, e polli non son mai satolli Tell me who you keep company with, and I'll tell you what your character is. A man is known by his associates Very ; adagio di molto, very slow Heaven forbid By night By leaps and bounds Save a thief from the gallows, and he'll cut your throat With one gift to make two friends. To kill two birds with one stone A short musical piece, vocal or instrumental, in a light and familiar style You must soon become old, if you wish to live long old. Old young, and old long Soft and sweet (music) Sweetto the eye and flatter- ing to the sense. "All that glitters is not gold." " A goodly apple rotten at the heart " The pleasure of idleness In melancholy style ; soft and pathetic (music) Ask your host if his wine be good. Ask my com- panion if I be a thief Women, priests, and poul- try never have enough 228 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Dono molto aspettato e venduto, non donate Dopo il cattivo ne vien il buon tempo Dove 1'oro parla, ogni lingua tace Dove sono donne ed ocche non vi sono parole poche Due Due teste vagliano pin che una sola Due tordi ad una pania Duettino Duetto Due visi sotto una beretta Due volte Duro con duro non fa mai buon muro E cattivo vento che non e buono per qualcheduno Ecome ilcanedell'ortolano, che non mangia de'cavoli egli, e non ne lascia man- giar agli altri Egli m' ha dato un osso da rodere A gift long waited for is sold, not given. He loses his thanks who promiseth and delayeth After bad weather comes good. After a storm comes a calm Where gold speaks, every tongue is silent Where there are women and geese, there is plenty of gabble Two Two heads are better than one (To stop) two gaps with one bush A short duet A duet ; a musical compo- sition for two voices or two instruments (To carry) two faces under one hood Twice Hard with hard makes not a good wall It is an ill wind that blows nobody good He is like the gardener's dog, who never eats cabbages himself, nor allows others to eat them. The dog in the manger He has given me a bone to gnaw ; a bone to pick Italian Section. 229 E meglio averoggiun uovo, che dimani una gallina E meglio cader dalle fines- tre che dal tetto E rr.eglio esser capo di cardella che coda di storione E meglio esser fortunato che savio E meglio esser mendicante che ignorante E meglio piegar che scavezzar E meglio senza cibo restar che senz'onore E meglio tardi che mai E pur troppo vero Espressione (Espe.) Espressivo (Espo.) Esser fortunato come un cane in chiesa Esser fuori di se Esser tra 1'ancudine e il martello It is better to have an egg to-day than a hen to- morrow. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Never quit cer- tainty for hope It is better to fall from the window than from the roof. It's never so bad but it might have beer- worse Better be the head of a sprat than the tail of a stur- geon It is better to be lucky than wise. Lucky men need little counsel Better be a beggar than a fool Better to bend than to break Better be without food than without honour. Rather death than false of faith Better late than never It is but too true With expression ; feeling Expressively ; with ex- pression To have the same luck as a dog in a church ; to be unlucky To be beside oneself To be between the anvil and the hammer ; to be in desperate straits. " Between the devil and the deep sea " 230 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Fa bene a te e ai tuoi, e poi agli altri se tu puoi Fagotto Falsetto Fantoccino Fiasco Ficcanaso Ficcare carote Finale Fine (Fin.) Fioriture Flauto Flauto piccolo Flebile (Flebe.) Forte (F., or For.) Forte e 1'aceto di vin dolce Fortissimo (Ff. or Fo.) Forzando (Forzo., or Fz.) Fuga Fuga doppia Fugato Fughetta Do good to thyself and thine, and afterwards to others if thou canst. Charity begins at home The bassoon An artificial voice Doll ; puppet ; childish ; imbecile An utter failure Meddlesome intruder To tell fibs The final part (of a musical piece, concert, &c.) The end ; finish (music) Flourishes (in music) ; or- namental passages in- troduced by a performer The flute The small flute ; flageolet In weeping, mournful- style Loud Strong is the vinegar from sweet wine ; the sweetest wine makes the sharpest vinegar. Corruptio op- timi pessima Very loud An emphasis upon a single note A fugue A double fugue A piece containing passages in imitation of the fugue style, but not a regular fugue A short fugue Italian Section. 231 Furioso (Furo.) Furore Galantuomo Gallina che schia mazzi ha fatto 1'uovo Gatta guantata non piglia mai sorce Gavotta Generalissimo Giga Giocoso Giojoso Giovine ozioso, vecchio bisognoso Giovine Santo, Diavolo vecchio Giuoco di mano giuoco di villano Gli assenti hanno torto Grandioso Grassa cucina, magro testamento Grazioso (Graz.) Gruppetto Guardati da chi non ha che perdere Gusto Vehemently Great attraction, enthusi- asm, fury, rage An honest man It is the hen that cackles who laid the egg A gloved cat never catches mice. A muffled cat is no good mouser A lively dance tune ; originally a French dance gavotte, gavot Commander-in-chief A jig Humorously ; in a sportive vein Joyously A young man idle, an old man needy A young saint, an old devil. Early piety is often de- ceptive Practical jokes are vulgar The absent are always in the wrong In grand, lofty style A fat kitchen, a lean will In a flowing, graceful move- ment A small group (of musical notes) ; the embellish- ment called " a turn " Beware of him that has. nothing to lose Taste, enjoyment, zest 232 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Gustoso I fatti sono maschi, le parole femine II diavolo tenta tutti, ma 1'ozioso tenta il diavolo II mondo e fatto a scale ; chi le scende, e chi le sale II poco mangiar e poco parlare non fece mai male II savio udendo, piu savio diventa II volto sciolto ed i pensieri stretti I matti fanno le feste, ed i savj se le godono Impresario Improvvisatore In bianco Incognito (incog.) In disgrazia della giustizia Inganno The devil tempts everyone, but the lazy man tempts the devil The world is like a stair- case, which one goes up and another comes down Eating little and speaking little have never injured any one The wise man by listening becomes still wiser. Lay your hand on your mouth and let your soul be in- structed The countenance open, but the thoughts strictly reserved. A clear brow dark thoughts. " A fair face may hide a foul heart." " There is no trusting to appearances " Fools make feasts, and wise men enjoy them Manager (of an opera com- pany) ; contractor An extemporary poet or story-teller In blank ; in white Unknown ; unrecognised Under the frown of justice; under a cloud A trick ; deception ; an unexpected transition from one chord to an- other Italian Section. 2 33 Innamorato In petto Intermezzo Introduzione 1 pensieri non pagano ga- belle I piccoli cani trovano, ma grandi hanno la lepre Istesso tempo Lagrimoso L' allegro La mala compagnia e quella che mena gli uomini alia forca Lamentabile, or Lamente- vole Languendo, or Languente La poverta e la madre di tutte le arti La pratica val piu della grammatica La prima pioggie e quella che bagna Larghetto (Largh.) Largo (Larg.) In love ; lover Concealed withinthe breast An interlude (musical) ; a short dramatic piece, light and sparkling, in- troduced between the parts of a large work (drama, opera, &c.) The introduction ; the opening movement of a musical piece Thoughts are free The little dogs find (raise), but the big ones hold (seize, catch) the hare. Some do the sowing, others the mowing. One sows, another reaps Same time In tearful, mournful style The merry man Bad company is what brings men to the gallows In plaintive style Languishingly Necessity is the mother of invention Experience is the best teacher It is the first shower that wets A degree faster than largo A slow, solemn movement (in music) 234 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Lasciate ogni speranza,voi ch'entrate La speranza e il pan de' miseri Lauda la moglie e tienti donzello Lazzaretto Lazzaroni (sing, lazzarone) Legato (Leg.) Leggiero, or Leggiera- mente Lentando, or Slentando Lento (Lnto.) Libretto Lingua Franca Lingua volgare Liuto L'occupazione e il miglior rimedio contra la noia Lusingando Leave hope behind, all ye who enter here Hope is the poor man's bread (only comfort) Praise married life, but remain single A hospital, or pest-house, for persons suffering from (chiefly) contagious disease, or held in quaran- tine on suspicion of disease Idle, improvident, wretched people (especially at Naples) ; the very dregs of the people In a smooth, continuous style ; without break be- tween notes Lightly Gradually becoming slower Slow The words of a play or opera (lit. a little book) The mixed language of Europeans and Orientals in the Levant The vulgar tongue ; the common language, as opposed to the dialects of Italy The lute The best cure for ennui is to get something to do In a soothing, persuasive style Italian Section. 2 35 Ma Madonna Maestoso (Maes.) Magari Maggiore (Mag.) Maggior fretta minor atto Malinconia Mancando (Man. or Mane.) Marcato Marcia Marcia funebre Marziale Ma sicuro Mazurka Meno (Men.) Messa di voce Mesto Mezzo (Mez.) Mezzo-forte (Mf.) Mezzo-piano (Mp.) Mezzo voce (M.V.) Minore (Min.) Minuetto (Mtto.) Misura Misurato Moderate (Mod.) Molto Molto fumo e poco arrosto But. Allegro ma non troppo, quick, but not too quick The Virgin Mary With grandeur ; in a majestic style Would to Heaven it were so Major Most haste less speed Melancholy Languishingly (music) In a marked, distinct style A march A dead march In martial style To be sure ; just so A Polish dance Less; as, jneno allegro, less quick The gradual swelling and diminishing of the voice on a long note Mournfully Medium Between forte and piano ; not very loudly Middling softly Middle voice Minor (key) Minuet Measure In strict or measured time Moderately fast Very Much smoke and little fire ; much cry and little wool 236 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Mordente Morendo (Mor.) Moresco Mosso Motive Moto Naturalo fece, e poi ruppe lo stampo Navigare secondo il vento Nonebelloquel che e bello, ma quel che piace Nonetto Non fidatevi al'alchimista povero, o al medico am- malato Non mi ricordo Notturno Nulla nuova, buona nuova An ornament consisting of a turn, or transient shake on a short note Dying away In Moorish style With motion ; as piu mosso, with more motion, quicker A motet, or piece of sacred music, in harmony of several parts The theme of a piece of music Energy Nature made him, and then broke the mould. We shall not look upon his like again To sail before the wind, or with the stream. " To follow the crowd." " To do at Rome what the Romans do." "You can- not live in Rome and quarrel with the Pope " Handsome is that hand- some does A composition for nine instruments Do not trust to a poor alchymist, or a sick physician I do not remember A light vocal or instru- mental composition a- dapted to evening en- joyment No news is good news Italian Section. 237 Obbligatissimo Obbligato (Obi.) Oboe (pi. oboi) Octava Alta Odi, vedi, e taci, se vuoi vivere in pace Ogni cane e leone acasasua Ogni debole ha sempre il suo tiranno Ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio Ogni uno per si medesimo, e Dio per tutti Onor di bocca assai giova e poco costa Opera buffa Opera seria Operetta Ora e sempre Oratorio Ordinario (Ordo.) Ottava rima Ottetto Padrone di farlo Padron mio Parla bene, ma parla poco Parlando (Parlante) Most obliged Absolutely necessary (in a musical performance) The hautboy (Play) the higher octave Listen, see, and keep your tongue between your teeth, if you wish to live in peace Every dog is a lion at home The weak man always has his tyrant Every medal has its re- verse. There are two to every question Every one for himself and God for all Fair words go for much, and cost little A comic opera A serious opera A short opera Now and ever, for ever A sacred musical drama Ordinarily; in the usual style The eight-lined stanza A musical composition in eight parts You can do as you like Lit., my master; your servant Speak well, but speak little In a speaking or decla- matory style 238 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Parte Partitura Passato il pericolo, gab- bato il santo Pasticcio Pastorale Pedale (Fed.] Pensieroso Perdendosi (Per., Perd., or Perden.) Per far effetto Per 1'amor di Dio Per troppo dibatter, la verita si perde Pesante Piacere Piacere, una cosa. Mi piace Piacevole Piangendo Pianissimo (Pp.) Piano (P.) Piccolo A part (in vocal and in- strumental music) The score of a piece of music, containing all the parts for voices and instruments The danger passed, the saint is mocked A composite opera, made up of parts by different composers A pastoral piece, or move- ment A pedal (of the organ) pressed by the foot; a long note in the bass extending over several bars Melancholy A close that dies away (in music) To do the thing (any- thing) in style ; to come out strong. For appear- ance sake For the love of God By too much debate trutli is obscured With weight ; impressively Pleasure To like something. I like it In a pleasing style Plaintively Very soft Soft Small Italian Section. 239 Piu. Di piu in piu Piu lento Piu tosto mendicanti che ignoranti Piu vede un occhio del padrone che quattro de' servitori Pizzicato Poca roba, poco pensiero Poco Poco a poco Poco curante (sometimes written as one word) Podesta Polenta Pomposo (Pomp.) Pot-Pourri Poverta non e onta Precipitando Preludio Prender due colombe, o piccioni ad una fava Presto mature, presto marcio Presto o tardi Presto, prestissimo Prima Donna Prima volta Primo tempo Pur troppo More. More and more Slower Better starve the body than the mind One eye of the master sees more than four of the servants' Sounding the strings (of violin) with twitch of the finger Little thought, little (care) A little Little by little " Caring little;" a careless indifferent person Chief magistrate Italian porridge In pompous style A medley of popular airs Poverty is no disgrace Hurriedly A prelude To kill two birds with one stone Soon ripe, soon rot By and by; sooner or later Quick, very quick The principal singer in an opera The first tune The first time ; the time marked at the opening of the piece (musical) It is but too true 240 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Quanta teste, tanti cervelli Quartette Questo vento non vaglia la biada Quintette Raccomandare il lardo alia gatta Rallentando (Ral., Rail., or Rallo.) Recitative Render pane per focaccia Replica Rialto Rifacimento Riffioramenti Rincrescere. Mi rincresce Rinforzando (Rin. or Rinf.) Ripieno Risoluto Ritardando (Rit. or Ritard.) Ritornello Romanza Rondino (rondoletto) Many men many minds A musical composition for four voices or instru- ments This zephyr does not even fan the wheat A musical piece for five voices or instruments To set a fox to mind the chickens Slackening (music) Recitative To give tit for tat. Like for like Repetition The name of a famous bridge in Venice A refurbishing or dressing- up Embellishments (added by a musical performer) To be sorry for. I am sorry Laying special emphasis on some note (musical) That which fills up (music); voices or in- struments swelling the volume of sound In a bold, resolute style Retardingly Repetition of a strain (music) A simple story or ballad A short rondo Italian Section. 241 Rubato Saggio fanciullo e chi co- nosce il suo vero padre Sbirri (sing, sbirro) Scena Scherzando, or Scherzoso (Scherz.) Scherzo Sciolto Scozzese Segno Segue (Seg.) [allegro] Semplice Sempre (Semp.) Sempre il mal non vien per nuocere Se non e vero, e ben trovato Senza (Sen.) Senza compliment! Senza ceremonie Senza organe Senza replica A movement consisting of several strains or parts, each ending with a repe- tition of the first part or subject Robbed. Tempo Rubato is when some notes of a bar are prolonged be- yond their proper time, thus robbing others of their proper length He is a wise child who knows his own father Police officers A scene (of an opera) In a playful style A light and sportive move- ment In a free and open manner In the Scottish style A sign ; a mark Here follows [the allegro] In a simple style Always Often out of evil comes forth good. " It is an ill wind that blows nobody good." " Every cloud has a silver lining " If not true, it is very ingenious Without No compliments, pray Without ceremony Without the organ Without repetition Q 242 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Septetto Serenata Sestetto Sforzando Sforzato (Sf. or Sforz.) Siciliana Simpatico Sinfonia Slentando (Slent.) Smorzando (Smorz.) Soave Soccorso non venne mai tardi Soggetto Solfeggio Sonata Sonatina Soprano (S.) Sordini A musical composition for seven instruments A serenade ; an evening concert in the open air A musical composition for six voices or instruments With a strong accent (music) With emphasis In Sicilian style (music) Nice, genial, jolly A symphony A gradual diminishing of time (music) A gradual diminishing of loudness (music) Sweet It's never too late to mend A musical subject; theme Sol-faing; system of arrang- ing the scale of music by the names do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si ; a voice exer- cise A musical composition of several movements for a single instrument (usu- ally the pianoforte), with or without accompani- ment A short sonata The highest female voice Mutes ; little instruments on the bridge of the violin, &c., deadening the sound Italian Section. 2 43 Sospirando Sostenuto (Sos., or Sost.) Sotto pena di morte Sotto voce (S.V.) Spiccato (Spice.) Spirito Spiritoso Staccato (Stacc.) Stavo bene, ma, per star meglio, sto qui Stesso Strepito Stretto Stringendo Stromenti Subito Tanto Tanto buono che val niente Tanto ne va a chi ruba, che a chi tiene il sacco Tempo Tempo giusto Teneramente Tenore (T., ov Ten.) Tenuto (Ten.) Terra cotta Sighing (music) A musical note sustained to its full length, with no break between it and the next note On pain of death In an undertone, or whisper With distinctly separated sounds (music) Spirit ; animation Spirited A short, distinct, and pointed style ; the oppo- site of legato I was well, but I'm all the better for being here The same Noise The quickening of time (music) Acceleration of time (music) Instruments Quick Not very It is so very good that it's good for nothing The receiver is as bad as the thief Time (music) In correct time (musical) Tenderly Tenor (music) A note to be sustained during its whole length Baked earth 244 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Terzetto Thema, Tema Timpani Torso Tosto o tardi Tre fratelli, tre castelli Tremando, Tremolo (Tr., or Trem.) Trillo Triole Tromba Trombone Troppo disputare la verita fa errare Tutti (T.) Una corda Una rondine non fa prima- vera Una scopa nuova spazza bene Una volta furfante, e sempre furfante Un mal chiama 1'altro Variazioni (Var.) Veloce Vermicelli A trio, or musical piece for three voices or instru- ments A theme ; subject (music) Kettle-drums The trunk of a statue Sooner or later Three brothers, three castles. Two to one are odds at football Tremulous vibration of a note A trill, or shake A triplet ; a group of three notes of equal length Trumpet An instrument somewhat resembling a trumpet in sound Discussing truth too much leads to error All together (On) one string (of violin) One swallow does not make a summer A new broom sweeps clean What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh It never rains but it pours Variations (on a musical air) With great rapidity Thin rolls of paste(prepared of flour, cheese, yolks of eggs, sugar, and saffron) Italian Section. 245 Vettura Vetturino Vibrato Vigoroso (Vig.) Viola (Va.) Violone Viva Vivace (Viv.) Viver insieme come cane e gatto Voce Voce di petto Voce di testa Volata Voler bene Voier male Volesse Iddio ! Volontieri Volta Volti Void subito (V.S.) Zero A four-wheeled carriage The cabman Strongly vibrating (music) Energetically The tenor violin The double bass (Long) live (the king, &c.) Brisk, lively To live like dog and cat. To lead a cat and dog life. To be constantly quarrelling The voice Chest voice (the real voice) Head voice (falsetto) A flight (of musical notes) To wish one well To wish one ill Would to God ! Willingly ; delighted Time Turn over Turn over (the leaf) quickly Cipher SPANISH SECTION. A espaldas vueltas me- morias muertas Alguazil Al hombre osado, la fortuna le da la mano Al que a buen arbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija A muertos y a idos ni parientes ni amigos Auto de fe A vuestra salud Bien vienes mal si vienes solo Bocado comido no gana amigo Buen abogado mal vecino Buey viejo surco derecho Caballero Out of sight, out of mind A constable ; an inferior officer of justice Fortune favours the brave. Faint heart never won fair lady They are rich who have friends The dead have no friends An act of faith ; the name given in Spain and Portugal to the burning of Jews and heretics under the Inquisition Your good health Thou comest well, if thou comest alone (said of misfortunes) A morsel eaten gains no friend A good lawyer is a bad neighbour An old ox makes a straight furrow A gentleman Spanish Section. 247 Caballo que vuela, no Do not spur a free horse quiere espuela Cada gallo canta en su muladar Cada uno en su casa, y Dios en la de todos Cada uno sabe adonde le aprieta el zapato Cantaro que muchas veces va a la fuente alguna vez se ha de quebrar Comida hecha compaiiia deshecha Comprar en feria, y vender en casa Conocidos muchos, amigos pocos Contra fortuna no vale arte ninguna Corregidor Cria cuervos y te sacaran los ojos Dar gato por liebre De cualquier manera que vaya vestido sere Sancho Panza Del agua mansa me libre Dios, que de la brava me guardare yo Del dicho alhecho hay gran trecho Every cock crows loud on his own dunghill Every one in his own house, and God in all of them. Every man for himself, and God for us all Every one knows best where the shoe pinches him A pitcher goes often to the well, but is broken at last When good cheer is lacking friends will be packing Buy at a market, but sell at home (Havej many acquain- tances, (but) few friends There is no fighting against fate A magistrate Save a thief from the gallows and he will cut your throat To give chalk for cheese However I am dressed, I shall still be Sancho Panza ; I shall be neither more nor less meritorious Smooth water runs deep Great braggers, little doers 248 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Del mal el menos Del mal pagador siquiera en paja Despues de ido el conejo, tomamos el consejo De sabios es mudar de consejo Detras de la cruz esta el diablo Dia de dos cruces Don Donde fuego se hace humo sale Donde hay gana hay mafia Donde las dan las toman Donde menos se piensa, salta la liebre Duelos con pan son menos El buen pano en el area se vende El comer y elrascar todo es empezar El corazon manda la carne El dinero hace al hombre entero El Dorado El hombre propone y Dios dispone Of two evils, choose the less Of a bad paymaster get your due if only in kine Lock the stable-door when the steed is stolen The wise man may change his opinion, but the fool never Behind the cross stands the devil. Where God has his church, the devil will have his chapel Two saints on one day Lord; master; Mr. There is no fire without some smoke Where there's a will there's a way One good turn deserves another The hare springs out, when one thinks not of it Sorrows with something to eat (bread) are endurable (less). A fat sorrow is better than a lean one Good wine needs no herald (bush) To eat, and to scratch, a man need but begin The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak Money makes the man " The golden " (land) Man proposes, but God disposes Spanish Section. 249 El vino no trae bragas, ni depario, ni de leiio En boca cerrada no entra mosca En cueros (vivos) Escritura, buena memoria Exaltado progresista Fonda Gato aullador nunca buen cazador Gentilhombre Gitano Gran victoria es la que sin sangre se alcanza Grande arma es la neces- sidad Guerra al cuchillo Guerra, caza, y amores, por un placer mil dolores Guerrilla Habiendo pregonado vino, vende vinagre Wine wears neither linen nor woollen breeches ; when wine's in wit's out A still tongue makes a wise head Stark naked. " Under bare poles." " In puris natu- ralibus" Writing, the best memory. Writing makes the exact man An advanced progressist; a radical An hotel A mewing cat is not a good mouser A gentleman A gipsy Great is the victory that is won without bloodshed Necessity is a strong arm. Necessity is the mother of invention War to the knife (bitter end) War, hunting, and love bring a thousand pains for one pleasure. Wars bring scars. Love is fruitful of alarms An irregular petty war ; an armed mountaineer, member of an indepen- dent band harassing the enemy by irregular attacks After having advertised wine he sells vinegar 250 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Hablar sin pensar es tirar sin encarar Hacienda Hacienda tu amo te vea Hidalgo Hidalguia Hombre de un libro Hurtar el puerco, y dar los pies por Dios La mentira tiene las piernas cortas Las riquezas son bagajes de la fortuna Locos y niiios, dicen la verdad Mas vale pajaro en mano que buitre volando Mas vale saber que haber Mas vale ser necio que por- fiado Mas vale tarde que nunca Moderado Mucho en el suelo, poco en el Cielo No es todo oro lo que reluce No hay cerradura si es de oro la ganzua To speak without thinking is to shoot without taking aim A country estate The foot of the owner is the best manure for his land A gentleman, belonging by birth to the inferior nobility Nobility A man of one book To steal a hog, and give away the feet in alms to God. To be liberal at another's expense A lie has a short (life) legs Riches are the sumpter mules of fortune Children and fools speak truth A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Knowledge is better than riches Better be ignorant than obstinate Better late than never A conservative Rich here, poor hereafter All is not gold that glitters There is no lock but a golden key will open it. " No lock will hold a- gainst the power of gold " Spanish Section. 251 No saber firmar No se gano Zamora en una hora Obra empezada medio aca- bada Ofrecer mucho, especie es de negar Ojo del amo engorda el caballo Olla podrida Paga lo que debes y sabras lo que tienes Piedra movediza no cria moho Piensa el ladron que todos son de su condicion Por el dinero baila el perro Presto maduro, presto podrido Pronunciamiento Quien calla otorga Quien escucha, su mal oye Quien mucho abarca poco aprieta Quien pregunta, no yerra Recoje tu heno mientras que el sol luciere Not to know how to sign one's name. To be a mighty grandee Rome was not built in a day Well begun is half done To offer too much is to court denial The owner's eye fattens the horse Medley ; hotch-pot(ch) Out of debt, out of danger A rolling stone gathers no moss The thief thinks that all are of his profession Money makes the mare to go Soon ripe, soon rot A public declaration ; an announcement of revo- lution Silence gives consent Listeners never hear good of themselves Over-reaching cheats itself. Grasp all, lose all. Grasp no more than thy hand will hold Nothing lost for lack of asking Make hay while the sun shines 252 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Remuda de pasturage hace bizerros gordos Sierra Siesta Sobre gustos no hay nada escrito Tal amo, tal criado Tomabala por rosa, mas era cardo Un cabello hace sombra Un corazon contento es un festin continuado Verdad es amarga Visteme despacio,que estoy deprisa Vivir y vivamos Beasts get fat by change of pastures A chain of mountains (with jagged ridges like the teeth of a saw] A short sleep taken about mid-day There's no accounting for tastes Like master, like man I took her for a rose, but she turned out a thorn A single hair casts a shadow A contented mind is a con- tinual feast Truth is green (bitter) More haste less speed Live and let live PORTUGUESE SECTION. A bolca vazia, e a casa An empty purse, and a new acabada faz o homem house, make a man wise, sisudo, mas tarde but too late A caridade bem entendida Charity begins at home principia por casa Agoa tranquilla, agoa Still waters run deep fun da A palavra e prata, o silen- A still tongue makes a ' cio e ouro wise head A quern servir a carapu9a If the cap fit, wear it que a tome Barriga cheia, cara alegre A heavy purse makes a light heart Bater em ferro frio You cannot get blood out of a stone Bem principiado. meio Well begun is half done caminho andado Bem sabe o gato cujas The cat knows well whose barbas lambe lips she licks Boas palavras enternece- A soft answer turneth ram o diabo away wrath Boca de mel, corasao de fel A tongue of honey, a heart of gall Cada ovelha com sua. Every Jack has his Jill parelha Cada qual com seu igual Birds of a feather flock together Cada um em sua casa e rey Every one is king in his own house. A man's house is his castle 254 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Cuidar nao e saber Cunha do niesmo pau Dar ao diabo a sua parte De boas internes esta o inferno cheio Despir um Santo para vestir outro Dize-me com quern andas, dirte-hei quern tu 6s Dois proveitos nao cabem ' em um saco Fazer castellos no ar Fazer da necessidade, vir- tude Fazer do peior o melhor Fugir do fumo, e cair no fogo Gato escaldado d'agua fria tern medo Longe da vista, longe do Mais vale so, do que mal acompanhado Mais vale tarde do que nunca Mais vale um passaro na mao do que dois voando Mais veem quatro olhos do que dois Malhar o ferro em quanto esta quente Molhar a vella em quanto ha vento Muitospoucos fazemmuito Care's no cure A chip of the old block Give the devil his due Hell is paved with good intentions Robbing Peter to pay Paul Tell me whom you keep company with, and I will tell you what you do You cannot eat the cake and have it To build castles in the air Make a virtue of necessity Make the best of a bad bargain To escape from the smoke, and fall into the fire. Out of the frying-pan into the fire A burnt child dreads the fire Out of sight, out of mind Let well alone Better late than never A bird in hand is worth two in the bush Two heads are better than one Strike while the iron is hot Make hay while the sun shines Many littles make a mickle Portuguese Section. 255 Xa adversidade se con- hecem os amigos Xiio contes com o ovo na gallinha X;\o ha melhor mostarda do que a fome Xao se colhem trutas a bragas enchutas O amor e cego O homem propoe, e Deus dispoe O que nao tern remedio, remediado esta O saber e poder Os pequenos espiritos con- tentao-se com as pe- quenas cousas Poupar nos farelos e des- perdi9ar na farinha Quern ama Beltrao, ama seu cao Quem boa cama fizer, n'ella se deitara Quem da o que tern, a pedir vem Quem nao arrisca, nao ganha Quem nao deve, nao teme Querer e poder Roma nao foi edificada n'um so dia Senr. Dom ; meu Senhor ; Snr. Uma mao lava outra Um homem prevenido vale por dois Adversity tries friends Count not your chickens before they are hatched Hunger is good mustard the best sauce He must crack the nut who would the kernel eat Love is blind Man proposes, God dis- poses What can't be cured must be endured Knowledge is power Little things please little minds A penny wise and a pound foolish Love me, love my dog As you make your bed so you must lie on it Waste not, want not Nothing venture, nothing gain Out of debt, out of danger W T here there's a will there's a way Rome was not built in a day Lord; master; Mr. One good turn deserves another Forewarned is forearmed GERMAN SECTION. Abgeordnete Alterthum Auch weiber wussten zu schweigen Auf den Hund kommen Aufgeschoben 1st nicht auf- gehoben Auf keinen griinen zweig kommen Bahnhof Bitte Blut und Eisen Brief Briefbote Briefmarke Dampfboot Darunter und dariiber Das Vaterland Dawider behute uns Gott ! Der brave Mann denkt an sich selbst zuletzt Der ewige Jude A deputy ; representative (in parliament) Antiquity Even the women (in Tyrol) knew how to be silent ; to keep their tongues between their teeth To go to the dogs Deferred is not denied " Never to come on a green twig;" not to get on (in the world). " Down on his luck " Railway station Please Blood and iron Letter Postman Postage stamp Steamboat Topsy-turvy The Fatherland (Germany) Heaven forbid ! The gallant (noble, good) man thinks of himself last The everlasting Jew; the wandering Jew German Section. 257 Der Hahn im Korbe sein Der wilde Jager Deutsch Deutschland Dichtung und Wahrheit Die Hiille und die Fiille Die Tugend ist das hochste Gut Die Wacht am Rhein Donner und Blitz Eile mit weile Ein Ei ist dem andern gleich Einem auf die Finger klop- fen Einem das Fell iiber die Ohren ziehen Ein Wortlein kann ihn fallen Eisenbahn Er ist sein Vater wie er leibt und lebt Eroeffnung des Reich- stages Ertragen muss man was der Himmel sendet Es bleibt dabei Es geschieht dir eben recht " To be the cock in the basket ; " to be cock of the company The wild huntsman German Germany Poetry and truth " The hull (husk) and the full ; " in plenty Virtue is the highest good The Watch on the Rhine Thunder and lightning Hasten with leisure. "More hurry, worse speed." " Slow and steady wins the race." Lat. festina lente One egg is like another. " As like as two peas " To rap one's knuckles ; to clip one's wings ; to check one "To pull the fell (hide, skin) over one's ears ; " to fleece him smartly A single little word can strike him down Railroad (lit. iron way) He is the very picture of his father Opening of the Imperial diet What heaven sends must be borne. Deo cede Agreed ! Serves you right R 258 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Es giebt Es lebe der Konig! Es wird kein Hahn darnach krahen Finanzminister Frau Fraulein Friede Frisch auf ! Cluck auf dem Wege Gliick auf ! Gliick zu ! Gott ist uberall Guten Abend Guten Morgen Gut Heil, frisch, fromm, froehlich, frei ! Hauptstadt Heil dem konig Heimweh Herr Hier liegt der hund be- graben Hin ist hin Hoch lebe der Kaiser ! Hof There is ; there are Long live the King ! " There will no cock crow over that ; " no one will care a brass farthing for it Finance minister ; Chan- cellor of the Exchequer Mrs. ; wife ; lady Miss ; young lady Peace Cheer up ! Money Good luck on the way !. Fortune attend you ! Good luck ! God is above all Good evening Good morning (Motto of the Turnverein)> lit. all hail, fresh, pious,, joyous, free Capital town Long live the king Home grief; a morbid de- sire of returning home ; nostalgia Mr. " Here lies the dog buried ; " this is the point. "There's the rub " " Gone is gone." " No- good in crying over spilt milk " Long live the Emperor Court German Section. 259 Hof-prediger Ich danke Ihnen Ich dien Ich werde Ihnen etwas husten Immer schlimmer Immer wird, nie ist 1st dir wohl, so bleibe Jede strasse fuhrt ans End der Welt Kellner Konig und Kaiser Krieg Kunst Landsturm Landwehr Langsam Lassen Sie es gut sein Lebe wohl (pi., Leben Sie wohl) Lehrjahre Leitartikel Lied Madchen Court-chaplain I thank you I serve ; the motto of the Prince of Wales " I'll cough a bit for you ; " you will have to wait for it till doomsday ; you may whistle for it Worse and worse What is always be- coming, never is If you are well off, remain so. Never quit certainty for hope Every road leads to end of the world, roads go to Jericho Waiter King and emperor War Art General levy of the people ; comprising all men capable of bearing arms that are not included in the line, the reserve, or the landwehr Militia Slowly Never mind Farewell Apprenticeship (lit. instruc tion years) Leading article A song Girl, maid 260 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Maessig Mahrchen Mein Herr Mit der thiir in das Haus fallen Mit Haut und Haarem Muenze Nachricht Neue Allgemeine Deutsche Bibliothek Nichts andres bleibt uns iibrig Nimm die Zogernde zum Rath, nicht zum Werk- zeug deiner That Oberhaus und Unterhaus Ohne Hast aber ohne Rast Posthaus Prosit Neujahr ! Rathhaus Real-schulen Reichskanzler Reichsverfassung Reichsrath Reichstag Rinderpest Moderate Fabulous tale Sir (in addressing one) To fall into the house with the door ; to blurt out something ; to put it bluntly " With skin and hair ; " completely, thoroughly ; out and out Coin News New Universal German Library Nothing else remains over for us. We have no alternative Deliberate slowly, execute promptly. Strike while the iron is hot Upper House and Lower House; Houses of Lords and Commons Without haste, yet without rest ; unhasting, yet un- resting Post-office A happy N ew Year (to you) ! Town hall " Real" schools, secondary schools giving a general practical education Imperial chancellor Constitution of the empire Council of the empire Imperial diet Cattle plague German Section. 261 Ruhe ist die erste Burgerp- flicht Sauerkraut Schloss Schnellzug Schoenen Dank Singverein Sitzung des Abgeordne- tenhauses So wahr ich lebe Sprechen sie Deutsch ? Steuer Strasse Sturm und Drang Turnverein Ueber Hals und Kopf Uebungmacht den Meister Universitaet Unter den Linden Yaterland Verbunden werden auch die Schwachen machtig Versammlung Vertrau' auf Gott Waffenstillstand Wanderjahre Tranquillity is the first duty of citizens Pickled cabbage Castle Fast train ; express Best thanks Harmonic society ; choral union Sitting of the delegates As (sure as) I am alive Do you speak German ? Tax, rate Street Storm and stress Gymnastic society " Over neck and head " ; headlong Practice makes perfect University Under the limes (name of the principal street in Berlin, from the rows of lime trees) Fatherland Even the weak, when united, become powerful. Union is strength Meeting Put your trust in God Armistice Travels (lit. wandering years, in which a journey- man went from place to place after his Lehrjahre, to acquire further expe- rience) 262 Dictionary of Foreign Phrases. Wappen Was giebt es ? Was sein muss, das ges- chehe Weder gehauen noch ges- tochen Wer gar zu viel bedenkt, wird wenig leisten Zeitung Zollamt Zollfrei Zollhaus Zollverein Zu dienen Zu tief ins glas schauen Arms, coat of arms What is the matter ? Let what must be, happen. Come what come must Neither fish nor flesh He that considers too much, will not bring anything to performance Journal ; gazette ; news- paper Custom office (or house) Free of custom Custom-house Customs-union At your service To look too deep into one's glass. " To take a drop too much " Crown Svo, handsomely bound, cloth gilt, price 55. ; by post 53. 6d. COMPOSITION AND STYLE: a Handbook for Literary Students, with a Complete Guide to all matters connected with Printing and Publishing.- Edited by R. D. BLACKMAN. This volume sets forth and illustrates all the rules which should be observed by the young Author. These, if diligently practised, will enable anyone of ordinary intelligence to acquire for himself a clear and forcible style. By way of introduction and as a stimulus to the attention of the Student, a comparison is instituted between the opportunities and status of writers in bygone years and those which favour men of letters of the present day. The greatly enhanced material results which now attend a successful literary career are too obvious to need more than a passing mention here. In the body of the work the Student is first warned against the impro- prieties which occasionally disfigure the pages even of good writers. In this connexion the purely grammatical errors and peculiarities of expression drawn principally from Foreign Idioms which must be sedulously avoided by the merest tyro in the art of composition, are treated at such length and with such clearness of example as will ensure their entire future avoidance. The main lines along which the writer must travel to acquire propriety and precision of style are broadly indicated ; and the care which is necessary in the employ- ment of Synonyms, or nearly synonymous words, is brought home to the Student by suitable instruction. His attention is then drawn to the proper construction of sentences the keystone to the arch of perfect composition and he is afterwards introduced to- the select bodyofauthors, who, from the sixteenth century onward to the present time, have gradually and continuously built up our existing English style. The Student is now in a position to profit by a detailed account of the niceties of composition comprised in the employment of the various Figures of Speech, to each of which an entire chapter has been devoted. 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Such information may indeed be found elsewhere in a scattered form, but it has not hitherto been embodied in a work of the present character. The Author is reminded of the necessary observances in the preparation of his MSS., and obtains glimpses, which may be turned to useful account, of the relations he may sustain with editors and publishers. He is shown how to correct his proofs in accordance with the best practice. He receives all need- ful explanations regarding the sizes and qualities of paper, and the varieties of type used in printing. In case he should achieve a popular success, he is in- structed how he may make a large saving by means of stereotyping or electro- typing. He may further derive no inconsiderable advantage from ample suggestions as to binding, advertising, and distributing copies for review. And, finally, his legal rights, are clearly set forth in a careful summary of the law of literary copyright. 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It was felt that something more was needed to secure the ultimate aim of the work ; and that to effectually assist those desirousofacquiringfacilityintheartofLetter-Writing.it was necessary to begin from the very foundation, and, by presenting to them in a convenient and compact form the most useful rules in every subsidiary branch of that art, to enable even the comparatively uneducated amongst them to practice it with ease. With a view to stimulate curiosity, and to show what delightful results accrue from pro- ficiency in that too rare accomplishment, an account of the most Brilliant Letter-Writers of the World, and of their style and productions, is prefixed to the main body of the work. This is followed by a series of useful hints on those elementary subjects which should first engage the Letter- Writer's notice; and some veritably golden rules are here set forth and' illustrated by appropriate and forcible examples. The next portion of the work is in reality an introduction to Composition and Style in their essential elements, and should receive an attention corresponding to their importance. At this stage full explanations are inserted on all matters which bear on Punctuation ; and a full and useful chapter is introduced on the Blunders and Blemishes that most commonly beset the path of Young Writers in every department, and mar their best endeavours. The contrast between the well-educated and those who have had fewer opportunities, or who have turned their opportunities to less account, is nowhere more conspicuous and pain- ful than in the region of orthography. Many would confess their deficiency in this respect; and few indeed are they who have never, in writing a letter, felt a moment's hesitation as to the correct spelling of some probably familiar word. Difficulties of spelling relate princi- pally either to Inflected words (as Participles, Plurals of Nouns, etc.) or to Homonyms (words of nearly similar orthography and sound, but often of widely different meaning). The former class, regulated by a number of more or less arbitrary rules, are not to be met with at all in the ordinary dictionary, and the latter are only to be found by a separate and troublesome search. To obviate this great inconvenience, a collection has been made of all those words the spelling of which may be expected to offer any perplexity to the average Letter-Writer, and which are not found in the dictionaries in general use. It contains a complete list of the Participles of Verbs that can present the smallest difficulty as to spelling; every example being referred to the rule which affects it; and a very full list of Homonyms is included. Other points, necessary to be observed, and therefore, useful to the Letter-Writer, for example, the Prepositions proper to be employed after particular Verbs or words possessing verb force are noticed at length. Some attention has also been given to the correct Pronunciation and Accentuation of certain words which present difficulty in this respect. A list of the most important of these words has been prepared ; and it is hoped that a successful effort has been made to convey to the reader as exact an idea of the pronunciation as can possibly be con- veyed by symbols. The so frequently embarrassing question of the correct Division of Words is also fully elucidated. To keep pace with the growing interest felt in technical terms and ideas, a list of those Greek Words, which, either in their original or a modified form, have been pressed into this service, will be found in its proper place. lu order to fully justify the title of a Complete Handbook, a list is given more complete and exact than any hitherto published of the Forms of Epistolary Address, with full directions for beginning, concluding, and addressing letters to persons of all degrees,, ranks, and denominations. A full account of the Order of their Precedence and the relative social position of the various grades in the service of the Crown is included in this section. One of the most valuable divisions of the work, considered as a handy book of reference, is that devoted to Postal Information and cognate matters. The mass of details comprised in the many separate Official works on these subjects, are here shown in a single section. 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