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haba [Sp], bean; esp., lima bean.
habemus confitentem reum [L], we have (before us) an accused person
who pleads guilty: Cicero.
habent sua fata libelli [L], books have their own destiny: Terentius
Maurus (the only fragment of his verse that lives in quotation—and
is then commonly attributed to Horace or another).
habere et dispertire [L], to have and to distribute.
habere, non haberi [L], to hold, not to be held.
habet! [L], he has it! he is hit! See HOC HABET.
habet et musca splenem [L], even a fly has its spleen (or anger).
habitant [Fr; now naturalized], inhabitant; specif., a Canadian or Louisianan
of French descent, esp., of the farming or laboring class.
habitué [Fr; fern, habituée], frequenter; regular customer.
hablando del rey de Roma pronto se asoma [Sp], speaking of the king
of Rome, suddenly he appears.
hablar sin pensar es tirar sin encarar [Sp], to speak without thinking
is to shoot without taking aim.
hâblerie [Fr], bragging; drawing the long bow.
hâbleur [Fr; fern, hâbleuse], braggart; boaster.
hacendado [Sp], proprietor of a hacienda; man of property.
hacendero [Sp], a farmer.
hachis [Fr], minced meat; hash: cookery.
hacienda [Sp], a large country estate, or plantation, with its dwelling
house; landed estate; ranch; also, any large works or industrial
establishment in the country: Sp. Am.
hac lege [L], with (or under) this law (or condition); with this proviso.
hac mercede placet [L], I accept the terms.
hac urgent lupus hac canis [L], on one side menaces a wolf, on the
other a dog: Horace.
hadj or haj [Ar hajj], pilgrimage; esp., a pilgrimage to Mecca made by
devout Muslims.
hadji or haji [Ar haß], one who has completed the hadj, or pilgrimage
to Mecca; also, a title conferred on such a Muslim.
haec generi incrementa fides [L], this faith will bring new increase to
our race.
haec olim meminisse iuvabit [L], it will be a pleasure to remember
these things hereafter: Virgil.
haec tibi dona fero [L], these gifts I bear to thee: motto oí Newfoundland.
hae nugae in seria ducent mala [L], these trifles will lead to serious
evils: Horace.
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