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Abbreviations Used in This Book Dan dial. Du eccl. elee. Eng engin. Esk fern. fig- Flem fort. fr- Fr Fr Am Fr Can Gael geol. Ger Gr gram. Guj Hawa Heb her. Hind hist. Hung Icel i.e. Ind interj. It M Kan L LL lit. Mai Mar mase. mech. med. Mex Mex Sp Danish dialectal; dialect Dutch ecclesiastical electricity English engineering Eskimo feminine figuratively Flemish fortification from French French American French Canadian Gaelic geology German Greek grammar Gujarati Hawaiian Hebrew heraldry Hindi and/or Urdu (Hindustani) historical; history Hungarian Icelandic id est [L, that is] Indian interjection Italian Japanese Kanarese Latin Late Latin literally Malay and Indonesian Marathi masculine mechanics medicine Mexican Mexican Spanish xvi
XVll mil. mod. myth. n. naut. nav. Nav neut. n.f. NL n.m. Norw OF orig. p. adj. paleog. Pers Pg pharm. philos. phon. photog. P.I. pi. Pol pop. pr. prep. prob. psychol. q.v. R.C.Ch. rhet. R.R. Rum Rus s sculp. Serb sing. Sing Skr sp Sp Am specif. St. Abbreviations Used in This Book military modern mythology noun nautical naval Navajo neuter noun feminine New Latin noun masculine Norwegian Old French originally predicate adjective paleography Persian Portuguese pharmacy philosophy phonetics photography Philippine Islands plural Polish popularly pronounced preposition probably psychology quod vide [L, which see] Roman Catholic Church rhetoric railroad Rumanian Russian sculpture Serbian singular Singhalese Sanskrit Spanish Spanish American specifically Saint
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Page 3: The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Te
Page 6 and 7: A hardcover edition of this title i
Page 9: Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments
Page 12 and 13: Preface dictionaries, which usually
Page 14 and 15: Preface xii • Terms from language
Page 17: Abbreviations Used in This Book abb
Page 21: The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Te
Page 24 and 25: abiit ad plures 2 abut ad plures (o
Page 26 and 27: abusus non tollit usum 4 abusus non
Page 28 and 29: actum agere 6 actum agere [L], to d
Page 30 and 31: a Dios gracias 8 a Dios gracias [Sp
Page 32 and 33: affaire 10 affaire [Fr], affair; co
Page 34 and 35: aiguille 12 aiguille [Fr], needle;
Page 36 and 37: alea iacta est 14 alea iacta est [L
Page 38 and 39: almendra 16 almendra [Sp], almond.
Page 40 and 41: amigo 18 amigo [Sp; fern, amiga], f
Page 42 and 43: animis opibusque parati 20 animis o
Page 44 and 45: aperçu 22 aperçu [Fr], rapid view
Page 46 and 47: aquila non capit muscas 24 aquila n
Page 48 and 49: arrêtez! 26 arrêtez! [Fr], stop!
Page 50 and 51: à tort ou à raison 28 à tort ou
Page 52 and 53: au plaisir de vous revoir 30 au pla
Page 54 and 55: ave! 32 ave! [L], hail! —ave atqu
Page 56 and 57: Β baas [Afrik], master; boss: Sout
Page 58 and 59: anderilla 36 banderilla [Sp], a sma
Page 60 and 61: attue 38 strike a light. —battre
Page 62 and 63: elle amie 40 belle amie [Fr], femal
Page 64 and 65: ête 42 bête [Fr], η. beast; brut
Page 66 and 67: lague 44 blague [Fr], orig., tobacc
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onheur 46 bonheur [Fr], happiness;
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oulette 48 boulette [Fr], a small b
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ochet 50 brochet [Fr], pike (fish).
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e cabaletta [It], a short catchy me
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ça ira 54 ça ira [Fr], lit., it w
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candor dat viribus alas 56 candor d
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cárcel 58 cárcel [Sp], prison; ja
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cautionnement 60 cautionnement [Fr]
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cessez le feu! 62 cessez le feu! [F
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chaparajos 64 chaparajos or chapare
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chee-chee 66 chee-chee or chi-chi [
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chi parla troppo non può parlar se
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claque 70 claque [Fr], a body of hi
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comitas inter gentes 72 comitas int
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condamné 74 condamné [Fr; fern, c
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conto 76 conto [Pg], lit., a millio
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corregimiento 78 corregimiento [Sp]
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crains Dieu tant que tu vivras 80 c
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cuadrilla 82 doctors. —crux mihi
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cushy 84 cushy or kushi [Hind khûs
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dame du palais 86 dame du palais [F
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de bon augure 88 de bon augure [Fr]
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de gratia 90 de gratia [L], by favo
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dénouement 92 dénouement [Fr], th
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desierto 94 desierto [Sp], desert;
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Dhia duit 96 Dhia duit [Gael], good
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di giovinezza il bel purpureo lume
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d'occasion 100 d'occasion [Fr], acc
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doublure 102 doublure [Fr], ornamen
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dum loquimur fugerit in vida aetas
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e contra 106 1648. —école milita
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ejido 108 ejido [Sp], a common, or
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en arrière 110 en arrière [Fr], i
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ε ν ο ί ν ω α λ ή θ ε ι
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en vélin 114 en vélin [Fr], in ve
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escroquerie 116 escroquerie [Fr], d
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et campos ubi Troia fuit et campos
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ex animo 120 ex animo [L], from the
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ex propriis 122 ex propriis [L], fr
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faïence 124 faïence [Fr], glazed
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farandole 126 farandole [Fr], a rap
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fermage 128 fermage [Fr], the farmi
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fiesta 130 fiesta [Sp], religious f
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floración 132 floración [Sp], out
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fourgon 134 fourgon [Fr], baggage o
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Frühlingslied 136 Frühlingslied [
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G gaddi [Hind], cushion; throne. Se
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Gebirg 140 Gebirg [Ger; pl. Gebirge
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gharry 142 gharry or gari [Anglo-In
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gospodin 144 gospodin [Russ; fern,
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greffier 146 greffier [Fr], registr
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H haba [Sp], bean; esp., lima bean.
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hardiesse 150 hardiesse [Fr], hardi
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Herr 152 Herr [Ger; pl. Herren], lo
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hoc volo, sic iubeo, sit pro ration
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δ συν ό θεός συνέζε
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huurder 158 huurder [Du], a lessee:
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ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes
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il se recule pour mieux sauter 162
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Incarnatus 164 Incarnatus [L], a pa
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ingenio sin prudencia, loco con esp
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in rerum natura 168 a ship or cargo
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invita Minerva 170 invita Minerva [
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iustítia omnibus 172 iustítia omn
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jeder fege vor seine Tür 174 jeder
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juego 176 juego [Sp], game. juego d
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kami 178 kami [Jap], in Shintoism,
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kibei 180 kibei [Jap], lit., return
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Kunst 182 Kunst [Ger; pl. Künste],
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la cruz en los pechos y el diablo e
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la patience est amère, mais son fr
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le bonheur semble fait pour être p
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tentando 190l lentando [It], becomi
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libro cerrado no saca letrado 192 l
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lo dicho dicho 194 lo dicho dicho [
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Luxuszug 196 Luxuszug [Ger], first-
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magistrates indicat virum 198 magis
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male parta male dilabuntur 200 male
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manage 202 manage [Fr], marriage.
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médaille 204 médaille [Fr], medal
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méprisable 206 méprisable [Fr], c
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misce stultitiam consiliis brevem 2
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montagnard 210 montagnard [Fr; fern
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moulin 212 moulin [Fr], mill; speci
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mutum est pictura poema 214 mutum e
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natura il fece, e poi roppe la stam
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nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit
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nil consuetudine maius 220 nil cons
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nomina stultorum parietibus haerent
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non sequitur 224 non sequitur [L],
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nullius addictus turare in verba ma
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odi profanimi vulgus et arceo 228 o
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omnia tuta timens 230 omnia tuta ti
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ore rotundo 232 ore rotundo [L], li
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Ρ pabulum Acheruntis [L], food for
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papetier 236 papetier [Fr; fern, pa
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partage 238 partage [Fr], share; po
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pathma 240 pathma [Beng], lotus flo
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per aspera ad astra 242 per aspera
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petit-bleu 244 fop; dandy; coxcomb;
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pishu 246 pishu [Can Fr pichou], th
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polisson 248 polisson [Fr; fern, po
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potage 250 potage [Fr], soup. —po
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pré-salé 252 pré-salé [Fr; pi.
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proletaree fsyoch stran, soyadinyat
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pulque 256 pulque [Mex Sp], a Mexic
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quare impedit 258 -—quantum valeb
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quid sit futurum eras, fuge quaerer
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quorum pars magna fui 262 quorum pa
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allentando 264 rallentando [It], sl
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edivivus 266 redi vi vus [L], resto
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epartimiento 268 repartimiento [Sp]
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idiculus mus 270 ridiculus mus [L],
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oti 272 roti [Hind], bread: India.
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sahih salamat 274 sahih salamat [Hi
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sánete et sapienter 276 "Miss Togo
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saumon 278 saumon [Fr], salmon. sau
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scordato 280 scordato [It], put out
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sempre 282 sempre [It], always; con
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sgraffito 284 sgraffito [It; pi. sg
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signor dell' altissimo canto 286 si
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soavemente 288 soavemente [It], swe
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soutache 290 soutache [Fr], a kind
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strada 292 strada [It], street. str
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suisse 294 suisse [Fr; fern. Suisse
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τ tabac or tabac à fumer [Fr], to
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τα σύκα σύκα, την σκ
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terrine de foie gras 300 terrine de
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toccata 302 toccata [It], a brillia
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tournure 304 tournure [Fr], contour
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triage 306 triage [Fr], sorting; si
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υ ua mau ke ea o ka aína i ka pon
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une araignée dans le plafond 310 u
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uti possidetis 312 uti possidetis [
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vareuse 314 vareuse [Fr], a pea jac
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Verein 316 Verein [Ger], associatio
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vierhändig 318 vierhändig [Ger],
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virtutis fortuna comes 320 virtutis
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volture 322 volture [Fr], carriage;
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voyelle 324 voyelle [Fr], vowel. vo
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Weltpolitik 326 Weltpolitik [Ger],
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ζ zacate [Sp], grass grown for for
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zweitens 330 Wildnis or, as it was
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actual 332 actual: actus; de facto;
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appetite 334 vermiform ~: appendix
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anquet 336 banquet: bara banterer:
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loodthirsty 338 cold ~: à froid; s
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utcher, pork 340 everybody's ~, nob
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channel, sluggish 342 channel, slug
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comfort 344 comfort: gemach comical
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corn on the foot 346 corn on the fo
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dagger 348 dagger: katar daily: per
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delegate 350 without ~: sine delega
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double 352 office of the ~ : concie
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employee 354 employee: empleado emu
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exposed 356 long ~: megillah expose
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feasting 358 feasting: bombance; ri
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fooleries, no more of these 360 not
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gaiety 362 for the ~: in futuro tho
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goddess 364 ~ pays: Bóg ~ preserve
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growling, stop 366 growling, stop:
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heavenly secrets 368 ~ at last: den
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house 370 pereunt use each ~: Gebra
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instance, for 372 mens divinior ins
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kingdom of the blind 374 in the ~'s
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lawsuit 376 lawsuit: procès lawyer
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live 378 live he has ~d (so many) y
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maiden, marry a 380 maiden, marry a
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mastery 382 mastery: maîtrise ~ pa
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mishaps, through many 384 malheur;
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namely 386 illustrious ~: darum et
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oats, sow wild 388 sacré bleu; voi
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parish 390 parish: paroisse park: p
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physician 392 ~ is a yearning after
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poultry 394 poultry: volaille pouti
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quibbling 396 begging the ~: petit
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eply requested 398 stale ~s: crambe
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umor 400 for ~, rule, and ruled: pr
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semicolon 402 not for one~ but for
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sirloin 404 sirloin: aloyau sister:
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spade 406 spade call a ~ a ~ : appe
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street 408 street: calle; rue; stra
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talk 410 ~ for teaching: Lehrgabe t
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thyself, know 412 ~ go men's destin
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tribunal 414 ~ by ordeal: Dei iudic
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unreservedly 416 unreservedly: à c
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wardrobe 418 at ~: en guerre before
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willing 420 Deo; nil sine numine pr
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worm-eaten 422 mondo the ~ is one:
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