15,000 words and phrases from more than 50 languages and their

ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros 160
ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros [L], fire tests gold, misery
tests brave men: Seneca.
ignis fatuus [L; pi. ignes fatui], will-o'-the-wisp; delusive hope.
ignobile vulgus [L], the baseborn multitude.
ignorance crasse [Fr], gross ignorance.
ignorantia facti excusât, ignorantia iuris non excusât [L], ignorance
of fact excuses, ignorance of law does not excuse: law.
ignorantia legis neminem excusât [L], ignorance of the law excuses
no one.
ignoratio elenchi [L], ignorance of the point in dispute; the fallacy of
appearing to refute an opponent by arguing an unraised point: logic.
ignoscito saepe alteri nunquam tibi [L], forgive others often, yourself
never.
ignoti nulla cupido [L], no desire (is felt) for a thing unknown; where
ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise: Ovid.
ignotum per ignotius [L], the unknown (explained) by the still more
unknown.
ignotus [L], unknown: abbr. ign.
i gran dolori sono muti [It], great griefs are silent.
ikebana [Jap], lit., living flowers; the art of Japanese flower arrangement,
sometimes exhibiting cut flowers with other natural objects.
il a beaucoup de moyens [Fr], he has plenty of brains; he is a clever
fellow.
il aboie après tout le monde [Fr], he snarls at everybody.
il a le diable au corps [Fr], the devil is in him.
il brode très bien [Fr], lit., he embroiders very well; he can spin a good
yarn.
il conduit bien sa barque [Fr], he steers his boat well; he is getting on
very well.
il danaro è fratello del danaro [It], money is the brother of money.
Il Duce [It], lit., the leader; the head of the Fascisti in Italy; specif.,
Mussolini.
île [Fr], island.
il est bas percé [Fr], he is low in funds; he is down at the heel.
il est plus aisé d'être sage pour les autres que pour soi-même [Fr], it
is easier to be wise for others than for oneself: La Rochefoucauld.
il est plus honteux de se défier de ses amis que d'en être trompé [Fr],
it is more shameful to distrust one's friends than to be deceived by
them: La Rochefoucauld.
il faut cultiver son jardin [Fr], one must cultivate one's garden; attend
to one's own affairs: Voltaire.
il faut de l'argent [Fr], money is necessary; you must have money.
il faut laver son linge sale en famille [Fr], soiled linen should be
washed in private.