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Luxuszug 196 Luxuszug [Ger], first-class train: abbr. L.-Zug. lux venit ab alto [L], light comes from above. luz [Sp; pi. luces], light; also, pi. windows; learning; engin., span, as of a bridge. lycée [Fr], lyceum; high school.
M mabap [Hind], lit., mother-father; parents; fig., benefactor; as, sahib mabap hai, "the sahib is my father and my mother" (i.e., my benefactor, standing as it were in loco parentis): India. maboule [Fr], a fool: Fr. mil. slang. macabre [Fr], grimly or grotesquely suggestive of death; gruesome; now naturalized in English, but in French used only in the phrase danse macabre, dance of death. macédoine [Fr], a dish of mixed fruit or vegetables; fig., medley; hodgepodge. ma chère [Fr; fern.], my dear. Cf. MON CHER. machete [Sp], a heavy swordlike knife used in Spanish America. machhli [Hind; pr. much'lï], fish: India. Macht ist Recht [Ger], might is right. macte! [L], well done! bravo! good luck attend thee! —macte animo!, lit., be increased in courage; courage! —macte virtu te!, lit., be increased in virtue; go on and prosper! madame [Fr; pi. mesdames], lit., my lady; married woman; a title or form of address equivalent to madam or Mrs.: abbr. Mme., pi. Mmes. Mädchen [Ger; sing. & pi.], maiden; maid; girl. madeleine [Fr], a rich cake made of flour, sugar, eggs, brandy, and grated lemon peel: cookery. mademoiselle [Fr; pi. mesdemoiselles], unmarried woman; a title or form of address equivalent to Miss: abbr. Mlle., pi. Mlles. madère [Fr], Madeira wine; Madeira. madrasa [Ar], Muslim school or college. madre [It & Sp], mother. maestosamente [It], majestically; with dignity: music. maestoso [It], majestical; grandiose (abbr. maes.): music. maestro [It; pi. maestri], lit., master; eminent musical composer, teacher, or conductor. Mafia [It], secret terrorist and crime organization especially in Sicily and the U.S. mafioso [It], member of the Mafia. ma foi! [Fr], my faith! upon my word! indeed! magasin [Fr], store; shop; warehouse. —grand magasin, department store. maggiore fretta, minore atto [It], more haste, less speed. magister [L], master. —Magister Artium, Master of Arts. —magister ceremoniarum, master of ceremonies. —magister dixit, the master has said so. —magister ludi, master of the games (in honor of the gods). 197
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Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments
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Preface dictionaries, which usually
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Preface xii • Terms from language
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Abbreviations Used in This Book abb
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XVll mil. mod. myth. n. naut. nav.
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abiit ad plures 2 abut ad plures (o
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abusus non tollit usum 4 abusus non
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actum agere 6 actum agere [L], to d
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a Dios gracias 8 a Dios gracias [Sp
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affaire 10 affaire [Fr], affair; co
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aiguille 12 aiguille [Fr], needle;
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alea iacta est 14 alea iacta est [L
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almendra 16 almendra [Sp], almond.
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amigo 18 amigo [Sp; fern, amiga], f
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animis opibusque parati 20 animis o
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aperçu 22 aperçu [Fr], rapid view
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aquila non capit muscas 24 aquila n
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arrêtez! 26 arrêtez! [Fr], stop!
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à tort ou à raison 28 à tort ou
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au plaisir de vous revoir 30 au pla
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ave! 32 ave! [L], hail! —ave atqu
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Β baas [Afrik], master; boss: Sout
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anderilla 36 banderilla [Sp], a sma
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attue 38 strike a light. —battre
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elle amie 40 belle amie [Fr], femal
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ête 42 bête [Fr], η. beast; brut
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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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Page 170 and 171: H haba [Sp], bean; esp., lima bean.
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Page 180 and 181: huurder 158 huurder [Du], a lessee:
Page 182 and 183: ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes
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Page 186 and 187: Incarnatus 164 Incarnatus [L], a pa
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Page 212 and 213: tentando 190l lentando [It], becomi
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Page 220 and 221: magistrates indicat virum 198 magis
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Page 230 and 231: misce stultitiam consiliis brevem 2
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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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