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295 szálloda<br />

suppressio veri [L], a suppression of the truth; concealment of facts.<br />

—suppressio veri suggestio falsi, suppression of the truth is suggestion<br />

of falsehood.<br />

supra [L], above; beyond; before; formerly: abbr. sup. —supra vires,<br />

beyond one's powers.<br />

sura or surah [Ar], a chapter of the Koran, of which there are 114:<br />

Islam. Cf. FATI HAH.<br />

sûrement va qui n'a rien [Fr], he goes surely {or safely) who has nothing<br />

to lose.<br />

sur espérance [Fr], in hope.<br />

surgit amari aliquid [L], something bitter rises; no joy without alloy:<br />

Lucretius.<br />

sur-le-champ [Fr], lit., on the field; immediately.<br />

sur le tapis [Fr], on the carpet; under discussion or consideration.<br />

sursum corda [L], lift up your hearts.<br />

surtout [Fr], above all; especially; chiefly. —surtout, messieurs, pas de<br />

zèle, above all, gentlemen, no zeal: Talleyr<strong>and</strong> (advice to his subordinates).<br />

su seguro servidor [Sp], your faithful servant; yours truly: abbr. s.s.s.<br />

or S.S.S.<br />

sushi [Jap], a dish of thinly sliced raw fish <strong>and</strong> cooked rice served with<br />

soy sauce <strong>and</strong> vegetables.<br />

suspendens omnia naso [L], turning up the nose at everything; sneering<br />

at everything: Horace.<br />

suspensio per collum [L], lit., suspension by the neck; execution by<br />

hanging: abbr. sus. per col.<br />

suspiria de profundis [L], sighs <strong>from</strong> the depths (of the soul).<br />

Süsschen [Ger], sweetmeat; also, sweetheart; darling.<br />

sussurr<strong>and</strong>o or sussurrante [It], murmuring; whispering: music.<br />

sutor, ne supra crepidam [L], cobbler, stick to your last. See NE SUTOR<br />

SUPRA CREPIDAM.<br />

suttee [Anglo-Ind; Hind satt, faithful wife], the Hindu custom of a<br />

widow's sacrifice of herself on the funeral pyre of her husb<strong>and</strong>; also,<br />

a woman who does this.<br />

suum cuique [L], to each his own.<br />

suus cuique mos [L], everyone has his own custom (or particular habit).<br />

svegliato [It], sprightly; in a sprightly manner; briskly: music.<br />

svelte [Fr], slender; slim; supple; lissome: said of the female figure.<br />

Swadeshi [Hind], lit., (of) own country; designating a nationalist movement<br />

for the promotion <strong>and</strong> exclusive use of native manufactures<br />

<strong>and</strong> the boycott of foreign, esp. British, goods: India.<br />

Swami [Skr], lit., master; a religious teacher; mystic.<br />

Swaraj [Skr], self-government; home rule: India.<br />

syce [Anglo-Ind; Hind sais], a groom.<br />

szálloda [Hung], hotel.

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