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331<br />

Index<br />

ab<strong>and</strong>on, with: con abb<strong>and</strong>ono<br />

abbey: abbaye<br />

abbot<br />

once an ~ always an ~: semel abbas<br />

able<br />

as well as one is ~: pro virili<br />

can because they seem ~: possunt<br />

aboard, all: en voiture<br />

abomination, crush the: écrasez<br />

l'infâme<br />

about: circa; circiter; circum<br />

above: en haut; sopra; supra<br />

all things are <strong>from</strong> ~: omnia<br />

desuper<br />

as ~: come sopra; sopra; ut supra<br />

aboveboard: carte<br />

abridgment: abrégé<br />

abroad<br />

go ~ to get news of home: todai<br />

abruptly: tout court<br />

absence: abest; absence<br />

~ is love's stepmother: la ausencia<br />

~ of air: air<br />

cat's ~: absent<br />

conspicuous by ~: briller<br />

absent<br />

being ~: absente<br />

the ~ are always wrong: gli assenti;<br />

les absents<br />

absentminded: distrait<br />

absinthe: génépi<br />

absolutely: simpliciter<br />

absorbing: passionnant<br />

abstract, in: in abstracto<br />

absurd: ab absurdo<br />

~ derivation: lucus<br />

which is ~: quod absurdum<br />

absurdity: ad absurdum; bêtise<br />

abundance<br />

~ made me poor: inopem<br />

~ of <strong>words</strong>: copia verborum<br />

o u t o f t h e ~ : C K γ α ρ ( e k g a r ) ; e x<br />

abundan tia<br />

abuse is no argument against use: abusus;<br />

ex abusu<br />

academy: accademia<br />

accident: casus; d'occasion; hasard;<br />

par hasard; per accidens<br />

acclaim as a result of achievement:<br />

kudos<br />

accompaniment: accompagnamento;<br />

Begleitung<br />

without ~: a capella<br />

accompanist: accompagnatore<br />

accomplice: particeps<br />

accomplishment: agrément; arts<br />

d'agrément<br />

accord<br />

in ~: en rapport; rapport<br />

of its own ~: ex proprio motu<br />

one's own ~: ex mero motu<br />

according to: apud; secundum; selon<br />

account<br />

current ~: cuenta<br />

my ~: mi cuenta<br />

on ~: à compte<br />

on this ~: propter<br />

your ~: su cuenta<br />

accurately: ad amussim<br />

Acheron never lets go: et l'avare<br />

acid, nitric: aqua<br />

acknowledgment of a claim: cognovit<br />

acme: ne plus<br />

acquaintance: conocido<br />

acrid: acre<br />

across: à travers<br />

act<br />

do what's been done: actum agere<br />

in the ~: in actu<br />

it's not my ~: non est meus<br />

thoughtless ~: étourderie<br />

unlawful ~: malum<br />

action<br />

~ against my will: actus<br />

~ delayed: nunc pro<br />

judged by our ~s: spectemur<br />

unostentatious ~: faire sans<br />

activity<br />

much ~ small result: molto<br />

actor<br />

comic ~: buffo<br />

principal ~: primo<br />

silent ~: persona<br />

actress<br />

comic ~: comédienne<br />

tragic ~: tragédienne

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