13.09.2015 Views

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

The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms, 3e (1987) - Home

The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms, 3e (1987) - Home

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS
  • No tags were found...

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

utcher, pork 340<br />

everybody's ~, nobody's ~: obra<br />

pastry ~: pâtisserie<br />

unfinished ~: re infecta<br />

butcher, pork: charcutier<br />

buts are not worthwhile: no hay pero<br />

butter: beurre; ghee<br />

browned ~: au beurre roux; sauce<br />

butterfly: papillon<br />

buttocks: derrière; toches<br />

buttonhole: boutonnière<br />

buttress, flying: arc-boutant<br />

buyer: emptor<br />

~ beware: emptor<br />

by<br />

~ <strong>and</strong> ~: al-ki; taihoa<br />

~ the way: à propos; en passant;<br />

par parenthèse<br />

~ way of: per viam<br />

bygones be bygones: lass<br />

byst<strong>and</strong>er: assistant<br />

cab: fiacre<br />

cabaret: bal musette<br />

cabbage: chou<br />

~ twice over is death: δις κραμβη<br />

(dis krámbe)<br />

with ~: aux choux<br />

cabin: cabane; cabine; camarote; choza<br />

cackle: caquet<br />

cactus: bisagre; bisnaga<br />

cadence: cadenza<br />

deceptive ~: inganno<br />

Caesar<br />

~ or nothing: aut Caesar<br />

render unto ~: αποδοτ€ (apodóte)<br />

cake: baba au rhum; chupatty;<br />

dariole; gâteau; madeleine;<br />

marzipan; massepain; Torte<br />

calamities, series of: Ιλιας (Iliàs); Ilias<br />

malorum<br />

calendar of events: fasti<br />

calf, golden: adorer<br />

call: dit<br />

I can scarcely ~ these mine: vix<br />

calm: saevis<br />

stay ~: aequam servare<br />

camel: oont<br />

cameo: camaïeu<br />

Canada: bois<br />

upper ~: Haut-Canada<br />

canal: acequia<br />

~ overseer: zanjero<br />

irrigation ~: zanja<br />

c<strong>and</strong>le: cierge<br />

burn the ~: brûler la<br />

c<strong>and</strong>y: nogada; pastille<br />

~ dish: bonbonnière<br />

cannibal: caribe<br />

canon: chanoine<br />

canopy: baldacchino<br />

Canossa, we're not going to: nach<br />

Canossa<br />

canteen keeper: cantinier<br />

canter: aubin<br />

canyon: canada; cañoncito<br />

cap: beret; berretta; képi<br />

cape: cabo; mozzetta; muleta<br />

red ~: bonnet rouge<br />

woman's ~: faldetta<br />

capital, small: versalilla<br />

capon: chapon; poularde<br />

caprice: capriccio<br />

captains<br />

two ~ sink the ship: due capitani<br />

captivation<br />

~ by kitchen aroma: captus<br />

~ by neatness: munditiis<br />

capture: prise<br />

car: cabriolet; carrozza; coche<br />

sleeping ~: traviesa; vagón; wagonlit<br />

caravan stopping-place: caravanserai;<br />

khan<br />

card: carte<br />

~ game: baccarat; bésigue; brelan;<br />

juego de; vingt<br />

shuffle ~s: battre<br />

visiting ~: carte<br />

cardinal: chapeau<br />

care: con cura<br />

black ~: atra<br />

~ brings gray hairs: aura facit<br />

~ of: en casa de<br />

take ~: gardez bien; gare; guardatevi;<br />

prendetevi<br />

take ~ that republic not be injured:<br />

ne quid detrimenti<br />

career: carrière; la carrière<br />

carelessness: déboutonné; nachlässig<br />

through ~: per incuriam<br />

caretaker: shammes<br />

carnival won't last forever: non semper<br />

erunt<br />

carouse: ripaille<br />

carriage: berline; calèche; calesa; carrosse;<br />

dormeuse; gark; gharry;<br />

l<strong>and</strong>au

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!