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namely 386<br />

illustrious ~: darum et<br />

in the ~ of: in nomine<br />

maiden ~: nom<br />

~ being changed: mutato nomine<br />

~ is John: Ioannes<br />

~ is Legion: Xcyuov (legion)<br />

official ~: raison<br />

pen ~: nom<br />

revived ~: renovato<br />

shadow of a ~: magni nominis; no·<br />

minis; stat magni<br />

specific ~: nomen<br />

stage ~: nom<br />

under whatever ~: quocunque<br />

nomine<br />

what is your ~: cómo se llama; wie<br />

heissen<br />

without place, year, or ~: sine<br />

namely: nämlich; videlicet<br />

nape of the neck: chignon<br />

Napoleon: le petit; petit<br />

narcotic: bhang; marihuana<br />

narrative with brevity of style: novella<br />

nation<br />

~ of comic actors: natio<br />

~ of poets <strong>and</strong> thinkers: Volk<br />

~ of shopkeepers: la nation<br />

natural: naturel<br />

naturally: au naturel; secundum<br />

naturalness: naïveté<br />

nature<br />

contrary to ~: opposuit<br />

drive out ~ with a pitchfork:<br />

naturam<br />

~ abhors a vacuum: natura abhorret<br />

— creates nothing in vain: ovôcv<br />

μάτην (oudèn maten)<br />

~ knows her purpose: die Natur<br />

— made him <strong>and</strong> then broke the<br />

mold: natura il<br />

~ makes no leaps: natura non<br />

wild -~: ferae<br />

nausea: ad nauseam<br />

even to ~: usque ad nauseam<br />

near, came: accessit; proxime<br />

nearly as may be: cy près; quam<br />

proxime<br />

neatness: netteté<br />

necessarily: ex necessitate<br />

necessary, one thing: porro<br />

necessity<br />

~ brings him here: necessità<br />

~ is a powerful weapon: ingens<br />

telum<br />

~ is mistress of the arts: Not lehrt<br />

~ is the mother of invention: la povertà;<br />

mater; Not bricht<br />

~ knows no law: nécessitas; Not<br />

kennt; venia<br />

neck: col<br />

necktie: cravate<br />

need, direst: die höchste<br />

needle: aiguille<br />

needlepoint stitch: petit<br />

neglect, excusable: culpa<br />

negligence: culpa<br />

gross ~: crassa; culpa<br />

nerve, have a: avoir du toupet<br />

nest, feather one's: faire ses choux<br />

network: réseau<br />

~ of triangles: canevas<br />

vascular ~: rete<br />

never: ad kalendas; jamais de<br />

~ behind: jamais arrière<br />

~ mind: das schadet; das tut nichts<br />

nevertheless: eppur; tout de même<br />

newcomer to Hawaii: malahini<br />

news: izvestiya; khubber<br />

no ~ is good: nulla nuova<br />

newspaper: periódico<br />

section of a ~ : feuilleton<br />

new, what's: que hay de; was gibt es<br />

neues<br />

New Year: Neujahr<br />

New Year's Day: capo; jour<br />

next but after a long interval: longo<br />

sed<br />

nickname: sobriquet<br />

night: Nacht; nocte<br />

good ~: boa noite; bon soir; gute<br />

Nacht; lila; schlafen; spakonoi<br />

nochee<br />

Holy N~: heilig<br />

~ different <strong>from</strong> other ~s: ma<br />

neeshtana<br />

~ is the cloak of sinners: la noche<br />

~ makes all cats gray: la nuit<br />

pass a sleepless ~: passer<br />

Twelfth N~: Dreikönigsabend<br />

nightcap: bonnet de<br />

nightclub: discothèque<br />

nightdress: robe de nuit<br />

nightingale: rossignol<br />

nimble: affilié<br />

no: nyet<br />

~ <strong>more</strong>: il n'y en a plus<br />

~ <strong>than</strong>k you: καλώς (kalôs)<br />

nobility: hidalguía; noblesse

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