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387 oath<br />

French ~: ancienne noblesse<br />

~ lies in worth: Adel sitzt<br />

noble<br />

~ is as ~ does: edel ist<br />

~ of birth <strong>and</strong> ~ of soul: adelig<br />

nobleman: boyar; hidalgo<br />

great ~: gr<strong>and</strong> seigneur<br />

nobody: natus nemo<br />

nocturne: notturno<br />

noise: bruit<br />

noisy: strepitoso<br />

nonchalance: insouciance; sang-froid<br />

nonentity: non ens; res<br />

nonexistence: non esse<br />

nonsense: baliverne; baste; coq-à-Fâne;<br />

kein Gedanke; niaiserie<br />

amorous ~: fleurette<br />

melodious ~: nugae<br />

no ~: keine Pfiffe<br />

nook, shady: kala<br />

noon: midi<br />

before ~: ante meridiem<br />

no one<br />

~ can give what he does not have:<br />

nemo dat<br />

~ dissenting: nemine dissentiente<br />

~ else: nemo alius<br />

~ ever became a villain suddenly:<br />

nemo repente<br />

~ is heir of a living man: nemo est<br />

~ loves a man he fears: ονδ€ΐς<br />

(oudeìs)<br />

~ loves the bearer of bad news:<br />

στ€ργ€ΐ (stérgei)<br />

~ must accuse himself: nemo<br />

tenetur<br />

~ must do <strong>more</strong> <strong>than</strong> he can: ultra<br />

North America: la América del Norte<br />

nose, upturned: nez<br />

nostalgia: Heimweh<br />

not<br />

he is ~: non est<br />

~ by whom but how: non quo<br />

note: lettre; nota<br />

accented ~: nota<br />

grace ~: acciaccatura; appoggiatura<br />

leading ~: nota<br />

short ~: mot<br />

sustained ~: Aushaltung; nota<br />

unaccented ~: nota<br />

notebook: cahier<br />

notes<br />

commentators' ~: variorum<br />

in the ~: in notis<br />

marginal ~: marginalia<br />

rapid musical ~: volata<br />

with ~: cum notis<br />

nothing: niente; nihil<br />

~ beyond: nil ultra<br />

~ by halves: Nichts halb<br />

~ can shake the upright man:<br />

impavidum<br />

~ can withst<strong>and</strong> valor <strong>and</strong> arms: virtuti<br />

nihil<br />

~ done <strong>and</strong> no mistakes: chi non fa<br />

~ for ~: on n'a rien<br />

~ <strong>from</strong> ~: aus nichts; de nihilo; ex<br />

nihilo; nihil<br />

~ gained offending many: non è<br />

guadagnare<br />

~ great unless good: nil magnum<br />

~ he touched he did not adorn:<br />

nullum<br />

~ in excess: ne nimium<br />

~ is beautiful but truth: rien n'est<br />

beau<br />

~ learned <strong>and</strong> ~ forgotten: ils n'ont<br />

rien<br />

~ new under the sun: nihil<br />

~ relating to man is alien: humani<br />

~ so inconsistent: nil fuit<br />

~ too much: μηδ€ν (mèdèn)<br />

~ ventured <strong>and</strong> ~ gained: chi non<br />

s'arrischia<br />

notice: avis; aviso<br />

~ to the reader: avis au<br />

take ~: nota bene<br />

notwithst<strong>and</strong>ing: non obstante<br />

~ the hue <strong>and</strong> cry: nonobstant<br />

~ these things: his non<br />

nourished: nourri<br />

novelette: nouvelle; novella<br />

novel in which real persons figure under<br />

disguise: roman<br />

now: in praesenti<br />

for ~: pro nunc<br />

~ <strong>and</strong> always: et nunc; ora e sempre<br />

~ or never: nunc aut<br />

~ then: voyons<br />

nudge: coup<br />

null <strong>and</strong> void: non avenu<br />

nun: religieuse<br />

nurse: amah; ayah<br />

nut: supari<br />

nutshell: in nuce<br />

oath: gros; iusiur<strong>and</strong>um; juramento;

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