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ά π α ξ λ ε γ ό μ ε ν ο ν [ G r ; h á p a x l e g ó m e n o n ] , s a i d o n l y o n c e . S e e H A P A X
21 apellido
Anschauungsunterricht [Ger], intuitive method of instruction; object
lessons.
Anschluss [Ger], junction; union; as, the Anschluss between Germany
and Austria in 1938.
ante barbanti doces senes [L], you teach old men before your beard
has come.
ante bellum [L], before the war.
ante Christum [L], before Christ: abbr. A.c.
ante cibum [L], before meals: abbr. (in prescnptions) a.c.
ante diem [L], before the day: abbr. a.d.
ante litem notam [L], before litigation has commenced: law.
ante lucem [L], before daybreak.
ante meridiem [L], before noon: abbr. A.M. or a.m.
ante mortem [L], before death.
ante omnia [L], before all things; in the first place.
ante partum [L], before childbirth.
antes bom Rei, que boa lei [Pg], better a good king than a good law;
laws avail nothing unless ably administered.
antes de que digan [Sp], tell before they tell.
antes só, que mal acompanhado [Pg], better alone than in bad company.
ante tubam trépidât [L], he trembles before the trumpet (sounds); he
cries before he is hurt: Virgil.
ante victoriam ne canas triumphum [L], do not sing your triumph
before the victory; don't shout "hurrah" till you are out of the woods,
άνθρωπος εστί πνεύμα και σκιά μόνον [Gr; anthröpos esti pneûma kaì
skia mónon], man is but a breath and a shadow: Euripides.
antipasto [It], hors d'oeuvre; appetizer.
antonyme [Fr], a word of opposite meaning; antonym.
Anzeige [Ger; pl. Anzeigen], notice; announcement; advertisement.
août [Fr], August.
à outrance [Fr], to the utmost; to the death; to the bitter end
apache [Fr], Parisian gangster.
a padre guardador, hijo gastador [Sp], to a miserly father, a spendthrift
son.
apage Satanas! [L], get thee hence, Satan!
aparejo [Sp], a kind of pack saddle, as used in Spanish America and
in the United States army; naut., tackle; rigging; pl., tools, implements.
à part [Fr], apart; aside.
apartheid [Afrik], apartness; separation of races: whites, blacks, mixed
and Asians.
à pas de géant [Fr], with a giant's stride,
LEGOMENON.
à peindre [Fr], fit to paint; fit for a model.
apellido [Sp], family name; surname.