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wardrobe 418<br />

at ~: en guerre<br />

before the ~ : ante bellum<br />

deadly ~: bellum lethale<br />

holy ~: jihad<br />

lightning — : Blitzkrieg<br />

magnificent but not ~: c'est<br />

magnifique<br />

not permitted to blunder twice in ~:<br />

bis peccare<br />

outbreak of ~: in limine<br />

paper ~fare: guerre<br />

stratagem of ~: ruse de<br />

~ commenced is hell unchained:<br />

guerra cominciata<br />

~ fosters ~: der Krieg<br />

~ game: Kriegspiel<br />

~ hidden under peace: Mars<br />

~ horse: cheval<br />

~ is sweet: dulce bellum<br />

~ of all against all: bellum omnium<br />

~ of extermination: bellum<br />

internecinum<br />

~s abominated by mothers: bellaque<br />

~s horrid ~s: bella<br />

~ tax: décime<br />

~ to the death: guerra a la; guerre<br />

~ vs. wisdom: tarn Marte<br />

world ~: Weltkrieg<br />

wardrobe: armoire<br />

warehouse: almacén; entrepôt<br />

warning: avertissement; in terrorem<br />

warrant of commitment to prison:<br />

mittimus<br />

warrior: berserker; guerrero; impi<br />

wastel<strong>and</strong>: l<strong>and</strong>e<br />

watch: Wacht<br />

I'm ever —ful: nunquam dormio<br />

on ~: aux aguets<br />

to the —ful: vigilantibus<br />

~man: garde<br />

~tower: atalaya<br />

~word: mot<br />

water: acqua; agua; aqua; eau; panée;<br />

voda; Wasser<br />

boiling ~: aqua<br />

deep — : charco<br />

distant ~: acqua<br />

distilled ~: aqua<br />

holy ~: agua; asperges; eau<br />

ice ~: barf<br />

in deep ~: en plein<br />

pure rain~: aqua<br />

running ~: agua; eau<br />

shallow body of ~: charca<br />

spring ~: aqua; eau<br />

stagnant ~: eau<br />

still ~: acqua; agua; aqua; del agua;<br />

eau<br />

sweetened ~: eau<br />

troubled ~: agua<br />

~ carrier: aguador; bhisti<br />

~ in a sieve: cribro<br />

~ is best: άριστον (aristón)<br />

~ saw its God <strong>and</strong> blushed: vidit<br />

~way: vaguada<br />

~ well: cenote<br />

wonderful ~: aqua<br />

you're writing in ~: in aqua<br />

watercress: berro; cresson<br />

with ~: aux cressons<br />

watermelon: pastèque<br />

wave: onda<br />

long ~: onda<br />

tidal ~: tsunami<br />

way: tao; via<br />

a ~ must be tried: tent<strong>and</strong>a<br />

best ~: aufs beste<br />

clear the ~: gare<br />

feel one's ~: aller à tâtons<br />

find or make a ~: aut inveniam<br />

in a friendly ~: via<br />

in his own ~: <strong>more</strong><br />

in whatever ~: quocunque modo<br />

no two ~s: vuelta<br />

on the ~: chemin faisant; en route;<br />

in transitu<br />

~ of the world: l'usage<br />

we<br />

~ cannot: non possumus<br />

~ can't all do all: non omnia<br />

~ have been: fuimus<br />

weak: sine<br />

wealth<br />

little ~ <strong>and</strong> little care: peu de bien;<br />

poca roba<br />

lust for ~: opum<br />

riches make the man: divitiae<br />

who knows how to use ~ should<br />

have ~: qui uti<br />

weariness: taedium<br />

weather<br />

bad ~: c<strong>and</strong>elia; gros<br />

what's the ~: quel temps fait-il; que<br />

temps<br />

what — this is: quel temps il fait

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