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willing 420<br />

Deo; nil sine numine<br />

pray for a strong ~: fortem<br />

Thy ~ be done: fiat voluntas<br />

where there's a ~: a chi vuole; celui<br />

qui<br />

~ <strong>and</strong> testament: volonté<br />

~ of the people: iure<br />

~ st<strong>and</strong>s for reason: stat pro<br />

— taken for deed: voluntas<br />

with a ~: entrain<br />

willing<br />

~ <strong>and</strong> able: volens<br />

~ but unable: volo non<br />

~ or unwilling: bon gré; gré; nolens<br />

willingly: con mucho; de bon gré; de<br />

bonne grâce; de bonne volonté;<br />

gré; volentieri<br />

will-o'-the-wisp: ignis fatuus; Irrlicht<br />

wily: rusé<br />

wind: Föhn; mistral; sirocco; solano<br />

device for cutting off ~: abat-vent<br />

favorable ~s: vends<br />

ill ~: é cattivo<br />

northerly ~: bise; mistral<br />

southwest ~: libeccio<br />

windfall: aubaine; bonne fortune;<br />

trouvaille<br />

winding: en caracole<br />

windmills, tilt against: se battre<br />

window: ventana<br />

wine: madère; sharab; vernaccia; vin<br />

cheap ~: vin<br />

even the best — has dregs: le<br />

meilleur<br />

good ~: à bon vin; a buon vino;<br />

buon vino; bonum vinum<br />

old ~ <strong>and</strong> old friend: vinho<br />

racked by anger <strong>and</strong> ~: vino<br />

red ~: barbera; eau<br />

rice ~: sake<br />

~ <strong>and</strong> woman <strong>and</strong> song: Wein, Weib<br />

~ grower: vigneron<br />

~ is the milk of love: οίνος (oînos)<br />

~ list: carte<br />

~ punch: sangría<br />

~ without water: vin<br />

with ~: à la bordelaise<br />

wings larger <strong>than</strong> the nest: maiores<br />

winner, long live the: viva quien<br />

winter, in the depth of: en plein<br />

wisdom: sagesse<br />

dare to show ~: aude; sapere<br />

mix folly with ~: misce stultitiam<br />

ripe ~: mitis<br />

~ <strong>and</strong> courage: consilio et animis<br />

~ <strong>and</strong> prudence: consilio et<br />

prudentia<br />

~ is easier for others: il est plus<br />

aisé<br />

~ is justified by her works: και<br />

«δικαιωθη (kaì edikaiôthè)<br />

~ is the foundation of writing well:<br />

scribendi<br />

~ is victor over fortune: victrix<br />

with how little ~: quam parva<br />

wise: sage<br />

how gr<strong>and</strong> to be -~: quanti<br />

no mortal is always ~: nemo<br />

mortalium<br />

none are ~ by instinct: φ vae ι<br />

(phúsei)<br />

Phrygians became — too late: sero<br />

sapiunt<br />

who lives without folly is not so ~:<br />

qui vit<br />

~ man will rule the stars: sapiens<br />

~r <strong>than</strong> the ~: plus sage<br />

wiseacre: Klügler<br />

wish: meo voto<br />

as one ~es: volonté<br />

having got one's ~: compos voti<br />

wit<br />

at ~s' end: au bout de son; aux<br />

abois; latin<br />

keen <strong>and</strong> delicate ~: sal<br />

~s' end: latin de<br />

~ without discretion: ingenio<br />

witchcraft: Hexerei<br />

withered: flétri<br />

within: ab intra<br />

without: ab extra; sans; senza; sine<br />

witness: assister; in testimonium; témoin;<br />

teste<br />

witticism: bon mot; jeu<br />

woe<br />

~ to the solitary man: vae soli<br />

~ to the vanquished: vae victis<br />

wolf<br />

~ by the ears: auribus<br />

~ changes his coat: lupus pilum<br />

~ in the fable: lupus in<br />

~ on one side: hac urgent<br />

~ when famished eats moldy bread:<br />

lupo<br />

wolverine: carcajou<br />

woman: bibi; femme; mujer; vrouw;<br />

wahine; zhenshena<br />

cleaning ~: femme

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