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à tort ou à raison 28
à tort ou à raison [Fr], wrongly or rightly.
à toute force [Fr], lit., with all force; by every means.
à toute outrance [Fr], beyond measure; with a vengeance.
à toutes jambes [Fr], as fast as one's legs can carry one.
à tout hasard [Fr], at all hazards; at all events.
à tout prendre [Fr], on the whole; in the main.
à tout prix [Fr], at any price; cost what may.
à tout propos [Fr], at every turn; ever and anon.
atra cura [L], black care.
à travers [Fr], athwart; across; through.
at spes non fracta [L], but hope is not broken.
attacca [It], attack; begin the next part at once. —attacca subito, attack
immediately: both music.
attaché [Fr; now naturalized], one attached to an embassy.
attorno attorno [It], all around; here, there, and everywhere.
attroupement [Fr], riotous gathering; mob.
aubade [Fr], morning serenade or concert: music.
aubaine [Fr], windfall; godsend.
au beau milieu [Fr], in the very middle.
auberge [Fr], inn; tavern.
aubergine [Fr], eggplant.
aubergiste [Fr], innkeeper; landlord.
au besoin [Fr], in case of need; in a pinch.
au beurre [Fr], with butter: cookery.
au beurre fondu [Fr], in melted butter; with butter sauce: cookery.
au beurre roux [Fr], with browned butter: cookery.
aubin [Fr], a canter; hand gallop.
au bon droit [Fr], with good (or just) right.
au bout de son latin [Fr], lit., at the end of his Latin; at wits' end.
au bout du compte [Fr], lit., at the end of the account; when all is said
and done; after all; on the whole.
auch das Schöne muss sterben [Ger], even the beautiful must die:
Schiller.
auch ich war in Arkadien geboren [Ger], I too was born in Arcadia
(i.e., I too have aspirations towards the ideal): Schiller.
au contraire [Fr], on the contrary.
au courant [Fr], lit., with the current; fully acquainted with; well
informed.
auctor pretiosa facit [L], the giver makes (the gifts) precious: Ovid
(adapted).
aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit à la gloire [Fr], it is no path of
flowers that leads to glory: La Fontaine.
audaciter at sincere [L], boldly and frankly.
audax et celer [L], bold and swift.