15,000 words and phrases from more than 50 languages and their

31 avant-propos
aut disce, aut discede; manet sors tertia, caedi [L], either learn or
depart; a third choice remains—to be flogged: motto in the schoolroom
of Winchester College, one of the great English public schools.
aut insanit homo aut versus facit [L], the fellow is either mad or is
composing verses: Horace.
aut inveniam viam aut faciam [L], I will either find a way or make
one.
aut mors aut victoria [L], death or victory.
aut non tentaris, aut perfice [L], either don't attempt it, or go through
with it: Ovid.
autocamión [Sp], truck.
auto-da-fé [Pg; pi. autos-da-fé], lit., edict of faith; sentence of the
Inquisition; burning of a heretic.
auto-de-fe [Sp; pi. autos-de-fe]. Same as AUTO-DA-FÉ.
autore [It; pi autori], author: abbr. aut.
autres temps, autres moeurs [Fr], other times, other manners (or
customs).
au troisième [Fr], on the fourth floor. (Floors in France are calculated
above the ground floor, and the next one up from the ground floor
is the first floor.)
aut vincere aut mori [L], either to conquer or to die.
au voleur! [Fr], stop, thief!
aux abois [Fr], at bay; at one's wits' end; hard up.
aux aguets [Fr], on watch.
aux armes! [Fr], to arms! stand to!: mil.
aux arrêts [Fr], under arrest; in confinement; kept in (as at school).
aux choux [Fr], with cabbage.
aux confitures [Fr], with preserved fruit; with preserves.
aux cressons [Fr], with watercress.
aux grands maux les grands remèdes [Fr], for great ills, great remedies;
desperate diseases need desperate remedies.
auxilium ab alto [L], help from on high.
auxilium non leve vultus habet [L], the face affords no inconsiderable
aid; a good face is a good recommendation: Ovid.
aux morilles [Fr], with morels: cookery.
aux oignons [Fr], with onions: cookery.
aux petits pois [Fr], with green peas: cookery.
aux voix! [Fr], put it to the vote! vote!
avaler des couleuvres [Fr], lit., to swallow adders; receive indignities
without protest; swallow insults.
avant-coureur or avant-courrier [Fr], forerunner; precursor; harbinger.
avant-garde [Fr], vanguard.
avanti Cristo [It], before Christ: abbr. av. C.
avant-propos [Fr], preliminary matter; preface.