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avoir le diable au corps [Fr], to have the devil in one; be deliberately
annoying.
avoir le pas [Fr], to have precedence.
avoir les armes belles [Fr], to fence gracefully.
avoir les coudées franches [Fr], to have elbowroom; have free play.
avoir un chez soi [Fr], to have a home of one's own.
à vol d'oiseau [Fr], as the crow flies.
à volonté [Fr], at will; at pleasure.
a vostra salute! [It], to your health!
a vostro beneplacito [It], at your good pleasure; as you will.
a vostro commodo [It], at your convenience (or leisure).
à votre santé! [Fr], to your health!
à vous le dé [Fr], it is your throw; it's your turn to play.
à vue [Fr], at sight. —à vue d'oeil, by the eye; visibly. —à vue d'oiseau,
from a bird's-eye view.
a vuelta de correo [Sp], by return mail.
a vuestra salud! [Sp], to your health! your good health!
avvocato del diavolo [It], Devil's advocate,
άξιος γαρ ό έρ7άτης τσύ μισθού αυτού [Gr; áxios gàr ho ergatës toû
misthoû au toû], for the laborer is worthy of his hire: Luke x. 7.
ayah [Ango-Ind,/r. Pg aia, governess], native nurse for children; lady's
maid; female attendant. Cf. AMAH.
ayeen tachât ayeen, shen tachât shen [Heb], eye for an eye, tooth for
a tooth.
aymez loyauté [OF], love loyalty.
ayudante [Sp], lit, assistant; mil., adjutant; also, aide-de-camp; Sp. Am.,
helper on a ranch; P.I., an assistant teacher in the elementary schools.
ayuntamiento [Sp], municipal government or its seat; town hall.
—Ayuntamiento, central government offices in Manila.
azeite, vinho e amigo, o mais antigo [Pg], oil, wine, and friend—the
oldest is the best.
azogue [Sp], quicksilver; pi. mining, silver ores that can be treated
profitably by the mercury process: Sp. Am.
azote [Sp], a switch; whip; in Texas, anything used as a whip; fig.,
calamity.
azotea [Sp], platform on the top of a house; flat roof.
azúcar [Sp], sugar. —azúcar de caña, cane sugar. —azúcar de remolacha,
beet sugar.