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61 cessante causa, cessât effectue
célibataire [Fr], bachelor; fern., spinster.
celui qui veut, celui-là peut [Fr], who wills can; where there's a will
there's a way.
cembalo [It; pi. cembali], harpsichord; pianoforte.
ce monde est plein de fous [Fr], this world is full of fools.
cena [Sp], supper.
cénacle [Fr], lit., a guest room (where the Last Supper was taken); a
group with common interests, in allusion to the Last Supper; a literary
coterie.
Cena Domini [L], the Lord's Supper.
cencerro [Sp], bell worn by the leading mule; hence, the leading mule
in a pack train: southwestern U.S.
ce n'est fait de lui [Fr], it is all over with him.
ce n'est pas être bien aise que de rire [Fr], laughter is not always a
sign of a mind at ease: St. Evremond.
ce n'est que le premier pas que coûte [Fr], it is only the first step that
costs.
cenote [Sp], a natural underground reservoir of water; natural well:
Sp. Am.
cens [Fr], annual payment or service, now usually nominal, given to
the proprietor of an estate in recognition of his title: Fr. Can. law.
censor morum [L], a censor of morals.
central [Am Sp], a sugar mill that operates for a number of plantations.
ce qui est différé n'est pas perdu [Fr], what is put off is not lost.
cerda [Sp], hair from a horse's mane or tail; also, cow hair. A female
hog; mase, cerdo.
cérémonie [Fr], ceremony; formality; pomp.
cereza [Sp], cherry.
cerilla [Sp], wax match.
cerise [Fr], cherry; cherry color; cherry-colored.
cerrero [Sp], running wild; unbroken: said of horses.
cerro [Sp], hill.
certamina divitiarum [L], lit., struggles of riches; strivings after wealth:
Horace.
certificado [Sp], n. certificate; adj. registered, as a letter.
certiorari [L], lit., to be certified; a writ to call up the records of a
lower court: law.
certum est quia impossibile est [L], it is true because it is impossible:
Tertullian.
certum voto pete finem [L], set a definite limit to your desire: Horace.
cervelle [Fr], brain. —cervelles de veau en brochette, broiled calf s
brains, on skewers: cookery.
cerveza [Sp], beer.
cessante causa, cessât effectus [L], when the cause ceases, the effect
ceases.