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gaiete de coeur. Gaiety of heart. 



garage, A place where automobiles are stored and kept 



in order. 



garden, A lad, a waiter. 

 garde a cheval, A mounted guard . 

 garde du corps, A body guard. 

 garde mobile, A body of troops liable to be called out 



for general service. 

 garde royale. Royal guard. 

 gardez, Take care; be on your guard. 

 gardez-bien. Take good care; be very careful. 

 gardez la foi. Keep the faith. 

 Gehen sie Ihres Weges (Ger.), Go your way. 

 gens d'armes. Men-at-arms; military police. 

 gens de condition. People of rank. 

 gens d'eglise. The clergy; clerics. 

 gens de guerre. Military men. 

 gens de lettres. Literary men 

 gens de loi, Lawyers. 

 gens de meme famiUe, People of the same family; birds 



of a feather 



gens de peu. The lower classes. 

 gentilhomme, A gentleman. 

 gibier de potence, A gallows-bird; one who deserves 



hanging. 

 giovine santo, diavolo vecchio (It.), A young saint, an 



old devil. 



je ne sais quoi, I know not what. (Used adjectively of 

 something indefinable, or very difficult to define.) 



je n'oublierai jamais, I will never forget. 



je suis pret, I am ready. 



jet d'eau, A fountain ; a jet of water. 



jeu de mots, A play upon words; a pun. 



jeu d'esprit, A witticism. 



jeu de theatre, A stage trick; clap-trap. 



je vis en espoir, I live in hope. 



juste milieu. The golden mean. 



kein Kreuzer, kein Schweizer (Ger.), No money, no Swiss. 



la critique est aisee, I'art est difficile. Criticism is easy 

 enough, but art is difficult. 



Lade nicht AlUs in ein Schiff (Ger.), Do not ship all in 

 one vessel: do not put all your eggs in one basket. 



I adversite fait Us hommes, et le ibonheur Us monstre*. 



monsters, 

 ps fools. 



\ gesellt sich gern (Ger.), Birds of a feather 



flock together. 



gli assenti hanno torti (It.). The absent are in the wrong. 

 goutle a goutte. Drop by drop. 

 gouvernante, A governess. 

 grace a Dint, Thanks be to God. 

 grande chere et beau feu. Good fare and a good fire; 



comfortable quarters. 

 grande parure, grande toilette. Full dress. 

 grand merci. Many thanks. 



grosse tfte et peu de sens, A big head and little sense. 

 guerra al cuchillo (Sp.), War to the knife. 

 guerra, cominciata, inferno scatenato (It.), War begun, 



hell unchained. 



guerre a mort. War to the death. 

 guerre a outrance. War to the uttermost. 

 Haben Sie Geld bei sicht (Ger.), Have you any money 



about you? 



haul et bon. Great and good. 

 haul gout. High flavor; elegant taste. 

 haul ton. Highest fashion. 



homme d'affaires, A man of business ; an agent. 

 homme de men. A good man; an upright man. 

 homme de fortune, A fortunate man. 

 homme de robe, A person in a civil office. 

 homme d'esprit, A wit, a genius. 

 homme d'etat, A statesman. 



nit qui mal y pense. Shame be to him who thinks 



evil of it. (The motto of the Order of the darter.) 

 hor* de combat, Disabled, unfit to continue a contest. 

 hora de la loi. Outlawed. 



hors de propos. Wide of the point; inapplicable. 

 hors de saison, Out of season; unseasonable 

 hors d'oeuvrt. Out of course; out of accustomed place. 



(Used substantively of small appetizing dishes served 



between the soup and the second course.) 

 hftcl de vilU, A town-hall. 

 MtelDieu, A hospital 

 H6tel garni. Furnished lodgings. 

 hurtar para dar par Dios (Sp.), To steal in order to five 



to God. 



Ich dien (Ger.), I serve. 



idee fixe, A fixed idea; intellectual monomania. 

 ignorance crasse. Gross ignorance, 

 t gran dolori sono multi (It.), Great griefs are nil. -i it 

 il a U diabU au corps. The devil i- in him. 

 ilfaut de i argent, Money is wanting, 

 i/ n'n ni bouche ni eperon. He has neither mouth nor 



spur; he has neither wit nor courage. 



faut jamais defter unfou, One should never provoke 



a fool. 

 il n'est sauce aue d'appetit. Hunger is the belt nance. 



nseroso (It.). The pensive man. (The title of one 



of Milton's poems.) 

 il sent U fagot, He smells of the faggot; he is suspected 



of heresy. 



impoli. Unpolished; rude. 

 in bianco (It.), In blank; in white. 

 in >m giorno turn i ft 'Roma (It.). Rome was not built 



in a day. 

 tr par lana, u volvfr trasquilado (Sp.), To go for wool, 



and come back shorn. 

 jamais bon coureur ne fut pris, A good runnrr i-> nt t<> 



be taken; old birds are not to be caught with chaff. 

 Irai U droit, I will maintain the right. 



Adversity makes men, and prosperity 

 la fortune, aiuta i pazzi (It.). Fortune hel 

 la Fortune passe partout, Fortune passes everywhere; 



all men are subject to the vicissitudes of Fortune. 

 laissez faire. To let alone. 



laissez nous faire. Let us act for ourselves: let us alone. 

 V allegro (It.), The merry man. (The title of one of 



Milton s poems.) 

 V amour et la fumee ne peuvent se cacher. Love and smoke 



cannot be hidden. 

 langage des holies. The language of the markets; BU- 



lings gate. 

 la patience est amere, mats son fruit est doux. Patience is 



bitter, but its reward is sweet. 

 la poverta e la madre di tutti U arti (It.), Poverty is the 



mother of all the arts. 

 V argent. Silver; money. 

 lasciate ogni speranza voi. che'ntrate (It.), All hope 



abandon ye who enter here. 

 Lassen Sie mich gehen (Ger.), Let me alone. 

 I'avenir, The future. 



la vertu est la seuU noblesse. Virtue is the sole nobility. 

 U beau monde, The world of fashion; society. 

 le bon temps viendra, There's a good time coming. 

 le cout en otele gout, The expense takes away the pleas- 



ure. 



le demi-monde, Bohemia. 

 le grand monarque. The grand monarch. A title ap- 



plied to Louis XIV. (1643-1715). 

 le grand oeuvre. The great work; the search for the 



philosopher's stone. 

 U jeu n'en vaut pas la chandeUe, The game is not worth 



the candle (by the light of which it is played); the 



object is not worth the trouble. 

 U monde est U livre des femmes. The world is woman's 



book. 



U mot d'enigme, The solution of the mystery 

 I'empire des Uttres, The empire of letters. 

 le parole son feminine, e i fatti son maschi (It.), Words 



are feminine, and deeds are masculine. 

 le pas. Precedence. 

 le point de jour, Daybreak. 

 le roi et Vetat, The king and the state. 

 le roi U veut. The king wills it. 



Us absents ont toujours tort. The absent are always wrong. 

 li-se majeste. High treason. 

 les extremes se touchent. Extremes meet. 

 les muraiUes ont des oreiUes, Walls have ears. 

 le plus sages ne le sont pas toujours. The wisest are not 



always wise. 



I'etoiU du nord. The star of the north. 

 le tout ensemble. The whole taken together. 

 lettre de cachet, A sealed letter containing orders ; a 



royal warrant, usually authorizing the imprisonment. 



without trial, of a person named therein. 

 lettre de change. Bill of exchange. 

 UUre de crtanre. Letter of credit. 

 le vrai n'est toujours vraisemblabU. Truth is not always 



probable; truth is stranger than I. 

 I' homme propose. * Dieu dispose, Mao proposes and Gud 



disposes. 



iinconnu. The unknown. 



I'incroi/abU, The incredible, the marvelous. (The word 

 iible was applied mibnUnUvvly to the fopa of 



the Directory period in the great French Revolution > 

 lingerie. Linen goods; also, collectively, all the linen. 



cotton, and lace articles of a woman's wardrobe. 



litterateur, A literary man. 



lo barato ts roro (Sp.). A bargain u 



I'occhio del padrone ingrassa OcavaL 



eye fattens the hone. 



o (It!). The matter's 



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Mg* Mvdrnr.frm V 



mademoiseU*. A young unmarried lady. 



maestro di color eke sanno (It.). Manter of those thai 



know. (Applied by Dante to ArintoUe.) 

 ma foi. Upon my fait 



upon my word. 



