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 . [F.] Headlong; at breakneck speed.

à coups de bâton. [F.] With blows of a stick or cudgel.

. [F.] With certainty; without fail.

à couvert. [F.] Under cover; sheltered.

actum est de republicâ. [L.] It is all over with the republic.

actum ne agas. [L.] Do not do what is done (i.e., do a thing and have done with it).

. [L.] To; toward; with regard to. —ad arbitrium. At will. —. To the stars (to exalted place or state). —ad calendas Græcas. At the Greek calends—that is, never—as the Greeks had no calends in their mode of reckoning. —. To the same (standing), as in a college. —ad extremum. At last. —ad finem. To the end. —. With respect to this. —. To the (individual) man. —. To an infinite degree or extent; endlessly. —ad inquirendum. For inquiry (a judicial writ). —ad instar. After the fashion of. —. In the meantime; during the interval. —ad internecionem. To extermination. —. At will; as much as one pleases. —. After the manner of. —. To the point of disgust or revulsion. —ad patres. [Gathered] to his fathers (i.e., dead). —ad quod damnum. To what damage. —. For further consideration. —. To the thing; to the point; direct. —ad summum. To the highest point; to the highest amount. —. To the finger-nail; to a nicety. —. According to the value, as certain customs duties. —ad vivum. To the quick; to the life.

ad astra per aspera. [L.] To the stars through bolts and bars. (Motto of Kansas.)

a dato. [L.] From date.

ad captandum vulgus. [L.] To catch the crowd.

. [F.] Half (i.e., to the extent of one-half); half or by halves (i.e., imperfectly).

a Deo et rege. [L.] From God and the king.

. [F.] On purpose.

à deux fins. [F.] Good for two uses.

à deux mains. [F.] With both hands.

à discrétion. [F.] At discretion; without limit.

adorer le . [F.] To worship the golden calf.

. [F.] To the right; to the right hand.

ad vitam aut culpam. [L.] For life or during good behavior.

æquabiliter et diligenter. [L.] Steadily and diligently.

æquanimiter. [L.] Composedly.

æquo animo. [L.] With equal [equable] mind.

ære perennius. [L.] More enduring than bronze.

ætatis suæ. [L.] Of his [or her] age.

affaire d'amour. [F.] Love-affair.

. [F.] Affair of honor; a duel.

. [F.] Affair of the heart.

. [L.] In the affirmative.

à fin. [F.] Incorrectly written for.

. [F.] In order to.

. [F.] To the end that.

. [F.] To the bottom; thoroughly.

. [L.] By a stronger reason; all the more.

. [F.] To the left; to the left hand.

age quod agis. [L.] Do what you do carefully.

. [L.] The Lamb of God.

à grands frais. [F.] At great expense.

aide-toi, et le ciel t'aidera. [F.] Help yourself, and heaven will help you.

. [F.] To the; at the; in the, etc.: used in phrases —. At loose ends; at random. —. Under the stars; in the open air. —. In the nick of time. —. Under cover or shelter. —. To or at the end; finally. —à la française. In the French style. —. According to the fashion. —à l'outrance. Erroneous for, to the utmost.

alia tentanda via est. [L.] Another way must be tried.

. [L.] Elsewhere.