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 cela arrive comme marée en carême. [F.] That comes like fresh fish in Lent (i.e., opportunely).

cela va sans dire. [F.] That is a matter of course.

ce monde est plein de fous. [F.] The world is replete with fools.

ce n'est pas être bien aise que de rire. [F.] To laugh is not to be at ease in mind.

ce n'est que le premier pas qui coûte. [F.] It is only the first step that costs.

certiorari. [L.] To be certified; a legal term for a writ issued by a superior to an inferior court.

certum voto pete finem. [L.] Set a definite bound to your desire.

cessante causâ, cessat effectus. [L.] The cause ceasing, the effect ceases.

c'est a dire. [F.] That is to say.

c'est magnifique. [F.] That is magnificent.

c'est selon. [F.] That is according to circumstances.

c'est une autre chose. [F.] That is a different affair.

c'est un sot à vingt-quatre carats. [F.] He is a fool of twenty-four carats ("goose of the first water").

ceteris paribus. [L.] Other things being equal.

chacun à son goût. [F.] Every man to his taste.

chacun pour soi, et Dieu pour tous. [F.] Every one for himself, and God for all.

Champs Élysées. [F.] Elysian Fields (promenade in Paris).

chapeaux bas! [F.] Hats off!

chapelle ardente. [F.] Literally, blazing chapel; a catafalque surrounded by lighted candles, or the room containing it.

charmante. [F.] Charming woman; fair woman.

château en Espagne. [F.] A castle in Spain; a castle in the air.

chauffe-pied, chaufferette. [F.] Foot-warmer.

chef de cuisine (or simply chef). [F.] Male head cook.

chef-d'œuvre. [F.] A masterpiece.

chemin de fer. [F.] Railway.

chère amie. [F.] Dear friend; mistress.

che sarà sarà. [It.] What will be will be.

cheval de bataille. [F.] War-horse; main reliance.

chevalier d'industrie. [F.] Literally, knight of industry; a swindler; sharper.

chiaroscuro. [It.] Blending of light and shade in painting.

chi niente sa, di niente dubita. [It.] Who knows nothing doubts of nothing; who knows naught, he from doubt is free.

chi tace acconsente. [It.] "Silence gives consent."

chronique scandaleuse. [F.] Chronicle of scandals.

ci gît. [F.] Here lies.

circuitus verborum. [L.] Roundabout expression; circumlocution.

cito. [L.] Quickly; soon. —cito maturum, cito putridum. "Soon ripe, soon rotten."

civilitas successit barbarum. [L.] Civilization succeeds barbarism (motto of Minnesota).

classes aisées. [F.] Well-to-do classes.

cogito, ergo sum. [L.] I think, therefore I am (a famous first principle in philosophy posited by Descartes).

coiffeur. [F.] Hair-dresser.

coiffure. [F.] A head-dress.

comme il faut. [F.] As it should be.

commune bonum. [L.] Common good.

communi consensu. [L.] By common consent.

compagnon de voyage. [F.] Traveling companion.

compos mentis. [L.] Of a sound mind.

con amore. [It.] With love; earnestly.

concio ad clerum. [L.] Discourse to the clergy.

concordia discors. [L.] Discordant concord.

conditio sine quâ non. [L.] Indispensable condition.

con dolore. [It.] With grief.

confer (cf.). [L.] Compare (cp.).

confrère. [F.] A fellow member of an association; colleague.

conjunctis viribus. [L.] With united powers.