amicus usque ad aras

amicus usque ad aras
foreign term Etymology: Latin a friend as far as to the altars, i.e., except in what is contrary to one's religion; also a friend to the last extremity

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  • amicus usque ad aras — /ah mee koos oos kwe ahd ah rddahs/; Eng. /euh muy keuhs us kwee ad ay ras, euh mee /, Latin. a friend to the last degree. * * * …   Universalium

  • amicus usque ad aras — /ah mee koos oos kwe ahd ah rddahs/; Eng. /euh muy keuhs us kwee ad ay ras, euh mee /, Latin. a friend to the last degree …   Useful english dictionary

  • Freund (Subst.) — 1. Allermanns (Allerwelts) Freund, niemands Freund (jedermanns Geck). – Simrock, 2750; Winckler, X, 16; Eiselein, 185; Kirchhofer, 354; Reinsberg III, 143. Dem Allerweltsfreunde empfiehlt W. Müller: »Willst du der Leute Liebling sein, sei… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • Friend — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Friend >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 friend friend friend of one s bosom Sgm: N 1 acquaintance acquaintance neighbor wellwisher Sgm: N 1 alter ego alter ego Sgm: N 1 bosom friend bosom friend fast friend …   English dictionary for students

  • Liste de locutions latines — Cet article contient une liste de locutions latines présentée par ordre alphabétique. Pour des explications morphologiques et linguistiques générales, consulter l article : Expression latine. Sommaire  A   B … …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Список латинских фраз — В Викицитатнике есть страница по теме Латинские пословицы Во многих языках мира, в том числе в …   Википедия

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