Glossary entry

Latin term or phrase:

sais de qua non

English translation:

sine qua non = something indispensable

Added to glossary by Egmont
Sep 27, 2000 11:55
23 yrs ago
Latin term

sais de qua non

Latin to English Art/Literary
Say this in a book about "obsessive love." Could be misspelt. Also might not be Latin.
Proposed translations (English)
0 +1 something indispensable

Proposed translations

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something indispensable

"sais de qua non" is mispelled. May be "sine qua non"? "Sine qua non" is a Latin expression that means "something indispensable", "something essential" (literally: "without which, not")
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agree Egmont
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