Latin Phrases

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Ab Hinc    means    From Here on

Ab Imo Pectore    means    From the Bottom of the Heart

Ab Initio    means    From the Beginning

Absit Invidia    means    No Offence Intended

Acta Non Verba    means    Action Not Words

Ad Alium Diem    means    At Another Day

Ad Hoc    means    To This Particular Purpose

Ad Hominem    means    According to the Person

Ad Idem    means    Of the Same Mind

Ad Libitum    means    As One Pleases 'ad lib'

Ad Locum    means    At the Place

Ad Nauseam    means    To the Point of Making One Sick

Ad Rem    means    To the Point

Adsum    means    Here! Present!

Alias    means    Otherwise

Alibi    means    Elsewhere

Alma Mater    means    Nurturing Mother

Alter Ego    means    Other Self

Alumnus    means    Former Pupil Literally 'nursling'.

Amor Caecis Est    means    Love is Blind

Amor Dei Intellectualis    means    The Intellectual Love Towards God Baruch Spinoza

Amor Patriae    means    Love of Country

Amor Vincint Omnia    means    Love Conquers All Virgil

Annus Horribilis    means    A Horrible Year Alternate colloquial translation could be a "bum year"

Annus Mirabilis    means    Year of Wonders

Antebellum    means    Before the War

Ante Meridiem    means    Before Noon A.M.

Aqua Vitae    means    Water of Life Formerly applied to strong alcohol - whisky or brandy.

Ars Gratia Artis    means    Art for Art's Sake The motto of Metro Goldwyn Meyer.

Ars Longa, Vita Brevis    means    Art is Long, Life is Short

Aude Sapere    means    Dare to Know

Audio, Video, Disco    means    I Hear, I See, I Learn

Aurea Mediocritas    means    The Golden Mean

Aurora Australis    means    The Southern Lights

Aurora Borealis    means    The Northern Lights

Ave Atque Vale    means    Hail and Farewell Catallus

Bella Detesta Matribus    means    Wars, the Horror of the Mothers Horace

Bellum Omnium Contra Omnes    means    The War of All Against All Thomas Hobbes

A Bene Placito    means    At One’s Pleasure

Bona Fide    means    Acting in Good Faith

Bona Fortuna    means    Good Luck

Cadit Quastio    means    The Question Drops

Caeca Invidia Est    means    Envy is Blind Livy

A Capite Ad Calcem    means    From Head to Heel

Carpe Diem    means    Seize the Day

Casus Belli    means    Grounds for War

Causa Sui    means    Cause Of Itself Baruch Spinoza

Caveat Emptor    means    Let the Buyer Beware

Cave    means    Beware

Cetera Desunt    means    The Rest is Missing

Circa    means    Approximately Often abbreviated to 'c', e.g. c1920.

Cogito Ergo Sum    means    I Think Therefore I Am

Compos Mentis    means    Of Sound Mind

Confer    means    Compare Often abbreviated to 'cf.'

Consensu Omnium    means    By Agreement of All

Corpus Delicti    means    The Body or Evidence in a Crime

Corrigenda    means    A List to Be Corrected (in a Book)

Crux    means    Puzzle

Cui Bono    means    For Whose Benefit is It

Cum Laude    means    With Praise

Cura Posterior    means    A Latter Concern

Curriculum Vitae    means    The Course of One's Life

De Die in Diem    means    From Day to Day

De Facto    means    In Fact

De Profundis    means    Out of the Depths

Deus Sive Natura    means    God or Nature Baruch Spinoza

Dies Natalis    means    Birthday

Discere Docendo    means    Learn Through Teaching

Divide Et Impera    means    Divide and Conquer

Domus Dulcis Domus    means    Home Sweet Home

Eo Ipso    means    By the Very Act

Esse Est Percipi    means    To Be Is to Be Perceived George Berkeley

Esto Perpetua    means    Let It Be Forever

Et Alia    means    And Others (or et alii) Abbreviated et al.

Etcetera    means    And the Rest Usually "etc."

Et Nunc Et Semper    means    Now and Forever

Et Sequens    means    And the Following Abbreviated et. seq.

Ex Abrupto    means    Without Preparation

Ex Cathedra    means    With Authority

Exempli Gratia    means    By Grace of Example "e.g."

Ex Libris    means    From the Library (of)

Ex More    means    According to Custom

Ex Officio    means    By Virtue of One's Position

Ex Post Facto    means    After the Deed

Ex Proprio Motu    means    Voluntarily

Extempore    means    Without Premeditation

Ex Vi Termini    means    By Definition

Factum Est    means    It is Done

Felix Culpa    means    Happy Fault

Fiat    means    Let It Be Done

Finis    means    The End

Flagrante Delicto    means    In the Act of Committing a Crime

Fons Et Origo    means    The Source and Origin

Fortes Fortuna Adiuvat    means    Fortune Favors the Brave

Fortius Quo Fidelius    means    Strength Through Loyalty

Hic Jacet    means    Here Lies

Hodie Mihi, Cras Tibi    means    Today for Me, Tomorrow for You

Homo Homini Lupus    means    Man is a Wolf to Man Thomas Hobbes

Honoris Causa    means    For the Sake of the Honour Refers to an honorary degree. (h.c.)

Ibidem    means    In the Same Place (in a book) Abbreviated ibid. or ib.

Idem Quod    means    The Same As "i.q."

Id Est    means    That is [to Say] - i.e. is NOT interchangeable with e.g. EVER

Ignotus    means    Unknown Often just 'ign.'

Imprimis    means    In First Place

In Actu    means    In Reality

In Camera    means    In Private Chamber

In Capite    means    In Chief

Incipit    means    Begin Here

In Dubio    means    In Doubt

In Excelsis    means    In the Highest

In Loco Parentis    means    In the Place of a Parent

In Medias Res    means    Into the Middle of Things

In Omnia Paratus    means    Prepared to All Things

In Perpetum    means    For Ever

In Situ    means    In Position

Inter Alia    means    Among Other Things

In Toto    means    Completely

Intra Muros    means    Within the Walls

In Utero    means    In the Womb

In Vino Veritas    means    In Wine There is Truth More importantly, in wine there is alcohol.

Ipso Facto    means    By That Very Fact

Justia Omnibus    means    Justice for All

Lapsus Linguae    means    A Slip of the Tongue

Lector Benevole    means    Kind Reader

Licentia Liquendi    means    Liberty of Speaking

Loco Citato    means    In the Place Cited "l.c." or "loc. cit."

Magna Charta    means    Great Paper

Magna Cum Laude    means    With Great Honour or Academic Distinction

Magnum Opus    means    Great Artistic Work

Mater Dolorosa    means    Sorrowful Mother The Virgin Mary.

Mea Culpa    means    Through My Fault

Mens Rea    means    Guilty Mind

Mens Sana in Corpore Sano    means    A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body

Modus Operandi    means    Way of Operating Often referred to as 'm.o.'

Modus Vivendi    means    Way of Living

Momento Mori    means    Remember Death

Moratorium    means    A Delay

Multum in Parvo    means    Much in Little

Mutatis Mutandis    means    With the Necessary Changes Made

Nemo Sine Vitio Est    means    No One is Without Fault Seneca the Elder

Ne Plus Ultra    means    No Further, Impossible, Obstacle

Nihil Est In Intellectu Quod Non Prius Fuerit In Sensu    means    Nothing Is in the Understanding That Was Not Earlier in the Senses John Locke

Nil Desperandum    means    Do Not Despair

Nole Prosequi    means    Do Not Pursue

Non Compos Mentis    means    Not of Sound Mind

Non Plus Ultra (nec Plus Ultra)    means    Nothing Above That

Non Sequitur    means    It Does Not Follow

Nota Bene    means    Note Well Usually abbreviated to 'n.b.'

Nunc Aut Nunquam    means    Now or Never

Obiter Dictum    means    An Incidental Remark

Ocaccio Facit Furem    means    Opportunity Makes a Thief

Pace Tua    means    With Your Consent

Passim    means    All Through

Paucis Verbis    means    In a Few Words

Pax Vobiscum    means    Peace Be With You

Per Annum    means    Yearly

Per Capita    means    Per Head

Per Centum    means    Per Hundred Now 'percent'.

Per Diem    means    Daily

Per Mensem    means    Monthly

Per Se    means    By Itself

Persona Non Grata    means    Unwelcome Person

Pleno Iure    means    With Full Authority

Plusque Minusque    means    More or Less

A Posteriori    means    Knowledge Derived from Experience

Post Meridiem    means    After Noon P.M.

Post Mortem    means    After Death

Post Scriptum    means    After What Has Been Written P.S.

Primus Inter Pares    means    First Among Equals

A Priori    means    From What Comes Before

Pro Patria    means    For One's Country

Pro Rata    means    In Proportion to the Value

Quandam    means    Formally

Quassi    means    As if

Qui Bono    means    Who Benefits

Quid Pro Quo    means    Something for Something

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes    means    Who Watches the Watchman

Requiescat in Pace    means    May He/she Rest in Peace RIP

Res Gestae    means    Things Done

Res Ipsa Loquitur    means    The Thing Speaks to Itself

Satis    means    Enough

Semper Fidelis    means    Always Faithful

Sic    means    Thus Just to

Sine Loco    means    Without Place The Latin "sine" is the basis for the Spanish "sino" and the Italian "senza".

Sine Qua Non    means    A Prerequisite

Sotto Voce    means    In Soft Voice

Status Quo    means    The Current State of Being

Stet    means    Let It Stand

Sub Lite    means    In Dispute

Sub Poena    means    Under Penalty of Law

Sub Rosa    means    Secretly Literally 'under the rose'.

Sub Voce    means    Under the Word Sometimes 's.v.'

Sui Generesis    means    Of Its Own Kind

Summa Cum Laude    means    With Highest Praise

Tabula Rasa    means    Blank Tablet

Tacet    means    Silence

Tempus Fugit    means    Time Flies

Terra Firma    means    Solid Ground

Ubique    means    Everywhere

Ultima Ratio    means    Ultimate Sanction

Una Voce    means    With One Voice

Ut Infra    means    As Below

Uti, Non Abut    means    To Use, Not to Abuse

Vade Mecum    means    Go With Me – a Constant Companion

Verbatim    means    Word for Word

Verbum Sapienti Sat Est    means    A Word to the Wise is Enough Sometimes just 'verb. sap.'

Verso    means    Reverse

Versus    means    Against

Vice Versa    means    In Reverse Order

Video, Vidi, Visum    means    To See, Observe, Understand

Via Lactea    means    The Milky Way

Vis Comica    means    Sense of Humour

Viz    means    Namely

Vox Populi    means    The Voice of the People

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