Tag: Latin

E E contrario - From a contrary positionE pluribus unum - From many, one (motto of the USA)E re nata - As circumstances dictateE vestigio - From where one standsEcce homo - Behold the manEcce signum - Behold the proofEditio princeps - First printed editionEgo et rex meus - I and my KingEgo me bene h...

O O curas hominum! O quantum est in rebus inane! - Ah, human cares! Ah, how much futility in the world! (Lucilius)O di immortales! - Good heavens! (uttered by Cicero on the Senate floor)O diem praeclarum! - Oh, what a beautiful day!O praeclarum custodem ovium lupum! - An excellent protector of sheep...

D Da mihi basilia mille - Kiss me with a thousand kissesDa mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo! - Make me chaste and pure, but not yet!Da mihi sis bubulae frustrum assae, solana tuberosa in modo gallico fricta, ac quassum lactatum coagulatum crassum - Give me a hamburger, french fries, an...

T Tabula rasa - A clean slate. Person that knows nothingTacet - SilenceTam diu minime visu! - Long time, no see!Tam exanimis quam tunica nehru fio - I am as dead as the nehru jacketTamdiu discendum est, quamdiu vivas - We should learn as long as we may live. (We live and learn.) (Seneca Philosophus)...

Q Qua - In so far asQuad nesciunt eos non interficiet - What they don't know won't kill themQuandoquidem inter nos sanctissima divitiarum maiestas, esti funesta pecunia templo nondum habitas - Among us, the god most revered is Wealth, but so far it has no temple of its ownQuae nocent, saepe docent -...

Justitia omnibus - Justice for all...

F Fabas indulcet fames - Hunger sweetens the beans, or hunger makes everything taste good!Faber est suae quisque fortunae - Every man is the artisan of his own fortune. (Appius Claudius Caecus)Faber quisque fortunae suae - Each man (is) the maker of his own fortuneFabricati diem - Make my dayFac me ...

S Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas - Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses. (Ovid)Saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit - Often it is not even advantageous to know what will be. (Cicero)Saepe stilum vertas - May you often turn the stylus (You should make frequent corrections....

U Uberrimae fidei - Of the utmost good faithUbi amor, ibi oculus - Where love is, there is insightUbi bene, ibi patria - Where you feel good, there is your homeUbi concordia, ibi victoria - Where is the unity, there is the victory. (Publius Syrus)Ubi dubium ibi libertas - Where there is doubt, there...

H Habeas corpus - You must have the body, i.e. You must justify an imprisonmentHabemus Papam - We have a pope. (used at the announcement of a new pope)Habetis bona deum - Have a nice dayHac lege - With this lawHaec olim meminisse ivvabit - Time heals all things, i.e. Wounds, offensesHaec trutina err...

P Pace tua - With your consentPace - By leave ofPacta sunt servanda - Agreements are to be kept. (Cicero)Pactum serva - Keep the faithPallida mors - Pale Death. (Horace)Palmam qui meruit ferat - Let him who has earned it bear the rewardPanem et circenses - Bread and circuses. Food and games to keep ...

C Cacoethes scribendi - An insatiable urge to write. (Juvenal)Cadit quaestio - The question dropsCaeca invidia est - Envy is blind. (Livy)Caeci caecos ducentes - Blind are led by the blind. Leaders are not more knowledgeable than the ones they leadCaeli enarrant gloriam Dei - The heavens declare the...