Tag: Latin

B Balaenae nobis conservandae sunt! - Save the whales!Beata Virgo (Maria) - The Blessed Virgin (Mary)Beatae memoriae - Of blessed memoryBeati pacifici - Blessed are the peacemakersBeati pauperes spiritu - Blessed are the poor in spiritBeati possidentes - The happy who possess. (possession is nine po...

Justitia omnibus - Justice for all...

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...

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...

G Gaudeamus igitur (iuvenes dum sumus) - Therefore, let us rejoice. (while we are young)Genius loci - The guardian spirit of the placeGens togata - The toga-clad race; the romansGenus irritabile vatum - The irritable race of poets. (Horace)Gladiator in arena consilium capit - The gladiator is formul...

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...

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V The Bible is a text that has been translated into many languages throughout history, including Latin. Latin was the language of the Roman Empire and was widely spoken and understood throughout the Mediterranean world, ...

M Machina improba! Vel mihi ede potum vel mihi redde nummos meos! - You infernal machine! Give me a beverage or give me my money back!Maecenas atavis edite regibus - Maecenas, born of monarch ancestors. (Horace)Magister artis ingeniique largitor venter - Necessity is the mother of all inventionMagis...

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...

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....

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)...