Tag: Latin

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 ...

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...

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...

R Radicitus, comes! - Really rad, dude!Radix lecti - Couch potatoRadix omnium malorum est cupiditas - The love of money is the root of all evil. Avarice is the problem, money itself is not evilRaptus regaliter - Royally screwedRara avis - A rare bird, i.e. An extraodinary or unusual thing. (Juvenal)...

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...

I Ibidem (Ib.) - In the same place. (in a book)Id certum est quod certum reddi potest - That is certain that can be made certainId est (i.e.) - That is to sayId est mihi, id non est tibi! - It is mine, not yours!Id imperfectum manet dum confectum erit - It ain't over until it's overId tibi praebet s...

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...

L Labera lege - Read my lipsLabor omnia vincit - Work conquers all things. (Virgil)Labra lege - Read my lipsLachryma Christi - Christ's tearsLapsus alumni - Error madeLapsus calami - A slip of the penLapsus linguae - A slip of the tongueLapsus memoriae - A slip of the memoryLapsus nivium! - Avalanch...

V Vacca foeda - Stupid cowVacca, vacca, vacca - Cow, cow, cowVade in pace - Go in peace. (Roman way of saying goodbye)Vade mecum - Come with me. A constant companionVae victis! - Woe to the conquered! (vanquished) (Livy)Vagans - CruisingVah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitu...

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....