Extra Phrases Flashcards

1
Q

post hoc ergo propter hoc

A

after this, therefore because of it

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2
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caveat lector

A

let the reader beware

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3
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infra dignitatem

A

beneath dignity

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4
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in extremis

A

at the point of death (in the furthest extreme)

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5
Q

memento mori

A

remember to die

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6
Q

nil desperandum

A

do not despair

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7
Q

ex cathedra

A

from the chair (the Pope’s infallibility)

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8
Q

anguis in herba

A

snake in the grass

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9
Q

mirabile dictu

A

miraculous to say

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10
Q

ad hominem

A

to the man (a personal attack)

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11
Q

noli me tangere

A

don’t touch me

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12
Q

ceteris paribus

A

other things being equal

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13
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non obstante veredicto

A

judgement not withstanding the verdict

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14
Q

nolle prosequi

A

be unwilling to pursue

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15
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in limine

A

on the threshold

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16
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ex parte

A

from the party

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17
Q

currente calamo

A

offhand; without deep reflection

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18
Q

de profundis

A

from the depths

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19
Q

ex proprio motu

A

of his own motion

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20
Q

dis aliter visum

A

the gods have deemed otherwise

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21
Q

Hannibal ad portas

A

Hannibal at the gates

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22
Q

deus ex machina

A

god from machine

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23
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nemine contradicente

A

nobody contradicting

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24
Q

pares cum paribus facillime congregantur

A

equals with equals very easily associate themselves

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25
Q

finit coronat opus

A

the end crowns the work

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26
Q

mutatis mutandis

A

the necessary changes having been made

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27
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Fides punica

A

punic faith (treachery)

28
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mirabile visu

A

miraculous to see

29
Q

communis opinio

A

common opinion

30
Q

panem et circenses

A

bread and circuses

31
Q

mens agitat molem

A

the mind moves the matter

32
Q

e pluribus unum

A

from many, one

33
Q

annuit coeptis

A

he has smiled upon our undertakings

34
Q

in deo speramus

A

in god we trust

35
Q

novus ordo seclorum

A

a new order of the ages

36
Q

in hoc signo vinces

A

by this sign you will conquer

37
Q

citius altius fortius

A

faster higher stronger

38
Q

alea iacta est

A

the die is cast

39
Q

carpe diem

A

seize the day

40
Q

cave canem

A

beware the dog

41
Q

rex non potest peccare

A

the king can do no wrong

42
Q

mandamus

A

we command (corrects the mistake of a court)

43
Q

urbi et orbi

A

to the city and to the world

said by the Pope

44
Q

suum cuique

A

to each his own

45
Q

nimium amator ingenii sui

A

a lover of his own words

46
Q

quo vadis

A

where are you going?

asked of Jesus by Saint Peter

47
Q

obiter dictum

A

an incidental remark

48
Q

ex nunc

A

from now on

49
Q

in terrorem

A

in fear (usually a legal threat)

50
Q

per stirpes

A

by branch (used legally to refer to relatives)

51
Q

horae subsicivae

A

leisure hours

52
Q

nec caput nec pedes

A

in confusion

53
Q

aqua et igni interdictus

A

banished/exiled

54
Q

nascitur non fit

A

born not made

55
Q

de pilo pendet

A

hanging by a hair

56
Q

genius loci

A

a protective spirit of a place

57
Q

ultima Thule

A

limit of any journey

58
Q

terra incognita

A

unknown land (found at the edge of maps)

59
Q

seriatim

A

in a series

60
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post obitum

A

after death

61
Q

nemo est supra leges

A

no one is above the law

62
Q

ius gentium

A

law of nations

63
Q

lex talionis

A

an eye for an eye

64
Q

dramatis personae

A

actors in a play

65
Q

de proprio motu

A

spontaneously

66
Q

post partum

A

after childbirth

67
Q

ne fronti crede

A

basically means “don’t judge a book by its cover”