Extra Phrases Flashcards

(67 cards)

1
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post hoc ergo propter hoc

A

after this, therefore because of it

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caveat lector

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let the reader beware

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3
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infra dignitatem

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beneath dignity

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4
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in extremis

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at the point of death (in the furthest extreme)

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5
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memento mori

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remember to die

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6
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nil desperandum

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do not despair

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7
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ex cathedra

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from the chair (the Pope’s infallibility)

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8
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anguis in herba

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snake in the grass

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9
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mirabile dictu

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miraculous to say

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10
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ad hominem

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to the man (a personal attack)

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noli me tangere

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don’t touch me

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ceteris paribus

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other things being equal

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13
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non obstante veredicto

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judgement not withstanding the verdict

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14
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nolle prosequi

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be unwilling to pursue

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15
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in limine

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on the threshold

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16
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ex parte

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from the party

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17
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currente calamo

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offhand; without deep reflection

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18
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de profundis

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from the depths

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19
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ex proprio motu

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of his own motion

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20
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dis aliter visum

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the gods have deemed otherwise

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21
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Hannibal ad portas

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Hannibal at the gates

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22
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deus ex machina

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god from machine

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nemine contradicente

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nobody contradicting

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pares cum paribus facillime congregantur

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equals with equals very easily associate themselves

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finit coronat opus
the end crowns the work
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mutatis mutandis
the necessary changes having been made
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Fides punica
punic faith (treachery)
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mirabile visu
miraculous to see
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communis opinio
common opinion
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panem et circenses
bread and circuses
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mens agitat molem
the mind moves the matter
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e pluribus unum
from many, one
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annuit coeptis
he has smiled upon our undertakings
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in deo speramus
in god we trust
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novus ordo seclorum
a new order of the ages
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in hoc signo vinces
by this sign you will conquer
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citius altius fortius
faster higher stronger
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alea iacta est
the die is cast
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carpe diem
seize the day
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cave canem
beware the dog
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rex non potest peccare
the king can do no wrong
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mandamus
we command (corrects the mistake of a court)
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urbi et orbi
to the city and to the world | said by the Pope
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suum cuique
to each his own
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nimium amator ingenii sui
a lover of his own words
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quo vadis
where are you going? | asked of Jesus by Saint Peter
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obiter dictum
an incidental remark
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ex nunc
from now on
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in terrorem
in fear (usually a legal threat)
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per stirpes
by branch (used legally to refer to relatives)
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horae subsicivae
leisure hours
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nec caput nec pedes
in confusion
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aqua et igni interdictus
banished/exiled
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nascitur non fit
born not made
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de pilo pendet
hanging by a hair
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genius loci
a protective spirit of a place
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ultima Thule
limit of any journey
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terra incognita
unknown land (found at the edge of maps)
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seriatim
in a series
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post obitum
after death
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nemo est supra leges
no one is above the law
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ius gentium
law of nations
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lex talionis
an eye for an eye
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dramatis personae
actors in a play
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de proprio motu
spontaneously
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post partum
after childbirth
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ne fronti crede
basically means "don't judge a book by its cover"