Latin Phrases

Question 1

media vita in morte sumus`

Answer 1

In the midst of our lives we die

Question 2

mors certa, hora incerta

Answer 2

death is certain, its hour is uncertain

Question 3

mors mihi lucrum

Answer 3

death to me is reward

Question 4

mors omnibus

Answer 4

death to all

Question 5

mors tua, vita mea

Answer 5

your death, my life

Question 6

mors vincit omnia

Answer 6

“death conquers all” or “death always wins”

Question 7

morte magis metuenda senectus

Answer 7

old age should rather be feared than death

Question 8

abyssus abyssum invocat

Answer 8

deep calleth unto deep

Question 9

audacter calumniare, semper aliquid haeret

Answer 9

slander boldly, something always sticks

Question 10

audeamus

Answer 10

let us dare

Question 11

aurum potestas est

Answer 11

gold is power

Question 12

barba non facit philosophum

Answer 12

a beard doesn’t make one a philosopher

Question 13

compos mentis

Answer 13

in control of the mind

Question 14

corvus oculum corvi non eruit

Answer 14

a raven does not pick out an eye of another raven

Question 15

Dies tenebrosa sicut nox

Answer 15

a day as dark as night

Question 16

dulce est desipere in loco

Answer 16

It is sweet on occasion to play the fool. / It is pleasant to relax once in a while.

Question 17

et hoc genus omne

Answer 17

and all that sort of thing

Question 18

extrema ratio

Answer 18

“extreme solution”, “last possibility”, “last possible course of action”

Question 19

faciam quodlibet quod necesse est

Answer 19

I’ll do whatever it takes

Question 20

falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus

Answer 20

false in one, false in all

Question 21

Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis

Answer 21

serious sweet immutable

Question 22

in ictu oculi

Answer 22

in the blink of an eye

Question 23

iniuriae qui addideris contumeliam

Answer 23

you who have added insult to injury

Question 24

intaminatis fulget honoribus

Answer 24

untarnished, she shines with honor

Question 25

lapsus memoriae

Answer 25

slip of memory

Question 26

lux ex tenebris

Answer 26

light from darkness

Question 27

nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit

Answer 27

No mortal is wise at all times

Question 28

nemo saltat sobrius

Answer 28

Nobody dances sober

Question 29

nunquam minus solus quam cum solus

Answer 29

never less alone than when alone

Question 30

obliti privatorum, publica curate

Answer 30

Forget private affairs, take care of public ones

Question 31

obtorto collo

Answer 31

with a twisted neck

Question 32

oculus dexter (O.D.)

Answer 32

right eye

Question 33

oculus sinister (O.S.)

Answer 33

left eye

Question 34

oderint dum metuant

Answer 34

let them hate, so long as they fear

Question 35

parvus pendetur fur, magnus abire videtur

Answer 35

The petty thief is hanged, the big thief gets away.

Question 36

perinde ac [si] cadaver [essent]

Answer 36

[well-disciplined] like a corpse

Question 37

perita manus mens exculta

Answer 37

skilled hand, cultivated mind

Question 38

post tenebras lux, or, post tenebras spero lucem

Answer 38

after darkness, [I hope for] light

Question 39

quem deus vult perdere, dementat prius

Answer 39

Whom the gods would destroy, they first make insane

Question 40

Quid rides? | Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur.

Answer 40

Why do you laugh? Change but the name, and the story is told of yourself.

Question 41

quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

Answer 41

whatever has been said in Latin seems deep

Question 42

quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur

Answer 42

what is asserted without reason may be denied without reason

Question 43

sedes incertae

Answer 43

seat (i.e. location) uncertain

Question 44

ut dicitur

Answer 44

as has been said; as above

Question 45

vae victis

Answer 45

woe to the conquered

Question 46

velocius quam asparagi coquantur

Answer 46

faster than asparagus can be cooked

Question 47

velut arbor aevo

Answer 47

as a tree with the passage of time

Question 48

vexata quaestio

Answer 48

vexed question

Question 49

vexilla regis prodeunt inferni

Answer 49

forth go the banners of the king of Hell

Question 50

vox clamantis in deserto

Answer 50

the voice of one clamoring in the desert

Question 51

vox nihili

Answer 51

voice of nothing