Phrases Flashcards
1
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a fortiori
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with stronger reason
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a maximīs ad minima
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from the greatest to the least
3
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a priori
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from what comes before
4
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a tergō
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from behind
5
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ab asinō lanam
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wool from an ass
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ab imō pectore
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from the bottom of the chest / heart
7
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ab initiō
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from the beginning
8
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ab origine
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from the beginning
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ab ovo
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from the egg (from the very beginning)
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ab ovo usque ad mala
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from the egg to the apples (beginning to end)
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Ab uno disce omnes
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from this one example learn all the rest
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Absit invidia
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let there be no ill will
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Absit omen
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let there be no evil omen here
14
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ad absurdum
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to absurdity
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ad augusta per angusta
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to glory through narrow spaces
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Ad finem
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to the end
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ad gloriam
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for glory
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ad hoc
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for this purpose
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Ad hominem
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to the man (his character, not deeds)
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ad infinitum
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indefinitely, without end
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Ad interim
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in the meantime
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ad Kalendas Graecas
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to the Greek Kalends (which didn’t exist so never)
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Ad maiorem dei gloriam
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to the greater glory of God
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ad nauseam
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to the point of disgust or boredom
25
ad patres
to the fathers (dead)
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ad praesens ova cras pullīs sunt meliora
eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow
27
Ad utrumque paratus
prepared for either outcome
28
ad vitam aut culpam
for life or until misdeed
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aequo animo
with a calm mind
30
Aere perennius
more lasting then bronze
31
aeternum vale
farewell forever
32
Agenda
things to be done/accomplished
33
Agnus dei
the lamb of god
34
alienī generis
of a different kind
35
alma mater
nourishing mother (college)
36
alter ego
a second self
37
alumnus/alumna
a foster child
38
Amicus curiae
a friend of the court
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amor nummi
love of money
40
Anguis in herba
a snake in the grass, a traitor
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annus mirabilis
a remarkable year
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ante bellum
before the war
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ante partum
before childbirth
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Apage Satanas
get thee behind me, Satan
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aquā et ignī interdictus
forbidden water and fire (banished)
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aqua vitae
water of life (alchohol)
47
arbiter bibendī
master of drinking
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arbiter elegentiae
master of taste
49
arrectīs auribus
with ears pricked up
50
ars amandī
the art of loving
51
ars artis gratia
art for arts sake
52
ars artium
the arts of arts (logic)
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ars longa vita brevis
art is long life is short
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asinus asinum fricat
the ass rubs the ass
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audaces fortuna iuvat
fortune favors the bold
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Aurea mediocritas
the golden mean
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aurora australis
the southern dawn
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aurora borealis
the northern dawn
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Aut Ceasar aut nullus
either a Ceaser or a nobody
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aut disce aut discede
either learn or leave
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aut viam inveniam aut faciam
I will either find a way or make one
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bis vivit qui bene vivit
he lives twice who lives well
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bonā fide
in good faith
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bonīs avibus
under good birds (omens)
65
carpe diem
seize the day
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Casus belli
an occasion for war
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causa sine quā nōn
a cause without which not (necessary)
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cave canem
beware of the dog
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cave quid dicis, quandō, et cui
beware what you say, when, and to whom
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caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
71
ceteris paribus
other things being equal
72
Circa
about
73
compos mentis
of sound mind
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Consilio et armis
by council and by arms
75
Coram populi
in public
76
Cornucopia
horn of plenty
77
corpus delictī
the body of a crime
78
Cui bono
for whose benefit
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cuius regio eius religio
whose the region, his the religion
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cum grano salis
with a grain of salt
81
cum laude
with praise
82
currente calamo
with the pen running on
83
curriculum vitae
the course of one’s life
84
custos morum
the guardian of morals
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damnant quod non intellegunt
they condemn what they do not understand
86
de facto
from the fact
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de gustibus non est disputandum
tastes ought not be disputed
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de iure
according to the law
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de mortuīs nil nisi bonum
speak only good of the dead
90
De novo
anew, afresh
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de pilo pendet
it hangs by the hair
92
De profundis
out of the depths
93
Dei gratia
by the grace of god
94
Deo favente
with gods favor
95
Deo gratias
thanks to god
96
deus ex machine
a sudden resolution through divine interpretation/god from the machine
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dies Faustus
a day bringing good fortune
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dies infaustus
a day bringing bad fortune
99
Dies irae
the day of wrath (judgment day)
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Dis aliter visum
the gods thought otherwise
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Disiecta membra
scattered parts
102
divide et impera
divide and conquer
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docendo discimus
we learn by teaching
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Dominus vobiscum
the lord be with you
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dramatis personae
characters of a play
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dum vita est spes est
while there is life, there is hope
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dura lex sed lex
the law is harsh, but it’s the law
108
ecce signum
behold the sign
109
emeritus
having served his time (retired)
110
ense et aratro
with the sword and the plow
111
ergo
therefore
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errare humanum est
to err is human
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erratum (pl. errata)
errors
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et nunc et semper
now and forever
115
et tu Brute
even you, Brutus
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etiam atque etiam
again and again
117
ex animo
from the heart
118
ex cathedrā
from the chair
119
ex librīs
from the books (of)
120
ex more
according to custom
121
ex officiō
out of ones duty or office
122
Ex pede herculem
to judge the whole by the part
123
ex post facto
resulting after the fact/deed
124
ex tempore
from the moment (spontaneously)
125
Exeunt omnes
they all leave
126
Exit
he or she leaves
127
exitus acta probat
the end justifies the means
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experientia docet
experience teaches
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facta nōn verba
deeds, not words
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Fata obstant
the fates are opposed
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Fervet opus
the place hums with activity
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festina lente
make haste slowly
133
Fiat lux
let there be light
134
Fides punica
Carthaginian faith (treachery)
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Fidus achates
a faithful friend
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Finem respice
consider the outcome
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Flagrante delicto
in the very act itself
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fortuna caeca est
fortune is blind
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Genius loci
the protecting deity of the spot
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Hic et ubique
here and everywhere
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Hic iacet
here lies (on a tombstone)
142
Ilium fuit
Troy no longer exists
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in absentiā
in absence
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In articulo mortis
at the point of death
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in flagrante delictō
in the fact itself
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in hōc signō vincēs
in this sign you will conquer
147
In limine
on the threshold
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in loco parentis
in the place of a parent
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in mediās rēs
into the middle of things
150
in memoriam
in memory of
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in omnia paratus
prepared for all things
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in perpetuum
forever
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in re
in the matter of, concerning
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In situ
in its original location
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in toto
in its entirety/in total
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Infra dignitatem
beneath ones dignity
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inter alia
among other things
158
inter nos
among ourselves
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Inter se
among themselves
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Invita Minerva
without inspiration
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ipse dixit
he himself said it
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Ipsissima verba
the very words
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ipso facto
by the very fact itself
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Ius civile
civil law
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Ius divinum
divine law
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lapsus calamī
a slip of the pen
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lapsus linguae
slip of the tongue
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Laus deo
praise be to god
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magnā cum laude
with great praise
170
magnum opus
great work (literary)
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me iudice
in my judgment
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memento mori
remember to die
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mens sana in corpore sanō
a sound mind in a sound body
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mihi cura futuri
my concern is for the future
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Miles gloriosus
a bragging soldier
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mirabile dictu
wonderful to say
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Modus operandi
method of working
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multum in parvo
much in little
179
ne plus ultra
no more beyond (nothing better)
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Ne quid nimis
nothing in excess
181
Nolens volens
willy-nilly
182
non compos mentis
not of sound mind
183
nosce te ipsum
know thyself
184
novus homo
a new man (in politics)
185
obiter dictum
said by the way (accidentally)
186
Otium cum dignitate
leisure with dignity
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pater patriae
father of his country
188
Patres conscripti
conscript fathers
189
Paucis verbis
in a few words
190
pax vobiscum
peace be with you
191
per annum
by the year
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per capita
for each individual/by the heads
193
per diem
by the day
194
per se
by itself
195
persona nōn grata
an unwelcome person
196
poeta nascitur non fit
a poet is born, not made
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Police verso
with thumb turned down
198
possunt quia posse videntur
they can because they think they can
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post mortem
after death
200
Post obitum
after death
201
prima facie
on first sight
202
primus inter pares
first among equals
203
pro bono publico
for the public good
204
pro et con(tra)
for and against
205
pro patria
for ones country
206
pro tempore
for the time being
207
quid pro quo
tit for tat; something for something
208
re
indicates the subject of an email
209
Res gestae
accomplishments, deeds
210
Res publica
the government, the republic
211
Respice finem
consider the outcome
212
Sartor resartus
the tailor re-tailored
213
semper fidelis
always faithful
214
semper idem
always the same
215
semper paratus
always prepared
216
sequens mirabitur aetas
the following age will marvel
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Sic passim
so everywhere
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sic transit gloria mundi
thus passes the glory of the world
219
sine die
without a day established
220
sine qua nōn
a necessity (that without with not)
221
Siste viator
stop, traveler (found on tombstones)
222
status quo
the existing condition
223
Stet
let it stand
224
sub rosā
in private, confidential (under the rose)
225
sui generis
of its own kind
226
Sui iuris
in ones own right
227
summā cum laude
with highest praise
228
summum bonum
the highest good
229
Tabula rasa
a clean slate
230
tempus fugit
time flies
231
terra firma
solid earth
232
terra incognita
an unknown land
233
Tu quoque
you also
234
una voce
with one voice, unanimously
235
Urbi et orbi
to the city and the world
236
Vade in pace
go in peace
237
vade mecum
a constant companion
238
Vale/valete
farewell
239
veni, vidi, vici
I came I saw I conquered
240
verbatim
word for word
241
verbum sapienti sat est
a word to the wise is sufficient
242
vestis virum facit
clothing makes the man
243
Vi et armis
by force of arms
244
Via
by way of
245
vice versa
the other way around
246
Vide
see
247
viva voce
by spoken word
248
vox populi vox Deī
the voice of the people is the voice of god
