Phrases Flashcards

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ad hoc

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for this purpose

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1
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Ab ovo usque ad mala

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from the egg to the apple

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2
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caveat emptor

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let the buyer beware

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3
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de gustibus non est disputandum

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there is no accounting for tastes

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4
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum

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speak only good of the dead

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5
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ex tempore

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on the spur of the moment

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6
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in medias res

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in the middle of things

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7
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ipso facto

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by the very fact itself

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8
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ne plus ultra

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perfection

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9
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pax vobiscum

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peace be with you

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10
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per se

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essentially

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11
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prima facie

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at first sight

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12
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post proelium, praemium

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after the battle, the reward

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13
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pro bono public

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for the public welfare

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14
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sic transit gloria mundi

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thus passes the glory of the world

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15
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sine die

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indefinitely

16
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sine qua non

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indispensable

17
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stet

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let it stand

18
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tempus fugit

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time flies

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vigilantia pretium libertatis

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vigilance is the price of liberty

20
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viva voce

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orally