Latin Appreciation Latin Translation an absent person will not absens haeres non erit be an heir Workshop with the defendant being absente reo (abs. re.) Latin Made Fun & Easy! absent Popular Latin Phrases let injury by words be absit iniuria verbis absent Latin Translation absit invidia let ill will be absent from one who has been a bene placito absit omen let an omen be absent pleased well absolutum dominium absolute dominion a caelo usque ad from the sky to the center absolvo I acquit centrum abundans cautela non abundant caution does no a capite ad calcem from head to heel nocet harm a contrario from the opposite misuse does not remove abusus non tollit usum a fortiori from the stronger use a mari usque ad mare from sea to sea abyssus abyssum deep calleth unto deep a pedibus usque ad invocat from feet to head caput no one ought to accuse accusare nemo se debet a posse ad esse from being able to being himself except in the nisi coram Deo Presence of God a posteriori from the latter Accipe Hoc Take this a priori from the former The play has been ab absurdo from the absurd acta est fabula plaudite performed; applaud! ab abusu ad usum non a consequence from an valet consequentia abuse to a use is not valid acta non verba actions, not words ab aeterno from the eternal Acta Sanctorum Deeds of the Saints The act is not guilty ab antiquo from the ancient actus non facit reum unless the mind is also nisi mens sit rea ab epistulis from the letters guilty. ab extra from beyond actus reus guilty act from here on ab hinc ad absurdum to the absurd from the bottom of my ab imo pectore adaequatio intellectûs conformity of our minds heart nostri cum re to the fact from an inconvenient ab inconvenienti ad abundantiam to abundance thing ad arbitrium at will, at pleasure ab incunabulis from the cradle ad astra to the stars ab initio from the beginning to the stars through ad astra per aspera ab intestato from an intestate difficulty ab intra from within to the stars on the wings ad astra per alia porci ab irato from an angry man of a pig ab origine from the source in order to court the ad captandum vulgus ab ovo usque ad mala from the egg to the apples crowd ab uno disce omnes from one, learn all ad eundem to the same from the city having been ad fontes to the sources ab urbe condita (a.u.c.) founded ad fundum to the bottom from utility ab utili ad hoc to this Phrases extracted from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_(full) 1 Latin Translation Latin Translation ad hominem to the man aegri somnia a sick man's dreams ad honorem to the honor aequitas Justice or equality ad infinitum to infinity of age / aged (in the sense aetat ad interim (ad int) for the meantime of: age: ...) ad Kalendas Graecas to the Greek Kalends aetatis suae of his own age ad libitum (ad lib) toward pleasure affidavit he asserted age quod agis Do what you are doing. ad litem to the lawsuit ad lucem to the light agenda things to be done ad maiorem Dei To the greater glory of Agnus Dei Lamb of God gloriam (AMDG) God alea iacta est the die has been cast ad meliora Towards better things alenda lux ubi orta Let learning be cherished ad mortem To death libertas where liberty has arisen. ad multos annos To many years! alias otherwise alibi elsewhere ad nauseam to the point of disgust ad oculos With your own eyes. alis aquilae on an eagle's wings nothing is heavy to those ad pedem litterae to the foot of the letter alis grave nil who have wings ad perpetuam to the perpetual memory she flies with her own memoriam alis volat propris wings ad pondus omnium (ad to the weight of all things aliquantus Rather big pond om) ad quod damnum to what damage aliquantulus Not that big something that stands for ad referendum to that which must be aliquid stat pro aliquo (ad ref) brought back something else ad rem to the matter alma mater nourishing mother ad terminum qui for the term which has alter ego other I praeteriit passed Let no man belong to alterius non sit qui suus another that can belong to ad undas to the waves esse potest for the use of the himself ad usum Delphini Dauphin alterum non laedere to not wound another alumna or ad usum proprium (ad for one's own use pupil us. propr.) alumnus prepared for either ad utrumque paratus amicus curiae friend of the court alternative amittere legem terrae to lose the law of the land ad valorem to the value amor est vitae essentia love is the essence of life ad victoriam to victory amor et melle et felle est love is rich with both ad vitam aeternam to eternal life fecundissmismus honey and venom ad vitam aut culpam for life or until fault amor fati love of fate addendum thing to be added amor omnibus idem love is the same for all adequatio intellectus et correspondence of the amor patriae love of one's country rei mind and reality amor vincit omnia love conquers all adsum I am here anglice in English adversus solem ne Don't speak against the anno (an.) in the year loquitor sun Anno Domini (A.D.) in the Year of the Lord Phrases extracted from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_(full) 2 Latin Translation Latin Translation anno regni In the year of the reign audentes fortuna iuvat fortune favors the bold He Has Approved the audere est facere to dare is to do Annuit Cœptis Undertakings audi alteram partem hear the other side annus horribilis horrible year audio hostem I hear the enemy annus mirabilis wonderful year aurea mediocritas golden mean annus terribilis dreadful year auri sacra fames accursed hunger for gold ante bellum before the war auribus teneo lupum I hold a wolf by the ears ante cibum (a.c.) before food aurora australis southern dawn ante litteram before the letter aurora borealis northern dawn ante meridiem (a.m.) before midday aurum potestas est gold is power ante mortem before death auspicium melioris aevi hope of a better age ante prandium (a.p.) before lunch aut Caesar aut nihil either Caesar or nothing apparatus criticus critical apparatus either by meeting or by aut concilio aut ense aqua (aq.) water the sword aqua fortis strong water aut pax aut bellum either peace or war aqua pura pure water aut viam inveniam aut Either I shall find a way, faciam or I shall make one aqua regia royal water aut vincere aut mori either to conquer or to die aqua vitae water of life aquila non capit an eagle doesn't catch ave atque vale Hail and farewell! muscam flies Hail, Caesar! The ones ave Caesar morituri te arare litus to plough the seashore who are about to die salutant salute you! arbiter elegantiarum judge of tastes ave Europa nostra vera Hail, Europe, our true arcus senilis senile bow Patria Fatherland! Argentum album white money Ave Maria Hail, Mary arguendo for arguing barba tenus sapientes wise as far as the beard argumentum argument Beata Virgo Maria Blessed Virgin Mary ars [est] celare artem art [is] to conceal art (BVM) ars gratia artis art for art's sake beatae memoriae of blessed memory ars longa vita brevis art is long, life is short Blessed in spirit [are] the beati pauperes spiritu asinus ad lyram an ass to the lyre poor. the jackass rubs the blessed [are] those who asinus asinum fricat beati possidentes jackass possess assecuratus non quaerit the assured does not seek beatus homo qui invenit blessed is the man who lucrum sed agit ne in profit but just indemnity sapientiam finds wisdom damno sit for the loss bella gerant alii let others wage war audacter calumniare, slander boldly, something Protesilaus amet! Protesilaus should love! bellum omnium contra semper aliquid haeret always sticks war of all against all omnes auctoritas authority audax at fidelis bold but faithful bellum se ipsum alet The war feeds itself audeamus let us dare bibo ergo sum I drink, therefore I am he gives twice, who gives audemus jura nostra we dare to defend our bis dat qui cito dat promptly defendere rights bis in die (bid) twice in a day Phrases extracted from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_(full) 3 Latin Translation Latin Translation bona fide in good faith cepi corpus I got the body bona notabilia — certum est quod certum It is certain if it is capable bona officia good services reddi potest of being rendered certain When the reason for the bona patria — cessante ratione legis law ceases, the law itself bona vacantia vacant goods cessat ipsa lex ceases. boni pastoris est It is of a good shepherd cetera desunt the rest are missing tondere pecus non to shear his flock, not to deglubere flay them. ceteris paribus with other things equal bonum commune common good of the charta pardonationis se a paper of pardon to him communitatis community defendendo who defended himself bonum commune charta pardonationis a paper of pardon to the common good of a man hominis utlagariae outlaw [Throw the] Christians to cacoethes scribendi bad habit of writing Christianos ad leones the lions! caetera desunt the rest is wanting Christo et Doctrinae For Christ and Learning calix meus inebrians my cup makes me drunk Christus nos liberavit Christ has freed us camera obscura dark chamber Christus Rex Christ the King canes pugnaces war dogs or fighting dogs circa (c.) or (ca.) around canis canem edit dog eats dog Circle made in testing (a capax infiniti capable of the infinite circulus in probando premise) caput inter nubila head in the clouds circulus vitiosus vicious circle (condit) citius altius fortius faster, higher, stronger Caritas Christi The love of Christ claves Sancti Petri the keys of Saint Peter Caritas in Veritate In Charity and Truth clavis aurea Golden key carpe diem seize the day clerico admittendo about to be made a clerk carpe noctem seize the night Codex Iuris Canonici Book of Canon Law Carthage must be Carthago delenda est Those who hurry cross destroyed Coelum non animum the sea change the sky casus belli event of war mutant qui trans mare [upon them], not their currunt causa mortis cause of death souls or state of mind cave beware! cogito ergo sum I think, therefore I am.