Latin phrases updated March 2021
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Bona Fortuna!
Good Luck!
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Latina est gaudium et utilis!
Latin is a joy (fun) and useful!
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Ego amo te.
I love you.
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a.m. (ante meridiem)
before noon.
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p.m. (post meridiem)
after noon.
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A.D. (Anno Domini)
In the year of our Lord.
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semper paratus
always prepared (Coast Guard).
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semper fidelis (semper fi)
always faithful (Marines).
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semper ubi sub ubi
always wear underwear.
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ET (extraterrestrial)
extra + terra--- outside the earth.
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terra firma
solid earth/ground (figuratively—certainty).
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terra incognita
unknown land.
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etc. (et cetera)
and the rest.
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et al. (et alii)
and the others.
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inter alia
among other things.
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per se
by itself.
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cf. (confer)
compare.
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vox populi
voice of the people.
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prima facie
at first look (accepted as correct until proved otherwise).
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quot homines, tot sententiae
There are as many opinions as there are men.
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non sequitur
it does not follow (logically unrelated statement).
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rara avis
rare bird.
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sub rosa
under the rose.
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sub poena
under penalty (subpoena).
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cogito ergo sum
I think; therefore, I am.
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e.g. (exempli gratia)
for sake of example.
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in absentia
while absent.
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INRI (Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum)
Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews.
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N.B. (Nota Bene)
Note well.
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P.S. (Post Scriptum)
Written afterwards.
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pro and con (pro et contra)
for and against.
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mens sana in corpore sano
sound mind in a sound body.
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animus sanus in corpore sano (ASICS)
Healthy mind in a healthy body.
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non compos mentis
not of sound mind.
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NIKE (Greek, Latin)
Victory.
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mea culpa
my fault.
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verbum satis sapienti est
A word to the wise is sufficient.
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deus ex machina
god from a machine (dramatic rescue element).
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dramatis personae
characters in a play.
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exeunt
they go out (stage direction).
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exit
he goes out (stage direction).
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in medias res
into the middle of things.
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pro tem (pro tempore)
for the time being.
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ad hoc
for this particular purpose.
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vs. (v. versus)
against.
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facta non verba
deeds, not words.
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RIP (Requiescat in Pace)
(May he) rest in peace.
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SPQR (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
Senate and the Roman People.
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e pluribus unum
out of many, one.
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ad infinitum
to eternity (endlessly).
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ad nauseam
to nausea.
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alias
otherwise (named).
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Plenus venter non student libenter.
A full stomach doesn’t like to study.
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alma mater
foster mother (school).
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alumnus, alumna
foster child (graduate).
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alumni, alumnae (plural)
graduates.
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emeritus/emerita
retired.
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honoris causa
for the sake of honor (honorary degree).
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Scientia est potentia.
Knowledge is power.
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Baccalaureus Artium (B.A.)
Bachelor of Arts.
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Magister Artium (M.A.)
Master of Arts.
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antebellum
before the war.
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ars gratia artis
art for the sake of art.
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ars longa, vita brevis
art is long, life is short.
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qui audet adipiscitur
He who dares, wins.
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bona fide
in good faith (real, genuine).
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cum grano salis
with a grain of salt.
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Carpe diem.
Seize the day.
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Patientia est virtus
Patience is a virtue.
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ipso facto
by that very fact.
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ipso jure
by the law itself.
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res ipsa loquitur
The matter speaks for itself.
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sui juris
of his own right.
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sui generis
of his own kind (unique).
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ipse dixit
he himself said.
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum
(say) nothing but good about the dead.
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Dominus vobiscum
Lord (be) with you.
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pax vobiscum
peace (be) with you.
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Dona nobis pacem
Give us peace.
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Laborare est orare.
To work is to pray.
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Alea iacta est.
The die has been cast.
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veni, vidi, vici
I came, I saw, I conquered.
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veni, vidi, visa
I came, I saw, I bought.
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veni, vidi, vegi
I came, I saw, I had a salad.
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sine qua non
without which not (indispensable).
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a posteriori
from the latter (based on experience).
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a priori
from the earlier (independent of experience).
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in situ
in that place (in its original place).
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horribile dictu
horrible to say.
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mirabile dictu
amazing to say.
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quid pro quo
one thing in return for another (this for that).
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quo jure
by what (legal) right.
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quo animo
with what intention.
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Nullum crimen sine lege, nulla poena sine lege
No crime and no punishment without a law.
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ex tempore
out of the moment (extemporaneous).
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habeas corpus
you may have the body.
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affidavit
he has stated an oath.
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in loco parentis
in place of a parent.
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modus operandi (m.o.)
method of working.
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in flagrante delicto
caught in the act of committing a crime.
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