|Acta est fabula. |Drama has been acted out. |
|(August) | |
|Ad augusta per |To high places by narrow roads. |
|angusta. | |
|Ad hoc. |Exactly for that. Also: Not prearranged, |
| |informal. |
|Ad honorem. |In honor. Honor not baring any material |
| |advantage. |
|Ad libitum. |Freely. Without restraint, as desired. |
|Alea iacta est. (Julius|The die is cast. The decision has been made. |
|Caesar) | |
|Alter ego. (Zeno) |Another I. Soul mate, close friend. |
|Alter ipse amicus. |A friend is another self. |
|Ars gratia artis. |Art for art's sake. Art has its own sense. |
|Audiatur et altera |Let us hear the opposite side! |
|pars! | |
|Carpe diem. (Horace) |Seize the day. |
|Cogito, ergo sum. |I think, therefore I am. |
|(Descartes) | |
|Conditio sine qua non. |Condition that cannot (be done) without. |
| |Essential condition. |
|Corpus delicti. |The body of a crime. The facts of a crime. |
|Cum grano salis. (Pliny|With a grain of salt. Take something not |
|the Elder) |literally, with due consideration. |
|Curriculum vitae. |The run of life. |
|De facto. |In fact. |
|De iure. |By law. According to law. |
|De gustibus non est |Tastes are not to be argued. |
|dispuntandum. | |
|Dimidium facti qui |He who has begun has the job half done. |
|coepit habet. |(Horace) |
|Divide et impera. |Part and rule. Roman maxima of ruling the |
| |subdued nations. |
|Dulcius ex asperis. |Through difficulty, sweetness. |
|Dum spiro, spero. |As long as I breathe, I hope. |
|(Cicero) | |
|Dura lex, sed lex. |The law is hard, but it is law. |
|Eram quod es, eris quod|I was what you are, you will be what I am. |
|sum. |(grave inscription) |
|Errare humanum est. |It is human to make a mistake. |
|(Seneca) | |
|Et tu, Brute! (Julius |You too, Brutus! Even you have betrayed me! |
|Caesar) | |
|Eventus stultorum |Events are the teacher of the stupid persons. |
|magister. | |
|Ex abrupto. |Without preparation. |
|Ex cathedra. |From the chair. With authority (without |
| |argumentation). |
|Ex gratia. |By moral (not legal) obligation. |
|Ex libris. |From the library (of). |
|Exempli gratia. (e.g.) |For example. |
|Faber quisque fortunae |Each man (is) the maker of his own fortune. |
|suae. | |
|Facta, non verba! |Deeds, not words! |
|Falsus in uno, falsus |False in one thing, false in all. |
|in omnibus. | |
|Festina lente! |Rush slowly! Do not hasten! |
|Fiat justitia, ruat |Let justice be done, even though the heavens |
|caelum. |collapse. |
|Fortes Fortuna adjuvat.|Fortune aids the brave. |
|(Terence) | |
|Gutta cavat lapidem |The water drop drills stone (not by the force, |
|(non vi, sed |but by falling often). The endurance can |
|saepe cadendo). (Ovid) |overcome the obstacle even without the force. |
|Historia est vitae |The history is the tutor of life. |
|magistra. | |
|Homines, dum docent, |While men teach they learn. (Seneca) |
|discunt. | |
|Homo homini lupus. |Man is a wolf to man. |
|(Plautus) | |
|Homo sum, humani nihil |I am human, therefore nothing human is strange |
|a me alienum puto. |to me. |
|In medias res. |In the midst of things. |
|In medio stat virtus. |Virtue stands in the middle. |
|(Horace) | |
|In memoriam. |In memory (of). |
|In vino veritas. |The truth is in wine. A drunk person tells the |
| |truth. |
|Inter caecos regnat |Among blinds the squinting rules. |
|strabo. (Erasmus) | |
|Lapsus linguae. |Error of the tongue. |
|Lapsus memoriae. |Error of the memory. |
|Manus manum lavat. |One hand washes the other. The favor for the |
|(Petronius) |favor. |
|Mea culpa. |By my guilt. |
|Mens sana in corpore |A sound mind in a sound body. (Juvenalis) |
|sano. | |
|Nemo sine vitio est. |No one is without fault. (Seneca the Elder) |
|Nil novi sub sole. |Nothing new under the sun. |
|(Bible) | |
|Nomen est omen. |The name is the sign. |
|Non omne quod nitet |Not everything that is shining is gold. |
|aurum est. | |
|Non plus ultra! |Nothing above that! |
|Non uno die Roma |Rome was not built in one day. |
|aedificata est. | |
|Nosce te ipsum! |Know thyself. |
|Nota bene. |Observe carefully. |
|Occasio aegre offertur,|Opportunity is offered with difficulty, lost |
|facile amittitur. |with ease. |
|(Publius Syrus) | |
|Omnia vincit amor. |Love conquers all. |
|Panem et circenses. |Bread and circuses. Food and games to keep |
|(Juvenalis) |people happy. |
|Parva scintilla saepe |The small sparkle often initiates a large |
|magnam |flame. |
|flamam excitat. | |
|Pecunia non olit. |Money doesn't stink. |
|Pede poena claudo. |Punishment comes limping. Retribution comes |
|(Horace) |slowly, but surely. |
|Per aspera ad astra. |Through the thorns to the stars. |
|Persona non grata. |An unwelcome person. |
|Post tenebras lux. |After darkness, light. |
|Primus inter pares. |First among equals. |
|Quae nocent, saepe |What hurts, often instructs. One learns by |
|docent. |bitter/adverse experience. |
|Qui multum habet, plus |He who has much desires more. (Seneca) |
|cupit. | |
|Quid pro quo. |Something for something. A reciprocal exchange,|
| |something given in compensation, esp. an |
| |advantage. |
|Quod erat |What was to be demonstrated.. |
|demonstrandum. | |
|Quod licet Iovi non |What Jupiter (supreme God) is allowed to do, |
|licet bovi. |cattle (people) are not. |
|Quod natura non sunt |What is natural cannot be bad. |
|turpia. | |
|Repetitio est mater |Repeating is the mother of learning. |
|studiorum. | |
|Scio me nihil scire. |I know that I know nothing. Certain knowledge |
|(Socrates) |cannot be obtained. |
|Si Deus pro nobis quis |If God is with us who is against us. |
|contra nos. | |
|Si vis pacem, para |If you want peace, prepare for the war. |
|bellum. Vegetius | |
|Si sapis, sis apis. |If you are wise, be a bee. |
|Sic transit gloria |Thus passes the glory of the world. |
|mundi. | |
|Sine die. |Without a date. Without a date limit. Unknown |
| |period of time. |
|Sol omnibus lucet. |The sun shines upon all. |
|(Petronius) | |
|Status quo. |The present state of affairs. |
|Summum ius, summa |Highest law, greatest injustice. |
|iniuria. | |
|Tabula rasa. |A clean slate. Person that knows nothing. |
|Tempora mutantur, et |Times are changing, and we are changing within |
|nos mutamur |them. |
|in illis. (Ovid) | |
|Tempus fugit. |Times run. |
|Ubi bene, ibi patria. |Where you feel good, there is your home. |
|Ubi concordia, ibi |Where is the unity, there is the victory. |
|victoria. | |
|Vade mecum. |Come with me. A constant companion. |
|Varietas delectat. |The diversity is delighting. |
|Veni, vidi, vici! |I came, I saw, I conquered. Easy |
|(Julius Caesar) |accomplishment. |
|Verba movent, exempla |Words move people, examples compel them. Deeds,|
|trahunt. |not words, give the example. |
|Verba volant, scripta |The words fly away, the writings remain. |
|manent. | |
|Veritas numquam perit. |Truth never perishes. |
|(Seneca) | |
|Vice versa. |Turn in place. The other way round. |
|Vis maior. |Higher force. |
|Vitam regit fortuna, |Fortune, not wisdom, rules lives. (Cicero) |
|non sapientia. | |
|Vivere disce, cogita |Learn to live; Remember death. |
|mori. | |
|Vox populi, vox Dei. |The voice of the people is the voice of God. |
| |Public opinion is obligatory. |
|Vulnerant omnes, ultima|Every (hour) wounds, the last kills. |
|necat. | |
|Vulpem pilum mutat, non|A fox may change its hair, not its tricks. |
|mores. | |Масолова Елена, школа 1257.
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