EXAM living latin Flashcards

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1
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audax omnia perpeti

A

bold enough to endure all things

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2
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dum spiro, spero

A

while i breathe, I hope

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3
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ex nihilo nihil fit

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nothing is made from nothin

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4
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nil desoerandum

A

never give up hope

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5
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ad astra per asera

A

to the stars through hard work

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6
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cum laude

A

with praise

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7
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magna cum laude

A

with great praise

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8
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summa cum laude

A

with highest praise

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9
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non scholae, sed vitae

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not for school, but for life

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10
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alumnus (plural - i)

alumna (plural -ae)

A

a former student

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11
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alma mater

A

beloved mother

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12
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cedant arma togae

A

let weapons yeild to togas

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13
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silent enim leges inter arma

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for the laws are silent in time of war

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14
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vigilia est pretium liberatis

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the price of liberty is vigilance

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15
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casus belli

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an occasion of war

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16
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dramatis personae

A

masks of drama

17
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vita sine litteris mors est

A

life without letters is death

18
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ars aris gratis

A

art for art’s sake

19
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ars longa, vita brevis

A

art is long, but life is short

20
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in absentia

A

in absense

21
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vir sapit, qui pauca loquitur

A

he is wise who speaks little

22
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dum vivimus, vivamus

A

while we live, let us live

23
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gratia gratiam parit

A

kindness produces kindness

24
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cum grano salis

A

with a grain of salt

25
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terra incognito

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unknown land

26
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terra firma

A

solid eart

27
Q

inter malleum et incudem

A

between the hammer and the anvil

28
Q

errare humanum est

A

to error is humans

29
Q

mea culpa

A

by my fault

30
Q

patris est filius

A

he is his fathers son

31
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fortes fortuna adiuvat

A

fortune favors the brave