Latin Phrases Flashcards
media vita in morte sumus`
In the midst of our lives we die
mors certa, hora incerta
death is certain, its hour is uncertain
mors mihi lucrum
death to me is reward
mors omnibus
death to all
mors tua, vita mea
your death, my life
mors vincit omnia
“death conquers all” or “death always wins”
morte magis metuenda senectus
old age should rather be feared than death
abyssus abyssum invocat
deep calleth unto deep
audacter calumniare, semper aliquid haeret
slander boldly, something always sticks
audeamus
let us dare
aurum potestas est
gold is power
barba non facit philosophum
a beard doesn’t make one a philosopher
compos mentis
in control of the mind
corvus oculum corvi non eruit
a raven does not pick out an eye of another raven
Dies tenebrosa sicut nox
a day as dark as night
dulce est desipere in loco
It is sweet on occasion to play the fool. / It is pleasant to relax once in a while.
et hoc genus omne
and all that sort of thing
extrema ratio
“extreme solution”, “last possibility”, “last possible course of action”
faciam quodlibet quod necesse est
I’ll do whatever it takes
falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus
false in one, false in all
Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis
serious sweet immutable
in ictu oculi
in the blink of an eye
iniuriae qui addideris contumeliam
you who have added insult to injury
intaminatis fulget honoribus
untarnished, she shines with honor
lapsus memoriae
slip of memory
lux ex tenebris
light from darkness
nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit
No mortal is wise at all times
nemo saltat sobrius
Nobody dances sober
nunquam minus solus quam cum solus
never less alone than when alone
obliti privatorum, publica curate
Forget private affairs, take care of public ones
obtorto collo
with a twisted neck
oculus dexter (O.D.)
right eye
oculus sinister (O.S.)
left eye
oderint dum metuant
let them hate, so long as they fear
parvus pendetur fur, magnus abire videtur
The petty thief is hanged, the big thief gets away.
perinde ac [si] cadaver [essent]
[well-disciplined] like a corpse
perita manus mens exculta
skilled hand, cultivated mind
post tenebras lux, or, post tenebras spero lucem
after darkness, [I hope for] light
quem deus vult perdere, dementat prius
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make insane
Quid rides?
Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur.
Why do you laugh? Change but the name, and the story is told of yourself.
quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur
whatever has been said in Latin seems deep
quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur
what is asserted without reason may be denied without reason
sedes incertae
seat (i.e. location) uncertain
ut dicitur
as has been said; as above
vae victis
woe to the conquered
velocius quam asparagi coquantur
faster than asparagus can be cooked
velut arbor aevo
as a tree with the passage of time
vexata quaestio
vexed question
vexilla regis prodeunt inferni
forth go the banners of the king of Hell
vox clamantis in deserto
the voice of one clamoring in the desert
vox nihili
voice of nothing
