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Latin Phrases Flashcards

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1
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media vita in morte sumus`

A

In the midst of our lives we die

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2
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mors certa, hora incerta

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death is certain, its hour is uncertain

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3
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mors mihi lucrum

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death to me is reward

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4
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mors omnibus

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death to all

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5
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mors tua, vita mea

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your death, my life

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6
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mors vincit omnia

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“death conquers all” or “death always wins”

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7
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morte magis metuenda senectus

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old age should rather be feared than death

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8
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abyssus abyssum invocat

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deep calleth unto deep

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9
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audacter calumniare, semper aliquid haeret

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slander boldly, something always sticks

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10
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audeamus

A

let us dare

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11
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aurum potestas est

A

gold is power

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12
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barba non facit philosophum

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a beard doesn’t make one a philosopher

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13
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compos mentis

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in control of the mind

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14
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corvus oculum corvi non eruit

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a raven does not pick out an eye of another raven

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15
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Dies tenebrosa sicut nox

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a day as dark as night

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16
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dulce est desipere in loco

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It is sweet on occasion to play the fool. / It is pleasant to relax once in a while.

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17
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et hoc genus omne

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and all that sort of thing

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18
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extrema ratio

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“extreme solution”, “last possibility”, “last possible course of action”

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19
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faciam quodlibet quod necesse est

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I’ll do whatever it takes

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20
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falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus

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false in one, false in all

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21
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Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis

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serious sweet immutable

22
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in ictu oculi

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in the blink of an eye

23
Q

iniuriae qui addideris contumeliam

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you who have added insult to injury

24
Q

intaminatis fulget honoribus

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untarnished, she shines with honor

25
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lapsus memoriae

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slip of memory

26
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lux ex tenebris

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light from darkness

27
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nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit

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No mortal is wise at all times

28
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nemo saltat sobrius

A

Nobody dances sober

29
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nunquam minus solus quam cum solus

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never less alone than when alone

30
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obliti privatorum, publica curate

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Forget private affairs, take care of public ones

31
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obtorto collo

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with a twisted neck

32
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oculus dexter (O.D.)

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right eye

33
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oculus sinister (O.S.)

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left eye

34
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oderint dum metuant

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let them hate, so long as they fear

35
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parvus pendetur fur, magnus abire videtur

A

The petty thief is hanged, the big thief gets away.

36
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perinde ac [si] cadaver [essent]

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[well-disciplined] like a corpse

37
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perita manus mens exculta

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skilled hand, cultivated mind

38
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post tenebras lux, or, post tenebras spero lucem

A

after darkness, [I hope for] light

39
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quem deus vult perdere, dementat prius

A

Whom the gods would destroy, they first make insane

40
Q

Quid rides?

Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur.

A

Why do you laugh? Change but the name, and the story is told of yourself.

41
Q

quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

A

whatever has been said in Latin seems deep

42
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quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur

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what is asserted without reason may be denied without reason

43
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sedes incertae

A

seat (i.e. location) uncertain

44
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ut dicitur

A

as has been said; as above

45
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vae victis

A

woe to the conquered

46
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velocius quam asparagi coquantur

A

faster than asparagus can be cooked

47
Q

velut arbor aevo

A

as a tree with the passage of time

48
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vexata quaestio

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vexed question

49
Q

vexilla regis prodeunt inferni

A

forth go the banners of the king of Hell

50
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vox clamantis in deserto

A

the voice of one clamoring in the desert

51
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vox nihili

A

voice of nothing

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