Latin Phrases Used In English Flashcards
per annum
by the year
ad infinitum
without end
ad nauseam
to the point of disgust
alma mater
college (nourishing mother)
ante bellum
before the war
ars artis gratia
art for art’s sake
ars longa, vita brevis
art is long, life is short
bona fide
in good faith
carpe diem
seize the opportunity (day)
cave canem
beware of the dog
corpus delicti
the facts (body) of a crime
cum grano salis
with a grain of salt
de facto
in fact; actually
de jure
by right; legally
de mortuis nil nisi bonum
speak only good of the dead
errare humanum est
to err is human
et tu, Brute!
Even you, Brutus!
exit; exeunt
he goes out; they go out
ex libris
from the books (of)
ex officio
by virtue of office
ex post facto
enacted after the fact; retroactive
ex tempore
on the spur of the moment
festina lente
make haste slowly
in absentia
in absence
in hoc signo vinces
by this sign you will conquer
in loco parentis
in the place of a parent
in medias res
into the midst of things
in memoriam
in memory (of)
in re
in the matter of; concerning
in toto
entirely
ipso facto
by the very fact itself
lapsus linguae
a slip of the tongue
mens sana in corpore sano
a sound mind in a sound body
multum in parvo
much in something small
pater patriae
father of his country
pax vobiscum
peace be with you
per capita
by heads
per diem
by the day
per se
by itself; essentially
persona non grata
an unwelcome person
post mortem
after death
prima facie
on first sight or appearance
pro and con(tra)
for and against
pro bono publico
for the public welfare
pro tempore
for the time being
quid pro quo
something for something
semper fidelis
always faithful
semper paratus
always prepared
sic transit gloria mundi
thus passes the glory of the world
