phrases Flashcards

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ad kalendas graecas

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at the greek kalens

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ab uno disce omnes*

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from one learn about all

*vergil

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alis volat propriis

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she flies with her own wings

*motto of oregon

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amicus curiae

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a friend of the court

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animis opibusque parati*

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prepared in mind and resources

*vergil

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annus mirabilis

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a wonderful year

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annus horibilis

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a horrible year

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arma virumque cano *

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i sing of arms and a man *vergil

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audus iura nostra defendere

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we dare to defend our rights

*motto of alabama

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aurea mediocritas *

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the golden mean *horace

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aut viam iveniam aut facim

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either i will find the way or i will make one

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ave atque vale

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hail and farewell

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bis dat quo cito dat

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he who gives quickly gives twice

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casus belli

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a case for war

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ceteris paribus

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with all other things being equal

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citius altius fortius

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faster higher stronger

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cras amet qui numquam amavit quique amavit cras amet

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tomorrow let him love who never loved and he who loved let him love tomorrow

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crescit eundo

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it grows by going

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cum tacent, clamant *

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when they are silent they shout

*cicero

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CV
stands for*
meaning**

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  • curriculum vitae

* *the running of ones life

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delenda est carthago *

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carthage must be destroyed
*cato the elder
PUNIC WARS

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de minimis non curat lex

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the law does not care about the smallest things

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deo Grateum habeamus

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let us give thanks to god

*motto Kentucky

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de rerum natura *

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about the nature of things or on the nature of things

*titus LUCRETIUS carus c. 98-55 bc

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diem perdidi *
i have lost the day | *sue tonius
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dies irae*
day or rath (or anger) | *thomas of cellano
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dirigo
i steer | *motto of Maine
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ditat deus
god enriches | *motto of Arizona
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dulce est despere in loco*
it is sweet to be silly at times | *horace
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dux femina facti*
a woman is the leader of the deed | *vergil
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ecce homo!
behold the man refers to jesus
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ense petit placidam sub
he seeks peaceful quiet under liberty with a sword | *motto of Massachusetts
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esse quam videri
to be rather than to seem | *motto of north carolina
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esto perpetua
be forever | *motto of Idaho
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eureka
greek I HAVE FOUND IT motto of California
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excelsior!
higher! | motto of New York
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ex nihilo nihil fit | or nihil ex nihilo *
nothing is made out of nothing | *lucretius
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facilis descenus Averno*
easy is the descent to Avernus (hell) | *vergil
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fiat iustitia ruat caelum
let there be justice although the sky lit: let justice be made let the sky fall
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fides Punica
Punic faith idea: of untruthful/ unloyal faith
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fidus Achates *
faithful Achates *vergil | *idea of faithful companion
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fl. stands for mng.
* floruit | * *it flourished
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Hannibal ad portas
hannibal at the gates | *context
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fons et origo *
source *horace
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fortiter in re, sauviter in modo
lit: bravely in thing, sweetly in method | fr. : resolutely in action, gently in manner
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gaudeamus igitur iuvenes dum sumus: post iucundum iuventutum post molestam senectutem nos habebit humus:
therefor let us rejoice while we are young: after pleasant youth after bothersome old age the earth will have us
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homo homini lupus
man is a wolf to man
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horresco referens *
i shudder while recalling | *vergil
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horror vacui
fear of empty space
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ignis fatuus
foolish fire | idea of *a will of the wisp
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ignorantia legis neminem excusat
ignorance of the law excuses no one
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in extremis | *literal and free
lit: very out of freer: at the point of death
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infra dig. | *stands for and mng
infra dignitatim | *beneath one's dignity
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integer vitae scelerisque purus | *L and F
L: the whole of life and pure of crime F: blameless of life and free of wickedness