Regional Study Guide Phrases Flashcards
de gustibus non est disputandum
there is no accounting for tastes
non compos mentis
not of sound mind
ab ovo usque ad mala
from the egg to the apple
sic transit gloria mundi
thus passes the glory of the world
ad hoc
for this purpose
bona fide
in good faith
sine die
without setting a day
vade mecum
a constant companion
ex tempore
on the spur of the moment
festina lente
make haste slowly
ad infinitum
without end
in absentia
in absence
lapsus linguae
slip of the tongue
de mortuis nil nisi bonum
speak only good of the dead
in memoriam
in memory of
pax vobiscum
peace be with you
stet
let it stand (printing term)
via
by way of
quid pro quo
a necessity (indispensable)
errare humanum est
to err is human
ante bellum
before the war (usually the civil war)
pro tempore
for the time being
corpus deliciti
the body of the crime
per capita
by heads
