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NLE Sayings

9th Grade National Latin Exam focused on Sayings in Latin

QuestionAnswer
Festina Lente Make haste slowly
Caveat Emptor Buyer Beware
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 ("pluck") the 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 est humanum To err is human
Et tu, Brute! Even you, Brutus!
Exit; exeunt He goes out; they go out (stage directions)
Ex libris From the books
Ex Officio By the virtue of office
Ex post facto Enacted after the fact; retroactive
Ex tempore On the spur of the moment
In absentia In absence
In hoc signo vince By this sign you shall conquer
In loco parentis In the place of a parent
In medias res Into the midst of things
In memoriam In the memory of; in memory
In re In the matter of; concerning
In toto In its entirety
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 annum By the year
Per capita By heads; individually
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
Sine die Indefinitely; with setting a day
Sine qua non "Without which there is none" indispensable; a necessity
Status quo The existing state of affairs
To Deum Laudamus We praise thee, God
Tempus fugit Time flies
Terra firma Solid Ground
Terra incognita Unknown land
Vade mecum A constant companion (go with me)
Veni, vidi, vici I came, I saw, I conquered
Verbatim Word for word
Via By way of
Vice versa The other way around
Viva voce By spoken word
Vox populi, vox Dei The voice of the people is the voice of God
A.D. Anno Domini = in the year of our Lord
ad lib. ad libitum = at pleasure
a.m. ante meridiem = before noon
c.f. confer = compare
e.g. exempli gratia = for example
et al. et aliI (aliae, alia) = and others
etc. et cetera = and the rest and so forth
ibid. ibidem = in the same place
i.e. id est = that is
M.D. Medicinae Doctor = Doctor of Medicine
N.B. nota bene = note well
op. cit. opere citato = in the work cited
per cent per centum = by the hundred
p.m. post meridiem = after noon
pre tem. pro tempore = for the time being
P.S. post scriptum = postscript, written afterwards
q.v quod vide = which see
viz. videlicet (videre licet) = one may see, namely
vs. versus = against
ad vitam aut ad culpam to life or blame
"hoc habet" "Iugula" and "Ave, Imperator, nos morituri te salutamus?" Exclamations that could be heard in ancient Roman amphitheaters.
Created by: Shinigami156
 

 



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