Latin Phrases - A

Enter the Latin phrase which corresponds with the English Translations
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From the latter
a posteriori
From before
a priori
Deeds, not words
acta non verba
To this
ad hoc
To the man
ad hominem
For honor
ad honorem
To infinity
ad infinitum
To nausea
ad nauseam
To victory
ad victoriam
The die has been cast
alea iacta est
At another time
alias
Elsewhere
alibi
Nourishing mother
alma mater
Love of one's country
amor patriae
Love conquers all
amor vincit omnia
He approves our undertakings
annuit cœptis
Before the war
ante bellum
Before noon
ante meridiem
Water of Life
aqua vitae
By skill and valor
arte et marte
The stars incline us, they do not bind us
astra inclinant, sed non obligant
We dare defend our rights
audemus jura nostra defendere
To dare is to do
audere est facere
I hear
audio
Golden Mean
aurea mediocritas
I hold a wolf by the ears
auribus teneo lupum
Either with shield, or on shield
aut cum scuto aut in scuto
Either kill or be killed
aut neca aut necare
I will either find a way or make one
aut viam inveniam aut faciam
A beard doesn't make one a philosopher
barba non facit philosophum
War of all, against all
bellum omnium contra omnes
He gives twice who gives promptly
bis dat qui cito dat
Good faith
bona fide
Overcome evil with good
bono malum superate
Seize the day
carpe diem
Let the buyer beware
caveat emptor
Around
circa
Faster, higher, stronger
citius altius fortius
I think, therefore I am
cogito ergo sum
I scorn for the world
contemptus mundi
Body of Christ
corpus christi
when the republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges
Created out of nothing
creatio ex nihilo
Take care of yourself
cura te ipsum
The course of one's life
curriculum vitae
From the fact
de facto
God willing
deo volente
God out of a machine
deus ex machina
What is said is done
dictum factum
learn as if you're always going to live; live as if tomorrow you're going to die
disce quasi semper victurus vive quasi cras moriturus
While teaching we learn
discendo discimus
I learn by teaching, think by writing
docendo disco, scribendo cogito
Leadership by example
ductus exemplo
The fates lead the willing and drag the unwilling
ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt
War is sweet to the unexperienced
dulce bellum inexpertis
It is sweet and fitting to die for your country
dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
Sweeter after difficulties
dulcius ex asperis
Out of many, one
e pluribus unum
Veteran
emeritus
Therefore
ergo
All others
et alii
And the others
et cetera
And you, Brutus?
et tu Brute
From the heart
ex animo
From the library of
ex libris
Out of nothing
ex nihilo
From a thing done afterward
ex post facto
Do brave deeds and endure
fac fortia et patere
Make alike
fac simile
If I cannot move heaven I will raise hell
flectere si nequeo superos, acheronta movebo
Fortune favors the bold
fortes fortuna adiuvat
Strong in difficulties
fortis in arduis
Glory to God in the Highest
gloria in excelsis Deo
You should have the body
habeas corpus
We have a pope
habemus papam
History, the teacher of life
historia vitae magistra
This is war!
hoc est bellum
I fear a man of the book
homo unius libri timeo
Esteem is the reward of virtue
honor virtutis praemium
Enemy of the human
hostis humani generis
Humility conquers pride
humilitas occidit superbiam
Through fire, nature is reborn
igne natura renovatur integra
Fire tests gold
ignis aurum probat
In the absence
in absentia
In water, there is health
in aqua sanitas
In flaming crime
in flagrante delicto
Into the memory
in memoriam
Ready for anything
in omnia paratus
In position
in situ
In all
in toto
Then we will fight in the shade
in umbra, igitur, pugnabimus
In the womb
in utero
In glass
in vitro
May I not shrink from my purpose
incepto ne desistam
Few words suffice for he who understands
intelligenti pauca
Unconquered
invicta
I remain unvanquished
invictus maneo
By the fact itself
ipso facto
Hard work conquers all
labor omnia vincit
To fight, we are ready
laborare pugnare parati sumus
By labor and honor
labore et honore
Laws without morals are vain
leges sine moribus vanae
Law of succinctness
lex parsimoniae
The law of retaliation
lex talionis
With great praise
magna cum laude
Great is the power of habit
magna est vis consuetudinis
Great work
magnum opus
In bad faith
mala fide
Wrong in itself
malum in se
Wrong due to being prohibited
malum prohibitum
My fault
mea culpa
Better things
meliora
Remember that you will die
memento mori
Remember to live
memento vivere
Mindful of what has been done, aware of what will be
memores acti prudentes futuri
Method of operating
modus operandi
Mountaineers are always free
montani semper liberi
Death before defeat
morior invictus
Those who are about to die salute you
morituri te salutant
Old age should rather be feared than death
morte magis metuenda senectus
To milk a male goat
mulgere hircum
To say much in few words
multa paucis
Dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants
nanos gigantum humeris insidentes
They don't terrify the rough ones
nec aspera terrent
Neither reckless nor timid
nec temere nec timide
Nothing is arduous for the willing
nil volentibus arduum
I do not wish to contend
nolo contendere
I am not led, I lead
non ducor, duco
Not talk, but action
non loqui sed facere
To not go forward is to go backward
non progredi est regredi
We learn not for school, but for life
non progredi est regredi
It does not follow
non sequitur
I am not such as I was
non sum qualis eram
Know theyself
nosce te ipsum
New order of the ages
novus ordo seclorum
For the tenacious, no road is impassible
nulla tenaci invia est via
Forget private affairs, take care of public ones
obliti privatorum, publica curate
Bread and circuses
panem et circenses
Prepare for war
para bellum
When you are steeped in little things, you shall safely attempt great things
parvis imbutus tentabis grandia tutus
Father of the family
pater familias
If you know how to use money, money is your slave; if you don't, money is your master
pecunia, si uti scis, ancilla est; si nescis, domina
Through difficulties to greatness
per angusta ad augusta
By the year
per annum
By the person
per capita
By the day
per diem
Through itself
per se
Person not pleasing
persona non grata
With a turned thumb
pollice verso
Afternoon
post meridiem
After death
post mortem
Things having been written afterward
postscriptum
Forewarded in forearmed
praemonitus praemunitus
Lead in order to serve, not in order to rule
praesis ut prosis ne ut imperes
First among equals
primus inter pares
For the good
pro bono
For the rate
pro rata
It's how you live, not how long
quam bene vivas referre, non quam diu
As if
quasi
He who wants everything, loses everything
qui totum vult totum perdit
What's going on?
quid agis
This for that
quid pro quo
Anything said in Latin sounds profound
quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur
Who will guard the guards themselves
quis custodiet ipsos custodes
Of whom
quorum
Let him rest in peace
requiescat in pace
Stiffness of death
rigor mortis
Knowledge through hard work
scientia ac labore
Knowledge itself is power
scientia ipsa potentia est
Always forward
semper anticus
Always faithful
semper fidelis
Always brave
semper fortis
Always prepared
semper paratus
Always virile
semper virilis
When you are strong, I am strong
si vales valeo
If you want peace, prepare for war
si vis pacem, para bellum
Greatness from small beginnings
sic parvis magna
Thus always to tyrants
sic semper tyrannis
Thus is life
sic vita est
By faith alone
sola fide
Virtue alone ennobles
sola nobilitat virtus
It is solved by walking
solvitur ambulando
Good hope
spes bona
Immediately
statim
The current condition
status quo
Under penalty
subpoena
I am what you will be
sum quod eris
With highest praise
summa cum laude
The supreme good
summum bonum
To each his own
suum cuique
Scraped tablet
tabula rasa
Heroic age
tempora heroica
TIme, devourer of all things
tempus edax rerum
TIme flees
tempus fugit
Firm ground
terra firma
Unknown land
terra incognita
Woe to the unconquered
vae victis
Vanity of vanities, everything is vanity
vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas
I came, I saw, I conquered
veni vidi vici
Repeat exactly
verbatim
Truth and equity
veritas et aequitas
Against
versus
I forbid
veto
To turn around
vice versa
He conquers who endures
vincit qui patitur
He conquers who conquers himself
vincit qui se vincit
A wise man does not urinate against the wind
vir prudens non contra ventum mingit
The manly thing is being done
virile agitur
Act in a manly way
viriliter agite
Quit ye like men, be strong
viriliter agite estote fortes
Strength rejoices in the challenge
virtus tentamine gaudet
By virtue and arms
virtute et armis
Live remembering death
vive memor leti
To live is to conquer
vivere est vincere
To live is to fight
vivere militare est
Voice of the people
vox populi
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