ENGLISH-LATIN DICTIONARY - Phần 9

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Fac ut vivas. Get a life. 
Flocci non facio I don't give a damn 
Foras gradiamur Let's step outside! 
Habesne plus vini? Do you have more wine? 
Heu, modo itera omnia quae mihi nunc nuper 
narravisti, sed nunc Anglice? Listen, would 
you repeat everything you just told me, only this 
time say it in English? 
Id est mihi, id non est tibi! It is mine, not yours! 
Id imperfectum manet dum confectum erit It 
isn't over until it's over 
Illiud Latine dici non potest. You can't say 
that in Latin. 
Illud iterum dicere potes! You can say that 
again! 
In hunc intuens. Look at this 
in puris naturalibus completely naked 
Laborare non amo I do not like to work 
Labra lege. Read my lips. 
Lege atque lacrima. Read 'em and weep 
lusus naturae A freak of nature 
Mellita, domi adsum. Honey, I'm home. 
Meum cerebrum nocet. My brain hurts. 
Mihi ignosce. Cum homine de cane debeo 
congredi. Excuse me. I've got to see a man 
about a dog. 
Neutiquam erro. I am not lost. 
Nisi mecum concubueris, phobistae vicerint If 
you won't sleep with me, the terrorists will have 
won. 
Noli me vocare, ego te vocabo. Don't call me, 
I'll call you. 
Non plaudite. Modo pecuniam jacite Don't 
applaud. Just throw money 
Nullo modo No way 
Obesa cantavit. The fat lady has sung. 
Placivitne tibi? Was it good for you? 
Puto vos esse molestissimos I think that you 
are very annoying 
Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam Love 
Me, Love My Dog 
Qui Me Amat, Amat et Cattum Meum Love 
Me, Love My Cat 
Raptus regaliter. Royally screwed. 
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere. If it ain't broke, 
don't fix it. 
Sic faciunt omnes. Everyone is doing it. 
sodomy non sapiens Bugger if I know 
Stultus est sicut stultus facit. Stupid is as 
stupid does. 
Tace atque abi. Shut up and go away. 
Te precor dulcissime supplex! Pretty please 
with a cherry on top! 
tibi gratias agimus quod nihil fumas Thank 
you for not smoking 
Uno viso, omnia visa sunt. Seen one, seem them 
all. 
Ut si! As if! 
Vae! Damn! 
Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. 
Interdum modo elabitur. Oh! Was I speaking 
Latin again? Silly me. Sometimes it just sort of 
slips out. 
Velis et Remis Go For It! 
Ventis secundis, tene cursum. Go with the 
flow. 
Viri sunt Viri. Men are slime. 
Ad hoc To this particular purpose 
Ad infinitum To infinity 
Ad nauseum To the point of making one sick 
Alma mater Nourishing mother 
Alter ego Other self 
Amicus curiae Friend of the court 
Anno domini In the year of the lord 
Ante meridiem Before mid-day 
Aqua vitae Water of life 
Auxilio ab alto By help from on high 
Ave atque vale! Greetings and farewell! 
Ave Caesar! Morituri te salutamus. Hail 
Caesar! We who are about to die salute you. 
Bene Good 
Bona fortuna Good luck! 
Carpe diem. Seize the day. 
Cedant arma togae May arms yield to the toga. 
Cogito ergo sum. I think therefore I am. 
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Cf. (Confer) Compare 
Cornucopia Horn of plenty 
Cum Laude With praise 
De facto Resulting from fact 
De gustibus non est disputandum. There's 
no arguing about matters of taste. 
De mortuis nil nisi bonum. About the dead say 
nothing but good. 
Deus ex machina God from a machine 
Dramatis personae Characters of the play 
E pluribus unum From many one 
Errare humanum est. To err is human. 
Emeritus Retired 
Esse quam videri. To be rather than to seem. 
Et alii/aliae Other persons/things 
Et cetera And the rest 
Ex cathedra From the seat of authority 
Exempli gratia By grace of example 
Exit/exeunt He/they leave 
Ex officio Resulting from the office held 
Fames est optimus coquus. Hunger is the 
best cook. 
Festina lente. Make haste slowly. 
Fortes Fortuna adiuvat. Fortune favors the 
brave. 
Fortuna caeca est. Fortune is blind. 
Gens togata The toga-clad race; the romans. 
Gratia placenti For the sake of pleasing. 
Hodie mihi, cras tibi. Today for me, 
tomorrow for you. 
Honores mutant mores. Honors change 
customs. 
Ibidem In that same place 
Id est In other words 
In absentia In the absence of 
In aeternum In eternity/ Forever 
In dubio In doubt 
In esse In being. 
In flagrante delicto While the crime is blazing 
In futuro In the future 
In limine On the threshold 
In loco parentis In the place of a parent 
In memoriam To the memory of 
In nubibus In the clouds 
In pace In peace 
Inter alia Among other things 
Inter canum et lupum Between a dog and a 
wolf 
Inter se Amongst themselves 
Inter spem et metum. Between hope and 
fear 
Inter nos Between ourselves 
In toto In all 
Ita est. Yes./It is so. 
Iustitia Omnibus Justice for all 
Labor omnia vincit. Work conquers all. 
Lapsus calami Slip of the pen 
Lapsus linguae Slip of the tongue 
Lares et penates Household gods 
Magna charta Great paper 
Magna cum laude With great praise 
Mea culpa My fault 
Mirabile dictu Amazing to tell 
Modus operandi Way of operating 
Modus vivendi Way of living 
Multum in parvo Much in little (small but 
significant) 
Non quis, sed quid Not who, but what 
Non sibi, sed patriae Not for you, but for 
the fatherland. 
Nota bene Note well 
Novus ordo seclorum A new order of 
generations 
Orbiter dictum/dicta Said by the way 
(miscellaneous remarks) 
Omnia vincit amor. Love conquers all. 
Pax vobiscum Peace be with you 
Per capita Per head 
Per diem Per day; daily allowance 
Per se By itself 
Persona non grata An unwelcome person 
Post hoc ergo propter hoc After this, therefore 
because of this 
Post meridian After midday 
Post scriptum After what has been written 
Pro bono publico For the public good 
Pro et contra For and against 
Pro forma For form's sake 
Pro patria For one's country 
Pro rata In proportion 
Q.I.D (Quater in die) Take four times a day 
Quid pro quo Something for something 
Quod erat demonstrandum Which was to 
be demonstrated 
Requiescat in pace. May he/she rest in peace. 
Salve(te) Greetings! 
Salve sis May you be well. 
Semper fidelis. Always faithful. 
Semper paratus. Always be prepared. 
Senatus Populusque Romanus The senate and 
Roman people 
Sine cura Without a care 
Sine qua non Indispensible part 
Status quo The existing state of affairs 
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Sub poena (legis) Under penalty of law 
Sub rosa In secret 
Summa cum laude With the greatest praise 
Tabula rasa Clean slate 
Tempus fugit. Time flies. 
Terra firma Solid ground 
Terra incognita Unknown land 
Timeo Danaos et dona ferentis I fear the 
greeks even bearing gifts. 
T.I.D (Ter in die) Take thrice a day 
Ubi sunt? Where are they (the good old 
days)? 
Vale(te) Farewell! 
Vade mecum Something you take with 
you everywhere 
Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I conquered. 
Verbatim et litteratim Word for word and 
letter for letter 
Veritas vos liberabit The truth will set you free 
Vice versa In reverse order 
Videre est credere Seeing is believing 
Hello! Salve! 
How are you? Quid agis? 
I am here Adsum. 
He/she is away Abest. 
Farewell! Vale! 
Miraculous to tell! Mirabile dictu! 
Miserable to tell! Miserabile dictu! 
Not at all! Minime! 
Thank you. Tibi gratias ago. 
What did you say? Quid dixisti? 
What's up? Quid Novi? 
What is your name? Quid tibi nomen est? 
Without a doubt! Sine dubito! 
The History of the Latin Language 
A chronology by Timothy J. Pulju. 
753 BC — Traditional date of the founding of the 
city of Rome by Romulus, a fictional character 
who killed his twin brother Remus, populated his 
city with escaped convicts, and found wives for 
his subjects by kidnapping Sabine women who 
had come for a visit. At this stage, Latin is the 
language spoken by several thousand people in 
and near Rome. 
6th century BC — Earliest known Latin 
inscription, on a pin, which says "Manios me 
fhefhaked Numasioi", meaning "Manius made 
me for Numerius". Only a few other inscriptions 
predate the 3rd century BC. 
250-100 BC — Early Latin. The first Latin 
literature, usually loose translations of Greek 
works or imitations of Greek genres, stems from 
this period. Meanwhile, the Romans are 
conquering the Mediterranean world and 
bringing their language with them. 
100 BC-150 AD — Classical Latin. Guys like 
Cicero, Caesar, Vergil, and Tacitus write 
masterpieces of Latin literature. Also, Ovid writes 
a book on how to pick up women at the 
gladiator shows. The literary language becomes 
fixed and gradually loses touch with the ever- 
changing popular language known today as 
Vulgar Latin. 
200-550 — Late Latin. Some varieties of literature 
adhere closely to the classical standard, others 
are less polished or deliberately closer to the 
popular speech (e.g., St. Jerome's translation of 
the Bible into Latin—the Vulgate). The western 
half of the empire is falling to pieces, but the 
Greek-speaking east, which is still in good shape, 
keeps using Latin in official contexts until the end 
of this period. 
600-750 — Latin has become a dead language. 
Few people in the west outside of monasteries 
can read. The spoken languages of Italy, France 
and Spain change rapidly. Monks, particularly in 
Ireland, read and write classical Latin and 
preserve ancient texts as well as church 
documents. The Roman Catholic church 
continues to use Late Latin in the liturgy, though 
they eventually decide to deliver homilies in the 
local popular language. The Byzantines still call 
themselves Romans but have given up on the 
Latin language. 
800-900 — The Carolingian Renaissance. 
Charlemagne decides that education is a good 
thing and promotes it in his kingdoms. After his 
death scholarship goes downhill a while, but 
never as far as it had before his reign. 
1100-1300 — Contact with the educated Arabs 
who have conquered North Africa and Spain 
leads to a revival of learning, especially the study 
of Aristotle and other Greeks. Leading smart guys