Qui vult decipi, decipiatur -- Let him be deceived who chooses to be deceived. Ex otio plus negotii quam ex negotio habemus. A literary period in Germany, the productions of which were inspired by a love of strong passion and violent action. Imo pectore -- From the bottom of the heart. Grave paupertas malum est, et intolerabile, qu magnum domat populum -- The poverty which oppresses a great people is a grievous and intolerable evil. Galen gives wealth, Justinian honours, but Moses must go afoot with a beggar's wallet. Gram. Qui de contemnenda gloria libros scribunt, nomen suum inscribunt. Album calculum addere -- To give a white stone, i.e., to vote for, by putting a white stone into an urn, a black one indicating rejection. The solemnity associated with death awes us more than death itself. Phrase Searching You can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order. Sub judice lis est -- The question is undecided. From the building of the city, i.e., of Rome. [Greek: theos h anaideia] -- Impudence is a god. Eodem collyrio mederi omnibus -- To cure all by the same ointment. There is no false doctrine which contains not a mixture of truth. Asinus in tegulis -- An ass on the house-tiles. In nocte consilium -- In the night is counsel; take a night to think over it; sleep upon it. Inter canem et lupum -- Between the dog and the wolf; at the twilight. Adscriptus gleb -- Attached to the soil. -- How near to guilt a man may approach without being guilty! De prscientia Dei -- Of the foreknowledge of God. Oculis magis habenda fides quam auribus -- It is better to trust to our eyes than our ears. Tous les mchants sont buveurs d'eau; / C'est bien prouv par le dluge -- All the wicked are water-drinkers; this the deluge proves. Les amis, ces parents que l'on se fait soi-mme. Be what you are; let whoso will be what others are. A word that occurs only once in an author or book. Men are not so readily sensible of benefits as of injuries. Dat Galenus opes, dat Justinianus honores / Sed Moses sacco cogitar ire pedes -- Galen gives wealth, Justinian honours, but Moses must go afoot with a beggar's wallet. Mare clausum -- A sea closed to commerce. Happy they who steadily pursue a middle course. Noun mendcium ( genitive mendci) (neut.) The place for the seal; pointed out in documents by the letters L.S. Facile princeps -- The admitted chief; with ease at the top. Un peu d'encens brul rajuste bien des choses. We only suffer what other mortals do. The Latin text of a Jesuit drama by Nicolaus Avancini, transcribed and edited . In hoc statu -- In this state or condition. Status quo ante bellum -- The state in which the belligerents stood before war began. Alas! Multi te oderint si teipsum ames -- Many will detest you if you spend all love on yourself. The fool thinks nothing well done except what he does himself. Errare humanum est -- It is human to err. Il rit bien qui rit le dernier -- He laughs with reason who laughs the last. Let these be your studies by night and by day. Ultimum moriens -- The last to die or disappear. Elucet maxime animi excellentia magnitudoque in despiciendis opibus. Claude os, aperi oculos -- Keep thy mouth shut, but thy eyes open. Postulata -- Things admitted; postulates. ORDO UNCTIONIS INFIRMORUM EORUMQUE SPIRITUALIS CUR. Crux criticorum -- The puzzle of critics. Vis inerti -- The inert property or resisting power of matter. A prose-poem ostensibly addressed to God, written c.398-400, soon after the author had become Bishop of Hippo and when some critics were anxious about his Manichaean past.The title means both 'confessing' in the biblical sense of praising God, and also avowal of faults; there is an undercurrent of self-vindication and pervasive anti-Manichaean polemic. Argumentum ad misericordiam -- An appeal to the mercy of your adversary. Veritas, a quocunque dicitur, a Deo est -- Truth, by whomsoever spoken, comes from God. Grave paupertas malum est, et intolerabile, qu magnum domat populum. A solis ortu usque ad occasum -- From where the sun rises to where it sets. Majus et minus non variant speciem -- Greater and less don't change the nature of a thing. Argumentum ad crumenam -- An appeal to self-interest. We use cookies to enhance your experience. Le cri d'un peuple heureux est la seule loquence qui doit parler des rois. A Jove principium -- Beginning with Jove. Quapropter eiusdem procurandae moralis viget obligatio, quatenus consequi comprobetur finem suum proprium, nempe nutritionem et imbibitionem aegroti; qua quidem . (On the bust of Franklin.). -- No one can escape death. Variorum not -- Notes of various authors. Non multa, sed multum -- Not many things, but much. Molesta et importuna salutantium frequentia -- A troublesome and annoying crowd of visitors. Momento mare vertitur; / Eodem die ubi luserunt, navigia sorbentur -- In a moment the sea is agitated, and on the same day ships are swallowed up where they lately sported gaily along. Not the will, but the ability was wanting. L'incroyable -- The incredible; past belief. Crimen ls majestatis -- Crime of high treason. Amentium, haud amantium -- Of lunatics, not lovers. Fides sit penes auctorem -- Credit this to the author. Aliorum medicus, ipse ulceribus scates -- A physician to others, while you yourself are full of ulcers. See that the commonwealth suffer no detriment. Juncta juvant -- Trivial things when united aid each other. docet astra -- Grammar speaks; dialectics teaches us truth; rhetoric gives colouring to our speech; music sings; arithmetic reckons; geometry measures; astronomy teaches us the stars. Usage Frequency: 1 Quality: Liter Bellerophontis -- A Bellerophon's letter, i.e., a letter requesting that the bearer should be dealt with in some summary way for an offence. Tua res agitur -- It is a matter that concerns you. Xi Jinping Jiang ratio expositio. Esto quod es; quod sunt alii, sine quemlibet esse: / Quod non es, nolis; quod potes esse, velis -- Be what you are; let whoso will be what others are. Apio opus est -- There is need of parsley, i.e., to strew on the grave, meaning that one is dying. Nulla res tantum ad discendum profuit quantum scriptio. Per fas et nefas -- By right ways and by wrong. Litera scripta manet, verbum ut inane perit -- Written testimony remains, but oral perishes. Festival in honour of the Eucharist or body of Christ. Requiescat in pace -- Let him rest in peace. Ab ovo -- From the beginning (literally from the egg). It is better to trust to our eyes than our ears. numerat; Geo. In pace leones, in prlio cervi -- Brave as lions in peace, timid as deer in war. Like. A lie, untruth, falsehood, fiction. Interest reipublic ut quisque re sua bene utatur -- It is for the interest of the state that every one make a good use of his property. Prudens interrogatio quasi dimidium sapienti. Pari passu -- With equal steps or pace; neck and neck. Ignobile vulgus -- The base-born multitude. Most Popular Phrases in Latin to English. Alb gallin filius -- The son of a white hen. Urbi et orbi -- For Rome (literally the city) and the world. Fit scelus indulgens per nubila scula virtus -- In times of trouble leniency becomes crime. Per saltam -- By a leap; by passing over the intermediate steps. A judicial writ. Reference: Anonymous, Last Update: 2022-07-30 Lubrici sunt fortun gressus -- The footsteps of fortune are slippery. By that victory he opened the way to peace. Caput mundi -- The head of the world, i.e., Rome, both ancient and modern. The nation with the toga, i.e., the Roman. Kyrie eleeison -- Lord, have mercy upon us. Argumentum baculinum -- Club argument, i.e., by physical force. What is spoken flies, what is written remains. Me miseram, quod amor non est medicabilis herbis! Is sapiens qui se ad casus accommodet omnes; / Stultus pugnat in adversis ire natator aquis -- He is a wise man who adapts himself to all contingencies; the fool struggles like a swimmer against the stream. Spe via obliqua prstat quam tendere recta -- It is often better to go the circuitous way than the direct one. [Greek: opse then aleousi myloi, aleousi de lepta]. Facit indignatio versum -- Indignation gives inspiration to verse. Ab actu ad posse valet illatio -- From what has happened we may infer what may happen. Nothing so much assists learning, as writing down what we wish to remember. Le cri d'un peuple heureux est la seule loquence qui doit parler des rois -- The acclaim of a happy people is the only eloquence which ought to speak in the behalf of kings. Macte virtute -- Persevere in virtue; go on and prosper. Me ergo saepe illorum versuum nomine subiit pudor, si . Ingratis servire nefas -- To serve the ungrateful is an offence to the gods. So many servants you maintain, so many enemies. Age quod agis -- Attend to (literally do) what you are doing. Sunt bona mixta malis, sunt mala mixta bonis -- Good is mixed with evil, and evil with good. Alea judiciorum -- The hazard or uncertainty of law. The head of the world, i.e., Rome, both ancient and modern. Ditissimus agris -- An extensive landed proprietor. Plato is my friend, but truth is my divinity (literally more a friend). Sum quod eris, fui quod es -- I am what you will be, I was what you are. Gelehrte Dummkopf -- A learned blockhead; dryasdust. Sunt bona mixta malis, sunt mala mixta bonis. Palam mutire plebeio piaculum est -- For a common man to mutter what he thinks is a risky venture. To laugh inwardly, i.e., in one's sleeve. In vino veritas -- There is truth in wine; that is, the truth comes out under its influence. Ambigendi locus -- Reason for questioning or doubt. Primum mobile -- The primary motive power. Entzwei und gebiete! By Divine right, or ordination of heaven. To the greater glory of God (M. of the Jesuits). Inlets of knowledge (literally gates of the mind). Ad captandum vulgus -- To catch the rabble. How different the fate of men who commit the same crimes! Contra bonos mores -- Against good morals. Stabat mater dolorosa / Juxta crucem lacrymosa / Qua pendebat Filius -- She stood a sorrow-stricken mother, weeping by the Cross where her son hung dying. Inest sua gratia parvis -- Even little things have a grace of their own. Even savage animals, if you keep them in confinement, forget their fierceness. He laughs with reason who laughs the last. Grave nihil est homini quod fert necessitas. Manus manum lavat -- One hand washes the other. Ni trop haut, ni trop bas; c'est le souverain style. The inmost recesses of the mind; the secrets of the heart. To the very altars; to the last extremity. Genus irritabile vatum -- The sensitive tribe of poets. Gratis asseritur -- It is asserted but not proved. Le savoir faire -- Knowing how to act; ability. In usum Delphini -- For the use of the Dauphin. Mentis penetralia -- The inmost recesses of the mind; the secrets of the heart. Tous les mchants sont buveurs d'eau; / C'est bien prouv par le dluge. Si possis suaviter, si non quocunque modo. Ductor dubitantium -- A guide to those in doubt. Dies ir, dies illa, / Sclum solvet in favilla / Teste David cum Sibylla. Compendiaria res improbitas, virtusque tarda -- Vice is summary in its procedure, virtue is slow. Ponderanda sunt testimonia, non numeranda -- Testimonies are to be weighed, not counted. Plura faciunt homines e consuetudine quam e ratione. To know where you can find a thing is the chief part of learning. Do you want to translate text, files, tickets, emails, etc.? When a disaster happens, every report confirming it obtains ready credence. From the effect to the cause; by induction. He has hit the nail on the head (literally touched it with a needle-point). The dog in the manger (that would not let the ox eat the hay which he could not eat himself). Lettres de cachet -- Warrants of imprisonment under royal seal, liberally issued in France before the Revolution. Ad unum omnes -- All to a (literally one) man. Contraria contrariis curantur -- Contraries are cured by contraries. He himself (viz. Coup de main -- A bold effort; a surprise. Pacta conventa -- Conditions agreed upon. [Greek: Kakon anankaion] -- A necessary evil. Mors janua vit -- Death is the gate of life. Et nati natorum, et qui nascentur ab illis -- The children of our children, and those who shall be born of them, i.e., our latest posterity. Vis viva -- The power residing in a body in virtue of its motion. Relata refero -- I tell the story as it was told to me. Non semper erunt Saturnalia -- The carnival will not last for ever. Juris utriusque doctor -- Doctor of both laws, civil and canon. As is the bird, so is its song; as is the man, so is his manner of speech. No one makes a good commander except he who has been trained to obey commands. All bad precedents have had their rise in good beginnings. Wisdom is a birth of Nature, not of years. Me miseram, quod amor non est medicabilis herbis! I have sinned. Genius loci -- The presiding genius of the place. Mind what you are about (literally do this). Acti labores jucundi -- The remembrance of past labours is pleasant. Hannover 1918 (Nachdruck Darmstadt 1998), Band 2, Sp. He who has time, let him not wait for time. -- Is then your knowledge to pass for nothing unless others know of it? In futuro -- In future; at a future time. Armed prayers, i.e., with arms to back them up. Ad Grcas kalendas -- At the Greek calends, i.e., never. Lege totum si vis scire totum -- Read the whole if you wish to know the whole. 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