Latin Expressions Sometimes Encountered in English: Multiple Choice Part DOS!!
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Gloria in excelsis |  Glory in the highest |
| habeas corpus | that you may have the body |
| ibidem | in that same place |
| id est | that is |
| ignis fatuus | foolish fire |
| in esse | in being, existing |
| in extremis | among the last things |
| in flagrante delicto | while the crime is blazing |
| In hoc signo vinces | In this sign, you will conquer (Emperor Constantine) |
| in loco parentis | in the place of a parent |
| in medias res | into the midst of things |
| In Memoriam | to the memory of |
| in posse | in possibility |
| in propria persona | in one's own character |
| in situ | in place, in its original position |
| in toto | on the whole, generally or entirely |
| in vacuo | in emptiness, without considering other factors |
| In vino veritas | In wine, there is truth. |
| infra dignitatem | beneath one's dignity |
| inter alia | among other things |
| Ipse dixit | He himself said so |
| ipso facto | by that very fact |
| lapsus calami | a slip of the pen |
| lapsus linguae | a slip of the tongue |
| litteratim | letter by letter, literally |
| locum tenens | one holding a place |
| magna cum laude | with great praise |
| magnum opus | a great work, masterpiece |
| materfamilias | mother of the family, matriarch |
| mea culpa | by my fault |
| Memento mori | Remember to die (remember that you are mortal) |
| Mens sana in corpore sano | a sound mind in a sound body |
| minutiae | trifles, minor details |
| mirabile dictu | amazing to say |
| modous operandi | method of working |
| Morituri te salutamus | We, destined to die, salute you. |
| multum in parvo | much in little |
| mutatis mutandis | having changed the things which must be changed |
| ne plus ultra | no more beyond, the summit of achievement |
| nemine contradicente | no one contradicting |
| Nil desperandum | Nothing is to be despaired of |
| nolens volens | willy-nilly |
| non compos mentis | not sound of mind |
| non sequitur | it does not follow (used of an illogicality) |
| note bene | note well |
| Nunc dimittis | Now lettest thou (thy servant) depart (in peace) |
| O tempora! O mores! | Oh, the times! Oh, the customs! |
| obiter dictum | said by the way |
| opus citatum | the work previously cited |
| pace | by the leave of |
| pari passu | at an equal pace |
| paterfamilias | father of the family, patriarch |
| Paternoster | Our Father (the opening words of the Lord's Prayer; used as a title for it) |
| Pax vobiscum | Peace be with you. |
| peccavi | I have sinned |
| per annum | by the year, annually |
| per capita | by heads, for each individual |
| per diem | by the day, each day |
| per se | in itself, intrinsically |
| pons asinorum | bridge of donkeys |
| Post hoc ergo propter hoc | After this, therefore because of this |
| post meridiem | after noon |
| post mortem | after death |
| post scriptum | written afterwords |
| prima facie | by first appearance |
| pro bono publico | for the people's good |
| pro et contra | for an against |
| prof forma | for form's sake |
| pro rata | according to a fixed (share) |
| pro tempore | for the time being |
| quasi | as if |
| quid pro quo | something |
| Quod erat demonstrandum | Which was to be demonstrated |
| quod vide | which see |
| rara avis | a rare bird |
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