From the Greek, Latin and Modern Languages.
_A bas_ (Fr.). Down, down with.
_ab initio_ (L.). From the beginning.
_ab ovo_ (L.). From the egg, from the beginning.
_ad captandum vulgus_ (L.). To attract or please the rabble.
_ad infinitum_ (L.). To infinity.
_ad libitum_ (L.). At pleasure.
_ad nauseam_ (L.). To disgust or satiety.
_ad rem_ (L.). To the purpose, or point.
_ad valorem_ (L). According to the value.
_aequo animo_ (L.). With an equable mind, with equanimity.
_affaire d' amour_ (F.). A love affair.
_affaire d'honneur_ (F.). An affair of honor; a duel.
_affaire du coeur_ (Fr.). An affair of the heart.
_a fortiori_ (L.). With stronger reason.
_à la mode_ (Fr.). According to the custom or fashion.
_alter ego_ (L.). My other self.
_alma mater_ (L.). Gracious mother; the college of which one is a
graduate.
_amende honorable_ (Fr.). Satisfactory apology; reparation.
_amor patriae_ (L.). Love of country.
_amour propre_ (Fr.). Self-love; vanity.
_anno domini_ (L.). In the year of our Lord.
_ante meridiem_ (L.). Before noon.
_a posteriori_ (L.). Reasoning from effect to cause.
_a priori_ (L.). Reasoning from cause to effect.
_apropos_ (Fr.). Suited to the occasion.
_argumentum ad hominem_ (L.). An argument to the individual man,
_i.e._, to his interests and prejudices.
_ars est celare artem_ (L.). It is true art to conceal art.
_ars longa, vita brevis_ (L.). Art is long, life is short.
_artium magister_ (L.). Master of Arts.
_au contraire_ (Fr.). On the contrary.
_au courant_ (Fr.). Fully acquainted with matters.
_au fait_ (Fr.). Well acquainted with; expert.
_aurea mediocritas_ (L.). The golden or happy mean.
_au revoir_ (Fr.). Adieu until we meet again.
_autant d'hommes, autant d'avis_ (Fr.). So many men, so many minds.
_aut Cæsar aut nullus_ (L.). Either Cæsar or nobody.
_aut vincere aut mori_ (L.). Either to conquer or to die; death or
victory.
_Baccalaureus in artibus_ (L). Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).
_beau ideal_ (Fr.). An ideal beauty.
_beau monde_ (Fr.). The fashionable world.
_bel esprit_ (Fr.). A person of wit or genius; a brilliant mind.
_bête noire_ (Fr.). A black beast; a bugbear.
_bis dat qui cito dat_ (L.). He gives twice who gives quickly.
_bon ami_ (Fr.). Good friend.
_bon jour_ (Fr.). Good day; good morning.
_bon soir_ (Fr.). Good evening.
_Cacoethes loquendi_, _scribendi_ (L.). An itch for speaking, writing.
_carpe diem_ (L.). Enjoy the present day; improve the time.
_carte blanche_ (Fr.). A white card; full power.
_casus belli_ (L.). The occasion or cause of war.
_cela va sans dire_ (Fr.). That goes without saying.
_c'est à dire_ (Fr.). That is to say.
_ceteris paribus_ (L.). Other things being equal.
_chacun à son goût_ (Fr.). Every one to his taste.
_chère amie_ (Fr.). A dear (woman) friend.
_chef d'œuvre_ (Fr.). A masterpiece.
_ci devant_ (Fr.). Formerly; heretofore.
_comme il faut_ (Fr.). As it should be.
_compagnon de voyage_ (Fr.). A travelling companion.
_con amore_ (It.). With love; very earnestly.
_corrigenda_ (L.). Corrections to be made.
_coup d'état_ (Fr.). A sudden decisive blow in politics; a stroke of
policy.
_coup de grace_ (Fr.). A finishing stroke.
_cui bono?_ (L.). For whose advantage? to what end?
_cuisine_ (Fr.). A kitchen; cookery.
_cul de sac_ (Fr.). The bottom of a bag; a place closed at one end.
_cum grano salis_ (L.). With a grain of salt; with some allowance.
_Debut_ (Fr.). First appearance.
_de gustibus non est disputandum_ (L.). There is no disputing about
tastes.
_dei gratiâ_ (L.). By the grace of God.
_de jure_ (L.). From the law; by right.
_de mortuis nil nisi bonum_ (L.). (Say nothing but good of the dead.)
_de novo_ (L.). Anew.
_deo adjuvante_ (L.). God assisting.
_deo gratias_ (L.). Thanks to God.
_Deo volente_ (L.). God willing.
_de profundis_ (L.). Out of the depths.
_dernier ressort_ (Fr.). A last resource.
_desipere in loco_ (L.). To jest or be jolly at the proper time.
_de trop_ (Fr.). Too much or too many; not wanted.
_Dieu et mon droit_ (Fr.). God and my right.
_Dieu vous garde_ (Fr.) God protect you.
_docendo discimus_ (L.). We learn by teaching.
_dolce far niente_ (It.). Sweet doing-nothing; sweet idleness.
_dulce et decorum est pro patriâ mori_ (L.). It is sweet and glorious
to die for one's country.
_dum spiro, spero_ (L.). While I breathe I hope.
_Ecce homo_ (L.). Behold the man!
_édition de luxe_ (Fr.). A splendid and expensive edition of a book.
_élite_ (Fr.). A select body of persons.
_emeritus_ (L.). Retired after long service.
_en avant_ (Fr.). Forward.
_en déshabillé_ (Fr.). In undress.
_en masse_ (Fr.). In a body.
_en rapport_ (Fr.). In harmony; in agreement.
_en route_ (Fr.). On the way.
_en suite_ (Fr.). In company; in a set.
_entente cordiale_ (Fr.). Cordial understanding.
_entreé_ (Fr.). Entry; a side dish.
_entre nous_ (Fr.). Between ourselves.
_e pluribus unum_ (L.). One out of many; one composed of many.
_esprit de corps_ (Fr.). The animating spirit of a collective body,
as a regiment.
_et cetera_ (L.). And the rest.
_et tu, Brute!_ (L.). And thou also, Brutus!
_eureka_ (Gr.). I have found it.
_exceptio probat regulam_ (L.). The exception proves (or tests) the
rule.
_exceptis excipiendis_ (L). The due exceptions being made.
_exempli gratiâ_ (L.). By way of example.
_ex pede Herculem_ (L.). From the foot we recognize him as a
Hercules; we judge of the whole from the specimen.
_experientia docet stultos_ (L.). Experience instructs fools.
_extra muros_ (L.). Beyond the walls.
_ex uno disce omnes_ (L.). From one judge of all the rest.
_Facile princeps_ (L.). Easily pre-eminent; indisputably the first.
_facilis est descensus averni_ (or _averno_) (L.). The descent to
avernus (or hell) is easy.
_fait accompli_ (Fr.). A thing already done.
_faux pas_ (Fr.). A false step.
_festina lente_ (L.). Hasten slowly.
_fiat justitia, ruat cælum_ (L.). Let justice be done though the
heavens should fall.
_fiat lux_ (L.). Let there be light!
_fidei defensor_ (L.). Defender of the faith.
_fide non armis_ (L.). By faith, not by arms.
_fides Punica_ (L.). Punic or Carthaginian faith; treachery.
_fidus Achates_ (L.). Faithful Achates; a true friend.
_finem respice_ (L.). Look to the end.
_finis coronat opus_ (L.). The end crowns the work.
_flagrante delicto_ (L.). In the commission of the crime.
_fortiter in re_ (L.). With firmness in acting.
_fortuna favet fortibus_ (L.). Fortune favors the bold.
_Garçon_ (Fr.). A boy; a waiter.
_gardez bien_ (Fr.). Take good care.
_gaudeamus igitur_ (L.). So let us be joyful.
_Gloria in Excelsis_ (L.). Glory to God in the highest.
_Gloria Patri_ (L.). Glory be to the Father.
_gnothi seauton_ (Gr.). Know thyself.
_grace à Dieu!_ (Fr.). Thanks to God!
_grand merci_ (Fr.). Many thanks.
_Hoi polloi_ (Gr.). The many; the vulgar; the rabble.
_homo sum; humani nihil a me alienum puto_ (L.). I am a man; I count
nothing human indifferent to me.
_honi soit qui mal y pense_ (O. Fr.). Evil be to him who evil thinks.
_hors de combat_ (Fr.). Out of the struggle; disabled.
_humanum est errare_ (L.). To err is human.
_Ibidem_ (L.). At the same place (in a book).
_ich dien_ (Ger.). I serve.
_id est_ (L.). That is; contracted to _i.e._
_impedimenta_ (L.). Baggage.
_imperium in imperio_ (L.). A government or rule within another.
_index expurgatorius_ (L.). A list of prohibited books.
_in esse_ (L.). In being; in actuality.
_in extenso_ (L.). At full length.
_in extremis_ (L.). At the point of death.
_infra dignitatem_ (L.). Below one's dignity.
_in loco parentis_ (L.). In the place of a parent.
_in medias res_ (L.). Into the midst of things.
_in memoriam_ (L.). To the memory of; in memory.
_in perpetuum_ (L.). For ever.
_in posse_ (L.). In possible existence; in possibility.
_in præsenti_ (L.). At the present moment.
_in propria persona_ (L.). In one's own person.
_in re_ (L.). In the matter of.
_in situ_ (L.). In its original situation.
_in statu quo_ (L.). In the former state.
_inter alia_ (L.). Among other things.
_inter nos_ (L.). Between ourselves.
_in toto_ (L.). In the whole; entirely.
_intra muros_ (L.). Within the walls.
_in vino veritas_ (L.). There is truth in wine; wine discloses the
secrets of the breast.
_ipse dixit_ (L.). He himself said it; a dogmatic assertion.
_ipsissima verba_ (L.). The very words.
_ipso facto_ (L.). In the fact itself.
_Jacta est alea_ (L.). The die is cast.
_jeu de mots_ (Fr.). A play on words.
_jeu d'esprit_ (Fr.). A display of wit; a witticism.
_jure divino_ (L.). By divine law.
_juste milieu_ (Fr.). The golden mean.
_Labor omnia vincit_ (L.). Labor conquers everything.
_laissez faire_ (Fr.). Let alone; suffer to have its own way.
_lapsus calami, -- linguae, -- memoriae_ (L.) A slip of the pen,
tongue, memory.
_lares et penates_ (L.). Household gods.
_laudator temporis acti_ (L.). One who praises the past.
_le beau monde_ (Fr.). The fashionable world.
_le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle_ (Fr.). The game is not worth the
candle; the object is not worth the trouble.
_lése majesté_ (Fr.). High treason.
_l'homme propose, et Dieu dispose_ (Fr.). Man proposes and God
disposes.
_limæ labor et mora_ (L.). The labour and delay of the file; the slow
and laborious polishing of a literary composition.
_loco citato_ (L.). In the place cited.
_lusus naturæ_ (L.). A sport or freak of nature.
_Ma chère_ (Fr.). My dear (fem.).
_ma foi_ (Fr.). Upon my faith.
_magnum bonum_ (L.). A great good.
_magnum opus_ (L.) A great work.
_mal à propos_ (Fr.). Ill timed.
_mal de mer_ (Fr.). Sea-sickness.
_mal de tête_ (Fr.). Headache.
_mauvaise honte_ (Fr.). False modesty.
_mauvais goût_ (Fr.). Bad taste.
_medio tutissimus ibis_ (L.). In a medium course you will be safest.
_mega biblion, mega kakon_ (Gr.). A great book is a great evil.
_me judice_ (L.). I being judge; in my opinion.
_memento mori_ (L.). Remember death.
_mens sana in corpore sano_ (L.). A sound mind in a sound body.
_menu_ (Fr.). A bill of fare.
_meum et tuum_ (L.). Mine and thine.
_mirabile dictu_, (_visu_) (L.). Wonderful to relate, (to see).
_modus operandi_ (L.). Manner of working.
_mon ami_ (Fr.). My friend (masc.).
_mon cher_ (Fr.). My dear (masc.).
_more suo_ (L.). In his own way.
_multum in parvo_ (L.). Much in little.
_mutatis mutandis_ (L.). The necessary changes being made.
_Necessitas non habet legem_ (L.). Necessity has no law.
_née_ (Fr.). Born; maiden name.
_nemine dissentiente_ (L.). No one dissenting; without a dissenting
voice.
_nemo me impune lacessit_ (L.). No one assails me with impunity.
_ne plus ultra_ (L.). Nothing further; perfection.
_nihil ad rem_ (L.). Nothing to the point.
_nihil quod tetigit non ornavit_ (L.). He touched nothing without
embellishing it.
_nil admirari_ (L.). To be astonished at nothing; not to lose mental
balance.
_nil desperandum_ (L.). There is no reason for despair.
_n'importe_ (Fr.). It matters not.
_noblesse oblige_ (Fr.). Rank imposes obligations.
_nolens volens_ (L.). Willing or unwilling.
_nolle prosequi_ (L.). To abandon prosecution.
_nom de guerre_ (Fr.). A war name; a pseudonym; a pen name.
_nom de plume_ (Fr.). A pen name. (Incorrect for _nom de guerre_.)
_non compos mentis_ (L.). Not of sound mind.
_non omnia possumus omnes_ (L.). We cannot, all of us, do everything.
_non sequitur_ (L.). It does not follow.
_nota bene_ (L.). Mark well.
_Obiit_ (L.). He, or she, died.
_œuvres_ (Fr.). Works.
_omnia vincit amor_ (L.). Love conquers all things.
_on dit_ (Fr.). They say; people say.
_onus probandi_ (L.). The burden of proof.
_ora et labora_ (L.). Pray and work.
_o tempora! o mores!_ (L.). Alas for the times! Alas for the manners!
_otium cum dignitate_ (L.). Ease with dignity.
_Pace_ (L.). Not to give offence to. -- _pace tua_, with your consent.
_palmam qui meruit ferat_ (L.). Let him who has won the palm wear it.
_par excellence_ (Fr.). By way of eminence; preëminently.
_pari passu_ (L.). With equal pace; step for step.
_particeps criminis_ (L.). Accomplice in a crime.
_parvenu_ (Fr.). An upstart.
_passim_ (L.). Everywhere.
_pax vobiscum_ (L.). Peace be with you.
_per capita_ (L.). By the head; on each person.
_per se_ (L.). By itself considered; of itself.
_poeta nascitur, non fit_ (L.). A poet is born, not made.
_pour prendre congé_ (Fr.). To take leave.
_prima facie_ (L.). On the first face; at first sight.
_pro aris et focis_ (L.). For our altars and hearths.
_pro bono publico_ (L.). For the good of the public.
_pro patria_ (L.). For native land.
_protégé_ (Fr.). One protected by another.
_Quantum mutatus ab illo_ (L.). How changed from what he once was.
_quantum sufficit_ (L.). As much as suffices; a sufficient quantity.
_quelque chose_ (Fr.). Something; a trifle.
_quid pro quo_ (L.). Something in return; an equivalent.
_quod erat demonstrandum_ (L.). Which was to be proved.
_quot homines, tot sententiae_ (L.). Many men, many minds.
_Raison d'être_ (Fr.). The reason for a thing's existence.
_rara avis_ (L.). A rare bird.
_recherché_ (Fr.). Choice, elegant.
_reductio ad absurdum_ (L.). Reduction to an absurdity.
_requiescat in pace_ (L.). May he, she, rest in peace.
_resurgam_ (L.). I shall rise again.
_revenons à nos moutons_ (Fr.). Let us return to our sheep; let us
return to our subject.
_ruat cælum_ (L.). Let the heavens fall.
_Sang froid_ (Fr.). Cold blood.
_sans peur et sans reproche_ (Fr.). Without fear and without reproach.
_sans souci_ (Fr.). Without care.
_sartor resartus_ (L.). The tailor patched or mended.
_sauve qui peut_ (Fr.). Let him save himself who can.
_savoir faire_ (Fr.). The knowing how to act; tact.
_séance_ (Fr.). A sitting.
_semper idem;--paratus_ (L.). Always the same, always ready.
_sic semper tyrannis_ (L.). Ever so to tyrants.
_sic transit gloria mundi_ (L.). Thus passes away the glory of this
world.
_similia similibus curantur_ (L.). Like things are cured by like.
_si monumentum quæris, circumspice_ (L.). If you seek his monument,
look around you.
_sine die_ (L.). Without a day being appointed.
_sine qua non_ (L.). An indispensable condition.
_sola nobilitas virtus_ (L.). Virtue the only nobility.
_spero meliora_ (L.). I hope for better things.
_splendide mendax_ (L.). Nobly untruthful; untrue for a good object.
_sponte suâ_ (L.). Of one's own accord.
_suaviter in modo, fortiter in re_ (L.). Gentle in manner, resolute
in deed.
_sub judice_ (L.). Under consideration (by the court).
_sub rosa_ (L.). Under the rose, privately.
_sub voce_ (L.). Under such or such a word.
_sui generis_ (L.). Of its own peculiar kind.
_summum bonum_ (L.). The chief good.
_suum cuique_ (L.). Let everyone have his own; honor to whom honor is
due.
_Tant mieux; tant pis_ (Fr.). So much the better; so much the worse.
_tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis_ (L.). Times change, and
we with them.
_tempus fugit_ (L.). Time flies.
_tenax propositi_ (L.). Tenacious of purpose.
_terra firma_ (L.). Solid earth.
_terra incognita_ (L.). An unknown country.
_tête-à-tête_ (Fr.). Face to face; in close conversation.
_to kalon_ (Gr.). The beautiful.
_toujours prêt_ (Fr.). Always ready.
_tour de force_ (Fr.). A feat of strength or skill.
_tout-à-fait_ (Fr.). Wholly; entirely.
_tout ensemble_ (Fr.). The whole taken together.
_Ubi bene, ibi patria_ (L.). Where it is well, there is one's country.
_Ultima Thule_ (L.). The utmost boundary or limit.
_un fait accompli_ (Fr.). An accomplished fact.
_ut infra; ut supra_ (L.). As below; as above.
_Vade mecum_ (L.). Go with me; a constant companion.
_vae victis_ (L.). Woe to the vanquished.
_veni, vidi, vici_ (L.). I came, I saw, I conquered (Caesar's laconic
message to the senate when he overcame Pharnaces, king of Pontus.)
_verbatim et literatim_ (L.). Word for word and letter for letter.
_verbum sat sapienti_ (L.) A word is enough for a wise man.
_vérité sans peur_ (Fr.). Truth without fear.
_via media_ (L.). A middle course.
_vĭcĕ_ (L.). In the place of.
_vice versa_ (L.). The terms being exchanged.
_videlicet_ (L.). To wit, namely (viz.).
_vi et armis_ (L.). By force of arms.
_vincit omnia veritas_ (L.). Truth conquers all things.
_vis à vis_ (Fr.). Facing.
_viva voce_ (L). By the living voice; orally.
_vive le roi_ (Fr.). Long live the king.
_voila_ (Fr.). Behold; there is; there are.
_vox et præterea nihil_ (L.). A voice, and nothing more; sound but no
sense.
_vox populi, vox Dei_ (L.). The voice of the people is the voice of
God.
_vulgo_ (L.). Commonly.
_Zeitgeist_ (Ger.). The spirit of the times.