Reformatted for gjots from the original Psion files latin.s5 from http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/pocketinfo/index.html by Bob Hepple bhepple@freeshell.org Nov 2002 \NewEntry ab initio From the beginning \NewEntry ad finem To the end \NewEntry ad gustem According to taste \NewEntry ad hoc For this special purpose \NewEntry ad infinitum Without any apparent end \NewEntry ad interim In the meanwhile \NewEntry ad libitum At pleasure; as much as/in any way that one desires \NewEntry ad nauseam To a sickening degree \NewEntry ad rem To the point; to the purpose \NewEntry ad verbum Word for word; literally \NewEntry alter idem Another precisely similar \NewEntry amor vincit omnia Love conquers all things \NewEntry ante meridiem Before noon \NewEntry apologia A defence; justification \NewEntry bona fida In good faith; genuine \NewEntry bona vacantia Unclaimed goods \NewEntry carpe diem Enjoy the present day; seize the opportunity \NewEntry caveat emptor Let the buyer beware; at the buyer's risk \NewEntry ceteris paribus Other things being equal \NewEntry cogito ergo sum I think therefore I am \NewEntry compos mentis Of sound mind \NewEntry corpus delicti The body, substance or foundation of the offence \NewEntry cui bono? For whose benefit is it?; who gains by it? \NewEntry Deo gratias Thanks to God \NewEntry dramatis personae The charchters of a drama or play \NewEntry dulce et decorum est (pro patria mori) It is sweet and glorious (to die for one's country) \NewEntry dum spiro, spero While I breathe, I hope \NewEntry ecce homo Behold the man (The words of Pontius Pilate) \NewEntry errare est humanum To err is human \NewEntry et ego in Arcadia I too have lived in Arcadia; I too had that experience \NewEntry et tu, Brute! You too, Brutus? (Caesar's alleged exclamation when he saw Brutus was amongst his assins) \NewEntry ex cathedra From the episcopal or papel throne or professional chair; with high authority \NewEntry exempli gratia By way of example \NewEntry ex libris From the books of/library of \NewEntry festina lente Hasten gently; hurry slowly \NewEntry furor loquendi/scribendi A rage for speaking/writing \NewEntry genius loci The gardian spirit of the place \NewEntry gloria in excelsis Glory to God in the highest \NewEntry hic sepultus Here (is) buried \NewEntry honi soit qui mal y pense Shame to him who thinks evil; the shame be his who thinks ill of it \NewEntry ibidem (ibid.) In the same place, thing or case \NewEntry in extremis At the point of death or in a desperate circumstances \NewEntry in flagrante delicto In the very act; (literally) while the crime is blazing \NewEntry infra dignitatem (infra dig) Beneath one's dignity \NewEntry in re In the matter of \NewEntry in statu quo In the former state \NewEntry inter alia Amongst other things \NewEntry inter nos Between ourselves \NewEntry in toto Entirely \NewEntry in vino veritas In wine is truth; wine brings out the truth \NewEntry ipso facto By that very fact; thereby \NewEntry magnum bonum A great good \NewEntry magnum opus A great work; someone's greatest achievement \NewEntry mala fide With bad faith; treacherously \NewEntry mea culpa By my own fault \NewEntry memento mori Remember death; a reminder of death \NewEntry mens sana in corpore sano A sound mind in a sound body \NewEntry mirabile dictu Wonderful to tell \NewEntry modus operandi Manner of operation; way of going about a job \NewEntry morituri te salutamus We who are about to die salute you (the greeting given by the gladiators to the emperor) \NewEntry mot juste The word which exactly fits the context \NewEntry nemine contradicente (nem con) Without opposition; with no one speaking to the contrary \NewEntry nemo me impune lacessit No-one provokes me with impunity (the motto of Scotland) \NewEntry nihil ad rem Nothing to the point \NewEntry nil desperandum Never despair \NewEntry noli me tangere Don't touch me (the words of Jesus quoted from John's Gospel, but now often used as a general warning against interference) \NewEntry non sequitur A remark of action unconnected with what has gone before; a conclusion that does not follow logically from the premises \NewEntry nota bene (NB) Mark well; take good note \NewEntry obiter dictum A thing said by the way; a cursory remark \NewEntry onus probandi The burden of proving \NewEntry O tempora! O mores! Oh the times! Oh the manners/customs!; What times! What conduct! \NewEntry pari passu With equal pace; together \NewEntry per ardua ad astra By steep and difficult ways to the stars; the way to the stars in not easy \NewEntry par diem By the day \NewEntry persona non grata An unacceptable person \NewEntry post meridiem After noon \NewEntry prima facie At first sight \NewEntry quod erat demonstrandum (the thing) which has to be proved or demonstrated \NewEntry rara avis A rare person or thing; (literally) a rare bird) \NewEntry res judicata A case or law suit already decided \NewEntry semper idem Always the same \NewEntry solvitur ambulando It is solved in walking i.e. the problem is solved by actually doing it, by practical experiment \NewEntry sub judice Under (legal) consideration \NewEntry suum cuique Let each have his own \NewEntry taedium vitae Weariness of life \NewEntry tempus fugit Time flies \NewEntry terra incognita An unknown country \NewEntry ultima ratio regum The last argument of kings - the cannon, war \NewEntry urbi et orbi Th the city (Rome) and the world; to everyone \NewEntry uti possidetis The principle of letting e.g. belligerents keep what they have aquired; (literally) as you possess \NewEntry vade mecum A handbook or pocket companion; (literally) go with me \NewEntry veni, vedi, vici I came, I saw, I conquered (the words of Julius Caesar) \NewEntry verbatim (et literatim) Word for word (and letter for letter) \NewEntry videlicet (viz) To wit; namely \NewEntry vivat rex/regina Long live the king/queen \NewEntry vox populi, vox Dei The voice of the people is the voice of God