Ab aeterno
since the beginning of time
ab imo pectore
from the heart
ab initio
from the beginning
ab intra
from within
absit invidia
no offence intended
ab uno disce omnes
from one example learne about all
abyssus abyssum invocat
one false step leads to another.
Accessit
honourable mention
acta est fabula
it's all over
ad captandum vulgus
in order to win over the masses
ad gloriam
for glory
ad infinitum
without limit
ad limina apostolorum
to the highest authority
ad populum
to the people
ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
ad referendum
for further consideration
ad unguem
perfectly
ad unum omens
unanimously
ad utrumque paratus
prepared for the worst
adversus solem ne loquitor
don't waste your time arguing the obvious
ad vitam aeternam
forever
advocatus diaboli
devil's advocate
aegrescit medendo
the remedy is worse than the disease
aequam servare mentem
to keep ones cool
aeternum vale
farewell forever
age quod agis
pay attention to what you are doing.
Albae gallinae filius
a lucky devil
alere flammam
to feed the flame
alias dictus
otherwise called
aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus
you can't win them all
amantes sunt amentes
lovers are lunatics
amicus usque ad aras
a friand to the end
amor vincit omnia
love conquers all
animis opibusque parati
ready for anything
anno Domini
in the year of our lord
anno hegirae
in the year of the hegirae
(Mahomet's flight from Mecca to Medina, AD 622.)
annus mirabilis
a remarkable year
aqua vitae
water of life (akvavit, whisky)
arbiter bibendi
a toastmaster
arcades ambo
two of a kind
ars amandi
art of love
Ars Amatoria
The Art of Love
ars gratia artis
art for art's sake
asinus asinum fricat
one fool rubs the other's back
a tergo
from behind
auctor ignotus
an unknown author
audaces fortuna iuvat
fortune favours the bold
audi alteram partem
there are two sides to every question
aura popularis
temporary celebrity
aurea mediocritas
moderation in all things
aureo hamo piscari
money talks
aut bibat aut abeat
you're either for us or against us
aut Caesar aut nihil
all or nothing
aut disce aut discede
either learn or leave
aut vincere aut mori
victory or death
ave atque vale
hail and farewell
bis dat qui cito dat
He gives twice who quickly gives
bona fide
in good faith
bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis
good wine gladdens a person's heart.
brutum fulmen
an empty threat
caco thes scribendi
an incurable itch to write
caeca invidia est
envy is blind
caput mundi
the center of the world
carpe diem
Seize the day
carpe hunc librum
seize this book
caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
cave canem
beware of the dog
(Found on the door of a house in Pompeii during excavation of that city, rediscovered in 1748. The city was buried in ashes and lava during an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.)
cetera desunt
the rest are missing
codex
a manuscript parchment, allmenn code of laws
cogito ergo sum
I think, therefore I exist
compos mentis
of sound mind
compos sui
master of himself
confietor
I confess
coniunctis viribus
with united powers
consensus
agreement
consensum audacium
a conspiracy
concensus omnium
agreement of all
consummatum est
it is completed
contraria contrariis curantur
opposites are cured by opposites
corpus delicti
the terrible evidence that allmenn crime has been committed
Cras amet qui nunquam amavit;
Quique amavit, cras amet.
May he love tomorrow who never has loved before;
And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well.
Inter arma silent leges
I krig tier lover