Winged Latin expressions and phrases. Latin catchphrases: history, translation, transcription
A posteriōri. "From the subsequent"; based on experience, based on experience. In logic, inference based on experience.
A priōri. "From the previous", based on the previously known. In logic - an inference based on general provisions, taken as true.
Ab altĕro expectes, altĕri quod fecĕris. Expect from the other what you yourself have done to the other (cf. As it comes around, so will respond).
Ab ovo usque ad mala. From eggs to apples, from start to finish. Dinner among the ancient Romans usually began with an egg and ended with fruit.
Ab urbe condĭta. From the founding of the city (ie Rome; the founding of Rome dates back to 754–753 BC). The era of Roman chronology. This was the name of the historical work of Titus Livy, which set out the history of Rome from its legendary foundation to 9 AD.
Ad hoc. "For this", "in relation to this", especially for this case.
Ad libĭtum. Optionally, by<своему>discretion (in music - the tempo of a piece of music, provided at the discretion of the performer).
Ad majōrem dei gloriam. "To the greater glory of God"; often in paraphrases for glorification, for glory, in the name of the triumph of someone, something. The motto of the Jesuit Order, founded in 1534 by Ignatius Loyola.
Alea jacta est. “The die is thrown” - about an irrevocable decision, about a step that does not allow retreat, return to the past. The words of Julius Caesar, who decided to seize the sole power, said before the crossing of the Rubicon River, which was the beginning of the war with the Senate.
Alma mater. "Nourishing mother" (the traditional figurative name for educational institutions, more often higher).
Alter ego. Another me, the second me (about friends). Attributed to Pythagoras.
Amīcus certus in re incertā cernĭtur. “A faithful friend is known in a wrong deed,” that is, a true friend is known in trouble (Cicero, "Treatise on Friendship").
Amīcus Plato, sed magis amīca verĭtas. Plato is my friend, but truth is an even greater friend. The expression goes back to Plato and Aristotle.
Amōrem canat aetas prima. Let youth sing about love (Sextus Propertius, "Elegies").
Aquĭla non captat muscas. The eagle does not catch flies (Latin proverb).
Ars longa, vita brevis. Science is vast (or Art is vast) and life is short. From the 1st aphorism of the ancient Greek physician and naturalist Hippocrates (translated into Latin).
Audiātur et altĕra pars. The other (or opposite) side should also be listened to. About impartial consideration of disputes. The expression goes back to the judicial oath of office in Athens.
Aurea mediocrĭtas. Golden mean. The formula of practical morality, one of the main provisions of the everyday philosophy of Horace ("Odes").
Auri sacra fames. Cursed thirst for gold. Virgil, "Aeneid".
Aut Caesar, aut nihil. Or Caesar, or nothing (cf. Russian. Or pan or disappeared). The motto of Cesare Borgia, an Italian cardinal and military adventurer. The source for this motto was the words attributed to the Roman emperor Caligula (12–41), known for his extravagance.
Ave Caesar,
Bellum omnium contra omnes. War of all against all. T. Hobbes, "Leviathan", on the natural state of people before the formation of society.
Carpe diem. "Seize the day", ie take advantage of today, seize the moment. Epicurean motto. Horace, "Odes".
Cetĕrum censeo Carthagĭnem esse delendam. And besides, I argue that Carthage must be destroyed. Persistent reminder; the expression represents the words of Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder, which he added at the end of every speech in the Senate, no matter what he had to say.
Cibi, potus, somni, venus omnia moderāta sint. Food, drink, sleep, love - let everything be in moderation (the saying of the Greek physician Hippocrates).
Citius, altius, fortius! Faster, higher, stronger! The motto of the Olympic Games, adopted in 1913.
Cogĭto, ergo sum. I think, therefore I am. R. Descartes, "Principles of Philosophy."
Consuetūdo est altĕra natūra. Habit is second nature. Cicero, "On the highest good and the highest evil."
Credo. "I believe." The so-called "Symbol of Faith" is a prayer beginning with this word, which is a short collection of the dogmas of Christianity. In a figurative sense: the main provisions, the foundations of someone's worldview, the basic principles of someone.
Cujusvis homĭnis est errāre; nullīus, sine insipientis, in irrōre perseverāre. It is common for every person to make mistakes, but it is not common for anyone but a fool to persist in a mistake. Mark Tullius Cicero, The Philippines.
Curricŭlum vitae. "The Way of Life", a short biography.
De gustĭbus non est disputandum. There is no dispute about tastes (cf.There are no comrades for taste and color).
De jure. De facto. Rightfully, legally. In fact, in fact.
De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil. About the dead, or good, or nothing. The saying of Chilo, one of the seven sages of antiquity.
Divĭde et impĕra. Divide and rule. Latin formulation of the principle of imperialist policy.
Docendo discĭmus. When we teach, we learn ourselves. Seneca, Letters.
Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt. Fate leads the one who wants to go, but the one who does not want to go, it drags him. A dictum of the Greek Stoic philosopher Cleanthes, translated into Latin by Lucius Anneus Seneca in his Letters.
Dum spiro, spero. While I breathe I hope. A modern formulation of thought, found in Cicero's Letters to Atticus and Seneca's Letters.
Dum vitant stulti vitia, in contraria currunt. The foolish, avoiding vices, fall into opposite vices (Quintus Horace Flaccus).
Dura lex, sed lex. "The law is harsh, but the law", i.e. however harsh the law is, it must be observed.
Epistŭla non erubescit. The letter does not blush. In a letter, you can express what you are ashamed to say at a personal meeting.
Errāre humānum est. "To be wrong is a human property", it is human nature to be wrong. Mark Annay Seneca Senior, Controversies.
Eruditio aspĕra optĭma est. Rigorous training is the best.
Est modus in rebus. There is a measure in things, i.e. everything has a measure. Horace, "Satyrs".
Ex libris. "From books", bookplate. The name of the bookmark that is affixed to the inside of the front cover of the binding or book cover and contains the name of the owner of the book.
Ex ungue leōnem. “By the claw of a lion” (they recognize), i.e. by the part, one can judge the whole, or by the hand, the masters can be recognized. Lucian, Germotim.
Exempli gratiā (e.g.). For example, for example.
Feci, quod potui, faciant meliōra potentes. I did everything I could, whoever can, let him do better. A poetic paraphrase of the formula with which the Roman consuls concluded their speech, transferring powers to the successor.
Femĭna nihil pestilentius. There is nothing more destructive than a woman. Homer.
Festīna lente. "Hurry slowly", do everything slowly. Latin translation of a Greek proverb (speude bradeōs), which Suetonius cites in Greek form as one of the usual sayings of Augustus ("Divine Augustus").
Fiat justitia et pereat mundus. May justice be done and may the world perish. The motto of the German Emperor Ferdinand I.
Fiat lux. Let there be light. Genesis 1: 3.
Finis corōnat opus. End crowns the work; the end is the crown. Clause expression.
Gaudeāmus igĭtur juvĕnes dum sumus. Let's rejoice while we are young (the beginning of a student song that emerged from the Latin drinking songs of the vagantes).
Gútta cavát lapidém non ví sed sáepe cadéndo. A drop gouges the stone not by force, but by frequent falls. Ovid, "Messages from Pontus".
Habent sua fata libelli. Books have their own destiny (depending on how the reader accepts them). Terentian Maurus, "On Letters, Syllables, and Sizes."
Hoc est (h.e.). That means, that is.
Homo novus. New person. A person of common origin who has reached a high position in society.
Homo sum: humāni nihil a me aliēnum puto. I am a human being and I believe that nothing human is alien to me. It is used when you want to emphasize the depth and breadth of interests, involvement in everything human or in meaning: I am a person and am not immune from any human delusions and weaknesses. Terence, "He punishes himself."
Honōres mutant mores. Honors change morals. Plutarch, The Life of Sulla.
Honōris causā. "For the sake of honor", i.e. taking into account the merit; sometimes - for the sake of their honor, for prestige, or for the sake of honor alone, disinterestedly. Most often it is used to denote the custom of awarding an academic degree without defending a dissertation, due to merit.
Ignorantia non est argumentum. Ignorance is not an argument. Benedict Spinoza, Ethics.
Malum nullum est sine alĭquo bono. There is a silver lining. Latin proverb.
Manus manum lavat. Hand washes his hand. Clause expression.
Memento mori. Memento Mori. A form of greeting exchanged by the monks of the Trappist order when they met.
Memento quia pulvis est. Remember that you are dust. Genesis 3:19.
Mens sana in corpŏre sano. In a healthy body healthy mind. Juvenal, "Satyrs".
Multos timēre debet, quem multi timent. Many should be afraid of the one whom many are afraid of. Publius Sire.
Mutātis mutandis. By changing what needs to be changed; mutatis mutandis.
Nam sine doctrinā vita est quasi mortis imāgo. For without science, life is, as it were, a semblance of death. The original source has not been established; occurs in J. B. Moliere, "Bourgeois in the nobility."
Ne quid nimis! Nothing extra! Do not break the measures! Publius Terentius Afr, The Girl from Andros.
Nomen est omen. “The name is a sign”, the name foreshadows something, says something about its bearer, characterizes it. Plautus, Pers.
Non est discipǔlus super magistrum. A disciple is not higher than his teacher. Gospel of Matthew.
Non olet. "Doesn't smell"<деньги>do not smell. Suetonius, "Divine Vespasian".
Nosce te ipsum. Know yourself. Latin translation of the Greek dictum gnōthi seauton, attributed to Thales and inscribed on the pediment of the temple at Delphi.
Nota bene! (NB!). "Note well," pay attention. A note that serves to draw attention to any special noteworthy part of the text.
Nulla dies sine lineā. Not a day without a stroke; not a day without a line (used in the "Natural History" of Gaius Pliny Cecilius the Elder in relation to the ancient Greek painter Apelles).
O tempŏra! O mores! About the times! About morals! Cicero, Speech Against Catiline.
O, sancta simplicĭtas! Oh, holy simplicity! The phrase is attributed to the Czech Protestant Jan Hus. According to legend, Gus, being burned at the stake, uttered these words when some old woman, out of pious motives, threw an armful of brushwood into the fire.
Omnia mea mecum porto. I carry everything with me. Words attributed by Cicero to Biantus, one of the seven wise men.
Ómnia víncit amór et nós cedámus amóri. Love conquers everything, and we will submit to love (Virgil, "Eclogy").
Omnis ars imitatio est natūrae. All art is an imitation of nature. Seneca, "Messages".
Optĭmum medicamentum quies est. The best medicine is peace. Confirmation of Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Roman physician.
Panem et circenses. Meal'n'Real. An outcry expressing the basic demands of the Roman crowd, who lost their political rights in the era of the Empire and were content with the free distribution of bread and free circus shows.
Parturiunt montes, nascētur ridicŭlus mus. Mountains give birth, and a funny mouse will be born; the mountain gave birth to a mouse (Quintus Horace Flaccus, in The Science of Poetry, ridicules writers who begin their works with grandiloquent promises, which are later not justified).
Parva leves capiunt animos. Little things seduce the souls of the frivolous. Publius Ovid Nazon.
Per aspĕra ad astra. “Through hardships to the stars”, through difficulties to a lofty goal. Modification of a fragment from Seneca's Furious Hercules.
Per fas et nefas. "With the help of what is permitted and forbidden by the gods", by hook or by crook. Titus Livy, History.
Pereant, qui ante nos nostra dixērunt. May those who said what we say before us perish! A playful aphorism. The original source is not known.
Pericŭlum in moro. "Danger in delay", i.e. delay is dangerous. Titus Livy, History.
Persōna (non) grata. (Un) desirable person (international law term). In a broad sense, a person who is (not) trusted.
Post factum. "After the fact", i.e. after the event has taken place; retroactively, late.
Post scriptum (P.S.). "After what is written" or "After what is written", a postscript at the end of the letter.
Pro et contra. Pros and cons.
Prosit! To your health! Cheers!
Qualis rex, talis grex. As the king is, so is the crowd. Latin proverb. Wed What pop, so is the parish.
Qui non labōrat, non mandūcet. He who does not work, let him not eat. 2nd Epistle of Paul to Thessalonians 3:10.
Qui pro quo. One instead of the other, i.e. confusion of concepts, confusion; misunderstanding.
Quia nomĭnor leo. For I am called a lion. Words from Phaedrus's fable. Lion and Donkey share prey after hunting. The lion took for himself one third as the king of beasts, the second as a participant in the hunt, and the third because he is a lion.
Quídquid agís, prudénter agás et réspĭce fínem. Whatever you do, do it intelligently and provide for the result. Acts of Rome.
Quo vadis? Where are you going? Camo is coming? The Gospel of John; the words with which Peter spoke to Jesus.
Quod erat demonstrandum (q.e.d.). Q.E.D. The traditional formula to complete the proof.
Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi. What is permissible for Jupiter is not permissible for a bull. Latin proverb.
Repetitio est mater studiōrum. Repetition is the mother of learning. Latin proverb.
Salus popŭli - suprēma lex. The welfare of the people is the highest law. Cicero, “On the Laws.
Salus popŭli suprēma lex. The welfare of the people is the highest law. Cicero, On the Laws.
Sapĕre aude. Make up your mind to be wise. Horace, "Messages".
Sapienti sat. For the understanding it is enough<того, что уже было сказано>... Titus Maccius Plautus, "Pers."
Scientia est potentia. Knowledge is power. An aphorism based on the statement of F. Bacon in the New Organon.
Scio me nihil scire. I know that I know nothing. Latin translation of the words of Socrates, cited in the work of Plato "Apology of Socrates".
Semper homo bonus tiro est. A decent person is always a simpleton. Martial.
Sero venientĭbus ossa. Whoever arrives late (i.e. is late) has bones. Latin proverb.
Sic transit gloria mundi. This is how worldly glory passes. The phrase with which the future Pope is addressed during his elevation to this rank, while burning a piece of cloth in front of him as a sign of the illusion of earthly existence.
Sine irā et studio. Without anger and attachment. Tacitus, Annals.
Sint ut sunt aut non sint. Let it remain as it is, or not at all. Pope Clement XIII's words to the French envoy in 1761 in response to a demand to change the statute of the Jesuit order.
Sit tibi terra levis (STTL). “May the earth be easy for you”, may the earth rest in peace for you (the usual form of Latin epitaphs).
Sit venia verbo. Let it be allowed to say; if I may say so. Latin phraseological unit.
Solus cum solā non cogitabuntur orāre "Pater noster". A man and a woman alone will not think of reading Our Father. The original source has not been established; found in W. Hugo, "Notre Dame Cathedral", "Les Miserables".
Status quo. "The position in which", the current position; uptr. also in meaning "Previous position".
Sub rosā. "Under the rose", secretly, secretly. The rose was the emblem of mystery among the ancient Romans. If the rose was hung from the ceiling under the banquet table, then everything that was said “under the rose” was not to be divulged.
Sub specie aeternitātis. "Under the guise of eternity, under the form of eternity"; from the point of view of eternity. An expression from Spinoza's Ethics, proving that "it is in the nature of reason to comprehend things under some form of eternity."
Sublatā causā, tollĭtur morbus. If the cause is eliminated, then the disease will also pass. Attributed to the Greek physician Hippocrates.
Suum cuīque. To each his own, i.e. to each what belongs to him by right, to each according to his merits. The position of Roman law.
Temerĭtas est florentis aetātis. Frivolity is characteristic of a flourishing age. Mark Tullius Cicero.
Terra incognĭta. Unknown land. Transferred. something completely unknown or inaccessible, incomprehensible area.
Tertium non datur. The third is not given; there is no third. Formulation of one of the four laws of thinking - the law of the excluded third - in formal logic.
Trahit sua quemque voluptas. Everyone is attracted by his passion (Publius Virgil Maron, "Bucolics").
Transeat a me calix iste. May this cup pass from me (Matthew 26:39).
Tu vivendo bonos, scribendo sequāre perītos. Follow good-minded people in the way of life, in the Scriptures follow good people (the original source has not been established; found in JB Moliere, "Annoyance for Love").
Ultĭma ratio regum. "The last argument of kings", the last resort of kings. The inscription on the French cannons, executed under Louis XIV at the behest of Cardinal Richelieu.
Ultra posse nemo obligātur. No one can be obliged beyond his capabilities. Legal norm.
Urbi et orbi. “The city (ie Rome) and the world”; to the whole world, to the whole world, to everyone and everyone. The words included in the adopted in the XIII-XIV century. the formula of the blessing of the newly elected Pope as the head of the Catholic Church for the city of Rome and the whole world, and became the formula for the blessing of the Pope to the entire Catholic world on holidays.
Vade mecum. Come with me, vademecum. The traditional name for guidebooks and reference books that serve as a constant companion in anything.
Vae victis. Woe to the vanquished. During the siege of Rome by the Gauls, the inhabitants of the city had to pay a ransom of one thousand pounds of gold. On the scales where the weights stood, one Gaul placed his heavy sword, saying: "Woe to the vanquished." Titus Livy, History.
Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I won. According to Plutarch's testimony in the Comparative Biography, with this phrase Julius Caesar informed his friend Amintius about the victory in the battle of Zele.
Veto. "I forbid"; ban, veto. To “veto” someone’s decision means to suspend its execution.
Vim vi repellĕre licet. Violence is allowed to be reflected by force (one of the provisions of Roman civil law).
Virtūtem primam esse puta compescĕre linguam. Consider the first virtue to be the ability to curb the language (a saying from the collection "Moral couplets for a son" by Dionysius Cato).
Vita sine libertāte nihil. Life without freedom is nothing (the original source has not been established; found in R. Roland, "Against Italian Fascism").
Vivĕre est cogitāre. To live is to think. Cicero, Tuskulan Conversations. Voltaire's motto
Vivĕre est militāre. To live is to fight. Seneca, Letters.
Volens nolens. Like it or not, willy-nilly.
Below are 170 Latin catchphrases and proverbs with transliteration (transcription) and accents.
Sign ў denotes a non-syllable sound [y].
Sign r x denotes fricative sound [γ] which corresponds to G in Belarusian, as well as the corresponding sound in Russian words God, yeah etc.
- A mari usque ad mare.
[And mari uskwe ad mare].
From sea to sea.
The motto on the coat of arms of Canada. - Ab ovo usque ad mala.
[Ab ovo uskve ad mala].
From eggs to apples, that is, from beginning to end.
Dinner at the Romans began with eggs and ended with apples. - Abiens abi!
[Abiens abi!]
Leaving go! - Acta est fabŭla.
[Akta est fabula].
The show is over.
Suetonius, in The Life of the Twelve Caesars, writes that the Emperor Augustus on his last day asked the friends who entered if they found that he “played the comedy of life well”. - Alea jacta est.
[Alea yakta est].
Die is cast.
Used when talking about an irrevocably made decision. The words uttered by Julius Caesar during the passage of his troops across the Rubicon River, separating Umbria from the Roman province - Cisalpine Gaul, i.e., Northern Italy, in 49 BC. NS. Julius Caesar, violating the law, according to which he, as a proconsul, could command an army only outside Italy, led him, finding himself on the territory of Italy, and thereby began a civil war. - Amīcus est anĭmus unus in duōbus corporĭbus.
[Amicus est animus unus in duóbus corṕribus].
A friend is one soul in two bodies. - Amīcus Plato, sed magis amīca verĭtas.
[Amikus Plato, sad magis amika varitas].
Plato is my friend, but the truth is dearer (Aristotle).
Used when they want to emphasize that truth is above all. - Amor tussisque non celantur.
[Amor tussisque non tselyantur].
Love and cough cannot be hidden. - Aquĭla non captat muscas.
[Akvila non kaptat muskas].
The eagle does not catch flies. - Audacia pro muro habētur.
[Aўdatsia pro muro g x abetur].
Courage replaces walls (lit .: courage is in place of walls). - Audiātur et altĕra pars!
[Aўdiatur et altera pars!]
Let the other side be heard too!
About impartial consideration of disputes. - Aurea mediocrĭtas.
[Aўўrea mediókritas].
The golden mean (Horace).
About people who avoid extremes in their judgments and actions. - Aut vincĕre, aut mori.
[At vintsere, aўt mori].
Either win or die. - Ave, Caesar, moritūri te salūtant!
[Ave, Tsezar, morituri te salutant!]
Hello Caesar, those who are going to die greet you!
Greetings from Roman gladiators, - Bibāmus!
[Bibamus!]
<Давайте>let's drink! - Caesărem decet stantem mori.
[Tsezarem de'cet stantem mori].
Caesar should die standing. - Canis vivus melior est leōne mortuo.
[Kanis vivus malior est leone mortuo].
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
Wed from rus. the proverb "Better a bird in the hands than a crane in the sky." - Carum est, quod rarum est.
[Karum est, kvod rárum est].
What is valuable is that which is rare. - Causa causārum.
[Kaўza kaўzarum].
Reason for reasons (main reason). - Cave canem!
[Kave kanem!]
Fear the dog!
Inscription at the entrance of a Roman house; used as a general warning: be careful, watch out. - Cedant arma togae!
[Tsedant arma toge!]
Let the weapon give way to the toga! (May war be replaced by peace). - Clavus clavo pellĭtur.
[Klyavus curse pallitour].
The wedge kicks out like a wedge. - Cognosce te ipsum.
[Cognosce te ipsum].
Know yourself.
Latin translation of a Greek saying inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. - Cras melius fore.
[Kras me′lius fore].
<Известно,>that tomorrow will be better. - Cujus regio, ejus lingua.
[Kuyus regio, eyus lingua].
Whose country is the language. - Curricŭlum vitae.
[Curriculum vite].
Description of life, autobiography. - Damnant, quod non intellĕgunt.
[Damnant, kvod non intelllegunt].
They condemn because they do not understand. - De gustĭbus non est disputandum.
[De gustibus non est dispute].
Tastes should not be argued. - Destruam et aedificābo.
[Destruam et edifikabo].
I will destroy and build. - Deus ex machĭna.
[Deus ex machine].
God out of the car, that is, an unexpected denouement.
In the ancient drama, the denouement was the appearance of a god from a special machine in front of the audience, who helped to resolve a difficult situation. - Dictum est factum.
[Diktum est factum].
No sooner said than done. - Dies diem docet.
[Dies diem dozet].
One day he teaches another.
Wed from rus. the proverb "The morning is wiser than the evening." - Divĭde et impĕra!
[Divide et impera!]
Divide and rule!
The principle of the Roman policy of conquest, adopted by subsequent conquerors. - Dixi et anĭmam levāvi.
[Dixi et animam levavi].
He said - and relieved the soul.
Biblical expression. - Do, ut des; facio, ut facias.
[Do, ut des; fazio, ut fatsias].
I give you to give; do what you do.
Formula of Roman law, establishing a legal relationship between two persons. Wed from rus. the expression "You are for me - I am for you." - Docendo discĭmus.
[Docendo discimus].
When we teach, we learn ourselves.
The expression comes from the statement of the Roman philosopher and writer Seneca. - Domus propria - domus optĭma.
[D́mus própria - d́mus optima].
Your house is the best. - Dónec erís felíx, multós numerábis amícos.
[Donek eris felix, multis numerabis amikos].
As long as you are happy, you will have many friends (Ovid). - Dum spiro, spero.
[Doom spiro, spero].
While I breathe I hope. - Duōbus litigantĭbus, tertius gaudet.
[Duobus litigantibus, tertsius gaўdet].
When two people quarrel, the third rejoices.
Hence another expression - tertius gaudens ‘the third rejoicing’, that is, a person who benefits from a feud between two sides. - Edĭmus, ut vivāmus, non vivĭmus, ut edāmus.
[Edimus, ut vivamus, non vivimus, ut edamus].
We eat to live, not live to eat (Socrates). - Elephanti corio circumtentus est.
[Elefanti korio circummantus est].
Endowed with elephant skin.
The expression is used when talking about an insensitive person. - Errāre humānum est.
[Erráré g x uḿanum est].
It is human nature to make mistakes (Seneca). - Est deus in nobis.
[Est de "us in no" bis].
There is a god in us (Ovid). - Est modus in rebus.
[Est modus in rabus].
There is a measure in things, that is, everything has a measure. - Etiám sanáto vúlnĕre, cícatríx manét.
[Ethiam sanato vulnere, tsikatrix manet].
And even when the wound has healed, the scar remains (Publius Sire). - Ex libris.
[Ex libris].
"From books", bookplate, sign of the owner of the book. - Éxēgí monumént (um) ...
[Exegi monumant (mind) ...]
I have erected a monument (Horace).
The beginning of the famous ode of Horace on the theme of the immortality of the poet's works. Oda caused a large number of imitations and translations in Russian poetry. - Facĭle dictu, difficĭle factu.
[Fatsile diktu, dificile fact].
Easy to say, difficult to do. - Fames artium magister.
[Fames artium magister]
Hunger is an art teacher.
Wed from rus. by the proverb "Need for invention is cunning." - Felicĭtas humāna nunquam in eōdem statu permănet.
[Falitsitas g x umana nunkvam in eoddem statu permanet].
Human happiness is never permanent. - Felicĭtas multos habet amīcos.
[Falitsitas multos g x abet amikos].
Happiness has many friends. - Felicitātem ingentem anĭmus ingens decet.
[Felitsitátem ingentem animus ingens déset].
Great happiness befits a great spirit. - Felix criminĭbus nullus erit diu.
[Felix criminibus nullyus e'rit diu].
No one will be happy for long with crimes. - Felix, qui nihil debet.
[Falix, qui nig x il de'bet].
Happy is he who owes nothing. - Festīna lente!
[Festina lenthe!]
Hurry slowly (do everything slowly).
One of the usual sayings of the Emperor Augustus (63 BC - 14 AD). - Fiat lux!
[Fiat luxury!]
Let there be light! (Biblical expression).
In a broader sense, it is used when it comes to grandiose accomplishments. The inventor of typography, Gutenberg, was portrayed as holding an unfolded sheet of paper with the words "Fiat lux!" - Finis corōnat opus.
[Finis koronat opus].
End crowns the work.
Wed from rus. with the proverb "The end is the crown of business." - Gaúdia príncipiúm nostrí sunt saépe dolóris.
[Gaўdia principium nostri sunt sepe doleris].
Joys are often the beginning of our sorrow (Ovid). - Habent sua fata libelli.
[G x abent súa fáa libelly].
Books have their own destiny. - Hic mortui vivunt, hic muti loquuntur.
[G x ik mortui vivunt, g x ik muti lekvuntur].
Here the dead are alive, here the dumb speak.
The inscription above the entrance to the library. - Hodie mihi, cras tibi.
[G x odie moment x i, kras tibi].
Today for me, tomorrow for you. - Homo doctus in se semper divitias habet.
[G x omo doctus in se semper divitsias g x abet].
The learned man always has wealth in himself. - Homo homĭni lupus est.
[G x omo g x omini lupus est].
Man to man is a wolf (Plautus). - Homo propōnit, sed Deus dispōnit.
[G x Omo will propon, Sed Deus will dispose].
Man proposes and God disposes. - Homo quisque fortūnae faber.
[G x omo kviskve fortune faber].
Each person is the creator of his own destiny. - Homo sum: humāni nihil a me aliēnum (esse) puto.
[G x omo sum: g x umani nig x il a me alienum (esse) puto].
I am human: nothing human, as I think, is alien to me. - Honōres mutant mores.
[G x honores mutant mores].
Honors change morals (Plutarch). - Hostis humāni genĕris.
[G x ostis g x umani ganeris].
The enemy of the human race. - Id agas, ut sis felix, non ut videāris.
[Id agas, ut sis felix, non ut videaris].
Act so as to be happy, not seem (Seneca).
From "Letters to Lucilius". - In aquā scribĕre.
[In akva skribere].
To write on water (Catullus). - In hoc signo vinces.
[Ying x ok signo vinces].
You will win under this banner.
The motto of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, placed on his banner (IV century). Currently used as a trademark. - In optĭmā formā.
[Inoptima form].
In the best possible shape. - In tempŏre opportūno.
[In tempore opportuno].
At a convenient time. - In vino verĭtas.
[In vino varitas].
The truth is in wine.
Corresponds to the expression "What's on the mind of a sober, then a drunk on the tongue." - Invēnit et perfēcit.
[Invenit et perfetsit].
Invented and perfected.
The motto of the French Academy of Sciences. - Ipse dixit.
[Ípse dixit].
He said it himself.
An expression characterizing the position of thoughtless admiration for someone's authority. Cicero in the essay "On the Nature of the Gods", quoting this dictum of the students of the philosopher Pythagoras, says that he does not approve of the Pythagorean manners: instead of proof in defense of their opinion, they referred to their teacher with the words ipse dixit. - Ipso facto.
[Ipso facto].
The very fact. - Is fecit, cui prodest.
[Is fetsit, kui prodest].
Made by the one who benefits (Lucius Cassius).
Cassius, the ideal of a just and intelligent judge in the eyes of the Roman people (from Yes another expression judex Cassiānus ‘a fair judge’), in criminal proceedings he always raised the question: “Who benefits? Who benefits from this? " The nature of people is such that no one wants to become a villain without calculation and benefit for themselves. - Latrante uno, latrat statim et alter canis.
[Lyatrante uno, latrat we will become et alter kanis].
When one barks, the other dog immediately barks. - Legem brevem esse oportet.
[Legem bravem essay oportet].
The law should be short. - Littĕra scripta manet.
[Littera script manat].
The written letter remains.
Wed from rus. with the proverb "What is written with a pen, you cannot cut it out with an ax." - Melior est certa pax, quam sperāta victoria.
[Major est tseta pax, kvam spărata victoria].
Better faithful peace than hope of victory (Titus Livy). - Memento mori!
[Mamanto mori!]
Memento Mori.
The greeting exchanged when the monks of the Trappist order, founded in 1664, met. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death, the transience of life, and in a figurative sense - about impending danger or about something woeful, sad. - Mens sana in corpŏre sano.
[Mans sana in korpore sano].
A healthy mind is in a healthy body (Juvenal).
Usually, this saying is used to express the idea of harmonious human development. - Mutāto nomĭne, de te fabŭla narrātur.
[Mutato nomine, de te fabulya narratur].
The tale is told about you, only the name has been changed (Horace). - Nec sibi, nec altĕri.
[Nek síbi, nek alteri].
Neither myself nor the other. - Nec sibi, nec altĕri.
[Nek síbi, nek alteri].
Neither myself nor the other. - Nigrius pice.
[Nígrius píce].
Blacker than tar. - Nil adsuetudĭne majus.
[Nil adsvetudine mayus].
There is nothing stronger than habit.
From a trademark of cigarettes. - Noli me tangĕre!
[Nóli mae tangere!]
Dont touch me!
Expression from the Gospel. - Nomen est omen.
[Nomen est omen].
“The name is a sign, the name foreshadows something,” that is, the name speaks of its bearer, characterizes it. - Nomĭna sunt odiōsa.
[Nomina sunt odioza].
Names are hateful, that is, it is undesirable to name names. - Non progrĕdi est regrĕdi.
[Non progredi est regredi].
Not going forward is going backward. - Non sum, qualis eram.
[Non sum, kvalis e'ram].
I'm not what I was before (Horace). - Nota bene! (NB)
[Nóa beńne!]
Pay attention (lit .: note well).
A note that serves to draw attention to important information. - Nulla dies sine lineā.
[Nulla dies sine linea].
Not a day without a stroke; not a day without a line.
Pliny the Elder reports that the famous ancient Greek painter Apelles (IV century BC) “used to, no matter how busy he was, not miss a single day without practicing his art, drawing at least one line; this was the basis for the saying. " - Nullum est jam dictum, quod non sit dictum prius.
[Nullyum est yam diktum, kvod non sit diktum príus].
They no longer say anything that has not been said before. - Nullum pericŭlum sine pericŭlo vincĭtur.
[Nullyum periculum sine periculio vintsitur].
No danger is overcome without risk. - O tempŏra, o mores!
[O tempora, o mores!]
About times, about morals! (Cicero) - Omnes homĭnes aequāles sunt.
[Omnes g x omines equales sunt].
All people are the same. - Omnia mea mecum porto.
[Omnia mea mekum porto].
I carry everything with me (Byant).
The phrase belongs to one of the "seven wise men" Biant. When his hometown of Priene was taken by the enemy and the inhabitants in flight tried to take more of their belongings with them, someone advised him to do the same. “I do so, because I carry everything with me,” he replied, meaning that only spiritual wealth can be considered an inalienable property. - Otium post negotium.
[Ocium post negotium].
Rest after work.
Wed: I did the job - walk boldly. - Pacta sunt servanda.
[Pakta sunt servanda].
Contracts must be respected. - Panem et circenses!
[Panem et circenses!]
Meal'n'Real!
A cry that expressed the basic demands of the Roman crowd in the era of the Empire. The Roman plebs put up with the loss of political rights, content with the free distribution of bread, cash distributions and the organization of free circus shows. - Par pari refertur.
[Par pair rafertour].
Equal to equal is rewarded. - Paupĕri bis dat, qui cito dat.
[Pa'ўperi bis dates, qui cito dates].
The poor are doubly benefited by the one who gives quickly (Publius Sire). - Pax huic domui.
[Pax g x wick domui].
Peace to this house (Gospel of Luke).
Formula of greetings. - Pecunia est ancilla, si scis uti, si nescis, domĭna.
[Pekunia est ancilla, si scis uti, si nescis, domina].
Money, if you know how to use it, is a servant, if you don't know how, then a lady. - Per aspĕra ad astra.
[Per aspera hell astra].
Through hardships to the stars, that is, through difficulties to success. - Pinxit.
[Pinxit].
Wrote.
The artist's autograph on the painting. - Poētae nascuntur, oratōres fiunt.
[Poet nascuntour, oratoŕres fíunt].
Poets are born, they become orators. - Potius mori, quam foedāri.
[Potius mori, kwam fedari].
Better to die than disgrace.
The expression is attributed to Cardinal James of Portugal. - Prima lex historiae, ne quid falsi dicat.
[Prima lex g x istorie, ne quid falsi dikat].
The first principle of history is to avoid lying. - Primus inter pares.
[Primus inter paras].
First among equals.
The formula characterizing the position of the monarch in the state. - Principium - dimidium totīus.
[Principium - dimidium totius].
The beginning is half of everything (of everything). - Probātum est.
[Probatum est].
Approved; accepted. - Promitto me laboratūrum esse non sordĭdi lucri causā.
[Promitto me lyaboraturum esse non sordidi lukrika "ўza].
I promise that I will not work for despicable gain.
From the oath taken when receiving a doctorate in Poland. - Putantur homĭnes plus in aliēno negotio vidēre, quam in suo.
[Putantur g x omines plus in alieno negozio videre, kvam in su'o].
It is believed that people see more in someone else's business than in their own, that is, they always see better from the outside. - Qui tacet, consentīre vidētur.
[Kvi tatset, konsentire videtur].
It seems that the one who is silent agrees.
Wed from rus. the proverb "Silence is a sign of consent." - Quia nomĭnor leo.
[Quia nominor leo].
For I am called a lion.
Words from the fable of the Roman fabulist Phaedrus (end of the 1st century BC - the first half of the 1st century AD). The lion and the donkey shared their prey after the hunt. The lion took one share for himself as the king of beasts, the second as a participant in the hunt, and the third, he explained, "because I am a lion." - Quod erat demonstrandum (q.e.d.).
[Quod érat demonstrandum]
Q.E.D.
The traditional formula to complete the proof. - Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi.
[Kvod lycet Ёvi, non lytset bovi].
What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull.
According to ancient myth, Jupiter in the form of a bull kidnapped the daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor Europa. - Quod tibi fiĕri non vis, altĕri non fecĕris.
[Kvod tibi fieri non vis, alteri non fetsaris].
Do not do to another what you do not want to yourself.
The expression is found in the Old and New Testaments. - Quos Juppĭter perdĕre vult, dementat.
[Quos Juppiter pardere wult, demantat].
Whoever Jupiter wants to destroy is deprived of reason.
The expression goes back to a fragment of the tragedy of an unknown Greek author: "When a deity prepares a person for misfortune, then first of all it takes away the mind with which he reasoned." The above more concise formulation of this idea, apparently, was first given in the edition of Euripides, published in 1694 in Cambridge by the English philologist W. Barnes. - Quot capĭta, tot sensūs.
[Quot kapita, that sensu].
How many people, so many opinions. - Rarior corvo albo est.
[Rárior corvo albo est].
Rarer than the white crow. - Repetitio est mater studiōrum.
[Rapeticio est mater studio].
Repetition is the mother of learning. - Requiescat in pace! (R. I. P.).
[Rekvieskat in patse!]
May it rest in peace!
Latin gravestone inscription. - Sapienti sat.
[Sapienti sat].
Enough for the understanding. - Scientia est potentia.
[Sciencia est Potencia].
Knowledge is power.
An aphorism based on the statement of Francis Bacon (1561-1626) - the English philosopher, the founder of English materialism. - Scio me nihil scire.
[Scio me nig x il scire].
I know that I know nothing (Socrates). - Sero venientĭbus ossa.
[Sero vanientibus ossa].
Bones that come late (remain). - Si duo faciunt idem, non est idem.
[Si duo fatsiunt idem, non est idem].
If two people do the same thing, they are not the same (Terence). - Si gravis brevis, si longus levis.
[Si gravis bravis, si lengus levis].
If the pain is excruciating, it is not long; if it is prolonged, then it is not excruciating.
Citing this thesis of Epicurus, Cicero in the treatise "On the Highest Good and the Highest Evil" proves its inconsistency. - Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses.
[Si takuisses, fileosofus mansisses].
If you were silent, you would remain a philosopher.
Boethius (c. 480-524) in his book "On the Consolation of Philosophy" tells how someone who prided himself on the title of a philosopher listened for a long time in silence to the abuse of a man who denounced him as a deceiver, and finally asked with a sneer: "Now you understand that I really am a philosopher ? ", To which he received the answer:" Intellexissem, si tacuisses "" I would have understood this if you had kept silent. " - Si tu esses Helĕna, ego vellem esse Paris.
[Si tu ess G x elena, e'go vellem esse Paris].
If you were Elena, I would like to be Paris.
From a medieval love poem. - Si vis amāri, ama!
[Si vis amari, ama!]
If you want to be loved, love! - Sí vivís Romaé, Romāno vívito móre.
[Sí vivis Romé, Románo vivito moré].
If you live in Rome, live according to Roman customs.
Novolatinskaya verse proverb. Wed from rus. with the proverb "Don't poke your nose into a strange monastery with your own charter." - Sic transit gloria mundi.
[Sik transit glorya mundi].
This is how worldly glory passes.
With these words, they turn to the future pope during the ordination ceremony, burning a piece of cloth in front of him as a sign of the illusion of earthly power. - Silent leges inter arma.
[Silent leges inter arma].
Among weapons, laws are silent (Livy). - Simĭlis simĭli gaudet.
[Similis simili gaўdet].
The like is happy about the like.
Corresponds to Russian. the proverb "A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar." - Sol omnĭbus lucet.
[Salt omnibus lucet].
The sun is shining for everyone. - Sua cuīque patria jucundissĭma est.
[Su'a ku'kve patria yukundissima est].
Each has its own best homeland. - Sub rosā.
[Sub rose].
“Under the rose,” that is, in secret, secretly.
The rose was the emblem of mystery among the ancient Romans. If the rose was hung from the ceiling above the dining table, then everything that was said and done “under the rose” should not be disclosed. - Terra incognĭta.
[Terra incognita].
Unknown land (in a figurative sense - an unfamiliar area, something incomprehensible).
On ancient geographical maps, these words denoted unexplored territories. - Tertia vigilia.
[Terzia vigilia].
"Third Guard".
Night time, that is, the interval from sunset to sunrise, was divided by the ancient Romans into four parts, the so-called vigil, equal to the duration of the changing of the guard in military service. The third vigil is from midnight to dawn. - Tertium non datur.
[Thertium non datur].
There is no third.
One of the provisions of formal logic. - Theātrum mundi.
[Teatrum mundi].
World arena. - Timeó Danaós et dóna feréntes.
[Timeó Danaos et dona ferentes].
I am afraid of the Danaans, even those who bring gifts.
The words of the priest Laocoon referring to a huge wooden horse, built by the Greeks (Danaans), allegedly as a gift to Minerva. - Totus mundus agit histriōnem.
[Tothus mundus agit g x istrionam].
The whole world is playing a play (the whole world is actors).
The inscription at the Shakespeare's Globe Theater. - Tres faciunt collegium.
[Tras facsiunt collegium].
Three make up the council.
One of the provisions of Roman law. - Una hirundo non facit ver.
[Una g x irundo non facit veer].
One swallow does not make spring.
Used in the sense of 'should not be judged too hasty, one act at a time.' - Unā voce.
[Una voce].
Unanimously. - Urbi et orbi.
[Urbi et orbi].
"The city and the world", that is, Rome and the whole world, for general information.
The ceremony for the election of the new pope ordered that one of the cardinals clothe the chosen one with a mantle, saying the following phrase: "I vest you with papal dignity, may you stand before the city and the world." At present, the Pope of Rome begins his annual address to the faithful with this phrase. - Usus est optĭmus magister.
[Uzus est optimus magister].
Experience is the best teacher. - Ut amēris, amabĭlis esto.
[Ut améris, amabilis esto].
To be loved, be worthy of love (Ovid).
From the poem "The Art of Love". - Ut salūtas, ita salutabĕris.
[Ut salutas, ita salutaberis].
As you greet, so you will be greeted. - Ut vivas, igĭtur vigĭla.
[Ut vivas, Igitur vigila].
To live, be on your guard (Horace). - Vade mecum (Vademecum).
[Wade mekum (Wademekum)].
Come with me.
This was the name of the pocket reference book, index, guidebook. The first gave this name to his work of this nature, the Novolatin poet Lotikh in 1627. - Vae soli!
[Weh so "li!]
Woe to the lonely! (Bible). - Vēni. Vidi. Vici.
[Veni. See. Witsi].
I came. Had seen. Defeated (Caesar).
According to Plutarch, with this phrase, Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Amintius about the victory over the Pontic king Pharnacs in August 47 BC. NS. Suetonius reports that this phrase was inscribed on a board that was carried before Caesar during his Pontic triumph. - Verba movent exempla trahunt.
[Verba movant, exemplya trag x ount].
Words are exciting, examples are captivating. - Verba volant, scripta manent.
[Verba volent, scripta manant].
The words fly away, the written remains. - Verĭtas tempŏris filia est.
[Varitas temporis filia est].
Truth is the daughter of time. - Vim vi repellĕre licet.
[Wim wee rapellere litset].
Violence is allowed to be repelled by force.
One of the provisions of Roman civil law. - Vita brevis est, ars longa.
[Vita bravis est, ars leonga].
Life is short, art is eternal (Hippocrates). - Vivat Academia! Vivant professōres!
[Vivat Academia! Vivant professores!]
Long live the university, long live the professors!
A line from the student anthem "Gaudeāmus". - Vivĕre est cogitāre.
[Vivere est kogitare].
To live is to think.
The words of Cicero, which Voltaire took as a motto. - Vivĕre est militāre.
[Vivere est militare].
To live is to fight (Seneca). - Víx (i) et quém dedĕrát cursúm fortúna perégi.
[Vix (and) et kvem dederat kursum fortune peregi].
I have lived my life and walked the path assigned to me by fate (Virgil).
The dying words of Dido, who committed suicide after Aeneas left her and sailed from Carthage. - Volens nolens.
[Vólens nólens].
Willy-nilly; if you want it, you don't want it.
Latin catchphrases are taken from the textbook.
Magis inepte, quam ineleganter.(MAGIS INEPTE, KVAM INELEGANTER.)
More ridiculous than ugly.
Suetonius in "Divine Claudius" about the emperor: "He also composed eight books about his life, written not so much tasteless as stupid."
Magister bibendi(MASTER BIBANDY).
Drinking teacher; drinking bout manager; booze master.
Magni nominis umbra(MAGNI NOMINIS UMBRA.)
Shadow of a great name (about a person who has lived through the time of his glory and success, or about a descendant of a great person).
From Lukan and.
Magnum opus(MAGNUM OPUS).
The main work.
Mala gallina - malum ovum(MALYA TALLINA - MALUM OVUM).
A bad chicken is a bad egg.
Wed Russian: The apple falls not far from the apple tree.
Mala herba cito crescit(MALIA HERBA CITO CRESCIT).
The thin grass grows quickly.
Proverb.
Male cuncta ministrat impetus(MALE KUNKTA MINISTRY OF IMPETUS).
Passion is a bad leader.
From Papinia Stacia.
Mali principit - malus finis mali(PRINCIPLES - MALUS FINIS).
Bad beginning, bad ending.
From T erents and I.
Malesuada fames(MALEZUADA FAMES).
Hunger is a bad counselor.
From Vergil and I.
Malo cum Platone errare, quam cum aliis recte sentire(MALO KUM PLATONE ERRARE, KVAM KUM ALIIS REKTE SENTIRE).
It is better to be wrong with Plato than to judge rightly with others. Or: Better to be wrong with a wise man than be right with fools.
Malum consillium est, quod mutari non potest(MALUM CONSILLIUM EST, KVOD MUTARI NON POTEST).
A bad decision that cannot be changed.
From Publius Syrah (1st century BC).
Malum nullum est sine aliquo bono(MALUM NULLUM EST SINE ALIKVO BONO).
There is a silver lining.
Proverb, found in Pliny the Elder.
Malus animus(MALUS ANIMUS).
Bad intention.
Malus eventus(MALUS EVENTUS).
Lean case; bad incident.
Mane et nocte(MANE ET NOKTE).
In the morning and at night.
Manifestum non eget probatione(MANIFESTUM NON EGET PROBATIONE).
The obvious needs no proof.
Manus manum lavat(MANUS MANUM LYAVAT).
Hand washes his hand.
Proverb, found in Petronius, in Seneca.
Mare interbibere(MARE INTERBIBERE).
To drink the sea, i.e. to do the impossible.
The source is a legend told by Plutarch (c. 46 - c. 127) about the solution of a controversial issue between the Ethiopian and Egyptian kings.
Materia subtilis(MATERIA SUBTILIS).
Thin, delicate matter.
Materia tractanda(MATERIA TRACTANDA).
The subject of discussion, conversation.
Mater natura(MATTER NATURA).
Nature is mother.
Mater pia(MATER PIA).
Gentle, kind mother.
Mea culpa(IEA KULPA).
My fault; sinful.
Mea, memoria(IEA MEMORIA).
In my memory.
Mea parvitas(IEA PARVITAS).
My insignificance (derogatory about myself).
From Valery Maxim (1st century AD).
Medice, cura te ipsum!(MEDITSE, KURA TE IPSUM!)
Physician, heal yourself!
The Gospel of Luke 4, 23. The saying that Jesus Christ used in a conversation with the inhabitants of Nazareth: "He said to them: of course, you will tell me the saying: doctor! Heal yourself; do here, in your country, what, we heard it was in Capernaum. "
Mel in ore, verba lactis, fel in corde, fraus in factis(MEL IN ORE, VERBA LYAKTIS, FEL IN CORDE, FRAUS IN FACTIS).
Honey on the tongue, milk in words, bile in the heart, deception in deeds.
An old epigram on the Jesuits.
Melius non incipient, quam desinent(MELIUS NON INCIPIENT, KVAM DESINENT).
Better not to start than stop halfway.
From Senek.
Memento mori(MEMANTO MORI).
Memento Mori!
A form of greeting exchanged by the monks of the Trappist Order, founded in 1664.
Memento quod es homo(MEMENTO KODE ES HOMO).
Remember that you are human.
From F. Bacon (1561-1626).
Mendax in uno, mendax in omnibus(MANDAX IN UNO, MANDAX IN OMNIBUS).
He who lied about one thing, lie about everything.
Mens agitat molem(MENS AGITATE MOLEM).
The mind moves the mass, i.e. thought sets matter in motion.
From Virgil.
Mens sana in sogroge sano(MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO).
There is healthy mind in a healthy body.
From Yuvenala.
Meo voto(MEO VOTO).
In my opinion.
Merito fortunae(MARITO FORTUNE).
On a happy occasion.
Mihi nihil aliud virile sexus esset(MIHI NIKHIL ALIUD VIRILE SEKSUS ESSET).
If I have anything courageous, it is a sign of gender.
From Petronius the Arbitrator.
Mihi vindicta, ego retribuam.(MIHI VINDIKTA, EGO RETRIBUAM).
Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.
Romans 12, 19.
Militavi pop sine gloria.(MILITAVI NON SHINE GLORIA).
I fought not without glory.
From Horace.
Minima de malis(MINIMA DE MALIS).
The lesser of two evils (choose).
Minus habens(MINUS HUBENS).
Having a little (about a person of small abilities).
Miserable dictu(MIZERABILA DIKTU).
It is regrettable.
Mixture verborum(VARBORUM MIXTURE).
Verbal jumble.
Modo vir, modo femina(MODO VIR, MODO FEMINA).
Now a man, now a woman.
From Ovid.
Modus agendi(MODUS AGANDI).
Modus operandi.
Modus cogitandi(MODUS KOGITANDI).
Way of thinking.
Modus dicendi(MODUS DITSENDI).
Expression.
Modus vivendi(MODUS VIVANDY).
Lifestyle.
Moilia tempora fandi(MOLLIA TEMPORA FANDY).
Convenient time for conversation.
More majorum(MORE MAYORUM).
According to the custom of the ancestors; as it was done in the old days.
Mors animae(MORS ANIME).
Death of the soul.
Mors ultima ratio(MORS ULTIMA RATSIO).
Death is the last argument to everything.
Mortem effugere nemo potest.(MORTEM EFFUGERE NEMO POTEST).
No one can escape death.
From Cicero.
Multa nocent(MULTA NOCENT).
Much harm.
Multa, non multum(MULTA, NON MULTUM).
A lot, but not a lot, i.e. large in quantity, but insignificant.
Multa paucis(MULTA PAUTSIS).
A lot in a little, that is, short and clear.
Multi sunt vocati, pauci vero electi(MULTI SUNT VOKATI, PAUZI VERO ELEKTI).
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Gospel of Matthew 20, 16. In his parable, Jesus Christ compares the kingdom of heaven with the owner of the house, who hired workers in his vineyard. He paid for the work equally to everyone: those who came in the morning and those who came at the end of the day. One of those who had been hired in the morning began to grumble about the unfairness of such payment. But the owner of the vineyard replied to him this way: "Take what is yours and go; I want to give this last one the same as you; do I not have the power to do what I want in mine? Or is your eye envious of the fact that I am good? So it will be the last are the first, and the first are the last; for many are called, but few are chosen. "
Multum in parvo(MULTUM IN PARVO).
A lot in a small (about a large content in a small volume).
Multum, non multa(MULTUM, NON MULTA).
A lot, not a lot (read, do).
Proverb; found in Pliny the Elder: "You ask how I would advise you to study in your prolonged seclusion ... Do not forget to carefully choose authors in each genre. After all, as they say, you need to read a lot, not a lot." Also in Quintilian: "One must develop the mind and develop a style by reading a lot, and not reading a lot."
Mundus uqiversus exercet histrioniam(MUNDUS UNIVERSUS EXERCET HISTRIONIAM).
The whole world is engaged in acting.
From Petronius the Arbitrator.
Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur(MUNDUS VULT DECIPI, ERGO DECIPIATUR).
The world wants to be deceived, let it be deceived.
The aphorism is attributed to Pope Paul IV (1555-1559); in a truncated form is found in some medieval authors.
Munerum animus optimus est(MUNERUM ANIMUS OPTIMUS EST).
The best gift is intention, i.e. a gift is not dear - love is dear.
Mus in pice(MUS IN PIZE).
Mouse in peas (about a position from which it is difficult to get out).
Mutatis mutandis(MUTATIS MUTANDIS).
By changing what needs to be changed; with changes; with reservations; according to the situation, conditions.
Mutato nomine(MUTATO NOMINE).
Under a different name.
Mysterium magnum(MYSTERIUM MAGNUM).
Great miracle; great sacrament.
From Jacob Boehme (1575-1624).
Latin is a language in which you can talk about anything, and always sound somehow especially clever and sublime. If you have ever studied it, it was hardly the brightest and most fun time in your life, but in any case it was rewarding.
But if you have not had a chance to study such a subject, then catch the 25 most famous Latin sayings. Remember at least a few of them, and then, having successfully screwed one or two phrases into the conversation, you will be known as a very intelligent and well-read person. And do not forget to languidly cover your eyes, quoting the great philosophers.
25. "Ex nihilo nihil fit".
Nothing comes from nothing.
24. "Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur."
The world wants to be deceived, let it be deceived.
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23. "Memento mori".
Remember that you are mortal.
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22. "Etiam si omnes, ego non."
Even if everything, then I - no.
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21. Audiatur et altera pars.
Let the other side be heard.
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20. "Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses."
If you were silent, you would remain a philosopher.
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19. "Invictus maneo".
I remain undefeated.
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18. Fortes fortuna adiuvat.
Fate helps the brave.
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17. "Dolor hic tibi proderit olim".
Bear it and be firm, this pain will benefit you someday.
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16. "Cogito Ergo Sum".
I think, then I exist.
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15. "Oderint dum metuant".
Let them hate, if only they were afraid.
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14. "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
Who will guard against the watchmen themselves?
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13. "Sic transit gloria".
This is how worldly glory passes.
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12. "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus".
Never tickle a sleeping dragon.
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11. "Utinam barbari spacium proprium tuum invadant."
Let the barbarians invade your personal space.
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10. "In vino veritas".
The truth is in wine.
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9. "Si vis pacem, para bellum."
If you want peace, prepare for war.
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8. "Pacta sunt servanda".
Contracts must be respected.
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7. "Non ducor, duco".
I am not a follower, I am leading.
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6. "Quando omni flunkus moritati".
If everyone has fallen, you too will pretend to be dead.
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5. "Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur."
Anyone who speaks Latin sees the highest peaks.
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4. "Dum Spiro, Spero".
While I breathe I hope.
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3. "Tua mater latior quam Rubicon est".
Your mother is wider than the Rubicon (Italian river).
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2. "Carpe diem".
Seize the moment.
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1. "Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam".
Either I will find a road, or I will build it myself.
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There are moments in a conversation when ordinary words are no longer enough, or they seem inconspicuous in front of a deep meaning that you want to convey, and then winged sayings come to the rescue - the Latin ones are the most weighty in terms of thought and conciseness.
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A great variety of words and phrases in different languages of the world are borrowed from Latin. They are so deeply rooted that they are used all the time.
For example, the well-known aqua (water), alibi (proof of innocence), index (pointer), veto (prohibition), persona non grata (a person whom they did not want to see and did not expect), alter Ego (my second self), alma mater (mother-nurse), kapredeem (seize the moment), as well as the well-known postcript (PS), which is used as a postscript to the main text, and a priori (relying on experience and faith).
Based on the frequency of using these words, it is too early to say that the Latin language has long died. He will live in Latin sayings, words and aphorisms for a long time.
The most famous sayings
A small list of the most popular works on history and philosophical conversations over a cup of tea, known to many amateurs. Many of them are almost native in terms of frequency of use:
Doom spiro, spero. - While I breathe I hope. This phrase is first encountered by Cicero in the Letters and also by Seneca.
De Mortus Out Bene, Out Nichil. - About the dead, good, or nothing. It is believed that this phrase was used by Chilo as early as the fourth century BC.
Vox populi, vox Dia. - The voice of the people is the voice of God. The phrase that sounded in the poem of Hesiod, but for some reason it is attributed to the historian William of Malmsbury, which is fundamentally wrong. In the modern world, the film "V for Vendetta" brought fame to this saying.
Memento mori. - Memento Mori. This expression was once used as a greeting among Trapist monks.
Note benet! - A call to pay attention. It was often written in the margins of the texts of great philosophers.
About tempora, about mores! - About times, about morals. from Speech Against Catiline by Cicero.
Post factum. - Often used to denote an action after an already accomplished fact.
About this contra. - Pros and cons.
In bono veritas. - Truth is good.
Volens, nolens. - Willy-nilly. You can also translate as "you want-you do not want"
The truth is in wine
One of the most famous Latin sayings is “in vino veritas”, in which truth is veritas, in vino is the wine itself. This is a favorite expression of people who often kiss a glass, in such a cunning way they justify their craving for alcohol. The authorship is attributed to the Roman writer Pliny the Elder, who died in the eruption of Vesuvius. At the same time, his authentic version sounds a little differently: “The truth has drowned in wine more than once,” and the implication is that a drunk person is always more truthful than a sober one. The great thinker was often quoted in his works by the poet Blok (in the poem "The Stranger"), the writer Dostoevsky in the novel "Teenager" and some other authors. Some historians claim that the authorship of this Latin proverb belongs to a completely different, Greek poet Alcaeus. There is also a similar Russian proverb: "What's on the mind of a sober, then a drunk on the tongue."
Quotes from the Bible translated from Latin into Russian
Many phraseological units used now are drawn from the greatest book in the world and are seeds of great wisdom, passing from century to century.
He who does not work does not eat (from the second Paul). Russian analogue: who does not work, he does not eat. The meaning and sound are almost identical.
Let this cup pass me by. - This is taken from the Gospel of Matthew. And from the same source - the Disciple is not superior to his teacher.
Remember that you are dust. - Taken from the book of Genesis, this phrase reminds all those who are proud of their greatness that all people are made of one "dough".
The abyss calls upon the abyss (Psalter.) The phrase in Russian has an analogue: trouble does not come alone.
Do what you want to do (Gospel of John). - These are the words spoken by Jesus to Judas before the betrayal.
Phrases for every day
Latin sayings with transcription in Russian (for easier reading and memorization) can be used in ordinary conversation, decorating your speech with wise aphorisms, giving it special acuity and uniqueness. Many of them are also familiar to most:
Diaz diem docet. - Every previous day learns a new one. The authorship is credited to someone who lived in the first century BC.
Ekze homo! - Behold the Man! The expression is taken from the Gospel of John, the words of Pontius Pilate about Jesus Christ.
Elephantem ex musca fasis. - You make an elephant out of a fly.
Errare humanum est. - It is human nature to make mistakes (these are also the words of Cicero) ..
Essay kwam videri. - Be, not seem to be.
Ex animo. - From a pure heart, from a soul.
Exitus of the act is probat. - The result justifies the means (action, act, deed).
Look for someone who benefits
Quid prodest. - The words of the Roman consul, who was often quoted by Cicero, who, in turn, is widely quoted by detectives in modern films: "Who benefits, or look for who benefits."
Researchers of ancient treatises on history believe that these words belong to the lawyer Cassian Ravilla, who in the first century of our century investigated a crime and addressed the judges with these words.
Cicero's words
Mark Tullius Cicero is a great and political figure who played a leading role in exposing the Catiline conspiracy. He was executed, but many sayings of the thinker continue to live among us for a long time, like Latin sayings, but few people know that it was he who was the author.
For example, everyone knows:
Ab igne ignam. - From fire to fire (Russian: from fire to fire).
A faithful friend is known in a wrong deed (in a treatise on friendship)
To live means to think (vivere eats kogitare).
Either let him drink or leave (out bibat, out abeat) - the phrase was often used at Roman feasts. In the modern world, it has an analogue: they do not go to someone else's barracks with their own charter.
Habit is second nature (treatise "On the Greater Good"). This statement was also taken up by the poet Pushkin:
A habit from above is given to us ...
The letter does not blush (epistula non erubescite). From a letter from Cicero to a Roman historian, in which he expressed his satisfaction that he can express much more on paper than in words.
It is common for everyone to make mistakes, but only a fool is to persist. Taken from the work "Philippi"
About love
This subsection contains Latin sayings (with translation) about the highest feeling - love. Reflecting on their deep meaning, you can trace the thread that connects all times: Trahit sua quemque voluptas.
Love cannot be treated with herbs. Ovid's words, which were later paraphrased by Alexander Pushkin:
The disease of love is incurable.
Femina nichil pestilentius. - There is nothing more destructive than a woman. Words belonging to the great Homer.
Amor omnibus we go. - Part of Virgil's dictum, "love is one for all." There is also a variation: all ages are submissive to love.
Old love must be knocked out with love, like a stake with a stake. Cicero's words.
Analogues of Latin expressions and Russian
A lot of Latin sayings have proverbs that are identical in meaning in our culture.
The eagle does not catch flies. - Each bird has its own six. It hints at the fact that you need to adhere to your moral principles and rules of life, without dropping below your level.
An excess of food interferes with the sharpness of the mind. - Words that have a kindred proverb among Russians: a well-fed belly is deaf to science. This is probably why many great thinkers lived in poverty and hunger.
There is a silver lining. There is an absolutely identical saying in our country. Or maybe some Russian fellow borrowed it from the Latin ones, and since then it has become a custom?
What kind of king - so is the crowd. Analog - what is the pop, so is the parish. And more about the same:
What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to a bull. About the same: to Caesar - what is Caesar's.
Whoever did half the job has already begun (Horace is credited with: "Dimidium fact, qui tsopit, khabet"). Plato has the same meaning: "The beginning is half the battle", as well as the old Russian proverb: "A good beginning has pumped out half the battle."
Patrie fumus igne alieno lukulenzior. - The smoke of the fatherland is brighter than the fire of a foreign land (Russian - The smoke of the fatherland is sweet and pleasant to us).
The mottos of great people
Latin sayings have also been used as mottos for famous people, communities and fraternities. For example, "the eternal glory of God" is the Jesuit motto. The Templars' motto is “Non Nobis, Domine, Sed Nominy Tuo da Gloriam,” which translates as “Not to us, Lord, but give your name glory.” And also the famous "Capre Diem" (seize the moment) - this is the Epicurean motto, taken from the opus of Horace.
"Either Caesar, or nothing" - the motto of Cardinal Borgia, who took the words of Caligula, the Roman emperor, famous for his exorbitant appetites and desires.
"Faster, higher, stronger!" - Since 1913 it has been a symbol of the Olympic Games.
"De omnibus dubito" (I doubt everything) is the motto of Rene Descartes, a scientist-philosopher.
Fluctuat nec mergitur (floats, but does not sink) - on the coat of arms of Paris there is this inscription under the boat.
Vita blue libertate, nihil (life without freedom is nothing) - with these words, Romain Roland, a famous French writer, walked through life.
Vivere eats militare (to live means to fight) - the motto of the great Lucius Seneca the Younger, and a philosopher.
How useful it is to be a polyglot
A story about a resourceful student of the medical faculty who witnessed how a gypsy woman became attached to an unfamiliar girl with appeals to "gild a pen and tell fortunes" is wandering on the Internet. The girl was quiet and shy and could not correctly refuse the beggar. The guy, sympathizing with the girl, came up and began to shout the names of diseases in Latin, waving his arms widely around the gypsy. The latter hastily retreated. After a while, the guy and the girl were happily married, recalling the comical moment of meeting.
The origins of the language
The Latin language got its name from the Lanites who lived in Latium, a small area in central Italy. The center of Latium was Rome, which grew from a city to the capital of the Great Empire, and Latin was recognized as the state language in a vast territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, as well as in parts of Asia, North Africa and the Euphrates River valley.
In the second century BC, Rome conquered Greece, the ancient Greek and Latin languages mixed, giving rise to many Romance languages (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, among which Sardinian is considered the closest sounding to Latin).
In the modern world, medicine is unthinkable without Latin, because almost all diagnoses and medicines are spoken in this language, and the philosophical works of ancient thinkers in Latin are still an example of the epistolary genre and cultural heritage of the highest quality.