Latin/Appendix G

Latin Mottoes

• Aliena pericula, cautiones nostrae.-

Others' dangers are our warnings.

• Anno Domini (A.D)

In the Year of Our Lord

• Ante Meridiem (am)

Before midday

• Ars Gratia Artis (MGM slogan)

Art for the sake of art

• Carpe diem

Seize the day

• Caveat emptor

Let the buyer beware.

• Cave canem

Beware of the dog.

• Cavete a canibus

Beware of the dogs.

• Dum Spiro, Spero

While I breath, I hope

• E pluribus unum

Out of many, one

• Exempli Gratia (e.g.)

For (the sake of) example

• Id est (i.e.)

That is

• Lapsus linguae

a slip of the tongue

• Per se

In itself

• Post Meridiem (pm)

After midday

• Quod erat demonstrandum (QED)

What was to be demonstated

• Quid pro quo

Something for something

• Sic semper tyrannis

Thus always to tyrants

• Semper fidelis

Always faithful

• Semper paratus

Always ready

• Tempus fugit

Time flies

• Terra firma

Solid land

• Veni, vidi, vici

I came, I saw, I conquered

• Versus (vs.)

Turned to (competing against)

• Vice versa

The other way around

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