Ad valorem taxĪd vitam paramus - We are preparing for lifeĪdeste Fideles - Be present, faithful onesĪdversus incendia excubias nocturnas vigilesque commentus est - Against the dangers of fires, he (Augustus) conceived of the idea of night guards and watchmenĪdversus solem ne loquitor - Don't speak against the sun (don't waste your time arguing the obvious)Īegrescit medendo - The disease worsens with the treatment. Many happy returns!Īd nauseum - To the point of making one sickĪd perpetuam rei memoriam - For the perpetual remembrance of the thingĪd praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora - Eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush)Īd valorem - By the value, e.g. Honour not baring any material advantageĪd libitum (Acronym 'ad lib') - At one's pleasureĪd limina apostolorum - To the thresholds of the ApostlesĪd lucem - Towards the light (motto of the University of Lisbon)Īd maiorem dei gloriam (AMDG) - For the greater glory of GodĪd multos annos - To many years!, i.e. (improvised, made up in an instant)Īd hominem - Appealing to a person's physical and emotional urges, rather than her or his intellectĪd honorem - In honour. Not actual any moreĪd astra per aspera - To the stars through difficultyĪd augusta per angusta - To high places by narrow roadsĪd captandum vulgus - To appeal to the crowd - often used of politicians who make false or insincere promises appealing to popular interestĪd eundem - Of admission to the same degree at a different universityĪd eundum quo nemo ante iit - To boldly go where no man has gone beforeĪd fontes - To the sources (motto of Renaissance Humanism)Īd fundum - To the bottom / To the end (said during a generic toast, like bottoms up!)Īd hoc - For a particular purpose. (may this not be an omen)Ībusus non tollit usum - Wrong use does not preclude proper useĪbutebaris modo subjunctivo denuo - You've been misusing the subjunctive againĪbyssus abyssum invocat - Hell calls hell one mistep leads to anotherĪccipere quam facere praestat injuriam - It is better to suffer an injustice than to do an injusticeĪcta est fabula, plaudite! - The play is over, applaud! (Said to have been emperor Augustus' last words)Īctus reus - Wrongful act - as opposed to mens rea - the wrongful intention or guilty mindĪd acta - To archives. (Rome)Īb/Ex uno disce omnes - From one person, learn all peopleĪbiit, excessit, evasit, erupit - He has left, absconded, escaped and disappearedĪbsente reo - In absence of the defendantĪbsit omen - May the omen be absent. (from the heart) (Julius Caesar)Īb ovo usque ad mala - From the egg right to the apples (From start to finish) (Horace)Īb urbe condita - From the foundation of the city. Inductive reasoning based on observation, as opposed to deductive, or a prioriĪ verbis ad verbera - From words to blowsĪb absurdo - From the absurd (establishing the validity of your argument by pointing out the absurdity of your opponent's position)Īb asino lanam - Wool from an ass, blood from a stone impossibleĪb imo pectore - From the bottom of the chest.
Vocal music onlyĪ cruce salus - From the cross comes salvationĪ fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi - A precipice in front, wolves behind (between a rock and a hard place)Ī mari usque ad mare - From sea to sea (Motto of Canada)Ī mensa et thoro - From board and bed (legal separation)Ī pedibus usque ad caput - From feet to headĪ posse ad esse - From possibility to actualityĪ posteriori - From what comes after.