This table was compiled from multiple sources on the Internet; in other words, it's guaranteed to be inaccurate. Caveat lector!
| A bene placito | At one's pleasure |
| A capite ad calcem | From head to heel |
| A cappella | In church [style], i.e. Vocal music only |
| A contrario | From a contrary position |
| A cruce salus | From the cross comes salvation |
| A cruspide corona | From the spear a crown |
| A Deo et patre | From God and my father |
| A Deo et rege | From God and the king |
| A Deo lumen | Light from God |
| A Deo victoria | Victory from God |
| A fortiori | From force. With greater reason or more convincing force. Used in drawing a conclusion that is inferred to be even more certain than another. Example: If it is a violation of the sending state's rights to arrest its consular official, then a fortiori it would be a violation to arrest its ambassador. |
| A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi | A precipice in front, wolves behind. Between a rock and a hard place. |
| A mari usque ad mare | From sea to sea (Motto of Canada) |
| A mensa et thoro | From board and bed (legal separation) |
| A pedibus usque ad caput | From feet to head. Equally, A capite ad calcem, "From head to heel" |
| A posse ad esse | From possibility to actuality |
| A posteriori | From what comes after. Inductive reasoning based on observation, as opposed to deductive, or a priori |
| A priori | From what comes before |
| A te, pro te | From thee, for thee |
| A verbis ad verbera | From words to blows |
| Ab absurdo | From the absurd (establishing the validity of your argument by pointing out the absurdity of your opponent's position) |
| Ab aeterno | From the beginning of time |
| Ab asino lanam | Wool from an ass, blood from a stone impossible |
| Ab hinc | From here on. |
| Ab imo pectore | From the depths of (my) chest, i.e., "from my heart". (Attributed to Julius Caesar.) |
| Ab incunabulis | From the cradle |
| Ab initio | From the beginning. Compare in medias res. |
| Ab intestato | Having made no will |
| Ab obice suavior | Sweeter for there having been difficulties |
| Ab origine | From the origin. |
| Ab origine fidus | Faithful from the first |
| Ab ovo | From the egg; from the very beginning |
| Ab ovo usque ad mala | From the eggs to the apples, i.e., from beginning to end, the Roman main meal traditionally began with an egg dish and ended with fruit. (From Horace, Satire 1.3.) |
| Ab urbe condita (A.U.C.) | From the founding of the city (of Rome), i.e., from 753 B.C., according to Livy's count; used as a reference point by the Romans for establishing dates, as we use A.D. today. |
| Ab/Ex uno disce omnes | From one person, learn all people |
| Abeo, abeo, abeo, actum est, comites! | Ah-bee, ah-bee, ah-bee, that's all, folks! |
| Abest timor | Avaunt fear |
| Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit | He has left, absconded, escaped and disappeared |
| Absconde obesito illegitimo | Get outta here you fat bastard. |
| Absente reo | In absence of the defendant |
| Absenti nemo non nocuisse velit | Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent |
| Absit invidia | No offence intended |
| Absit omen | May the omen be absent. May this not be an omen. |
| Absit ut glorier nisi in cruce | God forbid that I should glory save in the cross |
| Absolvi meam animam. | I got that off my chest. |
| Absque dedecore | Without stain |
| Absque Deo nihil | Nothing without God |
| Absque labore nihil | Nothing without labour |
| Absque metu | Without fear |
| Abstulit qui dedit | He who gave has taken away |
| Absum! | I'm outta here! |
| Abundant dulcibus vitiis. | Nobody's perfect. |
| Abusus non tollit usum | The abuse does not preclude the right usage. |
| Abutebaris modo subjunctivo denuo | You've been misusing the subjunctive again |
| Abyssus abyssum invocat | Hell calls hell; one mistep leads to another |
| Accendit praedam nos gloriam | The hawk wins prey, we glory |
| Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam | It is better to suffer an injustice than to do an injustice |
| Acquirit qui tuetur | He obtains who maintains |
| Acta est fibula | The play is over |
| Acta non verba | Action not words |
| Acta sanctorum | Deeds of the saints |
| Acta Sanctorum; Acta Sancti X | Deeds of the saints; Deeds of Saint X, a common title of a hagiography. |
| Actio personalis monitur cum persona. | Dead men don't sue. |
| Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea | The act is not criminal unless the intent is criminal |
| Actus reus | Wrongful act. |
| Ad absurdum | To absurdity. Taken to an absurd extreme in logic. |
| Ad acta | To archives. Not actual any more |
| Ad admissum | About to be accepted |
| Ad alta | To things high |
| Ad ardua tendit | He attempts difficult things |
| Ad arms paratus | Prepared for arms |
| Ad astra per ardua | To the stars by high deeds |
| Ad astra per aspera | To the stars through difficulty |
| Ad astra sequor | I follow to the stars |
| Ad astra virtus | Virtue leads to heaven |
| Ad augusta per angusta | Achievement through effort |
| Ad captandum vulgus | To the taking of the common folk. To appeal to the crowd. Often used of politicians who make false or insincere promises appealing to popular interest. |
| Ad clerum | To the clergy |
| Ad coelos volans | Flying to the heavens |
| Ad corona et regnum | For crown and kingdom |
| Ad corona tendo | I long for the crown |
| Ad corona, regnum et societatis | For crown, kingdom and society |
| Ad diem tendo | I long for (the) day |
| Ad escam et usum | For food and use |
| Ad eundem | Of admission to the same degree at a different university |
| Ad eundem gradum | To the same level |
| Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit | To boldly go where no man has gone before |
| Ad finem | To the end |
| Ad finem fidelis | Faithful to the end |
| Ad finem spero | I hope to the last |
| Ad foedera cresco | I gain by treaty |
| Ad fontes | To the sources. A motto of Renaissance humanism. |
| Ad fundum | To the bottom. To the end. Said during a generic toast, like "Bottoms up!" |
| Ad heraldica tendo | I long for heraldry |
| Ad hoc | For this, i.e., improvised, made up on the spot. |
| Ad hominem | To the man -- usually, an argument criticizing the opponent's person rather than his ideas; or also an argument designed to appeal to personal interest rather than objective fact, thus also "argumentum ad hominem". |
| Ad honorem | In honour. Honour not baring any material advantage |
| Ad idem | Of the same mind |
| Ad infinitum | To infinity. Going on forever. Used to designate a property which repeats in all cases in mathematical proof. |
| Ad interim | In the meantime -- as in the term "chargé d'affaires ad interim" for a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ambassador. |
| Ad Kalendas Graecas | To the Greek Kalends -- said by Emperor Augustus, in Suetonius, with the sense of "never". Kalends were part of the Roman calendar, not of the Greek, so the "Greek kalends" are "a date that will never happen". |
| Ad libitum (ad lib) | According to one's pleasure -- Latin ad, according to + libitum, past participle of libre, to please. Often used to indicate the liberty to "improvise", "just ramble on"; especially in music, theatrical scripts, etc... |
| Ad Libitur | As Desired |
| Ad limina apostolorum | To the thresholds of the Apostles |
| Ad litem | For a lawsuit or action |
| Ad littora tendit | It makes for the shore |
| Ad littora tendo | I make for the shore |
| Ad locum | At the place |
| Ad lucem | Towards the light -- the motto of the University of Lisbon. |
| Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (A.M.D.G.) | To the greater glory of God -- motto of the Society of Jesus. |
| Ad metam | To the goal |
| Ad mortem fidelis | Faithful unto death |
| Ad multos annos | To many years!, i.e. Many happy returns! |
| Ad nauseam | To the point of nausea. Often used as a quasi-humorus alternative to Ad Infinitum in mathematical proof. |
| Ad odorem aquam germinabit | At the scent of water it will bud |
| Ad pedem litterae | At the foot of the letter -- i.e., "exactly as it is written". |
| Ad perpetuam memoriam | To the eternal memory [of] |
| Ad perpetuam rei memoriam | For the perpetual remembrance of the thing |
| Ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora | Eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush) |
| Ad praestantius faciebar | I was made for greater things |
| Ad referendum | Subject to reference |
| Ad rem | To the purpose |
| Ad summa virtus | Courage to the last |
| Ad te, Domine | To thee, O Lord |
| Ad usum Delphini | For usage of the Dauphin -- said of a work that has been expurgated of offensive or improper parts. The phrase originates from editions of Greek and Roman classics which Louis XIV had printed for his heir apparent, the Dauphin. |
| Ad usum proprium (ad us. propr.) | For own usage |
| Ad valorem | By the value, e.g. Ad valorem tax |
| Ad vitam | For life |
| Ad vitam aeternam | For all time |
| Ad vitam paramus | We are preparing for life |
| Addendum | To be added. |
| Addicunt aves | The omen is favorable |
| Addunt robor | They give strength |
| Adest et visum | Present to the sight |
| Adest prudenti animus | Courage belongs to prudence |
| Adeste Fideles | Be present, faithful ones |
| Adhaereo virtute | I cling to virtue |
| Adjuvante Deo | With God’s assistance |
| Adjuvante Deo in hostes | With the assistance of God against our enemies |
| Adsit Deus | God with me |
| Adsit Deus non demovebor | God with me, I shall not be banished |
| Adsum | I am here |
| Adversa virtute repello | I repel adversity with fortitude |
| Adversis major, par secundia | Greater than adversity, a match for prosperity |
| Adversus incendia excubias nocturnas vigilesque commentus est | Against the dangers of fires, he (Augustus) conceived of the idea of night guards and watchmen |
| Adversus solem ne loquitor | Don't speak against the sun (don't waste your time arguing the obvious) |
| Advocatus Diaboli | The Devil's Advocate -- said about someone who defends an unpopular view for the sake of discussion (and implying a lack of personal belief in the validity of the argument). |
| Aegis fortissima virtus | Virtue is the strongest shield |
| Aegre de tramite | Having passed a rough path |
| Aegrescit medendo | The disease worsens with the treatment. The remedy is worse than the disease |
| Aegri somnia | A sick man's dreams -- from Horace, Ars Poetica, 7. |
| Aegroto, dum anima est, spes esse dicitur | It is said that for a sick man, there is hope as long as there is life |
| Aequabiliter et diligenter | Constantly and carefully |
| Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem | Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even. (Horace) |
| Aequam servare mentem | To preserve a steady mind |
| Aequanimiter | With equanimity |
| Aequo adeste animo | Be ready with constancy |
| Aequo pede propera | Proceed with a steady pace |
| Aeronavis abstractio a prestituto cursu | Hijacking |
| Aetatis (aet.) | Age |
| Aetatis suae | At the age of... as on portraits |
| Aeternum vale | Farewell forever |
| Affectat Olympo | Aspires to heaven |
| Affidavit | He asserted (of a sworn statement: fides meaning "faith") |
| Afrad pob afraid | All unnecessary things waste |
| Age aut perfice | Act or achieve |
| Age omne bonum | Do all good |
| Age quod agis! | Do what you are doing! |
| Age. Fac ut gaudeam. | Go ahead. Make my day. |
| Agenda | Things to be done |
| Agitatione purgatur | It is purified by motion |
| Agnoscar eventu | I am known by the issue |
| Agnosco veteris vestigia flammae | I feel again a spark of that ancient flame |
| Agnus Dei | The Lamb of God |
| Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est. | Yes, that is a very large amount of corn. |
| Alas gallinaceas de urbe bovis volo. | I want the Buffalo chicken wings. |
| Alea iacta est | The die has been cast -- said by Julius Caesar, in Suetonius, after his decision to defy Roman law by crossing the Rubicon with his troops. (Suetonius actually uses it in the future imperative "Alea iacta esto": "Be sure to cast the die"). |
| Ales reposita | The bird replaced |
| Ales volat propriis | The bird flies to its own |
| Alias | Otherwise |
| Alibi | Elsewhere |
| Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent | Other people's things are more pleasing to us, and ours to other people. (Publilius Syrus) |
| Aliquando et insanire iucundum est | It is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman |
| Alis aspicit astra | Flying, he looks to the stars |
| Alis et animo | With wings and mind |
| Alis nutrior | I am fed by birds |
| Alis volat propriis | She flies with her own wings - the Oregon state motto. |
| Alla corona fidissimo | Most faithful to the crown |
| Alma mater | Nourishing mother -- term used for the university one attends/has attended. The word "matriculation" is derived from "mater". The term suggests that the students are "fed" knowledge and taken care of by the university. The term is also used for a university's traditional school anthem. |
| Alta pete | Aim at high things |
| Alta petit | He seeks high deeds |
| Alter ego | Another I -- a pseudonym or a close associate who always acts on one's behalf. Similarly, Alter ipse amicus, "A friend is another self." |
| Alter ipse amicus | A friend is another self |
| Altera merces | Another reward |
| Alteri, si tibi | To another, if to thee |
| Alterum ictum faciam | I'm going to take a mulligan |
| Alterum non laedere | Not to the injury of our neighbor |
| Altiora in votes | Desire greater things |
| Altiora pete | Seek greater things |
| Altiora peto | I seek greater things |
| Altiora spero | I cherish loftier hopes |
| Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi | The deepest rivers flow with the least sound (still waters run deep) |
| Altius ibunt qui as summa nituntur | They will rise higher, who aim at the greater things |
| Altius tendo | I reach higher |
| Alumnus/Alumna | Male/female "pupil" (pl. alumni/alumnae), from alere, "to nourish" -- a graduate or former student of a school, college, or university. |
| Ama Deum, et sarva mandata | Love God, and obey his commandments |
| Amantes sunt amentes | Lovers are lunatics |
| Amantium irae amoris integratio est | The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love. (Terence) |
| Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur | Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time |
| Amat victoria curam | Victory favors those who take pains |
| Amazones Infernae | Amazons from Hell |
| Amice | In friendship |
| Amici mei in Junio | My friends in June |
| Amicii flores in horto vitae sunt | Friends are the flowers in the garden of life |
| Amicis Prodesse, Nemini Nocere | To do good to my friends, to injure no one |
| Amicitia reddit honores | Friendship gives honors |
| Amicitia sine fraude | Friendship without guile |
| Amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore | I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting. (Cicero) |
| Amicitiam trahit amor | Love draws friendship |
| Amicule, deliciae, num is sum qui mentiar tibi? | Baby, sweetheart, would I lie to you? |
| Amicus | Friendly |
| Amicus certus | A sure friend |
| Amicus certus in incerta re cernit | A sure friend is found in an unsure situation |
| Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur | A true friend is discerned during an uncertain matter |
| Amicus curiae | Friend of the court; a person with a strong interest in or views on the subject matter of a given legal action may petition the court for permission to file a brief, ostensibly on behalf of a party but actually to suggest a rationale consistent with its own views. Such amicus curiae briefs are commonly filed in appeals concerning matters of a broad public interest. Example: NPC of Iran v. M/T Stolt Sheaf case |
| Amicus humani generis | A friend of the human race (philanthropist) |
| Amicus verus est rara avis | A true friend is a rare bird |
| Amo | I love |
| Amo pacem | I love peace |
| Amo probos | I love the virtuous |
| Amo ut invenio | I love as I find |
| Amo, inspicio | I love, I look |
| Amor animi arbitrio sumitur, non ponitur | We choose to love, we do not choose to cease loving. (Syrus) |
| Amor caecus est | Love is blind |
| Amor est vitae essentia | Love is the essence of life. (Robert B. Mackay) |
| Amor et pax | Love and peace |
| Amor ordinem nescit | Love does not know order. (St. Jerome) |
| Amor patriae | Love of country |
| Amor platonicus | Platonic love |
| Amor tussisque non celantur | Love, and a cough, are not concealed. (Ovid) |
| Amor vincit omnia | Love conquers all -- misquoting Virgil, Eclogue X: Omnia vincit amor, et nos cedamus amori. |
| Amore vici | I conquered by (with) love |
| Amoto quaeramus seria ludo | Joking aside, let us turn to serious matters. (Horace) |
| An nescis, mi fili, quantilla sapientia mundus regatur? | Don't you know then, my son, how little wisdom rules the world? |
| Anguis in herba | A snake in the grass. A treacherous person. (Vergil) |
| Anicularum lucubrationes | Old wives' tales |
| Anima in amicis una | A single soul in friends |
| Anima mea infinitam noctem navigat | My soul sails the endless night |
| Animadvertistine, ubicumque stes, fumum recta in faciem ferri? | Ever noticed how wherever you stand, the smoke goes right into your face? |
| Animis opibusque parati | Prepared in minds and resources (ready for anything) |
| Animo et fide | With resolution and fidelity |
| Animo non astutia | By courage not by stratagem |
| Animum fortuna sequitur | Fortune follows courage |
| Animum prudential firmat | Prudence strengthens courage |
| Animum rege | Govern your mind |
| Animus et fata | Courage and fortune |
| Animus facit nobilem | The spirit makes (human) noble |
| Animus non deficit aequus | Composure does not desert me |
| Animus tamen idem | A mind yet unchanged |
| Animus valet | Courage prevails |
| Anno | In the year of |
| Anno Domini (A.D.) | In the year of the lord -- indicates a year counted from the traditional date of birth of Jesus; also called the Common Era (C.E.) to remove religious implications. |
| Anno hegirae (A.H.) | In the year of the hegira (Islamic calendar) |
| Anno Martis (A.M.) | In the year of Mars (Darian calendar) |
| Anno mundi (A.M.) | In the year of the world (Jewish calendar) |
| Anno regni | In the year of reign |
| Anno urbis conditae (A.U.C.) | In the year from the founding of the city (Rome) -- see Ab urbe condita. |
| Annoso robore quercus | An oak in full strength |
| Annuit Coeptis | He [God] has approved our undertaking - motto of the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States and on the back of the US one dollar bill |
| Annus | Year |
| Annus bisextus | Leap year |
| Annus horribilis | A horrible year -- a pun on Annus mirabilis, first used by Queen Elizabeth II to describe what a bad year 1992 had been for her, and subsequently occasionally used by others to refer to other years. |
| Annus mirabilis | Year of wonders -- used particularly to refer to 1665-1666 during which Sir Isaac Newton made revolutionary inventions and discoveries in calculus, motion, optics and gravitation, and the title of a poem by John Dryden written in the same year; and also to 1905 when Albert Einstein made equally revolutionary discoveries of the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion and the special theory of relativity. |
| Ante | Before |
| Ante bellum | Before the war, as in "Status quo ante bellum, "As it was before the war" |
| Ante cibum (a.c.) | Before meals (medical shorthand) |
| Ante honorem humilitas | Humility before honor |
| Ante litteram | Before the letter -- said after an expression that described something that existed before the expression itself was introduced or became common. For example, one could say that Alan Turing was a computer scientist ante litteram, since the profession of "computer scientist" was not recognised in Turing's day. |
| Ante meridiem (a.m.) | Before midday -- in the period from midnight to noon. |
| Ante mortem | Before death |
| Ante prandium (a.p.) | Before lunch -- i.e., before a meal. Used on pharmaceutical prescriptions. |
| Ante victoriam ne canas triumphum. | Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. |
| Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem. | In the good old days, children like you were left to perish on windswept crags. |
| Antiquissima quaeque commentitia | All that is most ancient is a lie |
| Antiquum assero decus | I claim ancient honor |
| Antiquum obtinens | Possessing antiquity |
| Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus! | Let's all wear mood rings! |
| Anus Equi Volants! | Flying ass of the horse. (Fr. R. Macchietto) |
| Apage Satanas | Begone, Satan |
| Appareo Decet Nihil Munditia? | Is It Not Nifty? |
| Apparet quod | It appears that |
| Appetitus rationi pareat | Let reason govern desire |
| Appropinquat dies | Day dawns |
| Aptas impudens | Acceptably rude |
| Apudne te vel me? | Your place or mine? |
| Aqua fortis | Nitric acid ("strong water") |
| Aqua pura | Pure water |
| Aqua sub ponte omnis est | It’s all water under the bridge |
| Aqua vitae | Water of life (spirits of wine, brandy) |
| Aquila non captat muscas | The eagle doesn't capture flies (don't sweat the small things) |
| Aquila non copit murem | The eagle does not catch the mouse. Don't sweat the small things. |
| Aquila petit solem | The eagle soars to the sun |
| Arbiter elegantiae | Judge in matters of taste |
| Arbiter elegantiarum | Judge of elegances said of Petronius |
| Arbor plena allouattarum | A tree full of howler monkeys |
| Arcana imperii | Secrets of the empire |
| Arcus, artes, astra | The bow, arts and stars |
| Ardenter amo | I love fervently |
| Ardenter prosequor alis | On wings I ardently pursue |
| Ardua petit ardea | The heron seeks high places |
| Ardua tendo | I attempt difficult things |
| Ardua vinco | I conquer difficulties |
| Arduum sane munus | A truly arduous task |
| Arguendo | For the sake of argument |
| Argumentum ad hominem | An argument against the man. Directing an argument against an opponent's character rather than the subject at hand |
| Argumentum ad ignorantiam | Arguing from ignorance |
| Arma parata fero | I carry arms in readiness |
| Armat et ornate | For defense and ornament |
| Armat spina rosas | The thorn is the rose’s arms |
| Armis et animis | By arms and courage |
| Armis et diligentia | By arms and diligence |
| Armis et fide | By arms and fidelity |
| Armis et industria | By arms and industry |
| Armis Exposcere Pacem | They demanded peace by force of arms. (An inscription seen on medals) |
| Armis potentius aequum | Justice is more powerful than arms |
| Ars gratia artis | Art for art's sake. (motto of MGM) |
| Ars longa, vita brevis | Life is brief, but Art endures |
| Ars non ob artem sed ob pecunium | Art not for the sake of art but for the sake of money |
| Ars sine scienta nihil est | Art without science is nothing. (I would also claim that the opposite is true) |
| Arte et animo | By stratagem and courage |
| Arte et industria | By art and industry |
| Arte et labore | By skill and labor |
| Arte et marte | By art and force |
| Arte vel marte | By art or force |
| Artes honorabit | He shall honor the arts |
| Artes serviunt vitae, sapienta imperat | Education serves our life, wisdom commands it |
| Artes, scientia, veritas | Arts, science, truth |
| Artifex Ars Monstret | May the work show the craftsman |
| Artis vel martis | Of skill or force |
| Artium baccalaureus | Bachelor of Arts (BA) |
| Artium magister | Master of Arts (MA) |
| Ascendo tuum | Up yours |
| Asinus asinorum in saecula saeculorum. | The jackass of jackasses in the centuries of centuries, or "the greatest jackass in eternity". |
| Asinus asinum fricat | The ass rubs the ass. (Conceited people flatter each other about qualities they do not possess) |
| Aspera ad virtutem est via | Rough is the path to virtue |
| Aspera juvant | Dangers delight |
| Aspera virtus | Rugged valor |
| Aspice, officio fungeris sine spe honoris amplioris | Face it, you're stuck in a dead end job |
| Aspira | Aspire (Aspire to) |
| Aspirat primo Fortuna labori | Fortune smiles upon our first effort. (Virgil) |
| Aspiro | I aspire unto |
| Asseverum justitiae | Insisting on justice |
| Assiduitate | By constant care |
| Assiduitate non desidia | By constant care, not by sloth |
| Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit | Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdues both intelligence and skill. (Cicero) |
| Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit | Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill |
| Assume plicam damnatam, o tu moles muscaria muscerdarum | Download the goddam file, you bug-ridden piece of shit |
| Ast necas tu! | Ah! Certainly thou killest |
| Asta, castra, numen, lumen, munimen | The stars my camp, God my light and protection |
| Astra inclinant, non necessitant | The stars incline; they do not determine |
| Astra non mentiuntur, sed astrologi bene mentiuntur de astris. | The stars never lie, but the astrologers lie about the stars. |
| At spes infracta | But hope is undaunted |
| At spes non fracta | But hope is not lost |
| At spes solamen | But hope is comfort |
| Atque memento, nulli adsunt Romanorum qui locutionem tuam corrigant. | And remember, there aren't any Romans around to correct your pronunciation. |
| Atque ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant. | Where the make a desert, they call it peace. (Tacitus) |
| Attamen tranquillus | But yet quiet |
| Auctor pretiosa facit | The author stamps the value |
| Audacem juvant fata | The fates assist the bold |
| Audaces Fortuna iuvat | Fortune assists the bold |
| Audaces juvat | She assists the brave |
| Audaces juvo | I assist the brave |
| Audaci favet Fortuna | Fortune favors the brave |
| Audacia | Daring deeds |
| Audacia et industria | By boldness and diligence |
| Audaciter et sincere | Boldly and sincerely |
| Audaciter et strenue | Boldly and readily |
| Audax et promptus | Bold and ready |
| Audax omnia perpeti | Bold to endure all things |
| Aude et prevalebis | Dare and you will prevail |
| Aude facere | Dare to create |
| Aude sapere | Dare to know |
| Audemus jura nostra defendere | We dare defend our rights |
| Audentia fortuna juvat | Fortune assists the daring |
| Audentis fortuna iuvat | Fortune favors the bold--allegedly the last words of Pliny the Elder before he left the docks at Pompeii to rescue people from the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE; originally from Virgil, Aeneid X, 284. Sometimes quoted as audaces fortuna iuvat. |
| Audeo | I dare |
| Audere est facere | To dare is to do. (Motto of Tottenham Hotspur) |
| Audi et alteram partem | Hear the other side too |
| Audi partem alteram | Hear the other side |
| Audiatur et altera pars | Let's hear also the other party |
| Audio, sed taceo | I hear, but say nothing |
| Audio, video, disco | I hear, I see, I learn |
| Audito et gradito | Listen and go |
| Augeo | I increase |
| Augeor dum progredior | I increase as I proceed |
| Auget largiendo | He increases by giving liberally |
| Aura popularis | The popular breeze. (Cicero) |
| Aurea mediocritas | The golden mean. (an ethical goal; truth and goodness are generally to be found in the middle.) (Horace) |
| Auri sacra fames | Accursed hunger for gold -- from Virgil, Aeneid 3,57; later quoted by Seneca: quod non mortalia pectora coges, auri sacra fames ("What aren't you able to bring men to do, miserable hunger for gold!") |
| Auribus teneo lupum | I hold a wolf by the ears. (I am in a dangerous situation and dare not let go.) (Terence) |
| Auriga virtutum prudential | Prudence is the charioteer of the virtues |
| Aurora australis | The Southern lights |
| Aurora borealis | The Northern lights |
| Aurora Musis amica | Dawn is friend of the muses. (Early bird catches the worm.) |
| Aurum et argentum | Gold and silver |
| Ausim et confido | I dare and I trust |
| Auspice Christo | Under the guidance of Christ |
| Auspice Deo | Under the guidance of God |
| Auspice numine | Under divine direction |
| Auspice summo Numine | Under direction of the great God |
| Auspicium melioris avi | The token of a better age |
| Aut amat aut odit: nil est tertium | Love or hate: there is no third course |
| Aut Caesar aut nihil | Caesar or nothing -- i.e., all or nothing. Caesar is here used in the meaning emperor. Adopted by Cesare Borgia as his personal motto. |
| Aut disce aut discede | Either learn or leave |
| Aut homo aut nullus | Either a man or none |
| Aut insanit homo, aut versus facit | The fellow is either mad or he is composing verses. (Horace) |
| Aut inveniam viam aut faciam | I will either find a way or make one |
| Aut mens aut vita Deus | God is either life or mind |
| Aut mori aut vincere | To conquer or to die |
| Aut mors aut vita decora | Either death or an honorable life |
| Aut mors aut vita Deus | Death or life is of God |
| Aut nunquam tentes, aut perfice | Either do not attempt, or complete (Do, there is no try) |
| Aut pax, aut bellum | Either peace or war |
| Aut tace, aut face | Either be silent, or act |
| Aut viam inveniam aut faciam | I shall either find or make a path |
| Aut vincere aut mori | Either conquer or die |
| Auxiliante resurgo | I arise through help |
| Auxilio ab alto | By aid from above |
| Auxilio Dei | By the help of God |
| Auxilio divino | By divine assistance |
| Auxilium ab alto | Aid from above |
| Auxilium meum a Domino | My help is from the Lord |
| Auxilium meum ab alto | My help is from above |
| Avarus animus nullo satiatur lucro | A greedy mind is satisfied with no (amount of) gain |
| Ave atque vale | Hail and farewell! -- from Catullus, carmen 101, addressed to his deceased brother. |
| Ave caesar! Morituri te salutamus | Hail Caesar! We who are about to die salute you. (gladiators before the fight) |
| Ave Europa, nostra vera Patria | Hail Europe, our true Fatherland -- Anthem [song] of pan-Europeanists |
| Ave maria | Hail Mary |
| Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum Benedicta tu in mullieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus Sancta Maria, Mater Dei Ora pro Nobis, peccatoribus Nunc et in hora mortis nostr¾. Amen. | Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou amonst women, and blessed in the fruit of thy womb, Jesus Holy Mary, Mother of God Pray for us sinners Now and at the hour of our death. Amen. |
