PHRASES LATIN

Latin	Meaning
a posse ad esse	from possibility to actuality
ab aeterno	from the beginning of time
ab initio	from the beginning
acta est fabula	the play is finished i.e. it's all over
alter ego	other self
ars gratia artis	art for art’s sake
ars longa vita brevis	art is long and life is short
bis dat qui cito dat	he who gives promptly gives twice
carpe diem	sieze the day
de die in diem	from day to day
de facto	in fact / in reality
deus ex machina	contrived plot resolution
diem perdidi	I have lost a day
ex nihilo nihil fit	out of nothing nothing comes
ex proprio motu	voluntarily
ex tempore / extempore	without premeditation or preparation
factum est	it is done
hic et nunc	at present time and place / in this situation
in flagrante delicto	in the act
in media res	into the midst of things
in nubibus	in the clouds / in a state of suspension
in nuce	in a nutshell / briefly or simply
inter alia	among other things
ipse dixit	he himself said i.e. an unsupported assertion
ipso facto	by the fact itself
mirabile dictu	wonderful to relate
mutatis mutandis	with the necessary modifications
ne plus ultra	not more beyond / perfect point or state
nihil	nil / nothing
nolens volens	unwilling or willing
non sequitur	doesn't follow / illogical deduction
nulli secundus	second to none
nullius in verba	on word of no one / take no one's word for it
obiter dictum	something said in passing
olim	once / once upon a time
pari passu	with equal pace
pars pro toto	the part for the whole
passim	here and there / throughout
paucis verbis	in few words
per contra	on the contrary
per se	by itself / in itself
post factum	after the event
post hoc ergo propter hoc	after this therefore because of this
prima facie	at a first view
pro tempore	for the time being / temporary
qua	in so far as / in the capacity of
qui docet discit	he who teaches learns
quo vadis?	whither goest thou?
quod erat demonstrandum	which was what had to be proved
rara avis	rare bird / uncommon person or thing
satis	enough
sensu lato	in the broad sense
sensu stricto	in the restricted meaning
sic erat in fatis	so it was fated
sic passim	thus everywhere
sic transit gloria mundi	thus passes the glory of the world
sine die	without a date i.e. indefinitely
sine qua non	without which nothing / essential condition
sub rosa	under the rose / in secret
tabula rasa	scraped tablet
ubique	everywhere
ultima Thule	utmost limit. T: six days’ sail north of Britain
videlicet	that is to say / namely
viva voce	by word of mouth / spoken