Ab aeterno

since the beginning of time

ab imo pectore

from the heart

ab initio

from the beginning

ab intra

from within

absit invidia

no offence intended

ab uno disce omnes

from one example learne about all

abyssus abyssum invocat

one false step leads to another.

Accessit

honourable mention

acta est fabula

it’s all over

ad captandum vulgus

in order to win over the masses

ad gloriam

for glory

ad infinitum

without limit

ad limina apostolorum

to the highest authority

ad populum

to the people

ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

ad referendum

for further consideration

ad unguem

perfectly

ad unum omens

unanimously

ad utrumque paratus

prepared for the worst

adversus solem ne loquitor

don’t waste your time arguing the obvious

ad vitam aeternam

forever

advocatus diaboli

devil’s advocate

aegrescit medendo

the remedy is worse than the disease

aequam servare mentem

to keep ones cool

aeternum vale

farewell forever

age quod agis

pay attention to what you are doing.

Albae gallinae filius

a lucky devil

alere flammam

to feed the flame

alias dictus

otherwise called

aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus

you can’t win ‘em all

amantes sunt amentes

lovers are lunatics

amicus usque ad aras

a friand to the end

amor vincit omnia

love conquers all

animis opibusque parati

ready for anything

anno Domini

in the year of our lord

anno hegirae

in the year of the hegirae

(Mahomet’s flight from Mecca to Medina, AD 622.)

annus mirabilis

a remarkable year

aqua vitae

water of life (akvavit, whisky)

arbiter bibendi

a toastmaster

arcades ambo

two of a kind

ars amandi

art of love

Ars Amatoria

The Art of Love

ars gratia artis

art for art’s sake

asinus asinum fricat

one fool rubs the other’s back

a tergo

from behind

auctor ignotus

an unknown author

audaces fortuna iuvat

fortune favours the bold

audi alteram partem

there are two sides to every question

aura popularis

temporary celebrity

aurea mediocritas

moderation in all things

aureo hamo piscari

money talks

aut bibat aut abeat

you’re either for us or against us

aut Caesar aut nihil

all or nothing

aut disce aut discede

either learn or leave

aut vincere aut mori

victory or death

ave atque vale

hail and farewell

bis dat qui cito dat

He gives twice who quickly gives

bona fide

in good faith

bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis

good wine gladdens a person’s heart.

brutum fulmen

an empty threat

caco‰ thes scribendi

an incurable itch to write

caeca invidia est

envy is blind

caput mundi

the center of the world

carpe diem

Seize the day

carpe hunc librum

seize this book

caveat emptor

let the buyer beware

cave canem

beware of the dog

(Found on the door of a house in Pompeii during excavation of that city, rediscovered in 1748. The city was buried in ashes and lava during an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.)

cetera desunt

the rest are missing

codex

a manuscript parchment, allmenn code of laws

cogito ergo sum

I think, therefore I exist

compos mentis

of sound mind

compos sui

master of himself

confietor

I confess

coniunctis viribus

with united powers

consensus

agreement

consensum audacium

a conspiracy

concensus omnium

agreement of all

consummatum est

it is completed

contraria contrariis curantur

opposites are cured by opposites

corpus delicti

the terrible evidence that allmenn crime has been committed

Cras amet qui nunquam amavit;

Quique amavit, cras amet.

May he love tomorrow who never has loved before;

And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well.

Inter arma silent leges

I krig tier lover