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    Latin Phrases
    Latin Phrases
    Latin Phrases
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    Latin Phrases

    By Dr. Leland Benton

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    Latin Phrases - Translate Latin Phrases to English is a book that takes business and everyday Latin phrases and translates them into English. Have you ever wondered what "Quid Pro Quo" means or any of the Latin phrases that are used daily in business terminology? Business quotes phrases abound in the English language. How about "non sequitar?" Well now there is a handy desktop compendium and Latin phrase dictionary of thousands of Latin phrases to use as a reference resource right at your fingertips so you won't be left wondering any longer. Perfect for business and investing, legal and medical professions. Latin Phrases comes in alphabetical order so finding the Latin phrase/word is easy and quick. It translates Latin phrases in English with sentences too so you get the most complete Latin phrases translation the first time. Now, that is about it so "Abbsum". Don't know what this means? Okay I will give you this one: "I'm outta here!"

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDr. Leland Benton
    Release dateJan 8, 2013
    ISBN9781301050536
    Latin Phrases
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    Dr. Leland Benton

    Dr. Leland Benton is Director of Applied Web Info, a holding company for ePubWealth.com, a leading ePublisher company based in Utah. With over 21,000 resellers in over 22-countries, ePubWealth.com is a leader in ePublishing, book promotion, and ebook marketing. As the creator and author of "The ePubWealth Program," Leland teaches up-and-coming authors the ins-and-outs of today's ePublishing world. He has assisted hundreds of authors make it big in the ePublishing world. Leland also created a series of external book promotion programs and teaches authors how to promote their books using external marketing sources. Leland is also the Managing Director of Applied Mind Sciences, the company's mind research unit and Chief Forensics Investigator for the company's ForensicsNation unit. He is active in privacy rights through the company's PrivacyNations unit and is an expert in survival planning and disaster relief through the company's SurvivalNations unit. Leland resides in Southern Utah.

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      Latin Phrases - Dr. Leland Benton

      Latin Phrases

      By Dr. Harry Jay

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      A

      B

      C

      D

      E

      F

      G

      H

      I

      J

      L

      M

      N

      O

      P

      Q

      R

      S

      T

      U

      V

      SOME LATIN MOTTOES (or TAGS/ABBREVIATIONS)

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      Meet the Author

      Introduction

      Have you ever wondered what Quid pro quo means? - Something for something, i.e. a favor for a favor. How about Non sequitur? - It does not follow. Now, right at your very fingertips, we have assembled the most complete compendium of Latin phrases for your convenience. Everything is arranged in alphabetical order….so enjoy and dazzle the world with your intelligence and writing power.

      A

      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 Deo et Rege - From God and the King

      A fortiori - With yet stronger reason

      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

      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 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 bottom of the chest. (from the heart) (Julius Caesar)

      Ab incunabulis - From the cradle

      Ab initio - From the beginning

      Ab intestato - Having made no will

      Ab origine - From the origin

      Ab ovo usque ad mala - From the egg right to the apples (From start to finish) (Horace)

      Ab ovo - From the egg

      Ab urbe condita - From the foundation of the city. (Rome)

      Ab/Ex uno disce omnes - From one person, learn all people

      Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit - He has left, absconded, escaped and disappeared

      Absente reo - In absence of the defendant

      Absit invidia - No offence intended

      Absit omen - May the omen be absent. (may this not be an omen)

      Absum! - I'm outta here!

      Abusus non tollit usum - Wrong use does not preclude proper use

      Abutebaris modo subjunctivo denuo - You've been misusing the subjunctive again

      Abyssus abyssum invocat - Hell calls hell; one mistep leads to another

      Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam - It is better to suffer an injustice than to do an injustice

      Acta est fabula, plaudite! - The play is over, applaud! (Said to have been emperor Augustus' last words)

      Acta non verba - Action not words

      Acta sanctorum - Deeds of the saints

      Actus reus - Wrongful act - as opposed to mens rea - the wrongful intention or guilty mind

      Ad absurdum - To the point of absurdity

      Ad acta - To archives. Not actual any more

      Ad alta - To the summit

      Ad astra per aspera - To the stars through difficulty

      Ad astra - To the stars

      Ad augusta per angusta - To high places by narrow roads

      Ad captandum vulgus - 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 eundem gradum - To the same level

      Ad eundem - Of admission to the same degree at a different university

      Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit - To boldly go where no man has gone before

      Ad fontes - To the sources (motto of Renaissance Humanism)

      Ad fundum - To the bottom / To the end (said during a generic toast, like bottoms up!)

      Ad hoc - For a particular purpose. (improvised, made up in an instant)

      Ad hominem - Appealing to a person's physical and emotional urges, rather than her or his intellect

      Ad honorem - In honour. Honour not baring any material advantage

      Ad idem - Of the same mind

      Ad infinitum - To infinity without end

      Ad interim - For the meantime

      Ad libitum (Acronym 'ad lib') - At one's pleasure

      Ad Libitur - As Desired

      Ad limina apostolorum - To the thresholds of the Apostles

      Ad litem - For a lawsuit or action

      Ad locum - At the place

      Ad lucem - Towards the light (motto of the University of Lisbon)

      Ad maiorem dei gloriam (AMDG) - For the greater glory of God

      Ad multos annos - To many years!, i.e. Many happy returns!

      Ad nauseum - To the point of making one sick

      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 referendum - Subject to reference

      Ad rem - To the point

      Ad valorem - By the value, e.g. Ad valorem tax

      Ad vitam aeternam - For all time

      Ad vitam paramus - We are preparing for life

      Ad vitam - For life

      Addendum - A thing to be added

      Adeste Fideles - Be present, faithful ones

      Adsum - Here! present!

      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

      Aegrescit medendo - The disease worsens with the treatment. The remedy is worse than the disease

      Aegri somnia - A sick man's dreams (Horace)

      Aegroto, dum anima est, spes esse dicitur - It is said that for a sick man, there is hope as long as there is life

      Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem - Remember

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