List of Latin phrases

This page lists English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations, such as "i.e." and "et cetera". Some of these are themselves translations of Greek phrases.

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;Q. E. D.

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:See Quod erat demonstrandum.

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;q. v.

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:See Quod vide.

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;Quære

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:"(You might) ask..." — used to introduce questions, usually rhetorical or tangential questions.

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;Quod me nutrit me destruit

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:What nourishes me, destroys me.

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;Qualis artifex pereo!

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:"What a great artist dies with me!" — attributed to Nero by Suetonius.

Related Topics:
Nero - Suetonius

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;Qua patet orbis

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:"As far as the world extends" — motto of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps

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;Quae vide (qq.v.)

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:"Which things see" — plural of "quod vide".

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;Quaque die (qd)

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:"Every day" ()

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;Quaque hora (qh)

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:"Every hour" ()

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;Quater in die (qid)

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:"Four times a day" ()

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;Qui tacet consentire videtur

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:"Silence gives consent." — sometimes accompanied by the proviso "ubi loqui debuit (ac potuit)", that is, "when he ought to have spoken (and could do so)".

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;Quid est veritas?

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:"What is truth?" - Pilate's question to Jesus (John 18:38 - Vulgate)

Related Topics:
Pilate - Jesus - Vulgate

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;Quid novi ex Africa?

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:"What's new out of Africa?" — derived from an Aristotle quote.

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;Quid pro quo

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:"This for that" or "A thing for a thing" — i.e., in english, a favor for a favor.

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;Quidnunc? or Quid nunc?

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:"What now?" — as a noun, a quidnunc is a busybody or a gossip.

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;Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.

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:Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.

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;Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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:"Who watches the watchers?"

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;Quis ut Deus?

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:"Who is like unto God?" (Who would have the audacity to compare oneself to Him?)

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;Quo errat demonstrator

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:"Where the prover errs" — a pun on Quod erat demonstrandum.

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;Quo fata ferunt

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:"Whither the fates lead us" Motto of Bermuda.

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;Quo usque tandem?

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:"For how much longer?" — from Cicero's speech to the Roman senate regarding the conspiracy of Catiline: Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? i.e., "For how much longer, Catilina, will you abuse our patience?".

Related Topics:
Cicero - Roman senate - Catiline

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;Quo vadis

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:"Where are you going?" — according to Christian legend, asked by St. Peter meeting Jesus on the Appian way in Rome. The question is asked by St. Peter in John 13:36; The King James version has 'Lord, whither goest thou?" but the Vulgate has Domine quo vadis.

Related Topics:
Christian - St. Peter - Jesus - Appian way - Rome

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;Quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.)

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:"That which was to be demonstrated" — often written (abbreviated) at the bottom of a mathematical proof.

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;Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi

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:"What is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to the ox"

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;Quod vide (q.v.)

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:"Which see" — used after a term or phrase that should be looked up elsewhere in the current document or book.

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