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ab imo pectore
from the bottom of the heart
ad kalendas graecas
never/when hell freezes over (at the greek calends)
aut viam inveniam aut faciam
where there's a will there's a way (either I'll find a way or make one)
de gustibus non est disputandum
there is no accounting for taste
de mortuis nil nisi bonum
speak only good of the dead
rem acu tetigisti
you hit the nail on the head
a dextra
on the right
a posteriori
from effect to cause (from what comes after)
a priori
from what is already known (from what comes before)
ab initio
from the beginning
ab ovo usque ad mala
from the egg to the apple ("from beginning to end" like "from soup to nuts")
ad gustum
to one's taste
ad hoc
for this purpose
ad hominem
against the man
ad infinitum
without end
ad nauseam
to the point of digust
alma mater
nourishing mother -- for any school/college
alter ego
another self
aqua vitae
whiskey/alcohol
bona fide
in good faith
Casus Belli
justification for war
cave canem
beware the dog
caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
cum grano salis
with a grain of salt (use caution)
curriculum vitae
resume
de facto
in fact; actually
de jure
by right; legally
deus ex machina
an unlikely and providential intervention
ex tempore
without preparation
gaudeamus igitur
therefore, let us rejoice
habeas corpus
a writ to bring a detained person before a judge (you must have the body)
in absentia
in adsence
in aeternum
forever
in loco parentis
in the place of a parent
in medias res
in the middle of things
in memoriam
in memory of
in vino veritas
in wine, the truth
ipso facto
by the very fact itself
lapsus linguae
a slip of the tongue
modus operandi
a method of working
mutatis mutandis
with the necessary changes having been made
ne plus ultra
perfection
non compos mentis
an unsound man
per annum
by the year
per capita
by heads
per diem
by the day
per se
by itself; essentially
persona non grata
an unwelcome person
post mortem
autopsy
post partum
after childbirth
quantum
how much
quid pro quo
something for something
similis veri
probable
sine die
indefinitely; without setting a day
sine mora
without delay
sine qua non
an indispensable condition; a necessity
sine prole
without children
status quo
existing condition
sub rosa
secretly
sui generis
one of a kind
suo motu
spontaneously
tabula rasa
a clean slate
tempus fugit
time flies
usque ad
all the way up to
vade mecum
a constant companion (go with me)
vae victis
woe to the conquered
verbatim
word for word
via
by way of
vice versa
the other way around
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