a bene placito
from one well pleased
Or "at Will", "at one's pleasure"
a caelo usque ad centrum
from the sky to the center
or "from heaven all the way to the center of the earth" ("For whoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to the sky and down to the depths")
a capite ad calcem
from head to heel
Or "from top to bottom", "from head to toe"
a contrario
from the opposite
or "on the contrary"
a Deucalione
From or since Deucalion
or "a long time ago"
a falsis principlis proficisci
to set forth from false principles.
A fortiori
from the stronger
Or "even more so", "with even stronger reason"
A mari usque ad mare
from sea to sea
A pedibus usque ad caput
from feet to head
or "from tip to toe", "from head to toe"
A posse ad esse
from being able to being
or "from possibility to actuality", "from being possible to being actual"
A posteriori
from the latter
A priori
from the former
Ab absurdo
from the absurd
Ab abusu ad usum non valet consequential
an inference from an abuse to use is not valid
or "Rights abused are still rights"
Ab aeterno
From the eternal
Or "from the everlasting", "from eternity", "from time immemorial", "since the beginning of time", "from an infinitely remote time in the past"
Ab antique
from the ancient
or "from ancient times"
Ab epistulis
from the letters
or "having to do with correspondence"
Ab extra
From beyond
or "From without"
ab hinc or abhinc
from her on
ab imo pectore
from the deepest chest
or "from the bottom of my heart", "with deepest affection", "sincerely"
ab inconvenienti
from an inconvenient thing
or "based on unsuitability", "from inconvenience", "from hardship"
ab incunabulis
from the cradle
or "from the beginning", "from infancy"
ab initio
from the beginning
or "at the outset"
ab intestate
from an intestate
or "from someone who dies with no legal will"
ab intra
from within
or "from the inside"
ab invite
unwillingly
ab irato
from an angry man
ab origine
from the source
or "originally"
ab ovo usque ad mala
from the egg to the apples
or "from begging to end"
ab uno disce omnes
from one, learn all
ab urbe condita
from the city having been founded
abusus non tollit usum
misuse does not remove use
ab utili
from untility
abyssus abyssum invocate
deep calleth unto deep (sea calls to sea)
a caelo usque ad centrum
from the sky to the center (from heaven all the way to the center of the Earth)
a capite ad calcem
from head to heel
accipe hoc
take this
accusare nemo se debet nisi coram deo
no one ough to accuse himself except in the presence of God
a contrario
from the opposite (on the contrary)
acta deos numquam mortalia fallunt
mortal actions never deceive the gods
acta est fabula plaudit
The play has been preformed; applaud!
Acta non verba
Deeds not words
Acta sanctorum
Deeds of the Saints
Actus me invite factus non est meus actus
The act done by me against my will is not my act
Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
The act does not make [a person] guilty unless the mind should be guilty.
Actus reus
Guilty act
Ad absurdum
To absurdity
Ad abundantiam
To abundance
Ad acta
To the archives
Ad altiora tendo
I strive towards higher things
Ad arbitrium
At will, at pleasure
Ad astra
To the stars
Ad astra per aspera
To the stars through difficulties
Ad auguster per anguster
To rise to a high position overcoming hardships
Ad captandum vulgus
In order to capture the crowd
Ad clerum
To the clergy
A Deucalione
From or since Deucalion (the son of Prometheus)
Ad eundem
To the same
Ad fonts
To the sources
Ad fundum
To the bottom (or, bottoms up, or, back to basics)
Ad hoc
To this (or, for this)
Ad hominem
To the man (or, at the man)
Ad honorem
To the honour (for the honour)
Ad infinitum
To infinity
Ad interim
For the meantime
Ad kalendas graecas
At the Greek Calends (A Calend is the fist day of every month)
Ad libitum
Toward pleasure (or, as you wish)
Ad litem
To the lawsuit
Ad lucem
To the light
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam
or
Ad majorem Dei gloriam
To the greater glory of God
Ad meliora
Towards better things
Ad moretem
To death
Ad multos annos
To many years
Ad nauseam
To seasickness
Ad oculos
To the eyes (obvious on sight)
Ad pedem litterae
To the foot of the letter
Ad perpetuam memoriam
To the perpetual memory
Ad pondus omnium
or
ad pond om
to the weight of all things (considering everything's weight)
Ad quod damnu
To whatever damage
Ad referendum
To be proposed [before the Senate] (subject to reference)
Ad rem
To the matter (to the point)
Ad sumus
Here we are
Ad susceptum perficiendum
In order to achieve what has been undertaken
Ad terminum qui praeteriit
For the term which has passed
Ad undas
To the waves (to hell)
Ad unum
To one
Ad usum Delphini
For the use of the Dauphin (dauphin is the title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791 and 1824 to 1830)
Ad usum proprium
For one's own use
Ad utrumque paratus
Prepared for either [alternative]
Ad valorem
According to value
Ad victoria
To victory (for victory)
Ad vitam aeternam
To eternal life (to life everlasting)
Ad vitam aut culpam
For life or until fault
Addendum
Thing to be added
Adaequation intellectus et rei
Correspondence of the mind and reality
Adaequation intellectus nostril cum re
Conformity of our minds to the fact
Adsum
I am here (or 'present,' or 'here)'
Adversus solem ne loquitor
Do not speak against the sun (do not argue what is obviously/manifestly incorrect)
Advocatus diabolic
Devil's advocate
Aegri somnia
A sick man's dreams
Aetatis
Of age / aged
Aetatis suae
Of his age [followed by an ordinal number] (at the age of _ [years])
A falsis principiis proficisci
To set forth from false principles
Affidavit
He asserted
A fortiori
From the stronger (with even stronger reason)
Age quod agis
Do what you are doing (do well whatever you do)
Agere squitur
Action follows (We act cording to what we believe)
Agere sequitur (esse)
Action follows being
Agnus Dei
Lamb of God
Alea iacta est
The die has been cast
Alenda lux ubi orta libertas
light [is] to be nourished where liberty [has] risen (let learning be cherished)
Alias
At another time, otherwise
Alibi
Elsewhere
Aliquid state pro aliquot
Something stands for something else
Alis aquilae
On an eagle's wings
Alis grave nil
Nothing [is] heavy with wings
Alis volat propriis
She flies with her own wings
Alma mater
Nourishing mother
Alter ego
Another I
Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest
Let no man be another's who can be his own
Alterum non laedere
To not wound another
Alumnus
or
Alumna
Pupil
A mari usque ad mare
From sea to sea
Amicus certus in re incerta
A sure friend in an unsure matter
Amicus curiae
From of the court
Amicus Plato, sed magis amica veritas
Plato is my friend, but truth is a better friend.
Amittere legem terrae
To lose the law of the land
Amat victoria curam
Victory favours care
Amor Dei intellectualis
Intellectual love of God
Amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus
Love is rich with both honey and venom
Amor fati
Love of fate
Amor omnibus idem
Love is the same for all
Amor patriae
Love of the fatherland (love of the nation)
Amor vincit Omnia
Love conquers all
Anglice
In English
Animus in consulendo liber
A mind unfettered in deliberation
Anno
In the year
Anno Domini
In the year of the lord
Anno regni
In the year of the reighn
Annuity coeptis
He nods at things now begun
Annus horribilis
Horrible year
Annus mirabilis
Wonderful year
Annus terribilis
Dreadful year
Ante bellum
Before the war
Ante cibum
Before food (before meals)
Ante faciem Domini
Before the face of the lord
Ante litteram
Before the letter
Ante meridiem
Before midday
Ante mortem
Before death
Ante Omnia armari
Before all else, be armed
Ante prandium
Before lunch (before a meal)
A pedibus usque ad caput
From feet to head
A posse ad esse
From being able to being (from possibility to actuality)
A posteriori
From the latter
Apparatus criticus
Tools of a critic
A priori
From the former
Apud
In the writings of
Aqua
Water
Aqua fortis
Strong water
Aqua pura
Pure water
Aqua regia
Royal water
Aqua viate
Water of life
Aquila non capit muscas
An eagle does not catch flies
Arare litus
To plough the seashore
Arbiter elegantiarum
Judge of tastes
Aracana imperii
The secrets of power
Arcanum boni tenoris animae
The secret behind a good mood
Arcus senilis
Bow of an old person
Arduus ad solem
Striving towards the sun
Argentum album
White silver
Arguendo
For arguing
Argumentum
Argument
Ars celare artem
Art [is] to conceal art
Ars gratia artis
Art for the sake of art
Ars longa, vita brevis
Art is long, life is short
Arte et labore
By art and by labour
Arte et marte
By skill and valour
Artis Bohemiae Amicis
Friends of Czech Arts
Asinus ad lyram
An ass to the lyre (an awkward or incompetent invididual)
Asinus asinum fricat
The jackass rubs the jackass
Assecuratus non quaerit lucrum sed agit ne in damno sit
The assured does not seek profit but makes [it his profit] that he not be in loss
Astra inclinant, sed non obligant
The stars incline us, they do not bind us
Auctores varii
Various authors
Auctoritas
Authority
Auctoritas non veritas facit legem
Authority, not truth, makes law
Audacter calumniare, semper aliquid haeret
Slander boldly, something always sticks
Audax at fidelis
Bold but faithful
Audeamus
Let us dare
Audemus jura nostra defendere
We date to defend our rights
Audentes fortuna iuvat
Fortune favours the bold
Audere ese facere
To dare is to do
Audi alteram partem
Hear the other side
Audio hostem
I hear the enemy
Audi, vide, tace
Hear, see, be silent
Aurea mediocritas
Golden mean
Auri sacra fames
Accursed hunger for gold
Auribus teneo lump
I hold a wolf by the ears
Aurora australis
Southern dawn
Aurora borealis
Northern dawn
Aurora musis amica
Dawn is a friend to the muses
Aurum potestas est
Gold is power
Auspicium melioris aevi
Hope / token of a better age
Aut Caesar aut nihil
Either Ceasar or nothing
Aut conciliis au tense
Either by meeting or by sword
Aut cum scuto aut in scuto
Either with shield or on shielf (do or die) (No retreat)
Aut imiteris aut oderis
Imitate or loathe it
Aut neca aut necare
Either kill or be killed
Aut pax aut bellum
Either peace or war
Aut simul stabunt aut simul cadent
They will either stand together or fall together
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
I will either find a way or make one
Aut vincere aut mori
Either to conquer or to die
Ave atque vale
Hail and farewell
Ave Europa nostra vera patria
Hail Europe, our true fatherland
Ave imperator, morituri te salutant
Hail, Emperor! Those who are about to die salute you!
Ave Maria
Hail, Mary
Ave mater angliae
Hail, mother of England.