| A | B |
|---|
| gratias agere | to thank |
| vitam agere | to live a life |
| consilium capere | to form a plan |
| se recipere | to retreat |
| proelium committere | to begin or join battle |
| in fugam conicere | to put to flight |
| in fugam dare | to put to flight |
| in fugam sese dare | to flee |
| inter se dare | to exchange |
| iter dare | to give the right of way |
| poenam dare | to suffer punishment or pay the penalty |
| causam dicere | to plead a case |
| bellum ducere | to prolong the war |
| in matrimoniam ducere | to marry |
| murum perducere | to construct a wall |
| navem deducere | to launch a ship |
| certiorem facere | to inform |
| certior fieri | to be informed |
| imperata facere | to obey commands |
| iter facere | to march |
| potestatem facere | to give an oppurtunity |
| proelium facere | to engage in battle |
| verba facere | to speak or make a speech |
| vim facere | to use force |
| aegre ferre | to be annoyed at |
| signa ferre | to advance |
| se conferre | to proceed |
| bellum inferre | to make war |
| gratiam referre | to show gratitude |
| pedem referre | to retreat |
| se referre | to go back or return |
| gratiam habere | to feel grateful |
| in animo habere | to intend` |
| orationem habere | to deliver a speech |
| pedibus ire | to go on foot or walk |
| castra movere | to break camp |
| viam munire | to build a road |
| castra ponere | to pitch camp |
| plurimum posse | to be very powerful |
| navem solvere | to set sail |
| memoria tenere | to remember |
| terga vertere | to turn and flee |
| a dextro cornu | on the right wing |
| a sinistro cornu | on the left wing |
| in summo monte | on the top of the mountain |
| magnum iter | a forced march |
| mille passus | a mile |
| milia passuum | miles |
| multa nocte | late at night |
| navis longa | a battleship |
| navis oneraria | a transport |
| ne...quidem | not even |
| non iam | no longer |
| non modo...sed etiam | not only...but also |
| non nulli | some |
| non numquam | sometimes |
| novissimum agmen | the rear |
| primum agmen | the van |
| prima luce | at dawn |
| qua de causa | for this reason |
| quam celerrime | as quickly as possble |
| quam primum | as soon as possible |
| res frumentaria | grain supply |
| res gestae | deeds or achievements |
| res militaris | military science |
| res novae | a revolution |
| res publica | government or state |
| simul atque | as soon as |
| solis occasu | at sunset |
| sub monte | at the foot of the mountain |
| ad astra per aspera | to the stars through difficulties (motto of Kansas) |
| ad hoc | for this particular purpose |
| ad infinitum | indefinitely; without limit |
| ad nauseam | to the degree of disgust |
| alma mater | foster mother; nourishing mother |
| alter ego | a second self; a very close friend |
| annuit coeptis | he (God) has favored our undertakings (found on the Great Seal of the United States) |
| ars artis gratia | art for art's sake |
| ars longa, vita brevis | art is long, life short |
| bona fide | in good faith or genuine |
| carpe diem | seize the day |
| caveat emptor | let the buyer beware |
| corpus delicti | the body of the crime |
| cum grano salis | with a grain of salt |
| de facto | in fact or actual |
| de gestibus non est disputandum | there is no accounting for tastes; everyone to his own taste |
| de jure | by right or legally |
| de mortuis nil nisi bonum | of the dead say nothing but good |
| divide et impera | divide and rule |
| dum spiro, spero | while I breathe, I hope (motto of South Carolina) |
| e pluribus unum | out of many, one (motto found on the Great Seal of the United States) |
| errare humanum est | to err is human |
| ex libris | from the book collection of |
| ex officio | by virtue of office |
| ex post facto | retroactive |
| ex tempore | on the spur of the moment |
| excelsior | higher |
| festina lente | make haste slowly |
| habeas corpus | a writ to bring abefore a judge a perosn who is detained |
| in absentia | in one's absence |
| in hoc signo vinces | by this sign you will conquer |
| in loco parentis | in the place of a parent |
| in medias res | into the midst of things |
| in memoriam | to the memory of |
| in re | in the matter of; concerning |
| in toto | entirely |
| ipso facto | by the very nature of the case; by the fact itself |
| labor omnia vincit | work conquers everything (motto of Oklahoma) |
| lapsus linguae | a slip of the tongue |
| mens sana in corpore sano | a sound mind in a sound body |
| modus operandi | a method of working |
| modus vivendi | a method of living or getting along together |
| multum in parvo | much in something small; much in a small place |
| ne plus ultra | nothing more beyond; perfection |
| non compos mentis | sot of sound mind |
| non sequitur | an inference that does not follow from the orginial statement |
| novus ordo seclorum | a new world order |
| pax vobiscum | peace be with you |
| per annum | by the year; each year |
| per capita | for each individual; by heads |
| per diem | by the day |
| per se | by itself; essentially |
| persona non grata | a person who is not acceptable |
| post mortem | occuring after death |
| post proelium, praemium | after the battle comes the reward |
| prima facie | on the first sight or appearance |
| pro and con | for and against |
| pro bono publico | for the public welfare |
| quid pro quo | something for something |
| semper fidelis | ever faithful (motto of the United States Marines) |
| semper paratus | always prepared (motto of the United States Coast Guard) |
| sic semper tyrannis | thus always to tyrants (motto of Virginia) |
| sic transit gloria mundi | thus passes the glory of the world |
| sine die | withing appointing a day for meeting again |
| sine qua non | something indespensable; a necessity |
| status quo | the existing states of affairs |
| stet | let it remain |
| tempus fugit | time flies |
| terra firma | solid ground |
| vade mecum | something carried by a person at all times; a constant companion |
| verbatim | word for word |
| via | by way of |
| vice versa | the other way around; conversely |
| vigilantia pretium libertatis | vigilence is the price of liberty |
| viva voce | by word of mouth; orally |
| vox populi, vox dei | the voice of the people is the voice of God |
| A.D. | Anno Domini; In The Year Of our Lord |
| ad lib. | ad libitum; at pleasure |
| a.m. | ante meridiem; before noon |
| A.U.C. | Ab Urbe Condita / Anno Urbis Conditae; From the Founding of the City |
| cf. | confer; compare |
| e.g. | exempli gratia; for example |
| et al. | et alii; and others OR et alibi; and elsewhere |
| etc. | et cetera; and so forth |
| ibid. | ibidem; in the same place |
| id. | idem; the same |
| i.e. | id est; that is |
| m. | meridie; at midday / noon |
| N.B. | Nota Bene; Note Well / Take Notice |
| op. cit. | opere citato; in the volume quoted |
| p.m. | post meridiem; afternoon |
| pro tem. | pro tempore; for the time being |
| P.S. | Post Scriptum; Written Afterwards / Postscript |
| Q.E.D. | Quod Erat Demonstrandum; That Which Was To Be Proved |
| q.v. | quod vide; which see |
| Rx | recipe; take as perscribed |
| viz. | videlicet; namely |
| vs. | versus; against |
