| latin phrase | english translation |
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| E contrario |
From a contrary position |
| E pluribus unum |
From many, one (motto of the USA) |
| E re nata |
As circumstances dictate |
| E vestigio |
From where one stands |
| Ecce homo |
Behold the man |
| Ecce signum |
Behold the proof |
| Editio princeps |
First printed edition |
| Ego et rex meus |
I and my King |
| Ego me bene habeo |
With me all is well. (last words) (Burrus) |
| Ego nolo caesar esse |
I don't want to be Caesar. (Florus) |
| Ego spem pretio non emo |
I do not purchase hope for a price. (I do not buy a pig in a poke.) |
| Ego |
Consciousness of one's own identity |
| Eheu fugaces labuntur anni |
Alas, the fleeting years slip by. (Horace) |
| Eheu, litteras istas reperire non possum |
Unfortunately, I can't find those particular documents |
| Eiusdem generis |
Of the same kind |
| Elizabeth Regina/Eduardus Rex (E.R.) |
Queen Elizabeth/King Edward |
| Emeritus |
Honorary; by merit |
| Emitte lucem et veritatem |
Send out light and truth |
| Ense et aratro |
With sword and plow. (citizen-soldier, one who serves in war and peace) |
| Eo ipso |
By that very act |
| Eo nomine |
Under that name |
| Epistula non erubescit |
A letter doesn't blush. (Cicero) |
| Eram quod es, eris quod sum |
I was what you are, you will be what I am. (grave inscription) |
| Ergo bibamus |
Therefore, let us drink |
| Ergo |
Therefore |
| Errare humanum est |
To err is human. / It is human to err. (Seneca) |
| Errata |
A list of errors (in a book) |
| Erratum (errata) |
Error (errors) |
| Escariorium lavator |
Dishwashing machine |
| Esse est percipi |
Being is perception. (It is a standard metaphysical) (Mauser) |
| Esse quam videri |
To be, rather than to seem (state motto of North Carolina) |
| Est autem fides credere quod nondum vides; cuius fidei merces est videre quod credis |
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. (St. Augustine) |
| Est deus in nobis |
The is a god inside us |
| Est modus in rebus |
There is a middle ground in things. (Horace) |
| Est queadam fiere voluptas |
There is a certain pleasure in weeping. (Ovid) |
| Estne tibi forte magna feles fulva et planissima? |
Do you by chance happen to own a large, yellowish, very flat cat? |
| Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre? |
Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me? |
| Esto perpetua |
Let it be forever |
| Esto perpetue |
May you last for ever |
| Et alii/aliae |
Other persons/things |
| Et cetera/etcetera (etc.) |
And the rest |
| Et in arcadia ego |
I, also, am in Arcadia |
| Et sequens (et seq.) |
And the following |
| Et sequentes (et seq. Or seqq.) |
And those that follow |
| Et sic de ceteris |
And so to of the rest |
| Et tu, Brute |
And you, Brutus |
| Et uxor (abbreviated et ux.) |
And wife |
| Etiam capillus unus habet umbram |
Even one hair has a shadow. (Publilius Syrus) |
| Eventus stultorum magister |
Events are the teacher of the stupid persons. Stupid people learn by experience, bright people calculate what to do |
| Ex abrupto |
Without preparation |
| Ex abundancia cordis, os loquitor |
From the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks |
| Ex animo |
From the heart (sincerely) |
| Ex ante |
Before the event, beforehand. (economics: based on prior assumptions) |
| Ex cathedra |
From the chair. With authority (without argumentation) |
| Ex cearulo |
Out of the blue |
| Ex curia |
Out of court |
| Ex dolo |
Intentionally |
| Ex gratia |
Purely as a favour |
| Ex hypothesi |
From the hypothesis. (i.e. The one under consideration) |
| Ex libris |
From the Library (of) |
| Ex luna, scientia |
From the moon, knowledge. (motto of Apollo 13) |
| Ex mea sententia |
In my opinion |
| Ex more |
According to custom |
| Ex nilhilo nihil fit |
Nothing comes from nothing |
| Ex officio |
By virtue of his office |
| Ex opere operato |
By the work having been worked |
| Ex parte |
By only one party to a dispute in the absence of the other |
| Ex post facto |
After the fact, or Retrospectively |
| Ex proprio motu |
Voluntarily |
| Ex silentio |
From silence. (from lack of contrary evidence) |
| Ex tempore |
Off the cuff, without preparation |
| Ex uno disce omnes |
From one person learn all persons. (From one we can judge the rest) |
| Ex vi termini |
By definition |
| Ex voto |
According to one's vow |
| Ex |
Out of |
| Excelsior |
Ever upward. (state motto of New York) |
| Exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis |
An exception establishes the rule as to things not excepted |
| Exceptis excipiendis |
Excepting what is to be excepted |
| Excitabat fluctus in simpulo |
He was stirring up billows in a ladle. (He was raising a tempest in a teapot) (Cicero) |
| Excusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta |
He who excuses himself, accuses himself (qui s'excuse, s'accuse) |
| Exeat |
Permission for a temporary absence |
| Exegi monumentum aere perennius |
I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze. (Horace) |
| Exempli gratia (e.g) |
For the sake of example |
| Exeunt omnes |
All go out. (A common stage direction in plays) |
| Exeunt |
They go out |
| Exit |
He/she goes out |
| Exitus acta probat |
The outcome proves the deeds. (the end justifies the means) (Ovid) |
| Experientia docet stultos |
Experience teaches fools |
| Experientia docet |
Experience is the best teacher |
| Experimentum crucis |
Critical experiment |
| Expressio unius est exclusio alterius |
The mention of one thing may exclude others |
| Extempore |
Without premeditation |
| Exterioris pagina puella |
Cover Girl |
| Extinctus amabitur idem |
The same [hated] man will be loved after he's dead. How quickly we forget. (Horace) |
| Extra ecclesiam nulla salus |
Outside the Church [there is] No Salvation. (A phrase of much disputed significance in Roman Catholic theology) |
| Extra territorium jus dicenti impune non paretur |
The judgment (or the authority) of one who is exceeding his territorial jurisdiction is disobeyed with impunity |