| latin phrase | english translation |
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| Habeas corpus |
You must have the body, i.e. You must justify an imprisonment |
| Habemus Papam |
We have a pope. (used at the announcement of a new pope) |
| Habetis bona deum |
Have a nice day |
| Hac lege |
With this law |
| Haec olim meminisse ivvabit |
Time heals all things, i.e. Wounds, offenses |
| Haec trutina errat |
There is something wrong with this scale |
| Hannibal ante portas! |
Hannibal is at the doors! The enemy/danger is at the doors! |
| Haud ignota loquor |
I say things that are known |
| Helluo librorum |
A glutton for books. (bookworm) |
| Heu! Tintinnuntius meus sonat! |
Darn! There goes my beeper! |
| Heus, hic nos omnes in agmine sunt! |
Hey, we're all in line here! |
| Hic et nunc |
Here and now |
| Hic habitat felicitas |
Here dwells happiness |
| Hic jacet (HJ) |
Here lies. (written on gravestones or tombs) |
| Hic jacet sepultus (HJS) |
Here lies buried |
| Hic puer est stultissimus omnium! |
This boy is the stupidest of all! |
| Hinc illae lacrimae |
Hence these tears. (Terence) |
| Historia est vitae magistra |
The history is the tutor of life |
| Hoc erat in votis |
This was among my prayers |
| Hoc est in votis |
This is in my prayers |
| Hoc est verum et nihili nisi verum |
This is the truth and nothing but the truth |
| Hoc est vivere bis vita posse priore frvi |
To live twice is to make useful profit from one's past. Experience is the best teacher, so learn from it |
| Hoc natura est insitum, ut quem timueris, hunc semper oderis |
It's an innate thing to always hate the one we've learnt to fear |
| Hoc tempore obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit |
In these days friends are won through flattery, the truth gives birth to hate. (Terence) |
| Hocine bibo aut in eum digitos insero? |
Do I drink this or stick my fingers in it? |
| Hodie mihi, cras tibi |
Today for me, tomorrow for you |
| Homines libenter quod volunt credunt |
Men believe what they want to. (Terentius) |
| Homines, dum docent, discunt |
Men learn while they teach. (Seneca) |
| Homo doctvs is se semper divitias habet |
A learned man always has wealth within himself |
| Homo homini lupus |
Man is a wolf to man |
| Homo nudus cum nuda iacebat |
Naked they lay together, man and woman |
| Homo praesumitur bonus donec probetur malus |
One is innocent until proven guilty |
| Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit |
Man proposes, but God disposes |
| Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto |
I am human, therefore nothing human is strange to me |
| Homo sum |
I am a man |
| Homo vitae commodatus non donatus est |
Man has been lent to life, not given. (Pubilius Syrus) |
| Honor virutis preamium |
Honour is the reward of virtue |
| Honores mutant mores |
The honours change the customs. (Power corrupts) |
| Honoris causa (h.c.) |
As in doctorate, an honorary degree |
| Horas non numero nisi serenas |
I count only the bright hours. (Inscription on ancient sundials) |
| Horribile dictu |
Horrible to tell |
| Horror vacui |
Fear of empty places |
| Hostis hvmani generis |
Enemy of the human race |
| Huc accedit zambonis! |
Here comes the Zamboni! |
| Humum mandere |
To bite the dust |
| Hunc tu caveto |
Beware of this man |