| latin phrase | english translation |
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| Ibidem (Ib.) |
In the same place. (in a book) |
| Id certum est quod certum reddi potest |
That is certain that can be made certain |
| Id est (i.e.) |
That is to say |
| Id est mihi, id non est tibi! |
It is mine, not yours! |
| Id imperfectum manet dum confectum erit |
It ain't over until it's over |
| Id tibi praebet speciem lepidissimam! |
It looks great on you! |
| Idem quod (i.q.) |
The same as |
| Idem |
The same |
| Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (INRI) |
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews |
| Ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros |
Life is not a bowl of cherries, or, literally, Fire tests gold; adversity tests strong men |
| Ignis fatuus |
Foolish fire (will-o-the-wisp) |
| Ignorantia juris neminem excusat |
Ignorance of the law excuses no one |
| Ignoratio elenchi |
An ignorance of proof |
| Ignotus (ign.) |
Unknown |
| Ille dolet vere, qui sine teste dolet |
He mourns honestly who mourns without witnesses. (Martialis) |
| Ille mi par esse deo videtur |
He seems to me to be equal to a god. (Catullus) |
| Illegitimis nil carborundum |
Don't let the bastards grind you down |
| Illiud latine dici non potest |
You can't say that in Latin |
| Illius me paenitet, dux |
Sorry about that, chief |
| Imitatores, servum pecus! |
Imitators, you slavish crowd! (Horace) |
| Imperator/Imperatrix (Imp.) |
Emperor/Empress |
| Imperator |
Emperor |
| Imperium et libertas |
Empire and liberty. (Cicero) |
| Imperium in imperio |
An empire within an empire, i.e. A fifth column, a group of people within an nation's territory who owe allegiance to some other leader |
| Imperium |
Absolute power |
| Impossibilium nulla obligatio est |
Nobody has any obligation to the impossible. (Corpus Iuris Civilis) |
| Imprimatur |
Let it be printed |
| Imprimis |
In first place |
| In absentia |
In one's absence |
| In actu |
In practice |
| In aere aedificare |
Build (castles) in the air. (St. Augustine) |
| In aeternum |
For eternity |
| In alio pediculum, in te ricinum non vides |
You see a louse on someone else, but not a tick on yourself. (Petronius) |
| In articulo mortis |
At the moment of death |
| In banco |
On the bench |
| In camera |
In private chamber |
| In capite |
In chief |
| In cavda venenvm |
In the tail [is the] poison. Watch out for what you don't see |
| In curia |
In court |
| In dentibus anticis frustrum magnum spiniciae habes |
You have a big piece of spinach in your front teeth |
| In distans |
At a distance |
| In dubiis non est agendum |
In dubious cases, you should not act |
| In dubio pro reo |
In doubt in favor of the accused. If there is a doubt about guiltiness, the judgement has to be in favour of the accused |
| In dubio |
In doubt |
| In esse |
In existence |
| In excelsis |
In the highest |
| In extenso |
At full length |
| In extremis |
In extremity |
| In fine |
At the end |
| In flagrante delicto |
In the very act of committing an offence |
| In forma pauperis |
In the form of a poor person; in a humble or abject manner |
| In futuro |
In the future |
| In gremio legis |
In the protection of the law |
| In his ordo est ordinem non servare |
In this case the only rule is not obeying any rules |
| In hoc signo vinces |
In this sign, you will be victorious. (Eusebios) |
| In infinitum |
To infinity; without end |
| In libris libertas |
In books (there is) freedom |
| In limine |
On the threshold, at the very outset |
| In loco parentis |
In the place of a parent |
| In loco |
In the place of |
| In magnis et voluisse sat est |
To once have wanted is enough in great deeds. (Propertius) |
| In media res |
In or into the middle of a sequence of events. (Horace) |
| In medias res |
Into the midst of things |
| In medio stat virtus |
Virtue stands in the middle. Virtue is in the moderate, not the extreme position. (Horace) |
| In medio tutissimus ibis |
In the middle of things you will go most safe. (Ovid) |
| In memoriam |
To the memory of |
| In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas |
In necessary things unity, in doubtful things liberty, in all things charity |
| In nomine Domini |
In the name of the Lord |
| In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Santi |
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit |
| In nubibus |
In the clouds |
| In nuce |
In a nutshell |
| In omnia paratus |
Prepared for all things |
| In ovo |
In the egg |
| In pace, ut sapiens, aptarit idonea bello |
In peace, like a wise man, he appropriately prepares for war |
| In pace |
In peace |
| In pari materia |
Of like kind |
| In partibus infidelium |
In parts inhabited by unbelievers |
| In parvo |
In miniature |
| In perpetuum |
For ever |
| In personam |
Against the person |
| In pleno |
In full |
| In pontificalibus |
In the proper vestments of a pope or cardinal |
| In posse |
In possibility |
| In posterum |
Till the next day |
| In praesenti |
At the present time |
| In principio |
In the beginning |
| In propria persona |
In person |
| In puris naturalibus |
Completely naked |
| In quaestione versare |
To be under investigation |
| In re |
Refering to |
| In rem |
Against the matter (property) |
| In rerum natura |
In the nature of things |
| In saecvla saecvlorvm |
For ages of ages forever |
| In se |
In itself |
| In silico |
By means of a computer simulation |
| In silvam ne ligna feras |
Don't carry logs into the forest. (Horace) |
| In situ |
In position |
| In specie |
In kind; (a) in its own form and not in an equivalent (b) in coins and not in paper money |
| In spiritu et veritate |
In spirit and truth. (Versio Vulgata) |
| In statu quo |
In the same state |
| In terrorem |
As a warning; in order to terrify others |
| In totidem verbis |
In so many words |
| In toto |
As a whole, absolutely, Completely |
| In transitu |
In passing, on the way |
| In usu |
In use |
| In utero |
In the womb |
| In vacuo |
In a vacuum or empty space |
| In vinculis etiam audax |
In chains yet still bold (free) |
| In vino veritas |
The truth is in wine. (A drunk person tells the truth) |
| In virtute sunt multi ascensus |
There are many degrees in excellence. (Cicero) |
| In vitro |
In a test tube (literally glass) |
| In vivo |
In the living (thing) |
| Incipit |
Begin here |
| Incredibile dictu |
Incredible to say |
| Index librorum prohibitorum |
Official list of forbidden books not to be read by Catholics |
| Indulgentiam quaeso |
I ask your indulgence |
| Infinitus est numerus stultorum |
Infinite is the number of fools |
| Infra dignitatem (dig.) |
Undignified; beneath one's dignity |
| Infra |
Below, underneath |
| Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est |
Inhumanity is harmful in every age. (Cicero) |
| Iniqua nunquam regna perpetuo manent |
Stern masters do not reign long. (Seneca Philosophus) |
| Iniuria non excusat iniuriam |
One wrong does not justify another |
| Insanabile cacoethes scribendi |
An incurable passion to write. (Juvenal) |
| Insculpsit |
He/she engraved it |
| Instrumentum aeri temperando |
Airconditioner |
| Insula gilliganis |
Gilligan's Island |
| Integer vitae scelerisque purus |
Blameless of life and free from crime |
| Intellectum valde amat |
Love the intellect strongly. (St. Augustine) |
| Intelligenti pauca |
Few words suffice for he who understands |
| Intelligo me intelligere |
I understand that I understand. (St. Augustine) |
| Inter alia |
Among other things |
| Inter alios |
Amongst other people |
| Inter arma silent leges |
In time of war, laws are silent |
| Inter caecos regnat strabo |
Among blinds the squinting rules. (Erasmus) |
| Inter caesa et porrecta |
There's many a slip twixt cup and lip |
| Inter canum et lupum |
Between a dog and a wolf |
| Inter nos |
Between ourselves |
| Inter partes |
Made between two parties |
| Inter se |
Between themselves |
| Inter spem et metum |
Between hope and fear |
| Inter vivos |
Between living (people) |
| Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum europe vincendarum |
Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe |
| Interfice errorem, diligere errantem |
Kill the sin, love the sinner. (St. Augustine) |
| Interregnvm |
Period between rules anarchy, lawlessnes |
| Intra muros |
Within the walls |
| Intra vires |
Within the power |
| Inventas vitam iuvat excoluisse per artes |
Let us improve life through science and art. (Vergil) |
| Ipsa qvidem pretivm virtvs sibi |
Virtue is its own reward |
| Ipsa scientia potestas est |
Knowledge itself is power. (Bacon) |
| Ipsi dixit |
He himself said it. (Cicero) |
| Ipsissima verba |
The exact words |
| Ipso facto |
By that very fact |
| Ipso iure |
By operation of the law |
| Ira furor brevis est |
Anger is a brief insanity. (Horace) |
| Ire fortiter quo nemo ante iit |
To boldly go where no man has gone before. (Star Trek) |
| Isto pensitaris? |
You get paid for this crap? |
| Ita erat quando hic adveni |
It was that way when I got here |
| Ita est |
Yes./It is so |
| Ite, misse est |
Go, the Mass is finished |
| Iubilate Deo |
Rejoice in God |
| Iunctis viribus |
By united efforts |
| Iure divino |
By divine law |
| Iure humano |
By human law |
| Ius civile |
Civil law |
| Ius gentium |
The law of nations |
| Ius primae noctis |
The right of the first night |
| Ivs est ars boni et aeqvi |
Law is the art of the good and the just |
| Ivs gentivm |
Right of tribes law of nations |