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viewing 67 latin phrases, sorting by the letter l
| latin phrase | english translation |
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| Labera lege |
Read my lips |
| Labor omnia vincit |
Work conquers all things. (Virgil) |
| Labra lege |
Read my lips |
| Lachryma Christi |
Christ's tears |
| Lapsus alumni |
Error made |
| Lapsus calami |
A slip of the pen |
| Lapsus linguae |
A slip of the tongue |
| Lapsus memoriae |
A slip of the memory |
| Lapsus nivium! |
Avalanche!! |
| Lares et penates |
Household gods |
| Latet anguis in herba |
A snake lies in the grass. (Vergil) |
| Latine dictum |
Spoken in Latin |
| Latine loqui coactus sum |
I have this compulsion to speak Latin |
| Latro! fremo! |
Woof woof! Grrrr! |
| Laudant illa, sed ista legunt |
Some (writing) is praised, but other is read. (Martialis) |
| Laudatores temporis acti |
Praisers of time past |
| Laus Deo |
Praise be to God |
| Lavdem virtvtis necessitati damvs |
We give to necessity the praise of virtue finding the benefit in what's needful |
| Lectori Salutem (L.S.) |
Greetings to the reader |
| Lectio brevior lectio potior |
The shortest reading is the more probable reading |
| Lector benevole |
Kind reader |
| Legatus a latere |
Advisor from the side |
| Lege atque lacrima |
Read 'em and weep |
| Lege et lacrima |
Read it and weep |
| Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus |
We are slaves of the law so that we may be able to be free. (Cicero) |
| Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus |
The burden is made light which is borne well. (Ovid) |
| Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est |
The designated hitter rule has got to go |
| Lex domicilii |
The law of a person's home country |
| Lex fori |
The law of the forum (country) |
| Lex loci |
The law of the place |
| Lex malla, lex nulla |
A bad law is no law. (St. Thomas Aquinas) |
| Lex non scripta |
The unwritten (common) law |
| Lex scripta |
The written law |
| Lex talionis |
The law of revenge |
| Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt |
Men gladly believe that which they wish for. (Caesar) |
| Liberae sunt nostrae cogitationes |
Our thoughts are free. (Cicero) |
| Liberate te ex inferis |
Save yourself from hell |
| Libertas inaestimabilis res est |
Liberty is a thing beyond all price. (Corpus Iuris Civilis) |
| Liberum arbitrium |
Free will |
| Libra solidus denarius (L.S.D.) |
Pounds, shillings, pence |
| Licentia liquendi |
Liberty of speaking |
| Licentia poetica |
Poetic licence. (Seneca) |
| Licet |
It is allowed |
| Lingua franca |
French tonguethe common or universal language |
| Literati |
Men of letters |
| Litoralis |
Beach bum |
| Litterae humaniores |
The humanities |
| Loco citato (lc) |
In the passage just quoted |
| Locum tenens |
One occupying the place (used as an English noun meaning "deputy") |
| Locus classicus |
The most authoritative source, Classical passage |
| Locus delicti |
The scene of the crime |
| Locus desperatus |
A hopeless passage |
| Locus enim est principum generationis rerum |
For place is the origin of things. (Roger Bacon) |
| Locus in quo |
The place in which something happens |
| Locus poenitentiae |
A place for repentance |
| Locus sigilli (l.s.) |
The place of the seal |
| Locus standi |
Place of standing |
| Longo intervallo |
After a long gap |
| Loquitur (loq.) |
He/she speaks |
| Luctor et emergo |
I struggle but I'll survive |
| Luke sum ipse patrem te |
Luke, I am your father. (Star Wars) |
| Lumen naturale |
Natural light |
| Lupus est homo homini |
Man is wolf to man |
| Lupus in fabula |
The wolf in the tale (i.e. Speak of the wolf, and he will come) (Terence) |
| Lusus naturae |
A freak of nature |
| Lux et veritas |
Light and Truth |
| Lux mundi |
The light of the world |