| latin phrase | english translation |
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| Qua |
In so far as |
| Quad nesciunt eos non interficiet |
What they don't know won't kill them |
| Quandoquidem inter nos sanctissima divitiarum maiestas, esti funesta pecunia templo nondum habitas |
Among us, the god most revered is Wealth, but so far it has no temple of its own |
| Quae nocent, saepe docent |
What hurts, often instructs. One learns by bitter/adverse experience |
| Quae vide (qqv) |
See these things |
| Quaere verum |
Seek the truth |
| Quaere |
(You might) ask. Used to introduce questions, usually rhetorical or tangential questions |
| Qualem blennum! |
What a doofus! |
| Qualem muleirculam! |
What a bimbo! |
| Qualis pater talis filius |
As is the father, so is the son; like father, like son |
| Quam bene vivas refert, non quam diu |
The important thing isn't how long you live, but how well you live. (Seneca) |
| Quam se ipse amans-sine rivali! |
Himself loving himself so much-without a rival! (Cicero) |
| Quam terribilis est haec hora |
How fearful is this hour |
| Quandam |
Formally |
| Quando omni flunkus moritatus |
When all else fails play dead |
| Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari? |
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? |
| Quantum meruit |
As much as he/she deserved |
| Quantum sufficit (qs) |
As much as suffices |
| Quaque mane (qm) |
Every morning |
| Quaque nocte (qn) |
Every night |
| Quasi |
As if |
| Quater in die (Q.I.D) |
Take four times a day |
| Quem di diligunt, adolescens moritur |
Whom the gods love die young. (only the good die young) |
| Quemadmodum possums scire utrum vere simus an solum sentiamus nos esse? |
How are we to know whether we actually exist or only think we exist? |
| Quemadmoeum gladis nemeinum occidit, occidentis telum est |
A sword is never a killer, it's a tool in the killer's hands. (Seneca) |
| Qui bene cantat, bis orat |
He who sings well, prays twice |
| Qui bono? |
Who benfits? |
| Qui dedit benificium taceat; narret qui accepit |
Let him who has done a good deed be silent; let him who has received it tell it. (Seneca) |
| Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum |
Let him who wishes for peace prepare for war. (Vegetius) |
| Qui docet discit |
He who teaches learns |
| Qui dormit, non peccat |
One who sleeps doesn't sin |
| Qui habet aures audiendi audiat |
He who has ears, let him understand how to listen |
| Qui ignorabat, ignorabitur |
One who is ignorant will remain unnoticed |
| Qui me amat, amet et canem meum |
Love me, love my dog |
| Qui multum habet, plus cupit |
He who has much desires more. (Seneca) |
| Qui nimium probat, nihil probat |
One who proves too much, proves nothing |
| Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit |
He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow. (Ovid) |
| Qui omnes insidias timet in nullas incidit |
He who fears every ambush falls into none. (Pubilius Syrus) |
| Qui potest capere capiat |
Let him accept it who can. Freely: If the shoe fits, wear it |
| Qui pro innocente dicit, satis est eloquens |
He who speaks for the innocent is eloquent enough. (Publius Syrus) |
| Qui scribit bis legit |
He who writes reads twice |
| Qui tacet consentire videtur |
He that is silent is thought to consent |
| Qui tacet consentit |
Silence gives consent |
| Qui vir odiosus! |
What a bore! |
| Qui vivat atque floreat ad plurimos annos |
May he live and flourish for many years |
| Qui vult dare parva non debet magna rogare |
He who wishes to give little shouldn't ask for much |
| Quia natura mutari non potest idcirco verae amicitiae sempiternae sunt |
Since nature cannot change, true friendships are eternal. (Horace) |
| Quid agis, medice? |
What's up, Doc? |
| Quid est illa in auqua? |
What's that in the water? |
| Quid Novi |
What's New? |
| Quid nunc |
What now?! (a nosy busybody) |
| Quid pro quo |
Something for something. i.e. A favor for a favor |
| Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur |
Anything said in Latin sounds profound |
| Quid rides? Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur |
What are you laughing at? Just change the name and the joke's on you. (Horace) |
| Quidnunc? Or Quid nunc? |
What now? As a noun, a quidnunc is a busybody or a gossip |
| Quidquid agis, prudenter agas et respice finem! |
Whatever you do, do cautiously, and look to the end |
| Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes |
Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even bearing gifts. (Vergil) |
| Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur |
Anything said in Latin sounds profound |
| Quidvis Recte Factum Quamvis Humile Praeclarum |
Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble |
| Quieta non movere |
Don't move settled things, or Don't rock the boat |
| Quinon proficit deficit |
He who does not advance, go backwards |
| Quique amavit, cras amet |
May he love tomorrow who has never loved before; |
| Quis custodiet ipsos custodes |
Who shall keep watch over the guardians? (Luvenalis) Don't assign a fox to guard the henhouse |
| Quis separabit? |
Who shall separate us? |
| Quis, quid, ubi, quibus auxiliis, cur, quomodo, quando? |
Who, what, where, with what, why, how, when? |
| Quisque comoedum est |
Everybody is a comedian |
| Quo ad hoc |
As much as this (to this extent) |
| Quo animo? |
With what spirit? (or intent?) |
| Quo fas et gloria docunt |
Where right and glory lead |
| Quo iure? |
By what law? |
| Quo signo nata es? |
What's your sign? |
| Quo usque tandem abutere, catilina, patientia nostra? |
How long will you abuse our patience, Catiline? (Cicero) |
| Quo vadis? |
Where are you going? / Whither goest thou? |
| Quod bonum, felix faustumque sit! |
May it be good, fortunate and prosperous! (Cicero) |
| Quod differtur, non aufertur |
That which is postponed is not dropped. Inevitable is yet to happen. (Sir Thomas More) |
| Quod erat demonstrandum (QED) |
Which was to be demonstrated |
| Quod erat faciendum (QEF) |
Which was to be done |
| Quod erat in veniendum |
Which was to be found |
| Quod est (qe) |
Which is |
| Quod foetet? |
What's that bad smell? |
| Quod incepimus conficiemus |
What we have begun we shall finish |
| Quod licet Iovi non licet bovi |
What Jupiter (supreme God) is allowed to do, cattle (people) are not |
| Quod minimum specimen in te ingenii? |
What microscopic evidence of wit can be found in you? |
| Quod natura non sunt turpia |
What is natural cannot be bad |
| Quod vide (qv) |
See this thing |
| Quomodo cogis comas tuas sic videri? |
How do you get your hair to do that? |
| Quomodo vales |
How are you? |
| Quorum |
Of whom |
| Quos amor verus tenuit, tenebit |
True love will hold on to those whom it has held. (Seneca) |
| Quot homines, tot sententiae |
As many men, so as many opinions |
| Qvae nocent docent |
Things that hurt, teach. School of Hard Knocks |
| Qvaerenda pecvnia primvm est, virtvs post nvmmos |
Money is the first thing to be sought [then] virtue after wealth |
| Qvalis artifex pereo |
Such an artist dies in me.Emperor Nero's famous last words |
| Qvalis pater talis filivs |
Like father like son. The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree |
| Qvandoqve bonvs dormitat homervs |
Sometimes [even the] good Homer sleeps. You win some, you lose some |
| Qvi bene amat bene castigat |
Who loves well castigates well. Spare the rod and spoil the child |
| Qvi desiderat pacem praeparat bellvm |
Who desires peace [should] prepare [for] war |
| Qvi docent discit |
He who teaches, learns. (George Bernard Shaw) |
| Qvi fvgiebat rvrsvs proeliabitvr |
He who has fled will do battle once more. He who fights and runs away may live to fight another day |
| Qvi me amat, amat et canem meam |
Who loves me loves my dog as well. Love me love my dog |
| Qvi nescit dissimlare nescit regnare |
He who doesn't know how to lie doesn't know how to rule |
| Qvid novi? |
What's new? What's up? |
| Qvod cibvs est aliis, aliis est wenenum |
What is food to some is poison to others. One man's meat is another poison |
| Qvod cito acqviritvr cito perit |
[that] which is quickly acquired [is] quickly lost. Eeasy come, easy go |
| Qvod erat demonstrandvm |
[that] which has been demonstrateda statement of logical proof, especially in mathematics and law, abbreviated Q.E.D |
| Qvod vive (q.v) |
Which seea scholarly cross-reference |