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Is there an antonymous phrase to dies mali?
"dismal" in English was originated from Latin dies mali ‘evil days’.
Is there an antonymous phrase to dies mali?
If yes, is there an English word originated from that?
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Common latin phrase for "and the opposite case too"
I recall once seeing in some notes (not for Latin) which contained a Latin phrase - I can't recall the exact definition but contextually I knew it meant something along the lines of "and the ...
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Latin phrases adopting an imprecise/incorrect meaning in English (or other languages)
Before staring learning Latin, I was already acquainted with many Latin expressions accommodated to Spanish (and English). Typical examples are ex ante, ex post, vice versa, et cetera, etc.
Now that ...
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Is the usage of "id est" in Latin exactly like the usage of "i.e." or "that is" in English?
There was a question a little while back on the English SE asking about the "plural form of i.e." (unfortunately, it got closed because the author didn't clarify what they meant).
While I was trying ...
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"On the run" in Latin
Is there a Latin equivalent to the English phrase "on the run" to indicate someone who's avoiding capture/recapture? For example, "The prisoner is on the run." Would something like in fuga be ...
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Origin of "seize the day" as a translation of Horace's carpe diem
Even many people who have never studied Latin know the phrase carpe diem (from Horace's Odes 1.11), and can tell you that it means "seize the day". But "seize" is not a very close translation of ...
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