Carpe noctem is a Latin expression that literally means "enjoy the night" or "good night". As well as the famous expression Carpe Diem, which means "seize the day", the term carpe...
Ex positis is a Latin expression meaning "from what was expounded", "from established things" or "what was settled". This is an expression used mainly in the legal field, such as...
Per se is a Latin phrase that means by itself, by itself or by itself. This expression is quite common in philosophy and law. Often, the use of expressions in Latin is...
Lato is an adjective with Latin origin, meaning broad, vast, broad, extensive. This word serves to qualify something that extends both in the physical, temporal or intellectual scope. Ex: He has a...
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero, is a Latin expression that means “enjoy today and trust as little as possible in tomorrow”. The phrase was written by Horacio Flaco (65 a. C.- 8...
A priori is an expression used to refer to a principle prior to experience. A priori it is an adverbial phrase of the Latin language, which is not found in the language dictionary...
In memoriam is a Latin expression meaning "in memory" or "in memory". It is often present in obituaries, epitaphs, quotes and commemorative plaques. This expression is often...
In verbis is a Latin expression used in the legal context meaning "in these terms" or "in these words". Usually this expression is used to make a textual transcription of an article from...
In loco is a Latin expression, meaning "in place" or "in place" and is equivalent to the expression in situ. This Latin adverbial phrase is widely used in Portuguese, but not...
Apud is a Latin word meaning next to, close to, in. It is used in bibliographic references to make an indirect citation, that is, cite an excerpt that was not read directly in the work...
Etc. is an abbreviation of the Latin expression et cetera (or et coetera), which means "and the rest"; "and other things" (of the same kind); " and so on ". In Latin, et corresponds to the conjunction...
Stricto sensu is a Latin expression meaning "in the strict sense". It is used to refer that a given interpretation must be understood in its strict sense. It is incorporated in others...
Ultima ratio means “last reason” or “last resort”. It is an expression originating in Latin and frequently used in Law. It is said that Criminal Law is the ultima ratio, that is, it is the...
Data venia is a Latin expression meaning "given the license" or "given the permission". It is a polite and polite way of starting a sentence of disagreement about what the interlocutor said or wrote...
Alter ego is a noun phrase originating from the Latin "alter" (other) and "ego" (self) whose literal meaning is "the other self". The expression alter ego is another personality of the same person...