What are the Latin phrases used in Spanish?
As we know, Spanish is a Latin language. But what have we kept from our origins? The Latin quotations are numerous; in fact, in Spanish we use little Latin phrases or abbreviations. We don’t always know what they mean, but here is a small guide with some of the most used Latin quotes in Spanish:
- Ad impossibilia nemo tenetur: nobody is obliged to the impossible;
- Beard non facit philosophum: the habit does not make the monk;
- Canis sine dentibus vehementius latrat: barking dog, little biter;
- Carpe diem: take the day;
- Dum vivis sperare decet: while there is life, there is hope;
- Errare humanum est : to err is human;
- Ex ore parvulorum veritas: the truth comes from the mouth of children;
- Hic et nunc: here and now;
- In aqua scribere: who spits to the sky;
- In scirpo nodum quaerere: look for three feet to the cat;
- Oculum pro oculo, dentem pro dente: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth;
- Quae sunt Caesaris Caesari: to Caesar what is Caesar’s;
- Sine cortice nare: nothing without a cork;
- Verba volant, scripta manent: words fly, what is written remains;
- Vulnerant omnes, ultima necat: all hurt, the last cream.
Some of these phrases will be very useful if you have to write a report or a dissertation for a job. Better to know what they mean before using them, right? What are the Latin phrases used in Spanish?
