What are the Latin phrases used in Spanish?

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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.
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Knowing the basics of Latin will help you write your papers.

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?

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