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This page lists direct English translations of Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and
et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek
rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of ancient Rome.

This list covers the letter B. See List of Latin phrases for the main list.

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Latin Translation Notes
barba tenus sapientes wise as far as the beard Or wise only in appearance. From
Erasmus's collection of Adages.
Beata Virgo Maria (BVM) Blessed Virgin Mary A common name in the Roman Catholic Church
for Mary, the mother of Jesus. The genitive, Beatae Mariae Virginis (BMV), occurs often
as well, appearing with such words as horae "hours", litaniae "litanies" and officium
"office".
beatae memoriae of blessed memory See in memoriam.
beati pauperes spiritu Blessed in spirit [are] the poor. A Beatitude from Matthew 5:3 in
the Vulgate: beati pauperes spiritu, quoniam ipsorum est regnum caelorum "Blessed in
spirit [are] the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens".
beati possidentes blessed [are] those who possess Translated from Euripides.
beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam blessed is the man who finds wisdom from Proverbs
3:13; set to music in a 1577 motet of the same name by Orlando di Lasso.
bella gerant alii
Protesilaus amet! let others wage war
Protesilaus should love! Originally from Ovid, Heroides 13.84,] where Laodamia is
writing to her husband Protesilaus who is at the Trojan War. She begs him to stay out of
danger, but he was in fact the first Greek to die at Troy. Also used of the Habsburg
marriages of 1477 and 1496, written as bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria nube (let
others wage war; you, fortunate Austria, marry). Said by King Matthias.
bellum omnium contra omnes war of all against all A phrase used by Thomas Hobbes to
describe the state of nature.
bellum se ipsum alet‎ war feeds itself 
bibo ergo sum I drink, therefore I am 
bis dat qui cito dat he gives twice, who gives promptly A gift given without hesitation
is as good as two gifts.
bis in die (bid) twice in a day Medical shorthand for "twice a day".
bona fide in good faith In other words, "well-intentioned", "fairly". In modern
contexts, often has connotations of "genuinely" or "sincerely". Bona fides is not the
plural (which would be bonis fidebus), but the nominative, and means simply "good
faith". Opposite of mala fide.
bona notabilia note-worthy goods In law, if a person dying has goods, or good debts, in
another diocese or jurisdiction within that province, besides his goods in the diocese
where he dies, amounting to a certain minimum value, he is said to have bona notabilia;
in which case, the probat of his will belongs to the archbishop of that province.
bona officia good services A nation's offer to mediate in disputes between two other
nations.
bona patria goods of a country A jury or assize of countrymen, or good neighbors.
bona vacantia vacant goods United Kingdom legal term for ownerless property that passes
to The Crown.
boni pastoris est tondere pecus non deglubere it is a good shepherd's [job] to shear his
flock, not to flay them Tiberius reportedly said this to his regional commanders, as a
warning against taxing the populace excessively.
bonum commune communitatis common good of the community Or "general welfare". Refers to
what benefits a society, as opposed to bonum commune hominis, which refers to what is
good for an individual.
bonum commune hominis common good of a man Refers to an individual's happiness, which is
not "common" in that it serves everyone, but in that individuals tend to be able to find
happiness in similar things.
busillis — Pseudo-Latin meaning "baffling puzzle" or "difficult point". John of
Cornwall (ca. 1170) was once asked by a scribe what the word meant. It turns out that
the original text said in diebus illis magnis plenae (in those days there were plenty of
great things), which the scribe misread as indie busillis magnis plenae (in India there
were plenty of large busillis).


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1. ^ Ovidi Nasonis Epistvlae Heroidvm, XIII. Laodamia Protesilao



[edit] References



* Adeleye, Gabriel G. (1999). World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions. Ed. Thomas J.
  Sienkewicz and James T. McDonough, Jr. Wauconda, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers,
  Inc. ISBN 0865164223.
* Hardon, John, Fr. Modern Catholic Dictionary.
* Stone, Jon R. (1996). Latin for the Illiterati. London & New York: Routledge. ISBN
  0415917751.



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