𝓜𝔂𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓸 (
mysdirects) wrote2021-08-21 11:09 am
Fake Spells / Real(ish) Latin
Dormite / Dormi - Sleep
Denique diatem efficacem inveni - I have finally found an effective diet
Credo Elvem ipsum etiam vivere - I believe Elvis is alive
Fulmina venite - Come lightning
Tibi gratias agimus quod nihil fumas - Thank you for not smoking
Nullae satisfactionis potiri non possum - I can't get no satisfaction
In toto ancto es - You're in for a world of hurt*
(*This one seems to be entirely inaccurate!)
Denique diatem efficacem inveni - I have finally found an effective diet
Credo Elvem ipsum etiam vivere - I believe Elvis is alive
Fulmina venite - Come lightning
Tibi gratias agimus quod nihil fumas - Thank you for not smoking
Nullae satisfactionis potiri non possum - I can't get no satisfaction
In toto ancto es - You're in for a world of hurt*
(*This one seems to be entirely inaccurate!)

some alternatives (real sayings and google translate bullshit)
Alea iacta est - The die is cast
Audentis fortuna iuvat - Fortune favors the bold
Clypeis sursum / Scuta sursum - Shields up
Datum perficiemus munus - We shall accomplish the mission assigned
De gustibus non est disputandum - There's no accounting for taste
Defendit numerus - Safety in numbers
Descensus in cuniculi cavum - Down the rabbit hole
Dolor hic tibi proderit olim - Someday this pain will be useful to you
Et hoc genus omne - And all that sort of thing / And all that jazz
Est spectaculum tempus / Spectaculum tempus est - It's showtime
Ex luce ad tenebras - From light into darkness
Ex nihilo nihil fit - Nothing comes from nothing
Extolle mihi Scotis / Mihi extolle Scotis - Beam me up, Scotty
Falsa enim dicam si coges - If you compel me I will tell lies
Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt - Men generally believe what they want to
Fortunate nemo vestrum hic Latine loquitur - Fortunately none of you here speak Latin
Fracte crus - Break a leg
Graecum est omnia - It's all Greek to me
Gratam seriem finalem - Welcome to the series finale
Haec olim meminisse iuvabit - One day we'll look back on this and laugh
Hodie mihi, cras tibi - Today me, tomorrow you
Iam me vides, iam non facis - Now you see me, now you don't
Iam nos videtis, iam non videtis - Now you see us, now you don't
Imaginem photographicam vide ad haec - Look at this photograph
Impossibilium nulla obligatio est - There is no obligation to do the impossible
Impossibilium obligatio est - There is an obligation to do the impossible :)
In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni - We enter the circle at night and are consumed by fire (palindrome; film title)
In inceptum finis est - In the beginning is the end
In theatro ludus - Like a scene in a play
Infinitus est numerus stultorum - Unending is the number of fools
Ludemus bene in compania - We play well in groups
Lux ex tenebris - Light from darkness
Mea navis aëricumbens anguillis abundat - My hovercraft is full of eels
Melita, domi adsum - Honey, I'm home
Memores acti prudentes futuri - Mindful of things done, aware of things to come / Remembering the past, foreseeing the future
Mundus vult decipi, (ergo decipiatur) - The world wants to be deceived, (so let it be deceived)
Nemo, Domine Vinculi, exspecto te mori - No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die
Nemo malus felix - Peace visits not the guilty mind / No rest for the wicked
Nemo me impune lacessit - No one provokes me with impunity (from The Cask of Amontillado)
Nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare - No one is bound to accuse himself (the right to remain silent)
Nil satis nisi optimum - Nothing is enough unless it is the best
Nitimur in vetitum - We strive for the forbidden
Nolite timere messorem - Don't fear the reaper
Non Damnare de mea mala fama - I don't give a damn about my bad reputation
Non sum qualis eram - I am not such as I was / I am not the kind of person I once was
Numquam opus cum liberus aut animalibus - Never work with children or animals
Omnia dicta fortiora si dicta Latina - Everything sounds more impressive when said in Latin
Omnis vir enim sui - Every man for himself
Orbis non sufficit - The world is not enough
Potest solum unum - There can be only one
Quaeso manus et arma intra vehiculum semper habe - Please keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times
Quantocius quantotius - The sooner the better / As quickly as possible
Qui audet adipiscitur - Who dares wins
Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur - Whatever is said in Latin seems profound
Res in speculum propius quam apparent - Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
Respice de inferius - Look out below
Scientia (ipsa) potentia est - Knowledge (itself) is power
Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc - We gladly feast on those who would subdue us (Addams Family motto)
Sola dosis facit venemum - The dose makes the poison
Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua - The only good language is a dead language (Dog Latin)
Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris - Misery loves company
Spectaculum oportet perge - The show must go on
Tam vanus es tu probabiliter cogitare canticum istud de te est - You're so vain you probably think this song is about you
Tunica propior est pallio - A tunic is closer [to the body] than a cloak / Blood is thicker than water
Ubi non accusator, ibi non iudex - Where [there is] no accuser, there [is] no judge
Ut proverbium loquitur vetus - As the old proverb says / You know what they say
Vi veri universum vivus vici - By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe (Aleister Crowley motto)