Latin→English

Questions about how Latin phrases are translated into English.

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Learning Latin (recommended resources) Started by billberg23	1 Replies 4810 Views	22 Jan, 2021, 13:43:02 by spiros
Te modicum iacta, quoniam probat exitus acta. –> Keep your boasting within limits, since it is the outcome which commends your deeds. Started by billberg23	0 Replies 74 Views	13 Feb, 2019, 07:30:07 by billberg23
casus dementis correctio fit sapientis → the downfall of the witless person becomes a lesson for the wise man Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	14 Jan, 2019, 01:48:16 by billberg23
dulcius est aere pretiosum nomen habere → to have a name full of value is more dear than any coin Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	14 Jan, 2019, 03:24:15 by billberg23
hirundo suscipienda non est → you can't tame a swallow Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	14 Jan, 2019, 06:33:08 by billberg23
iam securis ad radicem arboris posita est → already the axe is poised at the root of the tree (Matthew 3:10) Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	14 Jan, 2019, 07:00:14 by billberg23
lucerna sub modio → a light under a bushel (Matthew 5:15, Mark 4:21, Luke 8:16) Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	14 Jan, 2019, 08:24:10 by billberg23
navigat usque ad Phasim → he's sailing all the way to the Phasis Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	14 Jan, 2019, 09:39:12 by billberg23
nolite dare sanctum canibus → don't give what is holy to the dogs (Matthew 7:6) Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	15 Jan, 2019, 03:00:16 by billberg23
sapientia hominis lucet in vultu → a man's wisdom shines forth in his face (Ecclesiastes 8:1) Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	20 Jan, 2019, 01:00:09 by billberg23
scuto pacem petunt → they seek peace with a shield Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	20 Jan, 2019, 04:00:16 by billberg23
telas aranearum texit → he is weaving spider's webs Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	21 Jan, 2019, 05:30:08 by billberg23
Bonum est potius confidere in domino, quam in homine. –> It's better to trust in the Lord than in man. (Psalm 118:8) Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	24 Jan, 2019, 04:00:08 by billberg23
Improbus est ille, qui scit mendacia mille. –> The man who knows a thousand lies is a scoundrel. Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	30 Jan, 2019, 06:00:10 by billberg23
In tali tales capiuntur flumine pisces. –> Big fish are caught in big rivers, little fish in little ones. Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	30 Jan, 2019, 08:00:08 by billberg23
Non laudo florem, qui nullum praebet odorem. –> I do not praise the flower which produces no scent. Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	03 Feb, 2019, 06:30:10 by billberg23
Qui seminat ventum, turbinem metet. –> He who sows the wind will reap the whirlwind. (Hosea 8:7 Vulgate) Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	10 Feb, 2019, 02:00:06 by billberg23
Quo non pervenit leonis pellis, vulpina assuenda est. –> Where the lion skin does not reach, sew on the fox skin. Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	10 Feb, 2019, 06:00:14 by billberg23
Quot campus mures, tot alis, Mars improbe, fures. –> Wicked Mars, you nourish as many thieves as the field nourishes mice. Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	11 Feb, 2019, 03:00:12 by billberg23
Requiesce, comede, bibe, epulare. –> Rest, eat, drink, party! (Luke 12:19 Vulgate) Started by billberg23	0 Replies 75 Views	11 Feb, 2019, 05:00:08 by billberg23

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