Questions tagged [english-to-latin-translation]
For questions about translating English words or phrases into Latin. Bulk translation requests are off-topic.
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latin translation for "encrypted message" [duplicate]
How did Caesar say "encrypted message"?
Looking at the latin translations for kruptós increases the number of options: hidden, concealed, private, secret. But that's as far as I can go in ...
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Novo v. Novus v. Novum for demonym
What would be the correct or most appropriate demonym for someone who was from New Spain? I have seen “Nova Hispania” used for New Spain in some 17century maps but wikipedia also uses “Viceregnum ...
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Reimagining the logical gates in Latin
Boolean logic has logical gates which have the following truth tables:
NON gate:
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Modalities for fictitious past: could have, should have, and would have
In English, the pattern [could/should/would + have done] is used for fictional expressions contrary to the fact, e.g.
You could have done your work yesterday (but you have not).
How to express such ...
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How to say "bookish" (adj.) in Latin?
How does one say "bookish" adj. (in the sense of possessing speculative but lacking practical reason or social skills) in Latin?
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Translation for "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out"?
The low-budget but classic movie, A Christmas Story (1983) is famous for the line "You'll shoot your eye out!", which is said by everyone when nine year old Ralphie says wants a Red Rider® ...
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How would you translate the infinitive "to write" as in "There will still be music left to write."?
The song "The Longest Time" by Billy Joel begins with:
If you said goodbye to me tonight,
there would still be music left to write.
How would you say that in Latin? What kind of infinitive ...
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How would you translate "Nothing but the rain"?
In the science fiction TV show Battlestar Galactica, two characters share the following greeting on occasion:
What do you hear?
Nothing but the rain.
I've been wondering what would be the closest ...
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What is a translation of "All can be given, all can be taken" to assist with a tattoo design. Thank you!
Just as the title says, seeking a possible translation to the phrase. Any and all help is appreciated and thank you to those who are linguistically talented unlike myself! Yall take care!
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How to say "Game Changer" in Latin
How can we describe the disruptive influence of a new factor/invention/information to a sphere of life? as the English idiom "game changer"?
In particular, it would be great to have a ...
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"I am on imperial business and may not be interfered with..."
In the TV-series, "I Claudius" (BBC, 1976), episode 6, Drusus (Son of Emperor Tiberius, nicknamed, "Castor") stops a prefect, in the street, who was arresting one of his friends. ...
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How would you say "unlike" as the conjunction in Latin?
For instance, how would one say "Unlike the physicians, Christian Scientists are not afraid to take the medication they prescribe to their patients by themselves." in Latin? In Croatian, you ...
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Use of subjunctive in translation of movie quote
I want to translate the phrase
rise and rise again until lambs become lions
into Llatin, with the idea of never giving up or daring to the impossible. My translation so far is
surge et surge ad ...
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Lanius non laneo. Evolution
I am trying to do the evolution from Classical Latin to Vulgar Latin of this word: Lanius non laneo. Could someone help me? What are the changes that occur? I was thinking of a diphthongation but I'm ...
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How can I say “Natural Selection” in Latin?
I was wondering what Is the correct way to translate “natural selection” in latin? Is It more correct “naturalis lectio” or “naturalis electio”?
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Latin translation for school motto "Growing "Stronger"
Could people suggest a good Latin translation for the school motto "Growing Stronger"
Our school name and logo etc are all related to oak trees. Any suggestions would be great, so we can ...
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If the laws of physics no longer apply in the future, god help you
I am trying to translate the phrase If the laws of physics no longer apply in the future, god help you. I have some problems to decide how to translate no longer to Latin*, in Spanish it would be more ...
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Translation of the game hide-and-seek
According to Wikipedia, a kind of hide-and-seek-like games is attested in Ancient Greek as apodidraskinda.
Are there attested similar games in Ancient Rome? If not, are there any good options for the ...
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What does Una Excelsior mean?
I'm looking for a good phrase to encapsulate "ever upward, together" and i'd like to use Una, Excelsior
Any thoughts or other suggestions?
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Request for translation of Jung's quote to latin for tattoo
I would like to seek help in translating this line from The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Vol. 9, Part II, Chapter V "Christ, a symbol of the self", paragraph 78 (available as a PDF on the ...
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How to translate "What's there to like about Latin?" into Latin?
Trying to translate this phrase for the opening of a rather tongue-in-cheek slideshow.
It's supposed to be a general question, more passive. Not as in what does the listener/reader like about Latin, ...
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A correct Latin translation of "By the power of will, I, while living, conquered the universe"?
I wanted to change the sentence Vi veri universum vivus vici (By the power of truth, I, while living, conquered the universe) to Vi voluntatis universum vivus vici (By the power of will, I, while ...
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Translation of "Fluctuat nec mergitur"
Hello fellow native speakers,
For a tattoo with my sisters I wanted to translate the Latin motto “Fluctuat nec mergitur”, used by the city of Paris, into English.
Searching for the correct translation ...
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How do you translate future perfect into Latin? For instance, how do you say "The test starts at 9 AM and it will not have ended by 11 AM." in Latin?
My attempt would be "Examen incipit in nona hora ante meridiem et non finiet ante undecimam horam ante meridiem.", but I am almost sure that's incorrect.
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How would you say "Influenced Thinking" in Latin?
After years of contemplation on imposter syndrome, I have decided to finally write my thoughts, experiments, and ideas about the field that I work in on a blog.
Google Translate offers the phrase &...
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How do I say the phrase "Polo is life" in Latin?
I am working on some jerseys for my polo team, and we want to have the words "polo is life" in Latin printed across the back. We don't trust Google translate. For reference, this is equine ...
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How would you properly translate "of the Gods" into Latin?
I am trying to translate the phrase "of the gods" into Latin. Google translate says it would be deorum, however I am skeptical of the accuracy of Google translate, other sources say it is ...
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A translation for "A part for understanding the whole" - "ad res" or "ad rem"?
When translating "A part for understanding / to understand the whole," can I use a construction with "ad res" / "ad rem", e.g., "pars ad res tota intelligendas"?...
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‘The strength of the wolf is the pack’ translation
I would like to translate the following part of Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘The Law of the Jungle’:
‘The strength of the wolf is the pack’
I know that google translate would not be appropriate, so would ...
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Was there a Problem in Expressing "Surprise" in the Roman World?
Following on from Q: Frightened but not surprised, there seems to be a problem in expressing "surprise", in Latin. In his answer Sebastian opted for, "inopinans" = "...
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Idiomatic translation of „lilacs“
I'm searching for an idiomatic translation of the word "lilac(s)" (the deciduous shrub), in the context of its scent.
For example, in English, we may would say:
She smells of lilacs.
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Does “semper una ad astra” translate to “forever as one to the stars”?
I’m trying to translate “forever as one to the stars” for the purpose of engraving in rings for me and my partner. My attempt is “semper una ad astra” — is this close? What changes would you recommend?...
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How would you say "She said goodbye too many times before." in Latin?
The refrain of the Maroon 5's song "This Love" contains the verse "She said goodbye too many times before.". How would you translate that verse into Latin? My attempt would be &...
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Learning *About* Something in Latin
As I understand it, the usual verb for learning in Latin is discō. Looking at Lewis & Short on Perseus [link] it seems like this is attested with an accusative (in the sense "to learn NOUN&...
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How would you say "I can't help but wonder whether..." in Latin?
I am trying to translate the lyrics of the Eric Bogle's song "The Green Fields of France" to Latin. The first two verses of the last stanza of the song are:
And I can't help but wonder, oh ...
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How would you translate "purposefulness"?
Purposefulness or goal-orientedness.
I've seen such translations as "propositum" or "voluntas", but they seem to refer to "purpose", not to the quality of sticking to a ...
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Translation of "Only human"? As in he/she is only human, and we need to remember that?
As the title says.
Thank you, wise men and women.
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Spot check my translation for engagement ring
I know 0 latin, but I am trying to translate a short phrase to get engraved on an engagement ring.
Obviously Google translate and other online services are gonna be problematic, so I searched through ...
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Would “ego sum illi” be a good translation for “I’m him” or “I am him”?
I would greatly appreciate any assistance because I am still extremely new to learning Latin but “illi” doesn’t seem right to me which is making me question the entire translation. Thanks.
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How would “bury the light” be translated into Latin?
This is a phrase for a new hat that I want to get embroidered possibly tomorrow and I have a few ideas of what it could be but I don’t trust myself that much yet haha. Please help, thanks!
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How would you translate the phrase “for myself”?
When I say “for myself” I mean it in a way such as “everything I do is for myself”. How can I phrase this in Latin?
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Translation help: Society for the preservation of
A few of us at work maintain a software system we lovingly call the "monolith". A previous employee jokingly called us
"The Society for the Preservation of the Monolith"
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Translation Help - Is "Semper veritate amemus" correct?
I'm wanting a Latin translation for "May we always find love in what is true" or as a reduced version "May we always love in truth". I'm wanting this as an inscription on a ring so ...
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How to translate "It is easy to remember"?
"remember" here means "to call to mind", and I considered "facilis + supine" construction, but verbs for this meaning (memini, reminiscor, recordor) are all too special ...
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"Receive blow in the face with hand"
In Seneca's Moral Letters 78:
Athletae quantum plagarum ore, quantum toto corpore excipiunt!
to receive blow in the face is plagam ore excipere: that is an ablative without preposition which would ...
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Capitalization of Adjective from Proper Noun
As the title of a piece of music, I am trying to translate the words 'Oedipal Eucharist' into Latin, with appropriate capitalization. I have:
Eucharistia oedipal
Am I correct that it is 'Eucharistia' ...
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Translation for "adventure"
One of the meanings of the word adventure is "exciting or remarkable experience", e.g.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
They were looking for adventure.
Working with children can be a ...
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How to Translate "His is better"
So I too was confused about the difference between suus and eius, and came across this question and its great answers.
TL,DR; suus refers back to the subject of the main clause as the possessor, ...
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Is there a way to say "download" and "upload" in Latin?
I checked neolatinlexicon and Google and I couldn't find anything
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To get over a trauma OR just learn to live with it
Are there Latin idioms for getting over a trauma and/ or learning to live with one?
Here's a made-up sentence:
A widow said that it had taken her a year to get over the death of her husband; or, not ...
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