Questions tagged [motto]
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What does “enim et” mean?
A couple days ago, a friend sent me an excerpt from a new game, asking about a Latin phrase in it:
Contra Diabolus enim et alii Daemones
(In the game, this is the motto of a group of Catholic ...
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How to correctly translate phrase “knowledge builds upon knowledge”?
I would like to translate "knowledge builds upon knowledge" into Latin. Google Translate is obviously not good as it gives very different words depending on the structure of the English version, so I ...
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Translate “Quiet your mind”
I want a proper translation for the English sentence:
"Quiet your mind"
and also
"Quiet yourself"
I mean this in the sense of calming your mind and yourself. I want this to be translated as a ...
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Trying to translate 'Blood promises glory'
I'm trying to translate 'blood promises glory' into Latin. Google translate provided me with Sanguinis Promissa Gloria and I like it, sounds good, but I really want to run it past someone who actually ...
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Phrasing “I am enough” in Latin
Can someone help me distinguish between "ego satis" vs "sum satis" vs "Ego satis superque sum"?
I want to say "I am enough" as in "good enough as a person".
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What does “Pulchre vive, vehementer somina, ardenter ama” mean?
I am getting a Latin tattoo so want to ensure that the Latin phrase is accurate before I get it inked!
The Latin phrase is:
Pulchre vive, vehementer somina, ardenter ama.
Apparently, this means "...
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Translation of ‘I am, therefore I thank’
Please could you help me to create a Latin motto which means ‘I am, therefore I thank.’ I’ve thought of sum ergo laudo, but perhaps laudo is closer to ‘I praise’. I’m looking for a word with a nuance ...
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Translation of “It's not my job, I'm not paid to do that.”
I want to translate:
"It's not my job, I'm not paid to do that."
From English into Latin.
(I work somewhere where I hear the phrase every day and I'm going to have a mug printed.) Automatic ...
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“Semper” in the beginning of a sentence
This is my first attempt at a translation for a motto. My intent is to convey "Always be good" as an advice. I think it is "Semper bonus esto".
A quick digression on the motto
I'm using Subject+ ...
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How to translate “from nothing to existence” preferably keeping ambiguity
What's a possible Latin motto meaning roughly "from nothing to existence/reality/something"? I'd like it to be ambiguous if possible, preferably implying "(something) comes into being from nothing" ...
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“Over promise under perform” motto
As this is the time when we're all coming up with wacky mottos, I thought I'd try my hand at our department's private motto.
Having run a few variants through Google Translate, and coming out with a ...
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Translating 'creative by nature' / 'naturally creative' into latin
I would like to know the meaning of 'creative by nature' or 'naturally creative' in latin. According to google translater it is 'natura partum', but when translated back into english it means ...
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Translating “Father knows beer best” into Latin
I'm making a label for my dad's homebrew as a Christmas gift and I'd love to include "Father knows beer best" in Latin as the motto of his company. Could anybody help translate that for me?
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Translation check: propter scientiae amorem
The good people over at latindiscussion have been helping me with a project I'm working on. Now that I'm nearly finished, I would like to double check the results.
Take the motto:
"propter scientiae ...
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Translating “If the minimum wasn't good enough, it wouldn't be the minimum” into Latin
Can anyone translate for me:
"If the minimum wasn't good enough, it wouldn't be the minimum"
I had a tutor help me ages ago and thought what she decided was the best translation seemed like it ...
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Translating “order of protection and conservation”
An author friend recently asked me for help with a Latin name: in his book, a group calls itself the "order of protection and conservation", but in Latin to be pretentious (altum videtur…).
My ...
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“Every Branch Shares The Same Root” - having trouble translating “Shares”
I'm having trouble translating "every Branch Shares The Same Root" into Latin for a school emblem. so far I have "OMNE GENERE CONSOCIARE QUOD IDEM RADIX" also this is a bit long for a school emblem ...
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How do you translate this sentence (I thought I knew something, then I realised I knew nothing) to Latin?
I want to translate "I thought I knew something, then I realised I knew nothing" into Latin. The result I got from Google translate is this "Quod cogitavi cognovi: tunc animadvertebam nihil scirem." I ...
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When I went to translate “Fraternity Officer” into Latin with a free online dictionary, and I came up with this
The translation the dictionary gave me was "Fraternitas Militaris, which I am not sure is correct. Can someone inform me if I am getting poor information and, what the correct translation would be?" I ...
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Is this a correct Latin Translation for my businesses motto?
It is supposed to read as "Be Professional, Be Firm, Be Sociable, Be Capable" which I got to be Lorem potest, stabiles estote, et Sociable, possit. Is this correct?
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Does this translation make sense?
I am in charge of a professional chiropractic fraternity, and I would like to have coins made with the Latin version of "sincere fellowship in chiropractic medicine" on the coin. This is the best I ...
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How to say “Born to Heal” in Latin?
I'm planning a motto for a medical squad: "Born to Heal". I want to know it's Latin translation. Google says its "Sana natus est", but there is no way to verify that, without an expert's help.
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Translation: Out of my death, new life
I took a Latin course a few years ago, and now I'm trying my hand for a friend's tattoo.
Is my translation of the title correct?
English: Out of my death, new life.
Latin attempt: Ex mei mortis ...
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Latin translation of ‘Strength, love and light’
I know people tend to advise against having tattoos in other languages but I have given it a lot of thought and definitely want it doing. I am hoping to have a tattoo that translates into ‘strength (...
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Translating “do the next thing” to Latin
I would like to use the phrase "do the next thing" as a motto for some literature. Does the translation FACITE DEINDE REM work?
The thought is basically this: we should get active with the next thing ...
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Seeking simple Latin translation for motto “fire, flow, transcendence”
I am in a community of flow artists and fire performers. I'm putting together a "coat of arms" of sorts for this community, and would like to include a motto in Latin. The motto in English would be ...
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How can I say “passion for healing” in Latin?
Have no idea here. I translated it on google but yeah it's not that trustworthy I know. Somehow I found out the word "passio","ad" and "sanationem".
We are going to use it as our school of medicine ...
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Translating: “Know and understand this king. Be sure that you make yourself a disciple of Christ the ruling King.”
I am trying to write a motto and my knowledge of Latin is not very profound.
I wish to state using Latin to the effect of, and using king rather than man:
Know and understand this king. Be sure ...
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What’s the difference between meminisse and memini?
I’d love to get a tattoo saying ‘remember’ in Latin, but would rather not use memento. Would it be possible to either use meminisse or memini? I’d like remember to be like a reminder for myself to ...
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Translation of a Macklemore lyric
We are creating our own family crest, and would like a translation of a lyric "no freedom til we're equal". I've looked on Google Translate, but quickly realised it's going to end up reading like a ...
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Three (very similar) mottoes and a general grammar question
Hope you guys don't mind helping me.
I'm looking to translate three mottoes into Latin, and I think these are beyond my capability to naturally translate:
Do not be too kind; do not be too angry; ...
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Tastes Like Chicken
What Latin I know I've sort-of assimilated from being fluent in Spanish and having some knowledge of French, as well as a life-long interest in English etymology (not a strong foundation for Latin, I ...
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Ex Occulto Unitas — is that the correct syntax for a motto?
I have little knowledge of Latin grammar — and few resources in Japan. I am attempting to create a fictional agency in a novel and its accompanying motto: From Secrecy, Unity.
My attempted ...
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Latin translation for “Forwards, into a standardized world”
I'm currently doing a project for which I'd love to use some Latin phrases as mottos. One of these would be "Forwards, into a standardized world". Using some dictionaries and wild guesswork, the best ...
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What would be a translation for “To have is better than not to have”?
I'm looking for a translation for "To have is better than not to have", which I want to use as a sort of motto for a project I'm doing. I have already asked some friends to help me, and they proposed "...
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Fiat justitia in imperative mood?
I came across the Fiat ivstitia motto. The Wikipedia entry translates it as "Let justice be done". I need a bit of help to understand this.
I know justitia is a noun (like justicia, in Spanish, or ...
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How would you say “only when you forget you are human will you remember you are a god”?
Title says it all:
I'm looking to translate the English motto "Only when you forget you are human will you remember you are a god." to Latin. Due to the grammar and phrasing of the clauses, Google ...
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“Impetuum perseverantia” - “Persevere in endeavours” motto for coat of arms
I would like to check translation of a motto that would read "[we] persevere in endeavours/resolve".
I consider using either persto or persevero. The latter seems better to me as it resonates with ...
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“Obeying the law” in Latin
How to say "Obeying the law" or "we will obey the law" in Latin, as something like a slogan?
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What does Seculum Seculi mean?
A 1988 Norwegian pop album has the title "Seculum Seculi". I have tried to figure out what it means, but Google Translate cannot really help. It translates it into "toung" (not to be confused with "...
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What would be the correct translation for “Out of few, many”?
I'm looking for a modification of the famous slogan E pluribus unum which translates to Out of many, one and is the traditional motto of the United States. Instead I want to say Out of few, many. What ...
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Does Vires acquirit eundo translate to “He gathers…” or “We gather…”?
Does Vires acquirit eundo actually translate to "we gather strength as we go", or, "he gathers strength as he goes", or "he gathers strength along the way"? This is part of a possible tattoo design so ...
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What is a good Latin translation for No Rulers?
What is a good Latin translation for "No Rulers" as an isolated motto? Only thing I can find is Nec Principes.
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Is it acceptable/regular to use diacritics (macron) in written texts?
I'm building the brand for a web development company, and I'm using Latin for the name and slogan. However, as I am not familiar with the language, I would like some help clarifying meanings to avoid ...
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The Aeneid “facilis descensus averno” or “facilis descensus averni”
I’m getting a tattoo of the line from the Aeneid “The descent into hell is easy” and wasn’t sure if it is “fascilis descensus averno” or “fascilis descensus averni”. Which one is it? What’s the ...
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What is the preferred translation of “A leader serves” into Latin?
Dux servit? Dux ministrat? Something else? I would like to use this as a motto for a club.
I am using leader in the sense of "Someone in a leadership position serves" or "One of the characteristics ...
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Mock up of Coat of Arms
I want to make a coat of arms for my father in law, and we always refer to him doing anything with the phrase - "that'll do". Is there a Latin phrase that this translates to? Google translate has ...
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Translation of “great by choice”
A phrase that has been on my mind for some time has recently seemed to become a much more prominent maxim is "Great by choice".
Many searches online for something similar only comes to show the book ...
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How to capture the meaning and connotation of Self-respect, Compassion, Curiosity?
I have a friend who asked me for help translating some words into Latin (because I took a few courses over a decade ago...), which the internet does for us, but we're not sure that the web is ...
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English to Latin translation for tattoo
So I have 3 phrases I’d like to get translated for possible tattoos. I don’t want them to be wrong since they would be permanent.
By myself or for myself, by myself
I walk alone or I’m not afraid to ...
