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Et nunc et semper.

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Latin Phrase that needs translation
Can anyone help with the following: (I think it is Latin)

"Decrevi ludus est fabula, ergo bibamus"

Thank you in advance for your help!

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translation help.
Her name was mentioned with a shrug of the
shoulders; yet when she passed she was looked
at with curiosity and admiration. She was the
abode of seven devils

can someone translate that in latin for me.
and email me at [email protected]? thanks.

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Horses and mules!
I'm brand new to Latin and i ran into a sentence that gave me some confusion in the book that i'm using: "Equi neque in silvis neque in agris cum mulis laborant."

I'm not sure if this should be translated into "Horses neither work in woods nor in fields with mules." or "Horses work with mules in neither woods nor fields." In other words, i don't understand whether it means that the horses do work with the mules, just not in the woods or fields, or if the horses don't work in the woods nor in the fields where the mules work.

Thanks a lot for any help!

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Re: Latin Phrase that needs translation

glbski wrote:

Can anyone help with the following: (I think it is Latin)

"Decrevi ludus est fabula, ergo bibamus"

Thank you in advance for your help!

Uhm... As it is it makes no sense: Both "ludus" (game) and "fabula" (Talk) are nominative, so "ludus est fabula could mean "the game is a talk" which makes little sense but "decrevi" (I diminished) makes no sense at all...

Could it be:

Decrevi ludum et fabulam, ergo bibeamus ?

This would mean "I diminished games and talks, so let's drink!"

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Re: Horses and mules!

Garrick wrote:

I'm brand new to Latin and i ran into a sentence that gave me some confusion in the book that i'm using: "Equi neque in silvis neque in agris cum mulis laborant."

I'm not sure if this should be translated into "Horses neither work in woods nor in fields with mules." or "Horses work with mules in neither woods nor fields." In other words, i don't understand whether it means that the horses do work with the mules, just not in the woods or fields, or if the horses don't work in the woods nor in the fields where the mules work.

Thanks a lot for any help!

The meaning is that horses do not work with mules at all. "Woods and fields" is a metaphor to say "Any circumstance" I guess even horses and mules is a metaphor to say "different people" Smile

So the real meaning is "different people don't mix together", you can translate:

Horses do not work with mules, not in woods nor in fields

which I think makes the meaning clear

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On a sheet of paper I was handed I read at first "On Salutaris hostia". Is the first word a typo? I know of no Latin word "on". Should it be "O" (as introducing a vocative) or "In" or something else (other than "On")?

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Thanks!
Thanks a ton Raphillon!

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petros wrote:

On a sheet of paper I was handed I read at first "On Salutaris hostia". Is the first word a typo? I know of no Latin word "on". Should it be "O" (as introducing a vocative) or "In" or something else (other than "On")?

Should be "O salutaris Hostia". It is from fro "Verbum supernum prodiens" By St Thomas Aquinas. Here it is:

O salutaris Hostia,
Quae caeli pandis ostium:
Bella premunt hostilia,
Da robur, fer auxilium.

Uni trinoque Domino
Sit sempiterna gloria,
Qui vitam sine termino
Nobis donet in patria.

O saving Host
that open the sky's door
the enemies are pressing with war
give us strenght, bring help

To God one and three (I'm not sure in english this is right: it refers to the trinity dogma, meaning God who is one and trhree at the same time... in Italian is "Uno e trino")
Be glory eternal
may He gift us in our homeland
with eternal life

Thanks to internet search engine :wink:

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Re: Thanks!

Garrick wrote:

Thanks a ton Raphillon!

You are welcome

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Re: Latin Phrase that needs translation

glbski wrote:

Can anyone help with the following: (I think it is Latin)

"Decrevi ludus est fabula, ergo bibamus"

Thank you in advance for your help!

Decrevi -- I have decided (or determined)
ludus -- play (as in sport or game)
est -- is
fabula -- play (as in performance)
ergo -- therefore
bibamus -- let's drink

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Re: Latin Phrase that needs translation

George wrote:

glbski wrote:
Can anyone help with the following: (I think it is Latin)

"Decrevi ludus est fabula, ergo bibamus"

Thank you in advance for your help!

Decrevi -- I have decided (or determined)
ludus -- play (as in sport or game)
est -- is
fabula -- play (as in performance)
ergo -- therefore
bibamus -- let's drink

Yes, you are right "decrevi" from "decerno" and not from "decresco"! stupid me Rolling Eyes

The sentence still makes little sense, but now it is understandable. Thanks, George.

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From a book called Quomodo individiosulus nomine Grinchus CHRISTI Natalem abrogaverit, I culled this first line:
Laetuli Laetopoli florentes Festo CHRISTI Natalicio valde delectati sunt omnes unum...
I take it that Laetuli Laetopoli is the subject [The Laetuli of Laetopolis], and florentes the main verb. If so, what tense is this verb? Is it done in the Nativity Feast of CHRIST, so that Festo CHRISTI Natalacio is ablative, or is it otherwise?
I take sunt omnes ad unum to be a simple are all as one - but, if this is correct, in what manner do the words valde [very much, or the like] and delectati connect the opening words to those closing?
Thank you very much for your help.
Petros

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Re: Thanks!

Raphillon wrote:

Garrick wrote:
Thanks a ton Raphillon!

I second that - who wants to put forth the bill?

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petros wrote:

From a book called Quomodo individiosulus nomine Grinchus CHRISTI Natalem abrogaverit, I culled this first line:
Laetuli Laetopoli florentes Festo CHRISTI Natalicio valde delectati sunt omnes unum...
I take it that Laetuli Laetopoli is the subject [The Laetuli of Laetopolis], and florentes the main verb. If so, what tense is this verb? Is it done in the Nativity Feast of CHRIST, so that Festo CHRISTI Natalacio is ablative, or is it otherwise?
I take sunt omnes ad unum to be a simple are all as one - but, if this is correct, in what manner do the words valde [very much, or the like] and delectati connect the opening words to those closing?
Thank you very much for your help.
Petros

I think you should take "delectati sunt" as the main verb. So the main sentence is "Laetuli Laetopoli valde delectati sunt Festo Christi Natalicio", passive phrase meaning "The Laetuli of Laetopolis are greatly delighted by the nativity feast of Christ" you can see everything fits in this way.

As a note I will add "Laetuli" is an alliteration from "laetus" (Happy) you can leave it as it is or translate in English.... something like "The happians of happyland" Smile

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http://www.bookwire.com/bookwire/BowkerRecommends/Nov22004/covergrinchbig.jpg

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Quote:

I think you should take "delectati sunt" as the main verb. So the main sentence is "Laetuli Laetopoli valde delectati sunt Festo Christi Natalicio", passive phrase meaning "The Laetuli of Laetopolis are greatly delighted by the nativity feast of Christ" you can see everything fits in this way.

Thank you. I was so at a loss to judge florentes without digging through all sorts of paradigms in books, that I did not look beyond it for another possible word to fill the role of main verb. How foolish to overlook a simple possibility such as "sunt" operating as the main verb for the subject! That was very helpful to this here guy.
Petros

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could someone translate forever england into latin please any help will be appriciated

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Re: Latin Phrase that needs translation

George wrote:

glbski wrote:
Can anyone help with the following: (I think it is Latin)

"Decrevi ludus est fabula, ergo bibamus"

Thank you in advance for your help!

Decrevi -- I have decided (or determined)
ludus -- play (as in sport or game)
est -- is
fabula -- play (as in performance)
ergo -- therefore
bibamus -- let's drink

Thank you

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I was looking to say, "first among equals" is it "primus inter pares" ??

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