English to Latin translation please

vindico nusquam?
nusquam vindico?

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Online translators can be misleading.

"Vindico" is the the first person singular present tense and the word
means "assume" in in the sense of "claim for oneself". Therefore the
literal translation of "nusquam vindico" would be "I claim nothing for
myself".

I would recommend the verb "praesumere", whose meaning is
closer to "assume" in the sense of "take for granted". I'd also prefer
"nihil" to "nusquam" for "nothing".

Nihil praesume.
Assume nothing.

Having said that, my own preference would be this form:
Noli aliquid praesumere.
Do not assume anything.

Thanks very much for the translation. Would you mind telling me if aliquid stands for anything or just something? I've seen the word in the form aliquis meaning anything. Does it depend on what words or conjugations are used together in the sentence?

Since I have no clue about these things I just wanted to find out as much as I can.
I would like to have these words in a tattoo or have a journal inscribed someday.

Thanks.

That's an excellent question.

The way I learned it, aliquid means either something or anything,
depending on the context. The only example I could find for confirmation
was in the Latin Vulgate version of the Bible, Sirach 9:19. Here it is with
the translation (King James, or Douay-Rheims, I forget which).

And if thou come to him, commit no fault, lest he take away thy life.
et si accesseris ad illum noli aliquid committere ne forte auferat vitam tuam

Now bear this in mind. I tackle a lot of Latin translation questions here
just for fun. I had four years of Latin in high school and a couple of Latin
courses in college. That was all thirty-odd years ago. So please do not
mistake me for a Latin scholar. I say this not out of modesty, but
because you mentioned tattooing. Kinda permanent.

Help translating, please!
"In darkness we find sanctuary"

Does anyone know the latin translation? (It's for a tattoo)

Any help would be appreciated....

Can someone translate this English phrase into Latin for me?
I'm trying to draw my own tattoo to give to an artist. I would like the tattoo to include the phrase "Have not fear, for He is risen", or, "Fear not, for he is risen", but in Latin. I would also like to try and keep the connotation as close to the English form as possible. Any help would be much appreciated...

WP - see my response on the "Latin Help" thread.

mystic -
In tenebris sanctuarium invenimus.

Tho personally, I'd leave off the invenimus (we find) and use:
In tenebris, sanctuarium
"In darkness, sanctuary"

George--

Thanks a lot for the help and advice. I plan on doing more research about the second statement you translated for me before I go and do anything permanent with it. I prefer that Latin translation a bit more than the one I had originally requested.

I would like to know, however, if the Nihil praesume or Assume nothing is grammatically correct to use. I mean, in Latin, for instance, is it a proper saying that makes sense?

The grammar is correct. What gives me pause is the verb itself. I am
not completely sure which is the best Latin verb to translate "assume" in
ths context. I have seen sumo, assumo, and praesumo all defined
as "assume". I would recommend asking around a bit more before
committing to anything permanent. And if you find a better translation,
please let me know.