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Help needed! 'to lead and to be led' in French and Latin

 
 
Reply Mon 9 May, 2005 09:06 pm
anyone here knows the english equivalent for 'to lead and to be led' in both latin and french? your help would be very much appreciated..thanks!

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Francis
 
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Reply Tue 10 May, 2005 12:56 am
In French, lead and to be led, conveys no special meaning : "mener et être mené".

But if you quote Abbé Sieyes, that could be fine : "Je suis leur chef, donc je les suis".
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George
 
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Reply Wed 11 May, 2005 11:47 am
Latin:
Ducere et duci.
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Setanta
 
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Reply Wed 11 May, 2005 09:20 pm
You know, that Abbé Sieyes, he was rather a naughty man, helping Napoleon like that . . .
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nulighter
 
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Reply Wed 11 May, 2005 09:49 pm
hey, appreciate ur swift reply...i made a mistake about the expression.
it isn't "to lead and to be led" but "to lead and to serve"..

french--mener et être ????/Je suis leur chef, ????
latin--Ducere et ????

could u guys advise on this? thanks!
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George
 
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Reply Thu 12 May, 2005 06:28 am
to serve = servire
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Francis
 
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Reply Thu 12 May, 2005 11:32 am
mener et servir..
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Francis
 
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Reply Thu 12 May, 2005 11:33 am
Setanta wrote:
You know, that Abbé Sieyes, he was rather a naughty man, helping Napoleon like that . . .


Naughty guy indeed...
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nulighter
 
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Reply Sun 15 May, 2005 09:30 am
merci beaucoup!
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 15 May, 2005 09:34 am
Pas de quoi...
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