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Latin to English
Translating Latin words into English. How you say and spell Latin language words and phrases in the English language.
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What is the meaning of the Latin word adolescere?
"Adolescence" is from the Latin word adolescentia, which means "youth". This in turn is from the present participle (adolescens) of the verb adolescere, which means "to grow, to mature". So adolescence is the time of growth and maturation.
The Romans, by the way, had very different ideas about adolescence than we do. For them it lasted from about age 15 to age 30. Only after that was one considered fully matured, or adultus.
What does the Latin 'aestas' mean?
Siete is an Italian equivalent of the Latin word estis. The verb in question serves as the second person informal plural of the present indicative, with the English meaning of "You are." The respective pronunciations will be "SYEY-tey" in Italian and "eh-stihs" in Latin.
What is the Latin word for keystone?
There is no such word in Latin, since Roman arches had no special keystone. An arch was either formed from identical wedge-shaped stones or from tiles cemented together.
What is 'Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes' in English?
**************I fear the Greeks and those who are bearing gifts is the English equivalent of 'Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes'. In the word by word translation, the verb 'timeo'is the first person singular form of the infinitive 'timere'. It's in the present indicative tense, and means '[I] am fearing, do fear, fear'. The masculine gender noun 'Danaos' is the accusative plural of 'Danai', and means 'Greeks'*. The conjunction 'et' means 'and'. The feminine gender noun 'dona' is the accusative plural of 'donum', and means 'gifts'. The word 'ferentes' is the accusative plural of 'ferens', which is the present participle of the infinitive 'ferre'. It means 'bearing'.
*The ancient Greeks were said to have been descended from Danaus, an Egyptian who emigrated to Argos in present day Greece.
************ The correct translation is "Beware of the Danaans(Greeks), even if they come bearing gifts."The above answer, "I fear the Greeks and those who are bearing gifts", although logically sound is incorrect.Why did Anna and dido both think that Aeneas should stay?
Dido was in love with Aeneas, and after the death of her husband Sychaeus, she thought she would never find love again, until by Venus's influences, she became enamored of Aeneas's bravery and strength. Anna encouraged her to love Aeneas, telling Dido that she should not waste her youth alone and grieving, that she should find love in Aeneas and end her mourning. Also, Anna brought up to Dido that combining her and Aeneas's forces could perhaps strengthen and fortify the kingdom. Anna believed that having the Trojans as allies would make the glory of Carthage infinite. She believed that Dido should not deprive herself of the pleasures of love, and that Aeneas was blessed by Juno and had been fated to come here for Dido.
Do you mean carpe diem? It means "seize the day". Carpe is the singular imperative form of the verb cárpere ("to seize") and diem is from the noun dies, "day".
civitas-civitatis F 3 singular: civitas civitatis civitati civitatem civitate plural: civitates civitatum civitatibus civitates civitatibus
What does the phrase ignis artis aeturnus mean?
Ignis and aeturnus are both in the nom. sing. so pair 'em up. which leaves artis in the gen.
"The eternal fire of art" is what I came up with but that's probably very translation-ese.
What is the Latin term for intentionally so written?
"sic" means "thus", "so", etc. and is often used as "[sic]" meaning something like "intentionally so written", i.e. to point out that incorrect or unusual spelling or grammar in a quote was the mistake of the original speaker, not the quoter.
Is Taiwan a de facto or de jure state?
Taiwan is a de facto state. It is an independent country in everything but name. In fact, out of most all of the world's countries with limited recognition, taiwan is likely more of a country than, for example, Palestine, even though Palestine receives more recognition and partial UN membership. It has its own government, institutions, foreign relations with most of the world (again, in everything other than name), military, educational standards, etc ,etc.
