Stay reckless mortals
Latin translation: manete temerarii, mortales
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| 5 | manete temerarii, mortales |
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| 5 | Sistete temerarii mortales |
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| 4 | procul este temerarii mortales |
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| stay reckless mortals manete temerarii, mortales Explanation: The rendering is literal. |
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| stay reckless mortals procul este temerarii mortales Explanation: Just an alternative (modelled on virgil Aeneid VI:258) meaning 'keep away'.... |
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| stay reckless mortals Sistete temerarii mortales Explanation: The use of the verb "sistere" has the advantage of sharing a common root with "stay": "sisto - sistere" derives from the root "sta", the same found in the Latin verb "stare", from which stems the English "stay". Ex: Sistere currum: to stop the cart Sistere fugam militum: to stop the soldiers' flight -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs (2008-11-24 11:25:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Siste gradum: (as order) stop/stop walking This example is from Virgil. |
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