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21:41 Apr 12, 2009 |
English to Latin translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Luis Antonio de Larrauri Local time: 12:41 | ||||||
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5 +1 | nihil in perpetuum permanet |
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5 +1 | nihil aeternum est |
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4 +1 | nihil semper floret |
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nothing lasts forever. nihil semper floret Explanation: It's a quote from Cicero: floret = blossoms (roughly speaking) http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism/Posts/00002646.h... Nihil . . . semper floret: aetas succedit aetati. M. Tullius Cicero, Philippics 11.15.39 (pron = NEE-hill SEHM-per FLOH-ret AI-tahs sook-KAY-det ae-TAH-tee). Nothing lasts forever: one age succeeds another. Comment: Cicero makes his observation about big time periods and perhaps larger than life issues. His beloved Roman Republic was about to pass away, and the Roman Empire would, eventually, succeed. The Roman Republic has taken birth at the end of a troubled monarchy, and itself had gone through a number of experimental or evolving stages to reach the form that it had when Cicero defended it. |
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nothing lasts forever. nihil in perpetuum permanet Explanation: A literal rendering. |
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nothing lasts forever. nihil aeternum est Explanation: This is another option, not so literal, but is the idea. I see it was answered in a Latin forum: Latin - Can someone tell me if this phrase makes sense?6 posts - 2 authors - Last post: 2 May 2006 "Nihil aeternum est." Or you could always go with the tried and true: ... I think I'm leaning towards "Nihil aeternum est". ... latinforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=2147 - 23k - Cached - Similar pages Without the verb, it is the name of a Music band: Eterzs bcount eesseM on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s ...The birth of the band dates back to September 2007, as an issue of the choice of Nihil Aeternum (drums) and The Blind (guitars), to find a valid alternative ... www.myspace.com/eterzs - 121k - Cached - Similar pages Nihil Aeternum lyrics - Leo's Lyrics DatabaseLyrics for songs in Nihil Aeternum. ... By Indolentia : Rotten Apple · The Cold Sleep Of Death · Send "Nihil Aeternum" Ringtones to Cell Phone ... www.leoslyrics.com/albums/25438/;jsessionid=E4327FF833A0FF1... - 56k - Cached - Similar pages You could always go for the time-honoured "Sic transit gloria mundi" (thus passes the glory of the world), which conveys the same idea. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days19 hrs (2009-04-15 17:23:00 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Yes, you could say nihil est aeternum. In Latin it is very common to put the verb at the end, but in this case it can perfectly go in the middle. Reference: http://latinforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=2147 |
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