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guardia bios

22:33 Feb 18, 2005
Latin to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Food & Drink
Latin term or phrase: guardia bios
some kind of candy.
j hunter


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5 +5not Latin
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
not Latin


Explanation:
Hi there.

Guardia is not a Latin word.

Bios is, in Plinius, a celebrated Greek wine.

Also a Greek word meaning "Life".

Good luck,
Flavio


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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kirill Semenov: I think this is just at attempt to sound "as if" Latin or Greek. Should mean something like "to protect (guard) life (bio-)" :)
2 mins
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
agree  giogi
8 hrs
agree  Egmont
10 hrs
agree  verbis
28 days
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