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Rober Et Fides

English translation: power & faith

17:49 May 15, 2004
Latin to English translations [Non-PRO]
Genealogy
Latin term or phrase: Rober Et Fides
This phrase appears on the bottom of a family crest.
Lynda
English translation:power & faith
Explanation:
if "robur" is meant
it means: power, strength, firmness

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Note added at 22 hrs 46 mins (2004-05-16 16:36:18 GMT)
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As for the names, I should add that \"Fides\" exists as a (rare) German women\'s name (I know one).
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Maria Ferstl
Malta
Local time: 22:02
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Strength & Faith
Agnes Douwes
2 +2power & faith
Maria Ferstl
1 +1Robert & Faith
Randa Farhat
1(the) thief and Fides
Robert Tucker (X)


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Robert & Faith


Explanation:
presuming these are two names !

Fides = promise, trust, faith, belief, truth, confidence, reliance, assurance, word of honor, engagement

Randa Farhat
Lebanon
Local time: 23:02
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
13 mins
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
2 hrs
agree  Jyri Lehtinen
1 day 2 hrs
disagree  Agnes Douwes: I imagine "Robertus" would have been used if the intent was a Latin version of Robert
2 days 18 hrs
neutral  verbis: I would not be quite sure about "Robert", what do you mean?
13 days
disagree  Maria Ferstl: No, finally I don't believe these are names.
13 days
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
power & faith


Explanation:
if "robur" is meant
it means: power, strength, firmness

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Note added at 22 hrs 46 mins (2004-05-16 16:36:18 GMT)
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As for the names, I should add that \"Fides\" exists as a (rare) German women\'s name (I know one).

Maria Ferstl
Malta
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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agree  verbis
12 days
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agree  roguestate: makes sense
23 days
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
(the) thief and Fides


Explanation:
... That explains the rober part in latin in the motto of Warren."leo de juda rober nostrum".
Leo----- means lion. ... rober---- means robber nostrum-- mean the ...
pub8.bravenet.com/forum/618875834/fetch/246338

Fides - Goddess of Faithfulness (or Faith or Honesty or Good Luck or ...)

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Note added at 2004-05-16 19:42:20 (GMT)
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Thief/Rober could indicate revolutionary or radical

The fact that Jesus was put to death by the Romans, by crucifixion and between two \"thieves\" all points to an execution of a radical revolutionary. .... And the term \"thief\" or \"robber\" was used to describe such radicals and not in the sense we use it today.
members.tripod.com/~benandanti/kingdom.html

Robert Tucker (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Strength & Faith


Explanation:
This looks like a misspelling of "Robur Et Fides", which means Strength & Faith. Robur refers to things made of hard wood and hence strength (Langenscheidt Latin Dictionary).
The link below is from what appears to be an Italian sportsclub by the name of "Robur et Fides"


    Reference: http://sport.supereva.it/roburetfides/index.html?p
Agnes Douwes
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of: Dutch

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11 days
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