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Tua acta est.

English translation: It is your [sing., feminine] action.

01:50 Mar 29, 2004
Latin to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy
Latin term or phrase: Tua acta est.
Continuation of Non tuus actas est.
Bill Marks
English translation:It is your [sing., feminine] action.
Explanation:
The antecedent phrase should probably be "Non tuus ACTUS est", not "actAs".

It is not not your [sing., musc.] action. It is your [sing., fem.] action (addressing first to a man and then to a woman).



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Note added at 5 hrs 44 mins (2004-03-29 07:34:27 GMT)
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Or \"doing\" instead of \"action\"

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Note added at 5 hrs 45 mins (2004-03-29 07:35:52 GMT)
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From a dict:

actus -us, m. (1) driving, movement, esp. of cattle; hence right of way for driving cattle, etc.. (2) doing, action, esp. on stage; hence the presentation of a piece on the stage; also a division of a piece, an act.
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 07:06
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3 +7It is your [sing., feminine] action.
Kirill Semenov


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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
It is your [sing., feminine] action.


Explanation:
The antecedent phrase should probably be "Non tuus ACTUS est", not "actAs".

It is not not your [sing., musc.] action. It is your [sing., fem.] action (addressing first to a man and then to a woman).



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Note added at 5 hrs 44 mins (2004-03-29 07:34:27 GMT)
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Or \"doing\" instead of \"action\"

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Note added at 5 hrs 45 mins (2004-03-29 07:35:52 GMT)
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From a dict:

actus -us, m. (1) driving, movement, esp. of cattle; hence right of way for driving cattle, etc.. (2) doing, action, esp. on stage; hence the presentation of a piece on the stage; also a division of a piece, an act.

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 07:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Neil Gouw
41 mins
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agree  Valentini Mellas: :)
55 mins
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agree  cologne
6 hrs
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agree  Joseph Brazauskas
7 hrs
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agree  Estella
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agree  giogi
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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
2 days 44 mins
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agree  verbis
7 days
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disagree  Laszlo Jarecsni: acta is plur neutr, but the meaning is the same
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