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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| translation for power point project | 2/9/2012 | Maria |
| Q: I am working on a collage for parent night that features images of children with various abilities. ... A: "Love me as I am" translates as follows: -"Ut ego sum, ita me dilige", if this command is addressed ... | ||
| Latin translation question | 2/7/2012 | Maria |
| Q: Can you please translate the below into Latin for an engraving? "You hold my heart" Thank you very ... A: “Meum tenes cor” is the correct translation of "You hold my heart". See below for grammatical ... | ||
| translate a sentance into latin | 2/4/2012 | Maria |
| Q: i am wanting to know the translation of 'angels watch over me' into latin, to have a decal made up ... A: “Pro me vigilant angeli” or “Me angeli custodiunt” are two correct translations for “Angels watch ... | ||
| latin | 2/2/2012 | Maria |
| Q: How could I correctly "amor" into the Virgil quote, "ne cede malis"? I would like it to read: yield ... A: If you want to have a correct translation of the sentence “Yield to love, not evil” as an adaptation ... | ||
| Sentence to latin | 2/1/2012 | Maria |
| Q: This is my first time asking you a question, but I've seen your past answers and seem to be very ... A: here are two translations of “You will always be in my heart with unconditional love": 1-“Absoluto ... | ||
| can u tell me what my family motto means??? | 1/29/2012 | Maria |
| Q: .. GOD BLESS Michael Brinkley A: your family motto “Mutabimur” literally means “We shall be changed”, i.e. “We shall change” as well ... | ||
| English to latin translation. | 1/25/2012 | Maria |
| Q: I have recently overcome a life long fear of deep water and I am creating a photo album/scrapbook to ... A: “Challenge your fears” and “Let your dreams be bigger than your fears” translate respectively as: ... | ||
| Ancient Greek | 1/22/2012 | Maria |
| Q: How would one write the phrase, "Lovers of Truth"? As in, "We are 'Lovers of Truth'." Thanks for ... A: "Lovers of Truth" translates as "Φίλοι τῆς ... | ||
| Translating English to Latin | 1/21/2012 | Maria |
| Q: I'm looking to get the following translated from English to Latin. I have tried Google Translator ... A: “Lucem in extremo desine cryptoportico quaerere ac Deum in tenebris inveni” is the correct ... | ||
| Mothers love | 1/18/2012 | Maria |
| Q: I woul like to know what "my children hold the key to my heart" is translated into Latin is. Thank ... A: “Filii mei clavem cordis tenent mei” is the translation you asked me. Read more below. All the ... | ||
| Latin Language | 1/16/2012 | Maria |
| Q: How do I pronounce "acta deos numquam mortalia fallunt"? A: Here’s the Pronunciation Key of “acta deos numquam mortalia fallunt” (Ovid's Tristia, book 1, poem ... | ||
| Latin will | 1/15/2012 | Maria |
| Q: Could you please give me your opinion on the English meanings for the attached extract. It is the ... A: Though the difficulty in deciphering the minuscule cursive in medieval Latin writing,I think that ... | ||
| Latin to English | 1/13/2012 | Maria |
| Q: How is "Strength in doing what is necessary, Courage in doing what is right." translated from ... A: "In rebus necessariis Fortitudo, in rebus iustis Virtus" is the best translation of "Strength in ... | ||
| Translation | 1/12/2012 | Maria |
| Q: Thanks heaps A: “Fratres in aeternum” is the translation you asked me. See below for grammatical analysis. Best ... | ||
| Latin Translation of Motto | 1/11/2012 | Maria |
| Q: I've been doing some research, and I've found a number of translations of "Honesty is the best ... A: Since it is obvious that in "Honesty is the best policy” the term “policy” is used in the sense of ... | ||
| Translate english phrase to Latin | 1/9/2012 | Maria |
| Q: I would like to translate the following phrase to Latin and was wondering if you could help me? "If ... A: Here’s the translation you asked me: -“Si quid fastidis, id muta; nisi id mutare potes,illius tuam ... | ||
| Medical Term Meanings | 1/3/2012 | Maria |
| Q: Hope you had a good holiday, and Happy New Year. I'm interested in knowing the word origin of two ... A: In Latin there are some suffixes like e.g. “-arius”(masculine), “-aria” (feminine), “-arium” ... | ||
| Medical Term Meanings | 1/2/2012 | Maria |
| Q: Hope you had a good holiday, and Happy New Year. I'm interested in knowing the word origin of two ... A: here’s the origin of the medical terms “urticaria” and “angioedema”. 1-URTICARIA derives from the ... | ||
| latin translation of titles | 12/19/2011 | Maria |
| Q: I'm working a character design and I would be really grateful if you could help me with a Latin ... A: “the devil's architect" and "son of Circe" as aliases can be translated as follows: -“Diaboli ... | ||
| latin translation | 12/16/2011 | Maria |
| Q: There was a plack above my parents fireplace that I believe said "tibi splendat (or splendet) ... A: the correct Latin phrase is “Tibi splendet focus” which is an adaptation of a line we read in ... | ||
| latin phrase desired | 12/13/2011 | Maria |
| Q: I just found out that my beloved Latin teacher has passed away at the age of 91. All my siblings ... A: "She came, she saw, she conquered” as the 3rd person of the famous phrase “Veni,vidi,vici“ Caius ... | ||
| translate latin sentences to english | 12/11/2011 | Maria |
| Q: can you translate Hominem ad me ducebant to english A: “They were leading a man to me” is the literal translation of the phrase “Hominem ad me ducebant”. ... | ||
| correct spelling in Italian | 12/8/2011 | Maria |
| Q: What is the correct spelling in Italian of the quote from Canto III of the Inferno regarding the ... A: The correct spelling of this quote as we read it in Dante’s Divine comedy, Inferno, canto III, line ... | ||
| Translation | 12/7/2011 | Maria |
| Q: I am not living in the same country with my parents, I want to send them a painting with the writing ... A: the translation you mention, i.e. “Angele Custos, meam semper protege familiam” is mine, as you can ... | ||
| Quote for drawing of two generations | 12/6/2011 | Maria |
| Q: How would you translate into Latin the expression "love has many faces"? It is for a drawing of two ... A: “Love has many faces” translates correctly as “Multas amor habet facies”. Read more below. All the ... | ||
| Please help me with a English-to-Latin Translation | 11/29/2011 | Maria |
| Q: could you please help me with these translations? "Attain Greatness, Believe and Conquer" "God ... A: Here are the translations you asked me: -“Summa adipiscere, crede ac vince” (Attain Greatness, ... | ||
| Regarding a book I am writing | 11/28/2011 | Maria |
| Q: I am writing a book and I need to know a bit of latin as my main character is the archangel Micheal. ... A: “May the Lord God have mercy on your soul” translates as follows: -“Misereatur tui Dominus Deus”, ... | ||
| english phrase translated to latin language | 11/27/2011 | Maria |
| Q: so i've been searching around the internet for a translation to"stay forever strong",but websites ... A: The correct translation for “Stay forever strong” is “Fortis esto semper” where the imperative ... | ||
| Latin to Ancient greek translation. | 11/24/2011 | Maria |
| Q: I'm really touched by a song called "Iter Impius", wich, for all I know, means "unholy road" or ... A: First of all I have to tell you that the Latin title “Iter Impius” is wrong as the correct Latin ... | ||
| pet remembrance | 11/19/2011 | Maria |
| Q: my dogs passed away very recently and i wanted something private to put onto the remembrance stone. ... A: here's the translation of the quote: “What we have once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, ... | ||
| pet remembrance | 11/16/2011 | Maria |
| Q: my dogs passed away very recently and i wanted something private to put onto the remembrance stone. ... A: “Quod nos oblectavit numquam amittere possumus, quod valde amamus nostri fit pars” is the correct ... | ||
| Nature knows best | 11/15/2011 | Maria |
| Q: How would I write, "nature knows best," in ancient Greek? I have a friend who is a student of ... A: First of all I have to tell you that the sentence “Nature knows best” just in the sense you say ... | ||
| family reunion invitation | 11/13/2011 | Maria |
| Q: I'm designing (or trying to design) a classy-looking card to send so far-flung family members can ... A: "Family is Everything” can be translated as follows: 1-”Omnia est familia” (literally, “Family is ... | ||
| Bible verse translation | 11/10/2011 | Maria |
| Q: Can you help me translate the saying "God is good. All the time."? I tried to find the translation ... A: The translation “Deus est bonus.Omni tempore” is grammatically correct, but it’s better to say: ... | ||
| Please help with Latin translation | 11/8/2011 | Maria |
| Q: Hoping you can help to translate "Love recklessly" into Latin. I would really appreciate your help. ... A: “Love recklessly” can be translated as follows: 1-“Temere ama!” (literal) where the adverb TEMERE ... | ||
| latin translation | 11/5/2011 | Maria |
| Q: Is "sum nihil" correctly translated to English as "I am nothing" or is there a more accurate Latin ... A: The best Latin sentence for “I am nothing” is “Nihil sum” whose word order is different from “Sum ... | ||
| Ancient Greek and Latin | 10/29/2011 | Maria |
| Q: I was wondering what never give up is in Ancient Greek and Latin. Could you answer this for me? A: Here’s the Ancient Greek and Latin translation for “Never give up”. ANCIENT GREEK: 1- ... | ||
| latin translation | 10/28/2011 | Maria |
| Q: I am making a student appreciation piece for our school and wanted to inscribe, in Latin, the ... A: Here are the Latin words you asked me: -AMICITIA (nominative feminine singular, 1st.declension) ... | ||
| Translate from English to Latin | 10/27/2011 | Maria |
| Q: i just want to know the Latin translation of this quote: "Seduce my mind, you can have my body. ... A: "Seduce my mind, you can have my body. Find my soul and I'm yours forever" can be translated as ... | ||
| Company Initials | 10/26/2011 | Maria |
| Q: Our company was founded in the early 70's as Vacuum Industrial Pollution. We have not offered those ... A: If I’ve got your idea correctly, an acronym for V.I.P. could be in Latin “Virtus, Integritas, ... | ||
Maria
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I am an expert in Latin & Ancient Greek Language and I'll be glad to answer any questions concerning this matter.
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Over 25 years teaching experience.
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I received my Ph.D. in Classics from Genova University (Italy).
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