Expert: Maria - 10/24/2009

Question
Maria,

How would you translate the following English phrase into Latin?

"[It] bends, but [it] never breaks."

As in, "that family has the ability to withstand a lot of stress; the family bends but never breaks."

Thanks!

Jacob

Answer
Hello,

here’s the Latin translation of "[It] bends, but [it] never breaks" as in "the family bends, but never breaks":

-“Cogit, sed numquam deest”.

Best regards,
Maria
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Note that:

-[It] bends = COGIT (from COGO)

- but = SED

-[it]…..breaks = DEEST (from DESUM)

-never = NUMQUAM