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Expert: Maria - 5/7/2009
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Hi Maria,
Could you tell me the Latin translation for the phrase "Do what's right, come what may"? I would like to use it for an announcement.
Thank you,
Jesse
Answer
Hello,
the phrase "Do what's right, come what may” can be translated as follows:
-“Fac quod est iustum, accidat quod potest” (literal translation)
-“Fac iusta, omnia licet fiant!”, where the second part of the sentence is a quotation from Seneca’s Moral Epistles, LXXI, paragraph 10.
So you can choose the one you like better.
Best regards,
Maria
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-Do = FAC (2nd.person singular, imperative of the verb FACIO, I do)
-What = QUOD (relative pronoun in the neuter)
-is = EST (from SUM, I am)
-right = IUSTUM (accusative neuter singular) or IUSTA (accusative neuter plural)
-come = ACCIDAT (3rd. person singular, hortatory subjunctive of ACCIDO) or LICET FIANT
-what = QUOD (see below) or OMNIA
-may = POTEST (from POSSUM)
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