Expert: Maria - 3/8/2011

Question
Hello there Maria,
I was wondering if you have time for a quick translation? I am graduating from school soon and am having a pendant made to mark the occasion. I would like these phrases engraved on it in latin. live boldly, love deeply, regret nothing. I have read through your other answers and found regret nothing is Nihil Desidera but I was hoping you could help me out with the other two. Thankyou so much!

Erica

Answer
Hello,

here’s the translation of  “Live boldly, love deeply, regret nothing”:

-“Audacter vive, ex animo dilige, nihil desidera”.

Best regards,
Maria
____________________________________________________________
Note that:

-Live = VIVE (2nd.person singular, imperative of VIVO, I live)

-boldly =AUDACTER (adverb)

-love = DILIGE (2nd.person singular, imperative of DILIGO, I love)

-deeply= EX ANIMO (literally, “from the bottom of the heart”)

-regret = DESIDERA (2nd.person singular, imperative of DESIDERO,  I regret)

-nothing = NIHIL (direct object, neuter pronoun).

As you can see, Latin word order can be different from English.