Expert: Maria - 2/6/2005

Question
I was wondering if you could please translate the following english phrase into latin for me. It is for a tattoo to representing my love for my soon-to-be husband. 'Til Death Do You Part' . I would greatly apperciate it.
Thank You,
Suzanne

Answer
Hello,

'Till Death Do You Part' is literally :

-"Donec ( or, ‘dum') mors  nos separaverit".
or :
-"Dum mors me et te separaverit ".

However, in Latin we can say more concisely :

“Tecum usque ad mortem”, meaning simply “"With you Until Death".

Best wishes
Maria
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DONEC(DUM)=till
MORS=death
NOS(ME et TE) = you
SEPARAVERIT= Do part

TECUM=with you
USQUE AD= until, till
MORTEM= death