Expert: Maria - 5/20/2006

Question
I need the latin translation of the following two phrases,
"absolutly nothing", and "He who dies, pays all debts."
Thank you for your help and I'll be waiting for your answer.
(these are for a business card)

Answer
Hello,

Here are the translations you need:

-“Nihil “ or  “Nihil omnino”( absolutely nothing )

-" Qui moritur  omnia aera dissolvit aliena “ (He who dies, pays all debts.)

Best,
Maria
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absolutely= OMNINO (this adverb  can be omitted in Latin)
nothing = NIHIL

He who = QUI
Dies = MORITUR
pays = DISSOLVIT
all = OMNIA
debts = AERA ALIENA

As you can see, Latin  word order can differ from the English one as it  can be variable and often depends on writing style of an author. This however is not a problem  as Latin declension by cases  gets everyone to  discern the case of a word.