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Expert: Maria - 3/8/2006

Question
Please translate this from English to Latin. In memory of the fallen soldiers. Also I read this phrase in a magazine with no translation, what does it mean: quod me nutrit me destruit. Thank you.

Answer
Hello,

The sentence “In memory of the fallen soldiers” can be translated into Latin as follows:

“Ad perpetuam militum memoriam qui pro patria mortui sunt”.

As for “Quod me nutrit me destruit”, it means:

- “What feeds me destroys me too”
or:
-“What nourishes me also destroys me"

Have a nice day.
Maria
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Please note that:
-In memory is AD PERPETUAM MEMORIAM
-of the soldiers is MILITUM
fallen is QUI PRO PATRIA MORTUI SUNT (literally, “who died for their country”)
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What=QUOD
ME =me
NUTRIT =feeds (nourishes)
ME= me
DESTRUIT = destroys too (also)

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Comment	Thank you very much. I had a difficult time finding these translations until I used your site. I received a response sooner than I expected. N. Maria is definitely an expert in my book. Thanks again.