 | | From: | slunk | | Subject: | Latin translation | | Date: | Fri, 7 Jan 2005 18:09:03 +1300 |
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 | trying to translate this phrase:
'Enjoy the silence'.
to which I have 'silentium fruere'.
any good ?
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| | From: | Johannes Patruus | | Subject: | Re: Latin translation | | Date: | Fri, 7 Jan 2005 08:34:20 -0000 |
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"slunk" wrote in message
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> trying to translate this phrase:
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> 'Enjoy the silence'.
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> to which I have 'silentium fruere'.
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> any good ?
Except that fruor is one of those verbs that governs the ablative:
http://www.personal.kent.edu/~bkharvey/latin/cases/caseablob.htm
Another verb you could use is "gaudeo" (to rejoice in), as suggested here:
http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=463393
Johannes
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| | From: | slunk | | Subject: | Re: Latin translation | | Date: | Sat, 8 Jan 2005 09:53:42 +1300 |
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| > Except that fruor is one of those verbs that governs the ablative:
> http://www.personal.kent.edu/~bkharvey/latin/cases/caseablob.htm
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> Another verb you could use is "gaudeo" (to rejoice in), as suggested here:
> http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=463393
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> Johannes
thankyou
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