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Translate short phrase from english to latin
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: erik_the_bard-ga List Price: $10.00 |
Posted:
15 Jun 2006 21:24 PDT
Expires: 15 Jul 2006 21:24 PDT Question ID: 738601 |
"I can't imagine how this could possibly go wrong" or "I can't conceive how this could possibly go awry" |
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Re: Translate short phrase from english to latin
Answered By: alanna-ga on 22 Jun 2006 11:25 PDT Rated: ![]() |
Hi erik_the_bard-ga -
You came up with an interesting quote. It shows a lot of confidence!
The most accurate translation I can give you is this:
"Animo concipere non possum quo palto hoc pervease exeat."
When rendering your phrase, I followed Latin usage, so the literal
translation is this:
[I can't conceive under what conditions this could possibly end badly.]
I did consult with a Latin scholar to make sure that the translation
is idiomatic and correct, and I used Cassell's Dictionary.
Cassell's Latin-English and English-Latin Dictionary revised by
J.R.V. Marchant, M.A. and Joseph F. Charles, B.A., Funk and Wagnell's
(New York)
http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-0025225804-12 (latest edition)
Here are some websites that may be of interest to you:
Latin proverbs and locutions
http://leptir.ifs.hr/~mpinter/proloc.html
Latin phrases used in English
http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~econrad/lang/lphrase.html
Enigman's favorite Latin sayings
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~enigman/latin.html
All the best,
alanna-ga |
erik_the_bard-ga
rated this answer:
Very helpful. Well explained. |
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