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TIO · 08-18-2003, 07:52 AM

Can anyone translate this from the latin?

crackpot · 08-18-2003, 10:54 AM

Um, not me.

But I think it's "Not (only?)...loqui... but (also?)... facere".
So I guess I'm gonna guess: "Not hard, but easy".
But that is so wrong it's crazy.

FastShark85 · 08-18-2003, 11:34 AM

Don't say, instead do.

cliche · 08-18-2003, 02:29 PM

loqui is talk, facere is do

-> Don't just talk about it, get out and do it!

TIO · 08-18-2003, 07:01 PM

Thanks, Cliche and Fastshark
That makes sense; it's the motto of our Engineers fac soc.

Splice · 08-21-2003, 07:42 AM

where is the best online Latin dictionary?

FastShark85 · 08-21-2003, 08:32 AM

There are a bunch of them out there, just Google it.

Unless you have a basic understanding of declensions and conjugations, a dictionary won't really help decipher the actual meaning of the sentence. Latin is odd in that its sentence structure typically is in the object-subject-verb or object-verb-subject format. Longer sentences are even more jumbled and understanding the endings of the words is critical to figuring out its meaning.

Gallia est omnes divisa in partes tres for example translates into "All (omnes) of Gaul (France...Gallia) is (est) divided (divisa) into (in) three (tres) parts (partes). A quote from Caesar's writings on Rome's war with France. The Jesuits made us memorize some passages, and this one's stuck with me.

BRS · 08-27-2003, 07:53 PM

The best online Latin dictionary can be found at www.perseus.org
It takes a bit of navigation to get to it, but it really is a good resource.

FastShark, Latin syntax is actually a lot more flexible than OSV or OVS, as conjugation and declension allows a far greater flexibility than English. Such languages (Latin, classical Greek, Russian, German) are called synthetic. Languages like French and English, which rely on word order to a far greater degree than conjugation, are called analytic.

SaltPork · 08-28-2003, 09:32 AM

Flauie facet.

08-18-2003, 07:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
TIO Addict Location: The Land Down Under	Non Loqui Sed Facere Can anyone translate this from the latin? __________________ Strewth

08-18-2003, 11:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
FastShark85 Psycho Location: In the garage, under the car.	Don't say, instead do. Last edited by FastShark85; 08-18-2003 at 11:36 AM..

08-18-2003, 02:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
cliche Rookie Location: Oxford, UK	loqui is talk, facere is do -> Don't just talk about it, get out and do it! __________________ I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)

08-18-2003, 07:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
TIO Addict Location: The Land Down Under	Thanks, Cliche and Fastshark That makes sense; it's the motto of our Engineers fac soc. __________________ Strewth

08-28-2003, 09:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
SaltPork Everything's better with bacon Location: In your local grocer's freezer.	Flauie facet. __________________ It was like that when I got here....I swear.

08-18-2003, 10:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
crackpot Junkie Location: Montreal	Um, not me. But I think it's "Not (only?)...loqui... but (also?)... facere". So I guess I'm gonna guess: "Not hard, but easy". But that is so wrong it's crazy.

08-21-2003, 07:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
Splice Crazy	where is the best online Latin dictionary?

08-21-2003, 08:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
FastShark85 Psycho Location: In the garage, under the car.	There are a bunch of them out there, just Google it. Unless you have a basic understanding of declensions and conjugations, a dictionary won't really help decipher the actual meaning of the sentence. Latin is odd in that its sentence structure typically is in the object-subject-verb or object-verb-subject format. Longer sentences are even more jumbled and understanding the endings of the words is critical to figuring out its meaning. Gallia est omnes divisa in partes tres for example translates into "All (omnes) of Gaul (France...Gallia) is (est) divided (divisa) into (in) three (tres) parts (partes). A quote from Caesar's writings on Rome's war with France. The Jesuits made us memorize some passages, and this one's stuck with me.

08-27-2003, 07:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
BRS Upright	The best online Latin dictionary can be found at www.perseus.org It takes a bit of navigation to get to it, but it really is a good resource. FastShark, Latin syntax is actually a lot more flexible than OSV or OVS, as conjugation and declension allows a far greater flexibility than English. Such languages (Latin, classical Greek, Russian, German) are called synthetic. Languages like French and English, which rely on word order to a far greater degree than conjugation, are called analytic.