Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"The only secret of existence is to have no fear."
Latin translation:
Sola res occulta exsistendi nihil timere est.
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Jan 21, 2014 21:47
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English term
"The only secret of existence is to have no fear."
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"The only secret of existence is to have no fear. Never be afraid of what you will become."
A colleague asked me to help him with the translation of this phrase.
I came up with this translation:
"Solus secretum existentia est non timere. Numquam timeas quod tu devenies."
But due to the fact that I do not normally translate into Latin, it doesn't seems right to deliver it without asking for a pro opinion and a hawk-eye from my colleagues.
Thank you all for your support!
A colleague asked me to help him with the translation of this phrase.
I came up with this translation:
"Solus secretum existentia est non timere. Numquam timeas quod tu devenies."
But due to the fact that I do not normally translate into Latin, it doesn't seems right to deliver it without asking for a pro opinion and a hawk-eye from my colleagues.
Thank you all for your support!
Proposed translations
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| 4 | Sola res occulta exsistendi nihil timere est. |
Joseph Brazauskas
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| 4 | Nihil timere unum vitae arcanum est; noli umquam timere quid fias. |
Nouatus
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Sola res occulta exsistendi nihil timere est.
'Never be afraid of what you will become.' = 'Numquam time id quod fies.'
You might substitute 'arcana' for 'occulta' with no significant change of meaning. The gerund 'exsistendi' seems here to be the closest rendering of the English substantive 'existence', since 'exsistere' does occasionally have this meaning in good Latin and 'esse' lacks a gerund.
You might substitute 'arcana' for 'occulta' with no significant change of meaning. The gerund 'exsistendi' seems here to be the closest rendering of the English substantive 'existence', since 'exsistere' does occasionally have this meaning in good Latin and 'esse' lacks a gerund.
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Nouatus
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English term (edited):
\"the only secret of existence is to have no fear.\"
Nihil timere unum vitae arcanum est; noli umquam timere quid fias.
This is, in my opinion, a more accurate translation in classical Latin:
existentia = vita
devenire = fieri (in the French sense of "devenir")
existentia = vita
devenire = fieri (in the French sense of "devenir")
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much, but I consider that the reply of Joseph is more closely to the needs of my colleague. |
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