Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
Errare humanum est
English translation:
To err is human
Added to glossary by
John Kinory (X)
Mar 28, 2002 17:30
23 yrs ago
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Latin term
Errare humanum est
Latin to English
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Proposed translations
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4 +2 | To err is human |
Francesco D'Alessandro
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4 | Making mistakes is only human |
corin
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Proposed translations
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To err is human
Human beings do err
and there is a second part:
Perseverare diabolicum, meaning that erring is human, but making twice (or more times) the same mistake is devilish (perhaps a work of the devil?)
and there is a second part:
Perseverare diabolicum, meaning that erring is human, but making twice (or more times) the same mistake is devilish (perhaps a work of the devil?)
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Comment: "Thank you for your trouble.
By the way when checking up glossaries I must have made a mistake because the second try allowed me to find a link with a previous answer.
Here it is http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&eid_c=31571&id=77471&keyword=Errare+humanum+est"
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Making mistakes is only human
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