Oct 15, 2001 20:10
22 yrs ago
Latin term
veritas aequitas
Non-PRO
Latin to English
Art/Literary
I saw the words in the form of a tatto one word on each hand of two brothers. What does it mean?
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +2 | Truth [&] Justice |
athena22
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4 +3 | truth is justice |
CLS Lexi-tech
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Proposed translations
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42 mins
Selected
Truth [&] Justice
Veritas: truth
Aequitas: justice, fairness
Aequitas: justice, fairness
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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6 hrs
truth is justice
Athena is right. You have to add the copula "is" (the verb to be) which in Latin is often omitted.
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Peer comment(s):
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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
: or... Justice is truth :)
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sei ancora vivo? vale, tu quoque.
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agree |
athena22
: Yes, you're right.
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Ciao, Athena. Ave atque vale.
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Mad Uncle Andy
: Linguistically, this is correct, but having seen the film, I believe the context bears them out as seperate words.
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agree |
Bigkane135
: So what would it look like if I wanted it to just say "truth is justice"?
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