Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me vide
English translation: Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me?
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| na +1 | Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me? |
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| na | Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just glad to see me [same as "sirius"]. |
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27 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me? Explanation: the Lation should be Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre? It's of course the Latin version of Mae West's "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?" I have been unable find out who translated it. |
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Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just glad to see me [same as "sirius"]. Explanation: Yes, "sirius" has it right, including the correction of VIDE to VIDERE, and should get the KudoZ points. Here's the Latin grammar of this sassy little sentence: EST: "is". -NE: a word that converts a sentence into a yes/no question. VOLUMEN: "scroll". IN TOGA: "in (your) toga" -- English pretty much has to add possessives wherever they make sense, in contrast to Latin, which omits them. AN: "or" -- the word AN is used only in questions or indirect questions; in declarative sentences the words AUT or VEL are used to mean "or". SOLUM: "only, just, simply". TIBI LIBET: "you are pleased" or "are you pleased" -- the word LIBET means "it is pleasing" and the word TIBI means "to you/for you" (meaning just one person being addressed, "you" singular). ME: "me" VIDERE: "to see". Et nunc meae locutionis finem feci. |
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