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eat or be eaten

Italian translation: Mors tua, vita mea.

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English term or phrase:	eat or be eaten
Italian translation:	Mors tua, vita mea.
Entered by:	Giuseppe Bellone

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16:07 Mar 9, 2010

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English term or phrase: eat or be eaten

translation please in latin also

joe angeline

Mors tua, vita mea.

Explanation:
Mi è venuto questo detto latino. :)

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Note added at 5 giorni (2010-03-15 07:02:14 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks. Have a nice day at work! :)

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Giuseppe Bellone
Italy
Local time: 18:30

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4 +2

Mors tua, vita mea.

Giuseppe Bellone

4 +1

uccidi o sarai ucciso

_marta

mangiare o essere mangiato dedere aut laedere

traduzionigs

la miglior difesa è l'attacco/homo homini lupus

Sabrina Becciu

mangiare o venire mangiati

sognatrice

Answers

5 mins confidence:

mangiare o venire mangiati

Explanation:
Not sure if this is as idiomatic as it is in English.

sognatrice
Italy
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: thank you

9 mins confidence:

la miglior difesa è l'attacco/homo homini lupus

Explanation:
io lo tradurrei con il latino....

Sabrina Becciu
Local time: 18:30
Native speaker of: Italian

Notes to answerer

Asker: thank you

16 mins confidence:

mangiare o essere mangiato dedere aut laedere

Explanation:
dedere aut laedere
arrendersi o ferire /sacrificarsi o danneggiare l'altro

traduzionigs
Local time: 18:30
Native speaker of: Italian

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Asker: thank you

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

uccidi o sarai ucciso

Explanation:
Io metterei questa opzione che è abbastanza comune sia in campo letterario che cinematografico, però dipende dal contesto della frase.

_marta
Italy
Local time: 18:30
Native speaker of:

Italian

Notes to answerer

Asker: thank you

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Mors tua, vita mea.

Giuseppe Bellone
Italy
Local time: 18:30
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: thank you

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Changes made by editors

Mar 15, 2010 - Changes made by Giuseppe Bellone:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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