English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary | | English term or phrase: Man is a game-playing animal. | | No context necessary. |
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| | homo animal est quod ludit | Explanation:
Lit., 'Man is an animal which plays (games)'. Here the verb 'ludit', 'plays' is used absolutely; there is no need to add an internal accusative 'ludos', 'games', since the obvious etymological association of the verb itself implies 'ludos' as direct object.
However, it would not be incorrect grammatically to say 'homo animal est quod ludos ludit', although it would be redundant.
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 Joseph J. Brazauskas
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Local time: 15:33
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 homo ludens
Explanation:
I think for this, it is best not to make a sentence, as in the English. Just plain "homo ludens" resonates so nicely wth "homo sapiens", and makes the statement more effectively with just the two words.
Homo = man, in the sense of mankind
ludens, from ludo = I play, thus = playing
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Note added at 2003-07-23 08:08:50 (GMT)
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\"homo sapiens\" defines man as being the creature that knows, or thinks, \"homo ludens\" defines man as being the creature that plays.
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Note added at 2003-07-23 12:36:35 (GMT)
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Andeds is right: a Google search for \"homo ludens\" gives some very interesting resuts, which also make clear that the phrase is by no means new. See http://www.certec.lth.se/doc/homoludens/ for a connection with the International Space Station, for example.
| Chris Rowson
Local time: 21:33
Native speaker of:  English
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12 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 homo animal est quod ludit
Explanation:
Lit., 'Man is an animal which plays (games)'. Here the verb 'ludit', 'plays' is used absolutely; there is no need to add an internal accusative 'ludos', 'games', since the obvious etymological association of the verb itself implies 'ludos' as direct object.
However, it would not be incorrect grammatically to say 'homo animal est quod ludos ludit', although it would be redundant.
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