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Military / Defense | | English term or phrase: we watch by daylight-- we operate by starlight | | this will be for a military style emblem or patch |
| | | interdiu vigilamus, inlustres sideribus rem agimus | Explanation:
Or 'rem gerimus'. Both phrases are used of military operations. 'Vigilamus' means literally 'we stay wake, keep watch'. 'Inlustres sideribus' (a Tacitean expression) means 'illuminated by (the) stars. |
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1 day5 hrs confidence:  clara luce vigilamus, stellarum luce agimus
Explanation:
You could say as well "Die vigilamus...", but with "clara luce" you preserve the English play on words with "light". "Clara luce" is synonymous with "daylight" or "in broad daylight".
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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2009-04-20 07:35:17 GMT)
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You coul also write "Luce vigilamus, stellarum luce agimus". I prefer to put "clara", because reinforces the idea of "broad daylight" and goes well with the rythm of the sentence.
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