never judge a book by its cover, and never think it is what it seems

Latin translation: numquam ex operculo de libris putare, numquamque credere quo videtur

13:13 Oct 31, 2001
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: never judge a book by its cover, and never think it is what it seems
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Latin translation:numquam ex operculo de libris putare, numquamque credere quo videtur
Explanation:
Hi!

A way to translate this into Latin structures:

1st part:

numquam: never
ex operculo: by its cover (ablativo)
de libris: books (dative, literally "about books" as required by "puto"
putare: to judge

2nd part:

numquam: never
-que: and
credere: to believe
quo videtur: in what it seems it is

Hope it helps :)

Flavio

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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
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Local time: 16:02
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thank you. I have had trouble finding out how to say this. You helped alot
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numquam ex operculo de libris putare, numquamque credere quo videtur


Explanation:
Hi!

A way to translate this into Latin structures:

1st part:

numquam: never
ex operculo: by its cover (ablativo)
de libris: books (dative, literally "about books" as required by "puto"
putare: to judge

2nd part:

numquam: never
-que: and
credere: to believe
quo videtur: in what it seems it is

Hope it helps :)

Flavio




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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
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Local time: 16:02
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thank you. I have had trouble finding out how to say this. You helped alot
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