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Art/Literary - Other | | English term or phrase: Time Travel | i.e. travelling back in time / the practice or method of travelling (back) in time
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| | Latin translation:iter per tempus | Explanation:
If you want the name of the action, this would be a way to say it. The preposition "per" gives the idea that you are traveling "through" time. If you want to emphasize the idea of travelling "in" time, then you could say *iter in tempore*, but I think this could lead to confusion, because "in tempore" means also "timely, in a timely manner".
If you want to use a verb (to travel in time), then I would put it this way:
tempus peregrinari
Peregrinor is primaraly to travel in a foreign country, or to be in a foreign country, but it can be taken in a more abstract sense, as in:
Peregrinari infinitatem omnem (Cic.), to travel all over the infinity, to travel the whole infinity
If you want to specify that you travel back in time, I would say:
iter in praeteritum tempus
iter per praeteritum tempus
iter in anteactum tempus
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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2011-03-16 08:33:59 GMT)
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Yes, peregrinatio per tempus works fine. |
| Selected response from:
  Luis Antonio de Larrauri
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| Grading comment Many thanks for your help, Luis !
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11 hrs confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1 | time travel iter per tempus
Explanation:
If you want the name of the action, this would be a way to say it. The preposition "per" gives the idea that you are traveling "through" time. If you want to emphasize the idea of travelling "in" time, then you could say *iter in tempore*, but I think this could lead to confusion, because "in tempore" means also "timely, in a timely manner".
If you want to use a verb (to travel in time), then I would put it this way:
tempus peregrinari
Peregrinor is primaraly to travel in a foreign country, or to be in a foreign country, but it can be taken in a more abstract sense, as in:
Peregrinari infinitatem omnem (Cic.), to travel all over the infinity, to travel the whole infinity
If you want to specify that you travel back in time, I would say:
iter in praeteritum tempus
iter per praeteritum tempus
iter in anteactum tempus
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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2011-03-16 08:33:59 GMT)
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Yes, peregrinatio per tempus works fine.
| | | Grading comment | Many thanks for your help, Luis ! |
| Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks, Luis, I have considered both and prefer "peregrinatio" - would it go well with "per" ie. peregrinatio per tempus ?
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