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veritas

16:20 Oct 3, 2000
Gaelic to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
Gaelic term or phrase: veritas
I saw it in a movie tattooed to two Irish men
Chad Cox


Summary of answers provided
natruth
Tim Drayton
naVeritas ( "Truth" )
Brigitte Gendebien
naTruth
Lia Fail (X)


  

Answers


2 mins
truth


Explanation:
In fact, it is a Latin word.

Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 17:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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10 hrs
Veritas ( "Truth" )


Explanation:
is also the Roman goddess of truth. Daughter of Saturn.

(http://www3.sympatico.ca/untangle/roman.html)




    Reference: http://www3.sympatico.ca/untangle/roman.html
Brigitte Gendebien
Belgium
Local time: 16:48
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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20 hrs
Truth


Explanation:
Why thay had it tattooed I can only speculate.

They're Catholic priests? Because the word, if I remember rightly, is assocuiated with the Catholic church specifically in terms of either a Catholic magazine or a cahrity.

Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 16:48
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PRO pts in pair: 8
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