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Errare humanum est

English translation: To err is human

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Latin term or phrase:Errare humanum est
English translation:To err is human
Entered by: John Kinory (X)

17:30 Mar 28, 2002
Latin to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
Latin term or phrase: Errare humanum est
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Agnieszka Szotek
Local time: 02:53
To err is human
Explanation:
Human beings do err

and there is a second part:
Perseverare diabolicum, meaning that erring is human, but making twice (or more times) the same mistake is devilish (perhaps a work of the devil?)
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Francesco D'Alessandro
Spain
Local time: 01:53
Grading comment
Thank you for your trouble.
By the way when checking up glossaries I must have made a mistake because the second try allowed me to find a link with a previous answer.
Here it is http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&eid_c=31571&id=77471&keyword=Errare+humanum+est
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2To err is human
Francesco D'Alessandro
4Making mistakes is only human
corin


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
To err is human


Explanation:
Human beings do err

and there is a second part:
Perseverare diabolicum, meaning that erring is human, but making twice (or more times) the same mistake is devilish (perhaps a work of the devil?)

Francesco D'Alessandro
Spain
Local time: 01:53
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 11
Grading comment
Thank you for your trouble.
By the way when checking up glossaries I must have made a mistake because the second try allowed me to find a link with a previous answer.
Here it is http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&eid_c=31571&id=77471&keyword=Errare+humanum+est

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jacek Krankowski (X): OR:Errare humanum est, ignoscere divinum - To err is human,to forgive divine - Marcus Tullius Cicero
8 mins

agree  Orlin Chochov
17 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Making mistakes is only human


Explanation:
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corin
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in pair: 4
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