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Quo vadimus

English translation: Where do we go?

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Latin term or phrase:Quo vadimus
English translation:Where do we go?

21:19 Aug 11, 2001
Latin to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial
Latin term or phrase: Quo vadimus
Company name
Derek J. Dubuque
Where do we go?
Explanation:
Dear Derek,

I prefer this translation. It is more dramatic, in my humble opinion. More direct. Of course it depends on what you need for your text :)

Hope you like it,

Flavio
Selected response from:

Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 02:28
Grading comment
Thank you very much! It's exactly what I needed, in fact. You see, I'd heard the phrase before, and I didn't want to use it out of context, so I had to be sure of what it meant.

Cheers,
Derek J. Dubuque
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
na +1Where are we going?
Mats Wiman
na +1If it's a company name it should not be translated,
Angela Arnone
naWhere do we go?
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti


  

Answers


25 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Where are we going?


Explanation:
straight translation


    Old latin student
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tatjana Aleksic, MA (X)
3 hrs
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7 hrs
Where do we go?


Explanation:
Dear Derek,

I prefer this translation. It is more dramatic, in my humble opinion. More direct. Of course it depends on what you need for your text :)

Hope you like it,

Flavio


    Translation Student
    Disctintion in Latin
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 155
Grading comment
Thank you very much! It's exactly what I needed, in fact. You see, I'd heard the phrase before, and I didn't want to use it out of context, so I had to be sure of what it meant.

Cheers,
Derek J. Dubuque
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8 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
If it's a company name it should not be translated,


Explanation:
if you want to know what it means, both of the previous answers are suitable.
Angela


Angela Arnone
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CLS Lexi-tech
5 mins
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