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Latin to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / letter | | Latin term or phrase: Valete | | salutation? |
| | | Good-bye | Explanation:
Lit., it means 'be well/stay strong', and its form here is present imperative active, 2nd person plural; the singular form is 'vale' It was the commonest expression for 'good-bye' in Classical Latin; 'avete' and 'ave', which mean 'be well' also, were used for both 'hello' and 'good-bye'. It's doubtful that the sense 'be well' was primary in the hearers' minds whenever someone said 'valete' or 'avete' to him or her; the speaker simply meant 'good-bye', and unless the hearer was ill, he or she probably took it as such. |
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 Joseph J. Brazauskas
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11 mins confidence:  Take care.
Explanation:
In fact "Valeo" means : "I am in good health", so, "Valete" being in the imperative mode (2nd plural) means "Keep healthy". The salutation went: "Ave atque Vale"
Ave!
| irat56
France
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