ave lucem
| 03:03 Nov 14, 2001 |
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| 4 +1 | goodmorning light! |
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| 5 | And there was light |
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| 4 +1 | no religious meaning |
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| 4 +1 | Hail, light! |
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| 4 | goodmorning light! |
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8 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1goodmorning light! Explanation: AVE is the infinitum of aveo-avere meaning "hi" or "bye" - could be "Bye bye light!", too. Emils |
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11 mins confidence:
goodmorning light! Explanation: AVE is the infinitum of aveo-avere meaning "hi" or "bye" - could be "Bye bye light!", too. Lucem is "daylight" or "day", it's like a welcome given to the new day. Emils |
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11 mins confidence:
And there was light Explanation: The other translation is also correct, but if you find this in a old latin book, it will mean and there was light. Like ecco luce in Italian."Look light" |
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23 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1no religious meaning Explanation: I do not agree: ancient latin didn't know this Christian meaning (fiat lux), it was a salutation, or lux meaning reason in a political sense, or light meaning to give birth. After Christ, maybe. Emils |
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6 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Hail, light! Explanation: In this context, ave is an interjection, a formula for both formal greeting and leave-taking. The most famous use of it in this way is "Ave Caesar" ("Hail Caesar!"). See the reference below for more information about other uses. Good morning is okay, too, but not the tone that I would prefer, myself. Reference: http://www.foreignword.com/Tools/dictsrch_hp.asp?query=ave&s... |
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