una salus victus
English translation: the one hope of the doomed
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peer agreement (net): +1see explanation below Explanation: una salus victis nullam sperare salutem = The only safe course for the defeated is to expect no safety Virgil had the same tattoo ;-) HTH, Serge L. Reference: http://www.idmon.freeserve.co.uk/zmyth13a.htm |
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peer agreement (net): +1the one hope of the doomed (is not to hope for safety) Explanation: You must be a Star Trek fan |
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Having been vanquished, [there is but} one [means of] safety Explanation: The emphatic position of 'una' (at the beginning of the phrase) intimates that there is only one kind of safety (what kind exactly must be determined from the context. |
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