We will make you weep

Latin translation: vos lacrimare cogemus

07:23 Aug 20, 2001

English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]

English term or phrase: We will make you weep

Want to use as a motto - possibly on a coat of arms.

Richard Jones

Latin translation:vos lacrimare cogemus

Explanation:
vos lacrimare = usual Latin inversion
lacrimare = to weep
vos = you
cogemus = future tense of the verb cogere, which means compel, force.

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paola

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vos lacrimare cogemus

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vos lacrimare cogemus

Explanation:
vos lacrimare = usual Latin inversion
lacrimare = to weep
vos = you
cogemus = future tense of the verb cogere, which means compel, force.

regards

paola

CLS Lexi-tech
Local time: 05:09
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