the strength of a people

Latin translation: Virtus Populi

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English term or phrase:the strength of the people
Latin translation:Virtus Populi

16:58 Oct 8, 2001
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: the strength of a people
a title of a song
Velma
virtus populi / potestas populi
Explanation:
1. [5] In te spes est s?culi, vita,
virtus populi, nostra moris femina; mulieribus decus, ne nos tartari specus ...

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2.Thomas von Aquin räumt der potestas
populi erhebliche Bedeutung ein. Anhörung, Wahl und Zustimmung geben ...
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Vesna Zivcic
Local time: 06:14
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Thank you very much for your help. Virtus Populi is both literate and lyrical and even those who don't know latin can easily grasp the meaning.
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3 +1virtus populi / potestas populi
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virtus populi / potestas populi


Explanation:
1. [5] In te spes est s?culi, vita,
virtus populi, nostra moris femina; mulieribus decus, ne nos tartari specus ...

www.skywriting.com/Lyrichord/reference/ref8025t.html


2.Thomas von Aquin räumt der potestas
populi erhebliche Bedeutung ein. Anhörung, Wahl und Zustimmung geben ...
www.itabonn.de/overkott/demo.htm

Vesna Zivcic
Local time: 06:14
Native speaker of: Croatian
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help. Virtus Populi is both literate and lyrical and even those who don't know latin can easily grasp the meaning.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CLS Lexi-tech: I like virtus. You might also consider "vis" but has more the sense of might.
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