Jul 21, 2004 20:06
20 yrs ago
Latin term

portabant aquam

Non-PRO Latin to English Other Other latin
i saw it in a book of latin terms that my english teacher owned.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 they carried/used to carry water
5 +3 they were carrying water
5 they were carrying water

Proposed translations

+4
1 min
Selected

they carried/used to carry water

:)
Peer comment(s):

agree Vicky Papaprodromou
1 min
thanks
agree danya
11 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
16 hrs
agree Laszlo Jarecsni
8 days
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+3
1 min

they were carrying water

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Peer comment(s):

agree ------ (X)
0 min
Thanx
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
1 min
Thanx
agree Pierre POUSSIN
1 hr
Thanks
neutral danya : i wouldn't use Continuous so as not to involve the concept of duration, which may be present and may well be not in the source phrase
11 hrs
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2 mins

they were carrying water

:)
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