Magna di curant, parva neglegunt.

English translation: The gods take care of big things/affairs, while they ignore the small things.

22:24 Feb 23, 2006
Latin to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Classical Literature
Latin term or phrase: Magna di curant, parva neglegunt.
It's from Cicero.
Katelyn Hurst
English translation:The gods take care of big things/affairs, while they ignore the small things.
Explanation:
Hope this helps!

DI: plural nominative (the gods)
MAGNA: The big things (neuter plural)
curant: they take care of...

PARVA: the small things (neuter plural)
neglegunt: they ignore
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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 09:47
Grading comment
Thank you so much, you don't know how much this helps.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4The gods take care of big things/affairs, while they ignore the small things.
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
5 +3The Gods care about great things .....
adv Linguado
5 +1The gods take care of important matters; they ignore small ones.
Joseph Brazauskas


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
The gods take care of big things/affairs, while they ignore the small things.


Explanation:
Hope this helps!

DI: plural nominative (the gods)
MAGNA: The big things (neuter plural)
curant: they take care of...

PARVA: the small things (neuter plural)
neglegunt: they ignore

Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 09:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you so much, you don't know how much this helps.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph Brazauskas
1 hr

agree  Maria Ferstl
8 hrs

agree  Pierre POUSSIN
8 hrs

agree  Alfa Trans (X)
19 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
The Gods care about great things .....


Explanation:
The Gods care about great things and neglect little things
(literally)



adv Linguado
Local time: 09:47
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph Brazauskas
1 hr
  -> gratias;)

agree  Erzsébet Czopyk
6 hrs
  -> gratias:)

agree  Pierre POUSSIN
8 hrs
  -> gratias:)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The gods take care of important matters; they ignore small ones.


Explanation:
Simply another choice of translation.

Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 04:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pierre POUSSIN
7 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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