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Translation - Latin-English - Diuturna quies vitiis alimenta ministrat

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This translation request is "Meaning only".
Title
Diuturna quies vitiis alimenta ministrat
Text
Submitted by emand
Source language: Latin

Diuturna quies vitiis alimenta ministrat

Title
Idle hands are the Devil's tools.
Translation
English

Translated by joels341
Target language: English

Idle hands are the Devil's tools.
Remarks about the translation
I have chosen an common English expression to translate the Latin into English. The Latin literally says: "Long lasting rest supplies fuel to vice."
Last validated or edited by dramati - 28 January 2008 22:40





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28 January 2008 06:59

dramati
Number of messages: 972
I don't think that the English you chose is the equivilent of the Latin, but I will put it up to the Latin speakers to make the decision in a vote.

David

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28 January 2008 07:54

charisgre
Number of messages: 256
I don't agree with the translation. I think he shoul leave the "word to word translation", as the request says.If he wants so bad the other translation, the saying, then he should put it under the appropiate translation.

28 January 2008 09:12

dramati
Number of messages: 972
Not knowing latin I wasn't sure, but it would seem that what is being said in the Latin is very far away from the English translation which as offered. I suggest a more literal translation which is still acceptable in English.

28 January 2008 16:53

joels341
Number of messages: 4
It said "meaning only" so I thought he was requesting a translation that carried the meaning, not a literal translation. Did I misunderstand? I included a literal translation in my remarks: "Long lasting rest supplies fuel to vice."

There are many ways to look at it. I chose the word "rest" but it could also be read as "calm, peace, quiet". And "vice" could be "sin, crime, defect". But in general you can see it is a long duration of no action which allows something bad to happen.