Wiktionary:Translation requests/archive/2013-08

English to Spanish

Sorry to Bother you,I Think this is some worship you may like By: Israel and New Breed

Please restate your question using better English. I can’t understand what you want. —Stephen ^(Talk) 06:50, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Or better Spanish … —Tamfang (talk) 00:42, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

english words translate to latin

is anyone can help me pls this words "no one knows the real me" to translate in latin

a big thanx

Nemo scit quem vero sim. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 04:29, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Modern colloquial to old english

Have i ever told you how pretty you are? No? Oh well

Hæbbe ic þe getealde þæt þu eart wén-lic? No? Hela.

(I think. Subject to correction.) Catsidhe ^{(verba, facta)} 05:24, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Modern colloquial to old english

Have i ever told you how pretty you are? No? Oh well

what is that#Translations

Can you please fill in some translation requests for this very common phrase, please? If a language you know is not listed, please add a translation for it too. Although I have thoroughly checked translations I have added, corrections/improvements are welcome. Please don't add new translation requests unlikely to be filled in the next few months (IMHO).--Anatoli ^{(обсудить}/^вклад) 01:46, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for all the translations. Burmese is still missing. --Anatoli ^{(обсудить}/^вклад) 04:28, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

English to Latin

Can someone translate "My Brothers Are With Me" into latin? I've tried using online translation tools but they always give different results. It would be greatly appreciated.

fratres mei adsunt mihi (Subject to more informed opinions) –Catsidhe ^{(verba, facta)} 03:28, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Odd use of the dative, no? I'd think that fratres mei mecum adsunt would be best. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 04:15, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

I bow, of course, to your judgement. (But velle adest mihi was good enough for Jerome, no? Admittedly, not exactly full of Classical purity – That is, odd but not necessarily wrong?) –Catsidhe ^{(verba, facta)} 05:17, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Don't bow to my judgment. Quaere/dubita omnia. But that's why I said "odd"; it's comprehensible and not necessarily incorrect, but it just feels to me like cum is better Latin. It's generally used for denoting the act of being in the same place at the same time, which is precisely what the English original implies. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 05:39, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

What about "meus frater es me"

That is nearly incomprehensible nonsense. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 22:21, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

English to Latin

I adore you more than anything. Thanks!

Te adoro magis quam aliquid. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 17:54, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

English to French

"I love you only slightly less than I used to" Merci! :-)

I would say Je t'aime seulement légèrement moins que je faisais but someone will probably have a better translation. BigDom (t • c) 07:16, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

English -> French please

She lives in Liverpool, the home of The Beatles. Elle habite en Liverpool, chez The Beatles? That's the best I can do, but I'm guessing this isn't how the French would naturally express the idea. I would much appreciate votre aide ;-) Thanks!

I think this will be better:

Elle vit à Liverpool, la ville des Beatles. —Stephen ^(Talk) 20:25, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

Or habiter à, I think vivre is more used but you get taught habiter in school because it's a regular group 1 verb. So I'm with Stephen in other words. Mglovesfun (talk) 09:49, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

English to French

"There is nothing I can do to make me feel like myself"

Il n’y a rien que je puisse faire pour me faire envie de moi-même. (it’s a bit of a weird sentence...maybe someone else has a better idea) —Stephen ^(Talk) 10:28, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

It's says that more like 'there is nothing I can do to make me desire myself'. I can't think of a good translation for 'feel like oneself' though, anyone? Mglovesfun (talk) 09:51, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Je ne peux rien faire pour me faire sentir comme moi-même. —Tamfang (talk) 00:49, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

English to Latin: The World Doesn't Owe You Anything.

Context: For a tattoo.

It is basically a saying of Mark Twain stating to be grateful and not self-righteous. When you realize that people and the world don't owe you anything, your expectations are lessened.

I want this translated into latin for a tattoo idea and ensure the context makes sense.

Mundus tibi nihil debet. If this is going to be tattooed permanently on your body, it is imperative that you get a second opinion at the very least. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 19:47, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

The word order of such a simple sentence is free: all 24 permutations are grammatical and mean the same. I'd make it Nihil tibi debet mundus, per my own notions of Latin style. Perhaps you could arrange the words in such a way that their order is ambiguous. Say, NIHIL in the centre and the other words in a circle around it. —Tamfang (talk) 00:13, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

I'm prefect for u

Spanish: (woman speaking) Soy perfecta para ti.

(man speaking) Soy perfecto para ti. —Stephen ^(Talk) 09:41, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Unless of course you mean prefect and not perfect. Mglovesfun (talk) 09:49, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

English to French

Wouldn't you rather know?

N’aimeriez-vous pas le savoir ? —Stephen ^(Talk) 17:36, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Vous ne préférez pas savoir? —Tamfang (talk) 00:50, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

English -French

"You could put me straight" As in "you could correct me" - thanks! :-)

Vous pourriez me corriger. —Stephen ^(Talk) 17:50, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

English to French

A friend has asked me to translate a song by the Vaccines for her - I've given it a go but I was wondering if anyone would be willing to give it a read over and perhaps suggest some corrections and improvements. I want to try and keep it as true to the original as possible however some things just won't translate literally (e.g. "ignorance is bliss")

English Lyrics

You have been struggling to see actuality ,

Actually it doesn’t surprise me,

And you wearing W.O.V.,

Frozen to the core,

I’m not wearing anything awful

But you are pulling the wool over,

Wouldn’t you rather know ?

That I am overindulging you,

It’s so easy though

You’re coming up for air,

Happier down there,

In your aftershave ocean,

Life’s difficult to face,

Floating out in space,

In your aftershave ocean

I could be talking out of line,

You could put me straight,

And I’d say « I don’t understand you »,

And you’d say « Oh, ignorance is bliss,

Come give me a kiss,

Come give me a piece of your mind »

But you are pulling the wool over,

Wouldn’t you rather know ?

That I am overindulging you,

It’s so easy though

You’re coming up for air,

Happier down there,

In your aftershave ocean,

I just get water up my nose,

And have to dry my clothes,

In your aftershave ocean,

Life’s difficult to face,

Floating out in space,

In your aftershave ocean

You’re coming up for air,

Happier down there,

In your aftershave ocean,

Life’s difficult to face,

Floating out in space…

My (fairly poor) translation:

Océan D’après-rasage

Tu as du mal à voir la réalité,

En fait il ne me prend par surprise, Et tu porte W.O.V.,

Gelée jusqu'à le cœur,

Je ne porte rien affreux

Mais tu jette de la poudre aux yeux,

N’aimeriez-vous pas le savoir ?

Que je te gâte, c’est si facile pourtant

Tu remonte pour l’air,

Plus heureuse en bas,

Dans ton océan d’après-rasage,

La vie est difficile faire face,

Flotter dans l’espace,

Dans ton océan d’après-rasage

Je pourrais parler de manière déplacée,

Tu pourrais me corriger

Et je dirais « je ne te comprends pas »,

Et tu dirais « Oh, c’est bonheur d’être ignorant

Viens m’embrasse,

Viens me donner une pièce de ton esprit »

Mais tu jette de la poudre aux yeux,

N’aimeriez-vous pas le savoir ?

Que je te gâte, c’est si facile pourtant

Tu remonte pour l’air,

Plus heureuse en bas,

Dans ton océan d’après-rasage,

L’eau rentre dans mon nez,

Et je dois sécher mes vêtements,

Dans ton océan d’après-rasage,

La vie est difficile faire face,

Flotter dans l’espace,

Dans ton océan d’après-rasage,

Tu remonte pour l’air,

Plus heureuse en bas,

Dans ton océan d’après-rasage,

La vie est difficile faire face,

Flotter dans l’espace…

Thanks in advance, I appreciate any suggestions! :-)

Latin please?

Eternal quest for knowledge.

Inquisitio aeterna scientiam (doublecheck it) —Stephen ^(Talk) 18:22, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

A naked accusative doesn't work here; I'd say Inquisitio aeterna ad scientiam. There's an argument to be made for using in+acc as well, but I think this is best. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 18:32, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

nformation on kalidas, tulidas and valmiki on sanskrit

pl i need some information on kalidas, tulidas and valmiki n sanskrit as most of d words r quite difficult it would be kind of u if u make it 2day itself as i m not indian and it is very difficult for me 2 do it thank u waiting 4 ur reply

I can barely understand your English. I can only understand some parts of what you’ve said. I can only guess at what you need.

Kalidas = कालिदास (kālidās)

Tulsidas = तुलसीदासः (tulsīdāsaḥ)

Valmiki = वाल्मीकि (vālmīki) —Stephen ^(Talk) 18:05, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

english to punjabi

what do these sentences mean please: "Tera ta bilkul v naiii....tere kol haylee hegi a", "mera break up ho gya", and "o ta ha..eh tu syaani gal kiti i like it...lol"

"You are then also totally not... with you there is [haylee??]", "I had a break up", "that's then... you did a smart thing I like it...lol" 90.163.26.157 08:26, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

English to latin

"Hold my beer and watch this"

tene cervisiam meum et ecce! or ... et vide hunc!

(subject, as always, to correction) --Catsidhe ^{(verba, facta)} 05:24, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

It should be Tene cervisiam meam et specta hunc!. Weird request, though. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 05:26, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

It's the canonical Famous Last Words, before someone does something alcohol-inspired and Darwin Award-worthy. viz. --Catsidhe ^{(verba, facta)} 05:30, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Surely it should be hoc rather than hunc; hunc is masculine so it sounds like you're saying "Hold my beer and watch this guy" (without necessarily implying that the guy is a real hunc). —Angr 14:04, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Why yes, correct as always. At least you made me laugh. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 16:31, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

English to Latin motto translation?

Hello! I have a motto that i want to put on a coat of arms i created, but google translate seems to be giving me a different version each time. :(

The motto is: "Greatness is not confined to one lifetime." and i'd love to have it translated into Latin.

Thanks for the help! :) dani

I would say Magnitudo in aetate unica non limitatur. but something about that doesn't feel like it conveys the right sense, and I reckon there must be something better. We'll see if somebody else has an idea; if not, I suppose this will do. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 05:44, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

scottish gaelic translation of 'my god my family my friends and me' required

can anyone please translate 'my god my family my friends and me' into Scottish Gaelic?

Mo Dhia, mo teaghlach, mo charaidean, 's mi-féin. The word where you wanted 'me' is actually the word 'myself'. - Ticklepixie

Scottish Gaelic Translation of "I have brought you to the ring, now dance the best you can!"

I am looking for the Scottish Gaelic Translation of a famous William Wallace quote "I have brought you to the ring, now dance the best you can!"

English to French

pls translate this sentence to french. my holiday was splendid — This unsigned comment was added by 41.190.2.238 (talk).

Maybe « mes vacances furent splendides ». --Æ&Œ (talk) 19:32, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

I would say mes vacances ont été splendides. BigDom (t • c) 21:00, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

French to Spanish

mort de rire --Æ&Œ (talk) 19:22, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

muerto de risa, riendo a carcajadas. —Stephen ^(Talk) 02:16, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

en feu --Æ&Œ (talk) 02:10, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

en fuego --Catsidhe ^{(verba, facta)} 02:13, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Are you certain? --Æ&Œ (talk) 02:31, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Reasonably sure, yes. Ref, e.g., this Wiki entry: "A few months later, he received a letter from a Spanish teacher in Pennsylvania suggesting that he say that athletes are "en fuego" (on fire) rather than "el fuego" (the fire)." --Catsidhe ^{(verba, facta)} 02:40, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

en feu is commonly translated as en llamas; incendiado, ardiendo, ardiente; en combustión, en fuego. —Stephen ^(Talk) 20:54, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

pour la plupart --Æ&Œ (talk) 18:01, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

en su mayoría, para la mayor parte, para la mayoría, en su mayor parte. —Stephen ^(Talk) 23:04, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

usine à gaz --Æ&Œ (talk) 04:46, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

fábrica de gas. —Stephen ^(Talk) 07:01, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

à l'époque --Æ&Œ (talk) 12:15, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

en la época, en el momento, en aquel momento, en ese momento, en aquella época, de la época. —Stephen ^(Talk) 23:29, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

english to spanish

Don't u think its high time you change your life ? Are u goin to continue drinkin thoughevytime u becum sick , please u need good health you are destroyin your life , I wish I cud help but its up to you to choose .

¿No crees que ya es hora de que haya cambiado tu vida? ¿Vas a seguir bebiendo a pesar de que cada vez se enferma? Por favor, se necesita una buena salud, estás destruyendo tu vida. Ojalá pudiera ayudarte, pero es cosa tuya. —Stephen ^(Talk) 02:53, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

you'll never have a better tomorrow if you are always thinking of yesterday. Remember: Past stepped on and present ahead.

No podemos tener un mejor mañana si seguimos pensando en el ayer. Recuerde: el pasado se pisó y el presente es el futuro. —Stephen ^(Talk) 03:05, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

English to Welsh Gaelic

I would like to know how you say: I am because we are ... in welsh gaelic,

please help! :)

I don't think there is such a thing as Welsh Gaelic. There's Welsh and there are Irish, Scottish and Manx Gaelic, but no Welsh Gaelic. —CodeCat 19:01, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

He just means Welsh proper as opposed to the dialect of English that is spoken in Wales.

Welsh: Yr wyf oherwydd ein bod yn. —Stephen ^(Talk) 20:02, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Gaelic (Scot's)

I was introduced to a phrase while on Lewis this summer. In gaelic it sounds like " Shart eh me oo" I was told it means " You've been a great help" It is mean sarcastically. Can any one tell me how it is spelled in Scot's Gaelic?

Translate English to Amharic

Please translate this quotation from song of soloman 4.10 to Amharic

How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride!
    How much more pleasing is your love than wine,
and the fragrance of your perfume
    more than any spice!
11 Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
    milk and honey are under your tongue.

The whole of chapter 4 of the Song of Solomon in Amharic is available at [1]. Verses 10 and 11 seem to be:

10፤ እኅቴ ሙሽራ ሆይ፥ ፍቅርሽ እንዴት መልካም ነው! ፍቅርሽ ከወይን ጠጅ ይልቅ እንዴት ይሻላል! የዘይትሽም መዓዛ ከሽቱ ሁሉ!

11፤ ሙሽራዬ ሆይ፥ ከከንፈሮችሽ ማር ይንጠበጠባል፤ ከምላስሽ በታች ማርና ወተት አለ፥ የልብስሽም መዓዛ እንደ ሊባኖስ ሽታ ነው።

I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this information. —Angr 21:19, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Need a Latin translation please!!!

"The heart will lead you to land"

Latin translation please

Cor te ad terram ducet. —Angr 21:14, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Please translate from English to Cherokee

I am my Beloved's

That’s convoluted. Hard to know what it really means. This is the best I can do with it.

ᏍᎩᏧᎾᏓᏓᏡᎩ ᎤᎴᏄ ᎬᏧᎾᏓᏓᏡᎩ (sgitsunadadatlugi ulenu gvtsunadadatlugi = you are my beloved and I am your beloved) —Stephen ^(Talk) 10:08, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

English to Greek

Dear Sir/Madam,

We, Diana and Leon, have several food allergies. Both of us are allergic to to wheat. Additionally, Diana is allergic to pork. Leon is further allergic to barley, peanut, peas, and lentils. We hope you will be able to take this into account when preparing a meal for us. Thank you!

Best regards, Diana and Léon whoops, forgot to sign: Oliphaunt (talk) 19:04, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Αγαπητέ Κύριε / Κυρία,

Εμείς (Ντιάνα και Λέων) έχουμε κάποιες τροφικές αλλεργίες. Και οι δύο από μας είναι αλλεργικοί στο σιτάρι. Επιπλέον, η Ντιάνα είναι αλλεργική σε χοιρινό κρέας. Λέων είναι επίσης αλλεργικός σε κριθάρι, φυστίκια, μπιζέλια και φακές.

Ελπίζουμε ότι θα είστε σε θέση να το λάβουν αυτό υπόψη κατά την προετοιμασία ενός γεύματος για εμάς. Σας ευχαριστούμε!

Με φιλικούς χαιρετισμούς,

Ντιάνα και Λέων —Stephen ^(Talk) 10:15, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Wonderful! Many thanks! Oliphaunt (talk) 19:04, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

English to Japanese

"Did you know?" - In Japanese. --Daniel 21:57, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

知っていますか。 (shitte imasu ka?) (polite), 知って（い）るの？ (shitte (i)ru no?) (informal, "の" can be omitted but the intonation should indicate the question, in this case "？" is mandatory), ご存知ですか。 (go-zonji desu ka?) (formal), etc. Strictly speaking, these expressions are in the present continuous (except for the last one, which uses a special, formal form). 知りましたか。 (shirimashita ka?) is exactly past tense. --Anatoli ^{(обсудить}/^вклад) 01:57, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! --Daniel 14:40, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

English to Latin Please

Can someone please translate:

"God bless the broken road that led me straight to you"

Deus benedicat viam fractum quam me perduxerat ad te

Get a second opinion before taking my word as gospel. Get a third and fourth opinion before getting anything indelibly inscribed in your skin on the word of some random guy on the internet. --Catsidhe ^{(verba, facta)} 01:23, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Viam fractam? —CodeCat 01:26, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

/me smacks self on back of head. I keep doing that. Side effect of "-um" and "-am" both being pronounced /-ʌm/ in my accent, unless I make special effort. Also, "... quam me perduxerat directe ad te", for the "directly" --Catsidhe ^{(verba, facta)} 01:32, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

quae not quam: it's the subject of 'led'. (Yes, the nominative singular of a relative pronoun looks like a plural, don't ask me why.) —Tamfang (talk) 00:13, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

into Latin please.

Its a tattoo I'm getting over my heart, I came out of a narcissistic abusive relationship and haven't been the same since but day to day I am making small improvements. My one will come along, one day.

I think its: Recto itinere me reduxit ut benedicat tibi Deus fragmentis via

Thanks.

I don’t think so. I understand "Recto itinere me reduxit ut...etc." as something like "May God bless you in the right way has brought me the broken pieces of road". —Stephen ^(Talk) 19:37, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Convert into Sanskrit

My Mother is My God

मम माता मम देविम् (mama mātā mama devim) —Stephen ^(Talk) 20:18, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

English to Japanese translation, please?

I would like the following translated into Japanese as close to the correct meaning as possible. I've looked into a number of online translation websites (google translate, Babylon 10, etc) they are not able to translate because the meaning does not match the literal translation. "Above all things, I am what I am trained to be." Meaning something along the lines of "I am defined by the training I have received", or "My training makes me who I am." It's the motto of my martial arts school. This is to become a tattoo, so accuracy is very important. Thanks in advance!

>Getting tattoed （笑）

tagalog

Everything changes and nothing remains still

Lahat ay nagbabago at walang nananatiling pareho. (doublecheck it) —Stephen ^(Talk) 22:26, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Latin

Cornelia summa celeritate se paravit. Brevi tempore mater et filia a servis per urbem ferebantur. In viis erat ingens multitudo hominum. Concursabant enim servi, milites, viri, pueri, mulieres. Onera ingentia a servis portabantur, nam interdui nihil intra urbem vehiculo portatur. Omnia quae videt Cornelia eam delectant. Nunc conspicit poetam versus recitantem, nunc mendicos pecuniam pententes, nunc lecticam elegantissimam quae ab octo servis portatur. In ea recumbit homo obesus qui librum legit. Subito Cornelia duos servos per viam festinantes conspicit, quorum alter porcum parvulum portat. Eo ipso tempore e manibus effugit porcus. "Cavete!" exclamant adstamtes, sed frustra. Homo quidam, qui per viam celeriter currit, porcum vitare non potest. Ad terram cadit. Palisper in luto iacet gemens. Deinde ira commotus servum petit a quo porcus aufugit. Est rixa. Finem rixae non videt Cornelia quod servi iam sellas in aliam viam tulerant. Tandem advenerunt ad eam tabernam quam petebant. De sellis descenderunt. Tum Aurelia, "Vidistine," inquit, "illam lecticam in qua recumbebat homo obesus? Unus e libertis Caesaris ipsius--Sed quid accidit? Fumum video et flammas."

I’m sure you’d like this translated for you, but it’s homework and you have to do it yourself. —Stephen ^(Talk) 01:56, 30 August 2013 (UTC)