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Questions tagged [motto]

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Burn this Shirt

I'm looking for a good 3 word (2 word would work as well) translation for: Burn this Shirt The idea for the expression is to set fire to the shirt or tunic that you're currently wearing and make that action into a latin motto. I am new to Latin so…
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Velocitas eradico — "get rid of speed" or "with speed, eliminate"

The US Navy's railgun project's badge (see this YouTube video at timecode 00:14) has the motto "Velocitas Eradico" — I have no formal instruction in Latin, but my familiarity with Romance languages and etymology leads me to believe the translation…
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Translation from the English Apex Predator?

I am doing a project for a logo that intends to use the Latin translation for the term "Apex Predator". From the various web sites if have visited it appears that "Apicem Rapax" is one possible translation. Would like to ask if you can confirm this…
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Creating a motto for teachers

I am a doctoral candidate in education and one of the theorists for my work is Parker Palmer, an American educator. In his book, The Courage to Teach, he said something I thought perfect for my research and which I was hoping to use as an informal…
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Need help for a latin motto - beauty in decay

need som help putting together a few words for a fun motto for a club / small group of friends who have a common interest especially in british vintage motorcycles, but also in vintage stuff in general. I would like to put into latin that there is…
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English to Latin translation for tattoo

So I have 3 phrases I’d like to get translated for possible tattoos. I don’t want them to be wrong since they would be permanent. By myself or for myself, by myself I walk alone or I’m not afraid to walk this world alone. she was whole, all on…
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Augeo et Gaudeo

Augeo et Gaudeo Would that be a grammatically correct way of saying: "(I) Increase and Rejoice" ? The point of this is to make a short motto out of Augeo and Gaudeo, rather than to say "(I) increase and rejoice", in which case I could just use the…
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I am hoping to make a Latin motto for a teaching team

Good day. We are looking to create a motto for a training group for public servants. The motto in English would be "Mentoring guardians of peace". Would this be something like "Docentes custodes pacis"? Thanks in advance.
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"Thus is the Way of God"

In order to write "Thus is the Way of God" in Latin I have penned, SIC DEUS ITER Is it grammatically correct?
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"Obeying the law" in Latin

How to say "Obeying the law" or "we will obey the law" in Latin, as something like a slogan?
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Frightened but not surprised

For purposes of a motto, what is the grammatically correct way of saying "Frightened but not surprised" in Latin? Best effort so far is "Petrificata sed non sorpresa". What are your thoughts? Background: Would like to refine a humerous expression…
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Space Force Motto: Semper supera or semper supra?

This came up recently and as far as I understand it, supera is correct, not supra. Partly because supera has the dual meaning of above (preposition) and space, or celestial (neutral noun). Supra on the other hand is just an adjective without a…
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Only By Giving in Latin

How do I write "Only by Giving" in Latin, trying to nurture a 'Spirit of Giving', for example, "Only by Giving can we fulfill the purpose of life." What would be the best option? Would it be, SOLUM PER DATIO I like Datio because of it's meaning of…
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Would this make sense?

So soon I'm getting a tattoo to say live without regret. I've pottered around on the internet a bit and found Sine Paenitentia Vive / Vive sine Paenitentia for this. I assume this is correct. I also want to pair it with the all too cliché Memento…
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Always Learning, Always Improving

Writing a team motto and I was looking for a translation of "Always Learning, Always Improving" This would apply to a team of professionals, so I want to imply self-development, continuing education, continuous improvement... Possibly "Semper…
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