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Kitrax
Mon, 14th Apr '03, 9:26pm
Well, I've been searching around the net for a free online English to Latin translator, but I have not been able to find one that actually works, or that is free. So I am coming here to see if anyone knows how to speak Latin.

Anyway, I just want to know how to say:
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees"
in Latin. Also, if you know of a good online translator, please let me know! Thanks. :rolling:

Oxymore
Mon, 14th Apr '03, 10:02pm
Don't know for sure, I'd say something like this:

"Melius est stantis mori tam ad genibus vivere"

Falstaff
Tue, 15th Apr '03, 12:29am
I don't think that there is any such thing as a "good online translator." Just play around with a language you know on one of those things, and you will understand what I mean.

Rallymama
Tue, 15th Apr '03, 3:53am
Try a PM to Chevalier. He's probably the best online English/Latin translator around! :roll:

chevalier
Tue, 15th Apr '03, 4:26am
Online translators suck since it's impossible to have a script properly translate ACI or NCI syntax, not to mention accusativus duplex or nominativus duplex or context-based interpreting of ablativus absolutus.

I suppose you want the sentence as a motto, so that's what I have for you:

Melius [est] ad pedibus mori quam ad genibus vivere

The 'est' in parentheses is better omitted although it's no mistake to leave it be.