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anyone any good at translating
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Lisa Ht | Report | 29 Jan 2006 15:22 |
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would like to know what 'coelum non solum' means. Lisa xx |
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♫ Penny € | Report | 29 Jan 2006 15:26 |
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heaven not earth |
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Lisa Ht | Report | 29 Jan 2006 15:29 |
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Thanks Penny what language is it |
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***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** | Report | 29 Jan 2006 15:30 |
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coelum not land thats if its latin |
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♫ Penny € | Report | 29 Jan 2006 15:38 |
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Sorry don't know, I just googled it & it came under Heraldry Family Mottoes . Penny |
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Rachel | Report | 29 Jan 2006 15:55 |
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Motto's tend to be in Latin or in the language of orrigin. coelum non solum appears to be Latin or a Latin based language such as French or Itallian but it is neither. If Solum is the latin for land, it would make sence as Heaven not land and interperated of Heaven not Earth. |
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Lisa Ht | Report | 29 Jan 2006 16:16 |
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thanks for your help xx |
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Animal Lover | Report | 29 Jan 2006 18:15 |
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It's latin. GP |
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John | Report | 29 Jan 2006 18:30 |
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OK Christine, Please translate from Estuary (to the CIVILISED language most of us understand):- 'Woss gahn on' Heard on the first episode of Eastenders (and on nearly each episode since !) |
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Bec | Report | 29 Jan 2006 18:31 |
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'I Love Robbie Williams'? lol |
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Sue | Report | 29 Jan 2006 18:31 |
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This is the site we use at work for translating - don't know whether it does Latin to English though! http://babelfish.altavista(.)com/ Sue xx |
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Rachel | Report | 29 Jan 2006 18:36 |
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Unfotunatly Babblefish can't do Latin, but can manage french, itallian, german, spanish and a few other languages. John - translation: What is going on? |
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Unknown | Report | 29 Jan 2006 18:49 |
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www.heraldryandcrests.com - Heraldry and Crests coat of arms ... Coelum non solum - Heaven not earth online Latin dictionary says Latin English solum (adv) alone, only. solum land, country, soil, ground/ bottom, floor It doesn;t have coelum, but it does have Latin English caelum sky, heaven. nell |
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