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    Nov 12, 2009, 05:26 PM
    English to latin translation
    Wanting the phrase "live in the light" translated to Latin for a tattoo. Can anybody help? I'm fairly sure light is "lux" in latin, but not sure of the rest a,and if the phrasing would change the words. Please help! Xx :p
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    Nov 12, 2009, 08:25 PM

    I suggest :-

    TO LIVE IN THE LIGHT!

    VIVERE IN LUCEM.

    Vivere is to live VERB.
    Lux - Lucis is a NOUN (lucem is the object)
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    Nov 13, 2009, 09:17 AM

    ROLCAM's suggestion sounds good--it might be hard to find someone who would know the correct imperative form.
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    Nov 13, 2009, 09:41 AM

    Have you googled english to latin translation?
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    Nov 13, 2009, 01:23 PM

    Redhed: That might help if he wanted to translate a Latin phrase to English, but I wouldn't recommend an online translator for a tattoo, no sirree.
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    Nov 16, 2009, 10:29 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by ROLCAM View Post
    I suggest :-

    TO LIVE IN THE LIGHT !!

    VIVERE IN LUCEM.

    Vivere is to live VERB.
    Lux - Lucis is a NOUN (lucem is the object)
    "lucem" is not correct! While technically accurate, it would translate as something like 'to come into existence' ('in' + accusative = 'into', so 'to live into light'). You should instead use "luce" ('in' + ablative = in/on).

    Having said that, it could perhaps be argued that the message is to move from darkness and into the light, but this is rather contrived at best.
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    Nov 16, 2009, 03:27 PM

    Hello caudex, welcome to the HelpDesk! If you know anything about Latin you are doubly welcome here; next to Sanskrit questions there are probably more often requests to translate English to Latin than anything else, in this Languages section, and up 'till now there hasn't really been anyone knowledgeable to offer more than a surmise... rolcam's surprised me as being above the average we get here :).
    Anyway, your help will be greatly appreciated here, if you want to give it...
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    Nov 27, 2009, 10:38 PM

    Go to googles find the language tools and translate in any language.
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