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PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:43 pm    Post subject: Calling all language experts! Reply with quote
I am trying to translate, nous combattons vaillamment.

I'm not sure if it's Latin or some obscure form of French. I found the text in an old book, and I'm REALLY curious of it's meaning. Alas, I never studied languages in school. Sad

Tried those free Latin and French translators with no real success too.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd wager a guess that it's French because[url=http://www.google.com/translate_t?langpair=fr|en]here's Google's result when I used the simple translation to French[/url]

"We are fighting valiantly" is the text it returns.



Alas, I believe you really have to know Latin to be able to translate it [scrambled/non word order and all that jazz; "hunting for the verb" my friends call it], so if it does have a Latin meaning, it's Greek to me.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm guessing French, too. "Nous" is "we", I think. I really don't think it's Latin.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Awesome! Thanks guys for your input.

I think it means, We are fighting valiantly, like someone said, thanks to Google, and to Linds too. Very Happy

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
French! French darling. ^_^

Literally: we combat valiantly. So, better yet: we fight valiantly. Very Happy


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