2006-11-21 08:11:13 · 6 answers · asked by dave s 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon
This is very important. While dragons sleep, tickling them could cause them to chortle. Chortling while sleeping will only get the tickler killed - or worse - eaten.
So goes the general proverb - very similar to Let Sleeping Dragons Lie - in other words, if there is danger about, try to avoid it, dont go and provoke it further.
2006-11-21 08:20:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I've not read any of the Harry Potter books, but have seen all but the last of the movies. I did get 'dragon' and a form of the verb, 'to sleep.' The nunquam is a negative imperative but I couldn't get the titillandus - although looking at it, I can now see it is probably the root of the English word, titillate. It would be nice to know where I could go on-line to get Latin translations. I speak 3 languages and use several on--line sources to back up my knowledge gaps but can't find any free Latin translators. You get my star for an interesting question, though. ;o)
2016-05-22 09:00:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never tickle a sleeping Dragon . It's from Harry Potter I believe
2006-11-21 08:17:57 · answer #3 · answered by Shannon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never tickle a sleeping Dragon
2006-11-21 08:16:29 · answer #4 · answered by Velouria 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never tickle a sleeping dragon
=D
2006-11-21 08:14:01 · answer #5 · answered by ~Grace~ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never Distrub Sleeping Dracos (Malfoy)... can't remember the rest of it. That's from Harry Potter isn't it?
As is the name of the person who's answered this before me!
2006-11-21 08:15:09 · answer #6 · answered by kpk 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋