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both English to Latin and lati to English

2007-01-09 21:28:59 · 5 answers · asked by Yono H 1 in Society & Culture Languages

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More experienced answerers in this category have frequently emphasised that there are no useful automatic translators. There is much, much more to Latin than a simple word-for-word conversion.

Many English words have so many nuances of meaning that several different Latin words would be correct in different cases. For example, my dictionary lists five different Latin words for "darkness", and explains in which sense each would be used.

Many Latin words similarly can be used in several different senses, and require a different English word in each case.

2007-01-10 01:10:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

As noted above, none of the internet translation sites are worth using. The many different words that may be used to translate a single word is part of the problem. Another piece of the problem is Latin word order - there really is none. The various parts of a sentence may end up at any location in the sentence. A third piece is that Latin is a highly inflected language. Verbs, nouns, and adjectives change endings to show their function in a sentence, and the online translators can't seem to catch on.

The site:

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/whitakerwords.html

is one of the best I've found for individual words - either Latin-English or English-Latin.

2007-01-10 16:04:12 · answer #2 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 1 0

Latin to English to Latin translator.

2007-01-10 05:33:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

Altavist
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2007-01-10 05:32:24 · answer #4 · answered by secnarF06 2 · 0 3

worldlingo

http://www.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html

2007-01-10 07:27:11 · answer #5 · answered by 60percent 2 · 0 2

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