Can anyone translate "I will show you fear in a handful of dust" into Latin?

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Can anyone translate "I will show you fear in a handful of dust" into Latin?

2007-02-13 03:14:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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Monstrabo tibi metum in manipulo pulveris.
Monstrabo tibi metum in pugillo pulveris.

Monstrabo tibi = I will show you
Metum = fear. "Timorem" is a variant.
In manipulo = in a handful. "In pugillo" is a variant, and a nice alliteration - but mostly used in pre-classical and late Latin, according to one of my dictionaries.
Pulveris = of dust.

2007-02-13 05:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by AskAsk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Could use 'pavorem', another word for fear, and have a triple alliteration - pavorem in pugillo pulveris

2007-02-15 09:54:31 · answer #2 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋