Can someone translate (if it is at all possible)
"You are having a giraffe". Myself and another colleague are always playing practical jokes on one another, and his knowledge of Latin is at the same level as mine (i.e. none), and I have an idea up my sleeve.
2007-11-25 23:00:34 · 7 answers · asked by Spawnee 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
If you don't know Giraffe, then Laugh would do as a second best
2007-11-25 23:10:14 · update #1
thanks for all your help
I am not sure where you answerers live, but here in the UK "You're having a giraffe" means "you are joking, aren't you?"
2007-11-28 03:24:01 · update #2
thanks for all your help
I am not sure where you answerers live, but here in the UK "You're having a giraffe" means "you are joking, aren't you?"
2007-11-28 03:24:02 · update #3
Camelopardalem paris.
That's 'have' in the sense of giving birth to.
2007-11-26 08:54:27 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition, camelopardalis is the latinized form of the Ancient Greek καμηλοÏάÏÎ´Î±Î»Î¹Ï (kamÄlopardalis) "giraffe", from ÎºÎ¬Î¼Î·Î»Î¿Ï (kamÄlos) “camel” (camelus) + ÏάÏÎ´Î±Î»Î¹Ï (pardalis) "leopard", due to its having a long neck like a camel and spots like a panther.
wiktionary.org
2007-11-26 08:18:29 · answer #2 · answered by Wicked Apathy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Romans called a giraffe "camelopardalis" and Latin for you is "tu". Are having is a complex verb formed from the verbs "to be" and "to have". Just what exact translation you might come up with beats me.
2007-11-26 07:22:00 · answer #3 · answered by BARROWMAN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Habes camelopardalis.
2007-11-26 11:09:35 · answer #4 · answered by grayure 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tu Giraffa camelopardalis habes.
2007-11-26 07:11:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Camelopardalem habes.
Don't know what it means in English or Latin!
2007-11-26 07:09:04 · answer #6 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
si eso es todo lo posible tu estas teniendo una girafa jajaja
i´m latin
2007-11-26 07:23:45 · answer #7 · answered by MiSt3r P3RfEcT!!!! 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋