Wednesday Latin Quiz

[Gibbon]

No Googling!

paturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus

Same as above

[Ignis Fatuus]

Sorry, I'm better at ballroom.

[Mich the Tester]

si finis bonus est, totum bonum erit

A well known proverbial saying - used in Roman times.

+ve rep for literal translation

+ve rep for idiomatic translation

Erm, isn't 'erit' the future perfect of the verb 'sum' (to be), giving 'If the end is good, all will have been good'?

[Mich the Tester]

paturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus

Waterfall development methodology.

[Ticktock]

Is this the Life of Brian "Romans Go Home" graffiti thread?

[Gibbon]

Erm, isn't 'erit' the future perfect of the verb 'sum' (to be), giving 'If the end is good, all will have been good'?

that would have to use the participle

[Gibbon]

Waterfall development methodology.

It could be said, yes.

[Mich the Tester]

It could be said, yes.

Moving mountains and producing nothing of any consequence.

Remembered it from skool but can't translate directly except for montes and ridiculus mus.

[OwlHoot]

alls well that ends well?

I'd go along with that.

(Was going to suggest "The end justifies the means", but that doesn't mean quite the same.)

[OwlHoot]

paturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus

Same as above

As King Charles I shouted at Prince Rupert, after the latter had lost an important battle in the English Civil War

"You promised me mountains, but delivered molehills!"

(Substitute "they" for "you")



edit: I guess the literal translation is something like "They agreed the hills, but produced a ridiculous mouse"