Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
Dormiens
English translation:
Never tickle a sleeping dragon
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
May 3, 2002 22:33
22 yrs ago
Latin term
me
Dormiens
Latin to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Draco Dormiens
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | Never tickle a sleeping dragon |
Kim Metzger
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| 4 +2 | sleeping |
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Feb 3, 2006 06:59: Fuad Yahya changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Poetry & Literature"
Feb 3, 2006 07:00: Fuad Yahya changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
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Never tickle a sleeping dragon
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The Hogwarts motto, "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus" means "never tickle a sleeping dragon".
The Hogwarts motto, "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus" means "never tickle a sleeping dragon".
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+2
16 mins
sleeping
Draco Dormiens = sleeping dragons.
Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus = let sleeping dragons lie.
The original version is "let sleeping dogs lie."
Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus = let sleeping dragons lie.
The original version is "let sleeping dogs lie."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Maya Jurt
2 mins
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| agree |
John Kinory (X)
5 mins
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| neutral |
Chris Rowson (X)
: "Sleeping" yes, but while Rowland has adapted it from "let lie", "titillandus" has a quite specific, different meaning.
3 hrs
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| disagree |
Sprachprof (X)
: Draco and dormiens are singular
16 hrs
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| agree |
Andrea Kopf
: I agree with sleeping.
17 hrs
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