Need help with Latin and French

Drinnik Shoehorn · Post by **Drinnik Shoehorn** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:00 am

Does anyone here know Latin, or at least point me in the way of a decent translation site?

Also, could someone help me with the French translation of the following:

The National Museum of Dementlieu

The D'Honaire Gallery for Works of Art

The Guignol Museum for Natural History

Joël of the FoS · Post by **Joël of the FoS** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:03 am

Drinnik Shoehorn wrote:Does anyone here know Latin, or at least point me in the way of a decent translation site?

Also, could someone help me with the French translation of the following:

The National Museum of Dementlieu

The D'Honaire Gallery for Works of Art

The Guignol Museum for Natural History

Can't help with latin, as my latin courses were taken 20+ years ago ...

Le musée national de Dementlieu

La gallerie d'art D'Honaire

Le musée Guignol d'histoire naturelle.

Joël

Drinnik Shoehorn · Post by **Drinnik Shoehorn** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:18 am

Joël of the Fraternity wrote:
Drinnik Shoehorn wrote:Does anyone here know Latin, or at least point me in the way of a decent translation site?

Also, could someone help me with the French translation of the following:

The National Museum of Dementlieu

The D'Honaire Gallery for Works of Art

The Guignol Museum for Natural History
Can't help with latin, as my latin courses were taken 20+ years ago ...

Le musée national de Dementlieu

La gallerie d'art D'Honaire

Le musée Guignol d'histoire naturelle.

Joël

Thanks Joel.

Jonathan Winters · Post by **Jonathan Winters** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:24 am

Hi all,

Sorry Joel... I just noticed.

It's "galerie", one L...

And I also write "Démentlieu'', I put the accent on the first e... I am a bit of a nit-picker for these things. (Dément means crazy, I don't think DEment means anything... No dictionnary close by.)

AND I would probably write "Le musée d'histoire naturelle Guignol'' just to keep things in the same order all around.

Patrick

Joël of the FoS · Post by **Joël of the FoS** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:43 am

Hey Patrick!

Ooops@galerie Indeed! I wrote it the English way

Good idea for the Démentlieu accent. It feels better. I used to put on the old Kargatane board.

Joël

Jakob · Post by **Jakob** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:51 am

I can help you with latin, if you wish.

Vorpal Dragon · Post by **Vorpal Dragon** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:24 am

Si auxilium desideras deinde iuvabo.....

... Well as far as I can, I would be happy to assist with the Latin.

Dark Whisper · Post by **Dark Whisper** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:49 pm

As for Latin, I might be able to assist, too.

Drinnik Shoehorn · Post by **Drinnik Shoehorn** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:39 pm

Thanks, DW, but Jakob and the Dragon have what I need.

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:40 pm

I'm studying Latin right now, but I'm very much a beginner. I just started Latin this year.

Scipion_Emilien · Post by **Scipion_Emilien** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:19 am

I have perhaps another translation to ask:

The time of unparallel darkness

While i know the litteral translation: le temps de la noirceur sans parallèle

I don t feel this translation to be appropriate to express the doom that this great evenement should bring. Any idea how to translate it and keep the feel?

I have too the same probleme with the Donneur de loi (lawgiver) and others one that will probably come back to my mind later.

Faust · Post by **Faust** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:39 am

"The time of unparallel darknes"

Yhup an hard one to translate: le temps des ténèbres sans pareils. Sound not that bad. But probably sombody found a better term.

"Donneur de loi (lawgiver)"

I think its better to use his other name and translate it: le seigneur de fer sound quite good and mean.

Dark Whisper · Post by **Dark Whisper** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:11 am

Scipion_Emilien :

The time of unparallel darkness

You can patch together your favourite :

The time : Le temps

darkness : obscurité (f.), ombre (f.), ténèbres (f., pl.)

unparalleled : sans pareil, incomparable, sans comparaison, unique (which would change the meaning), nonparail

e.g.

Le temps d'obscurité sans pareil
Le temps d'ombre incomparable
Le temps des ténèbres sans comparaison
Le temps d'ombre nonparail
...

Donneur de loi (lawgiver)

Lawgiver : (literal translation) législateur (m)

Drinnik :

No prob & less work.

Gonzoron of the FoS · Post by **Gonzoron of the FoS** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:24 am

While we've got the Latin scholars' attention:

It's a bit late now, but back when I was starting my campaign, I intended to name my main bad guy with the latin translation of "tin man." (He's from Darkon, hence the latin, and he's a mechanical golem looking for a soul, thus the tin man reference.) I couldn't get any latin help from my latin-loving then-fiancee, now-wife because she is a player in the campaign. The best I came up with from the net was: Vir Stannum. I have no idea if it's grammatically correct or not.

It's too late to change the name, but since Vir's "big reveal" is coming up in a few weeks, I'd like to know if I got it right... (especially since my wife never noticed it, so I'm thinking I may have messed up.)

Charney · Post by **Charney** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:23 am

In a little while I'll also be able to help with the latin

Till then: Lawgiver, I translate it with L'Ordonnateur. I think it's better than a litteral translation.
For the Time of Unparalled Darkness, I also wouldn't go with a litteral translation. I'd go with something along the lines of: Le temps de la noirceur infinie . Quelque chose avec un simple adjectif en fait.[/i]

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