Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a bad choice
Latin translation:
mala electio
Added to glossary by
Joseph Brazauskas
Dec 28, 2009 10:36
14 yrs ago
English term
Willem Bevaart
a bad choice
English to Latin
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
I want to use this phrase - translated in Latin - in a painting. Like this: "he/she has made a bad choice".
Proposed translations
(Latin)
| 5 +1 | mala electio |
Joseph Brazauskas
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| 5 +1 | delectus malus |
Ivo Volt
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Change log
Jan 2, 2010 15:11: Joseph Brazauskas changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1176316">Beva-Art's</a> old entry - "a bad choice"" to ""mala electio""
Jan 2, 2010 15:13: Joseph Brazauskas changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/40449">Joseph Brazauskas's</a> old entry - "a bad choice"" to ""mala electio""
Proposed translations
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Joseph Brazauskas
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mala electio
Or, ' for 'electio', one may use 'electus' (4th declension), as Ivo suggests.
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Comment: "very helpful!"
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2 hrs
delectus malus
"He/she has made a bad choice" would be "delectum malum habuit".
Peer comment(s):
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Joseph Brazauskas
: But 'malus', like 'bonus, 'pauci', and other very common adjectives normally precede their substantives.
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aitäh :-)
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