Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Fortis dominabitur astris
Latin translation:
The brave man will dominate the stars
Added to glossary by
limelace
Jan 11, 2009 00:01
15 yrs ago
English term
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Fortis dominabitur astris
English to Latin
Science
Astronomy & Space
is the correct translation "Strength Dominates the Stars"
Proposed translations
(Latin)
| 5 +1 | The brave man will dominate the stars |
Luis Antonio de Larrauri
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| 5 | The brave man is master over the stars. |
Joseph Brazauskas
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| 4 -1 | Strength dominates the stars. |
Alexander Ryshow
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Proposed translations
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Luis Antonio de Larrauri
Legal, business, literature specialized
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Latin to English, and 4 more.
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The brave man will dominate the stars
Or: The brave man will master over the stars, or "will control the stars"
As Joseph says, it can't be "strenght", because that is a noun, and "fortis" is used here as an adjective in place of a noun.
I prefer the future tense, because the original is in the future tense, and I prefer using one verb instead of "is + noun".
You can check a similar construction (The wise man will dominate the stars) in the link below.
As Joseph says, it can't be "strenght", because that is a noun, and "fortis" is used here as an adjective in place of a noun.
I prefer the future tense, because the original is in the future tense, and I prefer using one verb instead of "is + noun".
You can check a similar construction (The wise man will dominate the stars) in the link below.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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28 mins
Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Aus Liebe zur Sprache
Native in: Russian 
, Belarusian
Works in: German to Russian, German to Belarusian, Russian to Belarusian, and 3 more.
Strength dominates the stars.
Peer comment(s):
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Joseph Brazauskas
: 'Fortis' is an adjective, not a substantive. The substantive is 'fortitudo'.
13 mins
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31 mins
Joseph Brazauskas
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
When You Want It Done Right
Native in: English (Variant: British) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Latin to English, English to Latin, Greek (Ancient) to English, and 23 more.
The brave man is master over the stars.
That is to say, bravery overcomes fortune.
The dative 'astris' is required because the deponent 'dominari' is intransitive.
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Note added at 40 mins (2009-01-11 00:42:17 GMT)
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'Astris' could also be construed as ablative, probably of instrument. Compare. e.g., Virgil, Aeneid, 7.10: 'summa dominarier arce' with Claudian, in Rufinum, 1.143: 'toti dominabere mundo'.
The dative 'astris' is required because the deponent 'dominari' is intransitive.
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Note added at 40 mins (2009-01-11 00:42:17 GMT)
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'Astris' could also be construed as ablative, probably of instrument. Compare. e.g., Virgil, Aeneid, 7.10: 'summa dominarier arce' with Claudian, in Rufinum, 1.143: 'toti dominabere mundo'.
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