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hoc opus hic labor est
can be loosely translated as:
this is the problem, this is the hard task.
It is a quotation from Vergil's Aeneid (VIII). Aeneas needs to visit the land of the dead, to speak to his father Anchises. He finds getting to Hades easier than he had expected.
But when Aeneas tries to escape from Death, he finds this is much more difficult:
The way down to Hell is easy, the doors of Death stand open night and day. But to retrace one's steps, to find one's way back to where they breathe air - that is the problem, that is the hard task.
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What does opus est licentia mean?
Work is liberty.
What does id opus est mean?
The usual expression is simply "Opus est" (It / that is needed), as pronouns such as "id" (it) are usually omitted in Latin, because they are redundant with the tense of the verb.
What would be the best translation for This is my story would it be Hoc est fabula or Hoc est fabula meum?
It'd actually be 'Haec est fabula mea.'
What is 'Opus est obscuritas' in English?
The work is [an example of] unintelligibility is the English equivalent of 'Opus est obscuritas'. In the word by word translation, the noun 'opus' means 'work'. The verb 'est' means '[he/she/it] is'. The noun 'obscuritas' means 'unintelligibility'.
How do you say this is who i am in Latin?
Hoc est, qui sum
What is this is in Latin?
"Hic/haec/hoc est", or "ecce" ("behold").
What is the difference between Hoc est corpus meum and Hoc est enim corpus meum?
enim simply means "truly or for" so the second phrase is "This is truly my body" or "For this is my body"
How do you say i love you all in latin?
Solo amore opus est. ("Love alone is needed.")If you want to tell someone that he or she specifically needs love, solo amore tibi opus est.
What is the English translation for Hoc signum vere regum est?
This is the true signal of the kings
What does Facilis descencus averno noctes atque dies patet atri ianua ditis sed revocare gradum superasque evadre ad auras hoc opus hic labor est by Virgil the Aeneid mean?
The descent to Avernus is easy; black nights and days the door is clear of Dis; superasque degree of escape to the air, but he is recalled, this work, here it is too painful. It's in Latin I think.
What does Id Est mean?
The usual expression is simply "Opus est" (It / that is needed), as pronouns such as "id" (it) are usually omitted in Latin, because they are redundant with the tense of the verb.
What is the English translation of the Latin phrase 'Suscipe...Oferimus...Hoc est enim corpus meum'?
The Latin phrases 'Suscipe... . Oferimus... . Hoc est enim corpus meum' are words from the Mass. The word 'suscipe' translates as receive, and 'oferimus' as we offer. The ending sentence means For this is my body. And its word-by-word translation is as follows: 'hoc' means 'this'; 'est' means '[it] is'; 'enim' means 'for'; 'corpus' means 'body'; and 'meum' means 'my'.
