Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
bibite fratres ne diabolus vos otiosos inveniat
English translation:
Drink, brothers, lest the devil find you idle.
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Joseph Brazauskas
Apr 17, 2005 12:27
19 yrs ago
Latin term
bibite fratres ne diabolus vos otiosos inveniat
Latin to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hi folks, this is the last - and key - line in an article about wine. I think I've pinned down the meaning, but would like confirmation.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Joseph Brazauskas
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Drink, brothers, lest the devil find you idle.
I believe that it's from the 'Gesta Romanorum'.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Thanks, Vicky.
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Valentini Mellas
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Thanks, Valentini.
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Thanks.
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Egmont
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Comment: "Thanks a lot folks!"
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Michel A.
Works in field
in Portugese and in German - HTH
Bebei, irmãos, bebei, para que o diabo não vos encontre ociosos
trinkt, trinkt, Brüder, damit der Teufel euch nicht untätig findet
trinkt, trinkt, Brüder, damit der Teufel euch nicht untätig findet
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kaydee
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drink, brothers, and let the devil not find us idle
.... and let the devil not find we are idle
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Joseph Brazauskas
: 'Vos' = 'you', not 'us'.
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true - was in a haste
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Fortiter
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Drink brothers so that devil cannnot find you idle
A little bit of humour
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