Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
More and more/(ADJ)-er and (ADJ)-er
Latin translation:
quanto...tanto/quo...hoc
Added to glossary by
Joseph Brazauskas
Sep 20, 2007 15:09
16 yrs ago
English term
More and more/(ADJ)-er and (ADJ)-er
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Hi,
Perhaps a sentence like “Fama eius latius manabat” – “His fame spread more and more” would do, but is that the standard/best way of expressing the concept? What if you want to say e.g. “He’s getting prouder and prouder” with an adjective?
All the best,
Simon
Perhaps a sentence like “Fama eius latius manabat” – “His fame spread more and more” would do, but is that the standard/best way of expressing the concept? What if you want to say e.g. “He’s getting prouder and prouder” with an adjective?
All the best,
Simon
Proposed translations
(Latin)
5 | quanto...tanto/quo...hoc | Joseph Brazauskas |
5 | semper + comparative | Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X) |
4 | immo + comparative | Ivo Volt |
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Sep 25, 2007 14:47: Joseph Brazauskas Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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quanto...tanto/quo...hoc
If you mean 'more and more' in the sense of such parallel expressions as, 'The more severe his illness became, the more often physicians were called in', one would employ 'quanto' or 'quo' in the first clause and 'tanto' or 'hoc' in the second, e.g., 'Quanto gravior morbus eius fiebat, tanto saepius medici arcessebantur'; 'The more powerful the king became, the haughtier he was', 'Quo potentior rex fiebat, hoc superbior erat'. The construction is used with comparatives of both adjectives and adverbs. 'Quanto, etc.' are ablatives of degree of difference, standing in relation to the comparatives.
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2 hrs
semper + comparative
Eg. "semper citius">"faster and faster";
In your example, it would be "semper superbior" > "prouder and prouder".
HIH
In your example, it would be "semper superbior" > "prouder and prouder".
HIH
110 days
immo + comparative
You could also use immo + a comparative form.
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