Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

live to be remembered

Latin translation:

extento aevo vivere

Added to glossary by Monika Rozwarzewska
Oct 10, 2012 06:10
11 yrs ago
English term

live to be remembered

English to Latin Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
it is for a tattoo. It should mean something like: live in such a way that others will remember you when you are gone
Can someone help me with this one, please?
Proposed translations (Latin)
5 +1 extento aevo vivere

Proposed translations

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2 hrs
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extento aevo vivere

Hello,

you have 2 possibilities. It depend's on the context.

1) extento aevo vive (Horatius, Od.): live for posterity.
2) vive ut commemoreris: live to be remembered.

Regards.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-10-10 09:04:42 GMT)
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The correct summary of answer is:

extento aevo vive
Peer comment(s):

agree Joseph Brazauskas
7 hrs
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