Talk:List of Latin phrases (U)

ut biberent quoniam esse nollent
Shouldn't that be "ut biberent quoniam edere nollent", if the translation indeed is "to eat" rather than "to be"?

92.116.29.200 (talk) 22:23, 5 February 2010 (UTC)


 * You need to find someone who actually knows Latin. The quotation is from Suetonius' Life of Tiberius near the beginning.  He is reporting the words of the Claudius who threw the sacred chickens in the water when they refused to give him a good omen by eating properly before a battle.  His words mean let them drink since they don't want to eat.  esse means to eat; edere is only used in combination as in comedo.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.7.144.221 (talk) 06:55, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

ubi bene ibi patria
ubi bene ibi patria "where [it is] well, there [is] the fatherland" Or "Home is where it's good". Patriotic motto. I would say that the meaning is exactly the opposite of patriotic! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.176.199.3 (talk) 14:00, 8 February 2010 (UTC)