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Quiz about Foreign Phrases French Latin Italian

Foreign Phrases: French, Latin, Italian Quiz

I'll give you the phrase in either Latin, French, or Italian and you give me the correct translation. Good luck. Note: Accent marks, etc. are not included.

A multiple-choice quiz by silvercoat. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
silvercoat

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
24,049

Updated
Apr 22 23

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
4694

Last 3 plays: pusdoc (12/15), Guest 81 (7/15), tetrahedron (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. 'Audentes fortuna juvat' is Latin meaning what in English? Hint

Fortune favors the bold

The grand fortune

Have good fortune

Fortune favors the weak

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Question 2 of 15

2. 'Eppur si muove' is Italian for what? Hint

Let there be light

And yet it does move

The earth is round

On the contrary

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Question 3 of 15

3. 'Et tu, Brute' is Latin for what? Hint

How are you, Brutus

Hello, Brutus

Nice to see you, Brutus

And you, Brutus

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Question 4 of 15

4. 'Une affaire d'honneur' is French. What does it mean? Hint

Toward the left side

A case of honey

A matter of honor

More enduring

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Question 5 of 15

5. 'Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate' is Italian. What is the English meaning? Hint

Abandon all items once entering

Abandon all hope, ye who enter

Abandon all thoughts

Abandon all hope for help

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Question 6 of 15

6. 'Le roi le veut' is French for what? Hint

The king is dead

The king wants it

The king will consider it

The king commands you

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Question 7 of 15

7. 'Ecce signum' is Latin meaning: Hint

Behold the sign

Evil is here

Behold the proof

The evidence is proof

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Question 8 of 15

8. 'Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait' is French for what? Hint

If only youth knew, if only age could!

If only I was not so weary

If only time stopped, if only life was eternal

If only they knew, if only I knew!

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Question 9 of 15

9. 'Taedium vitae' is Latin for which of the following? Hint

Weariness of life

Virtue of life

As you possess

So much the better

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Question 10 of 15

10. 'Bonsoir' is French meaning what? Hint

Good morning

Good luck

Good afternoon

Good evening

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Question 11 of 15

11. Latin: 'Damnant quod non intellegunt' means what in English? Hint

They despise change

Intelligence is hate

They hate intelligence

They condemn what they do not understand

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Question 12 of 15

12. Italian: 'se non � vero, ben trovato' Hint

Well cooked

Not a bad story, even if untrue;

Well-being

Full of holes

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Question 13 of 15

13. Latin: 'Humanum est errare' Hint

To err is human

To die is human

To live is human

To think is human

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Question 14 of 15

14. Latin: 'Ignorantia iuris neminem excusat' Hint

Ignorance is excused intelligence

Ignorance of thyself is no excuse

Ignorance of the law excuses no-one

Ignorance is an excuse

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Question 15 of 15

15. Italian: 'Salto mortale' Hint

Deadly leap

Dining room

Salt morals

Immortal dead

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Audentes fortuna juvat' is Latin meaning what in English?

Answer: Fortune favors the bold

Compare with the motto of the British SAS (Special Air Service): 'Who dares wins'.

2. 'Eppur si muove' is Italian for what?

Answer: And yet it does move

Attributed by Galileo after being forced to recant his theory that the earth moves around the sun.

3. 'Et tu, Brute' is Latin for what?

Answer: And you, Brutus

Attributed to Julius Caesar upon recognizing his close friend Brutus among his assassins. "Et" in Latin can also mean "even"; "Even you, Brutus" or "You too, Brutus" also make sense in the context.

4. 'Une affaire d'honneur' is French. What does it mean?

Answer: A matter of honor

The French expression is closely associated with duelling, so "r�gler un point d'honneur" means "to settle a point of honor [by fighting a duel]".

5. 'Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate' is Italian. What is the English meaning?

Answer: Abandon all hope, ye who enter

From Dante's 'Inferno'.

6. 'Le roi le veut' is French for what?

Answer: The king wants it

Used in the form 'veult' in the Royal Assent in Britain: "La Reine le veult" - "The Queen wants [wills] it".

7. 'Ecce signum' is Latin meaning:

Answer: Behold the sign

8. 'Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait' is French for what?

Answer: If only youth knew, if only age could!

9. 'Taedium vitae' is Latin for which of the following?

Answer: Weariness of life

It's also used in the sense of "world weariness". Both usually refer to depression, but traditionally the Catholic Church has regarded "taedium vitae" as a sin, even if the sufferer doesn't attempt to commit suicide.

10. 'Bonsoir' is French meaning what?

Answer: Good evening

11. Latin: 'Damnant quod non intellegunt' means what in English?

Answer: They condemn what they do not understand

Just have a little look at some of the Forums on this site! :)

12. Italian: 'se non � vero, ben trovato'

Answer: Not a bad story, even if untrue;

13. Latin: 'Humanum est errare'

Answer: To err is human

14. Latin: 'Ignorantia iuris neminem excusat'

Answer: Ignorance of the law excuses no-one

15. Italian: 'Salto mortale'

Answer: Deadly leap

Source: Author silvercoat

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