no dream is too big

00:08 Jul 10, 2009
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: no dream is too big
no dream is too big
Lee Dixon


Summary of answers provided
5 +1nullum somnium nimis magnum
Ivo Volt
5 -1nullum somnium magnius est.
Joseph Brazauskas
5 -2non somnium nimium magnum
Luis Antonio de Larrauri


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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
non somnium nimium magnum


Explanation:
Frequently you can omit the ver "to be" (sum) in Latin.

Luis Antonio de Larrauri
Local time: 15:32
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Joseph Brazauskas: I do not use 'non' to modify the noun. I use the adjective 'nullum'. Consequently I do not contradict myself. And your statement that 'non' can begin a clause when it refers to the whole is questionable at best. You cite no classical authority for it
25 days
  -> You are right, you don't contradict yourself, sorry, but regarding my statement: "'Non' can go at the beginning when it refers to the whole clause." see the discussion, please.

disagree  Ivo Volt: I agree with Joseph on 'non' vs 'nullum', at least in this passage
70 days
  -> See discussion on why 'non' can be used in this case.
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3 days 15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
nullum somnium magnius est.


Explanation:
The comparatie degree is ued in Latin to convey qualities of an excessive or consierable degree (too', 'rather'). The superlative expreses a very high degree of the quality ('very', exceedingly', etc.). Cf., e.g., Allen & Greenough, New Latin Grammar, §291.a.

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Note added at 25 days (2009-08-04 12:09:34 GMT)
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Alternatively, one may say simply, 'Nullum somnium nimium est', a comparative being unnecessary since 'too great' is implicit in the positive 'nimium'.

Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ivo Volt: 'magnius' is not Latin: the comparative would be 'maius'
67 days
  -> Yes, it is a typo. I should be 'maius'.
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70 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
nullum somnium nimis magnum


Explanation:
I think this would be the easiest to understand. While you could use comparative, one could also understand that as "bigger" (than what?).

Ivo Volt
Estonia
Local time: 16:32
Native speaker of: Native in EstonianEstonian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph Brazauskas: It's certainly a possibility.
2 hrs
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