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Nothing in Moderation.

Latin translation: nihil moderate

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English term or phrase:Nothing in Moderation.
Latin translation:nihil moderate
Entered by: Alice Wolfe, DDS (X)

22:31 Aug 12, 2008
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English term or phrase: Nothing in Moderation.
"Nihil in moderato"? This is for a Coat of Arms mock-up.
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Alice Wolfe, DDS (X)
United States
Local time: 09:30
nihil moderate
Explanation:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Cx0RAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA366&l...
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Sergey Kudryashov
Russian Federation
Local time: 16:30
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Thank you, Sergey
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4 +2nihil moderate
Sergey Kudryashov
5nihil modice
Joseph Brazauskas


  

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nothing in moderation.
nihil moderate


Language variant: nihil in moderatione

Explanation:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Cx0RAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA366&l...


Sergey Kudryashov
Russian Federation
Local time: 16:30
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Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Thank you, Sergey

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agree  Luis Antonio de Larrauri
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nothing in moderation.
nihil modice


Language variant: nil modice

Explanation:
Or you could substitute 'modeste', 'temperate', or 'moderate' (as Sergey suggests).

'Modice' means literally 'with moderation, in a proper manner', but also 'in an ordinary way'. 'Modeste' means 'moderately, discreetly'. The two are found together in Plautus (Persa, 3.1.18: modice et modeste vitam vivere). 'Temperate' means 'in due proportion, moderately'. 'Continenter' means much the same as 'temperate', but is rare in this sense.

'Nil' is simply a contraction of 'nihil', 'nothing'. Yet another form of this word is 'nihilum', which is itself sometimes contracted into 'nilum'.


Joseph Brazauskas
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PRO pts in category: 32
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Asker: Thank you, Joseph

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