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hate it or love it

Latin translation: aut oderis aut diliges (amabis) / aut oderis aut diligas (ames)

08:19 Oct 17, 2005
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Philosophy
English term or phrase: hate it or love it
you can either hate something or love something.
kelley lawrence
Latin translation:aut oderis aut diliges (amabis) / aut oderis aut diligas (ames)
Explanation:
If what you need is something like "you'll hate it or love it!"
"diliges" is more kind of "you'll like", "amabis" is "you'll love!"

If you need an exhortation: "Hate it or love it!", then the subjunctive will do:
aut oderis aut diligas (ames)

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Note added at 1 hr 24 mins (2005-10-17 09:44:19 GMT)
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For "you'll hate it or love it", another possible translation is:
"aut osurus aut amaturus", using the future participle.
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5 +5aut oderis aut diliges (amabis) / aut oderis aut diligas (ames)
Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
5odi et amo
Giusi Pasi


  

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odi et amo


Explanation:
also a famous poem of Catullus

Giusi Pasi
Italy
Local time: 00:27
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neutral  ------ (X): quare id faciam fortasse requiris...Sorry, but I did not read the whole question Giusi! Best regards!/
4 hrs
neutral  Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X): It means "I hate and love" at the same time, just like any lover and translator!!! Why did I choose this job? ... nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior!! :-) :-) :-) Oscula osculo iterumque osculo
4 hrs
  -> I have understood 'or' in the meaning of 'and', also possible here. As for the tenses, you are right, but I think it is irrelevant the right use of subjunctive, so that to stay on the track of that famous quote.
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
aut oderis aut diliges (amabis) / aut oderis aut diligas (ames)


Explanation:
If what you need is something like "you'll hate it or love it!"
"diliges" is more kind of "you'll like", "amabis" is "you'll love!"

If you need an exhortation: "Hate it or love it!", then the subjunctive will do:
aut oderis aut diligas (ames)

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Note added at 1 hr 24 mins (2005-10-17 09:44:19 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

For "you'll hate it or love it", another possible translation is:
"aut osurus aut amaturus", using the future participle.


Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
Local time: 00:27
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou: Çi Leonardo! Winter is coming fast here in Thessaloniki, too and I don't like it at all. Thanks God, it's is still sunny but cold.
1 hr
  -> Hi Vicky! Winter is back, here, in the Alps! :-)
agree  ------ (X): True. I did not read the whole question and like the poem a lot.:)Temeo mulieres ut oscula dantes.:)
2 hrs
  -> Hi, Janfri! I absolutely agree with you: such a short poem, such a deep and, unfortunately, true meaning! :-) Ah, l'amour!!
agree  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti: Bravo, bravo :) (Oggi in classe abbiamo iniziato dalle basi con Cesare... per ora vado alla grande ;)
4 hrs
  -> E c'era da dubitarne??? :-)
agree  Giusi Pasi: Finally, I think this is the best and real solution. Oscula oscula ;-)
1 day 4 hrs
agree  Joseph Brazauskas
1 day 5 hrs
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