An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded.

11:41 Sep 1, 2015
English to Latin translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded.
This is used as a proverb and a caution. Thank you.
Lianne Wilson
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:18


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4Una mente abierta es como una fortaleza con puertas despejadas/abiertas/destrabadas y sin resguardo
mcgarrammone
4portis reseratis arx est mens liberalis
Joseph Brazauskas


  

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an open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded.
Una mente abierta es como una fortaleza con puertas despejadas/abiertas/destrabadas y sin resguardo


Explanation:
Creo que la traducción casi literal mantiene el significado en este caso

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2015-09-02 13:08:47 GMT)
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Sorry, I didn´t see that

mcgarrammone
Argentina
Local time: 10:18
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Asker: Er... That's Spanish. I'm looking for a translation into Latin.

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an open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded.
portis reseratis arx est mens liberalis


Explanation:
I felt that it would be better translated by a metaphor than literqally by a simile but the sense remains the same.

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Note added at 241 days (2016-04-30 10:53:52 GMT)
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Or 'arx portis reseratis neque custoditis est animus liber'

Joseph Brazauskas
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