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
Sep 15 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

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4533

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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

Fortune favors the weak

Have good fortune

Fortune favors the bold

The grand fortune

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

And you, Brutus

Nice to see you, Brutus

How are you, Brutus

Hello, Brutus

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

A matter of honor

More enduring

A case of honey

Toward the left side

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

Abandon all hope for help

Abandon all items once entering

Abandon all hope, ye who enter

Abandon all thoughts

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

The king wants it

The king will consider it

The king is dead

The king commands you

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7. 'Ecce signum' is Latin meaning: Hint

Behold the proof

The evidence is proof

Evil is here

Behold the sign

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

If only they knew, if only I knew!

If only time stopped, if only life was eternal

If only youth knew, if only age could!

If only I was not so weary

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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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10. 'Bonsoir' is French meaning what? Hint

Good morning

Good evening

Good afternoon

Good luck

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

They despise change

They condemn what they do not understand

They hate intelligence

Intelligence is hate

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12. Italian: 'Ben trovato' Hint

Not a bad story, even if untrue;

Well-being

Well cooked

Full of holes

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13. Latin: 'Humanum est errare' Hint

To live is human

To err is human

To die is human

To think is human

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14. Latin: 'Ignorantia iuris neminem excusat' Hint

Ignorance of thyself is no excuse

Ignorance is excused intelligence

Ignorance is an excuse

Ignorance of the law excuses no-one

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15. Italian: 'Salto mortale' Hint

Immortal dead

Salt morals

Deadly leap

Dining room

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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: '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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