Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Whatever shall be shall be, the future's not ours to see
Latin translation:
Quodcumque fiet, fiet. Non nobis est tempus futurum videre.
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Joseph Brazauskas
Feb 2, 2012 11:02
12 yrs ago
English term
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Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English
Whatever shall be shall be, the future's not ours to see
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My colleague's daughter wants a tattoo with the above message in Latin! I don't know where the tattoo is to be located, so I don't know whether that would limit the translation in any way. I would be grateful for your expert help!
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Feb 7, 2012 13:00: Joseph Brazauskas Created KOG entry
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Joseph Brazauskas
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When You Want It Done Right
Native in: English (Variant: British) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
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Quodcumque fiet, fiet. Non nobis est tempus futurum videre.
Literally, 'Whatever shall happen/be done, shall happen/be done. The
future (time) is not for us to see.' 'Non' ('not') comes first as being
emphatic. 'Nobis' ('ours', lit. 'for us') is dative of possession.
'Tempus' ('time') may be omitted, especially seeing that the translation
would be a tattoo.
future (time) is not for us to see.' 'Non' ('not') comes first as being
emphatic. 'Nobis' ('ours', lit. 'for us') is dative of possession.
'Tempus' ('time') may be omitted, especially seeing that the translation
would be a tattoo.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks!"
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