anguis in herba = a snake in the grass
How do you say in Latin ''beware of a snake in the grass''/''beware of the snakes in the grass''?
How do you say in Latin ''beware of a snake in the grass''/''beware of the snakes in the grass''?
Beware the anguis in herba?
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This means "beware of a snake in the grass":
The plural ("snakes") version would be cave angues in herba latentes.
Thanks a lot! If you'd like, I could end post the end result of the tattoo where the phrase will be used.
Doesn't latentes indicate that the snakes are waiting?
In Latin, it works better to have some participle (like latentes, "hiding") to go with the prepositional phrase in herba, "in the grass", rather than have the latter modify the noun angues, "snakes", by itself. Cave angues in herba may still be acceptable, but I like the version with latentes better.