caveae incorporeae conclūdere nōn possunt

[jgf20]

Sorry I actually have to edit the original because the last one wasn't entirely correct its:

caveae incorporeae conclūdere nōn possunt

and

in caveā incorporeā conclūdere nōn potest

Thanks!

 

[Publius Nonius Severus]

I best shot is:

Hidden cavities cannot stay hidden.

or

Secret enclosures cannot remain enclosed.

My translations are definitely awkward, it would best to see what someone else says as well.

 

[deudeditus]

skeletons never stay in the closet.

The secret places of the world cannot remain thus... this one reminds me of something Gandalf would say. hehe.

I was just messing around. my translations were more awkward than Publius'.

-Jon

 

[Iblardi]

Re: Can you translate this?...

Sorry I actually have to edit the original because the last one wasn't entirely correct its:

caveae incorporeae conclūdere nōn possunt

"Incorporeal cages can not lock (something, someone) in."

 

[QMF]

The second would be:
(He/she/it) cannot shut [him/her/it/anyone/anything] in an incorporeal prison.

 

[Iblardi]

Hmm... It seems a bit vague to me...
Is it part of a story or something?

 

[jgf20]

Translation correct?

It is all quite close, I have been trying to find translations for the saying 'invisible cages cannot confine' and the closest I got to it was either

‘caveae incorporeae conclūdere nōn possunt’

Which I’ve been told translates to ‘intangible cages cannot confine’

The second is:

‘in caveā incorporeā conclūdere nōn potest’

Which, again loosely translates to ‘It is not possible to confine in an invisible/intangible cage’.

I’d be interested to know if you agree with the translation/grammar etc

 

[QMF]

Well non potest isn't really "it is not possible to..." and in fact I don't believe Latin uses such a phrase. Non potest would have a subject that would be the one that is able. Hence my [he/she/it] and the other bracketed thing. You might be able to use:
in cavea incorporea quem (quemquem? ullum?) concludere nemo potest.
Which is: No one can confine anyone in an incorporeal prison.

Honestly I'd go with the first one :lol:

 

[jgf20]

Translation seems correct

Hey thanks!

So you think the first one makes grammatical sense and translates appropriately? I think I kinda prefer the first one as well...

 

[Iblardi]

Well non potest isn't really "it is not possible to..." and in fact I don't believe Latin uses such a phrase. Non potest would have a subject that would be the one that is able. Hence my [he/she/it] and the other bracketed thing. You might be able to use:
in cavea incorporea quem (quemquem? ullum?) concludere nemo potest.
Which is: No one can confine anyone in an incorporeal prison.

Honestly I'd go with the first one :lol:

I absolutely agree. I actually stumbled over the second one, since my impression from the first post was that it was supposed to mean the same, but it actually seemed very unnatural to translate it that way. So I just let it be.

 

[Iblardi]

Re: Translation correct?

It is all quite close, I have been trying to find translations for the saying 'invisible cages cannot confine' and the closest I got to it was either

‘caveae incorporeae conclūdere nōn possunt’

Which I’ve been told translates to ‘intangible cages cannot confine’

The second is:

‘in caveā incorporeā conclūdere nōn potest’

Which, again loosely translates to ‘It is not possible to confine in an invisible/intangible cage’.

I’d be interested to know if you agree with the translation/grammar etc

Smart way of finding it out!