For speakers of North American English, some context. 'Bollocks' in "English" English (as spoken in England and some Commonwealth countries), has a dual meaning. It can mean the same thing as 'balls' in the sense of 'testicles' but also has a secondary meaning not dissimilar to 'nonsense' or 'bulls%$t,' as in the phrase 'He's talking bollocks.' (In addition, it is also used as an expletive when one has an unpleasant occurrence happen, similarly to shouting 's%%t' or expressing exasperation.) The meaning of 'balls' I believe is similar across all Englishes, meaning not only 'testicles' but also 'courage' or 'fortitude.' The phrase thus means 'less nonsense/bulls&%t, more "manliness"', not dissimilar to saying 'less talk, more action.'
The English obviously has an element of wordplay and double entendre, which may be somewhat challenging to render into Latin, but I am hoping that more experienced scholars - I only have two semesters of Latin as a non-graded elective, so my first inkling is to play around with 'pestis' and 'testes' - might come up with something similarly (if not equally) creative.
Please let me know your thoughts.
The English obviously has an element of wordplay and double entendre, which may be somewhat challenging to render into Latin, but I am hoping that more experienced scholars - I only have two semesters of Latin as a non-graded elective, so my first inkling is to play around with 'pestis' and 'testes' - might come up with something similarly (if not equally) creative.
Please let me know your thoughts.
