# English to Latin Translation **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 11, 2004, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/228599 "2004-02-11T04:24:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/228599/1 "2004-02-11T04:24:12Z")
Mr. Ruby is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan at the end of this month ☹ and I’m working on designing a unit crest before they leave. What’s the Latin translation of “Support with a Vengence”? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/228599/2 "2004-02-11T05:49:47Z")
_Auxilium cum ultione_. (pronounced, aux-IL-ee-um koom ul-tee-OWN-ay) ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/228599/3 "2004-02-11T05:51:35Z")
Good luck to Mr. Ruby, by the way. I hope he has a safe tour. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/228599/4 "2004-02-12T03:27:34Z")
I just knew I could count on a Doper to know that. I’ll try to post the crest when I get it done. Thanks, **Diogenes**. You rock! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/228599/5 "2004-02-12T03:36:46Z")
No problem. Glad I could help. I’m sure the crest will rock. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/228599/6 "2004-02-12T03:51:57Z")
> [@dutchboy208](#): > > auxili- is more _help_ than support, isn’t it? I would have gone with adminiculum. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/228599/7 "2004-02-12T04:34:08Z")
> [@dutchboy208](#): > > auxili- is more help than support, isn’t it? > > I would have gone with adminiculum. Yes, _auxili-_ means help while _admini_ implies more of a physical support (actually, it’s literal meaning is “pole,” or “prop.” It’s figurative meaning is “aide,” or “help”). They were pretty close, and I just thought _auxilium_ sounded better. It implies _extra_ help, new blood. YMMV, of course. **Ruby** may decide which she likes better. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/228599/8 "2004-02-12T07:26:17Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > Yes, _auxili-_ means help while _admini_ implies more of a physical support (actually, it’s literal meaning is “pole,” or “prop.” It’s figurative meaning is “aide,” or “help”). > > They were pretty close, and I just thought _auxilium_ sounded better. It implies _extra_ help, new blood. > > YMMV, of course. **Ruby** may decide which she likes better. Ah. I bow to your wisdom. I’m really only good at translating the other way. ---
**Author:** ![POd\_Querent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@POd\_Querent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/POd_Querent)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/228599/9 "2004-02-12T09:00:42Z")
As long as you’re doing that, why not take some parchment or other diploma paper and inscribe upon it the Latin for “This paper is essentially worthless”? 🙂