# Give it a rest (in Latin)?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 26, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-it-a-rest-in-latin/457814 "2008-07-26T02:48:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-it-a-rest-in-latin/457814/1 "2008-07-26T02:48:16Z")

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Pie Jesu Domine, Dona eis requiem. ‘O sweet Lord Jesus, Grant them rest.’

Only I don’t speak Latin, so I assumed it was ‘O sweet Lord Jesus, _Give it a rest!_’ – which I think would be funnier.

So how is ‘Give it a rest!’ said in Latin?

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**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-it-a-rest-in-latin/457814/2 "2008-07-26T03:47:53Z")

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Don’t have an answer for you but a related question to the latin experts: I thought Pie meant blessed or maybe pious, not sweet?