# 'Nother Latin translation

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 24, 2001, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nother-latin-translation/95068 "2001-11-24T21:57:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2001, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nother-latin-translation/95068/1 "2001-11-24T21:57:30Z")

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Can some Latin specialist help me with:

“Morituri nolumus mori”

I got the “We who are about to die…” but not sure of the rest, exactly (although I have a good idea.)

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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2001, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nother-latin-translation/95068/2 "2001-11-24T22:45:21Z")

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“We who are about to die do not wish to die.”

Not as snappy as “morituri te salutant”, IMHO.