Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
Noli turbare circulos meos!
English translation:
don`t disturb my circles!
Added to glossary by
kanajlo
Apr 13, 2005 20:12
19 yrs ago
Latin term
Noli turbare circulos meos!
Latin to English
Art/Literary
History
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Famous last words by some historical figure.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +7 | don`t disturb my circles! |
Krisztina Lelik
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| 4 +6 | Don't disturb my circles! |
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| 4 | don't disturb my meetings |
Alric van den Broek
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Proposed translations
+7
1 min
Krisztina Lelik
Greece
Greece
Works in field
Greece
"By words the mind is winged"
Native in: Hungarian 
Works in: Greek to Hungarian, English to Hungarian, Italian to Hungarian, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
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don`t disturb my circles!
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-04-13 20:16:14 GMT)
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Archimedes
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-04-13 20:16:14 GMT)
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Archimedes
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
+6
1 min
Don't disturb my circles!
:)
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-04-13 20:16:39 GMT)
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10.2. Archimedes (287? -212 BC) - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Another time, Archimedes stated \"Give me a place to stand on and I will move
the earth. ... Archimedes responded, \"Don\'t disturb my circles! ...
www.shu.edu/projects/reals/history/archimed.html - 8k - En caché - Páginas similares
Archimedes - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... soldier after snapping at him ``Don\'t disturb my circles,\'\' a reference to
... \"Give me a place to stand and rest my lever on, and I can move the Earth. ...
www.crystalinks.com/archimedes.html - 22k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-04-13 20:16:39 GMT)
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10.2. Archimedes (287? -212 BC) - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Another time, Archimedes stated \"Give me a place to stand on and I will move
the earth. ... Archimedes responded, \"Don\'t disturb my circles! ...
www.shu.edu/projects/reals/history/archimed.html - 8k - En caché - Páginas similares
Archimedes - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... soldier after snapping at him ``Don\'t disturb my circles,\'\' a reference to
... \"Give me a place to stand and rest my lever on, and I can move the Earth. ...
www.crystalinks.com/archimedes.html - 22k - En caché - Páginas similares
Peer comment(s):
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Maria Ferstl
8 mins
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Danke Maria!
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Pierre POUSSIN
26 mins
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Merci beaucoup!
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Daphne Theodoraki
: Yes, the original is Greek :-) Archimedes' words were: "Μη μου τους κύκλους τάραττε"
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¡Thank you very much!
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Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
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Hi Vicky!´:o)
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Valentini Mellas
1 hr
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Thx Valentini!
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Joseph Brazauskas
6 hrs
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10 mins
Alric van den Broek
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Getting Your Message Across
Native in: Dutch (Variants: Netherlands, Aruba, Flemish) 
Works in: German to Dutch, Dutch to German, English to Dutch, and 2 more.
don't disturb my meetings
The *-os ending would be an Accusative Plural. "circulus meus" also means "my company, my guests, my meeting" and seems more suitable in this context.
Peer comment(s):
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: y=z=Rr/(R+r) or 2y=2z=2Rr/(R+r)=the twin circles of Archimedes.
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