Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
et supra vires et ultra spes nostras collocata
English translation:
it is above our forces and beyond our hopes
Added to glossary by
Huadan Huang
Jul 30, 2013 08:26
10 yrs ago
Latin term
English/German-Chinese translator Writer
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: German to Chinese, English to Chinese
et supra vires et ultra spes nostras collocata
Latin to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
literary
This is what Bacon said about one of his work which can not be finished. Totally have no idea what this means..
Proposed translations
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1 hr
Sandra Mouton
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Works in field
United Kingdom
Efficiency and finesse
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Russian to French, Latin to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
it is above our forces and beyond our hopes
with it referring to a feminine word
or
collocata is a plural neuter possibly referring to several works mentioned in the sentence before.
or
collocata is a plural neuter possibly referring to several works mentioned in the sentence before.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
43 mins
[this is] more than we have strength and hopes for
literally @above our strength and [our] hopes [we] put [into it]@
Peer comment(s):
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Sandra Mouton
: I agree with your general interpretation but not with the end of your literal translation "we put into it".
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thank you Sandra. feci quod potui ;) i was trying to suggest something for @collocata@
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Joseph Brazauskas
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
When You Want It Done Right
Native in: English (Variant: British) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Latin to English, English to Latin, Greek (Ancient) to English, and 23 more.
Related KudoZ points
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56
(Matters/subjects) situated both above mental powers and beyond our hopes
'(Matters/subjects) situated both above mental powers (lit., mental strength) and beyond our hopes (i.e., of understanding them)'
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