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"At My Signal, Unleash Hell"

Latin translation: Signo dato meo, resera Tartaron.

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English term or phrase:"At My Signal, Unleash Hell"
Latin translation:Signo dato meo, resera Tartaron.
Entered by: Joseph Brazauskas

15:55 Mar 29, 2004
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: "At My Signal, Unleash Hell"
This sentence is going to be a tatoo and it will be split in two, depending on what the translation looks like, "At my signal" on the right arm and "Unleash Hell" on my left.
Adam Hilchie
Signo dato meo, resera Tartaron.
Explanation:
Lit., '(With) my signal having been given, unbolt Tartarus'. I think that this is the closest one can come in Latin at describing hell as a place. The naturalised accusative 'Tartarum' and the neut. pl. 'Tartara' also occur.

You could also say, 'signo dato meo, emitte inferos', which would mean, 'My signal having been given, send forth (unleash) the gods of hell (the infernal gods)'.
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Joseph Brazauskas
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5 +4Signo dato meo, resera Tartaron.
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At my signal, unleash hell.
Signo dato meo, resera Tartaron.


Explanation:
Lit., '(With) my signal having been given, unbolt Tartarus'. I think that this is the closest one can come in Latin at describing hell as a place. The naturalised accusative 'Tartarum' and the neut. pl. 'Tartara' also occur.

You could also say, 'signo dato meo, emitte inferos', which would mean, 'My signal having been given, send forth (unleash) the gods of hell (the infernal gods)'.

Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 08:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Neil Gouw: beautiful! (both options)
7 mins
  -> Many thanks.
agree  Kirill Semenov: impeccable, as usual :) I would prefer the second, with "inferos" since it is probably more suited for "infernal" intention of the asker. Tartarus which is of Greek origin, probably tells less to an American/British ear.
39 mins
  -> Thank you, Kirill. I appreciate your praise, but I am not impeccable. Anyway, I agree that Tartarus might (nowadays, as opposed to days of yore) sound obscure to many Anglophones.
agree  verbis
7 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Thanks, Vicky!
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