Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

The cat lands on her feet

Latin translation:

Recte semper feles praecipitat

Added to glossary by Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
Jul 1, 2005 10:22
18 yrs ago
English term

The cat lands on her feet

English to Latin Other Poetry & Literature
This is to be used as a "tongue-in-cheek" slogan for somebody who seems to be usually lucky. Other suggestions welcome, but we would like it to have something to do with cats.
TIA
Proposed translations (Latin)
3 +2 Recte semper feles ruit (praecipitat)

Proposed translations

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Recte semper feles ruit (praecipitat)

"Recte" here means both "luckily" and "straight / erect"
Peer comment(s):

agree Giusi Pasi : I would say the same :-)
5 hrs
agree Joseph Brazauskas
86 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Leonardo. I think we will use the option with praecipitat"
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