the swete voices of the gurls

[miss_annersley]

Does anyone who reads Latin fancy checking my translation? I don't expect it to be anywhere near accurate, I have only had one class and suspect that I have got all my tenses (and everything else) wrong - I just want to know whether I'm approaching the correct meaning...

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[spyinthehaus]

Actually too tired to focus on this, but will try to come back to it ASAP. What's it in aid of?

Just one thing to start with - "decipiuntur" is a third person plural (the -nt) and a passive (-ur). So, it's not the whale that is doing it. Try flipping the subject around...

[miss_annersley]

Oh, so something like 'how ships are snared...'? Thanks.

It's just a beginners' Latin class (medieval and Renaissance Latin) for historians - we seem to be going at breakneck speed and, though I have a primer, I can't quite keep up.

I put it up because I thought people (well, you primarily) might be amused by my fumblings, not because I actually expect you to provide all the answers - that would be v. cheeky...

[infov0re]

Well, I don't know any other way of helping than doing it, so give me a few more hours (I have to work, boo, hiss). I did most of it on the train in - with a dictionary. There are a few bits giving me grief, but nothing too major. The few tricky things are the constructions - several awkward subordinate clauses, I think, and present participles you can't quite translate literally.

"how ships are snared" - basically, yes, but I think "deceived" or "tricked" might be more fitting.

Will get back to you when I've had a look at my version. I won't post it, but I can't really help without having something to compare to - hope it'll be useful.

[miss_annersley]

gosh, thanks for working on it. I am v. grateful. Hope you derive at least some enjoyment from the exercise...

[infov0re]

Oh, no worries. It's rather fun. After all, at least Latin doesn't break in Internet Explorer.