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Agrees

Latin translation: paciscitur

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English term or phrase:Agrees
Latin translation:paciscitur
Entered by: Joseph Brazauskas

10:42 Aug 28, 2007
English to Latin translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Agrees
As in "Mary AGREES to pay"
Arcoiris
Local time: 10:50
paciscitur
Explanation:
'Mary agrees to pay' = 'Maria paciscitur ut persolvat'. The person with whom the agreement is made is expressed by 'cum' + the ablative; the terms of the agreement by a substantive clause containing a dependent subjuncitive intoduced by 'ut', and the method of payment by an abltive of means or instrument, eg., 'Mary agrees with John to pay Joseph 100 asses' = 'Maria cum Ioanne paciscitur ut Iosephum centum assibus persolvat'.
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Joseph Brazauskas
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Local time: 05:50
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Thank you for a very complete and well explained answer
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agrees
paciscitur


Explanation:
'Mary agrees to pay' = 'Maria paciscitur ut persolvat'. The person with whom the agreement is made is expressed by 'cum' + the ablative; the terms of the agreement by a substantive clause containing a dependent subjuncitive intoduced by 'ut', and the method of payment by an abltive of means or instrument, eg., 'Mary agrees with John to pay Joseph 100 asses' = 'Maria cum Ioanne paciscitur ut Iosephum centum assibus persolvat'.

Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 05:50
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Thank you for a very complete and well explained answer

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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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