Anybody know what that means?
WITHOUT GOOGLING!!!
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literal: The die is cast…
correctamundo!
Now who said it and where?
Julias ceaser i think but i cant remember where, have been told by one of the guys at work that he said it while crossing the rubicon.
“Milk is good”
Or the less formal translation “Breastfeeding kicks ass”.
I could be wrong though. My Latin is a bit rusty.
“lacta alea est”
While the show Jeopardy was playing in the background I overheard this and that the term means “the future is inevitable”. I found that interesting so I decided to look it up online to confirm but I could not find much. I found something stating that it means “the die is cast” quoting Julius Cesar.
I like the term “the future is inevitable” quite a bit better. It sounds cooler, any Latin experts?
I don’t know if anyone will ever see this or not, but I looked it up and the question on the episode of jeopardy you are talking about was “The future is inevitable, or at least according to this phrase translated into latin as Lacta Alea Est?” The answer was the die is cast.
Actually it’s: “Alea Jacta Est”, or “Alea Iacta Est”, meaning indeed “The die is cast”. Jacta comes from the latin word “Jactare”, meaning “to throw”, and is the etymological root for words like “projectile” and “projection” (“pro” meaning “in front” or “for”). Alea Lacta Est would mean “the die is milked” :p.
It’s attributed to Julius Caesar, who was about to cross the river Rubicon with his army and thus come into Italy proper, which was a symbolic act of war as it clearly illustrated his intent to wage battle against Pompei. In other words it was the point of no return, thus the expression refers to deciding upon a course of action and risking it, just like in a game of chance. Fate will decide the outcome.