One life One chance
Latin translation: Vna vita, una potestas
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| 5 +1 | Vna vita, una potestas |
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| 4 -1 | Vita una est. |
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peer agreement (net): -1| one life one chance Vita una est. Explanation: This is my latin version for the phrase. There is probably a proverb for this idea. If I find it later, I will add it as a note. Hope this will help. |
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1 day 10 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| one life one chance Vna vita, una potestas Explanation: 'Potestas' means an opportunity. You could employ 'unus casus', which means '(accidental) chance', lit. what befalls one, good or bad. |
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