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quis custodiet ipsos custodes

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[ˈkʷɪs kʊsˈtoː.di.ɛt ˈɪp.soːs kʊsˈtoː.deːs]

Definitiones

“Who guards the guards?”, “Who watches the watchers?”

Aequivalentia

Englishwho watches the watchers

Españolquién vigilará a los vigilantes

Deutschwer wird die Wächter selbst bewachen

5 more languages

Ελληνικάποιος θα φυλάξει τους φύλακες

Italianochi sorveglierà i sorveglianti stessi

Portuguêsquem vigia os vigilantes

Русскийкто устережёт самих сторожей

中文谁来把守守卫者

Exempla

“audio ⟳ quid ueteres olim moneatis amici, 'pone seram, cohibe.' sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? cauta est et ab illis incipit uxor.”

I hear always the admonishment of my friends: "Bolt her in, constrain her!" But who will guard the guardians? The wife plans ahead and begins with them.

Gradus CEFR

Peritia
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR C2 — gradus peritia.

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Vide etiam

quo vadis quod erat demonstrandum quod nomen tibi est quomodo stas quomodo te habes quot servi, tot hostes

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