Seeking help with languages

[speaker_to_customers]

I'm after a Latin word or phrase meaning something like "let the bad air be cleared". Anything of that ilk. Something Willow at the peak of her powers might say as part of a spell to protect herself, and others, if she realised the air was contaminated by a hallucinogen.

Doesn't have to be Latin; Sanskrit would do, or Tibetan, even Welsh or Gaelic.

Also, if anyone knows the correct way of saying "the Catwoman" in German I'd be grateful for that too.

Comments

[mangosorbet007.livejournal.com]

Catwoman: "die Katzenfrau". Let me know the sentence it's to be used in so I can adjust the case ending if necessary. :-)

[speakr2customrs.livejournal.com]

The sentence is a deliberate mix of English and German, B-Movie dialogue: "This is the trail of der Vampir and the Catwoman." Specifically, Catwoman from the Batman films/comic books.

I thought of Katzenfrau, but to me that implies a married woman, and Selina Kyle was single.

[mangosorbet007.livejournal.com]

Frau really just means woman, as in female. It is also used as a form of address which today is much more common than a few decades ago even for unmarried women - if anybody addressed me as Fraeulein I'd throw a fit. :-).
"Das ist die Spur vom Vampir und der Katzenfrau."
or "Das ist die Spur des Vampirs und der Katzenfrau."
The first one is less formal, more every-day. The second one involves rolled r's and lots of black make-up

[speakr2customrs.livejournal.com]

Thank you, that's perfect.

[kantayra.livejournal.com]

aer malus purgetur

That would be 'let the bad air be cleared' in Latin, using the jussive passive subjunctive...

[speakr2customrs.livejournal.com]

I didn't quite phrase my request correctly; I'm after a command, more like "bad air go away, don't come back another day". Only without the "don't come back another day" bit.

[kantayra.livejournal.com]

OK, in that case, the imperative would be:

abi, aer male

Literally: 'Go away, bad air.'

[speakr2customrs.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that's exactly what I'm after.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

I use this site for Latin translations. This site is fun for Gaelic curses, but I'm not sure it's what you're looking for.

[speakr2customrs.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I might use one of those Erse curses.

[flame81.livejournal.com]

ooh, a 'Dude'-icon *giggle*

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

*grins* Hurley is quite adorable, isn't he?