Catullus 51

Question 1

adversus

Answer 1

(adv. and prep. + acc.) facing, opposite, against, opposed (to)

Question 2

artus artūs m.

Answer 2

limb, leg

Question 3

• aspiciō aspicere aspēxī aspectus

Answer 3

to look at, behold

Question 4

auris auris f.

Answer 4

ear

Question 5

beātus –a –um

Answer 5

happy; blessed, prosperous, fortunate

Question 6

dēmānō dēmānāre

Answer 6

to flow down, glide down

Question 7

dīvus (dīus) –a –um

Answer 7

divine; godlike; subst., divus, i, m., a god, freq.; the image of a god

Question 8

dulcis dulce

Answer 8

sweet, pleasant

Question 9

• ēripiō ēripere ēripuī ēreptus

Answer 9

to tear away, snatch away

Question 10

exsultō exsultare exsultāvī exsultātus

Answer 10

to be ecstatic, run riot, exult

Question 11

fās n.

Answer 11

(what is divinely) right; (what is) permitted

Question 12

geminus –a –um

Answer 12

twin

Question 13

gestiō, gestīre, gestīvī or gestiī

Answer 13

to desire eagerly (intrans. + inf.); act without restraint, exult

Question 14

identidem

Answer 14

again and again, repeatedly, often, now and then

Question 15

lingua linguae f.

Answer 15

tongue; speech, language; dialect

Question 16

lūmen luminis n.

Answer 16

light; lamp, torch; eye (of a person); life; day, daylight

Question 17

molestus –a –um

Answer 17

annoying; troublesome; tiresome

Question 18

nimium

Answer 18

excessively, inordinately

Question 19

ōtium ōti(ī) n.

Answer 19

leisure; spare time; holiday; ease/rest/peace/quiet; tranquility/calm; lull

Question 20

• perdō perdere perdidī perditus

Answer 20

to destroy; lose

Question 21

prius or priusquam

Answer 21

earlier, preceding

Question 22

• rīdeō rīdēre rīsī rīsus

Answer 22

to laugh at (+ dat.), laugh; ridicule

Question 23

• sedeō sedēre sēdī sessus

Answer 23

to sit, remain; settle; encamp

Question 24

sēnsus sēnsūs m.

Answer 24

perception, feeling; sense

Question 25

sonitus –ūs m.

Answer 25

a sounding; noise; roaring; thunder

Question 26

spectō spectāre spectāvī spectātus

Answer 26

to look at, observe

Question 27

super

Answer 27

above, on top, over; upwards; moreover, in addition, besides; during (time); concerning; beyond

Question 28

superō superāre superāvī superātus

Answer 28

to overcome, conquer; surpass

Question 29

• tegō tegere tēxī tēctus

Answer 29

to cover, protect; defend; hide

Question 30

tenuis tenue

Answer 30

thin, fine; delicate; slight, slender; little, unimportant; weak, feeble

Question 31

tintinō –āre –āvī –ātum

Answer 31

to make a ringing sound

Question 32

torpeō torpēre

Answer 32

to be numb/lethargic; be struck motionless from fear