Chapter 14b. English to Latin

Question 1

1. He was taking a great portion of those cities after many years by means of violence and thought.

Answer 1

1. Magnam partem illārum urbium post multōs annōs vī et cōnsiliō capiēbat.

Question 2

2. Before the eyes of Caesar himself we ran across the road and fled with (our) friends.

Answer 2

2. Ante Caesaris ipsīus oculōs trāns viam cucurrimus et cum amīcīs fūgimus.

Question 3

3. No one sees his/her own faults, but each (of us sees) those of another.

Answer 3

3. Nēmō vitia sua videt, sed quisque illa alterīus.

Question 4

4. Has he/she recently warned them [male] about the strength [lit. plural] of those cities in Asia?

Answer 4

4. Monuitne nūper eōs dē vīrībus illārum urbium in Asiā?

Question 5

5. They themselves, however, had fostered the the freedom of their state with great care.

Answer 5

5. Ipsī autem lībertātem cīvium suōrum magnā cum cūrā aluerant.

Question 6

6. We have drawn the name of many cities from the names of ancient cities.

Answer 6

6. Nōmina multārum urbium ab nōminibus urbium antīquārum trāximus.

Question 7

7. A portion of the citizens took riches and ran through the city to the sea.

Answer 7

7. Pars cīvium dīvitiās cēpit et per urbem ad mare cucurrit.

Question 8

8. Today many clouds in the sky are a sign of the gods’ bitter anger.

Answer 8

8. Hodiē multae nūbēs in caelō sunt signum īrae acerbae deōrum.

Question 9

9. That animal fell yesterday and dragged itself from a field across the land.

Answer 9

9. Illud animal heri ibi cecidit et sē trans terram ab agro trahēbat.

Question 10

10. Ille tyrannus malus iūra hōrum cīvium nōn diū servāvit.

Answer 10

10. That wicked tyrant did not long preserve the rights of these citizens.

Question 11

11. Magna est vīs artium.

Answer 11

11. Great is the force of the arts.

Question 12

12a. Uxor eius ibi stābat cum amīcīs suīs,

Answer 12

12a. His wife was standing there with her (own) friends

Question 13

12b. et id fēcit cum patientiā.

Answer 13

12b. and doing that with patience.

Question 14

13. Cicerō idem sēnsit dīxitque dē vītā suā et natūrā mortis.

Answer 14

13. Cicero felt and said the same thing concerning his own life and the nature of death.

Question 15

1. And in the beginning God called the waters “seas.”

Answer 15

1. Et Deus aquās “maria” in prīncipiō appellāvit.

Question 16

2. The land itself once created humans and animals.

Answer 16

2. Terra ipsa hominēs et animālia ōlim creāvit.

Question 17

3. Pan preserves sheep and the fortunate masters of sheep.

Answer 17

3. Pān servat ovēs et magistrōs fortunatōs ovium.

Question 18

4. The little ant drags big loads with its mouth.

Answer 18

4. Parva formīca onera magna ōre trahit.

Question 19

5. I am holding a wolf by the ears.

Answer 19

5. Auribus tenēo lupum.

Question 20

6. That (man) has a huge crowd of dependents with him.

Answer 20

6. Ille magnam turbam clientium sēcum habet.

Question 21

7. No one could defeat this (man) with force or with money.

Answer 21

7. Hunc nēmō vī neque pecūniā superāre potuit.

Question 22

8. His mind was ignorant of evil arts.

Answer 22

8. Animus eius erat ignārus artium malārum.

Question 23

9. A great part of me will avoid death.

Answer 23

9. Magna pars meī mortem vītābit.

Question 24

10. You, learned friends [male], always study the Greek originals with care. [indicative or imperative]

Answer 24

10. Vōs, amīcī doctī, exemplāria Graeca semper cum cūrā versāte.

Question 25

11a. Not with the strength and speed of our bodies to we accomplish great things,

Answer 25

11a. Nōn vīribus et celeritāte corporum magna gerimus,

Question 26

11b. by means of of wisdom and thought and art.

Answer 26

11b. sed sapientiā et sententiā et arte.

Question 27

12. Those (foolish people) change the sky, not their spirit, if they race across the sea.

Answer 27

12. Istī caelum, nōn animum suum, mutant, sī trans mare currunt.

Question 28

1. Marcus Tullius Cicero, what are you doing?

Answer 28

1. M. Tullī Cicerō, quid agis?

Question 29

2. These (dreadful people) should now pay the penalty for many evil deads;

Answer 29

2. Istī prō multīs factīs malīs poenās dare nunc dēbent;

Question 30

3. For you should lead them to death,

Answer 30

3. eōs enim ad mortem dūcere dēbēs,

Question 31

4. because they have dragged Rome into many dangers.

Answer 31

4. quod Rōmam in multa perīcula trāxērunt.

Question 32

5. Often Romans in this city have punished even citizens with death.

Answer 32

5. Saepe Rōmānī in hāc cīvitāte etiam cīvēs morte multāvērunt.

Question 33

6. But you should not think that these evil people are citizens,

Answer 33

6. Sed nōn dēbēs cōgitāre hōs malōs esse cīvēs,

Question 34

7. for never in this city have betrayers of the country held the rights of citizens;

Answer 34

7. nam numquam in hāc urbe prōditōrēs patriae iūra cīvium tenuērunt;

Question 35

8. these (people) have lost their rights.

Answer 35

8. hī iūra sua āmīsērunt.

Question 36

9. The Roman people will give you much gratitude, Marcus Tullius,

Answer 36

9. Populus Rōmānus tibi magnās grātiās aget, M. Tullī,

Question 37

10. if you now, with courage, punish them.

Answer 37

10. sī istōs cum virtūte nunc multābis.