Chapter 2a. Latin to English Flashcards
1
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- Savē, Ō patria!
A
- Greetings, native land!
2
Q
- Fāma et sententia volant.
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- Reputation and opinion fly.
3
Q
- Dā veniam puellae, amābō tē.
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- Grant pardon to the girl, please.
4
Q
- Clēmentia tua multās vitās servat.
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- Your clemency saves many lives.
5
Q
- Multam pecūniam dēportat.
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- He carries off a lot of money.
6
Q
- Et fortūnam et vītam antīquae patriae saepe laudās, sed recūsās.
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- You often praise the fortune and the life of the ancient fatherland, but you reject it.
7
Q
- Mē vitāre turbam iubēs.
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- You order me to avoid the crowd.
8
Q
- Mē philosophiae dō.
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- I give myself to philosophy.
9
Q
- Philosophia est ars vitae.
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- Philosophy is the art of life.
10
Q
- Sānam fōrmam vītae cōservāte.
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- Preserve (pl.) a sound form of life.
11
Q
- Immodica īra creat īnsāniam.
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- Excessive anger creates insanity.
12
Q
- Quid cōgitās? — dēbēmus īram vitāre.
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- What are you thinking about? — we ought to avoid anger.
13
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- Nūlla avāritia sine poenā est
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- No avarice is without penalty.
14
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- Mē saevīs catēnīs onerat.
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- He loads me with cruel chains.
15
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- Rotam fortūnae nōn timent.
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- They do not fear the wheel of fortune.
16
Q
- The girls save the poets life.
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- Puellae vītam poētae servant.
17
Q
- Without philosophy we often go astray and pay the penalty.
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- Sine philosophiā saepe errāmus et poenās damus.
18
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18a. If your land is strong, nothing terrifies the sailors
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18a. Sī patria tua valet, nihil nautās terret,
19
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18b. and you (sg.) ought to praise your great fortune.
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18b. et magnam fortūnam tuam dēbēs laudāre.
20
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- You (pl.) often see the penalty of my anger and warn me.
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- Saepe vidētis poenam īrae meae, et mē monēs.
21
Q
- The ancient gate is large.
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- porta antīqua magna est.
22
Q
a. Puella mea mē nōn amat.
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a. My girlfriend does not love me.
23
Q
b. Valē, puella!
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b. farewell, girl!
24
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c. Catullus obdūrat:
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c. Catullus is firm:
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d. poēta puellam nōn amat ...
d. the poet does not love the girl ...
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e. puellam nōn vocat ...
e. he does not call the girl ...
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f. fōrmam puellae nōn laudat ...
f. he does not praise the beauty of the girl ...
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g. puellae rosās nōn dat ...
g. he does not give roses to the girl ...
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h. et puellam nōn bāsiat.
h. and he does not kiss the girl!
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i. Īra mea est magna!
i. My anger is large!
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j. Obdūrō, mea puella ...
j. I am firm, girl
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k. — sed sine tē nōn valeō
k. — but without you I am not well.
33
l. Quid hodiē agis?
l. How are you (sg.) today?
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m. Optimē!
m. Great!
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n. Pessimē!
n. Terrible!
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o. Bene!
o. Good! (lit. “well!”)
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p. Satis bene.
p. So-so.
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q. Nōn bene.
q. Not well.
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r. Et tū?
r. And you?
