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