Chapter 4a. Latin to English Flashcards
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- Ōtium est bonum, sed ōtium multōrum est parvum.
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- Leisure is good, but many (people) have little leisure.
2
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- Bella sunt mala et multa perīcula habent.
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- Wars are evil and hold many dangers.
3
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- Officium nautam dē ōtiō hodiē vocat.
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- Duty calls the sailor from leisure today.
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4a. Paucī virī multās fōrmās perīculī in pecūniā vident …
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4a. Few men see (the) many forms of danger in money …
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4b. — nōn dēbēmus esse avārī!
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4b. — we should not be avaricious!
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5a. Sī multam pecūniam habētis,
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5a. If you have a lot of mony,
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5b. saepe nōn estis sine cūrīs.
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5b. often you will not be without cares.
8
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- Puellae magistram dē cōnsiliō malō sine morā monent.
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- Without delay the girls warn (their) teacher [female] about (her) bad plan.
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7a. Ō magne poēta, sumus vērī amīcī;
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7a. O great poet, we are true friends;
10
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7b. mē iuvā, amābō tē!
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7b. help me, please!
11
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- Fēmina et agrōs et portam agricolae videt.
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- The woman sees both the fields and the gate of the farmer.
12
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- You (sg.) are in great danger.
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- In magnō perīculō es.
13
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- My son’s opinions are often foolish.
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- Sententiae fīliī meī saepe stultae sunt.
14
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- The daughters and sons of great men and women are not always great.
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- Fīliae et fīliī magnōrum virōrum nōn sunt semper magnī.
15
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12a. Without wisdom …
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12a. Sine sapientiā …
16
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12b. the sailors’ good fortune …
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12b. fortūna bona nautārum
17
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12c. is nothing …
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12c. nihil est …
18
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12d. and they are paying the penalty.
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12d. et poenās dant.
19
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- Fortūna caeca est.
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- Fortune is blind.
20
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- Sī perīcula sunt vēra, īnfortūnātus es.
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- If the dangers are true, you are unfortunate.
21
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- Salvē, Ō amice; vir bonus es.
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- Hello, o friend; you are a good man.
22
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- Nōn bella est fāma fīliī tuī.
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- Not charming is the reputation of your son.
23
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- Errāre est hūmanum.
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- To err is human.
24
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- Nihil est omnīnō beātum.
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- Nothing is wholly blessed.
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19. Remedium īrae est mora.
19. The remedy for anger is delay.
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20. Bonus Daphnis, amīcus meus, ōtium et vītam agricolae amat.
20. The good Daphnis, my [male] friend, loves leisure and the life of a farmer.
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21. Magistrī parvīs puerīs crūstula et dōna saepe dant.
21. Teachers [male] often give cookies and gifts to small boys.
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22. Amīcam meam magis quam oculōs meōs amō.
22. I love my girlfriend more than my eyes.
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23. Salvē, mea puella—dā mihi multa bāsia, amābō tē!
23. Hello, my girl—give me many kisses, please!
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24. Īnfinītus est numerus stultōrum.
24. Infinite is the number of stupid (people).
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25. Officium mē vocat.
25. Duty calls me.
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26a. Malī sunt in nostrō numerō ...
26a. Bad men are among us [lit. “in our number”]...
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26b. et dē exitiō bonōrum virōrum cōgitant.
26b. and they are thinking about the destruction of good men.
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26c. Bonōs adiuvāte;
26c. Assist the good (men);
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26d. cōnservāte patriam et populum Rōmānum.
26d. preserve the country and the Roman people.
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27. Paucī virī amīcōs habent,
27. Few men have friends,
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28. et paucī sunt dignī.
28. and few (men) are worthy.
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29. Amīcitia vēra est praeclāra,
29. True friendship is splendid,
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30. et omnia praeclāra sunt rāra.
30. and all splendid (things) are rare.
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31. Multī virī stultī dē pecūniā semper cōgitant,
31. Many stupid men think always about money,
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32. paucī dē amīcīs (cōgitant);
32. few (men) (think) about friends;
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33. sed errant:
33. but they are wrong:
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34. possumus valēre sine multā pecūniā,
34. we can fare well without a lot of money,
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35. sed sine amīcitiā nōn valēmus ...
35. but without friendship we do not fare well ...
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36. et vīta est nihil.
36. and life is nothing.
