Chapter 5b. English to Latin Flashcards
1
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- Duty was always calling (on) free men.
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- Officium līberōs virōs semper vocābat.
2
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- Will we have many men and women with (of) great minds?
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- Habēbimusne multōs virōs et fēminās magnōrum animōrum?
3
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- The dangers of wall are not small, but your country will call (on) you and the farmers will help.
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- Perīcula bellī nōn sunt parva, sed patria tua tē vocābit et agricolae adiuvābunt.
4
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- Because of the faults of evil (men) our country will not fare well.
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- Propter culpās malōrum patria nostra nōn valēbit.
5
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- Delay used to overcome our spirits and we had no cure.
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- Mora animōs nostrōs superābat et remedium nōn habēbāmus.
6
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- Many (men) were staying in the fields yesterday and were helping the Romans.
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- Multī in agrīs heri manēbant et Romānōs iuvābant.
7
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- Few men were thinking about the care of the soul.
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- Paucī virī dē cūrā animī cōgitābant.
8
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- On account of anger you [pl.] are at (in) fault and tomorrow you [pl.] will pay the penalty (penalties).
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- Propter īram in culpā estis et crās poenās dabitis.
9
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- You do not have true leisure, stupid man!
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- Vērum ōtium nōn habēs, vir stulte!
10
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10a. Nothing is without fault;
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10a. Nihil est sine culpā;
11
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10b. We are good (men), if we have a few (faults).
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10b. sumus bonī, sī paucās habēmus.
12
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- The poet was giving (to) his girlfriend many roses, beautiful gifts, and kisses.
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- Poēta amīcae multās rosās, dōna pulchra, et bāsia dabat.
13
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- Bellumne et exitium in patriā semper manēbunt?
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- Will war and destruction always remain in our land?
14
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- Pecūniane avārum satiat?
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- Does money satisfy the greedy man?
15
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- Servābis igitur fāmam puerōrum nostrōrum stultōrum.
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- Therefore, you (sg.) will save the reputation of our foolish boys.
16
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- Pecūnia et glōria animum bonī virī superābant.
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- Money and glory were conquering the soul of a good man.
17
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- Tomorrow you will not endure the dislike of the Roman people.
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- Invidiam populī Romānī crās nōn sustinēbis.
18
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- Therefore was danger continuing yesterday?
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- Perīculumne igitur heri remanēbat?
19
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- A narrow mind loves money.
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- Angustus animus pecūniam amat.
20
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- Conquer (your) pride and your [sg.] anger.
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- Superā animōs et īram tuam.
21
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- The fault is mine, o friends.
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- Culpa est mea, Ō amīcī.
22
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- Grant pardon to (our, your, the) son and our daughters.
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- Dā veniam fīliō et fīliābus nostrīs.
23
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- Because of (your) youth, my sons, you would not (did not see) see the evils of life.
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- Propter adulēscentiam, fīliī meī, mala vītae nōn vidēbātis.
24
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- Please, take care of my daughter.
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- Amābō tē, cūrā fīliam meam.
25
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- Human life is punishment.
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- Vita hūmāna est supplicium.
26
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- Are you healthy enough?
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- Satisne sānus es?
27
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26a. If ever I (will) have enough (of) money,
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26a. Sī quandō satis pecūniae habēbō
28
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26b. then I will give myself to wisdom and to philosophy.
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26b. tum mē cōnsiliō et philosophiae dabō.
29
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- Your glory and (your) reputation will remain always.
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- Semper glōria et fāma tua manēbunt.
30
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- A good and skillful man will censure the rough words of poets.
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- Vir bonus et perītus aspera verba poētārum culpābit.
31
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- A Persian says, “Our army is large…
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- “Exercitus noster est magnus,” Persicus inquit,
32
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- “and because of the number of our arrows you (pl.) will not see the sky!”
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- “et propter numerum sagittārum nostrārum caelum nōn vidēbitis!”
33
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- Then a Spartan replies:
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- Tum Lacedaemonius respondet:
34
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- “Therefore we will fight in the shade!”
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- “In umbrā, igitur, pugnābimus!”
35
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- And Leonidas, the king of the Spartans, shouts …
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- Et Leōnidās, rēx Lacedaemoniōrum, exclāmat:
36
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- “Fight with (high) spirits, Spartans;
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- Pugnāte cum animīs, Lacedaemoniī;
37
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- today perhaps we will dine among the dead.”
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- hodiē apud īnferōs fortasse cēnābimus!”
