Confessions 1.5 Flashcards
ā ab abs
(away) from; by (agency) + abl.
- abscondō abscondere abscondī / abscondidī absconditus / absconsus *
to put out of sight, hide, conceal; to conceal; lose sight of, withdraw from
- adquiēscō adquiescere adquiēvī adquietus *
to become quiet, come to rest, to find comfort in
adversus or adversum
facing, opposite, against, opposed (to)
aliēnum –ī n.
the property of a stranger, another’s possessions
alter altera alterum
the other (of two)
** amplector amplectī amplexus sum **
to embrace
angustus –a –um
narrow, steep, close, confined; scanty, poor; low, mean; narrowminded, petty
anima animae f.
a breeze or breath of air; the air; wind or blast of the bellows; breath (of life); soul
ante
before, earlier, previously; in front of (+ acc.)
** aperiō aperīre aperuī apertus **
to uncover, open, disclose; explain, recount; reveal; found; excavate; spread out
apprehendō apprehendere apprehendī apprehēnsum
to seize, take hold of
audiō audīre audīvī audītus
to hear, listen (to)
auris auris f.
ear
bonum –ī n.
a good thing; good; blessing, happiness; comp., melius, oris, n., a better thing; melius est, it is better; in melius, for the better; to a better state; meliora, um, better things
clāmō clāmāre clāmāvī clāmātus
to proclaim, declare; cry/shout out; shout/call name of; accompany with shouts
** contendō contendere contendī contentus **
to stretch, draw tight, make taut; draw/bend (bow/catapult); tune; stretch out; compete/contend (fight/law), dispute; compare/match/contrast; demand/press for; strain/tense; make effort, strive for; speak seriously/passionately; assert; hurl, shoo
cum
with (prep. +abl.)
** currō currere cucurrī cursus **
to run/trot/gallop, hurry/hasten/speed, move/travel/proceed/flow swiftly/quickly
dēlictum –ī n.
wrong; transgression
dīlātō –āre –āvī –ātus
to spread out, dilate; to expand, enlarge, amplify, extend
** dīmittō dīmittere dīmīsī dimīssus **
to send away/off; allow to go, let go/off; disband, discharge, dismiss (soldiers); dissolve (assembly); part with; put away; divorce; pay off, settle (debt); release, set free; allow to escape/slip away; shake off/scatter/shed; discontinue, renoun
domus domī f.
house, home
ecce
lo! behold! look!
ei
(interj. expressive of grief), ah! alas! woe is me!
faciēs facieī f.
appearance, face, form
** fallō fallere fefellī falsus **
to deceive; slip by; disappoint; be mistaken, beguile, drive away; fail; cheat