Fishing with friends at an estuary

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fishing
piscatio
to fish
piscari
Fishing pleases the friends, and today they fish.
Piscatio amicis placet, et hodie piscantur.
the fishhook
hamus
the bait
esca
The boy puts bait on the fishhook.
Puer escam in hamum ponit.
the fishing rod; reed
harundo
The friend fishes with a fishing rod.
Amicus harundine piscatur.
the cork; cork float
suber
The fishing rod is long, and the cork floats in the water.
Harundo longa est, et suber in aqua natat.
Whenever the cork moves, the boy raises the fishing rod.
Quotiens suber movetur, totiens puer harundinem tollit.
the wicker fish trap
nassa
the three-pronged fish spear
tridens
The boy carries the trident and the wicker trap to the shore.
Puer tridentem et nassam ad litus portat.
the tidal inlet; estuary
aestuarium
Fishing begins in the estuary.
Piscatio in aestuario incipit.
the sardine
sardina
A sardine swims in the estuary.
Sardina in aestuario natat.
the moray eel
muraena
the mullet
mugil
A moray eel and a mullet swim near the rocks.
Muraena et mugil prope saxa natant.
The mullet sees the cork near the fishhook.
Mugil suber prope hamum videt.
the tuna
thynnus
The fisherman catches the tuna with the trident.
Piscator tridente thynnum capit.
the oyster
ostreum
The tuna is large, but the oyster is small.
Thynnus magnus est, sed ostreum parvum est.
the octopus
polypus
The octopus takes the bait from the wicker trap.
Polypus escam e nassa capit.
the catch; act of catching
captura
The wicker trap holds a large catch.
Nassa magnam capturam tenet.
The octopus escapes from capture.
Polypus e captura fugit.
The sardine and the oyster are in the catch.
Sardina et ostreum in captura sunt.
to bite
mordere
The fish bites the fishhook.
Piscis hamum mordet.
Whenever the octopus bites the hook, the friends laugh.
Quotiens polypus hamum mordet, totiens amici rident.
to swim toward
adnare
to pull out; draw ashore
extrahere
The friends pull the wicker trap out of the water.
Amici nassam ex aqua extrahunt.
The friends pull a moray eel out of the wicker trap.
Amici muraenam e nassa extrahunt.
Whenever the wicker trap is pulled out, the catch is counted.
Quotiens nassa extrahitur, totiens captura numeratur.
relating to fishing
piscatorius
The fishing trident is long.
Tridens piscatorius longus est.
the little fish
pisciculus
The little fish swims toward the wicker trap.
Pisciculus ad nassam adnat.
Two little fish swim toward the octopus.
Duo pisciculi ad polypum adnant.
Whenever a little fish swam up, the friend watched the bait.
Quotiens pisciculus adnabat, totiens amicus escam spectabat.
the fish scale
squama
The girl carries a fishing rod and sees a scale.
Puella harundinem piscatoriam portat et squamam videt.
the gills
branchiae
The fish has scales and gills.
Piscis squamas et branchias habet.
The moray eel has gills and bites the bait.
Muraena branchias habet et escam mordet.
as long as; for the whole time that
quam diu
As long as the cork moves, the friend holds the fishing rod.
Quam diu suber movetur, amicus harundinem tenet.
We fish as long as the sun shines.
Piscamur quam diu sol lucet.
The wicker trap remains in the water as long as the bait is inside.
Nassa in aqua manet quam diu esca intus est.
As long as the moray eel bites the hook, the boy holds the line.
Quam diu muraena hamum mordet, puer lineam tenet.
sacred
sacer
The sacred temple stands in the city.
Templum sacrum in urbe stat.
The priest carries sacred water.
Sacerdos aquam sacram portat.
happy; blessed
beatus
A happy life is simple.
Vita beata simplex est.
A blessed man lives with his family.
Vir beatus cum familia vivit.
lower; situated below
inferus
The servant sleeps in the lower bedroom.
Servus in cubiculo infero dormit.
The lower gate is closed.
Porta infera clausa est.
last; farthest
ultimus
The last ship leaves the harbor.
Ultima navis portum relinquit.
The soldier stands in the rearmost battle line.
Miles in ultima acie stat.
known; well-known
notus
A well-known poet lives in the city.
Poeta notus in urbe habitat.
A familiar road leads to the forum.
Via nota ad forum ducit.
earlier; former
prior
The former master lived in this house.
Prior dominus in hac domo habitabat.
In the previous year, the family lived in Rome.
Priore anno familia Romae habitabat.
royal
regius
The envoy receives a royal gift.
Legatus donum regium accipit.
The royal horse stands in front of the temple.
Equus regius ante templum stat.
powerful; capable
potens
The powerful king leads the army.
Rex potens exercitum ducit.
The powerful woman gives help to the citizens.
Femina potens civibus auxilium dat.

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