Hardcore Latin - Lesson 67

Question	Answer
generous	liberalis
greedy	avarus
The generous woman gives bread to the poor person; the greedy man, however, hides his coins.	Femina liberalis pauperi panem dat; vir avarus autem nummos suos celat.
The same generous woman says that friendship is worth more than money, but the greedy merchant does not understand this.	Eadem femina liberalis dicit amicitiam magis quam pecuniam valere, sed mercator avarus hoc non intellegit.
proud	superbus
modest	modestus
teachable	docilis
The proud boy listens less to his sister, but the modest and teachable girl gladly listens to the teacher.	Puer superbus sororem minus audit, puella autem modesta et docilis magistram libenter audit.
If a student is proud, he learns less; if he is teachable and modest, he learns more quickly.	Si discipulus superbus est, minus discit; si docilis et modestus est, celerius discit.
envious	invidus
the complaint	querela
The envious brother makes a complaint because his sister is praised.	Frater invidus querelam facit, quod soror laudatur.
the discord	discordia
Mother disapproves of the envious complaint and tells her children that discord harms friendship.	Mater invidam querelam improbat et filiis dicit discordiam amicitiam laedere.
steadfast	constans
the situation	res
Although this situation is difficult, hope nevertheless remains.	Quamvis haec res aspera sit, spes tamen manet.
lazy	piger
The steadfast grandfather keeps hope even in a difficult situation; the lazy boy, however, quickly stops working.	Avus constans etiam in re aspera spem retinet; puer piger autem cito laborare desinit.
to stop	cessare
When the rain stops, the girls go outside.	Cum pluvia cessat, puellae foras exeunt.
to rebuke	reprehendere
to put off	differre
Mother warns her son not to put off his duty.	Mater filium monet ne officium suum differat.
The teacher praises the steadfast female student because she never stops; she rebukes the lazy male student because he always puts off the work.	Magistra discipulam constantem laudat, quia numquam cessat; discipulum pigrum reprehendit, quia opus semper differt.
honest	sincerus
doubtful	dubius
The uncertain student asks the teacher whether his answer is correct or not.	Discipulus dubius magistram rogat utrum responsum suum verum sit necne.
The honest boy tells the truth without fear; the doubtful boy, however, is often silent and looks at his mother.	Puer sincerus veritatem sine metu dicit; puer dubius autem saepe tacet et matrem spectat.
uncertain	dubius
to state	dicere
The judge states that the accused woman is innocent.	Iudex dicit ream innocentem esse.
When the answer is uncertain, the teacher asks the student to state her honest opinion openly.	Cum responsum dubium est, magistra rogat ut discipula sinceram sententiam aperte dicat.
rash	temerarius
A rash man goes forward onto the road without a plan, but a steadfast and careful woman thinks slowly.	Vir temerarius sine consilio in viam procedit, sed femina constans et cauta lente cogitat.
over	per
Mother warns the boy to be careful when he walks over the bridge.	Mater puerum monet ut cautus sit, cum per pontem ambulat.
to avoid	vitare
Mother says that it is rash to run over ice and warns the boys to avoid such danger.	Mater dicit temerarium esse per glaciem currere et pueros monet ut tale periculum vitent.
dutiful	officiosus
silent	taciturnus
The dutiful girl brings water to grandmother and cleans the bedroom; her silent brother watches her for a long time, but helps little.	Puella officiosa aviae aquam affert et cubiculum purgat; frater taciturnus eam diu spectat, sed parum iuvat.
others	alios
Some students are silent; the teacher rebukes others.	Nonnulli discipuli tacent, alios magistra reprehendit.
to offend	offendere
Even a silent boy can be good, if he is dutiful and does not offend others.	Etiam puer taciturnus bonus esse potest, si officiosus est et alios non offendit.
If discord arises among friends, a wise person tries to avoid it and looks for gentle words.	Si discordia inter amicos oritur, sapiens eam vitare conatur et verba blanda quaerit.
to be murmured	murmurandus
to murmur	murmurare
The teacher says that one must not murmur in the library; for when people murmur, neither is reading done nor is it well understood.	Magistra dicit in bibliotheca non murmurandum esse; nam cum murmuratur, nec legitur nec bene intellegitur.
rashly	temere
Mother warns the boy not to run rashly through the street.	Mater puerum monet ne temere per viam currat.
In this school people work carefully, and people do not answer rashly.	In hac schola diligenter laboratur, et temere non respondetur.
more difficultly	difficilius
The student reads with more difficulty on the road than in the library.	Discipulus in via difficilius legit quam in bibliotheca.
In the forum people debate the new decree for a long time, but without complaints harmony is preserved with more difficulty.	In foro de novo decreto diu disputatur, sed sine querelis concordia difficilius servatur.
to agree	consentire
In a house one lives well if everyone agrees with one another.	In domo bene vivitur, si omnes inter se consentiunt.
Brother and sister finally agree that they ought to obey their mother, because discord harms everyone.	Frater et soror tandem consentiunt se matri parere debere, quia discordia omnibus nocet.
Father rebukes his son because he offended the maid and then laughed.	Pater filium reprehendit, quod servam offendit et deinde risit.
Afterward the boy thanks the maid and says that he does not want to offend her again.	Postea puer servae gratias agit et dicit se eam iterum non offendere velle.
to recommend	commendare
troubled	aeger
The mother's mind is troubled, because her son is away.	Animus matris aeger est, quia filius abest.
Grandmother recommends roses to mother and says that their scent is a help to a troubled mind.	Avia rosas matri commendat et dicit odorem earum animo aegro auxilio esse.
The doctor also recommends rest and lukewarm water so that the girl may feel better.	Medica quoque quietem et aquam tepidam commendat, ut puella melius valeat.
Some citizens are too proud and despise the poor; others, however, being modest and generous, receive them kindly.	Nonnulli cives nimis superbi sunt et pauperes contemnunt; alii autem modesti et liberales eos benigne accipiunt.
The lazy boy does not want to work, but the teachable and steadfast girl provides a good example.	Puer piger laborare non vult, sed puella docilis et constans exemplum bonum praebet.
sincere	sincerus
A sincere friend speaks the truth openly.	Amicus sincerus veritatem aperte dicit.
If someone is greedy and envious, he easily loses friends; if he is generous and sincere, he keeps friendship longer.	Si quis avarus et invidus est, amicos facile amittit; si liberalis et sincerus est, amicitiam diutius servat.
cruel	crudelis
Although the man seemed cruel, the daughter said that he was not always cruel, but sometimes uncertain and fearful.	Quamquam vir crudelis videbatur, filia dixit eum non semper crudelem esse, sed interdum dubium et timidum.
Mother praises her dutiful daughter, because even when she is tired, she brings help to grandmother and the baby.	Mater filiam officiosam laudat, quia etiam cum lassa est, aviae et infanti auxilium fert.
the banquet	convivium
Although the dishes are simple, the banquet is nevertheless pleasing to everyone.	Quamvis epulae simplices sint, convivium tamen omnibus gratum est.
the cousin	consobrinus
My cousin sends me a letter from Sicily.	Consobrinus meus mihi epistulam ex Sicilia mittit.
At the banquet everyone laughs, but the silent cousin says almost nothing and murmurs for a little while.	In convivio omnes rident, sed consobrinus taciturnus paene nihil dicit et paulisper murmurat.
merciful	clemens
Mother says that she wants to be not cruel, but merciful, even when the boys are afraid to confess a fault.	Mater dicit se non crudelem, sed clementem esse velle, etiam cum pueri culpam fateri timent.
to be recited	recitandus
Today one short poem must be recited.	Hodie unum carmen breve recitandum est.
This sentence is not to be murmured, but recited clearly.	Haec sententia non est murmuranda, sed clare recitanda.
pardon	venia
The boy asks his mother for pardon, because he told a lie.	Puer a matre veniam petit, quia mendacium dixit.
The merciful judge gives pardon to the defendant, because she finally confesses the truth.	Iudex clemens reae veniam dat, quia veritatem tandem fatetur.

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