Hardcore Latin - Lesson 74

Question	Answer
the nurse	nutrix
to rock	movere
Grandmother gently rocks the baby in her lap while mother prepares dinner.	Avia infantem in gremio leniter movet, dum mater cenam parat.
at last	demum
After a long delay, mother at last returned home.	Post longam moram mater demum domum rediit.
to grow quiet	quiescere
Grandmother comforts the girl in a gentle voice until she grows quiet.	Avia puellam blanda voce consolatur, donec quiescat.
The nurse, however, gently rocks him until at last he grows quiet and begins to sleep.	Nutrix autem eum leniter movet, donec demum quiescat et dormire incipiat.
to hate	odisse
the murmuring	murmur
The murmuring in the library displeases the teacher.	Murmur in bibliotheca magistrae displicet.
in vain	frustra
I hate murmuring in the library, because when I hear it, I try to read in vain.	Odi murmur in bibliotheca, quia, cum id audio, frustra legere conor.
openly	palam
The teacher says that she hates lying and openly praises the truth.	Magistra dicit se mendacium odisse et veritatem palam laudare.
at least	saltem
another one	alter
If this remedy does not help the girl, the doctor will give her another one.	Si hoc remedium puellae non prodest, medica alterum ei dabit.
The girl openly admits that she lost her stylus, and the teacher gives her at least another one.	Puella palam fatetur se stilum amisisse, et magistra ei saltem alterum dat.
to hurry	properare
meanwhile	interim
Father hurries to the forum so that he may buy supplies before the rain; meanwhile mother cuts bread at home.	Pater ad forum properat, ut ante imbrem mercem emat; interim mater panem domi secat.
to suspect	suspicari
I suspect that the dog took a crumb from the table; mother, however, says that nothing is certain.	Ego suspicor canem micam e mensa cepisse; mater autem dicit nihil certum esse.
The teacher suspects that Marcus left his book at home; meanwhile Lucia shows him the place in her own book.	Magistra suspicatur Marcum librum domi reliquisse; interim Lucia ei locum in suo codice ostendit.
the money-changer	nummularius
the sestertius	sestertius
This book costs two sesterces.	Hic liber duobus sestertiis constat.
to exchange	mutare
Mother walks to the money-changer, because she wants to exchange denarii for sesterces.	Mater ad nummularium ambulat, quia denarios in sestertios mutare vult.
The money-changer in the forum exchanges denarii and sesterces, but father complains that he seeks too much profit.	Nummularius in foro denarios et sestertios mutat, sed pater queritur eum nimium lucrum quaerere.
to begin	coepisse
Grandmother says that the baby has finally begun to sleep.	Avia dicit infantem tandem dormire coepisse.
When the money-changer had begun to count the coins, the woman standing next to him was waiting in vain.	Cum nummularius nummos numerare coepisset, mulier iuxta eum stans frustra exspectabat.
the butcher	lanius
The butcher sells pork in the market, and mother asks whether it is fresh or not.	Lanius carnem porci in macello vendit, et mater rogat utrum recens sit necne.
the stewardess	vilica
content	contentus
The father is content, because everyone is at home.	Pater contentus est, quia omnes domi adsunt.
The stewardess says that she wants to buy less from the butcher today, because the family is content with lentils and beans.	Vilica dicit se a lanio hodie minus emere velle, quia familia lenticulis et fabis contenta est.
the platter	lanx
Mother puts the cooked eggs on the platter.	Mater ova cocta in lancem ponit.
At dinner a large platter is placed on the table, and on it lie apples, cheese, and bread.	In cena lanx magna in mensa ponitur, et in ea mala, caseus, atque panis iacent.
the glass	vitrum
This glass is so fragile that mother does not allow the baby to touch it.	Hoc vitrum tam fragile est ut mater infantem id tangere non sinat.
the exercise yard	palaestra
The teacher warns the students not to run too quickly in the exercise yard.	Magistra discipulos monet ne in palaestra nimis celeriter currant.
After the bath the boys want to play in the exercise yard, but the teacher says that they are still tired.	Post balneum pueri in palaestra ludere volunt, sed magistra dicit eos adhuc fessos esse.
the towel	sudarium
the running	cursus
The boy’s running frightens mother.	Cursus pueri matrem terret.
to wipe away	tergere
Mother wipes the sweat from the boy’s forehead.	Mater sudorem e fronte pueri tergit.
The girl carries a towel in her basket, because after running she wants to wipe away sweat.	Sudarium puella in sporta fert, quia post cursum sudorem tergere vult.
The baby’s nurse changes the wet towel and puts another clean one on him.	Nutrix infantis sudarium madidum mutat et ei aliud mundum imponit.
the steward	vilicus
The steward leads the servants to the field so that they may reap the crop.	Vilicus servos ad agrum ducit, ut segetem metant.
the work	opera
The maid’s work is a great help to mother.	Opera ancillae matri magno auxilio est.
to arrange	disponere
Mother arranges flowers on the table.	Mater flores in mensa disponit.
The steward hurries to the field in the morning, while the stewardess stays at the house and arranges the servants’ work.	Vilicus mane ad agrum properat, dum vilica apud villam manet et operas servorum disponit.
to fear	metuere
If you tell the truth, you ought to fear nothing.	Si veritatem dicis, nihil metuere debes.
higher	altior
At midday the sun is higher than in the morning.	Sol meridie altior est quam mane.
The sailor fears that the glass may break in the ship when the waves suddenly become higher.	Nauta metuit ne vitrum in navi frangatur, cum fluctus subito altiores fiant.
only then	demum
If mother is away, the baby cries; when mother is present, only then is he silent.	Infans, si mater abest, lacrimat; cum mater adest, demum tacet.
When father finally returned home, the girl did not speak at once, but only then gave him a kiss.	Cum pater tandem domum rediit, puella non statim locuta est, sed demum osculum ei dedit.
to say	inqui
“Do not cry,” says grandmother, “I am with you.”	“Noli flere,” inquit avia, “ego tecum sum.”
to quarrel	contendere
Brother and sister often quarrel, but mother wants to preserve peace.	Frater et soror saepe contendunt, sed mater pacem servare vult.
“At least today,” says mother, “do not quarrel with your brother; for tomorrow you will be able to play again.”	Saltem hodie, inquit mater, noli cum fratre contendere; cras enim rursus ludere poteritis.
The boy replied to grandmother that he was no longer shouting, but indeed had begun to be silent, because he wanted to hear her words.	Puer aviae respondit se non iam clamare, immo vero tacere coepisse, quia eius verba audire vellet.
Since these things are so, the teacher says that the students learn not only words, but also gradually adopt better habits.	Quae cum ita sint, magistra dicit discipulos non solum verba discere, sed etiam mores meliores paulatim capere.

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