Hardcore Latin - Lesson 77

Question	Answer
to write	inscribere
After the lesson Lucia spoke with the teacher, and the teacher wrote a new word on the board.	Lucia post lectionem cum magistra locuta est, et magistra novum verbum in tabula inscripsit.
to write back	rescribere
to correct	emendare
At home Lucia tried to write back to her friend, but she corrected one mistake at once.	Lucia domi amicae rescribere conata est, sed unum mendum statim emendavit.
to demand	postulare
Mother set out for the forum so that she might demand the truth from her son.	Mater ad forum profecta est, ut a filio veritatem postularet.
added	adscriptus
The added note makes the meaning clearer.	Nota adscripta sensum clariorem facit.
The sister followed the teacher and saw a few words added in the margin.	Soror magistram secuta est et pauca verba in margine adscripta vidit.
to sign	subscribere
After he reads the letter, father signs it with his own name.	Postquam epistulam legit, pater epistulae nomine suo subscribit.
to approve of	probare
Father approves of mother’s advice, because it helps the boys.	Pater consilium matris probat, quia pueris prodest.
Father signs the letter with his name and approves of the teacher’s advice.	Pater epistulae nomine suo subscribit et consilium magistrae probat.
When the maid had delayed for a little while at the well, mother told her to bring the water more quickly.	Cum ancilla paulisper apud puteum morata esset, mater ei dixit ut aquam celerius ferret.
to write down	conscribere
The teacher orders the students to write down the new words in the notebook.	Magistra discipulos iubet verba nova in commentario conscribere.
the quaestor	quaestor
the sum	summa
the account	ratio
to add	adscribere
The scribe writes down the orator’s words quickly, and the quaestor adds the sum of money to the accounts.	Scriba verba oratoris celeriter conscribit, et quaestor summam pecuniae rationibus adscribit.
Lucia corrects the sentence again and writes back to her mother that she will come to school tomorrow.	Lucia sententiam iterum emendat et matri rescribit se cras ad scholam venturam esse.
the aedile	aedilis
to elect	creare
to manage	administrare
The citizens elect a new aedile, who ought to manage the forum carefully and demand silence from the crowd.	Cives aedilem novum creant, qui forum diligenter administrare et silentium a turba postulare debeat.
the moderation	modestia
Mother says that moderation must be preserved even at a feast.	Mater dicit modestiam etiam in convivio servandam esse.
The aedile enters the forum in the morning and demands moderation from the merchants.	Aedilis mane forum intrat et a mercatoribus modestiam postulat.
wisely	prudenter
The sailor stays wisely in the bay, because the wind is growing.	Nauta prudenter in sinu manet, quia ventus crescit.
Father says that a good aedile ought to manage the forum wisely.	Pater dicit aedilem bonum forum prudenter administrare oportere.
The quaestor counts the public coins and says that a few sesterces are lacking to him.	Quaestor nummos publicos numerat et dicit sibi paucos sestertios deesse.
the prefect	praefectus
brought	allatus
The letter brought by the letter-carrier is pleasing to mother.	Epistula a tabellario allata matri grata est.
Afterward the quaestor talks with the harbor prefect about the goods brought from Sicily.	Postea quaestor cum praefecto portus de merce ex Sicilia allata loquitur.
the censor	censor
the tablet	tabula
The teacher gives the student a tablet so that she may write clearly on it.	Magistra discipulae tabulam dat, ut in ea clare scribat.
The censor praises good morals and reads the names of the citizens on the tablets.	Censor bonos mores laudat et nomina civium in tabulis legit.
Lucia asks why the censor looks more carefully at the lives of the citizens, not at their riches.	Lucia rogat cur censor non divitias, sed vitam civium diligentius spectet.
the dictator	dictator
appointed	creatus
The new prefect was appointed by the emperor.	Praefectus novus ab imperatore creatus est.
Father says that a dictator was once appointed in great danger.	Pater dicit dictatorem olim in magno periculo creatum esse.
to rule	regere
The queen rules the state with justice.	Regina civitatem cum iustitia regit.
Lucia asks why the Romans did not want a dictator to rule for a long time.	Lucia quaerit cur Romani dictatorem non diu regere voluerint.
the cohort	cohors
the centurion	centurio
the shouting	clamor
The boys’ shouting frightens mother.	Clamor puerorum matrem terret.
to command	regere
A cohort stands before the gate, and the centurion commands it without shouting.	Cohors ante portam stat, et centurio eam sine clamore regit.
the maniple	manipulus
One maniple advances to the rampart, another maniple remains in the camp.	Unus manipulus ad vallum procedit, alter manipulus in castris manet.
the standard-bearer	signifer
the standard	signum
The standard-bearer carries the standard before the cohort, and the centurion praises him.	Signifer signum ante cohortem fert, et centurio eum laudat.
If the standard-bearer does not carry the standard properly, the cohort will easily lose order.	Si signifer signum non recte feret, cohors ordinem facile amittet.
to give orders to	imperare
The prefect orders the sailors to stay in the harbor.	Praefectus nautis imperat ut in portu maneant.
When the sister had followed her father to the harbor, she saw the prefect giving orders to the sailors.	Cum soror patrem ad portum secuta esset, praefectum nautis imperantem vidit.
The harbor prefect warns the sailors not to go out at night if the wind grows strong again.	Praefectus portus nautas monet ne nocte exeant, si ventus iterum crescat.
left	relictus
Mother finds the dress left on the chair.	Mater stolam relictam in sella invenit.
When the girl had set out for the library, she found a book left on the bench.	Cum puella ad bibliothecam profecta esset, librum in subsellio relictum invenit.
The teacher adds a short note in the margin and praises the student, because she wrote the author’s name correctly.	Magistra in margine notam brevem adscribit et discipulam laudat, quia nomen auctoris recte inscripsit.
to write up	conscribere
The scribe carefully writes up the consul’s speech.	Scriba orationem consulis diligenter conscribit.
signed	subscriptus
The signed letter has been placed on the table.	Epistula subscripta in mensa posita est.
The scribe wrote up a longer letter, and father sent the signed letter to his friend.	Scriba epistulam longiorem conscripsit, et pater epistulam subscriptam ad amicum misit.
to approve	probare
The teacher approves the female student's answer, because it is true.	Magistra responsum discipulae probat, quia verum est.
braver	fortior
Lucia is braver than Marcus, because she tells the truth openly.	Lucia fortior est quam Marcus, quia veritatem aperte dicit.
Father approves the centurion’s advice: “Whoever commands a cohort well can also make a fearful maniple braver.”	Pater consilium centurionis probat: “Qui cohortem bene regit, etiam manipulum timidum fortiorem facere potest.”
to decide	decernere
The citizens decide that the bridge must be repaired before winter.	Cives decernunt pontem ante hiemem reficiendum esse.
If the citizens are wise, they will easily decide which magistrate they want to elect.	Si cives prudentes erunt, facile decernent quem magistratum creare velint.
after	cum
After father returned home, the daughter showed him the letter.	Cum pater domum rediit, filia ei epistulam ostendit.
to stay	morari
The sailors want to stay in the harbor, because there is a storm at sea.	Nautae in portu morari volunt, quia tempestas in mari est.
harder	difficilius
This journey is harder than that one, because ice still remains on the road.	Hoc iter difficilius est quam illud, quia glacies adhuc in via manet.
The maid, after drawing water, returned to the kitchen and said that she had stayed longer at the well because it was harder to pull the bucket from the well.	Ancilla, cum aquam hausisset, ad culinam rediit et dixit se diutius apud puteum moratam esse, quia situlam e puteo trahere difficilius erat.
what amount of	quantus
Mother asks how much water the baby wants to drink.	Mater rogat quantam aquam infans bibere velit.
Father asks what sum of money remains.	Pater rogat quanta summa pecuniae supersit.
to write	conscribere
Lucia writes a short letter to mother.	Lucia epistulam brevem ad matrem conscribit.
The quaestor writes the account of the money.	Quaestor rationem pecuniae conscribit.

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