Making pottery with friends

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the pottery workshop
figlina
The friends enter the pottery workshop.
Amici figlinam intrant.
the art of pottery
ars figulina
The art of pottery pleases the female friend.
Ars figulina amicae placet.
The teacher teaches the art of pottery.
Magister artem figulinam docet.
the potter's wheel
rota figularis
The potter turns the potter's wheel.
Figulus rotam figularem movet.
the potter's clay
figlina creta
the earthenware vessel; pottery
fictile
the two-handled jar
diota
the handle of a vessel
ansa
The earthenware vessel has a handle.
Fictile ansam habet.
The two-handled jar has two handles.
Diota duas ansas habet.
the clay-image modeller; sculptor
fictor
The clay-image modeller works in the pottery workshop.
Fictor in figlina laborat.
the moulded relief copy
ectypum
The clay-image modeller makes a relief copy.
Fictor ectypum facit.
the graver; carving tool
scalprum
The friends prepare the potter's wheel and the graver.
Amici rotam figularem et scalprum parant.
the red ochre
rubrica
The potter's clay contains red ochre.
Figlina creta rubricam habet.
The female friend prepares the potter's clay and the red ochre.
Amica figlinam cretam et rubricam parat.
to coat with pitch
picare
The potter coats the earthenware vessel with pitch.
Figulus fictile picat.
The potter coats the two-handled jar with pitch.
Figulus diotam picat.
the small label; tag
pittacium
The graver is near the small label.
Scalprum prope pittacium est.
The relief copy has a small label.
Ectypum pittacium habet.
made of brick or tile
testaceus
The furnace is made of brick or tile.
Fornax testacea est.
baked; fired
coctilis
The earthenware vessel is fired.
Fictile coctile est.
the water pitcher
urceus
The fired water pitcher is hot.
Urceus coctilis calidus est.
If only the water pitcher does not break!
Utinam urceus non frangatur!
the water jar
hydria
The water jar contains water.
Hydria aquam habet.
If only the water jar had been fired today!
Utinam hydria hodie cocta esset!
the mixing bowl
crater
The mixing bowl contains wine.
Crater vinum habet.
the oil flask
lecythus
The oil flask contains oil.
Lecythus oleum habet.
the two-handled drinking cup
cantharus
If only the two-handled drinking cup does not break in the furnace!
Utinam cantharus in fornace non frangatur!
the deep drinking cup
scyphus
The two-handled drinking cup and the deep drinking cup are on the table.
Cantharus et scyphus in mensa sunt.
the wine ladle; small cup
cyathus
The wine ladle is near the mixing bowl.
Cyathus prope craterem est.
If only the deep drinking cup and the wine ladle were whole!
Utinam scyphus et cyathus integri essent!
the perfume vessel
vas unguentarium
The perfume vessel is small.
Vas unguentarium parvum est.
so that neither ... nor
ne ... neve
The female friend holds the two-handled jar so that neither it falls nor the handle breaks.
Amica diotam tenet ne ea cadat neve ansa frangatur.
He places the water pitcher and the water jar near the brick furnace so that neither breaks nor falls.
Urceum et hydriam prope fornacem testaceam ponit ne frangantur neve cadant.
The clay-image modeller positions the relief copy correctly so that neither the red ochre runs nor the label falls.
Fictor ectypum recte ponit ne rubrica fluat neve pittacium cadat.
The friends hold the oil flask and the perfume vessel so that they neither fall nor break.
Amici lecythum et vas unguentarium tenent ne cadant neve frangantur.
divine; godlike
divus
The people praise the godlike man.
Populus virum divum laudat.
The priestess hears a divine voice.
Sacerdos vocem divam audit.
to die
mori
The old grandfather dies.
Avus senex moritur.
The flower dies without water.
Flos sine aqua moritur.
to perish; be lost
perire
The sailor perishes in the storm.
Nauta in tempestate perit.
The letter is lost in the fire.
Epistula in igne perit.
to seize; carry off
rapere
The eagle seizes the fish.
Aquila piscem rapit.
The wind carries off the label.
Ventus pittacium rapit.
to cultivate; inhabit
colere
The farmer cultivates the field.
Agricola agrum colit.
The family inhabits this land.
Familia hanc terram colit.
to rescue; snatch free
eripere
The soldier rescues the boy from the water.
Miles puerum ex aqua eripit.
The female friend snatches the vessel from the fire.
Amica vas ex igne eripit.
to take out
excipere
The woman takes the letter out of the chest.
Femina epistulam e cista excipit.
The bread is taken out of the oven.
Panis e clibano excipitur.
to excel; exhibit
praestare
The female student excels the other students.
Discipula aliis discipulis praestat.
The leader exhibits great courage.
Dux magnam virtutem praestat.

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