Operating an olive-oil press

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the olive plantation
oletum
the press room
torcularium
the olive-crushing mill
trapetum
The olive-crushing mill breaks the olives.
Trapetum olivas frangit.
the press beam
prelum
the winch
sucula
the press rope
funis torculus
The winch moves the press rope.
Sucula funem torculum movet.
The press rope and the winch move the press beam.
Funis torculus et sucula prelum movent.
the hoisting rope
funis subductarius
the thick press cable
medipontus
The thick press cable is near the press beam.
Medipontus prope prelum est.
the pulley
trochlea
The thick press cable and the hoisting rope are near the pulley.
Medipontus et funis subductarius prope trochleam sunt.
The pulley raises the hoisting rope.
Trochlea funem subductarium tollit.
The pulley moves as if the press rope were breaking.
Trochlea movetur quasi funis torculus frangatur.
the oil-press disk
orbis olearius
The oil-press disk remains in the press room.
Orbis olearius in torculario manet.
the oil-storage jar
dolium olearium
the oil-settling basin
labrum olearium
the oil flask
conca
The oil flask is near the oil-settling basin.
Conca prope labrum olearium est.
the small ladle; dipper
trulla
the wicker pressing basket
fiscina
The press beam presses the wicker pressing baskets.
Prelum fiscinas premit.
the large wicker basket
qualum
The pressing basket and the large wicker basket are clean.
Fiscina et qualum pura sunt.
the small basket
corbula
The small basket is in the press room.
Corbula in torculario est.
the olive-press worker
factor
The press worker enters the press room from the olive plantation.
Factor ex oleto in torcularium intrat.
The press worker carries olives from the olive plantation.
Factor ex oleto olivas portat.
The press worker places a pressing basket beneath the oil-press disk.
Factor fiscinam sub orbe oleario ponit.
The press worker moves the winch as if the press beam were too heavy.
Factor suculam movet quasi prelum nimis grave sit.
the oil decanter
capulator
The oil decanter carries the oil flask and the dipper.
Capulator concam et trullam portat.
The dipper is near the oil decanter.
Trulla prope capulatorem est.
The oil decanter lifts oil from the oil flask with the dipper.
Capulator oleum e conca trulla tollit.
The oil decanter holds the oil flask as if the oil were already pure.
Capulator concam tenet quasi oleum iam purum sit.
the watery olive-oil dregs
amurca
The watery dregs remain beneath the oil-press disk.
Amurca sub orbe oleario manet.
The watery dregs remain in the oil-settling basin as if they were oil.
Amurca in labro oleario manet quasi oleum sit.
the solid olive-oil sediment
fraces
The oil-settling basin contains watery dregs and solid sediment.
Labrum olearium amurcam et fraces habet.
The large wicker basket contains olives, but the small basket contains solid sediment.
Qualum olivas habet, sed corbula fraces habet.
the green oil from unripe olives
oleum viride
The oil-storage jar contains green oil.
Dolium olearium oleum viride habet.
Green oil remains in the oil-storage jar.
Oleum viride in dolio oleario manet.
soft; overripe (of fruit)
fracidus
An overripe olive is in the large wicker basket.
Oliva fracida in qualo est.
The press worker does not accept an overripe olive.
Factor olivam fracidam non accipit.
there is no reason to; you need not
non est quod ...
There is no reason for the press worker to move the press beam again.
Non est quod factor prelum iterum moveat.
There is no reason for the oil decanter to lift watery dregs.
Non est quod capulator amurcam tollat.
There is no reason for us to change the hoisting rope now.
Non est quod funem subductarium iam mutemus.
You need not put an overripe olive into the olive-crushing mill.
Non est quod olivam fracidam in trapetum ponas.
to break; rupture
rumpere
The soldier breaks the bridge.
Miles pontem rumpit.
The storm breaks the rope.
Tempestas funem rumpit.
to look at; behold
aspicere
The girl looks at the moon.
Puella lunam aspicit.
The friend looks at the painting.
Amicus picturam aspicit.
to touch; reach
contingere
The boy touches the table with his hand.
Puer mensam manu contingit.
The ship reaches the riverbank.
Navis ripam contingit.
to stretch; direct
tendere
The soldier draws the bow.
Miles arcum tendit.
The sailors set the sails.
Nautae vela tendunt.
to go under; endure
subire
The soldier goes under the bridge.
Miles pontem subit.
The slave endures a heavy burden.
Servus grave onus subit.
to found; store away
condere
The Romans found a city.
Romani urbem condunt.
The mother stores the money in a chest.
Mater pecuniam in cista condit.
to abandon; desert
deserere
The sailor does not abandon the ship.
Nauta navem non deserit.
The soldier does not abandon his friend in danger.
Miles amicum in periculo non deserit.
to go away
abire
The guest goes away in the morning.
Hospes mane abit.
The friends go away from the forum.
Amici ex foro abeunt.

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