| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
the land surveyor | agrimensor |
the boundary surveyor | finitor |
the surveyor's cross-shaped sighting instrument | groma |
The land surveyor sets the groma in the field. | Agrimensor gromam in agro ponit. |
The boy holds the groma as if he were a land surveyor. | Puer gromam tenet quasi agrimensor sit. |
relating to land surveying | gromaticus |
the ten-foot measuring rod | decempeda |
The surveying master carries the ten-foot rod. | Magister gromaticus decempedam portat. |
the leveling instrument; level | libella |
The ten-foot rod is long, but the level is small. | Decempeda longa est, sed libella parva est. |
The land surveyor examines the level carefully. | Agrimensor libellam diligenter spectat. |
the laying out of land boundaries | limitatio |
the division of land into surveyed allotments | centuriatio |
The laying out of boundaries begins before the division into allotments. | Limitatio ante centuriationem incipit. |
the north-south axis in a land survey | cardo |
the east-west axis in a land survey | decumanus |
The north-south axis crosses the east-west axis. | Cardo decumanum secat. |
The land surveyor measures the north-south and east-west axes again. | Agrimensor cardinem et decumanum iterum metitur. |
the boundary marker | terminus |
the boundary stone | lapis terminalis |
The boundary marker and the boundary stone show the limits. | Terminus et lapis terminalis fines ostendunt. |
The colonist moves the boundary stone as if the boundary marker were his. | Colonus lapidem terminalem movet quasi terminus suus sit. |
the formal allotment of land | assignatio |
to allot officially | assignare |
The official makes the allotment and allots the field to the colonist. | Magistratus assignationem facit et agrum colono assignat. |
the measurement | mensuratio |
The land surveyor performs a surveying measurement. | Agrimensor mensurationem gromaticam facit. |
to align; lay out straight | dirigere |
The land surveyor aligns the north-south axis correctly. | Agrimensor cardinem recte dirigit. |
The groma aligns a straight road. | Groma viam rectam dirigit. |
a dispute about boundaries | controversia finium |
The boundary surveyor hears the boundary dispute. | Finitor controversiam finium audit. |
The boundary surveyor decides the boundary dispute today. | Finitor controversiam finium hodie decernit. |
The boundary surveyor speaks as if he had already decided the boundary dispute. | Finitor loquitur quasi controversiam finium iam decreverit. |
the standard measure; small measuring unit | modulus |
The measurement follows this standard measure. | Mensuratio hunc modulum servat. |
The east-west axis has five standard units. | Decumanus quinque modulos habet. |
the hereditary allotment of land | heredium |
The hereditary allotment is given through a formal allotment. | Heredium per assignationem datur. |
The emperor allots the hereditary plot to a veteran. | Imperator heredium veterano assignat. |
a leftover strip of surveyed land | subsecivum |
A leftover strip remains after the division into allotments. | Subsecivum post centuriationem manet. |
the official map of surveyed fields | forma agrorum |
The leftover strip appears on the map of the fields. | Subsecivum in forma agrorum apparet. |
The master reads the map of the fields as if he saw the whole field. | Magister formam agrorum legit quasi totum agrum videat. |
land laid out by surveyed boundaries | ager limitatus |
The map of the fields shows the surveyed land. | Forma agrorum agrum limitatum ostendit. |
The laying out of boundaries divides the surveyed land. | Limitatio agrum limitatum dividit. |
land bounded by natural features | ager arcifinius |
Land with natural boundaries has a river as its boundary. | Ager arcifinius flumen pro termino habet. |
The boundary stone stands near land with natural boundaries. | Lapis terminalis prope agrum arcifinium stat. |
much less; still less | nedum |
The boy cannot measure a small field, much less carry out the division into allotments. | Puer agrum parvum metiri non potest, nedum centuriationem facere possit. |
The colonist does not find the boundary stone, much less decide the boundary dispute. | Colonus lapidem terminalem non invenit, nedum controversiam finium decernat. |
We can scarcely see the standard unit, much less read the map of the fields. | Nos modulum vix videmus, nedum formam agrorum legere possimus. |
The boundary surveyor cannot align one axis, much less complete the whole boundary layout. | Finitor unum cardinem dirigere non potest, nedum totam limitationem perficiat. |
upper; situated above | superus |
The upper part of the wall is high. | Pars supera muri alta est. |
The soldier stands in the upper part of the tower. | Miles in parte supera turris stat. |
huge; enormous | ingens |
An enormous storm comes. | Tempestas ingens venit. |
The leader sees a huge multitude. | Dux ingentem multitudinem videt. |
wild; fierce | ferus |
A wild dog runs through the forest. | Canis ferus per silvam currit. |
The girl fears the wild horse. | Puella equum ferum timet. |
a thousand | mille |
A thousand soldiers stand in the field. | Mille milites in campo stant. |
The merchant counts a thousand coins. | Mercator mille nummos numerat. |
worthy | dignus |
This woman is worthy of honor. | Haec femina honore digna est. |
The soldier remains worthy of praise. | Miles laude dignus manet. |
all together; entire | cunctus |
The whole family is present. | Cuncta familia adest. |
All the friends laugh. | Cuncti amici rident. |
human; humane | humanus |
This is a human error. | Hic est error humanus. |
The citizen defends human rights. | Civis iura humana defendit. |
foreign; belonging to another | alienus |
The servant does not take another person's money. | Servus pecuniam alienam non capit. |
The soldier remains in a foreign region. | Miles in regione aliena manet. |
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