Visiting a barber with friends

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the barber's shop
tonstrina
The friends enter the barber's shop.
Amici tonstrinam intrant.
the haircut; clipping
tonsura
The barber prepares the haircut.
Tonsor tonsuram parat.
The friend sees the haircut in the mirror.
Amicus tonsuram in speculo videt.
to clip; cut hair
tondere
the shears; scissors
forfex
The barber clips the hair with shears.
Tonsor capillos forfice tondet.
As often as the shears move, so often a hair falls.
Quotiens forfex movetur, totiens capillus cadit.
the razor
novacula
the curling iron
calamistrum
The barber heats the curling iron.
Tonsor calamistrum calefacit.
the protective wrapping; barber's cloth
involucrum
The barber places the barber's cloth over the cloak.
Tonsor involucrum super pallium ponit.
to shave; scrape
radere
The barber shaves the beard with a razor.
Tonsor barbam novacula radit.
The friend shaves the beard.
Amicus barbam radit.
to shave repeatedly; keep close-shaven
rasitare
The barber clips the hair with shears and keeps the beard close-shaven with a razor.
Tonsor capillos forfice tondet et barbam novacula rasitat.
As often as the barber keeps the beard close-shaven, so often the friend looks at the mirror.
Quotiens tonsor barbam rasitat, totiens amicus speculum spectat.
the hair-removing tweezers
volsella
The barber removes a hair with the hair-removing tweezers.
Tonsor capillum volsella tollit.
As often as the barber removes a hair with the tweezers, so often he looks at the haircut.
Quotiens tonsor volsella capillum tollit, totiens tonsuram spectat.
the depilatory ointment
psilothrum
the depilatory plaster
dropax
The depilatory ointment is near the depilatory plaster.
Psilothrum prope dropacem est.
the acidic chalk used as a depilatory
creta acida
the blue-green clay used as a depilatory
lutum Venetum
The acidic chalk and the blue-green clay are in the barber's shop.
Creta acida et lutum Venetum in tonstrina sunt.
The barber prepares the acidic chalk and carries the blue-green clay.
Tonsor cretam acidam parat et lutum Venetum portat.
the false hair; wig
capillamentum
The friend holds the wig.
Amicus capillamentum tenet.
the small wig; hairpiece
galericulum
The friend compares the wig and the hairpiece in the mirror.
Amicus capillamentum et galericulum in speculo comparat.
the curled lock of hair
cincinnus
the lock; tuft of hair
cirrus
The friend sees the lock of hair in the mirror.
Amicus cirrum in speculo videt.
the hair-curler
ciniflo
The hair-curler makes a curled lock with the curling iron.
Ciniflo cincinnum calamistro facit.
The hair-curler looks at the lock and the curled lock.
Ciniflo cirrum et cincinnum spectat.
As often as the hair-curler heats the curling iron, so often the friend looks at himself in the mirror.
Quotiens ciniflo calamistrum calefacit, totiens amicus se in speculo spectat.
the baldness
calvitium
The hairpiece hides the baldness.
Galericulum calvitium celat.
The friend is bald, so he should not use the depilatory ointment or plaster.
Amicus calvitium habet; itaque psilothro aut dropace uti non debet.
the greyness of hair; grey hair
canities
Grey hair does not please the friend.
Canities amico non placet.
the clipping; nail paring
praesegmen
The barber sees the clipping.
Tonsor praesegmen videt.
The hair-removing tweezers are near the clipping in the barber's shop.
Volsella prope praesegmen in tonstrina est.
to trim; cut away
subsecare
The barber trims the nails.
Tonsor ungues subsecat.
as soon as
ut primum
As soon as the friends enter the barber's shop, the barber prepares the barber's cloth.
Ut primum amici tonstrinam intrant, tonsor involucrum parat.
As soon as the barber picks up the shears, the friend laughs.
Ut primum tonsor forficem tollit, amicus ridet.
As soon as the friend sees grey hair, he looks for the hairpiece.
Ut primum amicus canitiem videt, galericulum quaerit.
As soon as the barber trims the nails, he sees a clipping.
Ut primum tonsor ungues subsecat, praesegmen videt.
to drive; strike
pellere
The wind drives the clouds.
Ventus nubes pellit.
The boy strikes the ball with his foot.
Puer pilam pede pellit.
to lack (+ ablative)
carere
The boy lacks water.
Puer aqua caret.
The house lacks windows.
Domus fenestris caret.
to bring about; complete
efficere
The medicine brings about health.
Medicina sanitatem efficit.
The teacher completes the task.
Magistra opus efficit.
to train; practise
exercere
The teacher trains the students.
Magistra discipulos exercet.
The doctor practises his art.
Medicus artem exercet.
to go to; approach
adire
The citizen goes to the judge.
Civis iudicem adit.
The sick person goes to the doctor.
Aeger medicum adit.
to restrain; prevent
prohibere
The guard keeps the boy away from the fire.
Custos puerum ab igne prohibet.
The rain prevents the farmer from working.
Imber agricolam laborare prohibet.
to entrust; begin
committere
The father entrusts the money to his son.
Pater filio pecuniam committit.
The general begins the battle.
Dux proelium committit.
to strike; cut down
caedere
The farmer cuts down the tree.
Agricola arborem caedit.
The soldier strikes the enemy with a sword.
Miles hostem gladio caedit.

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