scribere

to write

Usages of scribere

• Tu multum scribis.: You write a lot.
• Amicus multum scribit.: The friend writes a lot.
• Magnus discipulus in via scribit.: The great student writes in the road.
• Magister magnam tabulam parat ut discipuli verba nova clare scribant.: The teacher prepares a large board so that the students may clearly write the new words.
• Discipulus domi manet ut verba difficilia iterum discat et postea facilius scribat.: The student stays at home so that he may learn the difficult words again and later write more easily.
• Magister consilium dat, et discipuli id sequi volunt: “Si verba nova discere vis, epistulas breves scribe.”: The teacher gives advice, and the students want to follow it: “If you want to learn new words, write short letters.”
• Discipula scribit in tabula: “Veritas semper vincit, quamquam mendacium saepe latet.”: The female student writes on the board: “Truth always wins, although a lie often lies hidden.”
• In prima pagina chartae magister nomen suum scribit, sed discipulus nondum stilum tenet.: On the first page of the paper the teacher writes his name, but the student is not yet holding the stylus.
• Puella in secunda pagina clare scribit, quia novum stilum habet.: The girl writes clearly on the second page, because she has a new stylus.
• Avus puero dicit: “Si chartam et stilum habes, epistulam hodie scribe et cras ad me redi.”: Grandfather says to the boy: “If you have paper and a stylus, write a letter today and return to me tomorrow.”
• Magister in tabula exemplum bonum scribit, et discipuli id in charta scribunt.: The teacher writes a good example on the board, and the students write it on paper.
• Puer stilum dextra tenet et in charta clare scribit.: The boy holds the stylus in his right hand and writes clearly on the paper.
• Puella chartam sinistra tenet et dextra scribit.: The girl holds the paper with her left hand and writes with her right.
• Ex omnibus discipulis Lucia diligentissima est, sed Marcus celerrime scribit.: Of all the students, Lucia is the most diligent, but Marcus writes the most quickly.
• Poeta carmen breve scribere vult.: The poet wants to write a short poem.
• Discipula litteras in charta clare scribit.: The female student writes letters clearly on the paper.
• Puer stilum e mensa capit et in charta unam sententiam scribit.: The boy takes the stylus from the table and writes one sentence on the paper.
• Discipula scribit se apud aviam didicisse quomodo ramum fractum tollere et radices servare debeat.: The female student writes that she has learned at grandmother’s house how she ought to remove a broken branch and preserve the roots.
• Magister calamo notam brevem in charta scribit, ut discipulus errorem videat.: The teacher writes a short note on the paper with a pen, so that the student may see the mistake.
• Ante cenam puella breve exercitium scribendi facit, et mater ei verba nova explicat.: Before dinner the girl does a short writing exercise, and mother explains the new words to her.
• Magister discipulos iubet exercitium breve in charta scribere.: The teacher orders the students to write a short exercise on paper.
• Post brevem requiem discipuli celerius scribunt.: After a short rest the students write more quickly.
• Lucia studiosior est quam Marcus, sed Marcus celerius scribit.: Lucia is more studious than Marcus, but Marcus writes more quickly.
• Sed amica mea audet etiam sententias difficiliores statim scribere.: But my friend dares to write even more difficult sentences at once.
• Dum aliae discipulae scribunt, Lucia amicae aliquid susurrat, et magistra eam monet ut non susurret.: While the other female students are writing, Lucia whispers something to her friend, and the teacher warns her not to whisper.
• Post breve silentium omnes rursus laborare incipiunt, et magistra creta alba in tabula scribit.: After a short silence everyone begins to work again, and the teacher writes on the board with white chalk.
• Puer librum in scamno ponit, dum magistra creta in tabula scribit.: The boy puts the book on the bench while the teacher writes on the board with chalk.
• Puer peius scribit, cum festinat; soror autem minus cito scribit et rarius errat.: The boy writes worse when he hurries; his sister, however, writes less quickly and makes mistakes more rarely.
• Magistra dicit puerum nimis celeriter scribere, et ideo saepius errare.: The teacher says that the boy writes too quickly, and therefore makes mistakes more often.
• Post brevem requiem puer citius scribit.: After a short rest, the boy writes more quickly.
• Magistra dicit artem bene scribendi usu paulatim crescere.: The teacher says that the skill of writing well grows gradually through practice.
• Adsit semper usus cum arte, et fiet ut etiam discipula timidior cito melius scribat.: Let practice always be present with skill, and then even the more timid student will soon write better.
• Postridie scriptor idem ad scholam venit et de arte sua narrat; discipulis autem maxime placet quod de navi, de velo, et de ancora tam clare scribit.: The next day the same writer comes to the school and tells about his art; the students especially like that he writes so clearly about the ship, the sail, and the anchor.
• Lucia manum firmam habet, itaque litteras clare scribit.: Lucia has a steady hand, and so she writes letters clearly.
• Scribendo in commentario et verba difficilia in margine ponendo, Lucia verba nova memoria tenet.: By writing in her notebook and placing difficult words in the margin, Lucia keeps the new words in memory.
• In indice commentarii magistra nomina auctorum scribit.: In the index of the notebook the teacher writes the names of the authors.
• Una puella in commentario suo scribit senatum decreta facere, oratores autem in contione populum movere conari.: One girl writes in her notebook that the senate makes decrees, but that orators in the assembly try to move the people.
• Discipula commentarium suum in mensa aperit et verba nova scribit.: The female student opens her notebook on the table and writes new words.
• Lucia in commentario suo scribit bonum ducem victoriam sine ira quaerere.: Lucia writes in her notebook that a good general seeks victory without anger.
• Magistra prudenter discipulos monet ne nimis celeriter scribant.: The teacher prudently warns the students not to write too quickly.
• Sunt discipuli qui duas fabulas inter se conferant antequam responsum scribant.: There are students who compare two stories with one another before they write an answer.
• Si quis tabellam suam perdit, magistra alteram ei dat, ne scribere desinat.: If anyone loses his or her tablet, the teacher gives another to that person, so that writing may not stop.
• Alter librum legit, alter in commentario scribit.: One reads the book, the other writes in the notebook.
• Singuli discipuli suam opinionem scribunt, deinde inter se conferunt quid magistra de potestate dicat.: The individual students write their own opinion, then compare among themselves what the teacher says about power.
• Avia scribam vocat, ut testamentum novum scribat.: Grandmother calls a scribe, so that he may write a new will.
• Una discipula in commentario scribit hereditatem non semper laetam esse, si heres officium tutelae neglegat.: One female student writes in her notebook that an inheritance is not always a happy thing if the heir neglects the duty of guardianship.
• Puer temere scribit, itaque saepius errat.: The boy writes carelessly, and so he makes mistakes more often.

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