parvus

small

Usages of parvus

• Mater sorori parvum malum donat.: The mother gives a small apple to the sister.
• Frater matri parvum librum donat.: The brother gives a small book to mother.
• Nos equum parvum in via videmus.: (We see a small horse on the road.)
• Nos ad insulam navigamus, nautas salutamus et cibum parvum sumimus.: (We sail to the island, greet the sailors, and take a small amount of food.)
• Puer intrat cubiculum quod parvum est.: The boy enters the bedroom which is small.
• In cubiculo parvo lectus est, et prope fenestram sella stat.: In the small bedroom there is a bed, and near the window a chair stands.
• Prope scholam parva bibliotheca est, ubi discipuli post scholam libros legere amant.: Near the school there is a small library, where the students like to read books after school.
• Inter flumen et viam parvus pons est, et pueri de ponte flumen spectant.: Between the river and the road there is a small bridge, and the boys look at the river from the bridge.
• Puer dicit: "Hic hortus parvus est, ille autem hortus prope flumen magnus et pulcher est.": The boy says: "This garden is small, but that garden near the river is large and beautiful."
• Corpore loto, magistra prandium parvum in villa sumit.: With her body washed, the teacher has a small lunch in the villa.
• Venditor piscem et panem civibus vendit, nummos parvos accipit, sed pretium minuere non vult.: The seller sells fish and bread to the citizens, receives small coins, but does not want to lower the price.
• Vicina uxori donum parvum tradit.: The neighbor gives a small gift to the wife.
• In officina vicinus scuta non facit, sed mensas parvas ponit.: In the workshop the neighbor does not make shields, but places small tables.
• Mane puella ientaculum parvum sumit, quia magna fames eam excitat.: In the morning the girl eats a small breakfast, because great hunger wakes her.
• Si culpa parva est, magistra poenam gravem non dat.: If the fault is small, the teacher does not give a severe punishment.
• Puella dicit se culpam habere, et magistra ei poenam parvam dat.: The girl says that she is at fault, and the teacher gives her a small punishment.
• In valle parva herba alta est, sed in monte saepe paucae arbores sunt.: In the small valley the grass is tall, but on the mountain there are often few trees.
• Puella in speculo vultum suum et os parvum spectat.: The girl looks at her face and small mouth in the mirror.
• Serva cochleari parvo lac miscet et puero dat.: The female servant mixes milk with a small spoon and gives it to the boy.
• In olla parva mater oleum et unum ovum ponit.: In a small pot mother puts oil and one egg.
• Puella cistam aperit et annulum parvum inter epistulas invenit.: The girl opens the chest and finds a small ring among the letters.
• Magister dicit titulum bonum esse, sed in secunda linea mendum parvum latere.: The teacher says that the title is good, but that a small mistake is hidden in the second line.
• Quia puer cecidit, parvum vulnus in genu habet, et paene nullus sanguis est.: Because the boy fell, he has a small wound on his knee, and there is almost no blood.
• Haec res parva videtur, sed magnam partem diei capit.: This thing seems small, but it takes up a large part of the day.
• Hoc mense soror diem natalem celebrat, et mater convivium parvum parare incipit.: This month my sister celebrates her birthday, and mother begins to prepare a small feast.
• Soror amicis parva munera dat, et una conviva valde gaudet.: The sister gives small gifts to her friends, and one female guest is very happy.

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