dicere

to tell

Usages of dicere

• Nuntius imperatori verbum novum dicit.: (The messenger tells the emperor a new word.)
• Nuntius discipulis dicit verbum bonum.: The messenger tells the students a good word.
• Puer mihi veritatem dicit.: The boy tells me the truth.
• Puer clavem invenit et matri dicit se eam in via invenisse.: The boy finds the key and tells his mother that he found it in the street.
• Puer verum dicit, et mater gaudet.: The boy tells the truth, and mother rejoices.
• Subito puer clamat et matri veritatem dicit.: Suddenly the boy shouts and tells his mother the truth.
• Mater filio dicit eum tunicam puram induere oportere.: Mother tells her son that he must put on a clean tunic.
• Mercator autem se defendere vult et dicit se veritatem semper dicere.: The merchant, however, wants to defend himself and says that he always tells the truth.
• Discipulus magistro veritatem dicit, quia mendacio non credit.: The student tells the teacher the truth, because he does not believe a lie.
• Puer paene veritatem dicit, sed timet.: The boy almost tells the truth, but he is afraid.
• Accipe hoc consilium et veritatem semper dic.: Accept this advice and always tell the truth.
• Nemini mendacium dicere licet.: No one is allowed to tell a lie.
• Avia puero flenti dicit cor eius bonum esse et lacrimas eius tergit.: Grandmother tells the crying boy that his heart is good and wipes his tears.
• Mater valde gaudet, quia filia veritatem dicit.: Mother rejoices greatly, because her daughter tells the truth.
• Ego nescio quis verum dicat, sed omnes sperant rem sine mora finem habituram esse.: I do not know who is telling the truth, but everyone hopes that the matter will come to an end without delay.
• Mater paulum tacet, deinde veritatem dicit.: Mother is silent for a little while, then tells the truth.
• Iudex putat octo dies furi in carcere satis esse, si veritatem tandem dicat.: The judge thinks that eight days in prison are enough for the thief, if he finally tells the truth.
• Si servus verum dicit, iudex eum e carcere liberat.: If the servant tells the truth, the judge frees him from prison.
• Servus dominum timet, sed veritatem tandem dicit.: The slave fears the master, but at last tells the truth.
• Testis iurat se verum dicere.: The witness swears that she is telling the truth.
• Si sapiens es, veritatem dicere debes.: If you are wise, you must tell the truth.
• Soror fratri persuadet ut veritatem sine timore dicat.: The sister persuades her brother to tell the truth without fear.
• Magistra Luciae ignoscere vult, quia puella tandem veritatem dixit.: The teacher wants to forgive Lucia, because the girl finally told the truth.
• Ubi sorori meae in foro occurri, illa mihi dixit se domum festinare.: When I met my sister in the forum, she told me that she was hurrying home.
• Qui veritatem dicit, amicitiam servat.: Whoever tells the truth preserves friendship.
• Discipula respondet se mendacium dicere recusare, quamquam timet.: The student answers that she refuses to tell a lie, although she is afraid.
• Magistra non dubitat quin Lucia veritatem dixerit et nihil celaverit.: The teacher does not doubt that Lucia told the truth and hid nothing.
• Puer, veritatem dicere conatus, tandem matri fatetur se nummos cepisse.: The boy, having tried to tell the truth, finally confesses to his mother that he took the coins.
• Utinam frater meus minus timeat et veritatem aperte dicat.: If only my brother were less afraid and would speak the truth openly.
• Mater existimat puellam veritatem dicere.: Mother thinks that the girl is telling the truth.
• Puer, quamquam timet, matri veritatem tandem dicit.: The child, although afraid, finally tells his mother the truth.
• Mater filiae suae credit, quia illa veritatem semper dicit.: Mother trusts her daughter, because she always tells the truth.
• Magistra discipulis dicit ut codices et membranas paratas habeant.: The teacher tells the students to have their books and parchments ready.
• Si quis mendacium in iudicio dicat, iudex eum damnare potest; si innocens sit, eum absolvere debet.: If anyone should tell a lie in court, the judge can condemn him; if he is innocent, she must acquit him.
• In iudicio testes veritatem dicere debent.: In court witnesses ought to tell the truth.
• Soror timidior est quam frater, sed veritatem tamen dicit.: The sister is more timid than her brother, but she nevertheless tells the truth.
• Eadem artifex puellae dicit se alia ornamenta quoque in taberna habere.: The same craftswoman tells the girl that she also has other pieces of jewelry in the shop.
• Pater filiis dicit iudicem aequum esse oportere, sive reus dives sit sive pauper.: Father tells his children that a judge ought to be fair, whether the accused is rich or poor.
• Si tibi venia opus est, veritatem statim dicere debes.: If you need pardon, you must tell the truth at once.
• Iudex hodie severior est quam heri, quia reus mendacium dicit.: The judge is sterner today than yesterday, because the accused tells a lie.
• Quo maior superbia est, eo difficilius veritas dicitur.: The greater the pride is, the more difficult it is to tell the truth.
• Puellam mendacii pudet, et matri veritatem tandem dicit.: The girl is ashamed of the lie, and at last tells the truth to her mother.
• Pudor puerum monet ne mendacium dicat.: A sense of shame warns the boy not to tell a lie.
• Metus puerum impedit, ne veritatem dicat.: Fear prevents the boy from telling the truth.
• Qui veritatem dicit, recte facit.: Whoever tells the truth does right.
• Magistra discipulis dicit verba nova antea discenda esse, ut in schola facilius respondeant.: The teacher tells the students that new words must be learned beforehand, so that they may answer more easily in school.
• Mater filiae dicit se malle in bibliotheca sedere et commentarium legere quam in contione diu stare.: Mother tells her daughter that she prefers to sit in the library and read a notebook rather than stand a long time in an assembly.
• Magistra in tabula agmen longum pingit et dicit quomodo dux milites ante bellum instruat.: The teacher draws a long column on the board and tells how a general arranges the soldiers before war.
• Discipulus prudens veritatem aperte dicit.: The wise student tells the truth openly.
• Uterque testis verum dicit.: Each of the two witnesses tells the truth.
• Unusquisque veritatem dicere debet.: Each person ought to tell the truth.

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