Usages of bellum
Bellum in provincia timetur, sed pax mox speratur.
(War is feared in the province, but peace is soon hoped for.)
Marcus tamen fortis est et bellum non amat.
(However, Marcus is brave and does not love war.)
Imperator scit: “Pax est melior quam bellum.”
(The emperor knows: “Peace is better than war.”)
Miles vigilat in oppido, nam timet bellum.
(The soldier keeps watch in the town, for he fears war.)
Imperator dicit: “Miles fortis erit, sed bellum manebit.”
(The emperor says: “The soldier will be brave, but war will remain.”)
Imperator pacem multum amat, sed miles bellum non timet.
(The emperor loves peace a lot, but the soldier does not fear war.)
Dea bellum non amat, imperator pacem amat, et nos omnes possumus dormire.
(The goddess does not love war, the emperor loves peace, and we all can sleep.)
Multi homines pacem amant, sed populus interdum bellum non timet.
Many people love peace, but the people sometimes do not fear war.
Discipuli cum magistro de bello loquuntur.
The students talk with the teacher about war.
Imperator certe scit pacem meliorem esse quam bellum.
The emperor certainly knows that peace is better than war.
Discipuli bellum timent, sed pacem sperant.
The students fear war, but they hope for peace.
Fortasse bellum in provincia mox fieri potest.
Perhaps war can soon happen in the province.
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