velle

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Usages of velle

• Soror tua heri ad scholam venit, quia cum amica sua studere voluit.: Your sister came to the school yesterday, because she wanted to study with her friend.
• Frater tuus cras ad scholam venire non vult, sed mater eum mittet.: Your brother does not want to come to school tomorrow, but mother will send him.
• Post brevem diem in schola corpus discipuli iam laborare non vult, sed mens eius laeta manet.: After a short day at school the student's body no longer wants to work, but his mind remains happy.
• Post quietam noctem corpus discipulae non est triste, sed laborare vult et studere potest.: After a quiet night the female student's body is not sad, but it wants to work and is able to study.
• Puer aquam frigidam bibere non vult, sed mater ei aquam calidam dat.: The boy does not want to drink cold water, but mother gives him warm water.
• Puella caput fratris lavare non vult, sed manus suas lavat.: The girl does not want to wash her brother's head, but she washes her own hands.
• Mater pecuniam numerat et piscem emere vult.: Mother counts the money and wants to buy fish.
• Discipuli diu in bibliotheca manent, quia discere volunt etiam ea quae difficilia sunt, non solum quae facilia sunt.: The students stay in the library for a long time, because they want to learn even the things that are difficult, not only the things that are easy.
• Puer domi matrem exspectat; pluvia cadit, igitur foris ludere non vult.: The boy waits at home for his mother; rain is falling, therefore he does not want to play outside.
• Soror dicit matrem eos cras ad forum venire velle.: The sister says that mother wants them to come to the forum tomorrow.
• 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.”
• Imperator scit opus grave esse, sed pacem servare vult.: The emperor knows that the task is serious, but he wants to preserve peace.
• Magistra dicit discipulas paratas esse et pacem servare velle, quamquam opus grave est.: The teacher says that the female students are ready and want to preserve peace, although the task is serious.
• Discipulus eam in foro exspectat, quia epistulam accipere vult.: The student waits for her in the forum, because he wants to receive a letter.
• Magister mihi consilium dat, et ego id sequi volo.: The teacher gives me advice, and I want to follow it.
• Certe thermas amo, sed hodie domi manere volo.: Certainly I like the baths, but today I want to stay at home.
• Discipula aperte dicit se mendacio non credere et testem audire velle.: The female student openly says that she does not believe a lie and wants to hear the witness.
• 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.
• Soror mecum ad thermas ire vult.: My sister wants to go to the baths with me.
• Post iudicium mercator pecuniam reddere vult.: After the trial the merchant wants to return the money.
• Discipulus dicit se librum veterem in bibliotheca relinquere velle.: The student says that he wants to leave an old book in the library.
• 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.
• Idem faber scutum quoque ex ferro facit, quia milites in provincia arma volunt.: The same craftsman also makes a shield from iron, because the soldiers in the province want weapons.
• Puer dicit se sororem laedere non velle, sed tantum ludere.: The boy says that he does not want to harm his sister, but only to play.
• Puer dicit se sitim sentire et lac bibere velle.: The boy says that he feels thirst and wants to drink milk.
• Cras discipula cum amica sua ad mercatum proximum convenire vult.: Tomorrow the female student wants to meet her friend at the nearest market.
• Mater rogat utrum pueri, quia sitim sentiunt, lac an aquam bibere velint.: Mother asks whether the boys, because they feel thirst, want to drink milk or water.
• Maritus dicit se annulum uxori tradere velle.: The husband says that he wants to hand the ring to his wife.
• Filius matri parere non vult, sed filia matri statim paret.: The son does not want to obey his mother, but the daughter obeys her mother at once.
• Serva sportam in officina ponit et dicit se postea donum capere velle.: The female servant puts a basket in the workshop and says that she wants to take the gift later.
• Parentes pacem in domo servare volunt.: The parents want to preserve peace in the house.
• Sapor huius herbae tam amarus est ut puella eam edere non velit.: The taste of this herb is so bitter that the girl does not want to eat it.
• Puer viam transire vult, sed mater eum monet ne sine ea transeat.: The boy wants to cross the road, but mother warns him not to cross without her.
• Mater respondet se paucos nummos habere, sed argentum mox mutare velle.: Mother answers that she has few coins, but wants to change the money soon.
• Imperator ipse pacem servare vult.: The emperor himself wants to preserve peace.
• Canis sub lecto iacet, et infans eum tangere vult.: The dog lies under the bed, and the baby wants to touch him.
• Ianitor dicit nemini intra portam manere necesse esse, si domum redire vult.: The doorkeeper says that no one needs to stay inside the gate if he wants to return home.
• Apud medicam multa medicamenta sunt, sed haec femina medicamentum nullum accipere vult.: At the doctor’s place there are many medicines, but this woman wants to take no medicine.
• Puer tecum in horto ludere vult.: The boy wants to play with you in the garden.
• Poeta carmen breve scribere vult.: The poet wants to write a short poem.
• In foro multa pocula vilia sunt, sed haec pocula mater emere non vult.: In the forum many cups are cheap, but mother does not want to buy these cups.
• Mater rogat utrum convivae lac an vinum recipere velint.: Mother asks whether the guests want to receive milk or wine.
• Si regina ipsa convivas invitaverit, omnes venire volent.: If the queen herself has invited the guests, everyone will want to come.
• Regina dicit se sacerdotem et vicinas quoque invitare, quia omnes laetas videre vult.: The queen says that she is inviting the priestess and the female neighbors too, because she wants to see everyone happy.
• Puer vile poculum capit, sed soror dicit se pulchrius recipere velle.: The boy takes the cheap cup, but his sister says that she wants to receive a more beautiful one.
• Post meridiem puellae ad colligendas uvas iterum venire volunt, sed mater dicit uvas nondum maturas esse.: In the afternoon the girls want to come again to gather grapes, but mother says that the grapes are not yet ripe.
• Puer malleum tenere vult, sed pater eum monet ne clavos male figat.: The boy wants to hold the hammer, but father warns him not to fasten the nails badly.
• Puer timidus ignem tangere non vult, quia se laedere timet.: The timid boy does not want to touch the fire, because he fears hurting himself.
• Soror quoque salire vult, sed pater eam monet ne ad flammam propius accedat.: The sister also wants to jump, but father warns her not to go nearer to the flame.
• Mercator autem discedere non vult, quia amphorae adhuc in portu manent.: The merchant, however, does not want to leave, because the jars are still in the harbor.
• Servus ad dominum propius venit, quia eum audire vult.: The servant comes nearer to the master, because he wants to hear him.
• Dum nautae signa tempestatis in caelo observant, mercator e portu discedere non vult.: While the sailors observe signs of the storm in the sky, the merchant does not want to leave the harbor.
• Serva ridet, quia feles murem capere vult, sed mus celer est.: The maid laughs, because the cat wants to catch the mouse, but the mouse is quick.
• Puer placentam eligere vult, sed soror pirum vult.: The boy wants to choose the cake, but the sister wants the pear.
• Pistor rogat utrum puella placentam nunc gustare velit, priusquam mater ad ianuam veniat.: The baker asks whether the girl wants to taste the cake now, before her mother comes to the door.
• Nisi panis recens est, avia eum emere non vult.: Unless the bread is fresh, grandmother does not want to buy it.
• Puer extra domum exire vult, sed mater eum monet ne sine ea exeat.: The boy wants to go outside the house, but mother warns him not to go out without her.
• Noli in foro morari, quia mater domum redire vult.: Do not linger in the forum, because mother wants to return home.
• Agricolae vetus iugum est, sed novum lorum emere vult, quia aratrum grave est.: The farmer has an old yoke, but he wants to buy a new strap, because the plough is heavy.
• Hoc opus mihi grave est, sed id finire volo.: This task is hard for me, but I want to finish it.
• Faber lignum ad officinam portat, quia mensam parvam facere vult.: The craftsman carries wood to the workshop, because he wants to make a small table.
• Illa magistro epistulam ostendit, quia consilium accipere vult.: She shows the letter to the teacher, because she wants to get advice.
• Molitor molam novam celerius vertit, quia ex frumento bonam farinam facere vult.: The miller turns the new millstone more quickly, because he wants to make good flour from grain.
• Donec pluvia desinat, mulier iuxta rivum sub arbore manere vult.: Until the rain stops, the woman wants to stay next to the stream under a tree.
• Infra fenestram puella sonum rivi audit et librum claudere non vult.: Below the window the girl hears the sound of the stream and does not want to close the book.
• Taberna contra bibliothecam stat, et discipula ibi chartam novam emere vult.: The shop stands opposite the library, and the student wants to buy new paper there.
• Puer contra ventum ambulare non vult, donec mater cum eo veniat.: The boy does not want to walk against the wind until his mother comes with him.
• Mane mater cogitat quid in foro emere velit.: In the morning mother thinks about what she wants to buy in the forum.
• Magistra Luciae ignoscere vult, quia puella tandem veritatem dixit.: The teacher wants to forgive Lucia, because the girl finally told the truth.
• Magistra non solum disciplinam, sed etiam concordiam in schola servare vult.: The teacher wants to preserve not only discipline but also harmony in the school.
• Maritus dicit se a fratre paucos nummos mutuari velle, sed ab argentario mutuari non vult.: The husband says that he wants to borrow a few coins from his brother, but he does not want to borrow from the banker.
• Puer fatetur se veritatem celare et matrem paene fallere voluisse.: The boy admits that he wanted to hide the truth and almost deceive his mother.
• Magistra dicit discipulam nihil celare debere, si auxilium petere vult.: The teacher says that the student ought to hide nothing if she wants to ask for help.
• Mater non dubitat quin fluctus mox minuantur, sed adhuc piscatorem in portu manere vult.: Mother does not doubt that the waves will soon lessen, but she still wants the fisherman to remain in the harbor.
• Ubicumque puellae conveniunt, ceterae quoque de fabulis loqui volunt.: Wherever the girls meet, the others also want to talk about stories.
• In bibliotheca nemo omnino clamare audet; qui aliquid dicere vult, amico tantum susurrat.: In the library no one dares to shout at all; whoever wants to say something only whispers to a friend.
• Artifex dicit aurum purum esse et se id hodie vendere velle.: The craftsperson says that the gold is pure and that she wants to sell it today.
• Soror dicit armillam argenteam se emere non velle, sed monile aureum malle.: The sister says that she does not want to buy a silver bracelet, but prefers a golden necklace.
• Puella tamen hoc ornamentum sumere vult, quia diem festum cras celebrabit.: The girl nevertheless wants to take this ornament, because she will celebrate a festival tomorrow.
• Quo severior iudex videtur, eo celerius rea veritatem fateri vult.: The sterner the judge seems, the more quickly the female accused wants to confess the truth.
• Pueros tempestatis taedet, quia foris ludere volunt.: The boys are tired of the storm, because they want to play outside.
• Me taedet clamoris in foro, quia domi quiete legere volo.: I am tired of the noise in the forum, because I want to read quietly at home.
• Infans in cubili cubare non vult, sed matrem vocat et ridet.: The baby does not want to lie in bed, but calls for his mother and laughs.
• Quamquam armarium plenum est, domina aliud vestimentum emere vult.: Although the cupboard is full, the mistress wants to buy another garment.
• Pater dicit se post laborem in sella quiescere velle, dum mater de hospite cogitat.: Father says that he wants to rest in a chair after work, while mother thinks about the guest.
• Neuter puer avunculi domi manere vult; ambo ad forum ire malunt.: Neither of the uncle’s boys wants to stay at home; both prefer to go to the forum.
• Filia palla nova et zona longa uti vult, quia dies frigidus est.: The daughter wants to use a new cloak and a long belt, because the day is cold.
• Frater sorori dicit: “Quid agamus? Tempus est breve et mater iam redire vult.”: The brother says to his sister: “What should we do? The time is short and mother already wants to return.”
• Infans nihil ex ampulla bibere vult, quia aquam calidam potius petit.: The baby wants to drink nothing from the bottle, because he asks for warm water instead.
• Puer ad forum ire non vult; domi potius manet.: The boy does not want to go to the forum; he stays at home instead.
• Magistra monet usum saepe plus valere quam timorem, si quis artem aliquam discere velit.: The teacher warns that practice is often worth more than fear, if someone wants to learn some skill.
• Mater vult tegulas novas supra fornicem poni ante hiemem.: Mother wants new tiles to be placed above the arch before winter.
• Multi cives ad contionem veniunt, quia volunt audire quid consul in curia dixerit.: Many citizens come to the assembly, because they want to hear what the consul said in the senate-house.
• Cum consul decretum senatui recitaret, quidam cives suffragium statim ferri volebant.: When the consul was reading the decree to the senate, some citizens wanted the vote to be taken at once.
• Magistra dicit se verba difficilia iterum interpretari velle.: The teacher says that she wants to explain the difficult words again.
• Postea Marcus dicit se carmen novum de mari componere velle.: Afterward Marcus says that he wants to compose a new poem about the sea.
• Quamvis comitia longa sint, sunt qui usque ad vesperum manere velint, ut suffragium ferant.: Although the elections are long, there are those who want to remain until evening, so that they may cast a vote.
• Magistra vult discipulos non solum tabellas in capsam deponere, sed etiam ea quae audiverunt inter se conferre.: The teacher wants the students not only to put the tablets into the box, but also to compare among themselves the things that they heard.
• Cives ipsi iura sua servare volunt.: The citizens themselves want to preserve their rights.
• Quamquam tribunus magnam potestatem habet, dicit se sine auctoritate senatus nihil facere velle.: Although the tribune has great power, he says that he wants to do nothing without the authority of the senate.
• Multi cives ad contionem veniunt, quia oratorem clara voce loquentem audire volunt.: Many citizens come to the assembly because they want to hear the speaker speaking in a clear voice.
• Si ad forum pervenire vis, hic pons tibi transeundus est.: If you want to reach the forum, you must cross this bridge.

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