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Usages of lavare
Puer manus et pedes lavat, et mater caput eius spectat.
The boy washes his hands and feet, and mother looks at his head.
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.
Postquam pedes lavit, puer etiam aures lavat, et nunc aures purae sunt.
After he has washed his feet, the boy also washes his ears, and now his ears are clean.
Post spectaculum mater dicit: “Ite mecum ad thermas; corpus lavare oportet.”
After the show mother says: “Go with me to the baths; it is necessary to wash the body.”
Post ientaculum serva calices et patinas lavat, dum domina in atrio epistulam legit.
After breakfast the female servant washes the cups and plates, while the mistress reads a letter in the atrium.
Puer nasum lavat et bracchium suum prope ignem tenet.
The boy washes his nose and holds his arm near the fire.
Soror digitum matri ostendit et bracchium lavat.
The sister shows her finger to mother and washes her arm.
Mater puerum monet ut manus sordidas ante ientaculum lavet.
Mother warns the boy to wash his dirty hands before breakfast.
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