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Usages of nolle
Magistra dicit: "Nolite clamare, sed tacete et silentium amate!"
The (female) teacher says: "Do not shout, but be silent and love the silence!"
Mater addit: "Noli mendacium dicere, sed veritatem iterum dic."
Mother adds: "Do not tell a lie, but tell the truth again."
Mater autem dicit: "Noli ianuam claudere, quia hospes intus manet."
Mother, however, says: "Do not close the door, because the guest is staying inside."
Magister discipulos vocat: "Nolite timere, pueri, et venite huc."
The teacher calls the students: "Do not be afraid, children, and come here."
Noli foris exire, quia nox obscura est.
Do not go outside, because the night is dark.
Noli canem laedere.
Do not hurt the dog.
Iudex mercatori dicit: “Noli mendacium dicere; veritatem dic.”
The judge says to the merchant: “Do not tell a lie; tell the truth.”
In arena frigida sedere nolo, sed in umbra prope litus libenter maneo.
I do not want to sit on cold sand, but I gladly stay in the shade near the shore.
Si ad angulum venis, noli statim vertere, sed per viam rectam ambula.
If you come to the corner, do not turn at once, but walk along the straight road.
Test yourself: What does nolle mean?
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