autem

however

Usages of autem

• Mater autem dicit: "Noli ianuam claudere, quia hospes intus manet.": Mother, however, says: "Do not close the door, because the guest is staying inside."
• Filius in horto ludit, soror autem in domo legit.: The son plays in the garden, but the sister reads in the house.
• 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.
• Uxor dicit aliquem ante portam stare; maritus autem dicit neminem intrare posse.: The wife says that someone is standing before the gate; the husband, however, says that no one can enter.
• Ego autem puto difficillimum esse verbum novum sine mendo describere, cum manus et mens satis quietae non sunt.: I, however, think that it is most difficult to copy a new word without a mistake, when the hand and mind are not calm enough.
• Frater autem sero surgit, quia nocte non bene dormivit.: The brother, however, gets up late, because he did not sleep well at night.
• 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.
• Mihi non placet odium; concordia autem et bona voluntas omnibus placent.: I do not like hatred; harmony, however, and good will please everyone.
• Illa autem fabula non eiusdem generis est; tota enim natura eius diversa est.: That story, however, is not of the same kind; for its whole nature is different.
• Puer peius scribit, cum festinat; soror autem minus cito scribit et rarius errat.: The boy writes worse when he hurries; his sister, however, writes less quickly and makes mistakes more rarely.
• Praetor autem respondit suffragium postero die latum iri, ne contio nimium clamaret.: The praetor, however, replied that the vote would be taken on the next day, so that the assembly might not shout too much.
• Cum sol iam occidisset, omnes e ripa domum redierunt; navicula autem ad ripam quieta manebat.: When the sun had already set, everyone returned home from the riverbank; the little boat, however, remained quiet by the riverbank.
• Lucia autem censet se illo die et de hereditate et de alveo fluminis multa didicisse.: Lucia, however, thinks that on that day she learned many things both about inheritance and about the river channel.
• Sapiens autem non debet omni voci vulgi cedere.: A wise person, however, ought not to yield to every voice of the crowd.
• Femina pia panem pauperi dat; vir autem impius tantum ridet.: The pious woman gives bread to a poor person; the impious man, however, only laughs.
• Frater autem frigidarium timet, quia aqua in piscina ibi frigidissima est.: The brother, however, fears the cold room, because the water in the pool there is very cold.
• Nunc autem tabellarius renuntiat fratrem domum rediisse et matrem iam securam esse.: Now, however, the letter-carrier reports that the brother has returned home and that mother is now free from worry.
• Vir autem, qui primo asper videbatur, postea voce blanda puero locutus est.: The man, however, who at first seemed harsh, afterward spoke to the boy in a gentle voice.
• Post cenam omnes de via disputant; ego autem opinor gelu cras minus futurum esse.: After dinner everyone discusses the road; I, however, think that there will be less frost tomorrow.
• Avia saepe memorat se, cum iuvenis esset, has historias legere solitam esse; ego autem recordor me illam fabulam iam audivisse.: Grandmother often says that, when she was young, she used to read these stories; I, however, remember that I have already heard that story.
• Pater statuit pueros domi manere, donec tempestas desinat; mater autem constituit focum accendere et panem secare.: Father decides that the boys should stay at home until the storm stops; mother, however, decides to light the hearth and cut bread.

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