sub

under

Usages of sub

• Mercator clam epistulam sub mensa relinquit, sed servus eam tollit et dominam vocat.: The merchant secretly leaves a letter under the table, but the servant picks it up and calls the mistress.
• Servus sub mensa clavem quaerit.: The servant looks for a key under the table.
• Cum cives statuam spectarent, puer parvus sub ea ridebat.: While the citizens were looking at the statue, a little boy was laughing under it.
• Puella quoque conatur, et tandem annulum sub mensa invenit.: The girl also tries, and finally finds the ring under the table.
• In campo alta arbor stat, et pueri sub umbra eius legunt.: In the field a tall tree stands, and the boys read under its shade.
• Cum calor magnus esset, nos sub umbra arborum sedebamus et aquam bibebamus.: When the heat was great, we were sitting under the shade of the trees and drinking water.
• Mater cultrum sub mensa relinquit, ne infans eum capiat.: Mother leaves the knife under the table, so that the baby may not take it.
• In horto puer malum rubrum videt et folia viridia sub arbore.: In the garden the boy sees a red apple and green leaves under the tree.
• Canis sub lecto iacet, et infans eum tangere vult.: The dog lies under the bed, and the baby wants to touch him.
• Meridie servi in horto non laborant, sed sub umbra sedent et aquam bibunt.: At midday the servants do not work in the garden, but sit in the shade and drink water.
• Cum meridies venit, servi sub umbra sedent et aquam bibunt.: When midday comes, the servants sit in the shade and drink water.
• Feles sub mensa sedet et murem exspectat.: The cat sits under the table and waits for the mouse.
• Otium sine libro mihi dulce non est, sed avia sub arbore quiete sedere amat.: Leisure without a book is not pleasant to me, but grandmother likes to sit quietly under the tree.
• Vitulus ad arborem ligatur, sub cuius umbra meridie manet.: The calf is tied to a tree, under whose shade it stays at midday.
• Avia meminit magnam messem olim sub sole calidissimo factam esse.: Grandmother remembers that a great harvest was once made under the very hot sun.
• Meridie sol calidissimus est, et servi sub umbra sedent.: At midday the sun is very hot, and the servants sit in the shade.
• 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.
• Cum tonitrus auditur, canis sub lecto iacet.: When thunder is heard, the dog lies under the bed.
• Soror parvum pulvinum sub capite fratris ponit et eum pallio tegit.: The sister puts a small pillow under her brother’s head and covers him with a cloak.
• Mater aulaeum claudit et vestimenta umida sub tecto suspendit, ut citius siccentur.: Mother closes the curtain and hangs the damp clothes under the roof so that they may dry more quickly.
• Serva dicit se mappam sub pulvino reliquisse, cum infans ibi luderet.: The maid says that she left the napkin under the pillow while the baby was playing there.
• Serva pallium umidum de sella detrahit et sub tecto suspendit.: The maid pulls the damp cloak off the chair and hangs it under the roof.
• Neuter e duobus libris alibi inventus est; denique ambo sub sella iacebant.: Neither of the two books was found elsewhere; at last both were lying under the chair.
• Pecten avi tandem sub pulvino inventus est.: Grandfather’s comb was finally found under the pillow.
• Ne quis sub porticu clamet, dum magistra de auctore et scriptore narrat.: Let no one shout under the portico while the teacher tells about the author and the writer.
• Sub porticu longa puellae inter columnas stant, dum pluvia in foro cadit.: Under the long portico the girls stand among the columns while rain falls in the forum.
• Maneant pueri sub porticu, donec faber opus in tecto finiat.: Let the boys stay under the portico until the craftsman finishes the work on the roof.
• Mater dicit vestimenta umida sub sole citius siccari.: Mother says that wet clothes dry more quickly in the sun.
• Puer queritur se stilum iterum perdidisse, sed soror eum sub eadem capsa invenit.: The boy complains that he has lost his stylus again, but his sister finds it under the same box.
• Puer respondet se stilum sub mensa reliquisse.: The boy replies that he left the stylus under the table.

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