civis

the citizen

Usages of civis

• Duo cives in portu stant et venditorem vocant.: Two citizens stand in the harbor and call the seller.
• 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.
• Civis dicit: “Nummos non multos habeo; potesne mihi pretium minuere?”: A citizen says: “I do not have many coins; can you lower the price for me?”
• Cum cives statuam spectarent, puer parvus sub ea ridebat.: While the citizens were looking at the statue, a little boy was laughing under it.
• Miles portam custodit, et cives eum laudant.: The soldier guards the gate, and the citizens praise him.
• Pluvia tam gravis est ut cives domum currant.: The rain is so heavy that the citizens run home.
• Lex clara est, et omnes sciunt iura civium servanda esse.: The law is clear, and everyone knows that the rights of the citizens must be preserved.
• Si lex nimis gravis esset, multi cives iura sua intellegere non possent.: If the law were too harsh, many citizens would not be able to understand their rights.
• Imperator dicit libertatem civium cum salute urbis servandam esse.: The emperor says that the freedom of the citizens must be preserved along with the safety of the city.
• Fama de bello cives terret.: The report about the war frightens the citizens.
• Fama falsa cives terret.: A false report frightens the citizens.
• Multi cives imperatori favent, quia paci et concordiae favet.: Many citizens support the emperor, because he supports peace and harmony.
• Si cives rumoribus falsis non resistunt, fama mala celeriter crescit.: If the citizens do not resist false rumors, a bad report grows quickly.
• Qui civitati bene servit, honorem apud cives invenire potest.: Whoever serves the state well can find honor among the citizens.
• Boni cives etiam inimicis parcunt et concordiae favent.: Good citizens spare even their enemies and favor harmony.
• Imperator libertatem civium servaturus est.: The emperor is about to preserve the freedom of the citizens.
• Concordia apud bonos cives manet.: Harmony remains among good citizens.
• Decet bonos cives pacta servare et amicos non fallere.: It is fitting for good citizens to keep agreements and not deceive friends.
• Bonos cives concordiae favere decet.: It is fitting for good citizens to favor harmony.
• Si cives concordiae favent, civitas firma manet.: If the citizens favor harmony, the community remains strong.
• Iudex iniquus civibus displicet.: An unjust judge displeases the citizens.
• 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.
• Orator in contione dicit, et multi cives eum audiunt.: The orator speaks in the assembly, and many citizens listen to him.
• Post longum bellum victoria civibus grata fuit, sed clades hostium etiam pueros terruit.: After a long war, victory was pleasing to the citizens, but the defeat of the enemies frightened even the boys.
• Si hostes iterum oppugnabunt, cives et milites una urbem defendent.: If the enemies attack again, citizens and soldiers will defend the city together.
• Si imperium iustum est, cives ei favent.: If the rule is just, the citizens support it.
• Hodie comitia in foro habentur, et multi cives de uno candidato inter se disputant.: Today elections are being held in the forum, and many citizens are discussing one candidate among themselves.
• Si praeco nomen candidatae iterum recitabit, plures cives ad tribunal propius accedent.: If the herald recites the female candidate’s name again, more citizens will come nearer to the tribunal.
• Cives ipsi iura sua servare volunt.: The citizens themselves want to preserve their rights.
• Multi cives hodie ad forum veniunt ut suffragium ferant.: Many citizens come to the forum today to cast a vote.
• Praeco cives monet ut tabellas in urnam deponant.: The herald warns the citizens to place their ballots into the urn.
• Candidata prudens esse dicitur, et multi cives ei favent.: The female candidate is said to be prudent, and many citizens support her.
• Multi cives arbitrantur bonam rem publicam sine iustitia servari non posse.: Many citizens think that a good state cannot be preserved without justice.
• Senator prudens suadet ut cives auctoritatem legis plus quam rumorem sequantur.: A wise senator advises that the citizens follow the authority of the law more than rumor.
• Cum senator de mandato populi loqueretur, quidam cives tacebant, alii autem clamabant.: When the senator was speaking about the people’s commission, some citizens were silent, but others were shouting.
• Discipula rogat utrum cives melius cognoscant quid res publica postulet, cum ipsi in foro adsint.: The female student asks whether citizens understand better what the state requires, since they themselves are present in the forum.
• Femina prudens dicit auctoritatem veram non ex sola potestate, sed ex fide civium nasci.: A prudent woman says that true authority is born not from power alone, but from the trust of the citizens.
• Humiles quoque cives bonam de re publica opinionem habere possunt, si eos alii audiunt.: Humble citizens too can have a good opinion about the state, if others listen to them.
• Quamvis res publica magna sit, singuli tamen cives bonum commune iuvare possunt.: Although the state is great, individual citizens can nevertheless help the common good.
• Magistra dicit se arbitrari senatorem meliorem esse, si opinionem civium et mandata legis simul audiat.: The teacher says that she thinks a senator is better if he listens both to the opinion of the citizens and to the commands of the law.
• 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.
• Singuli cives suffragium ferunt.: Each citizen casts a vote.
• Post contionem cives inter se disputant utrum decretum bonum sit.: After the assembly the citizens debate among themselves whether the decree is good.
• Senator prudens dicit cives bonum commune commodo privato praeferre debere.: A wise senator says that citizens ought to prefer the common good to private advantage.
• Orator in contione loquens a multis civibus auditur.: The orator, speaking in the assembly, is heard by many citizens.
• Multum interest utrum cives bonum commune an commodum privatum quaerant.: It matters a great deal whether the citizens seek the common good or private advantage.

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