monere

to warn

Usages of monere

• Puer viam transire vult, sed mater eum monet ne sine ea transeat.: The boy wants to cross the road, but mother warns him not to cross without her.
• Magistra discipulos monet ut lente ascendant et ne in scalis currant.: The teacher warns the students to go up slowly and not run on the stairs.
• Mater puerum monet ut manus sordidas ante ientaculum lavet.: Mother warns the boy to wash his dirty hands before breakfast.
• Avia servam monet ut pannum mundum ad mensam ferat.: Grandmother warns the female servant to bring a clean cloth to the table.
• Magister discipulos monet ut per vicum rectum eant et ad angulum dextrum vertant.: The teacher warns the students to go through the straight street and turn at the right corner.
• Mater puerum monet ut cautus sit, cum viam transeat.: Mother warns the boy to be careful when he crosses the road.
• Mater puerum monet ut lente de scalis descendat.: Mother warns the boy to come down the stairs slowly.
• Magistra discipulos monet ut atramentum bene servent et ut codices diligenter teneant.: The teacher warns the students to keep the ink carefully and to hold the books carefully.
• Puer malleum tenere vult, sed pater eum monet ne clavos male figat.: The boy wants to hold the hammer, but father warns him not to fasten the nails badly.
• Hortulana puerum monet ne ramum vivum frangat.: The gardener warns the boy not to break a living branch.
• Soror quoque salire vult, sed pater eam monet ne ad flammam propius accedat.: The sister also wants to jump, but father warns her not to go nearer to the flame.
• Priusquam puer acetum gustet, mater eum monet ut panem sumat.: Before the boy tastes the vinegar, mother warns him to take bread.
• Puer extra domum exire vult, sed mater eum monet ne sine ea exeat.: The boy wants to go outside the house, but mother warns him not to go out without her.
• Mater filiam monet ne post scholam agrum arare conetur, nam opus nimis grave est.: Mother warns her daughter not to try to plough the field after school, for the work is too hard.
• Magistra discipulam monet ne codicem suum domi relinquat.: The teacher warns the student not to leave her book at home.
• Mater puerum monet ut nummos in crumena bene servet.: Mother warns the boy to keep the coins safe in the purse.
• Mater puerum monet ne onus grave tollere conetur.: Mother warns the boy not to try to lift a heavy load.
• Dum aliae discipulae scribunt, Lucia amicae aliquid susurrat, et magistra eam monet ut non susurret.: While the other female students are writing, Lucia whispers something to her friend, and the teacher warns her not to whisper.
• Sed magistra monet neminem celeriter iudicare oportere, antequam totam fabulam audiverit.: But the teacher warns that no one ought to judge quickly before hearing the whole story.
• Pudor sine metu melior est, quia hominem monet ut recte faciat etiam sine poena.: A sense of shame without fear is better, because it warns a person to do what is right even without punishment.
• Pudor puerum monet ne mendacium dicat.: A sense of shame warns the boy not to tell a lie.
• Mater puerum monet ne vas fragile tangat.: Mother warns the boy not to touch the fragile vessel.
• Magistra monet usum saepe plus valere quam timorem, si quis artem aliquam discere velit.: The teacher warns that practice is often worth more than fear, if someone wants to learn some skill.
• Magistra ipsa verba difficilia interpretatur et discipulos monet ut in margine signa parva ponant.: The teacher herself explains the difficult words and warns the students to put small marks in the margin.
• Sed magistra monet cladem unius populi etiam iis qui vicerunt dolori esse posse.: But the teacher warns that the defeat of one people can be a sorrow even to those who have won.
• Dux femina milites monet ne sine ordine procedant.: The female general warns the soldiers not to advance without order.
• Dux milites oppugnantes monet ne sine ordine procedant.: The general warns the attacking soldiers not to advance without order.
• Magistra prudenter discipulos monet ne nimis celeriter scribant.: The teacher prudently warns the students not to write too quickly.
• Quamquam fuga hostium iam incipit, dux milites monet ne sine ordine procedant.: Although the enemy’s flight is already beginning, the general warns the soldiers not to advance without order.
• Magistra discipulos monet ut ex verbis simplicibus sententiam brevem componant.: The teacher warns the students to compose a short sentence from simple words.
• Praeco populum monet ut taceat, quia candidati mox ante tribunal loquentur.: The herald warns the people to be silent, because the candidates will soon speak before the tribunal.
• Praeco cives monet ut tabellas in urnam deponant.: The herald warns the citizens to place their ballots into the urn.
• Remex in rate sedet et funem solvit, dum portitor pueros monet ne ad alveum propius accedant.: The rower sits on the raft and loosens the rope, while the ferryman warns the children not to come nearer to the channel.
• Magistra monet avaritiam et invidiam bonos mores perdere.: The teacher warns that greed and envy destroy good character.
• Magistra monet luxuriam bonos mores laedere.: The teacher warns that luxury harms good morals.
• Si tepidarium plenum est, balneatrix monet ut in apodyterio paulum exspectemus.: If the warm room is full, the bath-attendant warns us to wait a little in the changing room.
• Illa etiam monet non omnia verba aspera vera esse, nec omnem vocem blandam veram videri.: She also warns that not all harsh words are true, and that not every gentle voice seems true.
• Magistra discipulam monet ut responsum in charta clare scribat.: The teacher warns the female student to write the answer clearly on the sheet of paper.
• In silva serpens longus e gramine apparet, sed magistra discipulos monet ne ad serpentem accedant.: In the forest a long snake appears out of the grass, but the teacher warns the students not to approach the snake.
• Magistra monet muscas et apes non tangendas esse, ne puellae pungantur.: The teacher warns that flies and bees must not be touched, so that the girls may not be stung.
• Magistra discipulos monet ut cautius de scalis descendant.: The teacher warns the students to go down the stairs more carefully.
• Quamquam hostes ad proelium festinant, dux femina milites monet ne sine ordine procedant.: Although the enemies hurry to battle, the female leader warns the soldiers not to advance without order.
• Medica pallorem eius videt et monet ut hodie domi maneat.: The doctor sees her paleness and warns her to stay at home today.
• Infans aquam e vase fragili effundit, et mater eum monet.: The baby spills water from the fragile vessel, and mother warns him.
• Una syllaba longa saepe accentum trahit, et magistra discipulos monet ut verba lente pronuntient.: One long syllable often draws the accent, and the teacher warns the students to pronounce the words slowly.
• Medica monet ut cutis pura maneat, quo vulnus celerius sanescat.: The doctor warns that the skin should remain clean, so that the wound may heal more quickly.
• Mater puellam monet ut ante lararium taceat et flores recte ponat.: Mother warns the girl to be silent before the household shrine and to place the flowers properly.
• Prope murum rubus spinas longas habet, itaque pater pueros monet ne eo propius accedant.: Near the wall a bramble has long thorns, and so father warns the boys not to go nearer to it.
• Puer prope rubum accedit, sed mater eum monet ne spinas tangat.: The boy approaches the bramble, but mother warns him not to touch the thorns.
• Mater puerum monet ut lente per viam ambulet, quia glacies adhuc manet.: Mother warns the boy to walk slowly along the road, because ice still remains.
• Mater monet ne aranea laedatur, quia etiam araneae utiles sunt.: Mother warns that the spider should not be harmed, because spiders too are useful.
• Magistra discipulos monet ne verba nova neglegant.: The teacher warns the students not to neglect the new words.
• Mater dicit temerarium esse per glaciem currere et pueros monet ut tale periculum vitent.: Mother says that it is rash to run over ice and warns the boys to avoid such danger.
• Mater filium monet ne officium suum differat.: Mother warns her son not to put off his duty.
• Mater puerum monet ut cautus sit, cum per pontem ambulat.: Mother warns the boy to be careful when he walks over the bridge.
• Mater puerum monet ne temere per viam currat.: Mother warns the boy not to run rashly through the street.
• Vespa prope mel volat, et mater puerum monet ne vespam tangat.: A wasp flies near the honey, and mother warns the boy not to touch the wasp.
• Mater monet ne hedera nimis alta fiat, quia lumen impedit.: Mother warns that the ivy should not become too high, because it blocks the light.
• Mater monet ne hedera densior fiat, quia lumen impedit.: Mother warns that the ivy should not become thicker, because it blocks the light.
• Magistra eos monet ut in bibliotheca taceant.: The teacher warns them to be silent in the library.
• Puer ramum tenerum tangit, sed mater monet ne frangat.: The boy touches a tender branch, but mother warns him not to break it.
• Mater monet ne scintillas tangamus.: Mother warns us not to touch the sparks.
• Magistra monet occasionem bonam non neglegendam esse, praesertim cum docta collega ad scholam veniat.: The teacher warns that a good opportunity must not be neglected, especially when a learned colleague is coming to the school.
• Idem orator monet non semper expedire quod statim dulce videatur.: The same speaker warns that what seems sweet at once is not always advantageous.
• Prope murum rubus spinas longas habet, itaque pater pueros monet ne eo propius accedant.: Near the wall the bramble has long thorns, and so father warns the boys not to go nearer to it.
• Mater puellam monet ut candelam ante somnum extinguat.: Mother warns the girl to extinguish the candle before sleep.
• Magistra pueros monet ne in solitudine nimis longe a via discedant.: The teacher warns the boys not to go too far from the road in solitude.
• Discipulus atramentarium aperit, sed magistra eum monet ut lente scribat.: The student opens the inkpot, but the teacher warns him to write slowly.
• Mater infantem monet ne aquam e catino effundat.: Mother warns the baby not to spill the water out of the bowl.
• Mater puerum monet ne retro in scalis cadat.: Mother warns the boy not to fall backward on the stairs.
• Magistra discipulos monet ne in palaestra nimis celeriter currant.: The teacher warns the students not to run too quickly in the exercise yard.
• Puer iubam equae tangere vult, sed mater eum monet ne habenae propius accedat.: The boy wants to touch the mare’s mane, but mother warns him not to go nearer to the rein.
• Praefectus portus nautas monet ne nocte exeant, si ventus iterum crescat.: The harbor prefect warns the sailors not to go out at night if the wind grows strong again.
• Mater filiam monet ne stamen implicet, dum subtemen ducit.: Mother warns her daughter not to entangle the warp while she draws the weft.

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