frangere

to break

Usages of frangere

• Si quis ramum vivum frangit, hortulana iram non ostendit, sed causam rogat.: If someone breaks a living branch, the female gardener does not show anger, but asks the reason.
• Hortulana puerum monet ne ramum vivum frangat.: The gardener warns the boy not to break a living branch.
• Si praesidium paratum est, nullum telum hostium facile portas franget.: If the garrison is prepared, no weapon of the enemies will easily break the gates.
• Soror ramulum e terra tollit, sed pater dicit ramulum viridem frangi non oportere.: The sister picks a small branch up from the ground, but father says that a green branch ought not to be broken.
• Pater dicit ventum saevum fenestram paene fregisse.: Father says that a fierce wind almost broke the window.
• Puer ramum tenerum tangit, sed mater monet ne frangat.: The boy touches a tender branch, but mother warns him not to break it.
• Nauta metuit ne vitrum in navi frangatur, cum fluctus subito altiores fiant.: The sailor fears that the glass may break in the ship when the waves suddenly become higher.
• Avus meminit grandinem olim tam gravem cecidisse ut vitis paene frangeretur.: Grandfather remembers that hail once fell so heavily that the vine was almost broken.
• Auriga currum lente agit, ne axis frangatur.: The driver drives the cart slowly, so that the axle may not break.

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