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22 Cards in this Set
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Fīlium nautae Rōmānī in agrīs vidēmus.
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We see the son of a Roman sailor on the farm.
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Puerī puellās hodiē vocant.
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The boys are calling the girls today.
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Sapientiam amīcārum, fīlia mea, semper laudat.
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My daughter, he always praises his friends wisdom.
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Multī virī et fēminae philosophiam antīquam cōnservant.
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Many men and women preserve the ancient philosophy.
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Sī īra valet, Ō mī filī, saepe errāmus et poenās damus.
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If anger is strong, O my son, we often err and pay the penalty.
[Note: only in the singular of -us nouns and adjectives does the vocative ever differ in spelling from the nominative: singular amicus, amice; plural amici, amici. Nouns in -ius (e.g. filius, son) and the adjective meus, my, have a single -i in the vocative singular: mi fili, my son] ] |
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Fortūna virōs magnōs amat.
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Fortune loves great men.
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Agricola fīliābus pecūniam dat.
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The farmer gives his daughters money.
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Dēbētis, amīcī, dē populō Rōmānō cōgitāre. (Cicero)
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Friends, you must think of the Roman people.
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Maecēnas, amīcus Augustī, mē in numerō amīcōrum habet. (Horace)
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Maecenas, a friend of Augustus, has me in his number of friends.
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Libellus meus et sententiae meae vītās virōrum monent.
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My little book and opinions advise men's lives.
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Paucī vīrī sapientiae student.
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Few men are eager for wisdom.
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Fortūna adversa virum magnae sapientiae nōn terret.
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Adverse fortune does not frighten a man of great wisdom.
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Cimōn, vir magnae fāmae, magnam benevolentiam habet.
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Cimon, a man of great fame, possesses great benevolence.
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Semper avārus eget.
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A greedy man is always in need.
[egeo, egere, egui - (w/gen/abl): lack, want; require be without] |
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Nūlla cōpia pecūniae avārum virum satiat.
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No abundance of money satisfies a greedy man.
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Pecūnia avārum irrītat, nōn satiat.
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Money excites, not satisfies a greedy man.
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Sēcrētē amīcōs admonē; laudā palam.
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Advise/admonish your friends in secret; praise them openly.
[palam, adv.: openly, publicly; plainly] |
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Modum tenēre dēbēmus.
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We ought to keep moderation.
[modus, modi: manner, mode, way, method; rule, rhythm, beat, measure, size; bound, limit] |
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Sine paucis amicis vita non valet.
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Without a few friends life is not strong.
[sine + abl.] |
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Multam famam in patria tua hodie habes.
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Today you have much fame in your country.
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Videmus magnam fortunam in filiarum tuarum vitis.
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We see great fortune in your daughters' lives.
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Filiis et filiabus meis rosas semper dat.
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He always gives my daughters and sons roses.
[filius, -iī, m.; filia, -a, f (dat. and abl. pl. filiābus) |
