LAT 101 Basic Sentences Flashcards

(48 cards)

1
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Vestis virum reddit

A

Clothes make the man

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2
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Vēritātem diēs aperit

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Time discloses (opens) the truth

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Hilarem datōrem dīligit Deus

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God loves a cheerful giver

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4
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Manus manum lavat

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(One) hand washes (another) hand

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5
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Elephantus nōn capit mūrem

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An elephant does not catch a mouse

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Lupus nōn mordet lupum

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(One) wolf does not bite another

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Vēritās numquam perit

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The truth never dies

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Cautus metuit foveam lupus

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A cautious wolf fears the pitfall

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9
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Nōn quaerit aeger medicum ēloquentem

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A sick person does not seek a talkative doctor

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Nōn semper aurem facilem habet Fēlīcitās

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The Goddess of Prosperity does not always have a sympathetic ear

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Etiam capillus ūnus habet umbram suam

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Even a single hair has its own shadow

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Crūdēlem medicum intemperāns aeger facit

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An intemperate sick person makes a doctor cruel

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Lēx videt īrātum, īrātus lēgem non videt

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The law sees an angry person, an angry person does not see the law

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Fūrem fūr cognōscit et lupum lupus

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A thief recognizes another thief and a wolf recognizes another wolf

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Vulpēs vult fraudem, lupus agnum, fēmina laudem

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A fox likes trickery (fraud), a wolf likes sheep, a woman likes praise

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Diem nox premit, diēs noctem

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Night pursues day, day pursues night

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17
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Pecūnia nōn satiat avāritiam sed irrītat

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Money doesn’t satisfy greed, but irritates it

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Vītam regit Fortūna, nōn Sapienta

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Fortune rules life, not wisdom

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Nūlla avāritia sine poenā est

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There is no greed without punishment

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20
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Sub jūdice līs est

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The lawsuit is before the judge

21
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Parva necat morsū spatiōsum vīpera taurum

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A small snake kills a large bull by means of bite.

22
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In omnī rē vincit imitātiōnem vēritās

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In every situation, truth conquers imitation

23
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Ā cane nōn magnō saepe tenētur aper

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A boar is often held by a small (not big) dog

24
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Amīcus certus in rē incerta cernitur

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A sure friend is discovered in an unsure situation

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Numquam perīc'lum sine perīc'lo vincitur
Danger is never conquered without (more) danger
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Nēmō sine vitiō est
Noone exists without flaw
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Sapientia vīnō obumbrātur
Wisdom is overshadowed by wine
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Mēns rēgnum bona possidet
A noble mind possesses a kingdom
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Auctor opus laudat
An author praises (their own) work
30
Mēns sāna in corpore sānō
A sound mind in a sound body
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Et genus et formam Rēgīna Pecūnia dōnat
Queen Money gives family and beauty
32
Īnsānus mediō flūmine in quaerit aquam
A crazy person looks for water in the middle of a lake
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Rem nōn spem, factum nōn dictum, quaerit amīcus
A friend seeks support (reality), non a promise (hope); he seeks action, not talk
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Habet suum venēnum blanda ōrātiō
Smooth speech has its own poison
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Ā fonte pūrō pūra dēfluit aqua
From a pure spring flows pure water
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Aquila nōn capit muscās
An eagle doesn't catch flies
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Religiō deōs colit, superstitiō violat
Religion honors the gods, superstition violates them
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Malō inconsiliō fēminae vincunt virōs
Women conquer (surpass) men in making a bad plan
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Crūdēlis lacrimīs pāscitur, nōn frangitur
A cruel person is fed by tears, not broken by them
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Fortēs Fortūna adjuvat
Fortune helps the brave
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Fortūna fortēs metuit, īgnāvōs premit
Fortune fears the brave and crushes the cowards
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Stultī timent Fortūnam, sapientēs ferunt
Stupid people fear Fortune, wise people endure her
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Ex auribus cognōscitur asinus
A donkey is recognized by (its) ears
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Pūrās Deus, nōn plēnūs, aspicit manūs
God sees pure hands, not full ones
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Dūcunt volentem Fāta, nōlentem trahunt
The Fates guide a willing person and drag an unwilling person
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Magna dī cūrant, parva neglegunt
The gods take care of large things but neglect small things
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Parva levēs capiunt animōs
Small things capture frivilous minds
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Fāta regunt orbem; certā stant omnia lēge
The Fates rule the world; all things stand before a fixed law