You were my master, my husband and my brother.
More literally: You were a master, you a husband, you a brother to me.
Tū: you. , dominī (2m): master, lord; owner. , virī (2m): man; husband. Mihi is the dative form of ego: I (to me). Frāter, frātris (3m): brother. Erās is the second person singular imperfect form of sum, esse, fuī, futūrus (irreg.): to be.
He came to Thebes with a large weight of gold.
Hic /haec/hoc (pron.): this, this one (this man, this woman, etc.); he, she, it. Magnō is the m/n ablative singular form of magnus/magna/magnum (1/2): big, large, great. Cum (prep.): with (takes the ablative). Pondere is the ablative singular form of pondus, ponderis (3n): weight. Aurum, (2n): gold. Thēbās is the accusative form of Thēbae, Thēbārum (1f, plural only): Thebes (the accusative of end of motion, without a preposition because it’s the name of a city—see Chapter 28 of The Latin Tamer). Vēnit is the third person singular perfect form of veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventum (4): to come.
Leave weapons to men.
Sinite is the plural imperative form of sinō, sinere, sīvī, situm (3): to leave alone, let be; allow, permit, let; leave (to someone else). is the accusative form of arma, armōrum (2n, plural only): arms, weapons. is the dative plural form of vir, virī (2m): man; husband.
A man disinherited his son.
More literally: Somebody disinherited (his) son.
Abdicāvit is the third person singular perfect form of abdicō, abdicāre, abdicāvī, abdicātum (3): to resign; renounce; deny; reject; repudiate; disinherit. Quīdam /quaedam/quiddam (pron.): a certain one, somebody, something. is the accusative singular form of fīlius, fīliī (2m): son.
To make the leash from the bull’s own hide.
More literally: To take the reins from the bull itself.
(To hurt someone with something you got from them.) Ex /ē (prep.): out of, from (takes the ablative). Ipsō is the m/n ablative singular form of ipse/ipsa/ipsum (adj.): himself/herself/itself/myself/etc. ; in person; the very. Bove is the ablative singular form of bōs, bovis (3m/f): cow; ox; bull. is the accusative plural form of lōrum, lōrī (2n): a leather strap, thong; (in plural) reins. Sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptum (3): to take, take up.
I was safe with my javelin.
Tūtus /tūta/tūtum (1/2): safe, secure, protected. Eram is the first person singular imperfect form of sum, esse, fuī, futūrus (irreg.): to be. is the ablative singular form of iaculum, iaculī (2n): javelin.
Even a child can see it.
More literally: It is clear even to a child.
Et (adv.): also; even. is the dative singular form of puer, puerī (2m): boy; child. Perspicuus/perspicua/ perspicuum (1/2): clear, evident. Est: it is.
He also wrote three books on rhetoric.
More literally: The same also wrote three books on the rhetorical art.
Īdem /eadem/idem (pron.): the same. Et (adv.): also; even. Dē (prep.): from, down from; of; about, concerning, on (figuratively) (takes the ablative). Arte is the ablative singular form of ars, artis (3f): art, craft, skill, technique; profession; a particular art or science, body of knowledge and techniques. Rhētoricā is the feminine ablative singular form of rhētoricus/rhētorica/rhētoricum (3): belonging to rhetoric, rhetorical. Trīs is the accusative form of trēs/trēs/tria (3, plural): three. is the accusative plural form of liber, librī (2m): the inner bark of a tree, rind; book. Scrīpsit is the third person singular perfect form of scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptum (3): to write.
The slaves grumble.
is the nominative plural form of servus, servī (2m): slave, servant. Murmurant is the third person plural form of murmurō, murmurāre, murmurāvī, murmurātum (1): to rumble, hum; whisper, mutter, murmur; grumble.
When I say “I,” I mean “you,” Brutus.
Cum (conj.): when; since; while; although. Dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictum (3): to say; call; mean. Mē is the accusative form of ego: I (me). Tē is the accusative form of tū: you. is the vocative singular form of Brūtus, Brūtī (2m, proper noun): Brutus. Dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictum (3): to say; call; mean.
He came into the temple of Castor.
Vēnit is the third person singular perfect form of veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventum (4): to come. In (prep.): (with abl.) in; (with acc.) into. is the accusative singular form of templum, templī (2n): consecrated piece of ground; temple; zone, space. Castor, Castoris (3m): Castor.
Vices are never genuinely tamed.
More literally: Vices never grow tame in good faith.
Numquam (adv.): never. Bonā is the feminine ablative singular form of bonus/bona/bonum (1/2): good. Fidē is the ablative singular form of fidēs, fideī (5f): faith; trust; loyalty; credence, belief. is the nominative plural form of vitium, vitiī (2n): vice, fault, flaw. Mānsuēscunt is the third person plural form of mānsuēscō, mānsuēscere, mānsuēvī, mānsuētum (3): to grow tame.
From the smoke to the fire.
(As when someone moves from a dangerous situation to a disastrous one; similar to out of the frying pan, into the fire.) Dē (prep.): from, down from; of; about, concerning (takes the ablative). is the ablative singular form of fūmus, fūmī (2m): smoke. Ad (prep.): to, toward (takes the accusative). Flammam is the accusative singular form of flamma, flammae (1f): flame, fire.
Art thou one of ours, or of our adversaries?
Noster /nostra/nostrum (1/2): our, ours. Es: are you. An (interrog. particle): whether (starting an indirect question); or (in a question); it can also start a direct question. is the genitive plural form of adversārius, adversāriī (2m): adversary, opponent, enemy.
Learn valor from me, my boy, and true toil.
Disce is the singular imperative form of discō, discere, didicī, discitūrus (3): to learn. is the vocative singular form of puer, puerī (2m): boy; child; son. Virtūtem is the accusative singular form of virtūs, virtūtis (3f): virtue; courage, valor. Ex /ē (prep.): from, out of (takes the ablative). Mē is the ablative form of ego: I (me). Vērumque: vērum is the m/n accusative singular form of vērus/vēra/vērum (1/2): true; real; proper, right; the enclitic conjunction – que adds and. Labōrem is the accusative singular form of labor, labōris (3m): work, labor, toil.
He lavished gifts on his friends every day.
is the dative plural form of amīcus, amīcī (2m): friend. Cottīdiē (adv. —also cotīdiē): every day. Largiēbātur is the third person singular imperfect form of largior, largīrī, largītus sum (4, deponent): to lavish, bestow generously; lavish gifts (on = dative).
She gave a kiss to the mirror.
is the accusative singular form of sāvium, saviī (2n—also suāvium): kiss. is the dative singular form of speculum, speculī (2n): mirror. Dedit is the third person singular perfect form of dō, dare, dedī, datum (1, irreg.): to give.
The meadows dried up.
is the nominative plural form of prātum, prātī (2n): meadow. Exāruērunt is the third person plural perfect form of exārēscō, exārēscere, exāruī, — (3): to become completely dry, dry up.
We were unable to tolerate a master; now we serve a fellow slave.
is the accusative singular form of dominus, dominī (2m): master, lord; owner. Ferō, ferre, tulī, lātum (3, irreg.): to carry, bear; endure, tolerate. Nōn: not. Potuimus is the first person plural perfect form of possum, posse, potuī, — (irreg.): to be able, can. is the dative singular form of cōnservus, cōnservī (2m): fellow slave. Servīmus is the first person plural (present-tense) form of serviō, servīre, servīvī/serviī, servītum (4): to serve; be a slave (takes a dative object).
Some boast of their faults.
Alt. : Some people glory in their faults.
Quīdam is the masculine nominative plural form of quīdam/quaedam/quiddam (pron.): a certain one, somebody, something; (in pl.) certain ones, some, some people, some things. is the ablative plural form of vitium, vitiī (2n): vice, fault, flaw. Glōriantur is the third person plural form of glōrior, glōriārī, glōriātus sum (1, deponent): to glory, take pride, boast.
Do you wish to know what madness is, my son?
Vīs is the second person singular form of volō, velle, voluī, — (irreg.): to want, wish. Sciō, scīre, scīvī/sciī, scītum (4): to know. is the vocative singular form of fīlius, fīliī (2m): son. Quis/quis/ quid (interrog. pron.): who? what? Sit is the third person singular subjunctive form of sum, esse, fuī, futūrus (irreg.): to be (subjunctive because it’s in an indirect question). Dēmentia, dēmentiae (1f): madness, insanity.