# Oxford Latin Course, Part 2 - Chapter 17 # by Maurice Balme and James Morwood, ISBN 978-0-19-521551-9 # Version 1.0 # by Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) sum, esse, eram, fuī : I am superō, superāre, superāvī : I overcome discēdo, discēdere, discessi : I go away, depart legō, legere, lēgī : I read credō, crēdere, crēdidī : I believe, trust prōmittō, prōmittere, prōmīsī : I promise efficiō, efficere, effēcī : I effect, carry out hōra, -ae, -f. : hour pecūnia, -ae, f. : money dīvitae, -ārum, fpl. : riches candidātus, -ī, m. : candidate numerus, -ī, m. : number ōrātiō, ōrātiōnis, f. : speech ōrātiōnem habēre : to make a speech vulnus, vulneris, n. : wound deinde : then, next enim : for igitur : and so, therefore tamen : however, but candidus, -a, -um : white optimus, -a, -um : best pessimus, -a, -um : worst vērus, -a, -um : true vēra dīcere : to speak the truth gravis, grave : heavy, serious cum : when comitia : the elections creāre : to elect pictī : painted sīcut : like ōrō vōs ... faciātis : I beg you to make turba fautōrum : a crowd of supporters comitābat : accompanied tabernā : a pub colloquium : conversation querulus : complaining, querulous magistrātum : magistracy, office nisi : except putidī : rotten ōlim : once quadrantem : a farthing dē stercore : from the dung dentibus : with his teeth comparāvit : did he get? furcifer : a thief nūgās : nonsense comitium : the polling station suffrāgia ferre : to cast our votes in triviīs : at a crossroads pistōrēs : the bakers alterī : one favēbant : favored, supported alba : notice boards pānem : bread alterī : the other mūliōnēs : the muleteers vituperābant : began to abuse volābant : where flying spectātus : respected tumultum : riot sēdāvit : calmed tulērunt : cast triumphantēs : in triumph admittō, admittere, admīsī : I admit, I commit (a crime) āmittō, āmittere, āmīsī : I send away, I lose committō, committere, commīsī : I joint together, I entrust dēmittō, dēmittere, dēmīsī :I send down dīmittō, dīmittere, dīmīsī : I dismiss (send in different directions) ēmittō, ēmittere, ēmīsī : I send out inmittō, inmittere, inmīsī : I send into, I send against permittō, permittere, permīsī : I permit prōmittō, prōmittere, prōmīsī : I promise remittō, remittere, remīsī : I send back lacessit : bullies remōtus : removed, subtracted superest : is left euge! : good! rem tuam : your fortune dēdūcere : subtract iamdūdum : long ago didicerat : had learnt facile : easily hiābat : was yawning interdum : from time to time ingeniōsus : clever cecidit : fell scissa : torn ē nāribus : from his nostrils, nose effluēbat : was pouring cucurrit : ran sordidus : dirty # end