English Phrases

Here is a list of some phrases in English with their Latin equivalents meant to showcase how the English sentence looks like in Latin.

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There are currently 185 phrases.

You are much kinder than my cruel sister whose anger is the greatest of all my family.


Her heart was more broken than his (heart).


To love money is bad and can lead you to a worse life.


Lucius gave bigger kisses to the most delightful girl.


Do you think that the father ought to read books to his son?


The cruelest and richest king lived for a very long time, however with his death a more happy time was greatly brought up.


Which officer was in charge of the legion?


He bought flowers in order to please her.


I love you. Do you love me?


Anyone will like a house covered with ivy.


Was the officer in charge of the legion?


I heard that you had wandered in the garden.


Publius is more manly than Paulus.


Brutus will kill Caesar within this year.


I buy the best food for my family.


Julius reads sillier books than Maria.


We will rejoice all summer.


We will do great favors for him after his labor.


Although I was absent, my friends at school read through this great book without me.


Translation: Through hardships to the stars


To realize the mistakes that I have made makes me sad.


What is there to fear than fear itself?


I will not grow to be much bigger.


The son sought public office with help from his father.


With the Sword of Great Wisdom, I defeated my most difficult enemy.


I am loved by her, and she is loved by me.


Why are you doing this?


The lucky boy finds the small (virgin) girl next to the beautiful roses.


The farmers are happy on a good year.


I am happier than you, but you are the most famous of us.


"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."


The good man gave his beautiful wife a kiss, and with much love, he said, "I love you with all my heart."


Jesus died for you so that you would not live in everlasting grief.


In one month, I will ask Janet, "Did you cook the cow for two or three hours?"


Everything I can do, you can do better, and this annoys me.


Aurora knows that her friend greatly loves her. Her friend also knows that he is very greatly loved by Aurora.


For me, email shall never replace written letters. These letters are more personal and representative of its author, and because of this we cannot defer.


I ran more quickly than her, but Hank ran the most quickly of us.


Flavia fears that Sextus will annoy Davus.


Give the statue to me, now!


In Italy, when madness was ruling, several senators marched into ships.


To be or not to be.


We know that Cornelia is a Roman girl.


We will give nonexistent money to him since that man is greedy.


Can the traveler endure the wretched inn?


I come from the great farms with my loyal friends.


This man's son will work with me tomorrow, and his daughter will show my sister her house in three hours all day.


It is allowed for you to cry at funerals.


The queen offered the world to the soldiers.


Don't make me angry; you won't like me when I am angry.


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