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.

My wife was carried by me across the threshold of the house.

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Uxor mei ab me trans limen domus vecta est. (See here)

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Trax doesn't want to want.

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Trax non vult velle. (See here)

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

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Multo humanior es sorore mea crudele cuius ira maxima familiae omnis meae est. (See here)

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We will rejoice all summer.

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Totam aestatem gaudebimus. (See here)

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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.

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Mihi, email litteras scriptas numquam substituit. Litterae hae privatiores et describentes scriptoris sunt, atque propter hoc possumus differre. (See here)

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The farmers are happy on a good year.

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Agricolae sunt laeti bono anno. (See here)

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Never trust the Greeks, and beware their gifts!

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Graecibus numquam crede, et dona eorum cave! (See here)

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I was unable to read today.

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Non potui legere hodie. (See here)

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We did not know why he spoke sharply.

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Nescivimus cur acriter diceret. (See here)

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He sleeps more often than I.

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Is me saepius dormit. (See here)

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Love is only shown by friendship.

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Amor ab amicitia solum ostenditur. (See here)

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The Latin Dictionary: Where Latin meets English.

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Latinus Verbum-Liber: Ubi Latina English occurit. (See here)

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He says that Marcus called his brother.

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Dicit Marcum fratrem suum vocavisse. (See here)

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While Caesar was alive, Horus did not go to Rome.

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Caesare vivente, Horus Romam non ivit. (See here)

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Why are you doing this?

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Cur tu hoc agis? (See here)

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Death cannot hold He who is God.

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Mors Eum qui Deus est non potest habere. (See here)

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Although the queen had been captured by the king's worst enemies, the king's soldiers did not immediately prepare to save her.

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Quamquam regina ab hostibus pessimis regis capta erat, milites regis eam non statim paraverunt servare. (See here)

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We know that Cornelia is a Roman girl.

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Scimus Corneliam puellam Romanam esse. (See here)

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"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."

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"Alpha Omegaque sum, Initium Finesque," Deus dicit, "qui est et qui fuit et qui venire est, Omnipotens." (See here)

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The father and mother married and had six sons and four daughters.

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Pater materque nupserunt et filios sectes filiasque quattoresque fecerunt. (See here)

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I come from the fields.

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Venio de agris. (See here)

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Prepare to die!

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Para perire! (See here)

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My sister use to wash me because of my youth, but I can now wash myself.

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Soror mea me propter adulscentiam meam lavabat, sed ego me nunc possum lavare. (See here)

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I heard that you had wandered in the garden.

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Audivi te erravisse in horto. (See here)

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With the slave having been accused, the master left.

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Servo accusato dominus discessit. (See here)

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Do you see the large mountains, King?

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Videsne ingentes montes, rex? (See here)

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I only buy the best food for my family.

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Cibum optimum pro mei familia emo. (See here)

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The son sought public office with help from his father.

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Natus honorem auxilio de patre eius petivit. (See here)

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Have a wonderful and pleasant day!

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Diem mirum iucundumque habe! (See here)

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This war was a little more difficult than Caesar had warned.

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Hoc bellum paulo difficilius erat quam Caesar monuerat. (See here)

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We will do great favors for him after his labor.

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Post laborem eius gratias magnas ei agemus. (See here)

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A man is allowed to drink wine.

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Viro vinum bibere licet. (See here)

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Did he give you your book, Marcus?

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Deditne tibi librum tuum, Marce? (See here)

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Who are you?

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Quis te est? (See here)

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He bought flowers in order to please her.

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Is flores emit ut ei placeret. (See here)

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