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    70 Conversational Latin

    CONVER8ATIONS _

    Chapter XI: Useful Colloquial Expressions

    Branus Asta, Glfride; mane dum, Brian: Hold it, Jeffrey. Wait aquaes, minute, please.

    Glfridus Quid rel est, Brane? Me panitet, Jeffrey: What's up, Brian? I'mvrum enim prper, sorry but I'm really in a hurry.Branus Quid festlns?Qua te agis? What's your hurry. Where are yougoing ?Glfridus Ego bibliothcam peto. I'm heading for the library.Branus Quam ob rem? Why?Glfridus Cert non nim causa. Certainly not for my amusement.Branus cnr gitur? Why then?Glfridus Rogs? Scllicet peris rdu What a question!Of course, outamre, of love fo r hard work.Branus Quid tibi in nimo est ibi fcre? What do you intendto do there?Glfridus Ut sleo, indgtinem ctrus As usual, Jam going todo

    sumo research.Branus Em, e cs te non dtinb, WeU, in that case J'U no! hold youup.Glfridus Nunc vale. Otisus esto. So long for now. Take it easy.

    a t ime when (tempus) fuit curo; toask what t ime it is horas inqulrre;to postpone to another time diffrrein liud tempus; to ask the timequarre horas; to see what t ime i t ishoras Inspcre; to spend timetempus smre (gre, agitare); towaste time tempus perdre; whattime is it? quota hora est"; quothrae sunt?; to whileaway the timetempus fall- -re fefll

    times (use numeral adverbs) e.g., tentimes dcis; no more than threetimes ter nee mpliustoday hdi; bcfore today ante hunediern: starting today ex hc ditomorrow eras; day after tomorrowperndi; tomorrow morning erasmane; untiltomorrow in crstinumuntil con} dnec; prep usque ad (+ acc)up ti ll now ntehc

    when eum, ubi, ut; (interrog) quandwhenever quandcmque, utemque,qutinswhile s a little while before paul ante;

    after a little while paul post; ashort while ago paul ante

    while con} dumwhile tr to while away the time tempusfall- -re feflllyear: annus -1m; every year quotnns:

    the following year prximus annus;the previous year suprior annus; atthe beginning of the year inenteann, prlncpi ann; at the end ofthe ycar exente ann: a hundrcdyears from now ad eentum anns

    yesterday her; the day before yesterday ndius trtius (adv, also writtenas olle word)

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    Brianfinds Jeffrey to be in a hurry.

    Phyllis wants to discuss a problem with Marie.PhyIlis

    Mara

    HeusMara. Vellsne mcurn forscenare?Quppini? Sed quid tibi in nimoest?

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    Phyllis: Rey Marie, would youlike to go out to dinner withme?Marie: Why not? But what's onyourmind?

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    Conversational Latin 75

    business: It's rny (your, etc.) businessto see what's going on. Meum(tuum, etc.) est vidre quid agtur.business: That's none of rny business.Nihil ad me ttinet.

    business: 1 always mind my ownbusiness. Negtium ag sempermeum.

    bush: Don't beat around the bush.Non (pi: nllte) schrns loquI.

    bush: He didn't beat around the bush.NIl crcumitne sus est

    brilliant! sophos!bring oneselfto (do s.(h. )nimumindc- -re indx ut (+ subj)broke: to be broke solvnd non essebump into s.o. licui occrrre (o rlicui bviam er)

    Bless you. Di te amentobore: Don't be a bore. N sIs odisus(-a).bother: Don'tbother me. Nmihimolstus (-a) sisobother: Don't bother.Non te (pI: nlltevos) movre,brag: He brags too much about hismoney. Pecniam nimis jactat.brains: She's got brains. Corcllumhabel.brieC:Make it brief! In pauca confer!briefly: to put it briefly ut brviterdIcam

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    blame: You are to blame. T peccs. orT inculpa es .

    big-mouth! os drumlbig-mouth: He was alwaysa bigmouth. Semper drae buccae fuit,blame: 1 don 't blame you, Tibi nonimproper.blame: to push the blameon culpam in(+ acc) cnfer confrre cntulicolltus

    better: It's better to commdius est (+ burst out laughing rsum effnd- -reinf) effd

    better: It's for the better. In mlius este bury the hatchet simulttem depon-obetter: There, that's better! Em istuc -re dpsurctiusl

    begin: to begin with prImum enimbes t: to do one's best pro virll partebest: to make the best of i t aequnimo fer ferre tulI ltusbet: 1 bet he has taken off. Pano eumabIvsse.bet : 1 be t you he doesn't win. Tespnsine provoco illum.nn essevictrum.better half: Where is your better half?binam est tua ltera?

    Baloney! Fbulae!bamboozle: You bamboozled me. Mihiddist yerba.beat around the bush circurnitinet-or -1 sus sum

    back: to back s.o, licuI fve -ere fvfautrusbad: Wioe is bad for you. Alinum tibivnum est.

    ashamed: I'm ashamed of it, Me pudetejus.ashamed: 1'01 ashamed to say. Mepudet dlcre.ask further questions quaer- -requaeslvt ultraask: He asked me whether quaeslvit ame (o r de me or ex me) numask: He asked you a quest ion. I lle teinterrogvit.ask : 1want to ask you this. Hoc terogare vol.ask: toask s .o. for s.th, liquem liquidrogare

    appreciate: 1 appreciate your kindnessbenefcium tuum teor tuerI titussumargue: Stop arguing! Dsine (pI:dsnite) argrnentrlargument: to get into an argument inlitem ambguam dscnd- -re -1

    argument: to put up an argument- Lrecusare

    ask: Why do you ask me that? Quidme istud rogs?at aIl prrsum, omnln: You have nocommon sense at aIl. Non coromnln habs,attend: 1'11 certainly attend to it. Dabquidem peram.available: to be available praest esseaverage: on the average mdi hbitrtineAw, keep quiet! Au, tace!aye yai yai! heu heu!

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    amusement: for one's amusementnim causa

    amount: It amounts to the same thing.Tantndem esto

    and so forth et perndeangry: He did nothing for you to beangry ate Nihil fcit quodL -suscenseas.

    answer: 1'1Ianswer you point bypoint. Tibi respondb (in writing:rescrlbam) ad sngula.answer: Now I'll answer your questions. Nunc respondb ad ea quaerogvst.answer: That's not an answer to myquestion. liud te rog.answer: to give s.o, an answer licuirespnsum rdd- -re -id -itusaoyhow (just the same) nec e stius;

    (in any event) utlqueAnything else 1 can do for you? Numquid liud me VIS?apologize: 1 apologize to you, Me tibi

    excs.

    All's well. Salva res esto

    apology: PIease accept my apologies.Quaes, ccip excstins.apparentIy ut vidturappIecart: to upset the applecartplaustrum percll- -re prculappointment: to havean appointmentwith cnstittum hb-e -re -u cum(+ abl)appointment: to keep an appointmentad cnstittum vn-i -re vnfventum

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    76 Conversational Latin Chapter XI: Useful Colloquial Expressions 77convenient: wben it will be convenientfor you curn erit tuurn cmmodumconversation: to engage in conversation with serrnns cum (+ ahl)cnfer confrre cntulicook up (fig) excgitrecount: You can count 00 it tbat . . .Erit tibi perspctum (+ ace & inf)couot: You can count 00 me. Potes ntme [ahl].count: You don't count, Extranmerurn es rnihi.crazy: He's crazyabout her. Dperiteam.crazy:He's crazy about sports.Morbsus est in lds.creep: It makes my skin creep. Facit uthrream.Cu t it out. Dsinsl (pl: Dsintisl);Dsstel (pI: Dsstite l)Cu t that out r ight now. Suprsed istsrbus jamoCut the talk! It's boring. Segregasermneml Taedet.darn: 1 doo't give a darn about tbat(him, them). Id (eum, es) non fciflocc.darned: I ' ll be darned if . . . male misit, SI. . .darned: Well, I'll be darned if 1 evermale m sit, si urnquam (+ fu! indic)dead: I'm dead! Intri! or Pri!deaf: You ' re preaching to deaf ears.Ad surds aurs cantas.

    company: to keep each other companyinter se colreconcern: as fa r as I'm concerned perme

    come down witb an illness rnorbcorrp-ior -i corrptus sumcome: Come whatmay, we'lI take itphilosophically. Quod fors feret,ferrnus aequ nimo.comfortable: Make yourselves comfortable. Rog ut vbs suvter sil.coming: He's got what's coming tohim, Habet quod sibi dbbtur,common sense: to have common sensecor hb-e -re -ut

    Control yourself. Te cntin,convenience: Do it at your convenience. Id fac crnmod tu,

    concern: How does that concern you?Quid id ad te ttinet?concerned: I'm not terribly concerned

    about . . . labr non vald de (+abl)

    condition: in excellent conditionhabitssim-us -a -umcondition: in good (bad) conditionbene (male) hbit-us -a -umcondltion: on condition that ealge ut(+ subj)

    Congratulatioos! Macte virtte esto!consent: without my consent me invttcontradict oneself pugnntia loqu-or -iloctus sum

    convenieoce: Write me at your earliestconvenence. Scrbe ad me cum deal: a good deal of aliquntum (+ gen)commodssim pteris. deal: It's a deal. Pactam rem habt (pi:

    habtte),

    case: That's not the case. Non i ta resestecase: That's the case. Sunt ista. or Sicres habet,catch breath: Letme catch my breath,please. Sine resplrem, quaes,catch red-handed flagrnt dlctdprehn-d -dre -di -suscatch sight of cnspc-i -ere cnspxcatch: I didn't catch what you'resaying. Non satis exaudibam quaelqueris.

    catch: There's a catch to i t. Enimistaec cpti est.certain: 1 don't know for certain. Noncert (o r certum) sci. 1 take i t as

    certain. Pro cert hbe,chance: He didn't give me a chancetoanswer. Mihi non potesttern deditrespondnd,

    change: for a change variettis causacha t: to havea chat with cnfbulrcum (+ abl)

    chew out: Why did the instructorchew you out? Qua de causa docnste pilvit?clear out of here! hinc page!clear: to clear $1000 in the first yearprimo arm mille dllars dtrg-e-re dtrs dtrsus

    clever: Very clever! (Well saidl) FactedictumlCome here this minute! Concede hcctturnlcome about vn-i -lre vn vnturncome: Come back soon. Red (pi:redlte) cito.

    case: in no case haudququamcase: in tbat case Igitur; e cscase: Since tbat's the case, Quae cumita sint,

    business: to put s.o, ou t of businessliquem de negti djc-i -eredejeci djctusbusiness: What business is it of yours?Quid id ad te ttinet?busy: I'm busy. Labrisus (-a) (o roccuptus -a) sumobusybody: ardli- -nis mbuttonhole s.o, liquern prehnsrecahoots: to be in cahoots with s.o , curnliqu coll-d -dre -sicare: for all 1 care mea causacare: 1 don't careabout such things.Ista non curo.care: 1 don't care for (don't like) nilmor-or -arI -tus sum (+ aec)care: 1 don't care to say more. Nonlibet plra dlcre.care: 1 don 't really care as long as . ..Mea nl rfert dum (+ indie )care: Take care of yourself . Cura utvles (pi: crte ut valetis).care: What do 1 carel Quid mea!carry away: Don't get carried awaywith enthusiasm. Nlr (pi: nltte)stdi effrri.case: Get off my case! N mihimolstus (-a) ss!case: If that's the case, SIres SIC habet,case: in any case utcmquecase: in case you have not . . . SIrninus

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    feel bad (good) se mate (bene) habre;to feel really bad about vald dl-e-re -ul de (+ ab/)

    favor: P lease do me this favor. Ambte, fac (or for a previousfavor, refer)hanc grtiam rnihi.fear of God: He put tbefear of Godinto them. Crvit ut ills JpiterIratus esset.

    far: as fa r as I'm eoneerned per meCault: to be at fault in culpa essefavor: ask s.o, for a favor grtiarn abliqu pet-o -re petfvIfavor: do s.o . a favor grtum licui

    fc-i -re fci factus

    fair: 1 think that's fair Id aequi fc-i-re -fecIfair: That's not fair ofyou. Nonaequum facis.faH flat (of a speech, etc.) frlge frgerefaHfor (a trick) fall-or -i (+ abl)faU siek in morbum Incid-o -re -1far from it! mnim!far-fetched idea conquistum cnsli-um

    -1 n

    far: fair and square sine fc acfallcis

    fac t: as a matter of fact enimvrfact: in fact vr; quidemfaet: The facts speak for themselves.Res ipsa ndicat. or Res pro selquitur.fact: the faet that . . . quod (+ indic)fail: Words CaH me. Quid dcam noninvni,

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    expression: to change one's expressionvultum flect- -re flex flexuseye: Keep an eye on that guy. Adsrv

    (pI: adservte) istum.eye: Look me in the eye. Aspcedumcontra me.eyes: Keep your eyes open, Cavecircumspcis.Cace to Cace:to be Cace to Cacewthyoupraesns praesntI tibi esseCace to Cace:We can discuss that Caceto Cace.Cram id gre possumus.Cace:make a Caceos dc- -re dx

    effort: Make an effort to be on t ime.Da peram ut tempestlv adss.effort: You've wasted aIl your effort.Omnem peram perdidsti.eIse: Who eIse ismore deserving? Quisalter est dgnior horno?embarrassed: 1 am embarrassed bySum perturbtus cum (+ abl)end: put an end to finem irnpn- -reimpsu (+ dat)end: That's theend of me. ctum estde me.Enough of this! Haec quidem hctenustevidently vidlicetexcuse: Excuse me. Ignsce mihi.excuse: Please excuse me. bsecr,mihi ignscs.expect: What do you expect? Quid VISfieri?

    dying to know: 1 am dying to knowhow you are doing. Vald vesclre, quid ags,eat out forIs cenare

    do in: He has done me in. Prdidit me.do one's best peram do dare deddo: 1 don't know what to do. Quidfciam nsci,do: It won't do to (+ inf) Non satis est(+ inf)do: What eIse can 1do? Quid liudfciam?do: What more can 1do? Quid fciammplius?

    doing: What's doing? Quid gitur?done for: I' m done Cor! Nullus sumo orPriLdoubt: 1have no doubt that . . . Nonmihi dbium est quin (+ subj)down pat: You have the whoIe thing

    down pat. rdine omnem rem tens,downhiH. It was all downhill after

    that. Procllvia mnia erant postlla.downhill: Things are going downhill.Inclinta res estodrive s.o, mad: liquem drnnternfc-i -re fcr factusDrop it ! (no more of that!) Missa istaecfac!Drop it, please! Mitr, amb!drop in on (lo visit) invis- -re -1drop: Let's drop the subject. Missahaec facimus.duck the issue rem evitareduped: You've been duped good and

    proper. Tibi os est sblitum pln etprob.

    decked out: Why are you all deckedout? Qumobrem SIC subrntus (-a)es?

    deliver: The mailman delivered theletter yesterday. Tabellrius HUerasher rddidit.

    deny: 1 do not deny that . . . NonInti-or -arI (+ acc & inf)

    depend: It depends a lot on whether- . _Plrirnum rfert num .. _depend: It (all) depends on you. Ttumin te psitum est. do: Win this do? Stin(e) est?detai I: to go into a matter in de ta il rem dogs : They're going to the dogs,per sngula n-e -fre -i or -fvI Pessum eunt.difference of opinion dissnti- -nisfdifference: It m a k e ~ no difference nllnterestdifference: It makes no difference tome (you, etc.) whether . . . or NI!mea (tu, etc) nterest (o r rfert)utrum . . . an (+ subj)difference: What's the differenceanyhow! Quid tique nterest! orQuid tique rfert?dig up s.th, about quicquam erre de(+ abl)dirt cheap pro lutodirty look: to give s.o , a dirty lookrespc-i -re respx liquem minusfamilir vultdisagree: 1 strongly disagree with you.Vehernnter a te dissnti,disappear: to disappear from sight ecnspct aferor aufrr abltus sumdisappoint: 1'11 not disappoint you,Non fallam opninem tuam.do good: It will do you (a lot of, no)good. Prderit (multum, nihil) tibio

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    ha, ha, ha! Hahahae!hand over: Hand it over! Cedo (pl:

    cette)! (an o/d imperative; can take adirect object)

    hand: Hand me that food. Prrige mihiillum cibum.

    hands: to have one's hands full stag--re satgrhands: tosit 00 one's hands (doing

    nothing) comprssIs mnibus sd-e-re sdhang around with frequns adsse n

    cum (+ abl)hang: You can just goand hangyourself! 1drcte in mximammalarn crceml

    Great! Eu!great: That's great! Bene hercle

    factum!

    Good for you!Macte virtte esto! (saidin praise)

    Good job! Bene factum!Good Lord! O dI bonI!Good thinking! Bene putas!good for: How long is that good for?Quam di valbit?Good, good! Euge, euge!good-for-nothing adj nquam (indecl)good-for-nothing s: to be a good-for-nothing nihil hminis essegood: to do a lot ofgoodmultumprsum prdsse prfugood: You're a good fellow. Frgl es.

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    go: Please let me go, Mitte me ss.go: What's going on? Quid negt est?

    or Quid gitur?go: Where are you going? Qu te agis?God bless you! Tibi dI bene fciant.going: Good going! Bene factum!goner: Geez, I'm a goner. PriI hercle.

    Go on! Perge (pi.' prgite) porro.goon: What's going on here? Quid relhc est?go well: thngs are going fairly well

    gitur satisgo: 1don 't go for (don 't like) nl mor-or

    -3.rI-tus sum (+ acc)

    Go and see whether hehas comehome grateful: I am deeply grateful to you.Tibi grtiam hbe mxirnarn (oror not, Ab, vIse rediertne an grtis mximas).nndum domum.

    go: I don 't goin for sports. Lds [dat]non stde,

    get: 1 can't get him totalk. Non queorare ut loqutur,get: I get i t all right. Satin ea tne.get: Now get this. Nunc cognsce remoget rid of: I want to get r id of thatpeste Istum molstum moltr vol,gist: The gist ofwhat hesaid was this:

    Hanc in sentntiam dxit:Give it here. Cedo (pl: cette). (an oldimperative; can take a direct object)

    Give it to 'em! Adhib! (pl: adhbite!)glued: I'm glued to my books. In librshar-e -re haes.glum: Why so glum? Quid t es tam

    trIstis?geez eu depol or eu herclegeneral: in general fer, vulgoGet out ofmy way! De vi mea dcde(pi: dcdte)!get (the business) over and done with(negtium) abslv- -ere -1absoltusget along: They get along well witheach other (or one another).Concrditer inter se cngruunt.get carried away by or with fferoreffrr ltus sum (+ abl)get: Doyou get it now? Jam tens? Iget it: Tneo.get: Don 't you get it? Non tu tens?Now 1get it! Jam tne!get even with s.o. for ulclsc-or-1 ultussum liquem quod (+ indic)get even: If only I could get even withhim for what he did. tinam istum

    ulciscl possem pro factis ejus.

    from a to z: He explained everythingto me from a to z, Ab ci et acmihi mnia expsuit.fun: He always makes fun ofme (orpokes fun at me). Iste me semperldit (or inrldet).

    fun: It's nofun ifyou .. Nonjcndurn est SI tu .. .

    for all that nec e stius or nhil stiusfor that matter deForget about it! jcte id ex nimo!free: if you are free si vacbisfriend: She's my best friend. Amlcasumma mea esto

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    flabbergast conturbareflabbergasted: Wewere absolutelyflabbergasted. Nos omnlnconturbbmur,

    finger: to point the finger at s,o,dgitum ad liquem intnd- -re -ifingers: to snap the fingers dgitscncrep- -re -ulfix: to be ina fix in angstiIs vers-or-ri -tus sum

    fly: to fly off the handle cito frv-eL --ere -1

    fond: to be fond of dllig- -re dnexIdlctus

    Fine: You did fine. Fcs prob.fine: Everything's fine. Recte estefine: That's fine. Bene hoc habet.finger: not lft a finger pressis manibussd-e -re sed

    figure out excgitreFine! Probe!

    figure on (re/y on) nit-or -i nixus sum or fun: It was pure fun. Hilria mera eral.nisus sum

    feelers: put out feelersto tentrefeeling: 1wasn't feeling well. Ego me

    non bell habbam,

    feel: Because1 felt Iike it. Quiamihilbitum estofeel: 1 felt like it. Lbuit.feel: You'll feel bad. Tibi cordliumerit.

    feel well: not feel quite wellminusvl-e -re -ui

    feel better (physically) mlius vl-e-re -ui80

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    Conversational Latin Chapter XI: Useful Colloquial Expressions82happen: What happened? Quid factumest?hard: He was hard on me. In me druserat.hard: It's hard to do, bu t I 'l l t ry just

    the same. Diffcile fact est, sedconbor nhil stius,

    hard: to take this hard hoc drumaccp-i -re accpharp on th e same theme cantilnarnendem can-o -re ccinIHave it your way! Esto ut lubet!have a tough time of it vald laborarehave it in fo r s.o, licui perculumdnuntirehave to do: What do you ha ve to do

    with him? Quid rei t ibi est cum iHo?have to say: This 1 have to say, Haec

    hbe dlcre.head: come into one's head in buccamvn-i -re vni [lit: con1e into one's

    cheek]head: from head to foot a cpite usquead calcemhead: to pu t heads together cpitacnfer confrre cntulheadway: We are making sorne

    headway, 1 hopee Ut spr,procirnus aliquntum.heal th: for reasons of (bad) healthvaltdinis causaheart: f rom the heart ex nimo; heart

    and soul tt pctoreheart: My heart was in my throat.nima mihi in naso eral. [lit: my

    breath was in lny nose]

    heart: to take to heart familiriter ferferre tull ltusheaven: for heaven's sake bsecr [lit:1pray]heaven: I' m in seventh heaven. Dgitocaelum attng.heavens above! O d immortls!heck: Who the heck are they? QuI,malum, .susunt?heels: to take to his hee ls se conjcrein pedshell: I' m going to catch hell, Habbo

    L convicium.helio: Terentia says hel io to you.Terntia tibi saltern dcit.Here 1 ame Ecce me.Here with it! Cedo! (pi: Cette!) (can

    take an accusative object, e.g.: Herewith that book! cedo istum librum!)

    Hey you, I'rn talking to you! Heus t,tibi ego dco!hide: to be after s.o.'s hide criumalicjus pet- -re petlvhide: to risk his own hide cri suldrehide: to save his own hide crium

    Lservarehit i t off: Did you hit it off with them?Concordbsne cum illrs?hit: hit s.o, for a loan ferre liquemmutuo argenthmmmmrnhemhogwash: That's hogwash!Quisquliae!Hold it! 1won't let you Ieave. Asta!

    Abire hinc non sinam.

    honest to God pro deum fidemhonestly: Tell me honestly. DIe bon

    fideohoot: 1 don't give a hoot about him.Eum flocc non fci.How come? QuI istuc?How so? Qudum? or Quid ita?How's that? (what did you say?)QuIdum? or Quidjam?humor: to humor s.o. licui rnrernger grre gessiHurray! Euax!Hurry! Mtr! (pI: Mtrtel)hurry: But I' m in a hurry. At prper,hurry: What's your hurry? Quidfestlns?I'll be right there. Jam der,idea: You're full of ideas. Plnus (-a)cnsli es.importance: It isof the greatest

    importance to me that . . . permgnmea nterest (+ acc & inf)important: it is (very) important to me(you) that magn (mxime) mea

    (tu) nterest (+ acc & inf)important: It's no t all that importanttant non estimpression: to make a deep impres

    sion on mxime commv-e -recornmv (+ acc)in: Is your fa ther in? Estne pater intus?infer: 1 infer from what you say that

    .. ex verbis tus cllig (+ acc &inf)

    influence: to have a 10tof influencewith multum posse in (+ abl)

    83lnform: to inform s.o. about liquemcerti6rem facre de (+ abl)init iat ive: on my own initiative measponteinside: Go inside! 1(pi: He) intus!intend: 1 intended to se t out straight

    for home. Erat mihi in nimo rectaproficlsc domum.intentions: with the bestintentionsptimo nimo tnsinterested: 1 am interested in music.Msicae [dar] stde.interested: 1 am interested in that. Idmihi crae est.interesting: That book is interesting.IHelber me tenet,interrupt: Don't interruptme! Non

    (pi: nllte) mihi bloquI!Is that so? ltane?itch: I' m just itching to Gst-i -frequidem (+ inf)jam: to be in a ja m in angstiIs vers-or-ari -tus sumjob: Goodjob! Recte factum!job: It's a big job but Magnumopus est sed tamen .joke: all jokingaside joco rerntjoke: as a joke per jocumjoke: Now you're joking. Jocris nunct.

    jokingly per jocum or inter jocumjudgment: against my better judg

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    84just the same (anyhow) tamen or nhilstiusKeep tbis to yoorself. Haee t tcumhabt,Keep your cool! Compsce mentem!keep a stiff upper Jip! Fac ut nimofort sis!keep: Am 1 keeping you? Num dtne

    te?kept: what kept you? quid tnuit quminus venlrs?kick the bucket nimam bulllrekid: Don't kid me. N me lds.kidding: You 'r e kidding. Ldis me.kili time tempus fall- -re fefll iKnock it off! Parce! (pi: Prcite!)know better: He thinks he knowsbetter than 1 do. Cnset se pIsspre quam me.

    know fo r sure certum (or cert) sciscre scvknow: get to know nsc- -re nvlntusknow: I'm dying to know how you ar edoing. Vald ve scire, quid ags,know: Let me know what you ar edoing. T me velim certirem fcis,quid ags,know: Let me know where you are.

    Feito ut seiam ubi ss,latest: today, at latest tomorrow hdi,summum eraslaugh: 1 laughed tUI1 cried. Risi usquead Icrims.laya finger on s.o. liquem n dgitoattng- -ere ttigi

    Lay offl Dsine (pi: dsnite) tandem!Leave me alone! Omtte (pi: omttite)me.leave it up to s ,o, to lieui mandare(+ subj)leave no stone unturned null locodsurn dsse dfulet down: to let s.o. down licui dsumdsse dfulet fall: dmtt- -re demsi dmssus

    Le t me go! Mtte (pi: mttite) me!Le t me know Fcit (pi: facitte) utsciamJife and death: It's not a question ofJife or death, Non cpitis res gitur.Iife: bu t such is Jife sed vita fert; to leadthe Jifeof Riley vtam Chiam ger--re gessilife: 00 my life! ita vvamlIight: to make Iight of in levi hb-e-re -uIl ike: He said something Iike this. Haecfer dixit.like: 1 Ike this. Hoc mihi plaeet.like: 1 Iike to do Uds.Me juvat hoefcre,Iike: I' d Iike you to come. Velim (ut)vnis.Iike: That's more like it. Propmodum.Iikely: It ismore Iikely that Faclius estut (+ subj)likley: Most l ikely he will come.Prximum est ut vniat.Une: Drop me a Une when you havetime. Scrbe liquid litterrumquand vacas.

    l ine: to form a long l ine longum agmenfc-i -ere fc factusl ine: to lay it on the line drctumloquor loqu loctus sumIip: Keep a stiff upper llp, Fac, ut

    nimo forti sls.live i t up ferias ag-o -re egi ctusliving: to make a living quaestumfcre or vctum quaeritreliving: You're living on borrowedtime. De lucro vivis (pi: vlvitis),loaded with money cpis-us -a -umloaf cessreloan: May 1 hit you fo r a loan? Licet te

    mutuo ferre?long: It would take too long to . . Longum erat (+ inf)look Iike: 1 don't know what he (orshe) looks like. Qua sit fci, nsci,look: Aha, the very person 1 waslooking for, Attat, quem quaerbam!look: It looks that way to OlC. Ita mihividtur.low: I am low on (e.g., paper) (Charta)

    mihi dest.luck: Good luck! Felciter!lump s.o, together with liquemaccd- -re (+ dat)mad: I'm mad at you, Tibi suscnse.

    or Ego tibi trtus sumomad: to be mad about (be madly in

    love with) dpr-i -lre -il (+ acc)mad: to go mad mente alinrl

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    matter: for fhat matter dematter: It doesn't matter to me. Nihilad me prtinet .matter: No matter how . . . Quamvs(+ sub))matter: What does thatmatter to me(you, us)? Quid id mea (tu, nbs)

    rfert?matter: What on earth's the matter?

    Quidnam est?matter: What's the matter? Quid est?

    or Quid istuc est re?mean: Do you know whom 1mean?scsne quem dcam?mean: Do you mean me? Mene vis?Ves, you. Te.mean: Do you really mean i t? Ainyero? Ves, 1 do. Ai,mean: How do you mean that? QuIistuc vis?mean: Now you know what I mean.Scls jam quid loquar.mean: What do you mean? Quid tibivis?mean: What do you mean by that?Quid istuc est verb?mean: What does this mean? Quid hoc

    sibi vu1t?mean: what I mean is (in correcting a

    misunderstanding) at enimmeans: By all means! Mxime!memory: If my memory serves meright, Si ego satis commmini,memory: in memory of in memriam(+ gen)

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    pain : Stopbeing a pain in the neck.Molstus (-a) n siso

    Ou t with it! (Tell me!) cedo! (pi: cette!)(an old imperative)ou t of place: ICit is not out of place,Nisi alinum est,

    of course scllicet, profctoff: I'm off to the forum. Ego hine mead forum.off: Where are you offto? Qu t agis?Oh boy! eu!Once I get started, 1 can't stop.Quand incpi, dsnre non que.one on one: We can discuss that oneon one, Id crarn gre pssumus.ouch! oiei!

    O.K. Fiat. or Licet.O.K.: If it's O.K. with you, SI t ibividtur,O.K.: We're O.K. Bene habmus.objection: I bave no objection. Per melicet.obliged: I'm much obliged to you for

    sending me your book. Fcist mihipergratum quod librum ad me mlsstl.occasion: Ir occasion should arise, SIferit occsi,occur: Thathad never occurred to me.Mihi istuc numquam in mentem

    v ~ n e r a t .

    nuts: He's nuts. Alintus es t a se.nuts: You're nuts. Delras.

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    over: It's all over! ctum est! orIlicet!nosey: I don't want to be nosey bu t Non libet crisus (-a) esse sed. . . overwhelmed: to be overwhelmedwith work bru, tamquam fluct,SIC pere

    nonsense: That's a lot of nonsense.Ngae sunt istae magnae.nonsense: You are talking nonsense.

    Ngs garris.nose: to have a good nose for thesethings haee restve odrrl

    nose: under bis very nose ante culs

    neither: That's neither here no r there.(a matter of indifference) Susquedque est.

    nerve: What nerve! O audaciam!news: If you happen to have any news

    about . . SIquid forte novI habs de(+ abl); If youhave no news about . SI nihil novhabs de (+ abl); r'ntenyou when I have any news.Narrb, cum liquid habebo nov. Isthere any news? Num quid nov? noother news nihil praetre nov

    nice: It was nice of you to invite me,bu t no, thank you. Bene vocs, sedtam grtia este

    nice: It wasn 't Dice of you to say that.Non beBe fcist quI id dlxeris.nick: You've come in the nick of time.

    In ips artculo tmporis dvenis.Noway! Mnim! or Null modo!No, thanks. Tam grtia est.; Bengn.Nonsense! Ngas!nonsense: Cutout the nonsense.

    Omtte ngs.nonsense: No nonsense. Ne ngre.

    misquote: You ar e misquoting me. Melis verbs pnis,mistake: by mistake imprdns,prperammistake: You're making a big mis

    take. Erras pervrs, or Vehemntererras.

    mind: It slipped my mind to write toyou. Fgit me ad te scrbre,mind: Never mind! (Le! is pass) Sine!

    (pI: Snite)mind: Never mind what he says, Mitteid quod dcit,mind: Set your mind at ease. Habnimum Inern et tranqullum,mind: to change one's rnind mentemmtre

    mood: to be in a good mood bonumnimum hb-e -re -ui

    mind: to have in mind to innimohabre (+ inf)mind: What's on yourmind?Quid tibiin nimo est?

    More of this another time. Sed de hclis plribus.mouth: 1 had better keep my mouth

    shut. Tceam ptimum estemy oh my! vae msero (-ae) mihi!naturally (o f course) nempenecessary: if it is necessary for you to

    stay on SIopus es t te commorrnecessary: if it is necessary foryour

    health SIopus est ad valtdinernneed: I (you, we) need money. Opus estmihi (tibi, nbs) argnt [abl].needless to say Quid quaeris?

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    mention: I don't want to mention himby name. Eum nl nominare.mention: not to mention ut non (ornihil) dcam de (+ abl)mention: not to mention the fact that .

    .. ut mittam quod (+ indic)mention: Since ment ion has been

    made o f money, Quniamnummrurn mnti facta est,mess: Geez, what a mess! Eu depol resturbulnts lmince: without mincing words sinefc ac fallcismind: He's ou t of his mind, Alintusest a se.mind: 1 don't mind f you stay,

    provided you're quiete Non labrSImanes, modo tces,mind: 1 don't mind that . . . Non crquod (+ indic)mnd.I made up my mind no t to

    hurry. Erat in nimo nihil festnre,mind: 1made up my mind to leave.Cnsttui hinc ablre. or Certum estmihi hinc ablre,

    memory: to commit to memorymemriae cornmtt-o -re commsI

    mind: 1 realIy don't mind that. Istucquidem non molste fer ferre tulI.mind: I was ou t of rny rnind when . . .

    Dsipibam mentis cum . . .mind: I've made up my mind. Mihicertum est.mind: ICyou don't mind. SI tibimolstum non esteor SI tibi vidtur.mind: I t h ad not entered rny mind.Mihi in mentem non vnerat.

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    rather: Do you koow this fellow? Huncnvst? Ratber! Fcile!

    reason: What's the reason why . .Quid est enim, cr . . .recall: as I recall ut mea memria estre d cent: I don't owe anyone a red

    cent. Assem aerrium nmin dbe,red cent: 1haven't a re d cent. Assemaerrium hbe nIlum.

    remember: If 1 remember right, SIbene mmini,reminder: as a reminder memriaecausaretire in tium vn-i -lre vni ventrusright away continuright from start in principi licoright now nuncjamright: That's right, SIc estoright: You have every right to . . .Omne fas tibi est (+ inf)right: You're right. Bene dlxst. orVera dcis.risk: at your own risk tu perlculorough guess nformta cogittiround up cg- -re cog coctusrubbish! Iogi!ruckus: Why ar e you raising such a

    ruckus? Quid istum clmrem tollis(pI: tllitis)?

    promises: to makemaoy promisesmulta pollc-eor -erI pollcitus sumprove: This proves that Documntest (+ acc & inf)public: in public forispull a fast one 00 yerba dare (+ dat)pull oneself together se cllig- -recollgtpu t off: Let's put this off to another

    time. Hanc rem in liud tempusdiffermus,pu t up with with s.o, liquem perpt-ior regards: Give him (her) rny best-i perpssus sum regards. DIcito el multam meisverbs saltern,pu t yourself in my place fac qui egosum, esse teput: you're putting it on a I it tl e thickes ptidiculusquestion: Maoy questions are raised.

    Multa quaerntur.question: No question, he's at fault.Nempe in culpa est.question: That's a loaded question.Captisurn interrogtum est.question: to answer the question adrogtum (or interrogtum)respnd-e -re -1question: to ask a loaded questioncaptis interrogarequestion: Why do you ask such

    questions? Cr ista quaeris?quiet: Why doo't you keep quiet?Quin t taces?racket: to raise a racket clmremtoll-o -re sstuli subltusrat: 1 smell a rata liquid mihi sbolet.rate: at any rate tique

    Veni ad rem! It got to the pontwhere Eo dcrsum est u t (+ subjy;Tbat's the main poiot. Id eaput esteup to this poiot hctenus; What wasthe point of your writiog to me ?Quid rtulit te rnttre ad me HUeras?What's the pont of that? Quam adrem istud rfert? What's yourpoiot? (What are you driving ati)Qu vdis? You miss the poiot.Nihil ad rem prtinet.

    poiot: bu t to returo to the poiot . . .sedad prpsitum . . .

    poiot: 00 that point hc de repoint: the poiot is that I 00 longer

    careabout such things quod caputest , iam ista non curo

    preteod: 1'11 pretend 1 don't koowhim. Dissimulb me eum nvsse.

    problem: What's the problem? Quidest negt?promise: I am notmaking any definite

    promise. Nihil certi pollceor.promises: to break promises prrnssafrang- -re frg frctuspromises: to keep promises prmssapetrre or servare

    possible: Is it really possible that . . .numquid; Is it really possible thatyou are telling the truth? Numquidvera dcis?

    pretend: I'll pretend I' m leaving.Assimulb quasi beam.pretext: He left under the pretext that

    . . . Hinc biit quasi (+ subj)pretty well (just about) propmodumprivately: 1want to speak with you

    privately. Velim tcum 10quI insecreto.

    pave: to pave the way to viam fc-i-re fc factus ad (+ acc)pay: It pays to listen. Prtium peraeest auscultare.

    pain: feel pain dolre afc-ior -taffctus sum

    p ic kl e: to be in a pickle in angstisvers-or-rr-tus sum

    please sds (= si auds); quaes; (veryinformal) amb te

    pleasure: with pleasurelibnterplus: Consider it a plus. Id dput essein lucro.

    pardon: Pardon me for wha t 1said.Ignsce mihi, quod dlxer,particular: in particular potssimumpass for (appear to be) probare pro (+

    abl)

    pioch: in a pnch in re dbipity: 1 pity you, Misreor tUI(pi:vestr).place: This is not the place to . . . Nonest hic IOCllS ut (+ subj)plans: to make plans for the tripcnsliurncp-i-re cp de itnereplay up to s.o, liquem col- -re cluplay: Stop playing games. Dsstelds fcre,

    pay s.o, a visit liquem invls- -re -1period: 1'11 no t give in. Period. Nonconcdam, Dixi.

    poiot: at tbis point hicpoint: beside the pont nihil ad rem;

    Get the poiot? tensne (pi:tentsne) rem? Get to the poiot!

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    sure: 1am sure that certus (-a) sum (+acc & inf)

    sure: to know for sure certum (orcert) scresuspense: not to keep you any longerin suspense n ditius pndes

    suppose: 1 suppose (parentheticai) utopnor

    sum: to sum up adsumrnarnor insummam or in summ

    sure: Besure to come. Fcit (o r fac)modo ut vnis,

    stone: 1willleave no stone unturned.Nihil praetermttam.Stop right therelSta lica!stop off at dversr apud (+ acc)stop off at s.o. 'shouse dvrt- -re -1ad liquemStop! Asta!stop: He finalIy stopped talking. Fnemloqundi drnum fcit.story: to make a longstory short nlongus sim or n longam fciamstraighten out a matter rern explicarestrictly speaking prpristroll: Would you like to take a stroH?Velsne spatir?stuck: He is stuck 00 sorne girl orother. In am6rem haeret apud nsciquam vrginem.stuck: I'm stuck (out ofideas). Hare.suggestion:atyoursuggestionteauctre

    stick to the truth in vritte mn-e -remnsi

    start: You've made a good start, Benehabent tibi prIncpia.starters: for starters prlncpiStep on it! Mtr! (pi: mtrtel)stick to one's guns in sentnti st strestetI

    standing ovation: togive s.o. a standing ovation licui stants plau-d-dre -SI

    square: This simply doesn't square.N5n sane quadrat.s tand: I can't stand him. Istum ferrenon que.stand: I' d like to know how mattersstand. Velim scre qu modo res sehbeat.

    smart: She is smart. Ingenisa estosnowed: to be snowed under withbruI, tarnquam fluct, SIC (+ abl)So far so good. BeBeadhc,soto speak ut ita dcamso: That's not so! Haud ita est.sooner: Nosooner said than dooe.Dicto ctius. or Dicturn facturn.speak of the devillupus in f ~ b u l aSpeak. I'm listening. Lqure, Adi.speak: Well, speak up! Qun tlqure.spirit: That's the right spirit now.Nunc tu frg bonae es.Splendid! Euge!splendid: Absolutely splendid! Nimisfacturn bene!split one's sides laughinglia sua rsdisslv- -re -1

    shame: That's a daro shame. depolfcinus mprobum.shame: What a shame! Fcinusindgnum!shame: What a shame! O remindgnam!shook: aIl shook up vehemnterperturbtusshort: in short in sumrn, ad sumrnamshow: This shows that . . . . Indici est(+ acc & inf)shut: Why don't you just shut up?QuIn tu tace modo?sick and tired: 1am sick and tired of

    hearing the same thing over aodover. (Me) pertadetjam audlreadem idntidern.sick and tired: 1am sick and tired ofthe business. Me negt pertadet.siHy:Don't be silly. No1I ineptlre.simply: 1simply don't know what heis thinkiog of. Jam pln quidcgitct nsci,situation: That's the situation here inRome. HIc Rmae res se SIC habent.situation: You see what the situations, Vides qu in loco haec res sit.skull: 1'11 break your skull. Drnnuamego tibi caput.s lip: a sl ip of the tongue laps-us -s mlinguaeslip: It has slipped mymind. Emernri xcidit.

    smart: Don't talk smart to me. No1Imale dlcre mihi.

    satisfy: You can't satisfy everyooe.Non potes mnibus satis fcre.say: So they say. Ita aiunt.scared: 1 am scared to death.Exanimtus (-a) met sumoscore: He doeso't know what the scoreis. Nescit quid agtur,Scram! page.scrape: 1'11 try to scrape together themoney. Cnbor argntum

    conrdre.

    run ioto s.o. 00 the street liquemoffnd- -re -1 in plat .sake: for the sake ofcausa (+ gen); for

    heaveo's sake bsecr (lit: 1pray);for your sake tu (pi: vestr) causasame: It's all the same to me. Meanihil nterest.satisfactioo: to your satisfaction ex tusentnti

    See that you do it. Fcit ut fcis,see: 1see (1understand). Jam tne,see: 1'11 see to it that . . . crb ut(+ subj) . . .self: he was oot his usual self non fuitcuius mod soletserious: Are you serious? Srine dcis

    tu?service: to be at s.o. 'sservice praest(+ dat) esseseveoth heaven: to be in seventhheaven in cael esseshake hands dextrae jngre dextram ordextram jngre cum liqu slip: it slipped mym ind to . . . fgit me(+ inf)shame 00 you! pro pudor!

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    t ricks: to be up to sorne tricks lasclv-us upset: Don't be upset. Non (pi: nllte)-a -um esse perturbr.

    suspense: to be in suspense nimipnde pendre pepndisweat: No sweat. Non labr.Take it easy! Parce! (pI: prcite!)take into consideration respc- -rerespxtake it hard that grviter fer ferre tuli(+ acc & inf)take pains to in magno negti hb-e-re -u (+ inf)take place fi ferI factus sumtake upon oneself(to) in se confrre (+inf)

    take: Here, take it, Accipe, emetake:1 can't take it anymore. Patinque mplius.take: 1 take it (parenthetical ut oplnortaken in: They know that they weretaken in. Seiunt sibi data esse verba.talk: That's mere talk. Verba istaecsunt.tear: 1can't tear myselfaway fromwriting{rom rny books) inscrbnd (in libris) har-e -rehaesitenterhooks: to be on tenterhooksnimI pnd-e -re pepnditerms: I'm on good terms with ingrti sum cum (+ ably; mihi eum (+abl) magna necessitd est

    Thank you. (Jora fu turefavor) Ambt.; ( for a favor done) Amo te.thank you for (+ gerund) tibi grtisag gre g i quod (+ indic)thank: 1 thank you for helping me.Grtis tibi ag quod mejvst,

    thankful: I am thankful to you.Grtiam tibihbe,thankful: You ought to be thankful tome. Grriamhbes mihi,Thanks a lot. Multum te amo.Thanks foryour gifts. Grtis tibi dednls tUIS.thanks to me (you, etc.) mea (tu, etc)

    peraThat'll do. Sat est.That's it! (enough!) Tantum est!That's right. (in response to a question)Sic esteThat's so. Ita est.then and there ibi continu; Ilicthink over reputarethink s.th, over liquid scum reputarethink: 1 don 't think so. Ego non puto.think: 1 think so. Id oplnor,think: That is exactly what 1 think. Itaprrsus exstirn.think: What do you think? Quidcenses?tie up impd-i -lre -lv -Itustie: to be tied up (e.g., with business)irnpd-ior -lrI -tus sumtime: for the time being pro tmporetime: He's having a good time byhimself. El bene est soliotime: 1 haven't the time. Haud mihi6tium est.time: I'm having a good (lousy) time.Mihi bene (male) est.t ime: in my spare time cum tempussubsiclvum mihi est

    time: There isno t ime to s tudy. Nonvacat studre,t ip : It was on the tp of the tongue.Erat in Iabrs prmribus.too bad about male (rnehrcule) de (+abl)

    too bad about Marcus! male de Marco!tooth and nail tt erpore et mnibus

    ngulIstop (surpass) superaretop banana: He wants to be top

    banana. Vult se esse prImummnium rrum,t op : at the top of one's voice sumrnvoeetopsy-turvy: Everything was topsyturvy. 6mnia erant srsum dersum.track down s.th, liquid indagaretrick: Is thi s a trick? Num hoc estcpti?

    trouble: I'm expecting sorne bigtrouble. Nsci quod magnummalum exspct,trouble: if it is no trouble si grave nonerittrouble: more trouble mplius negttrouble: to be in trouble laboraretrouble: to make big trouble for s.o.dare magnum malum licuitrouble: What's the trouble? Quidilluc mal est? or Quid est negt?true: That's true, Res ita est. or Itaprofct est.

    truth: To tell you the truth Ut vrumloquar or N quid mntiartry one's best to (not to) peram dodare ded utIn) (+ sub})turkey: to talk turkey with Latlnloqu-or -i loctus sum cum (+ abl)turn out fine bell cd -re ccid-casurusturn up: Something will turn up, 1hopee Fiet liquid, spr,uh-uh (seeing s.o. unexpectedly) attatunderstand: Do you understand now?Jam tens?understand: 1don't quite understand.Non satis intlleg,up in the ai r (in uncertainty) in medirelct-us -a-um; to be up in the ai r( to be undecided) pnde pendrepepnd

    ups and downs: There are ups anddowns. Modo sic, modo SIC.

    upset: That upset me. Istuc me ipsumcornmovbat,upsetting: That was more upsetting tome than to you. Illud mihi majrstrnach erat quam tibioupside down: Everything was upsidedown. 6mnia erant srsum dersum.use: It's no use. licet,use: What's the use! Quid opus est?utter: She never uttered a word.Nullum verbum mlsit.vein: in a similar vein ad smilemsentntiam

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    'i5worry: Don't you worry! T nlsollicitr!

    worse: to get worse ingravsc- -re; toturn out for the worse in pjrernpartem vertor vert versus sum

    worth: He's worth a lot of money.Dlvtis mximas habet,worth: He's worth nothing. Nihil est,

    worth: It isn't worth lt, Non estperaeprtium. It 's not worth all that.Tanti non est.

    worthwhilc: It is worthwhilc. peraeprtium est.

    wow! (in shockedsurprise) papae!wrong: If 1have done anything wrong,I'rn sorry, SI quid prperam fcl, mepanitet.wrong: What's wrong withyou? Quid

    est tibi? or Quid est tcum?yes: I say yes. You say no. Ego ai. Tnegs,

    Chapter XI: Useful Colloquial ExpressionsWhy so? Quid ita? or Quprpter?Why so? Because . . . Quid ita?

    Quia . . .Why, this very day. Qun hdi.willy-nilIy nlens volnswise guy! impudnslwise guy: Don't be a wiseguy. N ssmpudns.wonder: And no wonder nec rnrurnwonder: 1 wonderwhat's up. Miror,quid hoc sit negt.wonder: 1wonderwhere he s. Ubi sitcgit.word: 1 want a word with you. Paucs

    te vol, or Vol te verbs paculis.word: to give (break, keep) one's wordfidem dare (frngre, servre)word: Why should I take your wordfor it? Cr tibi crdam?words fail me mihi verba dsunt

    What about the dough (money)? Quidde argnt?What do you take me for? For a fool?Pro qu me habs? Pro stult?What else can 1do for you? Quid estquod tibi effcre possum mplius?

    What is it? (What's the probem?) Quidest negtt?What is it? Ou t with it! Quid id est?Cedo!What next? Quid dende?What's it to me how you . . . Quid istuc

    ad me ttinet, qurnodo t (+ subj)What's that? (What did you say?) Quid

    id est?What's that to you? Quid ad te ttinet?What's the reason why . . . Quid es tquod (+ indic)What's up? Quid reI est?while away the t ime fall-o -re fefllitempusWho are you? Quis t horno es?Who is he (she)? Quis horno est?Who is i t? It's me. Quis horno est? EgosumoWho says so? Quis hoc dicit factum?whole: taken as a who le in summamWhy is it that . _. Quid est quod (+

    indic)Why not? (challenging what has been

    said) Quid ita nn"; (as an expres-sion 01 assent: 01 course) Quppinl?or Quidn?

    Why say more? Quid plra?

    Conversational Latin4Very well. (in agreement) Fiat.virtually propmodumvisit : to goto visit , paya visit to vis-

    \J _ -ere -1 -urusWait a minute, please. Mane durn,quaes,

    What for? Quam ob rem?; Qua causa?wait: Wait a minute if you don't mind.Mane dum nisi pigel.want: Now what do you want? Quidnune t ibi vis?waste one's breath perarn per-d -dre-didi

    way: by the way biterway: He must always have his own

    way. Semper facindum est quodvult,

    waste: I'm wasting my time, Frustratempus cnter,watch out: Rey you, watch out! Heus

    t, cave!

    way: I'm in abad way. Mihi male est.way: if it's not too much out of the

    way for you SItibi non sane dviumeritway: Is that the way you help me?Istcine pacto me djuvs?way: on one's way inter visway: to be on the way to iter habre ad(+ acc)Well done! Factum ptim!Well said! FacSte dictum!well irnm or em or quinWell, well Enim veraWhat (is the trouble) now? Quid jam?What about me? Quid ego?