Carl Meissner - Latin Phrase-Book

auxilium, opem, salutem ferre alicui – to bring aid to; to rescue.

auxilio alicui venire – to come to assist any one.

alicuius opem implorare – to implore a person's help.

confugere ad aliquem or ad opem, ad fidem alicuius – to fly to some one for refuge.

ad extremum auxilium descendere 70 70 Similarly descendere is frequently used of consenting unwillingly to a thing, condescending. Cf. vi. 9 ad fin. and xvi. 9. – to be reduced to one's last resource.

auxilium praesens 71 71 Notice too poena praesens , instant punishment; pecunia praesens , ready money; medicina praesens , efficacious remedy; deus praesens , a propitious deity; in rem praesentem venire , to go to the very spot to make a closer examination. – prompt assistance.

adesse alicui or alicuius rebus (opp. deesse ) – to assist, stand by a person.

salutem alicui afferre – to deliver, rescue a person.

saluti suae consulere, prospicere – to take measures for one's safety; to look after one's own interests.

suis rebus or sibi consulere – to take measures for one's safety; to look after one's own interests.

salutem expedire – to effect a person's deliverance.

solacium praebere – to comfort.

nihil habere consolationis – to afford no consolation.

hoc solacio frui, uti – to solace oneself with the thought…

consolari aliquem de aliqua re – to comfort a man in a matter; to condole with him.

consolari dolorem alicuius – to soothe grief.

consolari aliquem in miseriis – to comfort in misfortune.

hoc (illo) solacio me consōlor – I console myself with…

haec (illa) res me consolatur – I console myself with…

divitiis, copiis abundare – to be rich, wealthy.

magnas opes habere – to be very rich; to be in a position of affluence.

opibus maxime florere – to be very rich; to be in a position of affluence.

omnibus opibus circumfluere – to be very rich; to be in a position of affluence.

fortunis maximis ornatum esse – to be in the enjoyment of a large fortune.

in omnium rerum abundantia vivere – to live in great affluence.

aliquem ex paupere divitem facere – to raise a man from poverty to wealth.

inopia alicuius rei laborare, premi – to suffer from want of a thing.

ad egestatem, ad inopiam (summam omnium rerum) redigi – to be reduced to (abject) poverty.

vitam inopem sustentare, tolerare – to earn a precarious livelihood.

in egestate esse, versari – to live in poverty, destitution.

vitam in egestate degere – to live in poverty, destitution.

in summa egestate or mendicitate esse – to be entirely destitute; to be a beggar.

stipem colligere – to beg alms.

stipem (pecuniam) conferre – to contribute alms.

usui or ex usu esse – to be of use.

utilitatem afferre, praebere – to be serviceable.

multum (nihil) ad communem utilitatem afferre – to considerably (in no way) further the common good.

aliquid in usum suum conferre – to employ in the furtherance of one's interests.

omnia ad suam utilitatem referre – to consider one's own advantage in everything.

rationibus alicuius prospicere or consulere (opp. officere, obstare, adversari ) – to look after, guard a person's interests, welfare.

commodis alicuius servire – to look after, guard a person's interests, welfare.

commoda alicuius tueri – to look after, guard a person's interests, welfare.

meae rationes ita tulerunt – my interests demanded it.

fructum (uberrimum) capere, percipere, consequi ex aliqua re 72 72 Also fructum alicuius rei capere, percipere, ferre, consequi ex aliqua re – e.g. virtutis fructus ex re publica (magnos, laetos, uberes) capere = to be handsomely rewarded by the state for one's high character. – to derive (great) profit , advantage from a thing.

fructus ex hac re redundant in or ad me – (great) advantage accrues to me from this.

aliquid ad meum fructum redundat – I am benefited by a thing.

quid attinet? with Infin. – what is the use of?

cui bono? – who gets the advantage from this? who is the interested party?

damnum (opp. lucrum ) facere – to suffer loss, harm, damage. 73 73 Notice too calamitatem, cladem, incommodum accipere , to suffer mishap, reverse, inconvenience; naufragium facere , to be shipwrecked.

damno affici – to suffer loss, harm, damage.

detrimentum capere, accipere, facere – to suffer loss, harm, damage.

iacturam 74 74 damnum (opp. lucrum ) = loss, especially of worldly possessions; detrimentum (opp. emolumentum ) = harm inflicted by others; fraus = deceitful injury; iactura (properly "throwing overboard") = the intentional sacrifice of something valuable in order either to avert injury or to gain some greater advantage. "Harmful" = inutilis, qui nocet , etc., not noxius , which is only used absolutely – e.g. homo noxius , the offender, evildoer. alicuius rei facere – to throw away, sacrifice.

damnum inferre, afferre alicui – to do harm to, injure any one.

damnum ferre – to know how to endure calamity.

incommodo afficere aliquem – to inconvenience, injure a person.

incommodis mederi – to relieve a difficulty.

damnum or detrimentum sarcire (not reparare ) – to make good, repair a loss or injury.

damnum compensare cum aliqua re – to balance a loss by anything.

res repetere – to demand restitution, satisfaction.

res restituere – to give restitution, satisfaction.

benevolo animo esse in aliquem – to be well-disposed towards…

benevolentiam habere erga aliquem – to be well-disposed towards…

benevolentiam, favorem, voluntatem alicuius sibi conciliare or colligere (ex aliqua re) – to find favour with some one; to get into their good graces.

benevolentiam alicui praestare, in aliquem conferre – to show kindness to…

benevolentia aliquem complecti or prosequi – to show kindness to…

gratiosum esse alicui or apud aliquem – to be popular with; to stand well with a person.

in gratia esse apud aliquem – to be popular with; to stand well with a person.

multum valere gratia apud aliquem – to be highly favoured by; to be influential with…

florere gratia alicuius – to be highly favoured by; to be influential with…

gratiam inire ab aliquo or apud aliquem – to gain a person's esteem, friendship.

in gratiam alicuius venire – to gain a person's esteem, friendship.

gratiam alicuius sibi quaerere, sequi , more strongly aucupari – to court a person's favour; to ingratiate oneself with…