Carl Meissner - Latin Phrase-Book

alicuius animum ab aliqua re abducere – to draw away some one's attention from a thing.

cogitationem, animum in aliquid intendere (Acad. 4. 46) – to direct one's attention…

omnes cogitationes ad aliquid conferre – to give all one's attention to a thing.

mentem in aliqua re defigere – to fix all one's thoughts on an object.

in cogitatione defixum esse – to be deep in thought.

cogitationes in res humiles abicere (De Amic. 9. 32) (Opp. alte spectare, ad altiora tendere, altum, magnificum, divinum suspicere ) – to study the commonplace.

notiones animo (menti) insitae, innatae – innate ideas.

intellegentiae adumbratae 90 90 adumbrare is a technical term of painting = to make a sketch, outline of an object; then metaphorically, to merely hint at a thing. Its opposite is exprimere , technical term of sculpture, =figuratively, to represent exactly, clearly. It never has the simple meaning "to express." or incohatae (De Leg. 1. 22. 59) – vague, undeveloped ideas.

notionem or rationem alicuius rei in animo informare or animo concipere – to form a conception, notion of a thing.

absolutus et perfectus – absolutely perfect.

omnibus numeris absolutus (N. D. 2. 13) – perfect in every detail.

ad summum perducere – to bring to the highest perfection.

perficere et absolvere – to bring to the highest perfection.

ad perfectionem, (ad summum) pervenire – to attain perfection.

absolutio et perfectio (not summa perfectio ) – ideal perfection.

cogitatione, non re – ideally, not really.

undique expleta et perfecta forma – an ideal.

species optima or eximia, specimen , also simply species, forma – an ideal.

comprehensam quandam animo speciem (alicuius rei) habere – to have formed an ideal notion of a thing.

singularem quandam perfectionis imaginem animo concipere – to conceive an ideal.

imaginem perfecti oratoris adumbrare – to sketch the ideal of an orator.

civitas optima, perfecta Platonis – Plato's ideal republic.

illa civitas Platonis commenticia – Plato's ideal republic.

illa civitas, quam Plato finxit – Plato's ideal republic.

in sententia manere, permanere, perseverare, perstare – to abide by, persist in one's opinion.

illud, hoc teneo – I abide by this opinion.

a sententia sua discedere – to give up one's opinion.

de sententia sua decedere – to give up one's opinion.

(de) sententia desistere – to give up one's opinion.

de sententia deici, depelli, deterreri – to be forced to change one's mind.

de sententia aliquem deducere, movere – to make a man change his opinion.

aliquem ad suam sententiam perducere or in suam sententiam adducere – to win a man over to one's own way of thinking.

ad alicuius sententiam accedere, sententiam alicuius sequi – to adopt some one's opinion.

idem sentire (opp. dissentire ab aliquo ) – to hold the same views.

sententiam suam aperire 91 91 se aperire = to betray oneself; cf. se indicare (Liv. 2. 12). – to freely express one's opinions.

sententiam fronte celare, tegere – not to betray one's feelings by one's looks.

dic quid sentias 92 92 Not sententiam dicere , which is used of senators giving their vote; cf. suffragium ferre . – give me your opinion.

in hac sum sententia, ut…putem – I think that…

plura in eam sententiam disputare – to discuss a subject more fully on the same lines.

ut mea fert opinio – according to my opinion.

ut mihi quidem videtur – according to my opinion.

mea (quidem) sententia – according to my opinion.

quot homines, tot sententiae – many men, many minds.

opiniones falsas animo imbibere – to be imbibing false opinions.

opinionibus falsis imbui – to be imbibing false opinions.

opinionis error – erroneous opinion.

opinio praeiudicata , also simply opinio (not praeiudicium = a preliminary decision) – prejudice.

opinio confirmata, inveterata – a rooted opinion.

opinionum pravitate infici – to be filled with absurd prejudices.

opinionum commenta (N. D. 2. 2. 5) – chimeras.

monstra or portenta – marvellous ideas; prodigies.

coniectura assequi, consequi, aliquid coniectura colligere – to conjecture.

quantum ego coniectura assequor, auguror – as far as I can guess.

coniecturam alicuius rei facere or capere ex aliqua re – to infer by comparison, judge one thing by another.

de se (ex se de aliis) coniecturam facere – to judge others by oneself.

aliquid in coniectura positum est – it is a matter of conjecture, supposition.

aliquid coniectura nititur, continetur (Div. 1. 14. 24) – it is a matter of conjecture, supposition.

probabilia coniectura sequi – to try to conjecture probabilities.

aliquid mihi nec opinanti, insperanti accidit – a thing has happened contrary to my expectation.

verum dicere, profiteri – to speak the truth, admit the truth.

omnia ad veritatem 93 93 verum = the truth, concrete; veritas = truth in the abstract. dicere – to be truthful in all one's statements.

veritatis amans, diligens, studiosus – truthful; veracious.

a vero aversum esse (Catil. 3. 1. 29) – to be averse to truth.

a veritate deflectere, desciscere – to swerve from the truth.

veri videndi, investigandi cupiditas – love of truth.

veri inquisitio atque investigatio – zealous pursuit of truth.

a vero abduci – to be led away from the truth.

proxime ad verum accedere – to be very near the truth.

a vero non abhorrere – to be probable.

veri simile esse – to be probable.

haec speciosiora quam veriora sunt – this is more plausible than true.

vera et falsa (a falsis) diiudicare – to distinguish true and false.

vera cum falsis confundere – to confuse true with false.

veritas – veracity.

re (vera), reapse (opp. specie ) – in truth; really.

in errore versari – to be mistaken.

magno errore teneri – to be in gross error, seriously misled.

in magno errore versari – to be in gross error, seriously misled.

vehementer errare – to be in gross error, seriously misled.

erroribus implicari (Tusc. 4. 27. 58) – to fall into error.

per errorem labi , or simply labi – to take a false step.

aliquem in errorem inducere, rapere – to lead a person into error.

errorem animo imbibere – to get a mistaken notion into the mind.

errorem cum lacte nutricis sugere (Tusc. 3. 1. 2) – to imbibe error from one's mother's breasts.

error longe lateque diffusus – a wide-spread error.