Vīta Nostra, Locūtiōnēs #6 | Useful Latin Expressions (Patreon)

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Idiomatic expressions found in the book Vita Nostra: Subsidia ad Colloquia Latina by Stephen A. Berard.

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Part 6! Audio mainly in English. Expressions in this podcast:

1. magnī facere : to think highly of

2. nē multa : to make a long story short

3. tōtus sum in, tōtus sum +gen, tōtus sum +adj : to be totally devoted to, to be into, involved with, obsessed with

4. (in) tempore, temporī, temperī, ad tempus, per tempus : in time, in a timely manner, (just) at the right/appropriate/proper time

5. ante tempus : (too) early

6. semel aut iterum : once or twice

7. semel atque iterum : time and time again, repeatedly

- iterum atque iterum

- iterum iterumque (v. identidem, subinde, interdum)

8. mihi placeō : I'm pleased with myself

9. prō (virīlī) parte : to the best of one's ability

10. in speciem, ad speciem : for the sake of appearances, for show, as a pretence; to create a false impression

11. in/ad speciem, (sub) speciē, per speciem (+gen) : after the manner of, in the fashion of, like; as if, in order to create the impression of

12. in causā esse, in culpā esse : to be responsible (for a deed or action)

13. rē īnfectā : without achieving one's purpose

14. dē tenerō unguī, ā tenerīs unguiculīs : from earliest childhood

15. mōnstrārī digitō : to be pointed out, to be a celebrity

16. ūnus et (item) alter, ūnus alterve : one or two

17. jubē eum meīs verbī valēre : say hi to him (from me), give him my best regards

18. sī (tibi) vidētur : if you like, if it seems good to you

19. animum/mentem colligere : to recover, rally, come to one's senses

- sē colligere : to crouch, to recover one's courage or resolution

20. fertur, ferunt : it is said, they say