ASINUS ET LEO VENANTES
L’Âne et le Lion chassant
- asinus sg. m. nom. asinus an ass, C., L.—Fig., an ass, blockhead, dolt:
- leo sg. m. nom. Leo the priests of the Persian god Mithras
- venantes part. pl. m. nom. venor to hunt, chase
Virtutis expers, verbis iactans gloriam, / ignotos fallit, notis est derisui.
Celui qui n’a pas de valeur s’il vante sa gloire par ses mots, trompe ceux qui ne le connaissent pas, mais Il est l’objet de moquerie pour ceux qui le connaissent. (double dat.)
- virtutis sg. m. gén. virtus manliness, manhood, strength, vigor, bravery, courage, excellence
- expers adj. sg. m. nom. expers having no part in, not sharing in, not privy to
- verbis pl. n. abl. verbum a word
- iactans part. sg. m. nom. jacto to scatter
- gloriam sg. f. acc. gloria glory, fame, renown, praise, honor
- ignotos part. pl. parf. pass. m. acc. ignosco to pardon, forgive, excuse, overlook, allow, indulge, make allowance
- ignotos adj. pl. m. acc. ignotus unknown, strange, unrecognized, unfamiliar
- fallit 3. sg. fallo to trip, cause to fall
- notis adj. pl. m. dat. notus known
- derisui sg. m. dat. derisus mockery, scorn, derision
Venari asello comite cum vellet leo, / contexit illum frutice et admonuit simul / ut insueta voce terreret feras, / fugientes ipse exciperet.
Comme un lion voulait chasser, un âne comme étant compagnon, le couvrit sous arbrisseau, et lui avertit en même temps d’effrayer les bêtes sauvages avec sa voix inhabituelle,
et que lui-même prendrait celles qui fuiront.
- venari inf venor
- asello sg. m. abl. asellus a little ass, ass’s colt
- comite sg. m. abl. comes a compan
- vellet 3. sg. impf. subj. volo to will, wish, want, purpose, be minded, determine
- leo sg. m. nom. leo a lion
- contexit 3. sg. parf. contego to cover, roof, bury
- illum pron. sg. m. acc. indecl. ille that
- frutice sg. m. abl. frutex a shrub, bush
- et conj. indecl. et and
- admonuit 3. sg. parf. admoneo to bring to mind, remind, suggest, put in mind of:
- simul adv. indecl. simul at the same time, together, at once, simultaneously
- insueta adj. sg. f. abl. insuetus not used to
- voce sg. f. abl. vox a voice, sound, tone, utterance, cry, call
- terreret 3. sg. impf. subj. terreo to frighten, affright, put in fear, cause to dread, alarm, terrify, scare, dismay
- feras pl. f. acc. fera a wild beast, wild animal
- fugientes part. pl. f. acc. fugio to flee, fly, take flight, run away, make off
- ipse pron. sg. m. nom. indecl. ipse Self
- exciperet 3. sg. impf. subj. excipio To take out, withdraw
Hic auritulus / clamorem subito totis tollit viribus, / novoque turbat bestias miraculo:
Cet âne (petit qui a des longs oreilles) pousse soudain des cris (clamor, collectif) de toutes ses forces, et trouble les animaux par ce prodige nouveau.
- hic pron. sg. m. nom. indecl. hic in this place, here
- auritulus sg. m. nom. auritulus an ass
- clamorem sg. m. acc. clamor a loud call, shout, cry
- subito adv. indecl. subito suddenly, immediately, unexpectedly, at once, off-hand
- totis adj. pl. f. abl. totus all, all the, all at once, the whole, entire, total
- tollit 3. sg. tollo to lift, take up, raise, elevate, exalt
- viribus pl. f. abl. indecl. vis strength, force, vigor, power, energy, virtue
- novoque adj. sg. n. abl. novus new, not old, young, fresh, recent
- turbat 3. sg. turbo to make an uproar, move confusedly, be in disorder
- bestias pl. f. acc. bestia a beast, animal
- miraculo sg. n. abl. miraculum a marvellous thing, wonder, marvel, miracle
quae, dum paventes exitus notos petunt, / leonis adfliguntur horrendo impetu.
Et celles-ci (les bêtes sauvages), pendant qu’elles étant épouvantées cherchent des sorties connues, sont abattues par la terrible attaque du lion.
- quae pron. pl. f. nom. indecl. quis any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something
- dum conj. indecl. dum while, whilst, at the time that, during the time in which, where
- paventes part. pl. f. nom. paveo to be struck with fear, be in terror, tremble, quake with fear, be afraid, be terrified
- exitus pl. m. acc. exitus a going out, going forth, egress, departure
- notos adj. pl. m. acc. notus known
- petunt 3. pl. peto to strive for, seek, aim at, repair to, make for, travel to
- leonis sg. m. gén. Leo the priests of the Persian god Mithras
- leonis sg. m. gén. leo a lion
- adfliguntur 3. pl. pass. affligo I will dash thee to the earth
- horrendo sg. m. abl. horreo to stand on end, stand erect, bristle, be rough
- impetu sg. m. abl. impetus an attack, assault, onset
Qui postquam caede fessus est, asinum evocat, / iubetque vocem premere.
Et ce dernier après qu’il est fatigué du meurtre, appelle l’âne et lui ordonne de retenir sa vois (se taire).
- postquam conj. indecl. postquam after that, after, as soon as, when
- caede sg. f. abl. caedes a cutting-down
- fessus adj. sg. m. nom. fessus wearied, tired, fatigued, exhausted, worn out, weak, feeble, infirm
- asinum sg. m. acc. asinus an ass, C., L.—Fig., an ass, blockhead, dolt:
- evocat 3. sg. evoco to call out, call forth, summon, evoke
- iubetque 3. sg. jubeo imposed
- vocem sg. f. acc. vox a voice, sound, tone, utterance, cry, call
- premere inf. premo to press
Tunc ille insolens / « Qualis videtur opera tibi vocis meæ? »
Alors celui-ci, arrogant, dit : « Le travail de ma voix te semble quelle qualité ? »
- tunc adv. indecl. tunc then, at that time, just then, on that occasion
- ille pron. sg. m. nom. indecl. ille that
- insolens adj. sg. m. nom. insolens unaccustomed, unusual, not used, contrary to custom
- qualis adj. sg. f. nom. qualis how constituted, of what sort, of what nature, what kind of a
- videtur 3. sg. pass. video to see, discern, perceive
- opera sg. f. nom. opera service, pains, exertion, effort, work, labor
- tibi pron. sg. m. dat. indecl. tu thou, you
- vocis sg. f. gén. vox a voice, sound, tone, utterance, cry, call
- meae adj. sg. f. gén. meus of me, my, mine, belonging to me, my own
« Insignis » inquit « sic ut, nisi nossem tuum / animum genusque, simili fugissem metu »
Et le lion répondit : « Remarquable, au point que, si je n’avais pas connu ton cœur et ton espèce, j’aurais fui sous l’effet du même peur. »
- insignis adj. sg. f. nom. insignis distinguished by a mark, remarkable, noted, eminent, distinguished, prominent, extraordinary
- inquit 3. sg. inquam to say
- sic adv. indecl. sic thus, in this way, as I do, as you see
- nossem 1. sg. p.q.pf. subj. nosco to get knowledge of, become acquainted with, come to know, learn, discern
- tuum adj. sg. m. acc. tuus thy, thine, your, yours
- animum sg. m. acc. animus the rational soul
- genusque sg. n. acc. genus a race, stock, family, birth, descent, origin
- simili adj. sg. m. abl. similis like, resembling, similar
- fugissem 1. sg. p.q.pf. subj. fugio to flee, fly, take flight, run away, make off
- metu sg. m. abl. metus fear, dread, apprehension, anxiety
