Passage 3 Cicero - Latin

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Flashcards to help learn the Latin of Cicero's case for prosecuting against Verres.
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What does "cum propter istius hanc avaritiam nomine classis esset in Sicilia," mean? Since (cum) because of (propter) this (hanc) greed (avaritiam) of that man (istius), there was (esset) a fleet (classis) in Sicily (in Sicilia) in name (nomine),
What does "re quidem vera naves inanes," mean? but (quidem) in reality (re vera) there were (<essent>) empty (inanes) ships (naves),
What does "quae praedam praetori non quae praedonibus metum adferrent," mean? Which (quae) were to bring (adferrent) booty (praedam) to the governor (praetori) not (non) fear (metum) to the pirates (praedonibus):
What does "tamen, cum P. Caesetius et P. Tadius decem navibus suis semiplenis navigarent," mean? However (tamen), when (cum) Publius Caesetius (P. Caesetius) and Publius Tadius (P. Tadius) were sailing along (navigarent), in their (suis) ten (decem) half-empty (semiplenis) ships (navibus),
What does "navem quadam piratarum praeda refertam non ceperunt," mean? they did not <so much> capture (non ceperunt) a (quandam) pirate (piratarum) ship (navem) packed (refertam) with plunder (praeda),
What does "sed abduxerunt onere suo plane captam atque depressam." mean? But <rather>, (sed) they took it in tow (abduxerunt) as it was completely (plane) handicapped (captam) and (atque) weighed down (depressam) with its (suo) cargo (onere).
What does "haec una navis a classe nostra non capta est," mean? This (haec) single (una) ship (navis) was not <so much> captured (non capta est),
What does "sed inventa ad Megaridem," mean? But <rather> (sed) discovered (inventa est) off the site of Megara (ad Megaridem),
What does "qui locus est non longe a Syracusis." mean? a place (locus) which (qui) is (est) non longe (not far) from Syracuse (a Syracusis).
What does "Quod ubi isti nuntiatum est," mean? When (ubi) this (quod) was reported (nuntiatum est) to the defendant (isti),
What does "tametsi in acta cum mulierculis iacebat ebrius," mean? although (tametsi) he was lying (icaebat) drunk (ebrius) on the beach (in acta) with his floozies (cum mulierculis),
What does "erexit se tamen et statim quaestori legatoque suo custodes misit complures," mean? he still (tamen) got up (erexit se) and (et) immediately (statim) sent (misit) several (complures) of his guards (custodes) to his quaestor (quaestori) and (-que) his (suo) legate (legato),
What does "ut omnia sibi integra quam primum exhiberentur." mean? <with instructions> that (ut) everything (omnia) was to be brought for inspection (exhiberentur) by him (sibi) intact (integra) as quickly as possible (quam primum).
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