fures
The English word "thieves" is translated into Latin as fures.
The term refers to people who steal things from others.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form is fures, while the singular form of the word is fur.
Did you know?
- While fures are thieves, Romans used the word saccarius specifically for a thief who stole grain from bags, usually at the docks.
- The concept of 'thievery' in Latin was often linked to the idea of 'furtum', a word that gives us the English 'furtive'.
- In Latin comedy, such as the plays of Plautus, the fur is often a stock character who is more cunning than the master of the house.
Examples in context
- Fures anulum tuum concupiscunt.The thieves are greedy for your ring.This sentence shows how fures can be used to describe people being greedy for an object.Tatoeba #10702519 by carlosalberto, translation #10702511 by carlosalberto
- Quomodo fures domum intraverunt?How did the thieves enter the house?This sentence illustrates how to ask how fures entered a house.Tatoeba #7084829 by alexmarcelo, translation #8422908 by Vibius_Marcus
- Fures clamorem timent.Thieves are afraid of shouting.This sentence shows that fures can be afraid of shouting.Tatoeba #7025834 by iart61, translation #7027552 by CarpeLanam
- Fures nocte clam ingressi sunt domum.Thieves secretly entered the house during the night.
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Example conversation
Aurelia and Gaius are walking through a dark street at night.
- AureliaCave, fures in hac via sunt.Watch out, there are thieves in this street.
- GaiusNon timeo, sed festinemus.I am not afraid, but let us hurry.
- AureliaVidi eos sub fenestra.I saw them under the window.
- GaiusCurreamus ad domum.Let us run to the house.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
