boudica 4 Flashcards
(47 cards)
ac primum
and indeed at first
gradus, -us (m)
position (lit ‘step’)
immotus, -a, -um
not moving
angustiae, - arum (f pl)
narrowness
defendo (3), defendi, defensus
I defend
approprinquo (1)
I approach
certus, - a, -um
sure, accurate
iactus, - us, (m)
aim
telum, -i (n)
javelin
exhaurio (4), exhausi, exhaustus
I use up
tamquam
as, like, as if
cuneus, cunei (m)
wedge, wedge-formation
erumpo (3), erupi
I burst out
impetus facio (3)
I make an attack
portentous, -a, -um
at full stretch (lit. ‘stretched forward’)
hasta, -ae, (f)
spear
perfringo (3)
I break through
quod: understand ‘id’
‘that (part of the enemy) which was …’
obvius, -a, -um
in the way
validus, -a,-um
strong
terga (n pl) praebeo (2), praebui
I turn tail, flee (lit ‘provide backs’)
effugium, -il (n)
escape
quia
because
circumiectus, -a, -um
surrounding