Luke Ranieri's List of Idioms
Luke Ranieri is Scipio Martianus, and his work can be found on YouTube, or by listening to Legio XIII, a podcast he does with Jessie Craft.
Part 1
1. Sīs. Sultis. Please (enforces command)
2. Sōdēs. Please (softens command)
3. Mitte haec! Omitte istaec! Stop it!
4. Missum fac. Forget it.
5. Mitte mē! Leave me alone!
6. Bene nārrās! Great news!
7. Haud invītus audiō. I'm glad to hear it.
8. Male nārrās! That stinks!
9. Invītus audiō. I'm sad to hear it.
10. Ōtiōsus estō! Take it easy!
11. Sophōs. Bravo.
12. Prōsit! Cheers!
13. Bona verba! Don't say such a thing!
14. Pāce tuā [dīxerim]! No offense!
Part 2
1. in promptū : at hand, easy
2. ratiōnem dūcere/habēre (+ gen) : to have regard for, to be concerned about
3. etiam atque etiam : again and again
4. nisi/nī fallor : unless I'm mistaken
5. sē jactāre : to brag
6. juvat mē : I enjoy it
7. itane? ain? : you don't say!
8. quid novī? : what's new?
9. contrā/praeter opīniōnem : contrary to expectation
10. mehercle! hercle! mehercule! meherculēs!
11. ante tempus : too soon
12. ad tempus : at the right time
13. ex tempore : on the spur of the moment
14. meā quidem sententiā : in my opinion
15. in prīmīs / imprīmīs : in the front line, especially
16. quod sciam, quoad sciō/sciam : as far as I know
17. ad summam : in short, in conclusion, in fact
18. in summā : in all, all together, all told; after all
19. salva rēs est! : all is well! everything's fine/cool!
20. in animō habēre : to intend, to have in mind
Part 3
1. prō(h) dolor : tragically
- quod dolet / fātō dolendō : unfortunately
2. poenās/poenam dare : to pay the penalty
3. cum magnō perīculō suō : at one's own peril
4. quam prīmum : as soon as possible
5. etiam cavēs! : do be careful!
6. frustrā esse : to be deceived
7. dē viā dēcēdere : to get out of the way
8. prō cōpiā : according to one's means; as good or as well as possible considering
9. nihil nōn : everything
10. ā tergō : from behind, behind in the rear
11. nihil est : it's no use; it doesn't matter, it's no big deal
12. in tempus : temporarily
13. ex magnā parte : to a large extent
- māximā ex parte : mostly
14. parvī (pretiī) esse : to be of little value
- parvī facere/habēre/exīstimāre : to consider of little value
15. (ex) omnī parte : entirely
- in omnēs partēs : in every respect, altogether
16. multā nocte : late at night
17. verbī grātiā/causā
- exemplī grātiā
18. dextrās dare/jungere : to shake hands
19. Duōs quī sequitur leporēs neutrum capit! : It's not good to have too many irons in the fire.
20. Plūs vident oculī quam oculus : Two heads are better than one.
Part 4
1. cordī esse : to be important to
2. sēcum pugnāre : to be inconsistent
3. diem dē/ex diē : from day to day, day after day
4. in diēs : as the days proceed, every day, increasingly
5. in diem : each day, daily ( = cotīdiē )
6. prīmō mēnse : at the beginning of the month
7. ex ōrdine : in order, taking turns, one after another
8. ē/prō rē nātā : as the circumstances dictate, spontaneously, on the spur of the moment; at once
9. ex sententiā : to one's liking
10. ex animī sententiā : to the best of my knowledge
11. mihi arrīdet ( ≠ mē arrīdet ) : it appeals to me
12. litterās discere : to learn to read and write
13. sūs Minervam [docet] : the pig teaches Minerva
14. opus est : to need
15. eandem cantilēnam [semper] canere : to keep harping on the same theme
16. nōn nēmō : many, quite a few actually
17. parēs cum paribus facillimē congregantur
- cicāda cicādae cāra, formīca formīcae
: birds of a feather flock together
18. meae farīnae est : he/she is my sort of person/my cup of tea
19. prō certō habere, certum scīre : to know for sure
20. aegrē ferre : to not be able to stand/bear/put up with
Part 5
1. caelum ac terrās miscēre : to create chaos
2. ūnus quisque : every single one
3. cōnsilium capere/inīre : to make a plan, to come up with a plan, to come to a decision, to resolve
4. fidem facere (+dat) : to convince
5. centōnēs sarcīre : to tell tall tales
6. nihil ad ___ (esse) : to be nothing compared with
7. nihil ad mē (pertinet) : it has nothing to do with me
8. bene/male audīre : to have a good/bad reputation
9. arcem facere ē cloācā : to make a mountain out of a molehill
10. frūctum percipere/capere/perdere (+gen) : to reap/derive/lose the fruits/benefits of
11. ā/dē capite ad calcem : from head to toe
12. nōn nihil / nōnnihil : something, somewhat
13. medium: public > in mediō/pūblicō esse/versārī: to be in public, to be present
14. ē mediō excēdere/abīre : to die, to leave the world
15. dē mediō tollere: to get rid of, to get out of the way
16. in angustiīs amīcī appārent : a friend in need is a friend indeed
17. floccī (nōn) facere : not to care a bit about
18. ut in ____ : for a ____
19. nūllum medicāmentum est idem omnibus : one man's meat is another man's poison
20. mōrem gerere (+dat) : to comply with, to humor
Part 6
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 verbīs 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