Meaning of pistrinum | Babel Free
Definitions
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mill declension-2
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bakery declension-2
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drudgery, oppressive labor declension-2, figuratively
Examples
“SĪMŌ: … verberibus caesum tē in pistrīnum, Dāve, dēdam usque ad necem, / eā lēge atque ōmine ut, sī tē inde exēmerim, ego prō tē molam!”
SIMO: … after you’ve been sliced with the whips, Davus, I'll consign you to hard labor at the mill, and all the way until death — with this condition and omen: that if ever I take you out of there, I will grind in your place!
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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