Ad puellam ille Demosthenes clanculum adiuit. At Lais poposcit denarium decem milia. Petulantia mulieris atque pecuniae magnitudine, timuit Demosthenes. Tum discessit. Aulu-Gelle
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Humm... Voilà je ne cherche pas une traduction complète mais quelques notions afin de traduire ce texte ( je ne prend pas de cours et je tente d'apprendre seule ce qui n'est pas facile ) Je vous remercie par avance de m'aider
Demosthenes stealthily came to the child. But Lais asked for 10.000 dinars. Demosthenes feared the shamelessness of the woman and the proportions of the monetary amount. Then he left. --Aulus Gellius
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came to the child=little girl, adolescent Aullus Gellius is the author of the Attic Nights, I don't know for sure if the name of the book is correct in English. David: Aulus Gellius · Attic Nights is the correct English.
Laaste geakkrediteerde redigering deur dramati - 15 December 2007 14:58
The meaning is correct, but the emphasis is a little different. May I suggest this alternative:
To the girl child Demosthenes stealthily came. But Lais asked for 10.000 dinars. The shamelessness of womankind and the magnitude of money frightened Demosthenes. So he left.