| A | B |
| hesternō diē | yesterday |
| Licinius | Licinius Calvus, friend of Catullus |
| otiōsus, -a, -um | idle, doing nothing, leisurely, at leisure |
| ludo, -ere, lusī, lusum, 3 | to play, play around, have a good time |
| tabella, -ae, f. | wax tablet, writing tablet |
| ut convenerat | ‘after we had agreed’ |
| delicatus, -a, -um | 1. delightful; 2. smart, clever; 3. sexy, erotic |
| versiculus, -ī, m. | little verse |
| uterque nostrum | either one of us, both of us |
| numerus, -ī, m. | 1. number; 2. meter |
| modo … modo | now … now |
| reddens mutua | ‘responding to the other’s lines’ |
| iocus, -ī, m. | joke, joking |
| illinc | from there |
| lepor, leporis, m. | charm, wit |
| incensus, -a, -um (PPP of incendo, -ere) | burning |
| facetium, ī, n. | joke, witticism |
| miser, misera, miserum | 1. miserable, wretched; 2. infatuated |
| cibus, -ī, m. | food |
| iuvat (impers.) me | it pleases me |
| somnus, -ī, m. | sleep |
| tego, -ere, 3 | to cover |
| ocellus, ī, m. (dim. of oculus, -i, m.) | 1. (little) eye; 2. darling |
| quies, quiētis, f. | rest |
| indomitus, -a, -um | untamed, restless |
| furor, furōris, m. | frenzy |
| lectus, -ī, m. | bed |
| versor, versāri, 1 | to be turned, turn (oneself) |
| lux, lucis, f. | light, daylight |
| tēcum = cum tē | with you |
| loquor, loquī, 3 | to speak |
| simul | together, at the same time |
| defessus, -a, -um | tired |
| semimortuus, -a, -um | half-dead |
| iaceō, -ēre, 2 | to lie |
| lectulus, -ī, m. (dim. of lectus, -, m.) | little bed |
| iucundus, -a, -um | delightful, pleasant (here: term of endearment) |
| poema, poematis, n. | poem |
| perspiciō, -ere, 3 [-io] | to see through, understand |
| cavē sis | beware that you are; be careful not to be |
| audax, audācis | insensitive |
| prex, precis, f. | prayer, request |
| oro, -are, 1 | to beg |
| cave despuas | be careful not to ignore |
| Nemesis | Nemesis, goddess of vengeance |
| poenas reposco, -ere, 3 | to demand retribution, punish |
| caveto (A. fut. imp. 2nd. s.) | you shall be careful not to… |
| ve(he)mens, -ntis | violent, impetuous |
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