Catullus 86

Question 1

Quintia formosa est multis, mihi candida, longa,

recta est. haec ego sic singula confiteor,

Answer 1

Quintia is attractive to many. I grant she is fair, tall,

Good posture- I admit these individual points.

Question 2

totum illud “formosa” nego: nam nulla venustas,

nulla in tam magno est corpore mica salis.

Answer 2

I deny that whole ‘attractive’ business; for there is no charm,
No grain of salt in so large a body.

Question 3

Lesbia formosa est, quae cum pulcherrima tota est,

tum omnibus una omnis subripuit Veneres.

Answer 3

Lesbia is attractive; she is all most beautiful

And what’s more she alone has stolen all the charms from everyone.