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1 pre-eminent
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4 превосходящий других
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5 виден
eminent, outstanding, notable, noted, prominent, distinguished, of distinction/noteвидна личност a man of noteвиден писател a writer of distinctionвидни хора prominent people, VIPsслагам нещо на видно място display something prominently, put something in a conspicuous position, place smth in view/in plain sightвидна роля a conspicuous/a prominent/an important partзаемам най- видно място (за експонат) occupy pride of placeвидно е it is clear/obvious* * *вѝден,прил., -на, -но, -ни eminent, outstanding, notable, noted, prominent, distinguished, of distinction/note; top-ranking; \виденна роля conspicuous/prominent/important part; \виденни хора prominent people, VIP’s; \виденно е it is clear/obvious; заемам най-\виденно място (за експонат) occupy pride of place; на \виденно място in a prominent place/position; по-\виденните хора the better sort; слагам нещо на \виденно място display s.th. prominently, put s.th. in a conspicuous position, place s.th. in view/in plain sight.* * *a marked man (човек); distinguished; grand{grEnd}; illustrious; noted{noutid}; pre-eminent: a виден politician - виден политик -
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7 preeminente
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9 prevalente
adj.prevalent.* * *► adjetivo1 predominant* * *= endemic, pre-eminent [preeminent], pre-eminent [preeminent].Ex. The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.Ex. Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.Ex. Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.* * *= endemic, pre-eminent [preeminent], pre-eminent [preeminent].Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.
Ex: Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.Ex: Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin. -
10 preeminente
adj.1 preeminent.2 pre-eminent, superior, preeminent.* * *► adjetivo1 pre-eminent* * *ADJ pre-eminent* * *adjetivo preeminent* * *= pre-eminent [preeminent].Ex. Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.* * *adjetivo preeminent* * *= pre-eminent [preeminent].Ex: Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.
* * *preeminent* * *preeminente adjpreeminent* * *adj preeminent* * *preeminente adj: preeminent♦ preeminencia nf -
11 ašarēdu
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12 sobresaliente
adj.1 outstanding (destacado).2 protruding, over-hanging, jutting, overhanging.m.1 excellent, similar A (note).2 good grade, distinction, grade A, A plus.* * *► adjetivo1 sticking out, protruding2 figurado outstanding, excellent1 (calificación - colegio) A; (- universidad) first, US A2 (torero suplente) reserve bullfighter► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (actor suplente) understudy* * *adj.1) projecting, protruding2) outstanding* * *1. ADJ1) (Arquit) projecting, overhanging2) (=excelente) outstanding3) (Educ) first class2.SMF (Teat) understudy3.SM (Univ) first class, distinction* * *I II1) (Educ) grade between 8.5 and 10 on a scale of 102) sobresaliente masculino y femenino (Taur) understudy, reserve bullfighter; (Teatr) understudy* * *= pre-eminent [preeminent], oversailing.Ex. Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.Ex. The library building has a V-shaped, pitched oversailing roof, a splayed structure and canted walls with glass bays.----* ejemplo sobresaliente = showpiece.* sobresaliente para = full marks to.* * *I II1) (Educ) grade between 8.5 and 10 on a scale of 102) sobresaliente masculino y femenino (Taur) understudy, reserve bullfighter; (Teatr) understudy* * *= pre-eminent [preeminent], oversailing.Ex: Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.
Ex: The library building has a V-shaped, pitched oversailing roof, a splayed structure and canted walls with glass bays.* ejemplo sobresaliente = showpiece.* sobresaliente para = full marks to.* * *A1 ‹actuación› outstanding2 ‹noticia/hecho› most significant o importantB ( Arquit) projecting, overhangingA ( Educ) grade corresponding to 8.5 on a scale of 10B( Teatr) understudy* * *
sobresaliente adjetivo ‹ actuación› outstanding;
‹noticia/hecho› most significant o important
■ sustantivo masculino (Educ) grade between 8.5 and 10 on a scale of 10
sobresaliente
I adj (excelente, destacado) outstanding, excellent
II m Educ A
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Spanish:
aventajada
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conspicuous
- distinction
- noteworthy
- protruding
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* * *♦ adj[destacado] outstanding♦ nm[nota] = mark of between 9 and 10 out of 10, ≈ excellent, ≈ A♦ nmf1. Taurom reserve bullfighter2. Teatro understudy* * *I adj outstanding, excellentII m EDU top mark* * *sobresaliente adj1) : protruding, projecting2) : outstanding, noteworthy3) : significant, salientsobresaliente nmf: understudy* * *sobresaliente1 adj outstandingsobresaliente2 n A -
13 preminente
preminente agg. pre-eminent, leading, prominent: occupare una posizione preminente, to have a leading (o pre-eminent) position.* * *[premi'nɛnte]aggettivo leading, pre-eminent* * *preminente/premi'nεnte/leading, pre-eminent. -
14 υπερφερή
ὑπερφερήςpre-eminent: neut nom /voc /acc pl (attic epic doric)ὑπερφερήςpre-eminent: masc /fem /neut nom /voc /acc dual (doric aeolic)ὑπερφερήςpre-eminent: masc /fem acc sg (attic epic doric) -
15 ὑπερφερῆ
ὑπερφερήςpre-eminent: neut nom /voc /acc pl (attic epic doric)ὑπερφερήςpre-eminent: masc /fem /neut nom /voc /acc dual (doric aeolic)ὑπερφερήςpre-eminent: masc /fem acc sg (attic epic doric) -
16 υπερφερέστερον
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17 ὑπερφερέστερον
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18 prééminent
prééminent, e [pʀeeminɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *prééminente pʀeeminɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif preeminent* * *pʀeeminɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj prééminent, -e* * *prééminent, prééminente adj preeminent.( féminin prééminente) [preeminɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif -
19 praesto
1.praestō (old collat. form praestū, acc. to Curtius Valerianus in Cassiod. p. 2289 P.: qui praestu sunt, Inscr. Carina Via Appia, 1, p. 217. In later time as adj.: prae-stus, a, um:I.bonorum officio praestus fui,
Inscr. Grut. 669, 4), adv. [dat. from praestus, a sup. form from prae, so that praesto esse alicui = to be or stand in the foremost place for or as respects one], at hand, ready, present, here; usually with esse (very freq. and class.).Lit.:II.ni tua propitia pax foret praesto,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: sed ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; so Att. Tr. 498:quod adest praesto in primis placet,
Lucr. 5, 1412; Lact. 3, 7, 10:sacrificiis omnibus praesto adesse,
id. 2, 16, 10;more freq., praesto esse: ibi mihi praesto fuit L. Lucilius,
Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1:togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt,
id. Pis. 23, 55:tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto?
hadst thou no compassion? Cat. 64, 137: praesto esse, to arrive, appear:hirundines aestivo tempore praesto sunt,
Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61.—Without esse ( poet.):era, eccum praesto militem,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 1:ipsum adeo praesto video,
Ter. And. 2, 5, 4; Stat. Th. 6, 643.—In partic: praesto esse or adireA.To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:B.ero meo ut omnibus locis sine praesto,
Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:jus civile didicit, praesto multis fuit,
Cic. Mur. 9, 19:praesto esse clientem tuum?
id. Att. 10, 8, 3:saluti tuae praesto esse, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas,
id. Fin. 2, 21, 69; id. Fam. 4, 14, 4:ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita assim praesto, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 4, 8, 1; id. Att. 4, 12, 1 fin.;also with videor,
id. ib. 4, 12, 1 fin. —With adire:pauper erit praesto semper tibi, pauper adibit primus,
will be at hand, at your service, Tib. 1, 5, 61.—With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:2.si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,
Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.I. A.Lit.:B.dum primae praestant acies,
Luc. 4, 30.—Trop., to stand out, be superior, to distinguish one's self, to be excellent, distinguished, admirable; constr. alicui aliquā re, alicui rei, in aliquā re, or absol. (class.):2.cum virtute omnibus praestarent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 3:quantum praestiterint nostri majores prudentiā ceteris gentibus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 192:quā re homines bestiis praestent,
id. Inv. 1, 4, 5:hoc praestat amicitia propinquitati, quod, etc.,
id. Lael. 5, 19:Zeuxin muliebri in corpore pingendo plurimum aliis praestare,
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:ceteris,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:suos inter aequales longe praestitit,
id. Brut. 64, 230:omnes homines, qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus,
Sall. C. 1, 1:praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae,
Nep. Chabr. 4, 3:quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,
Liv. 1, 57, 7:cernere, quantum eques Latinus Romano praestet,
id. 8, 7, 7:quantum vel vir viro vel gens genti praestat!
id. 31, 7, 8:genere militum praestare tironibus,
id. 42, 52, 10:tantum Romana in bellis gloria ceteris praestat,
Quint. 1, 10, 14:qui eloquentiā ceteris praestet,
id. 2, 3, 5; 2, 16, 17; Curt. 8, 14, 13; Just. 18, 3, 14; 28, 2, 11; 44, 3, 9:sacro, quod praestat, peracto,
Juv. 12, 86:probro atque petulantiā maxume praestabant,
were pre-eminent, distinguished themselves, Sall. C. 37, 5:truculentiā caeli praestat Germania,
Tac. A. 2, 24:cur alias aliis praestare videmus Pondere res rebus?
Lucr. 1, 358.—Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:II.nimio impendiosum praestat te, quam ingratum dicier,
it is much better, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 12:mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati,
it was better, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:praestare dicunt, Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,
it is better, Caes. B. G. 1, 17:motos praestat componere fluctus,
Verg. A. 1, 135; 3, 429; 6, 39.Act.A.To surpass, outstrip, exceed, [p. 1431] excel (not in Cic. or Cæs.; constr. usually aliquem aliquā re): qui primus in alterutrā re praestet alios, Varr. ap. Non. 502, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; 3, 1, 3:B.quantum Galli virtute ceteros mortales praestarent,
Liv. 5, 36, 4:qui belli gloriā Gallos omnes Belgasque praestabant,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 6:praestate virtute peditem, ut honore atque ordine praestatis,
Liv. 3, 61, 7:ut vetustate et gradu honoris nos praestent,
id. 7, 30, 4; 34, 34, 14; 37, 30, 2:praestat ingenio alius alium,
Quint. 1, 1, 3; Val. Max. 3, 2, 21; 3, 2, ext. 7;7, 2, 17: honore ceteros,
Nep. Att. 18, 5; 3, 3; id. Reg. 3, 5:imperatores prudentiā,
id. Hann. 1, 1:eloquentiā omnes eo tempore,
id. Epam. 6, 1.—Only aliquem, Stat. Th. 4, 838.—To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):C.ut omnes ministros imperii tui rei publicae praestare videare,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3:quem tamen ego praestare non poteram,
id. Att. 6, 3, 5:quanto magis arduum est alios praestare quam se, tanto laudabilius,
Plin. Pan. 83:communem incertumque casum neque vitare quisquam nostrum, nec praestare ullo pacto potest,
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3: simus eā mente ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, that we need only answer for guilt, i. e. keep ourselves clear of guilt, id. ib. 6, 1, 4:impetus populi praestare nemo potest,
no one can be held to answer for the outbreaks of the people, id. de Or. 2, 28, 124:periculum judicii,
id. Mur. 2, 3:damnum alicui,
id. Off. 3, 16:invidiam,
id. Sest. 28, 61:nihil,
to be responsible for nothing, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; cf. in pass.:cum id, quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, evenerit,
what none could vouch for that it would not happen, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34. —With ab aliquā re:ego tibi a vi praestare nihil possum,
Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 3.—With de:quod de te sperare, de me praestare possum,
Cic. Fam. 4, 15, 2.—With an objectclause:quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?
Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29; cf.:(praedones) nullos fore, quis praestare poterat?
id. Fl. 12, 28:meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,
Juv. 14, 212.—With ut:illius lacrimae praestant ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris,
Juv. 6, 539.—In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:2.arbitramur nos ea praestitisse, quae ratio et doctrina praescripserit,
Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 7:ultima exspectato, quae ego tibi et jucunda et honesta praestabo,
id. Fam. 7, 17, 2:suum munus,
id. de Or. 2, 9, 38:hospitii et amicitiae jus officiumque,
id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:ne quem ejus paeniteret, praestiti,
I took care, exerted myself, Liv. 30, 30; Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 19:quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo,
I will fulfil, keep the promise, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2:fidem alicui,
Liv. 30, 15:pacem cum iis populus Romanus non ab se tantum, sed ab rege etiam Masinissa praestitit,
maintained, id. 40, 34:tributa,
to pay, Juv. 3, 188:annua,
id. 6, 480:triplicem usuram,
id. 9, 7.— Pass.:promissum id benignius est ab rege quam praestitum,
Liv. 43, 18, 11:mea tibi tamen benevolentia fidesque praestabitur,
Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; so,quibus (victoribus) senatūs fides praestabitur,
id. Phil. 14, 11, 30:virtus vetat spectare fortunam dum praestetur fides,
id. Div. 2, 37, 79:ni praestaretur fides publica,
Liv. 2, 28, 7.—In partic.a.To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:b.pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem publicam debuisse,
Cic. Att. 10, 4, 5; Ov. M. 11, 748:omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:mors omnia praestat Vitalem praeter sensum calidumque vaporem,
Lucr. 3, 214. —To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:c.Pomptinius praestat tibi memoriam benevolentiamque, quam debet,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3:neque hercule in iis ipsis rebus eam voluntatem, quam exspectaram, praestiterunt,
id. ib. 1, 9, 5:virtutem,
Caes. B. G. 2, 27:benevolentiam,
Cic. Att. 11, 1, 1:consilium suum fidemque,
id. de Or. 3, 33, 134. —With se, to show, prove, or behave one's self as: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:se incolumem,
Lucr. 3, 220:se invictum,
Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 104:teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae,
show thyself constant, id. ib. 4, 5, 23:Victoria nunc quoque se praestet,
show itself, id. ib. 2, 169: sed ne ad illam quidem artissimam innocentiae formulam praestare nos possumus, prove ourselves innocent even according to that rule, Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 1:juris periti consultatoribus se praestabant,
showed themselves accessible, Dig. 1, 2, 2.— Poet.:vel magnum praestet Achillem,
should show, prove, approve himself a great Achilles, Verg. A. 11, 438.—To show, exhibit, manifest:d.honorem debitum patri,
Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:fratri pietatem,
id. Brut. 33, 126:virtutem et diligentiam alicui,
id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:frequentiam et officium alicui honores petenti,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:obsequium,
Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 8:sedulitatem alicui rei,
to apply, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:A.alicui certam summam pecuniae,
Suet. Dom. 9: cervicem, Sen. ap. Diom. p. 362 P.:caput fulminibus,
to expose, Luc. 5, 770:Hiberus praestat nomen terris,
id. 4, 23:anser praestat ex se pullos atque plumam,
Col. 8, 13:cum senatui sententiam praestaret,
gave his vote, Cic. Pis. 32, 80:terga hosti,
to turn one's back to the enemy, to flee, Tac. Agr. 37:voluptatem perpetuam sapienti,
to assume, Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 89.— Pass.:pueri, quibus id (biduum) praestabatur,
was devoted, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; cf.:corpus, cui omnia olim tamquam servo praestabantur, nunc tamquam domino parantur,
Sen. Ep. 90, 19.—Hence, praestans, antis, P. a., pre-eminent, superior, excellent, distinguished, extraordinary.In gen. (class.).1.Of persons:2.omnibus praestans et ingenio et diligentiā,
far surpassing all, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22:usu et sapientiā praestantes,
noted for their experience and wisdom, Nep. Timoth. 3, 2.— Comp.:virginibus praestantior omnibus Herse,
superior to all, Ov. M. 2, 724.— Sup.:in illis artibus praestantissimus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217:praestantissimi studio atque doctrinā,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17.—With gen.:o praestans animi juvenis,
distinguished for courage, Verg. A. 12, 19:belli,
Sil. 5, 92:armorum,
Stat. Th. 1, 605:praestantissimus sapientiae,
Tac. A. 6, 6.— Poet., with objectclause:quo non praestantior alter Aere ciere viros,
whom no other excelled in rousing the men, Verg. A. 6, 164.—Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:B.praestanti corpore Nymphae,
Verg. A. 1, 71:praestanti corpore tauri,
id. G. 4, 550:formā,
id. A. 7, 483:naturā excellens atque praestans,
Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:qui a te tractatus est praestanti et singulari fide,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:praestans prudentiā in omnibus,
Nep. Alc. 5, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38:quid praestantius mihi potuit accidere?
id. Vatin. 3, 8.—In partic.1.Efficacious:2.medicina,
Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 130:usus praestantior,
id. 18, 13, 34, § 126:calamus praestantior odore,
id. 12, 22, 48, § 105:sucus sapore praestantissimus,
id. 15, 1, 2, § 5:praestantissima auxilia,
id. 27, 13, 120, § 146.—Sup.:Praestantissimus,
a title of the later emperors, Nazar. 26; Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.— Hence, adv.: praestanter, excellently, admirably (post-Aug.); sup.:praestantissime,
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20 praestu
1.praestō (old collat. form praestū, acc. to Curtius Valerianus in Cassiod. p. 2289 P.: qui praestu sunt, Inscr. Carina Via Appia, 1, p. 217. In later time as adj.: prae-stus, a, um:I.bonorum officio praestus fui,
Inscr. Grut. 669, 4), adv. [dat. from praestus, a sup. form from prae, so that praesto esse alicui = to be or stand in the foremost place for or as respects one], at hand, ready, present, here; usually with esse (very freq. and class.).Lit.:II.ni tua propitia pax foret praesto,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: sed ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; so Att. Tr. 498:quod adest praesto in primis placet,
Lucr. 5, 1412; Lact. 3, 7, 10:sacrificiis omnibus praesto adesse,
id. 2, 16, 10;more freq., praesto esse: ibi mihi praesto fuit L. Lucilius,
Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1:togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt,
id. Pis. 23, 55:tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto?
hadst thou no compassion? Cat. 64, 137: praesto esse, to arrive, appear:hirundines aestivo tempore praesto sunt,
Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61.—Without esse ( poet.):era, eccum praesto militem,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 1:ipsum adeo praesto video,
Ter. And. 2, 5, 4; Stat. Th. 6, 643.—In partic: praesto esse or adireA.To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:B.ero meo ut omnibus locis sine praesto,
Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:jus civile didicit, praesto multis fuit,
Cic. Mur. 9, 19:praesto esse clientem tuum?
id. Att. 10, 8, 3:saluti tuae praesto esse, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas,
id. Fin. 2, 21, 69; id. Fam. 4, 14, 4:ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita assim praesto, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 4, 8, 1; id. Att. 4, 12, 1 fin.;also with videor,
id. ib. 4, 12, 1 fin. —With adire:pauper erit praesto semper tibi, pauper adibit primus,
will be at hand, at your service, Tib. 1, 5, 61.—With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:2.si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,
Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.I. A.Lit.:B.dum primae praestant acies,
Luc. 4, 30.—Trop., to stand out, be superior, to distinguish one's self, to be excellent, distinguished, admirable; constr. alicui aliquā re, alicui rei, in aliquā re, or absol. (class.):2.cum virtute omnibus praestarent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 3:quantum praestiterint nostri majores prudentiā ceteris gentibus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 192:quā re homines bestiis praestent,
id. Inv. 1, 4, 5:hoc praestat amicitia propinquitati, quod, etc.,
id. Lael. 5, 19:Zeuxin muliebri in corpore pingendo plurimum aliis praestare,
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:ceteris,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:suos inter aequales longe praestitit,
id. Brut. 64, 230:omnes homines, qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus,
Sall. C. 1, 1:praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae,
Nep. Chabr. 4, 3:quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,
Liv. 1, 57, 7:cernere, quantum eques Latinus Romano praestet,
id. 8, 7, 7:quantum vel vir viro vel gens genti praestat!
id. 31, 7, 8:genere militum praestare tironibus,
id. 42, 52, 10:tantum Romana in bellis gloria ceteris praestat,
Quint. 1, 10, 14:qui eloquentiā ceteris praestet,
id. 2, 3, 5; 2, 16, 17; Curt. 8, 14, 13; Just. 18, 3, 14; 28, 2, 11; 44, 3, 9:sacro, quod praestat, peracto,
Juv. 12, 86:probro atque petulantiā maxume praestabant,
were pre-eminent, distinguished themselves, Sall. C. 37, 5:truculentiā caeli praestat Germania,
Tac. A. 2, 24:cur alias aliis praestare videmus Pondere res rebus?
Lucr. 1, 358.—Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:II.nimio impendiosum praestat te, quam ingratum dicier,
it is much better, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 12:mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati,
it was better, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:praestare dicunt, Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,
it is better, Caes. B. G. 1, 17:motos praestat componere fluctus,
Verg. A. 1, 135; 3, 429; 6, 39.Act.A.To surpass, outstrip, exceed, [p. 1431] excel (not in Cic. or Cæs.; constr. usually aliquem aliquā re): qui primus in alterutrā re praestet alios, Varr. ap. Non. 502, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; 3, 1, 3:B.quantum Galli virtute ceteros mortales praestarent,
Liv. 5, 36, 4:qui belli gloriā Gallos omnes Belgasque praestabant,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 6:praestate virtute peditem, ut honore atque ordine praestatis,
Liv. 3, 61, 7:ut vetustate et gradu honoris nos praestent,
id. 7, 30, 4; 34, 34, 14; 37, 30, 2:praestat ingenio alius alium,
Quint. 1, 1, 3; Val. Max. 3, 2, 21; 3, 2, ext. 7;7, 2, 17: honore ceteros,
Nep. Att. 18, 5; 3, 3; id. Reg. 3, 5:imperatores prudentiā,
id. Hann. 1, 1:eloquentiā omnes eo tempore,
id. Epam. 6, 1.—Only aliquem, Stat. Th. 4, 838.—To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):C.ut omnes ministros imperii tui rei publicae praestare videare,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3:quem tamen ego praestare non poteram,
id. Att. 6, 3, 5:quanto magis arduum est alios praestare quam se, tanto laudabilius,
Plin. Pan. 83:communem incertumque casum neque vitare quisquam nostrum, nec praestare ullo pacto potest,
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3: simus eā mente ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, that we need only answer for guilt, i. e. keep ourselves clear of guilt, id. ib. 6, 1, 4:impetus populi praestare nemo potest,
no one can be held to answer for the outbreaks of the people, id. de Or. 2, 28, 124:periculum judicii,
id. Mur. 2, 3:damnum alicui,
id. Off. 3, 16:invidiam,
id. Sest. 28, 61:nihil,
to be responsible for nothing, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; cf. in pass.:cum id, quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, evenerit,
what none could vouch for that it would not happen, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34. —With ab aliquā re:ego tibi a vi praestare nihil possum,
Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 3.—With de:quod de te sperare, de me praestare possum,
Cic. Fam. 4, 15, 2.—With an objectclause:quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?
Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29; cf.:(praedones) nullos fore, quis praestare poterat?
id. Fl. 12, 28:meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,
Juv. 14, 212.—With ut:illius lacrimae praestant ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris,
Juv. 6, 539.—In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:2.arbitramur nos ea praestitisse, quae ratio et doctrina praescripserit,
Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 7:ultima exspectato, quae ego tibi et jucunda et honesta praestabo,
id. Fam. 7, 17, 2:suum munus,
id. de Or. 2, 9, 38:hospitii et amicitiae jus officiumque,
id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:ne quem ejus paeniteret, praestiti,
I took care, exerted myself, Liv. 30, 30; Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 19:quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo,
I will fulfil, keep the promise, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2:fidem alicui,
Liv. 30, 15:pacem cum iis populus Romanus non ab se tantum, sed ab rege etiam Masinissa praestitit,
maintained, id. 40, 34:tributa,
to pay, Juv. 3, 188:annua,
id. 6, 480:triplicem usuram,
id. 9, 7.— Pass.:promissum id benignius est ab rege quam praestitum,
Liv. 43, 18, 11:mea tibi tamen benevolentia fidesque praestabitur,
Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; so,quibus (victoribus) senatūs fides praestabitur,
id. Phil. 14, 11, 30:virtus vetat spectare fortunam dum praestetur fides,
id. Div. 2, 37, 79:ni praestaretur fides publica,
Liv. 2, 28, 7.—In partic.a.To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:b.pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem publicam debuisse,
Cic. Att. 10, 4, 5; Ov. M. 11, 748:omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:mors omnia praestat Vitalem praeter sensum calidumque vaporem,
Lucr. 3, 214. —To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:c.Pomptinius praestat tibi memoriam benevolentiamque, quam debet,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3:neque hercule in iis ipsis rebus eam voluntatem, quam exspectaram, praestiterunt,
id. ib. 1, 9, 5:virtutem,
Caes. B. G. 2, 27:benevolentiam,
Cic. Att. 11, 1, 1:consilium suum fidemque,
id. de Or. 3, 33, 134. —With se, to show, prove, or behave one's self as: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:se incolumem,
Lucr. 3, 220:se invictum,
Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 104:teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae,
show thyself constant, id. ib. 4, 5, 23:Victoria nunc quoque se praestet,
show itself, id. ib. 2, 169: sed ne ad illam quidem artissimam innocentiae formulam praestare nos possumus, prove ourselves innocent even according to that rule, Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 1:juris periti consultatoribus se praestabant,
showed themselves accessible, Dig. 1, 2, 2.— Poet.:vel magnum praestet Achillem,
should show, prove, approve himself a great Achilles, Verg. A. 11, 438.—To show, exhibit, manifest:d.honorem debitum patri,
Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:fratri pietatem,
id. Brut. 33, 126:virtutem et diligentiam alicui,
id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:frequentiam et officium alicui honores petenti,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:obsequium,
Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 8:sedulitatem alicui rei,
to apply, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:A.alicui certam summam pecuniae,
Suet. Dom. 9: cervicem, Sen. ap. Diom. p. 362 P.:caput fulminibus,
to expose, Luc. 5, 770:Hiberus praestat nomen terris,
id. 4, 23:anser praestat ex se pullos atque plumam,
Col. 8, 13:cum senatui sententiam praestaret,
gave his vote, Cic. Pis. 32, 80:terga hosti,
to turn one's back to the enemy, to flee, Tac. Agr. 37:voluptatem perpetuam sapienti,
to assume, Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 89.— Pass.:pueri, quibus id (biduum) praestabatur,
was devoted, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; cf.:corpus, cui omnia olim tamquam servo praestabantur, nunc tamquam domino parantur,
Sen. Ep. 90, 19.—Hence, praestans, antis, P. a., pre-eminent, superior, excellent, distinguished, extraordinary.In gen. (class.).1.Of persons:2.omnibus praestans et ingenio et diligentiā,
far surpassing all, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22:usu et sapientiā praestantes,
noted for their experience and wisdom, Nep. Timoth. 3, 2.— Comp.:virginibus praestantior omnibus Herse,
superior to all, Ov. M. 2, 724.— Sup.:in illis artibus praestantissimus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217:praestantissimi studio atque doctrinā,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17.—With gen.:o praestans animi juvenis,
distinguished for courage, Verg. A. 12, 19:belli,
Sil. 5, 92:armorum,
Stat. Th. 1, 605:praestantissimus sapientiae,
Tac. A. 6, 6.— Poet., with objectclause:quo non praestantior alter Aere ciere viros,
whom no other excelled in rousing the men, Verg. A. 6, 164.—Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:B.praestanti corpore Nymphae,
Verg. A. 1, 71:praestanti corpore tauri,
id. G. 4, 550:formā,
id. A. 7, 483:naturā excellens atque praestans,
Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:qui a te tractatus est praestanti et singulari fide,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:praestans prudentiā in omnibus,
Nep. Alc. 5, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38:quid praestantius mihi potuit accidere?
id. Vatin. 3, 8.—In partic.1.Efficacious:2.medicina,
Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 130:usus praestantior,
id. 18, 13, 34, § 126:calamus praestantior odore,
id. 12, 22, 48, § 105:sucus sapore praestantissimus,
id. 15, 1, 2, § 5:praestantissima auxilia,
id. 27, 13, 120, § 146.—Sup.:Praestantissimus,
a title of the later emperors, Nazar. 26; Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.— Hence, adv.: praestanter, excellently, admirably (post-Aug.); sup.:praestantissime,
Plin. 28, 12, 50, § 186.
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