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  • 41 gettare

    [dʒet'tare]
    1. vt
    1) (lanciare) to throw, (con forza) to fling, hurl, (in aria) to toss

    gettare (via) — (liberarsi di) to throw away

    gettare qc addosso a qn — (sasso) to throw sth at sb, (acqua, sabbia) to throw sth over sb

    gettare le braccia al collo di qn — to throw o fling one's arms round sb's neck

    gettare a mare — (fig : persona) to abandon

    2) (metalli, cera) to cast, (fondamenta) to lay
    3) (emettere: acqua) to spout, (grido) to utter, give
    4)
    2. vi
    (aus avere) (pianta) to sprout
    1)

    gettarsi in un'impresa — to throw o.s. into an enterprise

    gettarsi nella mischia — to hurl o.s. into the fray

    gettarsi contro o addosso a qn — to hurl o.s. at sb

    gettarsi ai piedi di qn — to throw o.s. at sb's feet

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  • 42 contra

    contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.
    I.
    Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).
    A.
    Local.
    1.
    Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.
    a.
    With verb of being or position expressed or understood.
    (α).
    Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):

    feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:

    ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:

    signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,

    Liv. 1, 18, 8:

    stat contra starique jubet,

    Juv. 3, 290:

    stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!

    Mart. 1, 55, 12:

    ulmus erat contra,

    in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:

    templa vides contra,

    in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:

    contra conserta manu,

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—
    (β).
    Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):

    contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,

    Manil. 2, 253:

    posita contra Hispania,

    Tac. Agr. 11:

    promuntorium quod contra procedit,

    Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:

    arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,

    face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:

    jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),

    side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—
    b.
    With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.
    (α).
    Referring to persons:

    accede ad me atque adi contra,

    come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):

    adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:

    contra adspicere,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:

    contra intueri,

    Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:

    cum veniret contra Marcianus,

    Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—
    (β).
    Of things:

    hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,

    Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:

    quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,

    Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—
    2.
    Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,
    (α).
    In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:

    aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,

    at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—
    (β).
    In post-Aug. prose (very rare):

    at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    3.
    Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:

    quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,

    id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:

    qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,

    make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:

    si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:

    audi nunc contra jam,

    listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:

    at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,

    you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:

    Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,

    Liv. 1, 28, 1:

    contra ut me diligat illa,

    Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:

    cui latrans contra senex,

    Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:

    scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—

    Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,

    Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:

    contra talia reddit,

    Claud. B. Gild. 379.—
    (β).
    With dat. pers.:

    consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:

    facere contra huic aegre,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:

    hiscine contra insidiabere?

    id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:

    tibi contra gratiam Referre,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—
    (γ).
    With item:

    item a me contra factum est,

    Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:

    puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,

    id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—
    (δ).
    Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;

    Consonat terra,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:

    confer gradum Contra pariter,

    id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:

    video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:

    vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!

    Cat. 62, 6.—
    (ε).
    Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:

    si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,

    what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:

    si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;

    Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,

    to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:

    agedum pauca accipe contra,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:

    Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,

    Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:

    oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:

    dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?

    id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.
    B.
    Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.
    1.
    Of physical exertion.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,

    struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:

    nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,

    bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:

    at ille contra nititur,

    resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:

    pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,

    rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:

    et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,

    Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—
    2.
    Of mental exertion:

    si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,

    arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:

    siti contra... pugnandum,

    Cels. 4, 2 fin. —
    3.
    Of hostile opposition in gen.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,

    who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:

    contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,

    something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,

    Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—
    4.
    Of warfare.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,

    Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:

    quid quod exercitum contra duxit?

    Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:

    ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,

    if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:

    issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,

    Liv. 7, 39, 17:

    cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,

    would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:

    et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,

    Tac. A. 11, 10.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,

    Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—
    5.
    Of legal contests.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—
    (β).
    Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:

    quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?

    if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—
    (γ).
    On the part of the adversary:

    inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,

    Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—
    (δ).
    Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:

    ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,

    given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—
    6.
    Of literary opposition.
    (α).
    Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—
    (β).
    With other verbs:

    astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,

    Lucr. 5, 728:

    contra nunc illud pone, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:

    habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,

    some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—
    7.
    Of public and political opposition.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—
    (β).
    With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:

    nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,

    no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:

    honores contra petere,

    Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:

    pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,

    Tac. A. 14, 45.—
    8.
    Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:

    si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,

    and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—
    9.
    With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).
    a.
    Absol.
    (α).
    Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:

    cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,

    would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:

    hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,

    id. Caecin. 33, 97:

    dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,

    id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:

    contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—
    (β).
    To make charges against (rare):

    si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,

    Cic. Clu. 48, 134:

    qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,

    id. Quint. 29, 88; so,

    contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,

    id. Fl. 21, 51.—
    (γ).
    In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:

    fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,

    contra disputare and contra scribere,

    id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:

    nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:

    ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,

    to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—
    (δ).
    To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:

    quam palam principes dixerunt contra!

    protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:

    cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:

    filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:

    contradicente nullo,

    Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—
    (ε).
    To reply:

    contradixit edicto,

    answered by an edict, Suet. Aug. 56. —
    (ζ).
    Abl. absol. impers.:

    explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,

    whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—
    b.
    With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:

    ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:

    ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,

    id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:

    aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,

    id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:

    ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),

    refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:

    quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:

    seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,

    or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:

    dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,

    the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—
    c.
    With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    To oppose a person by speaking against his views:

    solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,

    to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:

    tibi,

    Suet. Aug. 54:

    Curioni...,

    id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:

    volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,

    my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—
    (β).
    To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:

    cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,

    opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:

    patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:

    cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,

    Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—
    (δ).
    With dat. of the petition:

    preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,

    which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—
    (ε).
    To contest the validity of a law (rare):

    quibus (legibus) contradici potest,

    Quint. 7, 7, 4.—
    (ζ).
    To contradict an assertion (very rare):

    pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,

    Quint. 5, 10, 13.—
    d.
    With quin, to object:

    praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,

    there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.
    C.
    To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;

    but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,

    Quint. 7, 3, 14:

    cum verba (legis) contra sint,

    id. 7, 1, 49:

    sed experimentum contra fuit,

    unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:

    ubi fortuna contra fuit,

    id. ib. 3, 18:

    si fortuna contra daret,

    should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.
    D.
    Of logical opposition, with negative force.
    1.
    Of a direct contrast.
    a.
    Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:

    quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,

    but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:

    in stultitia contra est,

    with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:

    in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),

    id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:

    quod contra est,

    Sall. J. 85, 21:

    quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:

    contra fore si, etc.,

    ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:

    immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),

    ib. 41, 3, 49:

    ego contra puto (i. e. esse),

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—
    b.
    With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:

    utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,

    of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:

    id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),

    id. Att. 10, 8, 2:

    contra evenit in iis morbis,

    Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:

    ego contra sentio,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:

    Proculus contra (sc. sentit),

    ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:

    licet Celsus contra scribat,

    ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:

    cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,

    interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —
    c.
    Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.
    (α).
    To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:

    nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;

    quod contra, id turpe,

    id. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    sit sapienter usus aut contra,

    Quint. 2, 5, 15:

    lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),

    Col. 11, 3, 25.—
    (β).
    To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:

    ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,

    improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:

    quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—
    (γ).
    To a verbal predicate:

    an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),

    Dig. 34, 5, 19.—
    (δ).
    To a subject infinitive:

    laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,

    praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—
    (ε).
    To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:

    quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,

    those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;

    mihi contra,

    id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—
    (ζ).
    To an attributive genitive:

    Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),

    Sall. J. 88, 2:

    verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),

    Quint. 2, 4, 21:

    alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,

    the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;

    so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,

    Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—
    2.
    Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.
    a.
    With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;

    Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,

    Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:

    quae etiam contra valent,

    i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—
    b.
    Belonging to the same predicate:

    ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,

    Cic. Or. 36, 123:

    cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,

    Dig. 35, 2, 48:

    in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,

    Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:

    junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,

    id. 1, 5, 68:

    ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,

    but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:

    itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,

    Cic. Or. 42, 143:

    qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,

    or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.
    E.
    In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).
    1.
    In independent clauses.
    a.
    Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:

    ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:

    ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:

    in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,

    Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:

    contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;

    so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,

    Just. 13, 1, 7.—
    b.
    Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;

    contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;

    nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,

    Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:

    justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,

    Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:

    si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—
    2.
    In opposition to a dependent clause:

    ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:

    cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,

    Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:

    cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:

    at contra,

    Lucr. 2, 392.—
    3.
    With co-ordinate conjunctions.
    a.
    Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.
    (α).
    With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 23:

    cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,

    Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:

    itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:

    nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,

    Quint. 10, 2, 22.—
    (β).
    With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:

    audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,

    Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:

    ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,

    id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—
    (γ).
    With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:

    atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!

    Cic. Balb. 22, 51:

    domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,

    Dig. 13, 7, 21:

    equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,

    Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—
    (δ).
    After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:

    in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,

    Cic. Sull. 7, 21:

    nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,

    id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,

    et contra,

    Suet. Tit. 7.—
    b.
    With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).
    (α).
    At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;

    At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,

    Lucr. 2, 400:

    cogunt,

    id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;

    at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:

    ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—
    (β).
    Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):

    non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:

    arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,

    Liv. 45, 18, 1:

    tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,

    Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:

    obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,

    Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—
    (γ).
    Contra autem (rare;

    in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,

    Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:

    sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,

    Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—
    (δ).
    Contra vero (very rare;

    not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,

    Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —
    (ε).
    Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—
    c.
    With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).
    (α).
    Aut contra:

    num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?

    Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:

    si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—
    (β).
    Vel contra:

    hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?

    Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—
    (γ).
    Seu contra:

    seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,

    Prop. 1, 11, 25.—
    d.
    With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;

    never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,

    Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —
    4.
    In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,
    (α).
    In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):

    aliis vero econtra videtur,

    Hier. Ep. 12.—
    (β).
    Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):

    honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—
    5.
    With emphatic particles.
    a.
    Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);

    not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,

    Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—
    b.
    Immo contra (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    = no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:

    existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—
    (β).
    = sed contra, but on the contrary:

    proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,

    Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:

    immo contra ea,

    Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—
    c.
    Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):

    quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.
    F.
    With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.
    1.
    Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.
    (α).
    With atque:

    item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:

    simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:

    judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—
    (β).
    With ac:

    itaque contra est ac dicitis,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:

    vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,

    id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:

    cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,

    id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:

    Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,

    Sall. C. 60, 5.—
    (γ).
    With ac and atque:

    si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,

    Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—
    (δ).
    With quam (post-Aug.):

    cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,

    Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:

    contra quam licet,

    id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—
    2.
    Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:

    mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,

    contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:

    ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,

    contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:

    contra quam ista causa postulasset,

    id. Caecin. 24, 67:

    contra quam sanctum legibus est,

    Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:

    contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,

    Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.
    II.
    Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).
    A.
    Local uses.
    1.
    Opposite, over against, facing.
    a.
    Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;

    adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:

    ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,

    id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:

    Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,

    Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:

    Carthago Italiam contra,

    Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:

    insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,

    Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—
    b.
    Of the heavenly bodies:

    donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,

    Lucr. 5, 708:

    contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,

    Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:

    cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:

    contra mediam faciem meridies erit,

    id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—
    c.
    Of opposite ends of a line.
    (α).
    Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—
    (β).
    Of a line drawn:

    contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,

    opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—
    d.
    Of buildings, etc.:

    contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:

    (statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,

    Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:

    contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—
    e.
    Of places on the human body:

    id quod contra stomachum est,

    Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;

    4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,

    Cels. 4, 1 fin. —
    2.
    Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:

    adversus, ad, e regione,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 61).
    a.
    In gen.:

    quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,

    Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:

    et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?

    Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:

    rex constiterat contra pedites,

    Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:

    ne contra septentrionem paveris,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:

    contra solem varie refulgens,

    placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;

    37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,

    id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—
    b.
    Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):

    (Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,

    towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:

    lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,

    Dig. 48, 8, 4.—
    c.
    Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—
    d.
    Against an opposing action, etc.:

    contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:

    cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,

    Vitr. 1, 6, 8:

    ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,

    Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:

    contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,

    id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:

    capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,

    id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:

    contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,

    Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:

    contra stimulum calces,

    kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—
    e.
    Of local actions with hostile intent.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?

    Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:

    Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),

    id. Att. 15, 20, 3:

    pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,

    to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:

    a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,

    id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:

    Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,

    Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:

    terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,

    i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:

    tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,

    will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:

    cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

    (Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,

    when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—
    f.
    In partic.
    (α).
    Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:

    quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,

    Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:

    contra populi studium,

    Cic. Brut. 34, 126:

    contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,

    id. ib. 79, 273; so,

    a mendacio contra veritatem,

    id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:

    contra cives in acie,

    id. Att. 16, 11, 2:

    et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,

    opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:

    haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,

    Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —
    (β).
    Contra aliquem ire:

    aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,

    Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:

    uti contra injurias armati eatis,

    Sall. J. 31, 6:

    interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,

    Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—
    3.
    Transf.,
    a.
    To persons placed together for comparison:

    C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,

    Quint. 10, 1, 114:

    CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,

    Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—
    b.
    To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.
    (α).
    Lit. (very rare):

    quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    (β).
    Prop.:

    cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,

    Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:

    qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 9, 9:

    numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:

    tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,

    id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:

    nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,

    as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:

    (illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,

    Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:

    contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?

    Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,

    robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,

    id. ib. 13, 2;

    so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,
    c.
    Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):

    numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,

    superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):

    oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,

    Petr. 7, 6.—
    d.
    Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:

    contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 29:

    contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,

    Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:

    quae contra breviter fata est vates,

    Verg. A. 6, 398:

    contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,

    Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).
    B.
    Denoting hostility or disadvantage.
    1.
    With verbs of hostile action.
    a.
    Of physical exertion:

    pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,

    Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:

    proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,

    id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —
    b.
    Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.

    bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),

    Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:

    contra Antonium,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,

    contra patriam,

    id. Sull. 20, 58:

    pugnare contra patriam,

    id. ib. 25, 70:

    contra conjuges et liberos,

    Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:

    armatum esse contra populum Romanum,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:

    armis contendere contra,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 13:

    arma alicui dare (trop.),

    Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:

    aciem instruere (trop.),

    Liv. 25, 4, 4:

    exercitum comparare,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:

    exercitum instruere,

    id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    exercitum ducere and adducere,

    id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:

    exercitum contra Philippum mittere,

    id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:

    naves ducere contra,

    Hor. Epod. 4, 19:

    ducere contra hostes,

    Liv. 1, 27, 4:

    florem Italiae educere contra,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    proficisci contra,

    to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:

    auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,

    Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:

    juvare aliquem contra,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 35:

    consilium inire contra Sequanos,

    to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—
    c.
    Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).
    (α).
    In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:

    cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,

    Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:

    (causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:

    rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,

    Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:

    esse contra,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;

    at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,

    Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:

    causam defendere contra,

    against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:

    statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),

    to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:

    actio competit contra,

    Dig. 49, 14, 41:

    querelam instituere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:

    bonorum possessionem petere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 23:

    jus obtinere contra,

    Cic. Quint. 9, 34:

    pugnare contra,

    to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:

    id quod mihi contra illos datum est,

    i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:

    judicare contra aliquem,

    id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:

    pronuntiare contra,

    Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:

    decernere contra,

    Cic. Fl. 31, 76:

    appellare contra aliquem,

    Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:

    contra sententiam,

    Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:

    cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—
    (β).
    Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:

    quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:

    contra rem suam me venisse questus est,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—
    (γ).
    With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:

    ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:

    cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,

    id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,

    causam dicere,

    id. Or. 2, 23, 98:

    causam perorare,

    id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:

    quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,

    id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:

    si Gaditani contra me dicerent,

    if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:

    si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:

    testimonium in aliquem dicere,

    id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):

    contra juris consultos dicere,

    against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:

    contra testes dicendum est,

    Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:

    cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,

    Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:

    tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?

    Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —
    d.
    Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:

    cum scriberem contra Epicurios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:

    contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,

    id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:

    contra Brutum,

    id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:

    contra Academiam,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:

    contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,

    id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—
    e.
    Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).
    (α).
    In gen.:

    sentire contra,

    Cic. Mil. 2, 5:

    pugnare contra bonos,

    id. Sull. 25, 71:

    contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,

    Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:

    (tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,

    Liv. 39, 32, 12.—
    (β).
    Of political speaking:

    cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,

    Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:

    adversus, in): inire consilia contra,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

    manum comparare contra aliquem,

    id. Sull. 24, 68:

    conjurationem facere,

    id. ib. 4, 12:

    congredi,

    id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:

    aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,

    Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:

    nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,

    against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:

    eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,

    operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:

    homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?

    Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:

    epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:

    disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,

    to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—
    2.
    Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:

    licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,

    injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:

    res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,

    id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:

    nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,

    Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:

    quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,

    id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—
    3.
    Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:

    Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?

    or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:

    sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,

    id. Att. 7, 5, 5:

    judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,

    id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:

    cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:

    fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,

    in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—
    4.
    Dependent on adjectives (rare):

    contra se ipse misericors,

    to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:

    severissimus judex contra fures,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—
    5.
    With nouns.
    a.
    Acc. to 1. b.:

    ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—
    b.
    Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).
    (α).
    Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:

    quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:

    Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,

    Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,

    haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:

    orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,

    id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—
    (β).
    Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:

    unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,

    Cic. Brut. 26, 99:

    (Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,

    id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—
    c.
    Acc. to 1. f.:

    contra patres concitatio et seditio,

    Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:

    contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,

    Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.
    C.
    With inanimate and abstract objects.
    1.
    Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).
    a.
    Of physical or moral exertion:

    cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,

    Verg. A. 10, 567:

    pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,

    Cic. Sen. 11, 35:

    contra verum niti,

    Sall. J. 35, 8:

    contra fortunam luctari,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—
    b.
    Of warfare (lit. and trop.):

    bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

    bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,

    id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:

    artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,

    Quint. 5, 13, 30.—
    c.
    Of legal contention.
    (α).
    Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:

    contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),

    Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:

    contra ratiocinationem,

    id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:

    contra caput dicere,

    to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:

    servum in caput domini interrogare,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:

    contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—
    (β).
    Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:

    contra tabulas judicare,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:

    contra testamentum,

    Dig. 2, 17, § 1:

    contra sententiam dicere,

    ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—
    (γ).
    Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:

    inmittere in bona),

    Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—
    d.
    Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.
    (α).
    To contend that something is false:

    dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:

    in sententiam dicere,

    in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):

    contra sensus dicere,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:

    contra rhetoricen dicere,

    Quint. 2, 17, 40.—
    (β).
    Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:

    contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,

    Vitr. 7, praef. 8:

    contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—
    (γ).
    Ethically:

    contra voluptatem dicere,

    that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:

    contra mortem loqui,

    that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;

    in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,

    id. ib. 100, 10:

    contra fortunam gloriari,

    that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—
    e.
    Of public and political acts and speeches:

    contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,

    Cic. Brut. 44, 164:

    contra legem dicere or verba facere,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:

    rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),

    Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—
    f.
    Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,

    directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:

    contra rem publicam se commovere,

    id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:

    incitari,

    id. Sest. 47, 100:

    consilia inire,

    id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:

    conjurationem facere,

    Sall. C. 30, 6:

    contra salutem urbis incitari,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:

    cogitare aliquid contra salutem,

    id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:

    esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,

    id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:

    ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,

    do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:

    quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),

    Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—
    (β).
    In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:

    si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,

    contra salutem rei publicae facere,

    Cic. Dom. 38, 102:

    contra majestatem,

    against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:

    contra leges,

    Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:

    contra edictum (praetoris),

    Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:

    contra foedus,

    Cic. Balb. 6, 16:

    contra jusjurandum ac fidem,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:

    tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?

    Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):

    corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—
    2.
    Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).
    (α).
    With esse expressed as the predicate:

    hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,

    Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:

    contra leges or legem est,

    Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:

    contra officium est,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:

    adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,

    unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—
    (β).
    With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:

    scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:

    aliquid contra animum audiendi,

    something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:

    si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,

    Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —
    (γ).
    Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:

    Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—
    3.
    Adverbially with the predicate.
    (α).
    In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):

    eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,

    that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:

    imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,

    to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,

    advocare contra,

    Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:

    si contra mortem te praeparaveris,

    to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—
    (β).
    With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:

    quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,

    Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:

    contra hominis salutem,

    with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—
    (γ).
    In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;

    syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:

    pecuniam contra leges auferre,

    id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:

    contra legem,

    id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:

    contra jus fasque,

    id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:

    contra jus,

    Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:

    contra jus gentium,

    Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;

    6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,

    Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:

    contra testimonium aliquid judicare,

    without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:

    aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,

    contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:

    aliquid contra fidem constituere,

    Quint. 5, 13, 34:

    quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,

    contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—
    4.
    Dependent on substt.
    a.
    Of physical strife:

    scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),

    Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —
    b.
    Of warfare:

    imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,

    Cic. Mur. 39, 83:

    Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,

    Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—
    c.
    Of legal contention:

    causa contra scriptum,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—
    d.
    Of political speaking:

    divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,

    Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—
    e.
    Of literary opposition:

    Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,

    Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostility, etc.:

    cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:

    ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,

    Liv. 6, 40, 5.—
    g.
    Of injury:

    vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,

    Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—
    h.
    Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):

    iter contra senatus auctoritatem,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:

    contra consuetudinem somnium,

    Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:

    bonorum possessio contra tabulas,

    Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—
    5.
    Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.

    II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.
    D.
    Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).
    1.
    Against persons.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:

    contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,

    provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:

    contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,

    Pall. 10, 3, 2.—
    b.
    Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:

    paratus contra,

    Cic. Mil. 21, 56:

    nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,

    Sall. J. 80, 1:

    contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,

    Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—
    2.
    Against inanimate and abstract things.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,

    Cic. Sen. 15, 51:

    propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:

    publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,

    id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:

    contra tantas difficultates providere,

    Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,

    contra ea,

    id. ib. 57, 5:

    patricii vi contra vim resistunt,

    Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—
    b.
    Dependent on substt.:

    suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:

    defensio contra vim,

    id. Mil. 5, 14:

    patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,

    id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:

    contra labores patientia,

    id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—
    c.
    Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;

    in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,

    against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:

    ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:

    vir contra audaciam firmissimus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:

    fortis contra dolorem,

    Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:

    callosus,

    Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:

    far contra hiemes firmissimum,

    id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:

    equus tenax contra vincula,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:

    contraque minantia fata pervigil,

    Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—
    3.
    Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).
    (α).
    Dependent on verbs:

    cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,

    Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:

    prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,

    id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:

    valet potum contra venena,

    id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—
    (β).
    Dependent on substt.:

    remedium contra morsus,

    Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:

    contra venena esse omnia remedio,

    id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—
    (γ).
    Dependent on adjectives:

    vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,

    Pall. 11, 14, 17.—
    (δ).
    Appositively, as a remedy:

    cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,

    Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:

    Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,

    Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.
    E.
    Of logical opposition.
    1.
    With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).
    a.
    The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.

    I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,

    but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:

    omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,

    and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —
    b.
    Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):

    omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),

    but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;

    contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,

    Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;

    44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,

    Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):

    an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),

    Liv. 41, 24, 8.—
    c.
    Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):

    illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,

    whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:

    cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),

    Cic. Sen. 23, 84:

    quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,

    id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.

    Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,

    id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;

    v. Ritschl,

    Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—
    2.
    With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:

    contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,

    Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:

    Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),

    Sall. J. 88, 1; so,

    cetera contra spem salva invenit,

    Liv. 9, 23, 17:

    contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,

    id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;

    but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),

    Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:

    postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,

    Sall. J. 20, 1:

    ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),

    id. ib. 46, 5:

    contra famam,

    Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:

    segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,

    slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:

    frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,

    contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).
    F.
    Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.
    1.
    In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:

    quos contra disputant,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:

    quem contra dicit,

    id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):

    quem contra veneris,

    id. Mur. 4, 9:

    quas contra, praeter te, etc.,

    id. Vatin. 7, 18:

    eos ipsos quos contra statuas,

    id. Or. 10, 34:

    quos contra me senatus armavit,

    id. Att. 10, 8, 8:

    quam contra multa locutus est,

    Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—
    2.
    After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,

    Lucr. 4, 471:

    dicere eos contra,

    id. 4, 484:

    donique eum contra,

    id. 5, 708:

    agmina contra,

    Verg. A. 12, 279:

    magnum Alciden contra,

    id. ib. 5, 414:

    Paridem contra,

    id. ib. 5, 370:

    Italiam contra,

    id. ib. 1, 13:

    deos contra,

    Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:

    Messania moenia contra,

    id. M. 14, 17:

    litora Calabriae contra,

    Tac. A. 3, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > contra

  • 43 contra dicta

    contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.
    I.
    Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).
    A.
    Local.
    1.
    Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.
    a.
    With verb of being or position expressed or understood.
    (α).
    Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):

    feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:

    ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:

    signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,

    Liv. 1, 18, 8:

    stat contra starique jubet,

    Juv. 3, 290:

    stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!

    Mart. 1, 55, 12:

    ulmus erat contra,

    in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:

    templa vides contra,

    in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:

    contra conserta manu,

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—
    (β).
    Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):

    contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,

    Manil. 2, 253:

    posita contra Hispania,

    Tac. Agr. 11:

    promuntorium quod contra procedit,

    Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:

    arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,

    face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:

    jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),

    side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—
    b.
    With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.
    (α).
    Referring to persons:

    accede ad me atque adi contra,

    come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):

    adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:

    contra adspicere,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:

    contra intueri,

    Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:

    cum veniret contra Marcianus,

    Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—
    (β).
    Of things:

    hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,

    Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:

    quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,

    Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—
    2.
    Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,
    (α).
    In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:

    aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,

    at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—
    (β).
    In post-Aug. prose (very rare):

    at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    3.
    Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:

    quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,

    id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:

    qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,

    make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:

    si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:

    audi nunc contra jam,

    listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:

    at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,

    you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:

    Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,

    Liv. 1, 28, 1:

    contra ut me diligat illa,

    Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:

    cui latrans contra senex,

    Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:

    scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—

    Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,

    Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:

    contra talia reddit,

    Claud. B. Gild. 379.—
    (β).
    With dat. pers.:

    consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:

    facere contra huic aegre,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:

    hiscine contra insidiabere?

    id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:

    tibi contra gratiam Referre,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—
    (γ).
    With item:

    item a me contra factum est,

    Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:

    puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,

    id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—
    (δ).
    Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;

    Consonat terra,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:

    confer gradum Contra pariter,

    id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:

    video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:

    vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!

    Cat. 62, 6.—
    (ε).
    Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:

    si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,

    what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:

    si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;

    Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,

    to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:

    agedum pauca accipe contra,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:

    Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,

    Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:

    oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:

    dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?

    id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.
    B.
    Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.
    1.
    Of physical exertion.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,

    struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:

    nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,

    bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:

    at ille contra nititur,

    resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:

    pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,

    rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:

    et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,

    Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—
    2.
    Of mental exertion:

    si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,

    arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:

    siti contra... pugnandum,

    Cels. 4, 2 fin. —
    3.
    Of hostile opposition in gen.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,

    who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:

    contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,

    something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,

    Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—
    4.
    Of warfare.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,

    Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:

    quid quod exercitum contra duxit?

    Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:

    ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,

    if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:

    issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,

    Liv. 7, 39, 17:

    cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,

    would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:

    et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,

    Tac. A. 11, 10.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,

    Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—
    5.
    Of legal contests.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—
    (β).
    Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:

    quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?

    if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—
    (γ).
    On the part of the adversary:

    inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,

    Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—
    (δ).
    Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:

    ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,

    given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—
    6.
    Of literary opposition.
    (α).
    Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—
    (β).
    With other verbs:

    astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,

    Lucr. 5, 728:

    contra nunc illud pone, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:

    habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,

    some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—
    7.
    Of public and political opposition.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—
    (β).
    With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:

    nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,

    no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:

    honores contra petere,

    Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:

    pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,

    Tac. A. 14, 45.—
    8.
    Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:

    si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,

    and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—
    9.
    With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).
    a.
    Absol.
    (α).
    Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:

    cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,

    would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:

    hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,

    id. Caecin. 33, 97:

    dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,

    id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:

    contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—
    (β).
    To make charges against (rare):

    si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,

    Cic. Clu. 48, 134:

    qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,

    id. Quint. 29, 88; so,

    contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,

    id. Fl. 21, 51.—
    (γ).
    In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:

    fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,

    contra disputare and contra scribere,

    id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:

    nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:

    ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,

    to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—
    (δ).
    To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:

    quam palam principes dixerunt contra!

    protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:

    cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:

    filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:

    contradicente nullo,

    Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—
    (ε).
    To reply:

    contradixit edicto,

    answered by an edict, Suet. Aug. 56. —
    (ζ).
    Abl. absol. impers.:

    explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,

    whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—
    b.
    With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:

    ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:

    ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,

    id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:

    aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,

    id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:

    ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),

    refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:

    quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:

    seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,

    or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:

    dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,

    the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—
    c.
    With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    To oppose a person by speaking against his views:

    solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,

    to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:

    tibi,

    Suet. Aug. 54:

    Curioni...,

    id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:

    volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,

    my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—
    (β).
    To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:

    cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,

    opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:

    patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:

    cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,

    Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—
    (δ).
    With dat. of the petition:

    preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,

    which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—
    (ε).
    To contest the validity of a law (rare):

    quibus (legibus) contradici potest,

    Quint. 7, 7, 4.—
    (ζ).
    To contradict an assertion (very rare):

    pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,

    Quint. 5, 10, 13.—
    d.
    With quin, to object:

    praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,

    there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.
    C.
    To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;

    but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,

    Quint. 7, 3, 14:

    cum verba (legis) contra sint,

    id. 7, 1, 49:

    sed experimentum contra fuit,

    unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:

    ubi fortuna contra fuit,

    id. ib. 3, 18:

    si fortuna contra daret,

    should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.
    D.
    Of logical opposition, with negative force.
    1.
    Of a direct contrast.
    a.
    Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:

    quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,

    but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:

    in stultitia contra est,

    with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:

    in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),

    id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:

    quod contra est,

    Sall. J. 85, 21:

    quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:

    contra fore si, etc.,

    ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:

    immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),

    ib. 41, 3, 49:

    ego contra puto (i. e. esse),

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—
    b.
    With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:

    utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,

    of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:

    id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),

    id. Att. 10, 8, 2:

    contra evenit in iis morbis,

    Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:

    ego contra sentio,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:

    Proculus contra (sc. sentit),

    ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:

    licet Celsus contra scribat,

    ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:

    cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,

    interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —
    c.
    Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.
    (α).
    To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:

    nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;

    quod contra, id turpe,

    id. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    sit sapienter usus aut contra,

    Quint. 2, 5, 15:

    lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),

    Col. 11, 3, 25.—
    (β).
    To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:

    ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,

    improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:

    quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—
    (γ).
    To a verbal predicate:

    an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),

    Dig. 34, 5, 19.—
    (δ).
    To a subject infinitive:

    laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,

    praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—
    (ε).
    To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:

    quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,

    those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;

    mihi contra,

    id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—
    (ζ).
    To an attributive genitive:

    Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),

    Sall. J. 88, 2:

    verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),

    Quint. 2, 4, 21:

    alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,

    the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;

    so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,

    Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—
    2.
    Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.
    a.
    With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;

    Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,

    Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:

    quae etiam contra valent,

    i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—
    b.
    Belonging to the same predicate:

    ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,

    Cic. Or. 36, 123:

    cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,

    Dig. 35, 2, 48:

    in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,

    Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:

    junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,

    id. 1, 5, 68:

    ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,

    but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:

    itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,

    Cic. Or. 42, 143:

    qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,

    or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.
    E.
    In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).
    1.
    In independent clauses.
    a.
    Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:

    ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:

    ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:

    in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,

    Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:

    contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;

    so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,

    Just. 13, 1, 7.—
    b.
    Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;

    contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;

    nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,

    Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:

    justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,

    Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:

    si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—
    2.
    In opposition to a dependent clause:

    ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:

    cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,

    Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:

    cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:

    at contra,

    Lucr. 2, 392.—
    3.
    With co-ordinate conjunctions.
    a.
    Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.
    (α).
    With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 23:

    cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,

    Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:

    itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:

    nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,

    Quint. 10, 2, 22.—
    (β).
    With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:

    audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,

    Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:

    ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,

    id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—
    (γ).
    With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:

    atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!

    Cic. Balb. 22, 51:

    domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,

    Dig. 13, 7, 21:

    equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,

    Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—
    (δ).
    After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:

    in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,

    Cic. Sull. 7, 21:

    nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,

    id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,

    et contra,

    Suet. Tit. 7.—
    b.
    With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).
    (α).
    At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;

    At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,

    Lucr. 2, 400:

    cogunt,

    id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;

    at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:

    ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—
    (β).
    Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):

    non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:

    arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,

    Liv. 45, 18, 1:

    tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,

    Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:

    obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,

    Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—
    (γ).
    Contra autem (rare;

    in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,

    Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:

    sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,

    Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—
    (δ).
    Contra vero (very rare;

    not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,

    Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —
    (ε).
    Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—
    c.
    With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).
    (α).
    Aut contra:

    num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?

    Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:

    si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—
    (β).
    Vel contra:

    hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?

    Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—
    (γ).
    Seu contra:

    seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,

    Prop. 1, 11, 25.—
    d.
    With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;

    never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,

    Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —
    4.
    In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,
    (α).
    In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):

    aliis vero econtra videtur,

    Hier. Ep. 12.—
    (β).
    Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):

    honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—
    5.
    With emphatic particles.
    a.
    Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);

    not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,

    Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—
    b.
    Immo contra (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    = no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:

    existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—
    (β).
    = sed contra, but on the contrary:

    proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,

    Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:

    immo contra ea,

    Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—
    c.
    Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):

    quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.
    F.
    With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.
    1.
    Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.
    (α).
    With atque:

    item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:

    simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:

    judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—
    (β).
    With ac:

    itaque contra est ac dicitis,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:

    vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,

    id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:

    cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,

    id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:

    Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,

    Sall. C. 60, 5.—
    (γ).
    With ac and atque:

    si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,

    Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—
    (δ).
    With quam (post-Aug.):

    cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,

    Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:

    contra quam licet,

    id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—
    2.
    Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:

    mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,

    contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:

    ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,

    contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:

    contra quam ista causa postulasset,

    id. Caecin. 24, 67:

    contra quam sanctum legibus est,

    Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:

    contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,

    Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.
    II.
    Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).
    A.
    Local uses.
    1.
    Opposite, over against, facing.
    a.
    Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;

    adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:

    ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,

    id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:

    Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,

    Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:

    Carthago Italiam contra,

    Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:

    insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,

    Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—
    b.
    Of the heavenly bodies:

    donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,

    Lucr. 5, 708:

    contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,

    Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:

    cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:

    contra mediam faciem meridies erit,

    id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—
    c.
    Of opposite ends of a line.
    (α).
    Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—
    (β).
    Of a line drawn:

    contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,

    opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—
    d.
    Of buildings, etc.:

    contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:

    (statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,

    Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:

    contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—
    e.
    Of places on the human body:

    id quod contra stomachum est,

    Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;

    4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,

    Cels. 4, 1 fin. —
    2.
    Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:

    adversus, ad, e regione,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 61).
    a.
    In gen.:

    quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,

    Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:

    et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?

    Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:

    rex constiterat contra pedites,

    Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:

    ne contra septentrionem paveris,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:

    contra solem varie refulgens,

    placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;

    37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,

    id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—
    b.
    Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):

    (Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,

    towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:

    lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,

    Dig. 48, 8, 4.—
    c.
    Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—
    d.
    Against an opposing action, etc.:

    contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:

    cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,

    Vitr. 1, 6, 8:

    ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,

    Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:

    contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,

    id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:

    capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,

    id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:

    contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,

    Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:

    contra stimulum calces,

    kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—
    e.
    Of local actions with hostile intent.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?

    Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:

    Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),

    id. Att. 15, 20, 3:

    pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,

    to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:

    a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,

    id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:

    Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,

    Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:

    terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,

    i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:

    tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,

    will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:

    cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

    (Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,

    when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—
    f.
    In partic.
    (α).
    Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:

    quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,

    Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:

    contra populi studium,

    Cic. Brut. 34, 126:

    contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,

    id. ib. 79, 273; so,

    a mendacio contra veritatem,

    id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:

    contra cives in acie,

    id. Att. 16, 11, 2:

    et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,

    opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:

    haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,

    Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —
    (β).
    Contra aliquem ire:

    aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,

    Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:

    uti contra injurias armati eatis,

    Sall. J. 31, 6:

    interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,

    Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—
    3.
    Transf.,
    a.
    To persons placed together for comparison:

    C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,

    Quint. 10, 1, 114:

    CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,

    Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—
    b.
    To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.
    (α).
    Lit. (very rare):

    quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    (β).
    Prop.:

    cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,

    Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:

    qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 9, 9:

    numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:

    tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,

    id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:

    nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,

    as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:

    (illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,

    Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:

    contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?

    Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,

    robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,

    id. ib. 13, 2;

    so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,
    c.
    Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):

    numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,

    superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):

    oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,

    Petr. 7, 6.—
    d.
    Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:

    contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 29:

    contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,

    Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:

    quae contra breviter fata est vates,

    Verg. A. 6, 398:

    contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,

    Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).
    B.
    Denoting hostility or disadvantage.
    1.
    With verbs of hostile action.
    a.
    Of physical exertion:

    pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,

    Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:

    proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,

    id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —
    b.
    Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.

    bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),

    Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:

    contra Antonium,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,

    contra patriam,

    id. Sull. 20, 58:

    pugnare contra patriam,

    id. ib. 25, 70:

    contra conjuges et liberos,

    Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:

    armatum esse contra populum Romanum,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:

    armis contendere contra,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 13:

    arma alicui dare (trop.),

    Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:

    aciem instruere (trop.),

    Liv. 25, 4, 4:

    exercitum comparare,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:

    exercitum instruere,

    id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    exercitum ducere and adducere,

    id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:

    exercitum contra Philippum mittere,

    id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:

    naves ducere contra,

    Hor. Epod. 4, 19:

    ducere contra hostes,

    Liv. 1, 27, 4:

    florem Italiae educere contra,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    proficisci contra,

    to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:

    auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,

    Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:

    juvare aliquem contra,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 35:

    consilium inire contra Sequanos,

    to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—
    c.
    Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).
    (α).
    In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:

    cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,

    Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:

    (causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:

    rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,

    Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:

    esse contra,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;

    at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,

    Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:

    causam defendere contra,

    against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:

    statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),

    to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:

    actio competit contra,

    Dig. 49, 14, 41:

    querelam instituere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:

    bonorum possessionem petere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 23:

    jus obtinere contra,

    Cic. Quint. 9, 34:

    pugnare contra,

    to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:

    id quod mihi contra illos datum est,

    i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:

    judicare contra aliquem,

    id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:

    pronuntiare contra,

    Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:

    decernere contra,

    Cic. Fl. 31, 76:

    appellare contra aliquem,

    Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:

    contra sententiam,

    Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:

    cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—
    (β).
    Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:

    quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:

    contra rem suam me venisse questus est,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—
    (γ).
    With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:

    ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:

    cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,

    id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,

    causam dicere,

    id. Or. 2, 23, 98:

    causam perorare,

    id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:

    quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,

    id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:

    si Gaditani contra me dicerent,

    if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:

    si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:

    testimonium in aliquem dicere,

    id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):

    contra juris consultos dicere,

    against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:

    contra testes dicendum est,

    Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:

    cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,

    Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:

    tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?

    Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —
    d.
    Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:

    cum scriberem contra Epicurios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:

    contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,

    id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:

    contra Brutum,

    id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:

    contra Academiam,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:

    contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,

    id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—
    e.
    Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).
    (α).
    In gen.:

    sentire contra,

    Cic. Mil. 2, 5:

    pugnare contra bonos,

    id. Sull. 25, 71:

    contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,

    Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:

    (tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,

    Liv. 39, 32, 12.—
    (β).
    Of political speaking:

    cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,

    Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:

    adversus, in): inire consilia contra,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

    manum comparare contra aliquem,

    id. Sull. 24, 68:

    conjurationem facere,

    id. ib. 4, 12:

    congredi,

    id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:

    aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,

    Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:

    nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,

    against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:

    eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,

    operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:

    homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?

    Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:

    epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:

    disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,

    to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—
    2.
    Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:

    licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,

    injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:

    res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,

    id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:

    nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,

    Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:

    quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,

    id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—
    3.
    Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:

    Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?

    or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:

    sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,

    id. Att. 7, 5, 5:

    judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,

    id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:

    cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:

    fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,

    in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—
    4.
    Dependent on adjectives (rare):

    contra se ipse misericors,

    to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:

    severissimus judex contra fures,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—
    5.
    With nouns.
    a.
    Acc. to 1. b.:

    ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—
    b.
    Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).
    (α).
    Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:

    quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:

    Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,

    Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,

    haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:

    orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,

    id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—
    (β).
    Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:

    unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,

    Cic. Brut. 26, 99:

    (Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,

    id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—
    c.
    Acc. to 1. f.:

    contra patres concitatio et seditio,

    Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:

    contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,

    Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.
    C.
    With inanimate and abstract objects.
    1.
    Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).
    a.
    Of physical or moral exertion:

    cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,

    Verg. A. 10, 567:

    pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,

    Cic. Sen. 11, 35:

    contra verum niti,

    Sall. J. 35, 8:

    contra fortunam luctari,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—
    b.
    Of warfare (lit. and trop.):

    bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

    bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,

    id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:

    artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,

    Quint. 5, 13, 30.—
    c.
    Of legal contention.
    (α).
    Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:

    contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),

    Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:

    contra ratiocinationem,

    id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:

    contra caput dicere,

    to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:

    servum in caput domini interrogare,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:

    contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—
    (β).
    Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:

    contra tabulas judicare,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:

    contra testamentum,

    Dig. 2, 17, § 1:

    contra sententiam dicere,

    ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—
    (γ).
    Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:

    inmittere in bona),

    Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—
    d.
    Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.
    (α).
    To contend that something is false:

    dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:

    in sententiam dicere,

    in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):

    contra sensus dicere,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:

    contra rhetoricen dicere,

    Quint. 2, 17, 40.—
    (β).
    Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:

    contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,

    Vitr. 7, praef. 8:

    contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—
    (γ).
    Ethically:

    contra voluptatem dicere,

    that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:

    contra mortem loqui,

    that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;

    in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,

    id. ib. 100, 10:

    contra fortunam gloriari,

    that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—
    e.
    Of public and political acts and speeches:

    contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,

    Cic. Brut. 44, 164:

    contra legem dicere or verba facere,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:

    rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),

    Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—
    f.
    Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,

    directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:

    contra rem publicam se commovere,

    id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:

    incitari,

    id. Sest. 47, 100:

    consilia inire,

    id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:

    conjurationem facere,

    Sall. C. 30, 6:

    contra salutem urbis incitari,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:

    cogitare aliquid contra salutem,

    id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:

    esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,

    id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:

    ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,

    do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:

    quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),

    Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—
    (β).
    In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:

    si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,

    contra salutem rei publicae facere,

    Cic. Dom. 38, 102:

    contra majestatem,

    against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:

    contra leges,

    Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:

    contra edictum (praetoris),

    Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:

    contra foedus,

    Cic. Balb. 6, 16:

    contra jusjurandum ac fidem,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:

    tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?

    Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):

    corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—
    2.
    Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).
    (α).
    With esse expressed as the predicate:

    hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,

    Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:

    contra leges or legem est,

    Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:

    contra officium est,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:

    adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,

    unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—
    (β).
    With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:

    scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:

    aliquid contra animum audiendi,

    something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:

    si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,

    Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —
    (γ).
    Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:

    Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—
    3.
    Adverbially with the predicate.
    (α).
    In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):

    eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,

    that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:

    imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,

    to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,

    advocare contra,

    Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:

    si contra mortem te praeparaveris,

    to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—
    (β).
    With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:

    quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,

    Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:

    contra hominis salutem,

    with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—
    (γ).
    In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;

    syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:

    pecuniam contra leges auferre,

    id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:

    contra legem,

    id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:

    contra jus fasque,

    id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:

    contra jus,

    Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:

    contra jus gentium,

    Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;

    6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,

    Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:

    contra testimonium aliquid judicare,

    without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:

    aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,

    contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:

    aliquid contra fidem constituere,

    Quint. 5, 13, 34:

    quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,

    contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—
    4.
    Dependent on substt.
    a.
    Of physical strife:

    scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),

    Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —
    b.
    Of warfare:

    imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,

    Cic. Mur. 39, 83:

    Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,

    Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—
    c.
    Of legal contention:

    causa contra scriptum,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—
    d.
    Of political speaking:

    divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,

    Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—
    e.
    Of literary opposition:

    Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,

    Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostility, etc.:

    cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:

    ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,

    Liv. 6, 40, 5.—
    g.
    Of injury:

    vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,

    Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—
    h.
    Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):

    iter contra senatus auctoritatem,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:

    contra consuetudinem somnium,

    Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:

    bonorum possessio contra tabulas,

    Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—
    5.
    Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.

    II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.
    D.
    Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).
    1.
    Against persons.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:

    contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,

    provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:

    contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,

    Pall. 10, 3, 2.—
    b.
    Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:

    paratus contra,

    Cic. Mil. 21, 56:

    nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,

    Sall. J. 80, 1:

    contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,

    Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—
    2.
    Against inanimate and abstract things.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,

    Cic. Sen. 15, 51:

    propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:

    publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,

    id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:

    contra tantas difficultates providere,

    Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,

    contra ea,

    id. ib. 57, 5:

    patricii vi contra vim resistunt,

    Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—
    b.
    Dependent on substt.:

    suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:

    defensio contra vim,

    id. Mil. 5, 14:

    patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,

    id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:

    contra labores patientia,

    id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—
    c.
    Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;

    in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,

    against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:

    ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:

    vir contra audaciam firmissimus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:

    fortis contra dolorem,

    Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:

    callosus,

    Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:

    far contra hiemes firmissimum,

    id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:

    equus tenax contra vincula,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:

    contraque minantia fata pervigil,

    Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—
    3.
    Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).
    (α).
    Dependent on verbs:

    cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,

    Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:

    prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,

    id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:

    valet potum contra venena,

    id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—
    (β).
    Dependent on substt.:

    remedium contra morsus,

    Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:

    contra venena esse omnia remedio,

    id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—
    (γ).
    Dependent on adjectives:

    vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,

    Pall. 11, 14, 17.—
    (δ).
    Appositively, as a remedy:

    cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,

    Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:

    Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,

    Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.
    E.
    Of logical opposition.
    1.
    With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).
    a.
    The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.

    I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,

    but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:

    omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,

    and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —
    b.
    Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):

    omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),

    but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;

    contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,

    Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;

    44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,

    Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):

    an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),

    Liv. 41, 24, 8.—
    c.
    Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):

    illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,

    whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:

    cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),

    Cic. Sen. 23, 84:

    quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,

    id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.

    Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,

    id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;

    v. Ritschl,

    Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—
    2.
    With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:

    contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,

    Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:

    Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),

    Sall. J. 88, 1; so,

    cetera contra spem salva invenit,

    Liv. 9, 23, 17:

    contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,

    id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;

    but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),

    Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:

    postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,

    Sall. J. 20, 1:

    ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),

    id. ib. 46, 5:

    contra famam,

    Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:

    segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,

    slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:

    frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,

    contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).
    F.
    Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.
    1.
    In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:

    quos contra disputant,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:

    quem contra dicit,

    id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):

    quem contra veneris,

    id. Mur. 4, 9:

    quas contra, praeter te, etc.,

    id. Vatin. 7, 18:

    eos ipsos quos contra statuas,

    id. Or. 10, 34:

    quos contra me senatus armavit,

    id. Att. 10, 8, 8:

    quam contra multa locutus est,

    Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—
    2.
    After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,

    Lucr. 4, 471:

    dicere eos contra,

    id. 4, 484:

    donique eum contra,

    id. 5, 708:

    agmina contra,

    Verg. A. 12, 279:

    magnum Alciden contra,

    id. ib. 5, 414:

    Paridem contra,

    id. ib. 5, 370:

    Italiam contra,

    id. ib. 1, 13:

    deos contra,

    Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:

    Messania moenia contra,

    id. M. 14, 17:

    litora Calabriae contra,

    Tac. A. 3, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > contra dicta

  • 44 facio

    făcĭo, feci, factum, 3, v. a. and n.; in pass.: fio, factus, fieri ( imper. usually fac, but the arch form face is freq., esp. in Plaut. and Ter., as Plaut. As. prol. 4; 1, 1, 77; id. Aul. 2, 1, 30; id. Cist. 2, 1, 28; id. Ep. 1, 1, 37; 2, 2, 117; id. Most. 3, 2, 167 et saep.; Ter. And. 4, 1, 57; 4, 2, 29; 5, 1, 2; 14; id. Eun. 1, 2, 10 al.; Cato, R. R. 23, 1; 26; 32 al.; Cat. 63, 78; 79; 82; Ov. Med. fac. 60; Val. Fl. 7, 179 al.; futur. facie for faciam, Cato ap. Quint. 1, 7, 23; cf. dico, init., and the letter e:

    faxo,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 199; 2, 1, 42; 3, 3, 17; 3, 4, 14; 5, 1, 55 et saep.; Ter. And. 5, 2, 13; id. Eun. 2, 2, 54; 4, 3, 21 al.; Verg. A. 9, 154; 12, 316; Ov. M. 3, 271; 12, 594: faxim, Enn. ap. Non. 507, 23; Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 13; id. Aul. 3, 2, 6; 3, 5, 20 al.; Ter. And. 4, 4, 14; id. Heaut. 1, 2, 13:

    faxis,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 38; Sil. 15, 362: faxit, Lex Numae in Paul. ex Fest. s. v. ALIVTA, p. 6 Mull.; Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 20, 1, 12; Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 90; 3, 5, 54; id. Cas. 3, 5, 6 al.; Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 24; id. Phorm. 3, 3, 21:

    faximus,

    Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 40: faxitis, an old form in Liv. 23, 11, 2; 25, 12, 10; 29, 27, 3:

    faxint,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 85; id. Aul. 2, 1, 27; 2, 2, 79 al.; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 109; id. Hec. 1, 2, 27; 3, 2, 19; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 35, § 81; id. Fam. 14, 3, 3.—In pass. imper.:

    fi,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 87; Hor. S. 2, 5, 38; Pers. 1, 1, 39:

    fite,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 89 al. — Indic.: facitur, Nigid. ap. Non. 507, 15: fitur, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 789:

    fiebantur,

    id. ib.: fitum est, Liv. Andron. ap. Non. 475, 16.— Subj.: faciatur, Titin. ib.— Inf.: fiere, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 75 P.; Ann. v. 15, ed. Vahl.; Laev. ap. Gell. 19, 7, 10.—On the long i of fit, v. Ritschl, prol. p. 184, and cf. Plaut. Capt. prol. 25: ut fit in bello) [prob. root bha-; Sanscr. bhasas, light; Gr. pha-, in phainô, phêmi; cf. fax, facetiae, facilis, Corss. Ausspr. 1, 423.—But Curt. refers facio to root the- (strengthened THEK), Griech. Etym. p. 64], to make in all senses, to do, perform, accomplish, prepare, produce, bring to pass, cause, effect, create, commit, perpetrate, form, fashion, etc. (cf. in gen.:

    ago, factito, reddo, operor, tracto): verbum facere omnem omnino faciendi causam complectitur, donandi, solvendi, judicandi, ambulandi, numerandi,

    Dig. 50, 16, 218.
    I.
    Act.
    A.
    In gen.
    (α).
    With acc.: ut faber, cum quid aedificaturus est, non ipse facit materiam, sed ea utitur, quae sit parata, etc.... Quod si non est a deo materia facta, ne terra quidem et aqua et aer et ignis a deo factus est, Cic. N. D. Fragm. ap. Lact. 2, 8 (Cic. ed. Bait. 7, p. 121):

    sphaera ab Archimede facta,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 14:

    fecitque idem et sepsit de manubiis comitium et curiam,

    id. ib. 2, 17:

    aedem,

    id. ib. 2, 20:

    pontem in Arari faciundum curat,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 13, 1:

    castra,

    id. ib. 1, 48, 2; Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 4:

    faber vasculum fecit,

    Quint. 7, 10, 9:

    classem,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 21, 4:

    cenas et facere et obire,

    Cic. Att. 9, 13, 6:

    ignem lignis viridibus,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 45:

    poema,

    to compose, id. Pis. 29, 70:

    carmina,

    Juv. 7, 28:

    versus,

    id. 7, 38:

    sermonem,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 8, 1; cf.

    litteram,

    id. Ac. 2, 2, 6: ludos, to celebrate, exhibit = edere, id. Rep. 2, 20; id. Att. 15, 10;

    also i. q. ludificari,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 47:

    sementes,

    i. e. to sow, Caes. B. G. 1, 3, 1:

    messem,

    Col. 2, 10, 28:

    pecuniam,

    to make, acquire, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 6, § 17:

    manum (with parare copias),

    to collect, prepare, id. Caecin. 12, 33; so,

    cohortes,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 87, 4:

    exercitum,

    Vell. 2, 109, 2; and:

    auxilia mercede,

    Tac. A. 6, 33:

    iter,

    Cic. Att. 3, 1; id. Planc. 26, 65; id. Div. 1, 33, 73 et saep.; cf.

    also the phrases: aditum sibi ad aures,

    Quint. 4, 1, 46:

    admirationem alicujus rei alicui,

    to excite, Liv. 25, 11, 18; Sen. Ep. 115:

    aes alienum,

    Cic. Att. 13, 46, 4; Liv. 2, 23, 5; Sen. Ep. 119, 1:

    alienationem disjunctionemque,

    Cic. Lael. 21, 76:

    animum alicui,

    Liv. 25, 11, 10:

    arbitrium de aliquo,

    to decide, Hor. C. 4, 7, 21;

    opp. arbitrium alicui in aliqua re,

    i. e. to leave the decision to one, Liv. 43, 15, 5:

    audaciam hosti,

    id. 29, 34, 10:

    audientiam orationi,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 13, 42:

    auspicium alicui,

    Liv. 1, 34, 9; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 86:

    auctoritatem,

    Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 15, 43:

    bellum,

    Cic. Off. 1, 11, 35; Caes. B. G. 3, 29, 2:

    multa bona alicui,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 46:

    castra,

    to pitch, Tac. H. 5, 1:

    caulem,

    to form, Col. Arb. 54:

    clamores,

    to make, raise, Cic. Brut. 95, 326:

    cognomen alicui,

    to give, Liv. 1, 3, 9:

    commercium sermonis,

    id. 5, 15, 5:

    concitationes,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 106 fin.:

    conjurationes,

    to form, id. B. G. 4, 30 fin.:

    consuetudinem alicui cum altero,

    Cic. Fam. 13, 23, 1:

    consilia alicui,

    Liv. 35, 42, 8:

    contentionem cum aliquo,

    Cic. Off. 1, 38, 137:

    controversiam,

    to occasion, id. Or. 34, 121:

    convicium magnum alicui,

    id. Fam. 10, 16, 1:

    copiam pugnandi militibus,

    Liv. 7, 13, 10:

    corpus,

    to grow fat, corpulent, Cels. 7, 3 fin.; Phaedr. 3, 7, 5:

    curam,

    Tac. A. 3, 52:

    damnum,

    to suffer, Cic. Brut. 33, 125:

    detrimentum,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 9, § 20:

    desiderium alicujus, rei alicui,

    Liv. 3, 34, 7; 7, 24, 10:

    dicta,

    Ov. F. 2, 375; 3, 515:

    difficultatem,

    Quint. 10, 3, 10 and 16:

    discordiam,

    to cause, Tac. H. 3, 48:

    discrimen,

    Quint. 7, 2, 14; 11, 1, 43:

    disjunctionem (with alienationem),

    Cic. Lael. 21, 76:

    dolorem alicui,

    id. Att. 11, 8, 2:

    dulcedinem,

    Sen. Ep. 111:

    eloquentiam alicui (ira),

    Quint. 6, 2, 26:

    epigramma,

    to write, Cic. Arch. 10, 25:

    errorem,

    Sen. Ep. 67:

    eruptiones ex oppido,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 2, 5:

    exemplum,

    Quint. 5, 2, 2: exempla = edere or statuere, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 66. exercitum, to raise, muster, Tac. A. 6, 33:

    exspectationem,

    Quint. 9, 2, 23:

    facinus,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 1; Cic. Fin. 2, 29, 95; Tac. A. 12, 31:

    facultatem recte judicandi alicui,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 73, § 179:

    fallaciam,

    Ter. And. 1, 8, 7:

    famam ingenii,

    Quint. 11, 2, 46:

    fastidium,

    Liv. 3, 1, 7:

    favorem alicui,

    id. 42, 14, 10; Quint. 4, 1, 33:

    fidem alicui,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 2, 4; id. Att. 7, 8, 1; Quint. 6, 2, 18:

    finem,

    Cic. Att. 16, 16, 16; id. Rep. 2, 44:

    formidinem,

    to excite, Tac. H. 3, 10:

    fortunam magnam (with parare),

    Liv. 24, 22, 9:

    fraudem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 9; Cic. Att. 4, 12:

    fugam fecerunt, stronger than fugerunt,

    Liv. 8, 9, 12 Weissenb.; Sall. J. 53, 3;

    but: cum fugam in regia fecisset (sc. ceterorum),

    Liv. 1, 56, 4; so,

    fugam facere = fugare,

    id. 21, 5, 16; 21, 52, 10:

    fugam hostium facere,

    id. 22, 24, 8; 26, 4, 8 al.:

    gestum vultu,

    Quint. 11, 3, 71:

    gradum,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 61, 249; id. Verr. 2, 2, 1, § 3; Quint. 3, 6, 8:

    gratiam alicujus rei,

    Liv. 3, 56, 4; 8, 34, 3:

    gratulationem alicui,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 18, 3; Sen. Ep. 6:

    gratum alicui,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 56; Cic. Rep. 1, 21; cf.:

    gratissimum alicui,

    id. Fam. 7, 21 fin.:

    histrioniam,

    Plaut. Am. prol. 152:

    homicidium,

    to commit, Quint. 5, 9, 9:

    hospitium cum aliquo,

    Cic. Balb. 18, 42:

    imperata,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 3, 3:

    impetum in hostem,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 10, 34; Liv. 25, 11, 2:

    incursionem,

    Liv. 3, 38, 3:

    indicium,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 57, § 150:

    inducias,

    id. Phil. 8, 7, 20:

    initium,

    to begin, id. Agr. 2, 29, 79; cf.:

    initia ab aliquo,

    id. Rep. 1, 19:

    injuriam,

    id. ib. 3, 14 (opp. accipere); Caes. B. G. 1, 36, 4; Quint. 3, 6, 49; 10, 1, 115:

    insidias alicui,

    Cic. Mil. 9, 23:

    iram,

    Quint. 6, 1, 14:

    jacturam,

    Cic. Off. 3, 23, 89; id. Fin. 2, 24, 79; Caes. B. G. 7, 77, 7:

    judicium,

    Cic. Att. 7, 23, 2:

    judicatum,

    to execute, id. Fl. 20, 48:

    jus alicui,

    Liv. 32, 13, 6:

    jussa,

    Ov. F. 1, 379:

    laetitiam,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 25:

    largitiones,

    id. Tusc. 3, 20, 48:

    locum poetarum mendacio,

    Curt. 3, 1, 4:

    locum alicui rei,

    Cels. 2, 14 fin.; 7, 4, 3; Curt. 4, 11, 8; Sen. Ep. 91, 13 et saep.:

    longius,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 7, 22 al.:

    valde magnum,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, § 7:

    medicinam alicui,

    to administer, id. Fam. 14, 7:

    memoriam,

    Quint. 11, 2, 4:

    mentionem,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 11, 2:

    metum,

    to excite, Tac. A. 6, 36:

    turbida lux metum insidiarum faciebat,

    suggested, Liv. 10, 33, 5:

    metum alicui,

    id. 9, 41, 11:

    missum aliquem,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 134:

    modum irae,

    Liv. 4, 50, 4:

    moram,

    Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1; Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 72:

    morem alicujus rei sibi,

    Liv. 35, 35, 13:

    motus,

    id. 28, 46, 8: multam alicui, Cato ap. Gell. 11, 1, 6:

    munditias,

    id. R. R. 2, 4:

    mutationem,

    Cic. Sest. 12, 27; id. Off. 1, 33, 120:

    multa alicui,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 5, § 16:

    naufragium,

    to suffer, id. Fam. 16, 9, 1:

    negotium alicui,

    to give to do, make trouble for, Quint. 5, 12, 13; Just. 21, 4, 4:

    nomen alicui,

    Liv. 8, 15, 8; cf.

    nomina,

    to incur debts, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 59:

    odium vitae,

    Plin. 20, 18, 76, § 199:

    officium suum,

    Ter. Phorm. 4, 5, 12:

    omnia amici causa,

    Cic. Lael. 10, 35; id. Fam. 5, 11, 2:

    opinionem alicui,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 45:

    orationem,

    id. de Or. 1, 14, 63; id. Brut. 8, 30; id. Or. 51, 172:

    otia alicui,

    to grant, Verg. E. 1, 6:

    pacem,

    to conclude, Cic. Off. 3, 30, 109:

    pecuniam ex aliqua re,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 6, § 17:

    periculum,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 23; id. Heaut. 2, 1, 9; Tac. A. 13, 33; 16, 19; Sall. C. 33, 1: perniciem alicui, to cause, = parare, Tac. H. 2, 70:

    planum,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 19, 54:

    potestatem,

    id. Cat. 3, 5, 11; id. Rep. 2, 28:

    praedam,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 34, 5; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 60, § 156; Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 8:

    praedas ab aliquo,

    Nep. Chabr. 2, 2:

    proelium,

    to join, Caes. B. G. 1, 13; Cic. Deiot. 5, 13; Liv. 25, 1, 5; Tac. H. 4, 79; id. A. 12, 40:

    promissum,

    Cic. Off. 3, 25, 95:

    pudorem,

    Liv. 3, 31, 3:

    ratum,

    id. 28, 39, 16:

    rem,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 12:

    reum,

    to accuse, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38: risum, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 40; 48:

    scelus,

    to commit, Tac. H. 1, 40:

    securitatem alicui,

    Liv. 36, 41, 1:

    sermonem,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 66:

    significationem ignibus,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 33, 3:

    silentium,

    Liv. 24, 7, 12:

    somnum,

    to induce, Juv. 3, 282:

    spem,

    Cic. Att. 3, 16; Liv. 30, 3, 7:

    spiritus,

    id. 30, 11, 3:

    stercus,

    Col. 2, 15:

    stipendia,

    Sall. J. 63, 3; Liv. 3, 27, 1; 5, 7, 5:

    stomachum alicui,

    Cic. Att. 5, 11, 2; id. Fam. 1, 9, 10:

    suavium alicui,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 53:

    suspicionem,

    Cic. Fl. 33, 83:

    taedium alicujus rei,

    Liv. 4, 57, 11:

    terrorem iis,

    to inflict, id. 10, 25, 8:

    timorem,

    to excite, id. 6, 28, 8:

    mihi timorem,

    Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 2:

    totum,

    Dig. 28, 5, 35:

    transitum alicui,

    Liv. 26, 25, 3:

    turbam,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 2:

    urinam,

    Col. 6, 19:

    usum,

    Quint. 10, 3, 28:

    vadimonium,

    Cic. Quint. 18, 57:

    verbum, verba,

    to speak, talk, id. Verr. 2, 4, 65, § 147:

    verbum,

    to invent, id. Fin. 3, 15, 51:

    versus,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 5:

    vestigium,

    id. Rab. Post. 17, 47: viam [p. 717] sibi, Liv. 3, 5, 6:

    vim alicui or in aliquem,

    id. 38, 24, 4; 3, 5, 5:

    vires,

    to get, acquire, Quint. 10, 3, 3:

    vitium,

    Cic. Top. 3, 15 al. —
    (β).
    With ut, ne, quin, or the simple subj.:

    faciam, ut ejus diei locique meique semper meminerit,

    Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 20:

    facere ut remigret domum,

    id. Pers. 4, 6, 3; id. Capt. 3, 4, 78; 4, 2, 77:

    ea, quantum potui, feci, ut essent nota nostris,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 2, 8:

    facito, ut sciam,

    id. Att. 2, 4, 4:

    non potuisti ullo modo facere, ut mihi illam epistolam non mitteres,

    id. ib. 11, 21, 1:

    si facis ut patriae sit idoneus,

    Juv. 14, 71:

    ut nihil ad te dem litterarum facere non possum,

    Cic. Ac. 8, 14, 1; for which, with quin:

    facere non possum, quin ad te mittam,

    I cannot forbear sending, id. ib. 12, 27, 2:

    fecisti, ut ne cui maeror tuus calamitatem afferret,

    id. Clu. 60, 168:

    fac, ne quid aliud cures,

    id. Fam. 16, 11, 1:

    domi assitis, facite,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 53:

    fac fidele sis fidelis,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 79:

    fac cupidus mei videndi sis,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 21, 5:

    fac cogites,

    id. ib. 11, 3, 4.—In pass.:

    fieri potest, ut recte quis sentiat, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 3, 6: potest fieri, ut iratus dixerit, etc., Crass. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 285:

    nec fieri possit, ut non statim alienatio facienda sit,

    id. Lael. 21, 76; so with ut non, id. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 190 (Zumpt, Gram. § 539).—
    (γ).
    With inf. = efficere, curare, to cause (rare):

    nulla res magis talis oratores videri facit,

    Cic. Brut. 38, 142; Pall. 6, 12:

    aspectus arborum macrescere facit volucres inclusas,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 3; Sall. Fragm. ap. Sen. Ep. 114:

    qui nati coram me cernere letum Fecisti,

    Verg. A. 2, 539; Ov. H. 17, 174:

    mel ter infervere facito,

    Col. 12, 38, 5 (perh. also in Ov. H. 6, 100, instead of favet, v. Loers. ad h. l.; cf. infra, B. 4.).—
    (δ).
    Absol.:

    ego plus, quam feci, facere non possum,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 14, 3:

    faciam, ut potero, Laeli,

    id. de Sen. 3, 7; cf. id. Rep. 1, 24:

    noli putare, pigritia me facere, quod non mea manu scribam,

    id. Att. 16, 15, 1; so,

    facere = hoc or id facere,

    Lucr. 4, 1112 (cf. Munro ad loc.); 1153: vereor ne a te rursus dissentiam. M. Non facies, Quinte, Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 33;

    so after scribam,

    id. Att. 16, 16, 15:

    nominaverunt,

    id. Rep. 2, 28, 50;

    after disserere: tu mihi videris utrumque facturus,

    id. ib. 2, 11, 22;

    after fingere: ut facit apud Platonem Socrates,

    id. ib.:

    necesse erit uti epilogis, ut in Verrem Cicero fecit,

    Quint. 6, 1, 54:

    qui dicere ac facere doceat,

    id. 2, 3, 11:

    faciant equites,

    Juv. 7, 14; Liv. 42, 37, 6:

    petis ut libellos meos recognoscendos curem. Faciam,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 26, 1; 5, 1, 4 et saep. (cf. the use of facio, as neutr., to resume or recall the meaning of another verb, v. II. E. infra; between that use and this no line can be drawn).
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    With a double object, to make a thing into something, to render it something:

    senatum bene firmum firmiorem vestra auctoritate fecistis,

    Cic. Phil. 6, 7, 18:

    te disertum,

    id. ib. 2, 39 fin.:

    iratum adversario judicem,

    id. de Or. 1, 51, 220:

    heredem filiam,

    to appoint, constitute, id. Verr. 2, 1, 43, § 111:

    aliquem regem,

    Just. 9, 6:

    aliquem ludos,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 75:

    aliquem absentem rei capitalis reum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 93:

    animum dubium,

    id. de Imp. Pomp. 10, 27:

    injurias irritas,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 26, § 63:

    vectigalia sibi deteriora,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 36, 4:

    hi consules facti sunt,

    Cic. de Sen. 5, 14:

    disciplina doctior facta civitas,

    id. Rep. 2, 19:

    di ex hominibus facti,

    id. ib. 2, 10; cf.:

    tua virtute nobis Romanos ex amicis amicissimos fecisti,

    Sall. J. 10, 2.—In pass.:

    quo tibi sumere depositum clavum fierique tribuno?

    to become a tribune, Hor. S. 1, 6, 25.—
    2.
    to value, esteem, regard a person or thing in any manner (like the Engl. make, in the phrase to make much of).—Esp. with gen. pretii:

    in quo perspicere posses, quanti te, quanti Pompeium, quem unum ex omnibus facio, ut debeo, plurimi, quanti Brutum facerem,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 2:

    te quotidie pluris feci,

    id. ib. 3, 4, 2:

    voluptatem virtus minimi facit,

    id. Fin. 2, 13, 42:

    dolorem nihili facere,

    to care nothing for, to despise, id. ib. 27, 88:

    nihili facio scire,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 42:

    negat se magni facere, utrum, etc.,

    Quint. 11, 1, 38:

    parum id facio,

    Sall. J. 85, 31: si illi aliter nos faciant quam aequum sit. Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 43.—
    3.
    With gen., to make a thing the property of a person, subject it to him: omnia, quae mulieris fuerunt, viri fiunt, Cic. Top. 4, 23.—Esp.: facere aliquid dicionis alicujus, to reduce to subjection under a person or power:

    omnem oram Romanae dicionis fecit,

    Liv. 21, 60, 3:

    dicionis alienae facti,

    id. 1, 25, 13; 5, 27, 14; cf.: ut munus imperii beneficii sui faceret, to make it ( seem) his own bounty, Just. 13, 4, 9:

    ne delecto imperatore alio sui muneris rempublicam faceret,

    Tac. A. 15, 52.—
    4.
    To represent a thing in any manner, to feign, assert, say. —Constr. with acc. and adj. or part., or with acc. and inf.
    (α).
    Acc. and part.:

    in eo libro, ubi se exeuntem e senatu et cum Pansa colloquentem facit,

    id. Brut. 60, 218:

    Xenophon facit... Socratem disputantem,

    id. N. D. 1, 12, 31; cf.:

    ejus (Socratis) oratio, qua facit eum Plato usum apud judices,

    id. Tusc. 1, 40 fin. al.—
    (β).
    Acc. and inf.:

    qui nuper fecit servo currenti in via decesse populum,

    Ter. Heaut. prol. 31:

    fecerat et fetam procubuisse lupam,

    Verg. A. 8, 630; cf. Ov. M. 6, 109, v. Bach ad h. l.:

    poetae impendere apud inferos saxum Tantalo faciunt,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 35:

    quem (Herculem) Homerus apud inferos conveniri facit ab Ulixe,

    id. N. D. 3, 16, 41:

    Plato construi a deo mundum facit,

    id. ib. 1, 8, 19:

    Plato Isocratem laudari fecit a Socrate,

    id. Opt. Gen. 6, 17; id. Brut. 38, 142:

    M. Cicero dicere facit C. Laelium,

    Gell. 17, 5, 1:

    caput esse faciunt ea, quae perspicua dicunt,

    Cic. Fia. 4, 4, 8, v. Madv. ad h. l.—
    (γ).
    In double construction:

    Polyphemum Homerus cum ariete colloquentem facit ejusque laudare fortunas,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 39 fin. —
    5.
    To make believe, to pretend:

    facio me alias res agere,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 18:

    cum verbis se locupletem faceret,

    id. Fl. 20:

    me unum ex iis feci, qui, etc.,

    id. Planc. 27, 65.—
    6.
    Hypothetically in the imper. fac, suppose, assume:

    fac, quaeso, qui ego sum, esse te,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 1; cf.:

    fac potuisse,

    id. Phil. 2, 3, 5:

    fac animos non remanere post mortem,

    id. Tusc. 1, 34, 82; 1, 29, 70:

    fac velit,

    Stat. Ach. 2, 241:

    fac velle,

    Verg. A. 4, 540.—
    7.
    In mercant. lang., to practise, exercise, follow any trade or profession:

    cum mercaturas facerent,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 72:

    naviculariam,

    id. ib. 2, 5, 18, §

    46: argentariam,

    id. ib. 2, 5, 49, § 155; id. Caecin. 4, 10:

    topiariam,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5:

    haruspicinam,

    id. Fam. 6, 18, 1:

    praeconium,

    id. ib.; so,

    piraticam,

    id. Post. Red. in Sen. 5, 11:

    medicinam,

    Phaedr. 1, 14, 2.—
    8.
    In relig. lang., like the Gr. rhezein, to perform or celebrate a religious rite; to offer sacrifice, make an offering, to sacrifice:

    res illum divinas apud eos deos in suo sacrario quotidie facere vidisti,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8, § 18:

    sacra pro civibus,

    id. Balb. 24, 55:

    sacrificium publicum,

    id. Brut. 14, 56.— Absol.:

    a sacris patriis Junonis Sospitae, cui omnes consules facere necesse est, consulem avellere,

    Cic. Mur. 41, 90.—With abl.:

    cum faciam vitula pro frugibus,

    Verg. E. 3, 77:

    catulo,

    Col. 2, 22, 4.— Pass. impers.:

    cum pro populo fieret,

    Cic. Att. 1, 13, 3:

    quibus diis decemviri ex libris ut fieret, ediderunt,

    Liv. 37, 3, 5.—
    9.
    In gram., to make, form in inflecting:

    cur aper apri et pater patris faciat?

    Quint. 1, 6, 13; so id. 14; 15; 27; cf.:

    sic genitivus Achilli et Ulixi fecit,

    id. 1, 5, 63; 1, 6, 26:

    eadem (littera) fecit ex duello bellum,

    id. 1, 4, 15.—
    10.
    In late Lat., (se) facere aliquo, to betake one's self to any place:

    intra limen sese facit,

    App. 5, p. 159, 25;

    without se: homo meus coepit ad stelas facere,

    Petr. 62:

    ad illum ex Libya Hammon facit,

    Tert. Pall. 3.—
    11.
    Peculiar phrases.
    a.
    Quid faciam (facias, fiet, etc.), with abl., dat., or (rare) with de, what is to be done with a person or thing? quid hoc homine facias? Cic. Sest. 13, 29; id. Verr. 2, 2, 16, § 40:

    nescit quid faciat auro,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 100:

    quid tu huic homini facias?

    Cic. Caecin. 11, 30; cf.:

    quid enim tibi faciam,

    id. Att. 7, 3, 2: quid faceret huic conclusioni, i. e. how should he refute, etc., id. Ac. 2, 30, 96:

    quid facias illi?

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 63:

    miserunt Delphos consultum quidnam facerent de rebus suis,

    Nep. Them. 2: quid fecisti scipione? what have you done with the stick? or, what has become of it? Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 6; cf. id. ib. 5, 4, 9.—In pass.:

    quid Tulliola mea fiet?

    Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 3:

    quid illo fiet? quid me?

    id. Att. 6, 1, 14:

    quid fiet artibus?

    id. Ac. 2, 33, 107:

    quid mihi fiet?

    Ov. A. A. 1, 536:

    quid de illa fiet fidicina igitur?

    Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 48: de fratre quid fiet? Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 39.— Absol.:

    quid faciat Philomela? fugam custodia claudit?

    Ov. M. 6, 572:

    quid facerem? neque servitio me exire licebat, etc.,

    Verg. E. 1, 41 al. —
    b.
    Fit, factum est aliquo or aliqua re, it happens to, becomes of a person or thing:

    volo Erogitare, meo minore quid sit factum filio,

    Plaut. Capt. 5, 1, 32:

    nec quid deinde iis (elephantis) factum sit, auctores explicant,

    Plin. 8, 6, 6, § 17:

    quid eo est argento factum?

    Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 106.—Hence,
    (β).
    Esp., si quid factum sit aliquo, if any thing should happen to one (i. q. si quid acciderit humanitus), euphemistically for if one should die:

    si quid eo factum esset, in quo spem essetis habituri?

    Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 20, 59; cf.:

    eum fecisse aiunt, sibi quod faciendum fuit,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 1, 23. —
    c.
    Ut fit, as it usually happens, as is commonly the case:

    praesertim cum, ut fit, fortuito saepe aliquid concluse apteque dicerent,

    Cic. Or. 53, 177:

    queri, ut fit, incipiunt,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 23, § 56:

    dum se uxor, ut fit, comparat,

    id. Mil. 10, 28:

    fecit statim, ut fit, fastidium copia,

    Liv. 3, 1, 7.—
    d.
    Fiat, an expression of assent, so be it! very good! fiat, geratur mos tibi, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 146; id. As. 1, 1, 27; id. Am. 2, 2, 138; id. Most. 4, 3, 44 al.—
    e.
    Dictum ac factum, no sooner said than done, without delay, at once; v. dictum under dico, A. d.—
    12.
    In certain phrases the ellipsis of facere is common, e. g. finem facere:

    Quae cum dixisset, Cotta finem,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 40, 94; id. Fin. 4, 1 init. —With nihil aliud quam, quid alium quam, nihil praeterquam, which often = an emphatic Engl. only (but not in Cic.):

    Tissaphernes nihil aliud quam bellum comparavit,

    Nep. Ages. 2:

    per biduum nihil aliud quam steterunt parati,

    Liv. 34, 46; Suet. Caes. 20; id. Aug. 83; Liv. 2, 63; 4, 3; 3, 26.—So with nihil amplius quam, nihil prius quam, nihil minus quam, Liv. 26, 20; 35, 11; Suet. Dom. 3.
    II.
    Neutr.
    A.
    With adverbs, to do, deal, or act in any manner:

    recta et vera loquere, sed neque vere neque recte adhuc Fecisti umquam,

    Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 7;

    v. recte under rego: bene fecit Silius, qui transegerit,

    Cic. Att. 12, 24, 1:

    seu recte seu perperam,

    to do right or wrong, id. Quint. 8, 31:

    Dalmatis di male faciant,

    id. Fam. 5, 11 fin.:

    facis amice,

    in a friendly manner, id. Lael. 2, 9; cf.:

    per malitiam,

    maliciously, id. Rosc. Com. 7, 21:

    humaniter,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 1:

    imperite,

    id. Leg. 1, 1, 4:

    tutius,

    Quint. 5, 10, 68:

    voluit facere contra huic aegre,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10: bene facere, to profit, benefit (opp. male facere, to hurt, injure), Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 25; 5, 7, 19; Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 22; id. Capt. 5, 2, 23; v. also under benefacio and benefactum.—
    B.
    Facere cum or ab aliquo, to take part with one, to side with one; and opp. contra (or adversus) aliquem, to take part against one:

    si respondisset, idem sentire et secum facere Sullam,

    Cic. Sull. 13, 36; cf.:

    cum illo consulem facere,

    id. Att. 6, 8, 2; and:

    secum consules facere,

    id. Planc. 35, 86:

    auctoritatem sapientissimorum hominum facere nobiscum,

    id. Caecin. 36, 104; cf.:

    rem et sententiam interdicti mecum facere fatebatur,

    id. ib. 28, 79:

    cum veritas cum hoc faciat,

    is on his side, id. Quint. 30, 91:

    commune est, quod nihilo magis ab adversariis quam a nobis facit,

    id. Inv. 1, 48, 90:

    omnes damnatos, omnes ignominia affectos illac (a or cum Caesare) facere,

    id. Att. 7, 3, 5:

    quae res in civitate duae plurimum possunt, eae contra nos ambae faciunt in hoc tempore,

    id. Quint. 1, 1:

    neque minus eos cum quibus steterint quam adversus quos fecerint,

    Nep. Eum. 8, 2:

    cum aliquo non male facere,

    to be on good terms with, Ov. Am. 3, 762.—
    C.
    In late Lat. facere cum aliqua = vivere cum aliqua, to live in matrimony, to be married, Inscr. Orell. 4646. —
    D.
    Ad aliquid, alicui, or absol., to be good or of use for any thing; to be useful, of service:

    chamaeleon facit ad difficultatem urinae,

    Plin. 22, 18, 21, § 46; Scrib. Comp. 122:

    ad talem formam non facit iste locus,

    Ov. H. 16, 190; cf. id. ib. 6, 128; id. Am. 1, 2, 16 al.:

    radix coronopi coeliacis praeclare facit,

    Plin. 22, 19, 22, § 48; so with dat., Plin. Val. 2, 1; Prop. 3 (4), 1, 20:

    facit autem commode ea compositio, quam, etc.,

    Col. 7, 5, 7; 8, 17, 13:

    nec caelum, nec aquae faciunt, nec terra, nec aurae,

    do not benefit me, Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 23:

    mire facit in peroratione confessio,

    Quint. 11, 3, 173; 171; cf. with a subject-clause: plurimum facit, totas diligenter [p. 718] nosse causas, id. 6, 4, 8: ad aliquid or alicui signifies also to suit, fit:

    non faciet capiti dura corona meo,

    Prop. 3, 1, 19; cf. Ov. H. 16, 189.—
    E.
    Like the Gr. poiein or dran, and the Engl. to do, instead of another verb (also for esse and pati):

    factum cupio (sc. id esse),

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 24:

    factum volo,

    id. Bacch. 3, 3, 91; id. Most. 3, 2, 104:

    an Scythes Anacharsis potuit pro nihilo pecuniam ducere, nostrates philosophi facere non potuerunt?

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90:

    nihil his in locis nisi saxa et montes cogitabam: idque ut facerem, orationibus inducebar tuis,

    id. Leg. 2, 1, 2; cf.:

    Demosthenem, si illa pronuntiare voluisset, ornate splendideque facere potuisse,

    id. Off. 1, 1 fin.; and:

    cur Cassandra furens futura prospiciat, Priamus sapiens hoc idem facere nequeat?

    id. Div. 1, 39, 85; so id. Ac. 2, 33, 107; id. Att. 1, 16, 13; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 2; Nep. Chabr. 3, 4; 4, 3 al.:

    vadem te ad mortem tyranno dabis pro amico, ut Pythagoreus ille Siculo fecit tyranno (here also with the case of the preceding verb),

    Cic. Fin. 2, 24 fin. (v. Madv. ad h. l. p. 278):

    jubeas (eum) miserum esse, libenter quatenus id facit (i. e. miser est),

    what he is doing, Hor. S. 1, 1, 64:

    in hominibus solum existunt: nam bestiae simile quiddam faciunt (i. q. patiuntur or habent),

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 14; so,

    ne facias quod Ummidius quidam (= ne idem experiaris, ne idem tibi eveniat),

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 94. —
    F.
    Facere omitted, especially in short sentences expressing a judgment upon conduct, etc.:

    at stulte, qui non modo non censuerit, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 3, 27, 101.—Hence,
    1.
    factus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    As adjective ante-class. and very rare:

    factius nihilo facit, sc. id, i. e. nihilo magis effectum reddit,

    is no nearer bringing it about, Plaut. Trin. 2, 3, 6; cf. Lorenz ad loc.—Far more freq.,
    B.
    In the neutr. as subst.: factum, i ( gen. plur. factum, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 31, 66 Trag. 81), that which is done, a deed, act, exploit, achievement (syn.: res gestae, facinus).
    1.
    In gen.:

    depingere,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 5, 38:

    facere factum,

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 5; id. Mil. 3, 1, 139:

    dicta et facta,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 19; id. Heaut. 4, 5, 12:

    opus facto est,

    id. Phorm. 4, 5, 4:

    ecquod hujus factum aut commissum non dicam audacius, sed, etc.,

    Cic. Sull. 26, 72: meum factum probari abs te triumpho gaudio, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 16, A. 1;

    14, 9, 2: quod umquam eorum in re publica forte factum exstitit?

    id. ib. 8, 14, 2:

    praeclarum atque divinum,

    id. Phil. 2, 44, 114:

    egregium,

    id. Fam. 10, 16, 2; id. Cael. 10, 23:

    factum per se improbabile,

    Quint. 7, 4, 7; 6, 1, 22:

    illustre,

    Nep. Arist. 2, 2; cf.:

    illustria et gloriosa,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    forte,

    id. Att. 8, 14, 2:

    dira,

    Ov. M. 6, 533:

    nefanda,

    id. H. 14, 16 al.; but also with the adv.:

    recte ac turpiter factum,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 80, 5; cf.:

    multa huius (Timothei) sunt praeclare facta sed haec maxime illustria,

    Nep. Timoth. 1, 2;

    v. Zumpt, Gram. § 722, 2: dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 40:

    quo facto aut dicto adest opus,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 15 et saep.:

    famam extendere factis,

    Verg. A. 10, 468: non hominum video. non ego facta boum, doings, i. e. works, Ov. H. 10, 60.—
    2.
    In partic., bonum factum, like the Gr. agathê tuchê, a good deed, i. e. well done, fortunate (ante-class. and post-Aug.):

    bonum factum'st, edicta ut servetis mea,

    Plaut. Poen. prol. 16; cf. id. ib. 44; cf.:

    hoc factum est optimum, ut, etc.,

    id. Ps. 1, 2, 52:

    majorum bona facta,

    Tac. A. 3, 40; cf. id. ib. 3, 65. —At the commencement of edicts, Suet. Caesar, 80; id. Vit. 14; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 49, 17; Tert. Pudic. 1.—(But in the class. per. factum in this sense is a participle, and is construed with an adv.:

    bene facta,

    Sall. C. 8, 5; id. J. 85, 5; Cic. Tusc. 2, 26, 64:

    recte, male facta,

    id. Off. 2, 18, 62:

    male facto exigua laus proponitur,

    id. Leg. Agr. 2, 2, 5; id. Brut. 43, 322; Quint. 3, 7, 13; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 460).—
    * 2.
    facteon, a word jestingly formed by Cicero, after the analogy of the Greek, for faciendum: quare, ut opinor, philosophêteon, id quod tu facis, et istos consulatus non flocci facteon, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 13 Orell. N. cr. (for facteon, Ernesti has eateon).

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  • 45 habitantes

    hăbĭto, āvi, ātum, 1 ( gen. plur. of the part. pres. habitantum, Ov. M. 14, 90), v. freq. a. and n. [habeo].
    I.
    In gen., to have frequently, to be wont to have (anteclass. and very rare): epicrocum, Varr. ap. Non. 318, 25:

    comas,

    id. ib. 27.—
    II.
    In partic., to have possession of, to inhabit a place; and more freq. neut., to dwell, abide, reside, live anywhere (the class. signif. of the word; cf.: colo, incolo, commoror).
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    Act.:

    centum urbes habitant magnas,

    Verg. A. 3, 106:

    silvas,

    id. E. 6, 2:

    hoc nemus, hunc collem (deus),

    id. A. 8, 352:

    humiles casas,

    id. E. 2, 29:

    terras,

    Ov. H. 1, 66; id. M. 1, 195:

    pruinas,

    Val. Fl. 2, 177:

    locum,

    Tac. Agr. 11; cf. Liv. 5, 51, 3. — Pass.:

    colitur ea pars (urbis) et habitatur frequentissime,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 119; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 28:

    arx procul iis, quae habitabantur,

    Liv. 24, 3, 2:

    applicata colli habitatur colonia Corinthus,

    Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; 5, 7, 7, § 42:

    Scythiae confinis est regio habitaturque pluribus vicis,

    Curt. 8, 2, 14:

    nobis habitabitur orbis Ultimus,

    Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 127:

    tellus Bistoniis habitata viris,

    id. M. 13, 430; cf.:

    nec patria est habitata tibi,

    id. Tr. 5, 3, 21; Sil. 2, 654:

    raris habitata mapalia tectis,

    Verg. G. 3, 340; cf.:

    (agellus) habitatus quinque focis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 2:

    campi olim uberes magnisque urbibus habitati,

    Tac. H. 5, 7:

    quae sit tellus habitanda (sibi), requirit,

    Ov. M. 3, 9; cf.:

    cesserunt nitidis habitandae piscibus undae,

    id. ib. 1, 74:

    habitandaque fana Apris reliquit et rapacibus lupis,

    Hor. Epod. 16, 19:

    proavis habitatas linquere silvas,

    Juv. 15, 152.—
    2.
    Neutr.:

    in illisce habitat aedibus Amphitruo,

    Plaut. Am. prol. 97; cf.:

    cujus hic in aediculis habitat decem, ut opinor, milibus,

    Cic. Cael. 7, 17:

    in gurgustio,

    id. N. D. 1, 9, 22:

    in via,

    on the high-road, id. Phil. 2, 41, 106:

    in Sicilia,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 41, § 95:

    in arboribus (aves),

    Plin. 18, 35, 87, § 363:

    Lilybaei,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 18, § 38:

    lucis opacis,

    Verg. A. 6, 673:

    vallibus imis,

    id. ib. 3, 110:

    casa straminea,

    Prop. 2, 16 (3, 8), 20; cf.:

    sub terra habitare,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 37, 95:

    apud aliquem,

    id. Ac. 2, 26, 115; cf. id. Brut. 90, 309; id. Cael. 21, 51; id. Clu. 12, 33; id. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 83:

    cum aliquo,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 25, §

    64: cum illa apud te,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 41.— Absol.:

    triginta milibus dixistis eum habitare,

    Cic. Cael. 7, 17; cf.:

    nunc si quis tanti (i. e. sex milibus) habitet,

    Vell. 2, 10, 1:

    bene,

    to have a good habitation, Nep. Att. 13; so,

    dum sic ergo habitat Cetronius,

    so splendidly, Juv. 14, 92:

    avecta est peregre hinc habitatum,

    Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 37; cf.:

    is habitatum huc commigravit,

    id. Trin. 4, 3, 77; and:

    rus habitatum abii,

    Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 27:

    commorandi natura deversorium nobis, non habitandi locum dedit,

    Cic. de Sen. 23, 84:

    habitandi causa,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 112, 8.—Part. as subst.: hăbĭtantes, ium, the inhabitants: numquam tecta subeamus: super habitantes aliquando procumbunt, Quint. 2, 16, 6; Ov. M. 14, 90:

    oppidum valetudine habitantium infame,

    Mel. 1, 16, 1:

    ad occasum,

    Plin. 2, 70, 82, § 180.— Pass. impers.:

    vides, habitari in terra raris et angustis in locis, et in ipsis quasi maculis, ubi habitatur, vastas solitudines interjectas,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 19:

    habitari ait Xenophanes in luna,

    that the moon is inhabited, id. Ac. 2, 39, 123:

    vicorum, quibus frequenter habitabatur,

    Liv. 2, 62, 4.—
    B.
    Transf., to stay, remain, dwell, or keep in any place; to keep to, dwell upon a thing (a favorite expression with Cicero):

    cum iis, qui in foro habitarunt, de dignitate contendas?

    Cic. Mur. 9, 21; cf.:

    habitare in Rostris,

    id. Brut. 89, 305:

    in subselliis,

    id. de Or. 1, 62, 264; cf.

    also: in oculis,

    to be always in public, id. Planc. 27, 66:

    illi qui hoc solum colendum ducebant, habitarunt in hac una ratione tractanda,

    id. de Or. 2, 38, 160:

    in bonis haerebit et habitabit suis,

    to dwell upon, id. Or. 15, 49; cf. id. de Or. 2, 72, 292:

    qui potest igitur habitare in beata vita summi mali metus?

    id. Fin. 2, 28, 92:

    cum his habitare pernoctareque curis (i. e. studiis)!

    id. Tusc. 5, 24, 69:

    quorum in vultu habitant oculi mei,

    id. Phil. 12, 1, 2:

    animus habitat in oculis,

    Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 145; cf.:

    mens ibi (in corde) habitat,

    id. 11, 37, 69, § 182:

    qui tibi (Amori) jucundumst, siccis habitare medullis,

    Prop. 2, 11 (3, 3), 17:

    peregrinatus est hujus animus in nequitia, non habitavit,

    Val. Max. 6, 9, ext. 1:

    tecum habita,

    i. e. retire within thyself, examine thyself, Pers. 4, 52.

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  • 46 habito

    hăbĭto, āvi, ātum, 1 ( gen. plur. of the part. pres. habitantum, Ov. M. 14, 90), v. freq. a. and n. [habeo].
    I.
    In gen., to have frequently, to be wont to have (anteclass. and very rare): epicrocum, Varr. ap. Non. 318, 25:

    comas,

    id. ib. 27.—
    II.
    In partic., to have possession of, to inhabit a place; and more freq. neut., to dwell, abide, reside, live anywhere (the class. signif. of the word; cf.: colo, incolo, commoror).
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    Act.:

    centum urbes habitant magnas,

    Verg. A. 3, 106:

    silvas,

    id. E. 6, 2:

    hoc nemus, hunc collem (deus),

    id. A. 8, 352:

    humiles casas,

    id. E. 2, 29:

    terras,

    Ov. H. 1, 66; id. M. 1, 195:

    pruinas,

    Val. Fl. 2, 177:

    locum,

    Tac. Agr. 11; cf. Liv. 5, 51, 3. — Pass.:

    colitur ea pars (urbis) et habitatur frequentissime,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 119; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 28:

    arx procul iis, quae habitabantur,

    Liv. 24, 3, 2:

    applicata colli habitatur colonia Corinthus,

    Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; 5, 7, 7, § 42:

    Scythiae confinis est regio habitaturque pluribus vicis,

    Curt. 8, 2, 14:

    nobis habitabitur orbis Ultimus,

    Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 127:

    tellus Bistoniis habitata viris,

    id. M. 13, 430; cf.:

    nec patria est habitata tibi,

    id. Tr. 5, 3, 21; Sil. 2, 654:

    raris habitata mapalia tectis,

    Verg. G. 3, 340; cf.:

    (agellus) habitatus quinque focis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 2:

    campi olim uberes magnisque urbibus habitati,

    Tac. H. 5, 7:

    quae sit tellus habitanda (sibi), requirit,

    Ov. M. 3, 9; cf.:

    cesserunt nitidis habitandae piscibus undae,

    id. ib. 1, 74:

    habitandaque fana Apris reliquit et rapacibus lupis,

    Hor. Epod. 16, 19:

    proavis habitatas linquere silvas,

    Juv. 15, 152.—
    2.
    Neutr.:

    in illisce habitat aedibus Amphitruo,

    Plaut. Am. prol. 97; cf.:

    cujus hic in aediculis habitat decem, ut opinor, milibus,

    Cic. Cael. 7, 17:

    in gurgustio,

    id. N. D. 1, 9, 22:

    in via,

    on the high-road, id. Phil. 2, 41, 106:

    in Sicilia,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 41, § 95:

    in arboribus (aves),

    Plin. 18, 35, 87, § 363:

    Lilybaei,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 18, § 38:

    lucis opacis,

    Verg. A. 6, 673:

    vallibus imis,

    id. ib. 3, 110:

    casa straminea,

    Prop. 2, 16 (3, 8), 20; cf.:

    sub terra habitare,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 37, 95:

    apud aliquem,

    id. Ac. 2, 26, 115; cf. id. Brut. 90, 309; id. Cael. 21, 51; id. Clu. 12, 33; id. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 83:

    cum aliquo,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 25, §

    64: cum illa apud te,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 41.— Absol.:

    triginta milibus dixistis eum habitare,

    Cic. Cael. 7, 17; cf.:

    nunc si quis tanti (i. e. sex milibus) habitet,

    Vell. 2, 10, 1:

    bene,

    to have a good habitation, Nep. Att. 13; so,

    dum sic ergo habitat Cetronius,

    so splendidly, Juv. 14, 92:

    avecta est peregre hinc habitatum,

    Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 37; cf.:

    is habitatum huc commigravit,

    id. Trin. 4, 3, 77; and:

    rus habitatum abii,

    Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 27:

    commorandi natura deversorium nobis, non habitandi locum dedit,

    Cic. de Sen. 23, 84:

    habitandi causa,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 112, 8.—Part. as subst.: hăbĭtantes, ium, the inhabitants: numquam tecta subeamus: super habitantes aliquando procumbunt, Quint. 2, 16, 6; Ov. M. 14, 90:

    oppidum valetudine habitantium infame,

    Mel. 1, 16, 1:

    ad occasum,

    Plin. 2, 70, 82, § 180.— Pass. impers.:

    vides, habitari in terra raris et angustis in locis, et in ipsis quasi maculis, ubi habitatur, vastas solitudines interjectas,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 19:

    habitari ait Xenophanes in luna,

    that the moon is inhabited, id. Ac. 2, 39, 123:

    vicorum, quibus frequenter habitabatur,

    Liv. 2, 62, 4.—
    B.
    Transf., to stay, remain, dwell, or keep in any place; to keep to, dwell upon a thing (a favorite expression with Cicero):

    cum iis, qui in foro habitarunt, de dignitate contendas?

    Cic. Mur. 9, 21; cf.:

    habitare in Rostris,

    id. Brut. 89, 305:

    in subselliis,

    id. de Or. 1, 62, 264; cf.

    also: in oculis,

    to be always in public, id. Planc. 27, 66:

    illi qui hoc solum colendum ducebant, habitarunt in hac una ratione tractanda,

    id. de Or. 2, 38, 160:

    in bonis haerebit et habitabit suis,

    to dwell upon, id. Or. 15, 49; cf. id. de Or. 2, 72, 292:

    qui potest igitur habitare in beata vita summi mali metus?

    id. Fin. 2, 28, 92:

    cum his habitare pernoctareque curis (i. e. studiis)!

    id. Tusc. 5, 24, 69:

    quorum in vultu habitant oculi mei,

    id. Phil. 12, 1, 2:

    animus habitat in oculis,

    Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 145; cf.:

    mens ibi (in corde) habitat,

    id. 11, 37, 69, § 182:

    qui tibi (Amori) jucundumst, siccis habitare medullis,

    Prop. 2, 11 (3, 3), 17:

    peregrinatus est hujus animus in nequitia, non habitavit,

    Val. Max. 6, 9, ext. 1:

    tecum habita,

    i. e. retire within thyself, examine thyself, Pers. 4, 52.

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  • 47 obculo

    occŭlo ( obc-), cŭlŭi, cultum, 3 ( plup. sync. occulerat, Val. Fl. 2, 280), v. a. [obcolo], to cover, cover over (syn.: tego, condo, celo, abdo).
    I.
    In gen. (very rare): terra occulit caput, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 375 Müll. (Trag. v. 141 Vahl.):

    virgulta multā terrā,

    Verg. G. 2, 346.—
    II.
    In partic., to cover up, hide, conceal (class.; esp. in the P. a.; v. in the foll.):

    vitia corporis fuco,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118:

    vulnera,

    Cic. Att. 5, 15, 2:

    (feminae) parietum umbris occuluntur,

    are kept concealed, id. Tusc. 2, 15, 36:

    hastatos,

    Liv. 33, 1:

    se silvā,

    id. 25, 8, 5:

    classem in convexo nemorum sub rupe,

    Verg. A. 1, 310:

    caligine terras,

    Ov. M. 1, 600:

    puncta argumentorum,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 41, 77:

    narratum ab iis,

    to keep secret, conceal, Tac. A. 3, 16:

    vitia,

    Quint. 12, 8, 10.— Absol.:

    si quis et imprudens aspexerit, occulat ille,

    Tib. 1, 2, 37.—
    * B.
    Of burying: occultum efferre significat sub terram ferre, ponere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 205 Müll.—Hence, occultus (archaic orthogr. OQVOLTVS, S. C. Bacch.;

    scanned ŏccultus,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 39; 86; id. Capt. 1, 1, 15; cf. Brix, Trin. Einleit. p. 14 Ritschl ad Plaut. Trin. l. l. ed. 2), a, um, P. a., hidden, concealed, secret (freq. and class.;

    syn. abditus): hi saltem in occultis locis prostant, vos in foro ipso,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 21:

    res occultae et penitus abditae,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49:

    occultiores insidiae,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 39:

    occultior atque tectior cupiditas,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104:

    si quid erit occultius et reconditum,

    id. Fam. 11, 21, 5:

    cum res occultissimas aperueris in lucemque protuleris,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 62:

    per occultos calles,

    Verg. A. 9, 383:

    via,

    id. ib. 3, 695:

    nota,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 630:

    sapor,

    Verg. G. 3, 397:

    crescit, occulto velut arbor aevo, Fama Marcelli,

    from an obscure, remote age, Hor. C. 1, 12, 45:

    res,

    i. e. the hidden laws of nature, Lucr. 1, 145; 424; Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 15 sq.; 2, 41, 127; id. Fin. 3, 11, 37; 4, 7, 18 al.:

    occulti miranda potentia fati,

    Juv. 7, 200.—
    b.
    Of persons, close, reserved, secret, not open:

    si me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 8:

    ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,

    Liv. 25, 16, 4; Tac. A. 6, 51.—With gen.:

    occultus odii,

    dissembling his hate, Tac. A. 4, 7.—
    (β).
    Occultus, adverbially for occulte, in secret, secretly (Tacitean):

    qui ejusmodi preces occulti illuderent,

    Tac. A. 3, 29; 4, 12:

    patris mei amicitias non occulti ferunt,

    id. ib. 4, 40.—
    C.
    Neutr. as subst.
    1.
    oc-culta, ōrum, plur., secret things or places, secrets:

    servi, quibus occulta creduntur,

    Cic. Cael. 23, 57:

    cui fervens Aestuat occultis animus semperque tacendis,

    Juv. 3, 50. —With gen.:

    occulta saltuum scrutari,

    Tac. A. 1, 61:

    occulta conjurationis retexere,

    id. ib. 15, 74:

    occulta cordis,

    Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 25:

    hominum,

    id. Rom. 2, 16:

    ab occultis meis,

    from my secret sins, id. Psa. 18, 13.—
    2.
    Sing.: occultum, i, n., secrecy, only in adverb. phrases, in occulto; per occultum; ex occulto, in secret, secretly: SACRA IN OQVOLTOD NE QVIQVAM FECISE VELET, S. C. Bacch.: in occulto mussabant, Enn. Ann. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll. (Ann. v. 185 Vahl.): Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 86:

    stare in occulto,

    Cic. Clu. 28, 78: per occultum (post-Aug.), Tac. [p. 1252] A. 6, 7; 4, 71 fin.; 5, 4; Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 124:

    ex occulto,

    from a place of concealment, secret place, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 17:

    Jugurtha ex occulto repente nostros invadit,

    Sall. J. 59, 2.—Hence, secretly:

    ex occulto intervenire,

    Cic. Clu. 16, 47.—Hence, adv., in three forms: occultē (class.), occultō (ante-class.), and occultim (post-class.), in concealment, in secret, secretly, privately.
    (α).
    Form occulte:

    neque id occulte fert,

    does not keep it secret, makes no secret of it, does not conceal it, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 30:

    ea nunc occulte cuniculis oppugnatur,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 1, 1:

    proficisci,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 66:

    inter se constituere aliquid,

    id. B. G. 7, 83:

    labitur occulte,

    Ov. M. 10, 519:

    nec clam illud occulteque factum est,

    Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6.—
    (β).
    Form occulto, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 295 Rib.).—
    * (γ).
    Form occultim:

    reptare,

    Sol. 4.—
    b.
    Comp.:

    conari occultius,

    Cic. Deiot. 6, 18:

    erant praeterea complures paulo occultius consilii hujus participes,

    Sall. C. 17, 5: Quint. 9, 4, 21.— Sup.:

    quam potuit occultissime reliquas cohortes duxit,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 67:

    castra quam potest occultissime locat,

    Liv. 9, 2; Sall. J. 91, 3;

    for which maxime occulte,

    Sall. J. 35, 4.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > obculo

  • 48 occulo

    occŭlo ( obc-), cŭlŭi, cultum, 3 ( plup. sync. occulerat, Val. Fl. 2, 280), v. a. [obcolo], to cover, cover over (syn.: tego, condo, celo, abdo).
    I.
    In gen. (very rare): terra occulit caput, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 375 Müll. (Trag. v. 141 Vahl.):

    virgulta multā terrā,

    Verg. G. 2, 346.—
    II.
    In partic., to cover up, hide, conceal (class.; esp. in the P. a.; v. in the foll.):

    vitia corporis fuco,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118:

    vulnera,

    Cic. Att. 5, 15, 2:

    (feminae) parietum umbris occuluntur,

    are kept concealed, id. Tusc. 2, 15, 36:

    hastatos,

    Liv. 33, 1:

    se silvā,

    id. 25, 8, 5:

    classem in convexo nemorum sub rupe,

    Verg. A. 1, 310:

    caligine terras,

    Ov. M. 1, 600:

    puncta argumentorum,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 41, 77:

    narratum ab iis,

    to keep secret, conceal, Tac. A. 3, 16:

    vitia,

    Quint. 12, 8, 10.— Absol.:

    si quis et imprudens aspexerit, occulat ille,

    Tib. 1, 2, 37.—
    * B.
    Of burying: occultum efferre significat sub terram ferre, ponere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 205 Müll.—Hence, occultus (archaic orthogr. OQVOLTVS, S. C. Bacch.;

    scanned ŏccultus,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 39; 86; id. Capt. 1, 1, 15; cf. Brix, Trin. Einleit. p. 14 Ritschl ad Plaut. Trin. l. l. ed. 2), a, um, P. a., hidden, concealed, secret (freq. and class.;

    syn. abditus): hi saltem in occultis locis prostant, vos in foro ipso,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 21:

    res occultae et penitus abditae,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49:

    occultiores insidiae,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 39:

    occultior atque tectior cupiditas,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104:

    si quid erit occultius et reconditum,

    id. Fam. 11, 21, 5:

    cum res occultissimas aperueris in lucemque protuleris,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 62:

    per occultos calles,

    Verg. A. 9, 383:

    via,

    id. ib. 3, 695:

    nota,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 630:

    sapor,

    Verg. G. 3, 397:

    crescit, occulto velut arbor aevo, Fama Marcelli,

    from an obscure, remote age, Hor. C. 1, 12, 45:

    res,

    i. e. the hidden laws of nature, Lucr. 1, 145; 424; Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 15 sq.; 2, 41, 127; id. Fin. 3, 11, 37; 4, 7, 18 al.:

    occulti miranda potentia fati,

    Juv. 7, 200.—
    b.
    Of persons, close, reserved, secret, not open:

    si me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 8:

    ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,

    Liv. 25, 16, 4; Tac. A. 6, 51.—With gen.:

    occultus odii,

    dissembling his hate, Tac. A. 4, 7.—
    (β).
    Occultus, adverbially for occulte, in secret, secretly (Tacitean):

    qui ejusmodi preces occulti illuderent,

    Tac. A. 3, 29; 4, 12:

    patris mei amicitias non occulti ferunt,

    id. ib. 4, 40.—
    C.
    Neutr. as subst.
    1.
    oc-culta, ōrum, plur., secret things or places, secrets:

    servi, quibus occulta creduntur,

    Cic. Cael. 23, 57:

    cui fervens Aestuat occultis animus semperque tacendis,

    Juv. 3, 50. —With gen.:

    occulta saltuum scrutari,

    Tac. A. 1, 61:

    occulta conjurationis retexere,

    id. ib. 15, 74:

    occulta cordis,

    Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 25:

    hominum,

    id. Rom. 2, 16:

    ab occultis meis,

    from my secret sins, id. Psa. 18, 13.—
    2.
    Sing.: occultum, i, n., secrecy, only in adverb. phrases, in occulto; per occultum; ex occulto, in secret, secretly: SACRA IN OQVOLTOD NE QVIQVAM FECISE VELET, S. C. Bacch.: in occulto mussabant, Enn. Ann. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll. (Ann. v. 185 Vahl.): Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 86:

    stare in occulto,

    Cic. Clu. 28, 78: per occultum (post-Aug.), Tac. [p. 1252] A. 6, 7; 4, 71 fin.; 5, 4; Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 124:

    ex occulto,

    from a place of concealment, secret place, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 17:

    Jugurtha ex occulto repente nostros invadit,

    Sall. J. 59, 2.—Hence, secretly:

    ex occulto intervenire,

    Cic. Clu. 16, 47.—Hence, adv., in three forms: occultē (class.), occultō (ante-class.), and occultim (post-class.), in concealment, in secret, secretly, privately.
    (α).
    Form occulte:

    neque id occulte fert,

    does not keep it secret, makes no secret of it, does not conceal it, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 30:

    ea nunc occulte cuniculis oppugnatur,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 1, 1:

    proficisci,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 66:

    inter se constituere aliquid,

    id. B. G. 7, 83:

    labitur occulte,

    Ov. M. 10, 519:

    nec clam illud occulteque factum est,

    Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6.—
    (β).
    Form occulto, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 295 Rib.).—
    * (γ).
    Form occultim:

    reptare,

    Sol. 4.—
    b.
    Comp.:

    conari occultius,

    Cic. Deiot. 6, 18:

    erant praeterea complures paulo occultius consilii hujus participes,

    Sall. C. 17, 5: Quint. 9, 4, 21.— Sup.:

    quam potuit occultissime reliquas cohortes duxit,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 67:

    castra quam potest occultissime locat,

    Liv. 9, 2; Sall. J. 91, 3;

    for which maxime occulte,

    Sall. J. 35, 4.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > occulo

  • 49 occulta

    occŭlo ( obc-), cŭlŭi, cultum, 3 ( plup. sync. occulerat, Val. Fl. 2, 280), v. a. [obcolo], to cover, cover over (syn.: tego, condo, celo, abdo).
    I.
    In gen. (very rare): terra occulit caput, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 375 Müll. (Trag. v. 141 Vahl.):

    virgulta multā terrā,

    Verg. G. 2, 346.—
    II.
    In partic., to cover up, hide, conceal (class.; esp. in the P. a.; v. in the foll.):

    vitia corporis fuco,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118:

    vulnera,

    Cic. Att. 5, 15, 2:

    (feminae) parietum umbris occuluntur,

    are kept concealed, id. Tusc. 2, 15, 36:

    hastatos,

    Liv. 33, 1:

    se silvā,

    id. 25, 8, 5:

    classem in convexo nemorum sub rupe,

    Verg. A. 1, 310:

    caligine terras,

    Ov. M. 1, 600:

    puncta argumentorum,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 41, 77:

    narratum ab iis,

    to keep secret, conceal, Tac. A. 3, 16:

    vitia,

    Quint. 12, 8, 10.— Absol.:

    si quis et imprudens aspexerit, occulat ille,

    Tib. 1, 2, 37.—
    * B.
    Of burying: occultum efferre significat sub terram ferre, ponere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 205 Müll.—Hence, occultus (archaic orthogr. OQVOLTVS, S. C. Bacch.;

    scanned ŏccultus,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 39; 86; id. Capt. 1, 1, 15; cf. Brix, Trin. Einleit. p. 14 Ritschl ad Plaut. Trin. l. l. ed. 2), a, um, P. a., hidden, concealed, secret (freq. and class.;

    syn. abditus): hi saltem in occultis locis prostant, vos in foro ipso,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 21:

    res occultae et penitus abditae,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49:

    occultiores insidiae,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 39:

    occultior atque tectior cupiditas,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104:

    si quid erit occultius et reconditum,

    id. Fam. 11, 21, 5:

    cum res occultissimas aperueris in lucemque protuleris,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 62:

    per occultos calles,

    Verg. A. 9, 383:

    via,

    id. ib. 3, 695:

    nota,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 630:

    sapor,

    Verg. G. 3, 397:

    crescit, occulto velut arbor aevo, Fama Marcelli,

    from an obscure, remote age, Hor. C. 1, 12, 45:

    res,

    i. e. the hidden laws of nature, Lucr. 1, 145; 424; Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 15 sq.; 2, 41, 127; id. Fin. 3, 11, 37; 4, 7, 18 al.:

    occulti miranda potentia fati,

    Juv. 7, 200.—
    b.
    Of persons, close, reserved, secret, not open:

    si me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 8:

    ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,

    Liv. 25, 16, 4; Tac. A. 6, 51.—With gen.:

    occultus odii,

    dissembling his hate, Tac. A. 4, 7.—
    (β).
    Occultus, adverbially for occulte, in secret, secretly (Tacitean):

    qui ejusmodi preces occulti illuderent,

    Tac. A. 3, 29; 4, 12:

    patris mei amicitias non occulti ferunt,

    id. ib. 4, 40.—
    C.
    Neutr. as subst.
    1.
    oc-culta, ōrum, plur., secret things or places, secrets:

    servi, quibus occulta creduntur,

    Cic. Cael. 23, 57:

    cui fervens Aestuat occultis animus semperque tacendis,

    Juv. 3, 50. —With gen.:

    occulta saltuum scrutari,

    Tac. A. 1, 61:

    occulta conjurationis retexere,

    id. ib. 15, 74:

    occulta cordis,

    Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 25:

    hominum,

    id. Rom. 2, 16:

    ab occultis meis,

    from my secret sins, id. Psa. 18, 13.—
    2.
    Sing.: occultum, i, n., secrecy, only in adverb. phrases, in occulto; per occultum; ex occulto, in secret, secretly: SACRA IN OQVOLTOD NE QVIQVAM FECISE VELET, S. C. Bacch.: in occulto mussabant, Enn. Ann. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll. (Ann. v. 185 Vahl.): Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 86:

    stare in occulto,

    Cic. Clu. 28, 78: per occultum (post-Aug.), Tac. [p. 1252] A. 6, 7; 4, 71 fin.; 5, 4; Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 124:

    ex occulto,

    from a place of concealment, secret place, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 17:

    Jugurtha ex occulto repente nostros invadit,

    Sall. J. 59, 2.—Hence, secretly:

    ex occulto intervenire,

    Cic. Clu. 16, 47.—Hence, adv., in three forms: occultē (class.), occultō (ante-class.), and occultim (post-class.), in concealment, in secret, secretly, privately.
    (α).
    Form occulte:

    neque id occulte fert,

    does not keep it secret, makes no secret of it, does not conceal it, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 30:

    ea nunc occulte cuniculis oppugnatur,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 1, 1:

    proficisci,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 66:

    inter se constituere aliquid,

    id. B. G. 7, 83:

    labitur occulte,

    Ov. M. 10, 519:

    nec clam illud occulteque factum est,

    Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6.—
    (β).
    Form occulto, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 295 Rib.).—
    * (γ).
    Form occultim:

    reptare,

    Sol. 4.—
    b.
    Comp.:

    conari occultius,

    Cic. Deiot. 6, 18:

    erant praeterea complures paulo occultius consilii hujus participes,

    Sall. C. 17, 5: Quint. 9, 4, 21.— Sup.:

    quam potuit occultissime reliquas cohortes duxit,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 67:

    castra quam potest occultissime locat,

    Liv. 9, 2; Sall. J. 91, 3;

    for which maxime occulte,

    Sall. J. 35, 4.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > occulta

  • 50 occultim

    occŭlo ( obc-), cŭlŭi, cultum, 3 ( plup. sync. occulerat, Val. Fl. 2, 280), v. a. [obcolo], to cover, cover over (syn.: tego, condo, celo, abdo).
    I.
    In gen. (very rare): terra occulit caput, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 375 Müll. (Trag. v. 141 Vahl.):

    virgulta multā terrā,

    Verg. G. 2, 346.—
    II.
    In partic., to cover up, hide, conceal (class.; esp. in the P. a.; v. in the foll.):

    vitia corporis fuco,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118:

    vulnera,

    Cic. Att. 5, 15, 2:

    (feminae) parietum umbris occuluntur,

    are kept concealed, id. Tusc. 2, 15, 36:

    hastatos,

    Liv. 33, 1:

    se silvā,

    id. 25, 8, 5:

    classem in convexo nemorum sub rupe,

    Verg. A. 1, 310:

    caligine terras,

    Ov. M. 1, 600:

    puncta argumentorum,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 41, 77:

    narratum ab iis,

    to keep secret, conceal, Tac. A. 3, 16:

    vitia,

    Quint. 12, 8, 10.— Absol.:

    si quis et imprudens aspexerit, occulat ille,

    Tib. 1, 2, 37.—
    * B.
    Of burying: occultum efferre significat sub terram ferre, ponere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 205 Müll.—Hence, occultus (archaic orthogr. OQVOLTVS, S. C. Bacch.;

    scanned ŏccultus,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 39; 86; id. Capt. 1, 1, 15; cf. Brix, Trin. Einleit. p. 14 Ritschl ad Plaut. Trin. l. l. ed. 2), a, um, P. a., hidden, concealed, secret (freq. and class.;

    syn. abditus): hi saltem in occultis locis prostant, vos in foro ipso,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 21:

    res occultae et penitus abditae,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49:

    occultiores insidiae,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 39:

    occultior atque tectior cupiditas,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104:

    si quid erit occultius et reconditum,

    id. Fam. 11, 21, 5:

    cum res occultissimas aperueris in lucemque protuleris,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 62:

    per occultos calles,

    Verg. A. 9, 383:

    via,

    id. ib. 3, 695:

    nota,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 630:

    sapor,

    Verg. G. 3, 397:

    crescit, occulto velut arbor aevo, Fama Marcelli,

    from an obscure, remote age, Hor. C. 1, 12, 45:

    res,

    i. e. the hidden laws of nature, Lucr. 1, 145; 424; Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 15 sq.; 2, 41, 127; id. Fin. 3, 11, 37; 4, 7, 18 al.:

    occulti miranda potentia fati,

    Juv. 7, 200.—
    b.
    Of persons, close, reserved, secret, not open:

    si me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 8:

    ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,

    Liv. 25, 16, 4; Tac. A. 6, 51.—With gen.:

    occultus odii,

    dissembling his hate, Tac. A. 4, 7.—
    (β).
    Occultus, adverbially for occulte, in secret, secretly (Tacitean):

    qui ejusmodi preces occulti illuderent,

    Tac. A. 3, 29; 4, 12:

    patris mei amicitias non occulti ferunt,

    id. ib. 4, 40.—
    C.
    Neutr. as subst.
    1.
    oc-culta, ōrum, plur., secret things or places, secrets:

    servi, quibus occulta creduntur,

    Cic. Cael. 23, 57:

    cui fervens Aestuat occultis animus semperque tacendis,

    Juv. 3, 50. —With gen.:

    occulta saltuum scrutari,

    Tac. A. 1, 61:

    occulta conjurationis retexere,

    id. ib. 15, 74:

    occulta cordis,

    Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 25:

    hominum,

    id. Rom. 2, 16:

    ab occultis meis,

    from my secret sins, id. Psa. 18, 13.—
    2.
    Sing.: occultum, i, n., secrecy, only in adverb. phrases, in occulto; per occultum; ex occulto, in secret, secretly: SACRA IN OQVOLTOD NE QVIQVAM FECISE VELET, S. C. Bacch.: in occulto mussabant, Enn. Ann. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll. (Ann. v. 185 Vahl.): Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 86:

    stare in occulto,

    Cic. Clu. 28, 78: per occultum (post-Aug.), Tac. [p. 1252] A. 6, 7; 4, 71 fin.; 5, 4; Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 124:

    ex occulto,

    from a place of concealment, secret place, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 17:

    Jugurtha ex occulto repente nostros invadit,

    Sall. J. 59, 2.—Hence, secretly:

    ex occulto intervenire,

    Cic. Clu. 16, 47.—Hence, adv., in three forms: occultē (class.), occultō (ante-class.), and occultim (post-class.), in concealment, in secret, secretly, privately.
    (α).
    Form occulte:

    neque id occulte fert,

    does not keep it secret, makes no secret of it, does not conceal it, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 30:

    ea nunc occulte cuniculis oppugnatur,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 1, 1:

    proficisci,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 66:

    inter se constituere aliquid,

    id. B. G. 7, 83:

    labitur occulte,

    Ov. M. 10, 519:

    nec clam illud occulteque factum est,

    Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6.—
    (β).
    Form occulto, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 295 Rib.).—
    * (γ).
    Form occultim:

    reptare,

    Sol. 4.—
    b.
    Comp.:

    conari occultius,

    Cic. Deiot. 6, 18:

    erant praeterea complures paulo occultius consilii hujus participes,

    Sall. C. 17, 5: Quint. 9, 4, 21.— Sup.:

    quam potuit occultissime reliquas cohortes duxit,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 67:

    castra quam potest occultissime locat,

    Liv. 9, 2; Sall. J. 91, 3;

    for which maxime occulte,

    Sall. J. 35, 4.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > occultim

  • 51 occultum

    occŭlo ( obc-), cŭlŭi, cultum, 3 ( plup. sync. occulerat, Val. Fl. 2, 280), v. a. [obcolo], to cover, cover over (syn.: tego, condo, celo, abdo).
    I.
    In gen. (very rare): terra occulit caput, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 375 Müll. (Trag. v. 141 Vahl.):

    virgulta multā terrā,

    Verg. G. 2, 346.—
    II.
    In partic., to cover up, hide, conceal (class.; esp. in the P. a.; v. in the foll.):

    vitia corporis fuco,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118:

    vulnera,

    Cic. Att. 5, 15, 2:

    (feminae) parietum umbris occuluntur,

    are kept concealed, id. Tusc. 2, 15, 36:

    hastatos,

    Liv. 33, 1:

    se silvā,

    id. 25, 8, 5:

    classem in convexo nemorum sub rupe,

    Verg. A. 1, 310:

    caligine terras,

    Ov. M. 1, 600:

    puncta argumentorum,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 41, 77:

    narratum ab iis,

    to keep secret, conceal, Tac. A. 3, 16:

    vitia,

    Quint. 12, 8, 10.— Absol.:

    si quis et imprudens aspexerit, occulat ille,

    Tib. 1, 2, 37.—
    * B.
    Of burying: occultum efferre significat sub terram ferre, ponere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 205 Müll.—Hence, occultus (archaic orthogr. OQVOLTVS, S. C. Bacch.;

    scanned ŏccultus,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 39; 86; id. Capt. 1, 1, 15; cf. Brix, Trin. Einleit. p. 14 Ritschl ad Plaut. Trin. l. l. ed. 2), a, um, P. a., hidden, concealed, secret (freq. and class.;

    syn. abditus): hi saltem in occultis locis prostant, vos in foro ipso,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 21:

    res occultae et penitus abditae,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49:

    occultiores insidiae,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 39:

    occultior atque tectior cupiditas,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104:

    si quid erit occultius et reconditum,

    id. Fam. 11, 21, 5:

    cum res occultissimas aperueris in lucemque protuleris,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 62:

    per occultos calles,

    Verg. A. 9, 383:

    via,

    id. ib. 3, 695:

    nota,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 630:

    sapor,

    Verg. G. 3, 397:

    crescit, occulto velut arbor aevo, Fama Marcelli,

    from an obscure, remote age, Hor. C. 1, 12, 45:

    res,

    i. e. the hidden laws of nature, Lucr. 1, 145; 424; Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 15 sq.; 2, 41, 127; id. Fin. 3, 11, 37; 4, 7, 18 al.:

    occulti miranda potentia fati,

    Juv. 7, 200.—
    b.
    Of persons, close, reserved, secret, not open:

    si me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 8:

    ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,

    Liv. 25, 16, 4; Tac. A. 6, 51.—With gen.:

    occultus odii,

    dissembling his hate, Tac. A. 4, 7.—
    (β).
    Occultus, adverbially for occulte, in secret, secretly (Tacitean):

    qui ejusmodi preces occulti illuderent,

    Tac. A. 3, 29; 4, 12:

    patris mei amicitias non occulti ferunt,

    id. ib. 4, 40.—
    C.
    Neutr. as subst.
    1.
    oc-culta, ōrum, plur., secret things or places, secrets:

    servi, quibus occulta creduntur,

    Cic. Cael. 23, 57:

    cui fervens Aestuat occultis animus semperque tacendis,

    Juv. 3, 50. —With gen.:

    occulta saltuum scrutari,

    Tac. A. 1, 61:

    occulta conjurationis retexere,

    id. ib. 15, 74:

    occulta cordis,

    Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 25:

    hominum,

    id. Rom. 2, 16:

    ab occultis meis,

    from my secret sins, id. Psa. 18, 13.—
    2.
    Sing.: occultum, i, n., secrecy, only in adverb. phrases, in occulto; per occultum; ex occulto, in secret, secretly: SACRA IN OQVOLTOD NE QVIQVAM FECISE VELET, S. C. Bacch.: in occulto mussabant, Enn. Ann. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll. (Ann. v. 185 Vahl.): Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 86:

    stare in occulto,

    Cic. Clu. 28, 78: per occultum (post-Aug.), Tac. [p. 1252] A. 6, 7; 4, 71 fin.; 5, 4; Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 124:

    ex occulto,

    from a place of concealment, secret place, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 17:

    Jugurtha ex occulto repente nostros invadit,

    Sall. J. 59, 2.—Hence, secretly:

    ex occulto intervenire,

    Cic. Clu. 16, 47.—Hence, adv., in three forms: occultē (class.), occultō (ante-class.), and occultim (post-class.), in concealment, in secret, secretly, privately.
    (α).
    Form occulte:

    neque id occulte fert,

    does not keep it secret, makes no secret of it, does not conceal it, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 30:

    ea nunc occulte cuniculis oppugnatur,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 1, 1:

    proficisci,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 66:

    inter se constituere aliquid,

    id. B. G. 7, 83:

    labitur occulte,

    Ov. M. 10, 519:

    nec clam illud occulteque factum est,

    Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6.—
    (β).
    Form occulto, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 295 Rib.).—
    * (γ).
    Form occultim:

    reptare,

    Sol. 4.—
    b.
    Comp.:

    conari occultius,

    Cic. Deiot. 6, 18:

    erant praeterea complures paulo occultius consilii hujus participes,

    Sall. C. 17, 5: Quint. 9, 4, 21.— Sup.:

    quam potuit occultissime reliquas cohortes duxit,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 67:

    castra quam potest occultissime locat,

    Liv. 9, 2; Sall. J. 91, 3;

    for which maxime occulte,

    Sall. J. 35, 4.

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  • 52 ratiō

        ratiō ōnis, f    [RA-], a reckoning, numbering, casting up, account, calculation, computation: ut par sit ratio acceptorum et datorum: quibus in tabulis ratio confecta erat, qui numerus domo exisset, etc., Cs.: auri ratio constat, the account tallies: rationem argenti ducere, reckoning: pecuniae habere rationem, to take an account: ratione initā, on casting up the account, Cs.: mihimet ineunda ratio est: (pecuniam) in rationem inducere, bring into their accounts: aeraria, the rate of exchange (the value of money of one standard in that of another): rationes ad aerarium continuo detuli, rendered accounts: rationes cum publicanis putare: rationes a colono accepit: longis rationibus assem in partīs diducere, calculations, H.— A list, manifest, protocol, report, statement: cedo rationem carceris, quae diligentissime conficitur.— A transaction, business, matter, affair, concern, circumstance: re ac ratione cum aliquo coniunctus: in publicis privatisque rationibus, Cs.: nummaria: popularis: comitiorum: ad omnem rationem humanitatis: meam.—Plur., with pron poss., account, interest, advantage: alquis in meis rationibus tibi adiungendus: alienum suis rationibus existimans, etc., inconsistent with his interests, S.—Fig., a reckoning, account, settlement, computation, explanation: rationem reddere earum rerum: secum has rationes putare, T.: initā subductāque ratione scelera meditantes, i. e. after full deliberation: quod posteaquam iste cognovit, hanc rationem habere coepit, reflection: totius rei consilium his rationibus explicabat, ut si, etc., upon the following calculation, Cs.: ut habere rationem possis, quo loco me convenias, etc., i. e. means of determining: semper ita vivamus, ut rationem reddendam nobis arbitremur, must account to ourselves: si gravius quid acciderit, abs te rationem reposcent, will hold you responsible, Cs.— Relation, reference, respect, connection, community: (agricolae) habent rationem cum terrā, quae, etc., have to do: cum omnibus Musis rationem habere: omnes, quibuscum ratio huic est.— A respect, regard, concern, consideration, care: utriusque (sc. naturae et fortunae) omnino habenda ratio est in deligendo genere vitae: (deos) piorum et impiorum habere rationem: sauciorum et aegrorum habitā ratione, Cs.: propter rationem brevitatis, out of regard for: habeo rationem, quid a populo R. acceperim, consider: neque illud rationis habuisti, provinciam ad summam stultitiam venisse? did you not consider?—Course, conduct, procedure, mode, manner, method, fashion, plan, principle: tua ratio est, ut... mea, ut, etc.: defensionis ratio viaque: itaque in praesentiā Pompei sequendi rationem omittit, Cs.: in philosophiā disserendi: ut, quo primum curreretur, vix ratio iniri possit, Cs.: hoc aditu laudis vitae meae rationes prohibuerunt, plan of life.—Arrangement, relation, condition, kind, fashion, way, manner, style: ratio atque usus belli, the art and practice of war, Cs.: novae bellandi rationes, Cs.: quorum operum haec erat ratio, etc., Cs.: rationem pontis hanc instituit; tigna bina, etc., Cs.: iuris: haec eadem ratio est in summā totius Galliae, Cs.: eādem ratione, quā pridie, ab nostris resistitur, Cs: quid refert, quā me ratione cogatis?: nullā ratione, Cs.: tota ratio talium largitionum genere vitiosa est, principle.—The faculty of computing, judgment, understanding, reason, reasoning, reflection: Ita fit, ut ratio praesit, appetitus obtemperet: homo, quod rationis est particeps, causas rerum videt: lex est ratio summa: ut, quos ratio non posset, eos ad officium religio duceret: si ratio et prudentia curas aufert, H.: mulier abundat audaciā, consilio et ratione deficitur: Arma amens capio, nec sat rationis in armis, V.: ratione fecisti, sensibly.—Ground, motive, reason: quid tandem habuit argumenti aut rationis res, quam ob rem, etc.: nostra confirmare argumentis ac rationibus: noverit orator argumentorum et rationum locos: ad eam sententiam haec ratio eos deduxit, quod, etc., Cs.: rationibus conquisitis de voluptate disputandum putant: Num parva causa aut prava ratiost? reason, excuse, T.— Reasonableness, reason, propriety, law, rule, order: omnia, quae ratione docentur et viā, reasonably and regularly: ut ratione et viā procedat oratio: quae res ratione modoque Tractari non volt, H.: intervallis pro ratā parte ratione distinctis, divided proportionally by rule: vincit ipsa rerum p. natura saepe rationem, system.—A theory, doctrine, system, science: haec nova et ignota ratio, solem lunae oppositum solere deficere: Epicuri, doctrine: Stoicorum: ratio vivendi... ratio civilis, the art of living... statesmanship.—Knowledge, science. si qua (est in me) huiusce rei ratio aliqua.— A view, opinion, conviction: Mea sic est ratio, T.: cum in eam rationem pro suo quisque sensu loqueretur: cuius ratio etsi non valuit, N.
    * * *
    I II
    account, reckoning; plan; prudence; method; reasoning; rule; regard

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  • 53 sacer

        sacer cra, crum, adj. with sup.    [1 SAC-], dedicated, consecrated, devoted, sacred: aedes: aedificia: locus: iura sacerrima lecti, O.: luctus late, V.: aurum, L.: tus, O.: ales (as regarded in augury), V.: tempus, H.: commissum, a crime against religion: vitis (sacred to Bacchus), H.: robur, O.: aqua, H.: fontes, V.: sacer interpresque deorum Orpheus, H.: sacro Dianae celebris die, H.: terra sacra deorum est: Sacra Iovi quercus, O.: Cereri Polyphoetes, V.: mensis Manibus, O.—As nom prop.: legiones in Sacrum montem secessisse, to the Sacred mount (on the right bank of the Anio, three miles from Rome), L.: Sacra via, Holy street (between the Forum and the Capitol): Ibam forte viā Sacrā, H.— Regarded with reverence, holy, awful, venerable: silentium, H.; cf. ut sacrosancti habeantur, quibus ipsi dii neque sacri neque sancti sunt, L.— Devoted, forfeited, accursed, given over: sacer esto, H.: eum, qui cuiquam nocuerit, sacrum sanciri, L.: ut eius caput Iovi sacrum esset, L.— Accursed, execrable, detestable, horrible, infamous: Auri fames, V.: Remi Sacer nepotibus cruor, H.
    * * *
    sacra, sacrum ADJ
    sacred, holy, consecrated; accursed, horrible, detestable

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  • 54 prendere

    1. v/t take
    malattia, treno catch
    cosa prendi? what will you have?
    prendere qualcuno per un italiano take or mistake someone for an Italian
    andare/venire a prendere qualcuno fetch someone
    prendere fuoco catch fire
    prendere paura take fright, get frightened
    prendere in giro qualcuno pull someone's leg
    prendersela get upset ( per about
    con with)
    che ti prende? what's got into you?
    2. v/i prendere a destra turn right
    * * *
    prendere v.tr.
    1 to take*; ( acchiappare) to catch*; ( afferrare) to seize: il gatto ha preso un topo, the cat has caught a mouse; hanno preso il ladro, they have caught the thief; non si lasciò prendere, he did his best not to get caught; ho preso due pesci, una lepre, I've caught two fish, a hare; le prese la mano, he took her hand; lo prese per il braccio e lo spinse fuori, he seized him by the arm and pushed him out; prendi questa lettera, take this letter; prendilo se vuoi, take it if you want it; se non lo vuoi me lo prendo io, if you don't want it I'll take it; prendo lezioni d'inglese, I take English lessons; prese la palla che gli gettai, he caught the ball I threw him; questa mattina non ero in tempo per prendere il treno delle nove, this morning I was not in time to catch the nine o'clock train; prenderò un taxi, I'll take a taxi; questo esempio è preso dalla Bibbia, this example is taken from the Bible; prendere un cavallo per le briglie, to take (hold of) a horse by the bridle; prendere qlcu. fra le braccia, to take s.o. in one's arms; prendere una fortezza, to take (o to capture) a fortress; prendere una laurea, to take a degree; prendere una medicina, to take a medicine; prendere un premio, to take (o to win) a prize // prendere su, to pick up: prendi su quelle carte, ( da terra) pick up those papers; ( prendile con te) take those papers with you // andare a prendere, to fetch: devo andarti a prendere un bicchiere d'acqua?, shall I fetch you a glass of water?; puoi andare a prendere mio figlio a scuola?, can you fetch my son from school?; verrò a prenderti nel pomeriggio, I'll call for you in the afternoon // fu presa dalla collera, she was seized with anger; fu preso dalla paura, he was seized with fright; fu preso da malore, he was taken ill // fui preso in trappola, I was caught in a trap // lo presi per un inglese, I took him for an Englishman // non prendere freddo, don't take cold // non ha preso cibo da due giorni, he hasn't eaten for two days // prendi questa strada, take this road // prendere dei pensionanti, to take in boarders // prenditi un po' di riposo, take a rest
    2 ( assumere) ( personale) to hire, to employ, to engage; ( comando, direzione ecc.) to assume, to take* over: dovremo prendere una segretaria, we'll have to hire (o to employ) a secretary; hanno preso un cameriere filippino, they've hired a Philippino waiter; prenderemo un avventizio per tre mesi, we'll employ a temporary worker for three months; prendere la direzione di una ditta, to take over the management of a firm; prendere il comando, to take over (o to assume) command // prendere servizio, to begin working // non me ne prendo la responsabilità, I won't take responsibility for it
    3 ( guadagnare) to earn, to get*; ( far pagare) to charge: prende un ottimo stipendio, he earns (o gets) an excellent wage; nella nuova ditta prende di più, in his new firm he earns more; quanto prendi a lezione?, how much do you charge for a lesson?
    4 ( richiede) to take*, to require: è un lavoro che prende molto tempo, this kind of work takes (o requires) a lot of time
    5 ( cogliere, sorprendere) to catch*, to take*: lo presi mentre frugava nella mia scrivania, I caught him while he was (o in the act of) rummaging in my desk; prendere il nemico di sorpresa, to take the enemy by surprise
    6 ( occupare) to take* up: questa poltrona prende troppo posto, this armchair takes up too much room
    7 ( comprare) to buy*; ( affittare) to rent: ha preso una casa al mare per l'estate, he has rented a house at the seaside for the summer; voglio prendermi un cappotto nuovo, I want to buy a new coat // prenderò un'auto a nolo, I'll hire a car
    8 ( colpire) to catch*, to get*; to hit*: lo presi sulla testa, I caught him on the head; prese la lepre al primo colpo, he hit (o got) the hare first shot
    9 ( malattie) to catch*, to get*: si è preso di nuovo l'influenza, he caught the flu again; non vorrei prendermi un raffreddore, I wouldn't like to get (o catch) a cold
    10 prendere a, ( incominciare a) to start (doing): dopo la morte del figlio egli prese a bere, after his son's death he took to drinking; quando prende a parlare nessuno riesce a fermarlo, when he starts talking nobody can stop him
    ◆ v. intr.
    1 to take*; ( voltare) to turn: prendere a sinistra, a destra, to turn (to the) left, (to the) right; prendi ( per) questa strada, take this road; prendi per i campi, strike out across the fields
    2 ( attecchire) to take* root: questi fiori non prendono, these flowers don't take root
    3 ( rapprendersi, far presa) to set*: il cemento non ha preso, the cement has not set.
    ◆ FRASEOLOGIA: che ti prende?, what's the matter with you? (o what's up?); non prendertela!, don't take on so!; non prendertela con me, don't be angry with me (o don't lay the blame on me); se la prende comoda, he takes it easy; se la prende troppo per l'avvenire di suo fratello, he is too concerned about his brother's future; se la prese a cuore, he took it to heart; se l'è presa, se l'è presa in mala parte, he has taken it amiss (o he has taken offence at it); non so come prenderlo, è sempre così nervoso, I don't know how to handle him, he is always so irritable; prendere qlcu. con le buone, con le cattive, to treat s.o. with kindness, harshly; prendere in simpatia, in antipatia qlcu., to take a liking, a dislike to s.o. // per chi mi prendi?, who do you take me for? // prendi tempo, non c'è fretta, take your time, there's no hurry // prendere interesse a qlco., to take an interest in sthg. // prendere marito, moglie, to get married // prendere o lasciare, take it or leave it // presi tanta pioggia, I got soaking wet (o I got soaked to the skin) // prendere l'abitudine di..., to get into the habit of... // prendere le cose come vengono, to take things as they come // prendere una cosa per un'altra, to mistake one thing for another // prendere un terno al lotto, to have a stroke of luck // prendere il toro per le corna, to take the bull by the horns // prenderle, to be beaten; ( di bambini) to be smacked (o spanked): il bambino le prese da suo padre, the child was smacked by his father // essere preso d'amore per..., to fall in love with... ∙ Per frasi come: prendere atto, prendere forma, prendere il largo, prendere piede ecc. → atto, forma, largo, piede ecc.
    * * *
    1. ['prɛndere]
    vb irreg vt
    1) (gen) to take, (portare: cosa) to get, fetch, (persona) to pick up, fetch

    ha preso il libro dal tavolo — he picked up o took the book from the table

    l'ho preso dal cassetto — I took o got it out of the drawer

    l'ha preso per mano — she took his hand o took him by the hand

    abbiamo preso una casa — (affittare) we have rented a house, (comprare) we have bought a house

    2) (afferrare) to seize, grab, (catturare: ladro, pesce) to catch, (fortezza) to take
    3) (direzione, scorciatoia, mezzo pubblico) to take

    ha preso il treno — he took the train, he went by train

    ha preso il treno delle 10 — he took o caught the 10 o'clock train

    4) (registrare) to take (down)
    5) (guadagnare) to get, earn, (chiedere: somma, prezzo) to charge, ask

    prende 2000 euro al mese — he makes o earns 2000 euros a month

    6) (ricevere: colpi, schiaffi, sgridata) to get, (subire: malattia) to catch
    7) (ingoiare: pasto, panino, tè) to have, (medicina) to take

    prendi qualcosa? — (da bere, da mangiare) would you like something to eat (o drink)?

    8) (assumere: collaboratore, dipendente) to take on, hire, (responsabilità) to take on, assume, (tono, aria) to put on, (colore) to take on, (decisione) to take, make, come to
    9)

    (pervadere) essere preso dai rimorsi — to be full of remorse

    10)

    (scambiare) prendere qn/qc per — to mistake sb/sth for

    ha preso le mie parole per o come un'offesa — he took offence at my words

    per chi mi prendi? — who do you think I am?, what do you take me for?

    11) (trattare: persona) to handle

    prendere qn con le buone/cattive — to handle sb tactfully/rudely

    12) (occupare: spazio, tempo) to take up
    13)

    (cominciare) prendere a fare qc — to begin to do sth, start doing sth

    14)

    prendersela — (adirarsi) to get annoyed, (preoccuparsi) to get upset, worry

    15)

    (fraseologia) prendere da qn — (assomigliare) to take after sb

    prendersi cura di qn/qc — to look after sb/sth

    2. vi (aus avere)
    1) (far presa: colla, cemento) to set, (piante) to take (root), (fuoco) to catch
    2)

    (andare) prendere a destra — to go o turn right

    3)

    (fraseologia) mi è preso un colpo — I got such a fright

    (uso reciproco: afferrarsi) to grab each other, seize each other

    prendersi a pugni — to come to blows, punch each other

    * * *
    ['prɛndere] 1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) to take*; (afferrare) to grasp, to grab, to seize; (in movimento) to catch*; (raccogliere) to pick up

    prendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano — to take sb. by the arm, hand

    tieni, prendi! — here! catch!

    prendere qcs. al volo — to catch sth. in midair

    2) (sorprendere) to catch*; (catturare) to catch*, to capture; mil. (conquistare) to take*, to seize [città, fortezza]

    farsi prendere — to be o get caught

    farsi prendere dal panico — to get o fly into a panic

    3) (utilizzare) to take* [mezzo di trasporto, strada]

    prendere una curva — (imboccare) to go around a bend

    4) (portare) to bring*; (portare via con sé) to take*; (rubare) to take*, to steal*

    prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo — take your scarf, it's cold

    5) (ritirare) to get*

    prendere indietro — to take back [regalo, articolo, merce]

    passare a prendere qcn., qcs. — to call for o pick up sb., sth

    7) (consumare) to have* [bevanda, alimento, pasto]; to take* [medicina, droga]

    non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? — won't you have sth. to eat or drink?

    andare a prendere un caffè, una birra — to go for a coffee, beer

    8) (scegliere) to take*

    prendere una decisione — to make o take a decision

    9) (comprare) to get*
    10) (ricevere, ottenere) to get* [denaro, stipendio, premio, voto, diploma]; to take* [ lezioni]; (far pagare) to charge; (assumere) to take* over [direzione, potere]; to assume [ controllo]; (accumulare) to put* on [ peso]; (captare) [ televisore] to get* [ canale]

    prendo 1.000 euro al mese — I get 1,000 euros a month

    prendere ordini da qcn. — to take orders from sb

    11) (subire) to get* [schiaffo, scossa, contravvenzione]

    prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni — to kick, to punch sb

    12) (accettare) to take*

    prendere male qcs. — to take sth. badly

    prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia — to take a liking, disliking to sb

    13) (acquisire) to take* on [colore, significato]; to put* on [aria, espressione]; to pick up [accento, abitudine]

    prendere da qcn. — (assomigliare) to take after sb

    15) (contrarre) to get*, to catch* [malattia, virus]
    16) (colpire, raggiungere) to hit*, to strike* [ bersaglio]; (sbattere contro) to hit*, to run* into, to go* into [albero, muro]
    17) (occupare) to take* up [spazio, tempo]

    prendere tempo — (temporeggiare) to hold off, to stall, to play for time

    18) (alle dipendenze) to take* [sb.] on [impiegato, assistente, apprendista]; to engage [avvocato, guida]

    prendere qcn. come balia — to take sb. on as a nanny

    prendere qcn. come socio — to take sb. into partnership

    19) (coinvolgere) to involve
    20) (considerare) to take*

    prendiamo Luca, per esempio — take Luca, for example

    mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? — I'm not your slave, you know!

    prendere qcn. per qualcun altro — (confondere) to mistake sb. for sb. else

    22) (misurare) to take* [misure, pressione, polso]
    23) (annotare) to take* down [indirizzo, numero di targa]

    prendere piede — to catch on, to take root

    26) prenderle colloq. to get* a beating
    2.
    verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)
    1) (andare, dirigersi)
    2) (infiammarsi) [fuoco, legno] to catch*
    3) (rapprendersi) [cemento, gesso] to set*
    3.
    verbo pronominale prendersi
    1)
    2) (assumersi) to take* on [ impegno]; to take* [ merito]; (concedersi) to take* [ ferie]

    -rsi a cuore qcn., qcs. — to take sb., sth. to heart

    -rsi cura di qcn. — to take care of sb. to look after sb.

    -rsi la libertà di fare qcs. — to take the liberty of doing sth.

    - rsi due giorni (di vacanza) — colloq. to take two days off

    3) (subire) to get* [schiaffo, sgridata]

    - rsi l'influenza — to get flu, to catch o come down with flu

    - rsi uno spavento — to have o get a fright

    5) prendersela (preoccuparsi) to get* worked up; (arrabbiarsi) to take* sth. amiss

    prendersela con qcn. — (incolpare) to go on at sb., to pick on sb.; (sfogarsi) to take it out on sb

    ••
    * * *
    prendere
    /'prεndere/ [10]
     1 to take*; (afferrare) to grasp, to grab, to seize; (in movimento) to catch*; (raccogliere) to pick up; prendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano to take sb. by the arm, hand; tieni, prendi! here! catch! prendere qcs. al volo to catch sth. in midair; il martello si prende per il manico you hold a hammer by the handle
     2 (sorprendere) to catch*; (catturare) to catch*, to capture; mil. (conquistare) to take*, to seize [città, fortezza]; l'hanno preso mentre rubava they caught him stealing; farsi prendere to be o get caught; prendetelo! stop him! farsi prendere dal panico to get o fly into a panic
     3 (utilizzare) to take* [mezzo di trasporto, strada]; ha preso l'aereo per andare a Madrid he went to Madrid by air; sei riuscito a prendere il treno? did you manage to catch the train? prendi la prima a destra take the first turn on the right; prendere una curva (imboccare) to go around a bend
     4 (portare) to bring*; (portare via con sé) to take*; (rubare) to take*, to steal*; non ho preso abbastanza soldi I haven't brought enough money; prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo take your scarf, it's cold; mi hanno preso tutti i gioielli I had all my jewellery stolen
     5 (ritirare) to get*; prendere un libro in biblioteca to get a book out of the library; prendere indietro to take back [regalo, articolo, merce]
     6 (prelevare) andare a prendere i bambini a scuola to collect the children from school; è venuta a prendermi alla stazione she picked me up at the station; passare a prendere qcn., qcs. to call for o pick up sb., sth.
     7 (consumare) to have* [bevanda, alimento, pasto]; to take* [medicina, droga]; non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? won't you have sth. to eat or drink? prenderò il pesce I'll have the fish; prendere il tè senza zucchero not to put sugar in one's tea; posso prendere un altro pasticcino? can I have another cake? andare a prendere un caffè, una birra to go for a coffee, beer
     8 (scegliere) to take*; prendere una (camera) doppia to take a double room; prendere una decisione to make o take a decision
     9 (comprare) to get*; prendi anche del prosciutto get some ham too; di solito prendiamo La Stampa we usually take La Stampa
     10 (ricevere, ottenere) to get* [denaro, stipendio, premio, voto, diploma]; to take* [ lezioni]; (far pagare) to charge; (assumere) to take* over [direzione, potere]; to assume [ controllo]; (accumulare) to put* on [ peso]; (captare) [ televisore] to get* [ canale]; prendo 1.000 euro al mese I get 1,000 euros a month; quanto prende all'ora? how much does he charge an hour? prendere una telefonata to take a telephone call; prendere ordini da qcn. to take orders from sb.
     11 (subire) to get* [schiaffo, scossa, contravvenzione]; prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni to kick, to punch sb.
     12 (accettare) to take*; prendere le cose come vengono to take things as they come; prendere male qcs. to take sth. badly; prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia to take a liking, disliking to sb.
     13 (acquisire) to take* on [colore, significato]; to put* on [aria, espressione]; to pick up [accento, abitudine]; prendere cattive abitudini to get into bad habits; prendere da qcn. (assomigliare) to take after sb.
     14 (cominciare) prendere a fare to start doing
     15 (contrarre) to get*, to catch* [malattia, virus]
     16 (colpire, raggiungere) to hit*, to strike* [ bersaglio]; (sbattere contro) to hit*, to run* into, to go* into [albero, muro]; ho preso un colpo contro il banco I bumped into the desk
     17 (occupare) to take* up [spazio, tempo]; quando tempo ti prenderà la riunione? how long will you be in the meeting? costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo the wall won't take long to build; prendere tempo (temporeggiare) to hold off, to stall, to play for time
     18 (alle dipendenze) to take* [sb.] on [impiegato, assistente, apprendista]; to engage [avvocato, guida]; prendere qcn. come balia to take sb. on as a nanny; prendere qcn. come socio to take sb. into partnership
     19 (coinvolgere) to involve; essere preso da un libro to be involved in a book; farsi prendere da to get involved in
     20 (considerare) to take*; prendiamo Luca, per esempio take Luca, for example; per chi mi prendi? what do you take me for? mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? I'm not your slave, you know! non prenderla come una critica don't take it as a criticism; prendere qcn. per qualcun altro (confondere) to mistake sb. for sb. else
     21 (trattare) è molto gentile se lo sai prendere he is very nice when you know how to handle him; lui sa come prenderla he knows how to manage her
     22 (misurare) to take* [misure, pressione, polso]; farsi prendere le misure per to get oneself measured for
     23 (annotare) to take* down [indirizzo, numero di targa]; prendere appunti to take notes
     25 (in locuzioni) prendere in prestito to borrow; prendere in affitto to rent; prendere posto to take one's seat; prendere piede to catch on, to take root
     26 prenderle colloq. to get* a beating; le ha prese di santa ragione he got a sound beating
     (aus. avere)
     1 (andare, dirigersi) prendere a sinistra to go left; prendere per i campi to head off across the fields
     2 (infiammarsi) [fuoco, legno] to catch*
     3 (rapprendersi) [cemento, gesso] to set*
     4 (capitare) cosa ti prende? what's come over you?
    III prendersi verbo pronominale
     1 - rsi le dita nella porta to catch one's fingers in the door
     2 (assumersi) to take* on [ impegno]; to take* [ merito]; (concedersi) to take* [ ferie]; -rsi a cuore qcn., qcs. to take sb., sth. to heart; -rsi cura di qcn. to take care of sb. to look after sb.; -rsi la libertà di fare qcs. to take the liberty of doing sth.; - rsi due giorni (di vacanza) colloq. to take two days off
     3 (subire) to get* [schiaffo, sgridata]; - rsi l'influenza to get flu, to catch o come down with flu; - rsi uno spavento to have o get a fright
     5 prendersela (preoccuparsi) to get* worked up; (arrabbiarsi) to take* sth. amiss; prendersela con qcn. (incolpare) to go on at sb., to pick on sb.; (sfogarsi) to take it out on sb.
    prendere o lasciare take it or leave it.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > prendere

  • 55 tenere

    1. v/t hold
    (conservare, mantenere) keep
    ( gestire) run
    spazio take up
    tenere d'occhio keep an eye on, watch
    2. v/i hold (on)
    sports support
    * * *
    tenere v.tr.
    1 to hold* (anche fig.); ( mantenere, conservare) to keep* (anche fig.): tenere in mano qlco., to hold sthg. in one's hands; tenere in braccio un bambino, to hold a baby in one's arms; tenere le mani in tasca, to keep one's hands in one's pocket; tenere un cibo in caldo, to keep food hot; tenere la lingua a posto, to hold one's tongue; tenere la finestra aperta, to keep the window open; ho tenuto in, a casa il bambino, I have kept the child in; ci ha tenuto in piedi per due ore, he kept us standing for two hours; tenere in vita qlcu., to keep s.o. alive; tenere insieme, to hold together; due colonne tengono su il soffitto, two pillars hold up the ceiling; tenere su il morale a qlcu., to bolster s.o.'s morale; tenere su la testa, to hold one's head up; posso tenere i guanti?, may I keep my gloves on?; tiene le chiavi della macchina sulla scrivania, he keeps the car keys on his desk; tenere stretto qlco., to hold on tightly to sthg. // tientelo per te, keep it under your hat // tenere buono qlcu., to keep s.o. quiet; è un bambino così vivace che non so come tenerlo, this child is so lively that I don't know how to keep him under control // tenere qlcu. informato, al corrente di qlco., to keep s.o. informed (o to let s.o. know) about sthg.; tenere qlcu. all'oscuro di qlco., to keep s.o. in the dark about sthg.; tenere qlco. nascosto a qlcu., to keep sthg. from s.o. // tenere presente qlco., to bear sthg. in mind: tieni presente che..., bear in mind that... // tenere a mente qlco., to keep sthg. in mind // tenere in ordine, to keep in order; tenere a posto, to keep tidy; tenere da conto qlco., to treat sthg. with care // tenere il posto a qlcu., to keep a seat for s.o., ( di lavoro) to keep a job (open) for s.o. // tenere le parti di qlcu., to side with s.o. // tenere una promessa, to keep a promise // tenere il diario, to keep one's diary // (aut.): tenere la destra, la sinistra, to keep to the right, to the left; una macchina che tiene bene la strada, a car that holds the road well // (comm.): nel nostro negozio non teniamo questa merce, we don't keep these goods in our shop; tenere merci in magazzino, to stock goods; tenere la cassa, to be in charge of the cash; tenere i conti, la contabilità, to keep accounts, the books; tenere il resto, to keep the change; tenere alti, bassi i prezzi, to keep prices up, down; tenere a bada i creditori, (amer.) to stall off creditors // tenere a cresima un bambino, to act as godparent to a child
    2 ( prendere) to take*: tieni questo libro, take this book
    3 ( avere) to keep*, to have: tenere una cameriera, to keep (o to have) a maid // tengo famiglia, (dial.) I've got a family to support
    4 ( gestire) to keep*, to run*, to manage: tenere un negozio, to keep a shop; tenere un'azienda, una scuola, to run a business, a school // tenere una carica pubblica, to hold a public office
    5 ( occupare) to take* up: tennero il forte per due mesi, they held the fort for two months; questa scrivania tiene troppo posto, this desk takes up too much room
    6 ( trattenere) to keep*, to hold*: l'influenza l'ha tenuto a letto un paio di giorni, the flu kept him in bed for a couple of days; i vigili tenevano indietro la gente, the policemen were keeping (o holding) back people; tenere qlcu. per il braccio, to hold s.o. by the arm; tenere le lacrime, to restrain one's tears; tenere il fiato, to hold one's breath // tenersi la pancia dal ridere, (fam.) to hold one's sides with laughter
    7 ( contenere) to hold*, to contain: questa bottiglia tiene un litro, this bottle holds (o contains) a litre
    8 ( considerare) to consider, to regard, to hold*: tenere caro qlco., to hold sthg. dear; tenere per certo, to take (o to accept) as given; l'ho sempre tenuto per un buon ragazzo, (non com.) I have always considered him to be (o regarded him as) a good boy; tenere una notizia per vera, to take news as true // tientelo per detto, take the lesson to heart
    9 ( organizzare) to hold*; ( fare) to deliver: tenere una riunione, to hold a meeting; tenere un discorso, to deliver a speech; tenere una lezione, to give a lesson
    10 ( liquido, gas, non lasciarlo passare) to hold*: barile che tiene l'acqua, barrel that holds water (o that is watertight); questa stoffa tiene l'acqua, this material is waterproof
    ◆ v. intr.
    1 ( non perdere) to be watertight: il serbatoio non tiene bene, the tank isn't watertight; il rubinetto non tiene, the tap leaks
    2 ( resistere) to hold*: questa corda non terrà a lungo, this rope will not hold long; tieni duro, non cedere, hold on, don't give in // non c'è scusa che tenga, (fam.) there is no excuse for it // tenere dietro a qlcu., ( seguirlo) to follow s.o.
    3 ( dare importanza) to care; ( desiderare) to like: tenere alle apparenze, to attach great importance to appearances; terrei molto a incontrarlo, I would like very much to meet him; tiene molto ai suoi titoli, he is very proud of his titles; non ci tengo, I don't care (for it)
    4 ( parteggiare) to support (s.o.): tenere per una squadra di calcio, to support a football team; tenere dalla parte dei contribuenti, to support (o to side with) taxpayers
    5 ( assomigliare) (non com.) to take* after (s.o.): tenere dal padre, dalla madre, to take after one's father, one's mother.
    ◘ tenersi v.rifl.
    1 to keep* (oneself), to hold* (oneself); to stand*: tieniti alla ringhiera, hold on to the banister; tienti fermo, hold (o keep) still; tienti fuori dalle loro discussioni, keep out of their discussions; tienti lontano da questi luoghi, keep away from these places // egli si tenne sulle sue, he was rather reserved (o stiff) // tenere in contatto con qlcu., to keep in touch with s.o. // tenere in esercizio, to keep one's hand in // tenere indietro, to stand back; tenere in piedi, to keep on one's feet; tenere a destra, to keep to the right; tenere pronto, to keep ready
    2 ( considerarsi) to hold* oneself, to consider oneself: non mi tengo responsabile di ciò, I do not hold myself responsible for it
    3 ( trattenersi) to help (doing): non posso tenermi dal pensarci, I cannot help thinking of it
    4 ( attenersi) to stick*, to follow (sthg.): tienti alle sue istruzioni, follow his instructions; tienti al testo, stick to the text; tenere ai fatti, to stick to the facts.
    * * *
    1. [te'nere]
    vb irreg vt
    1) (reggere: in mano) to hold, (in posizione) to hold, keep, (in una condizione) to keep

    tieni, usa il mio — here, use mine

    tieni, questo è per te — here, this is for you

    non mi serve, puoi tenerlo — I don't need it, you can keep it

    tenere la rotta Naut — to keep o stay on course

    tenere la destra/la sinistra Auto — to keep to the right/the left

    2) (dare: conferenza, lezione) to give, (organizzare: riunione, assemblea) to hold
    3) (occupare: spazio) to take up, occupy
    4) (contenere: sogg: recipiente) to hold
    5)

    (resistere a) tenere il mare Naut — to be seaworthy

    6)

    (considerare) tenere conto di qn/qc — to take sb/sth into account o consideration

    tenere in gran conto o considerazione qn — to have a high regard for sb, think highly of sb

    2. vi (aus avere)
    1) (resistere) to hold out, last, (chiusura, nodo) to hold

    tenere duro — (resistere) to stand firm, hold out

    2)

    (parteggiare) tenere per qn/qc — to support sb/sth

    3)

    tenere a — (reputazione, persona, vestiario) to attach great importance to

    4)

    (dare importanza) tenere a, tenerci a — to care about, attach great importance to

    tenere a fare — to want to do, be keen to do

    ci tenevo ad andare — I was keen on going, I was keen to go

    non ci tengo — I don't care about it, it's not that important to me

    3. vr (tenersi)

    tenersi a qn/qc — to hold onto sb/sth

    non si teneva più dal ridere fig — he couldn't help laughing, he couldn't keep from laughing

    2) (mantenersi) to keep, be

    tenersi vicino al/lontano dal muro — to keep close to/away from the wall

    tenersi a destra/sinistra — to keep right/left

    tenersi a — to comply with, stick to

    * * *
    [te'nere] 1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (stringere, reggere) to hold* [oggetto, persona, animale]

    tenere qcs. in mano — to hold sth. in one's hand

    tenere qcn. per mano — to hold sb.'s hand

    tenere qcn. per — to hold sb. by [manica, braccio]

    tenere qcs. per — to hold sth. by [manico, impugnatura]

    tienimi la scala! — keep o hold the ladder steady (for me)!

    2) (mantenere) to keep* to [ traiettoria]; to keep* [ segreto]; mus. to hold* [ nota]; mus. to keep* [ritmo, tempo]

    tenere gli occhi aperti, bassi — to keep one's eyes open, lowered

    tenere qcn. occupato — to keep sb. busy

    tenere qcn. prigioniero — to hold sb. prisoner

    tenere qcs. segreto — to keep sth. secret

    3) (conservare) to keep*

    tenere bene, male i libri — to keep one's books well, badly, to keep one's books in good, bad condition

    mi hai tenuto il giornale di ieri? — did you keep o save yesterday's newspaper for me?

    5) (prendere per sé) to keep*
    6) comm. (trattare, vendere) to carry [articolo, prodotto]
    7) (trattenere) to hold* back, to control, to restrain [ lacrime]

    tenere la sinistra, la destra — to keep (to the) left, right

    tenere la rotta — to hold o steer the route

    tenere la strada — aut. to hold the road

    9) (contenere) to hold*
    10) (occupare) [ oggetto] to take* up [spazio, posto]; mil. to hold* [territorio, ponte, città]
    11) (gestire) to keep* [bar, boutique, casa, contabilità]; (avere) to keep* [cane, gatto, diario]
    12) (effettuare) to hold* [incontro, corso, lezioni, assemblea]; to give* [discorso, conferenza]
    14) (alle proprie dipendenze) to keep* [baby-sitter, cuoco]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)
    1) (reggere) [chiodo, corda, mensola] to hold*; [colla, cerotto] to hold*, to stick*
    2) (durare) [ tempo] to hold*; [ matrimonio] to last, to hold* together

    tenere per — to be a supporter of, to support

    tenere a — to care for o about [ persona]; to be fond of [ oggetto]; to value [libertà, reputazione, indipendenza, vita]

    mia moglie vuole andarci, ma io non ci tengo — my wife wants to go but I'm not keen on it

    3.
    verbo pronominale tenersi
    1) (reggersi) [ persona] to hold* [testa, pancia, braccio]
    2) (aggrapparsi) to hold* on, to cling* on (a onto, to)

    -rsi qcs. — to keep sth.

    - rsi dal fare — to hold back from doing, to keep oneself from doing

    6) (avere luogo) [manifestazione, riunione] to be* held, to take* place
    ••
    * * *
    tenere
    /te'nere/ [93]⇒ 20
     1 (stringere, reggere) to hold* [oggetto, persona, animale]; tenere qcs. in mano to hold sth. in one's hand; tenere qcn. per mano to hold sb.'s hand; tenere qcn. per to hold sb. by [manica, braccio]; tenere qcs. per to hold sth. by [manico, impugnatura]; puoi tenermi la borsa? can you hold my bag for me? tienimi la scala! keep o hold the ladder steady (for me)!
     2 (mantenere) to keep* to [ traiettoria]; to keep* [ segreto]; mus. to hold* [ nota]; mus. to keep* [ritmo, tempo]; tenere le mani in alto to hold one's hands up (in the air); tenere gli occhi aperti, bassi to keep one's eyes open, lowered; tenere qcn. occupato to keep sb. busy; tenere qcn. prigioniero to hold sb. prisoner; tenere qcs. segreto to keep sth. secret
     3 (conservare) to keep*; tenere i cibi al fresco to keep food in a cool place; ha tenuto tutte le tue lettere he kept all of your letters; dove tieni il vino? where do you keep your wine? tenere bene, male i libri to keep one's books well, badly, to keep one's books in good, bad condition; mi hai tenuto il giornale di ieri? did you keep o save yesterday's newspaper for me?
     4 (badare a) mi tieni il gatto mentre sono via? can you take care of my cat while I'm away?
     5 (prendere per sé) to keep*; tienilo per ricordo keep it as a memento; queste osservazioni tienile per te keep these remarks to yourself; tieni! è per te here (you are)! it's for you
     6 comm. (trattare, vendere) to carry [articolo, prodotto]
     7 (trattenere) to hold* back, to control, to restrain [ lacrime]
     8 (seguire) tenere la sinistra, la destra to keep (to the) left, right; tenere la rotta to hold o steer the route; tenere la strada aut. to hold the road
     9 (contenere) to hold*; la sala tiene 300 persone the room holds 300 people; quanto tiene il serbatoio? what does the tank hold?
     10 (occupare) [ oggetto] to take* up [spazio, posto]; mil. to hold* [territorio, ponte, città]
     11 (gestire) to keep* [bar, boutique, casa, contabilità]; (avere) to keep* [cane, gatto, diario]
     12 (effettuare) to hold* [incontro, corso, lezioni, assemblea]; to give* [discorso, conferenza]
     14 (alle proprie dipendenze) to keep* [baby-sitter, cuoco]
     (aus. avere)
     1 (reggere) [chiodo, corda, mensola] to hold*; [colla, cerotto] to hold*, to stick*
     2 (durare) [ tempo] to hold*; [ matrimonio] to last, to hold* together
     3 (tifare) per che squadra tieni? what's your team? what team do you root for o support? tenere per to be a supporter of, to support
     4 (dare molta importanza) tenere a to care for o about [ persona]; to be fond of [ oggetto]; to value [libertà, reputazione, indipendenza, vita]; tengo molto a lui I care a lot about him
     5 tenerci (volere fortemente) ci tengo molto it's really important for me; se ci tenete if you like; ci tengo a mantenermi in forma I like to keep fit; ci tengo ad avervi a cena you really must come to dinner; mia moglie vuole andarci, ma io non ci tengo my wife wants to go but I'm not keen on it
    III tenersi verbo pronominale
     1 (reggersi) [ persona] to hold* [testa, pancia, braccio]; - rsi la testa tra le mani to hold one's head in one's hands; - rsi per mano to hold hands; - rsi a braccetto to be arm in arm; - rsi in piedi to stand (on one's feet)
     2 (aggrapparsi) to hold* on, to cling* on (a onto, to); tenetevi (forte) hold on (tight)
     3 (mantenersi) - rsi lontano da to keep away from; - rsi sulla destra to keep (to the) right
     4 (prendere per sé) -rsi qcs. to keep sth.; tientelo per te keep it for yourself
     5 (trattenersi) - rsi dal fare to hold back from doing, to keep oneself from doing
     6 (avere luogo) [manifestazione, riunione] to be* held, to take* place
    non c'è scusa che tenga there can be no possible excuse.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > tenere

  • 56 per prep

    [per]
    1) (direzione) for, to

    l' autobus per Milano — the Milan bus, the bus for o to Milan

    quando parti per Parigi? — when are you leaving for o are you off to Paris?

    proseguire per Londra — to go on to London

    2) (verso, nei confronti di) for, towards

    il suo grande amore per la sorella — his great love for o of his sister

    ha una passione per la musica — he is passionately fond of music

    l'ho cercata per tutta la casa — I searched the whole house o I searched all over the house for it

    ti ho cercato per mari e per monti — I looked everywhere for you

    l'ho incontrato per le scale — I met him on the stairs

    sono passata per Roma — I came through o via Rome

    il maestro è passato per i banchi — the teacher went along the rows of desks

    i ladri sono passati per la finestra — the thieves got in (o out) through the window

    4)

    (stato in luogo) seduto/sdraiato per terra — sitting/lying on the ground

    5) (tempo) for

    per tutta l' estate — all summer long, all through the summer, throughout the summer

    per giorni e giorni — for days on end

    6) (mezzo, maniera) by

    per ferrovia — by rail o train

    7) (causa) for, because of, owing to, (scopo) for

    per abitudine — out of habit, from habit

    le tende per la cucina — the kitchen curtains, the curtains for the kitchen

    per un errore — through o by error

    chiuso per malattia — closed because of o on account of illness

    assentarsi per malattia — to be off because of o through o owing to illness

    per motivi di salute — for health reasons

    processato per rapina a mano armata — tried for armed robbery

    8) (prezzo, misura) for

    assicurato per un milione — insured for 1 million euros

    l'ho comprato per 500 euro — I bought it for 500 euros

    per miglia e miglia non si vedeva nulla — you couldn't see anything for miles

    il terreno si estende per molti chilometri — the land extends for several kilometres

    lo vendo per poco — I'm selling it for very little, I'm selling it cheap

    per me è come una madre — she's like a mother to me

    per quel che mi riguarda — as far as I'm concerned

    per questa volta ci passerò sopra — I'll forget about it this time

    10)

    (distributivo) un interesse del 5 per cento — 5 per cent interest

    dividere 12 per 4 — to divide 12 by 4

    2 per 3 fa 6 — 2 times 3 equals 6

    in fila per tre! — line up in threes!

    moltiplicare 9 per 3 — to multiply 9 by 3

    ha avuto suo padre per professore — he had his father as one of his teachers, he was taught by his father

    per fare qc — (so as) to do sth, in order to do sth

    per aver fatto qc — for doing sth

    è morta per aver ingerito troppi barbiturici — she died from o of an overdose of barbiturates

    14)

    (introduce proposizione concessiva) per poco che sia — however little it is o it may be, little though it is o it may be

    per quanto si dia da fare... — however hard he tries...

    per quanto io sappia — as far as I know

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > per prep

  • 57 per

    prep [per]
    1) (direzione) for, to

    l' autobus per Milano — the Milan bus, the bus for o to Milan

    quando parti per Parigi? — when are you leaving for o are you off to Paris?

    proseguire per Londra — to go on to London

    2) (verso, nei confronti di) for, towards

    il suo grande amore per la sorella — his great love for o of his sister

    ha una passione per la musica — he is passionately fond of music

    l'ho cercata per tutta la casa — I searched the whole house o I searched all over the house for it

    ti ho cercato per mari e per monti — I looked everywhere for you

    l'ho incontrato per le scale — I met him on the stairs

    sono passata per Roma — I came through o via Rome

    il maestro è passato per i banchi — the teacher went along the rows of desks

    i ladri sono passati per la finestra — the thieves got in (o out) through the window

    4)

    (stato in luogo) seduto/sdraiato per terra — sitting/lying on the ground

    5) (tempo) for

    per tutta l' estate — all summer long, all through the summer, throughout the summer

    per giorni e giorni — for days on end

    6) (mezzo, maniera) by

    per ferrovia — by rail o train

    7) (causa) for, because of, owing to, (scopo) for

    per abitudine — out of habit, from habit

    le tende per la cucina — the kitchen curtains, the curtains for the kitchen

    per un errore — through o by error

    chiuso per malattia — closed because of o on account of illness

    assentarsi per malattia — to be off because of o through o owing to illness

    per motivi di salute — for health reasons

    processato per rapina a mano armata — tried for armed robbery

    8) (prezzo, misura) for

    assicurato per un milione — insured for 1 million euros

    l'ho comprato per 500 euro — I bought it for 500 euros

    per miglia e miglia non si vedeva nulla — you couldn't see anything for miles

    il terreno si estende per molti chilometri — the land extends for several kilometres

    lo vendo per poco — I'm selling it for very little, I'm selling it cheap

    per me è come una madre — she's like a mother to me

    per quel che mi riguarda — as far as I'm concerned

    per questa volta ci passerò sopra — I'll forget about it this time

    10)

    (distributivo) un interesse del 5 per cento — 5 per cent interest

    dividere 12 per 4 — to divide 12 by 4

    2 per 3 fa 6 — 2 times 3 equals 6

    in fila per tre! — line up in threes!

    moltiplicare 9 per 3 — to multiply 9 by 3

    ha avuto suo padre per professore — he had his father as one of his teachers, he was taught by his father

    per fare qc — (so as) to do sth, in order to do sth

    per aver fatto qc — for doing sth

    è morta per aver ingerito troppi barbiturici — she died from o of an overdose of barbiturates

    14)

    (introduce proposizione concessiva) per poco che sia — however little it is o it may be, little though it is o it may be

    per quanto si dia da fare... — however hard he tries...

    per quanto io sappia — as far as I know

    Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > per

  • 58 excedo

    ex-cēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 ( subj. perf. sync. excessis, Ter. And. 4, 4, 21), v. n. and a.
    I.
    Neut., to go out, go forth or away, to depart, retire, withdraw (freq. and class.; cf.: discedo, deficio, destituo, desero, linquo, relinquo).
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen., with ex and abl., with abl. alone, or absol.:

    ex istoc loco,

    Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 18:

    e medio,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 14:

    ex civitate,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 8:

    ex Italia,

    Cic. Phil. 12, 6, 14:

    e templo,

    Liv. 29, 19;

    for which, templo,

    id. 39, 5:

    ex finibus,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 33, 2;

    for which, finibus,

    id. ib. 4, 18 fin.; 7, 77, 14; Liv. 30, 42; 41, 19 al.: ex illa circumscriptione, [p. 675] Cic. Phil. 8, 8:

    ex itinere,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 79 fin.; cf.:

    ex via,

    id. B. G. 5, 19, 1;

    for which, viā,

    Liv. 24, 20:

    ex pugna, ex proelio,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 4, 3; 4, 33, 2;

    for which, more freq., pugnā,

    id. B. G. 5, 36, 3; id. B. C. 2, 7, 1; Liv. 44, 42; Verg. A. 9, 789 al.;

    and, proelio,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 25, 1; 3, 4, 3; 4, 12 fin.; 7, 80, 3; cf.

    acio,

    id. B. C. 2, 41, 7; 3, 94, 5; Liv. 31, 17:

    loco,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 44, 2; 3, 45, 4; Liv. 36, 10, 15; so,

    locis,

    id. 38, 27, 9; 27, 1, 5;

    and bello,

    Sall. C. 9, 4:

    domo,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 14 fin.:

    oppido,

    id. ib. 7, 78, 1; cf.

    urbe,

    Liv. 26, 24; 30, 7; 31, 17 et saep.:

    Arimino,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 10, 3; 1, 11, 1:

    Galliā,

    id. B. G. 7, 66, 4:

    provinciis,

    id. B. C. 1, 85 fin.:

    patriā,

    Verg. A. 1, 357:

    sceleratā terrā,

    id. ib. 3, 60 et saep.—With de (very rare):

    de utero matris,

    i. e. to be born, Dig. 1, 5, 15.— Absol.:

    abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 1:

    excedere deos, simul ingens motus excedentium,

    Tac. H. 5, 13:

    primi omnium Macedones metu excesserant,

    Liv. 42, 67 fin. —Designating the terminus:

    cave quoquam ex istoc excessis loco,

    Ter. And. 4, 4, 21:

    agro hostium in Boeotiam,

    Liv. 31, 26 fin.:

    ex his tenebris in lucem illam,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 30 fin.; cf.:

    ad deos,

    Vell. 1. 2:

    invictum fore donec excederet ad deos,

    Curt. 4, 7, § 27:

    in exsilium,

    Dig. 48, 19, 4;

    in which sense also simply excedere,

    ib. 48, 22, 7, § 17.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To go beyond, overstep, rise above, overtop a certain boundary.—Of personal subjects very rarely:

    alter in Pontum, alter usque Aegyptum excessit,

    Just. 1, 1, 6.—More freq. of inanimate subjects:

    ut nulla (pars) excederet extra,

    Cic. Univ. 5; Cels. 8, 9 fin.; cf.

    with eminere,

    id. 8, 25 fin.:

    montes et excedentia in nubes juga,

    Plin. 27, 1, 1, § 3.—
    b.
    To depart from life, to decease, to die (cf. decedo):

    sic ille cum undequadraginta annos regnavisset, excessit e vita,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 14 fin.; so,

    e vita,

    id. Fin. 3, 18, 60; id. Brut. 20 fin.; id. Lael. 3 fin.; id. Off. 1, 43, 153:

    vitā,

    id. Tusc. 1, 13, 29; id. Brut. 75, 262; id. N. D. 3, 16, 41; Val. Max. 2, 6, 8; 5, 5, 3; Curt. 3, 1, 21; 9, 6, 6; Tac. H. 4, 75:

    e medio,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 74 Ruhnk.; and simply excedere (postAug.;

    but v. decedo excessus, I.),

    Plin. 7, 13, 11, § 58; Tac. A. 1, 5 fin.; 1, 33; Suet. Aug. 5; id. Claud. 45; id. Vesp. 2; id. Tit. 11; Val. Fl. 1, 826; Curt. 10, 5, 2; Sen. Ep. 77, 10.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen. (very rarely):

    cum animus Eudemi e corpore excesserit,

    Cic. Div. 1, 25, 53; id. Tusc. 1, 11, 24; 1, 32, 78; id. Lael. 4, 13 al.:

    corpore excedere,

    id. Div. 1, 30, 63: ex pristina bellandi consuetudine, Auct. B. Afr. 73: palmā, to recede from victory, to yield the victory (= decedere alicui de victoria), Verg. A. 5, 380.—Far more freq.,
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    (Acc. to A. 2. a.) To go beyond a certain boundary or a certain measure, to advance, proceed, to transgress, digress (= procedere, progredi): mihi aetas ex magisterio tuo: Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 40:

    is postquam excessit ex ephebis,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 24 (quoted in Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 327); cf.:

    ut primum ex pueris excessit Archias,

    Cic. Arch. 3:

    ad patres etiam et ad publicam querimoniam excessit res,

    Liv. 25, 1; cf. Val. Max. 5, 6, 4:

    haec eo anno in Africa gesta. Insequentia excedunt in eum annum, quo, etc.,

    Liv. 30, 26; cf. id. 21, 15:

    paululum ad enarrandum, etc.,

    to digress, Liv. 29, 29, 5; cf.:

    in fabellam,

    Sen. Ep. 77:

    in aliquid,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 44 fin.:

    res parva dictu, sed quae studiis in magnum certamen excesserit,

    Liv. 34, 1; cf. id. 33, 35 fin.; 8, 33; cf. id. 3, 41:

    eo laudis excedere, quo, etc.,

    to attain that height of fame, Tac. Agr. 42 fin.: tantum illa clades novitate et magnitudine excessit, i. e. exceeded, went beyond = eminuit, Tac. A. 2, 24.—
    b.
    (Acc. to A. 2. b.) To depart, disappear:

    cura ex corde excessit,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 12:

    cum cupiditatum dominatus excessit,

    Cic. Par. 5, 3, 40:

    jam e memoria excessit, quo tempore? etc.,

    Liv. 26, 13;

    for which, memoriā,

    id. 7, 32 fin.:

    ubi reverentia excessit animis,

    Curt. 8, 8.— Poet.:

    Cannaene tibi graviorque palude Maeonius Stygia lacus excessere Padusque?

    i. e. have they slipped from your memory? Sil. 15, 35.
    II.
    Act. (post-Aug.).
    A.
    Lit., to depart from, to leave a place:

    urbem,

    Liv. 2, 37, 8; 1, 29, 6; 3, 57, 10;

    23, 1: curiam,

    id. 45, 20; cf. pass. impers.:

    Crotonem excessum est,

    id. 24; 3 fin. —
    B.
    Transf., to go beyond, surpass, exceed a certain limit, to overtop, tower above (cf. above, I. A. 2. a., and B. 2. a.):

    nubes excedit Olympus,

    Luc. 2, 271:

    statura, quae justam excederet,

    Suet. Tib. 68:

    summam octoginta milium,

    Liv. 39, 5;

    so of numbers, very freq.,

    Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 22; 13, 3, 4, § 20; Quint. 9, 4, 79; Tac. A. 1, 14; Suet. Aug. 77 al.; cf.

    also of age,

    Col. 6, 21:

    triennium vitae,

    Plin. 8, 42, 67, § 166:

    annum aetatis centesimum,

    id. 25, 2, 5, § 9; Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 4; 3, 7, 9; Suet. Gramm. 7;

    of measure: laborum periculorumque modum,

    Vell. 2, 122 fin.; so,

    modum,

    Liv. 26, 19; 28, 25; Quint. 3, 6, 62; 8, 3, 48 al.:

    eloquentia aut aequavit praestantissimorum gloriam aut excessit,

    Suet. Caes. 55; cf.:

    praeturae gradum,

    id. Oth. 1:

    principum fastigium,

    id. Calig. 22:

    fastigium equestre,

    Tac. A. 4, 40:

    excedente humanam fidem temeritate,

    Vell. 2, 51, 3; so,

    fidem,

    Plin. 7, 21, 21, § 85; Ov. M. 7, 166:

    excessisse Priscum inmanitate et saevitia crimina, quibus, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 2:

    nemine tantum ceteros excedente, ut ei aliquis se summitteret,

    Just. 13, 2.—With simple acc.:

    decretum, ne vasa auro solida ministrandis cibis fierent, etc.... Excessit Fronto ac postulavit modum argento,

    went beyond the proposal, Tac. A. 2, 33 (cf.:

    egredi relationem,

    id. ib. 2, 38).— Pass.:

    duo enim multitudo, unione jam excessā,

    Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 5.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > excedo

  • 59 facilis

    făcĭlis, e, adj. (archaic forms nom. sing. facil, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 53; adv. facul, like difficul, simul; v. under adv. 2, and cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 87 Müll.), [facio, properly, that may be done or made; hence, pregn.], easy to do, easy, without difficulty.
    I.
    In gen.
    A.
    Prop., constr. absol., with ad (and the gerund), the supine, inf., ut, and the dat.
    (α).
    Absol.:

    nulla est tam facilis res, quin difficilis siet, quam invitus facias,

    Ter. Heaut. 4, 6, 1; cf.:

    facilis et plana via (opp. difficilis),

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 20:

    quae facilia ex difficillimis animi magnitudo redegerat,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 27 fin.; cf.

    also: mihi in causa facili atque explicata perdifficilis et lubrica defensionis ratio proponitur,

    Cic. Planc. 2, 5:

    justa res et facilis,

    Plaut. Am. prol. 33:

    facilis et prompta defensio,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 237; cf.:

    facilis et expedita distinctio,

    id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

    facilia, proclivia, jucunda,

    id. Part. Or. 27, 95; cf.:

    proclivi cursu et facili delabi,

    id. Rep. 1, 28:

    ascensus,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 21:

    aditus,

    id. ib. 3, 25 fin.;

    descensus Averno,

    Verg. A. 6, 126; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41; cf.:

    celerem et facilem exitum habere,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 22 fin.:

    lutum,

    easy to work, Tib. 1, 1, 40:

    fagus,

    Plin. 16, 43, 84, § 229:

    humus,

    easy to cultivate, mellow, Curt. 4, 6, 5:

    arcus,

    Val. Fl. 1, 109:

    jugum,

    easy to climb, Prop. 4 (5), 10, 4:

    somnus,

    easy to obtain, Hor. C. 2, 11, 8; 3, 21, 4:

    irae,

    easily excited, Luc. 1, 173:

    saevitia,

    easily overcome, Hor. C. 2, 12, 26 et saep.:

    aurae,

    gentle, Ov. H. 16, 123:

    jactura,

    easily borne, Verg. A. 2, 646:

    cera,

    easily shaped, Ov. M. 15, 169:

    victus,

    copious, Verg. G. 2, 460.— Comp.:

    iter multo facilius atque expeditius,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 6, 2:

    cui censemus cursum ad deos faciliorem fuisse quam Scipioni?

    Cic. Lael. 4, 14:

    faciliore et commodiore judicio,

    id. Caecin. 3, 8.— Sup.:

    quod est facillimum, facis,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 4; cf. Cic. Rep. 2, 3:

    concordia,

    id. ib. 1, 32:

    hujus summae virtutis facillima est via,

    Quint. 8, 3, 71:

    in quibus (ceris) facillima est ratio delendi,

    id. 10, 3, 31 et saep.—
    (β).
    With ad and the gerund:

    nulla materies tam facilis ad exardescendum est,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 190:

    ad subigendum,

    id. Rep. 2, 41:

    ad credendum,

    id. Tusc. 1, 32, 78:

    palmae ad scandendum,

    Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 29.— Comp.:

    faciliora ad intelligendum,

    Quint. 2, 3, 8.— Sup.:

    haec ad judicandum sunt facillima,

    Cic. Off. 3, 6, 30; id. Fin. 2, 20.—
    (γ).
    With ad and subst.:

    faciles ad receptum angustiae,

    Liv. 32, 12, 3:

    mens ad pejora,

    Quint. 1, 2, 4:

    credulitas feminarum ad gaudia,

    Tac. A. 14, 4.— Comp.:

    mediocritas praeceptoris ad intellectum atque imitationem facilior,

    Quint. 2, 3, 1.—
    (δ).
    With supine:

    facile inventust,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 53:

    res factu facilis,

    Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 26:

    cuivis facile scitu est,

    id. Hec. 3, 1, 15:

    facilis victu gens,

    abounding in resources, Verg. A. 1, 445 Wagn.:

    (Cyclops) nec visu facilis nec dictu affabilis ulli,

    id. ib. 3, 621; cf.:

    sapiens facilis victu fuit,

    Sen. Ep. 90, 11.— Comp.:

    nihil est dictu facilius,

    Ter. Ph. 2, 1, 70.— Sup.:

    factu facillimum,

    Sall. C. 14, 1.—
    (ε).
    With inf.:

    materia facilis est, in te et in tuos dicta dicere,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 17, 42:

    facilis vincere ac vinci vultu eodem,

    Liv. 7, 33, 2:

    facilis corrumpi,

    Tac. H. 4, 39:

    Roma capi facilis,

    Luc. 2, 656.—So esp. freq. in the neuter, facile est, with a subject-clause:

    id esse verum, cuivis facile est noscere,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 8:

    quod illis prohibere erat facile,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 50, 2:

    neque erat facile nostris, uno tempore propugnare et munire,

    id. ib. 3, 45, 4; Quint. 6, 4, 20:

    nec origines persequi facile est,

    Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 46:

    quīs facile est aedem conducere,

    Juv. 3, 31; 4, 103.— Comp.:

    plerumque facilius est plus facere quam idem,

    Quint. 10, 2, 10; 12, 6, 7.— Sup.:

    stulta reprehendere facillimum est,

    Quint. 6, 3, 71; 11, 1, 81.—
    (ζ).
    With ut:

    facilius est, ut esse aliquis successor tuus possit, quam ut velit,

    Plin. Pan. 44, 3; 87, 5; cf. with quod: facile est quod habeant conservam in villa, Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 6.—
    (η).
    With dat.:

    terra facilis pecori,

    i.e. suitable, proper, Verg. G. 2, 223; cf.:

    campus operi,

    Liv. 33, 17, 8:

    facilis divisui (Macedonia),

    id. 45, 30, 2:

    neque Thraces commercio faciles erant,

    Liv. 40, 58, 1:

    homines bello faciles,

    Tac. Agr. 21:

    juvenis inanibus,

    easily susceptible, open to, id. A. 2, 27; cf.:

    facilis capessendis inimicitiis,

    id. ib. 5, 11. —
    (θ).
    With gen. ( poet.):

    Hispania frugum facilis,

    fertile in, Claud. Laud. Seren. 54.—
    b.
    Adverbially, in facili, ex (e) facili, and rarely, de facili, easily:

    cum exitus haud in facili essent,

    not easy, Liv. 3, 8, 9 Drak.:

    in facili,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 7: Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 274; Dig. 26, 3, 8:

    ita adducendum, ut ex facili subsequatur,

    easily, Cels. 7, 9 med.:

    ex facili tolerantibus,

    Tac. Agr. 15 init.: ex facili, Cel. 6, 1, 1; Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 60;

    for which: e facili,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 356: de facili ab iis superabuntur, Firm. Math. 5, 6.—
    B.
    Transf.
    a.
    Of persons that do any thing with facility, ready, quick. — Constr. with ad, in, and simple abl.:

    facilis et expeditus ad dicendum,

    Cic. Brut. 48, 180:

    sermone Graeco promptus et facilis,

    Suet. Tib. 71; cf.:

    promptus et facillis ad extemporalitatem usque,

    id. Tit. 3:

    faciles in excogitando et ad discendum prompti,

    Quint. 1, 1, 1:

    exiguo faciles,

    content, Sil. 1, 615.—
    b.
    Of things, easily moving:

    oculi,

    Verg. A. 8, 310:

    manus,

    Ov. F. 3, 536:

    cervix,

    Mart. Spect. 23:

    canes, i. e. agiles,

    Nemes. Cyneg. 50.
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    Of character, easy, good-natured, compliant, willing, yielding, courteous, affable:

    facilis benevolusque,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 35:

    comes, benigni, faciles, suaves homines esse dicuntur,

    Cic. Balb. 16, 36:

    facilis et liberalis pater,

    id. N. D. 3, 29, 73:

    lenis et facilis,

    id. Fam. 5, 2, 9:

    facilis et clemens,

    Suet. Aug. 67:

    facilem populum habere,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 4:

    facilem stillare in aurem,

    Juv. 3, 122:

    di,

    id. 10, 8. —With in and abl.:

    facilem se in rebus cognoscendis praebere,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 32; cf.:

    facilis in causis recipiendis,

    id. Brut. 57, 207:

    faciles in suum cuique tribuendo,

    id. ib. 21, 85:

    faciles ad concedendum,

    id. Div. 2, 52, 107.—With in and acc.:

    sic habeas faciles in tua vota deos,

    Ov. H. 16, 282.—With inf.:

    faciles aurem praebere,

    Prop. 2, 21, 15 (3, 14, 5 M.):

    O faciles dare summa deos,

    Luc. 1, 505.—With gen.:

    facilis impetrandae veniae,

    Liv. 26, 15, 1:

    alloquii facilis (al. alloquiis),

    Val. Fl. 5, 407.— Absol.:

    comi facilique naturā,

    Suet. Gramm. 7:

    facili ac prodigo animo,

    id. Vit. 7.— Comp.:

    facilior aut indulgentior,

    Suet. Vesp. 21; Quint. 7, 1, 27; Flor. 4, 11, 2.— Sup.:

    quid dicam de moribus facillimis,

    Cic. Lael. 3, 11.—
    B.
    Of fortune, favorable, prosperous:

    res et fortunae tuae... quotidie faciliores mihi et meliores videntur,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 5, 1; Liv. 23, 11, 2.— Adv. in four forms: facile, facul, faculter, and faciliter.
    1.
    făcĭlĕ (the class. form).
    (α).
    easily, without trouble or difficulty:

    facile cum valemus recta consilia aegrotis damus,

    Ter. And. 2, 1, 9:

    quis haec non vel facile vel certe aliquo modo posset ediscere?

    Cic. de Or. 2, 57, 232:

    vitia in contraria convertuntur,

    id. Rep. 1, 45.— Comp.:

    cave putes, aut mare ullum aut flammam esse tantam, quam non facilius sit sedare quam, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 42 fin.:

    quo facilius otio perfruantur,

    id. ib. 1, 5: id hoc facilius eis persuasit, quod, etc., Caes, B. G. 1, 2, 3.— Sup.:

    ut optimi cujusque animus in morte facillime evolet tamquam e custodia,

    Cic. Lael. 4, 14:

    facillime fingi,

    id. Cael. 9, 22:

    facillime decidit,

    id. Rep. 2, 23:

    mederi inopiae frumentariae,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 24, 6 et saep.—
    (β).
    To add intensity to an expression which already signifies a high degree, certainly, unquestionably, without contradiction, beyond dispute, by far, far (often in Cic.;

    elsewh. rare): virum unum totius Graeciae facile doctissimum,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 23:

    facile deterrimus,

    id. Tusc. 1, 33, 81:

    genere et nobilitate et pecunia facile primus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 6, 15; cf.:

    virtute, existimatione, nobilitate facile princeps,

    id. Clu. 5, 11:

    facile princeps,

    id. Div. 2, 42, 87; id. Fam. 6, 10, 2; id. Univ. 1; Flor. 3, 14, 1:

    facile praecipuus,

    Quint. 10, 1, 68:

    facile hic plus mali est, quam illic boni,

    Ter. And. 4, 3, 5: Pe. Sed tu novistin' fidicinam? Fi. Tam facile quam me, as well as I do myself, Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 68.—With verbs that denote superiority (vincere, superare, etc.):

    post illum (Herodotum) Thucydides omnes dicendi artificio, mea sententia, facile vicit,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 56; cf. id. Off. 2, 19, 59; id. Rep. 1, 23; cf.

    also: stellarum globi terrae magnitudinem facile vincebant,

    id. ib. 6, 16 fin.; id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:

    Sisenna omnes adhuc nostros scriptores facile superavit,

    id. Leg. 1, 2, 7; cf. id. de Or. 3, 11, 43:

    facile palmam habes!

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 80.— In naming a large amount, quite, fully:

    huic hereditas facile ad HS. tricies venit testamento propinqui sui,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 14, § 35.—
    (γ).
    With a negative, non facile or haud facile, to add intensity, not easily, i.e. hardly:

    mira accuratio, ut non facile in ullo diligentiorem majoremque cognoverim,

    Cic. Brut. 67, 238:

    sed haud facile dixerim, cur, etc.,

    id. Rep. 1, 3 fin.; cf.:

    de iis haud facile compertum narraverim,

    Sall. J. 17, 2:

    animus imbutus malis artibus haud facile libidinibus carebat,

    id. C. 13, 5. —
    b.
    Readily, willingly, without hesitation:

    facile omnes perferre ac pati,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 35; cf.:

    te de aeternitate dicentem aberrare a proposito facile patiebar,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 33, 81:

    disertus homo et facile laborans,

    id. Off. 2, 19, 66:

    ego unguibus facile illi in oculos involem,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 3, 6.— Comp.:

    locum habeo nullum, ubi facilius esse possim quam Asturae,

    Cic. Att. 13, 26, 2.—
    c.
    (Acc. to facilis, II. B.) Pleasantly, agreeably, well:

    propter eas (nugas) vivo facilius,

    Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 6:

    cum animo cogites, Quam vos facillime agitis, quam estis maxume Potentes, dites, fortunati, nobiles,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 56:

    facillime agitare,

    Suet. Vit. Ter. 1:

    ubi Crassus animadvertit, suas copias propter exiguitatem non facile diduci,

    not safely, Caes. B. G. 3, 23, 7.—
    2.
    făcul (anteclass.), easily: nobilitate facul propellere iniquos, Lucil. ap. Non. 111, 19; Pac. ib. 21:

    haud facul, ut ait Pacuvius, femina una invenietur bona,

    Afran. ib. 22:

    advorsam ferre fortunam facul,

    Att. ib. 24.—
    3.
    ‡ făculter, acc. to the statement of Paul. ex Fest. p. 87, 1 Müll.; cf. Mart. Cap. 3, § 325. —
    4.
    făcĭlĭter (post-Aug.; predominating in Vitruvius; censured by Quint. 1, 6, 17), easily:

    ferrum percalefactum faciliter fabricatur,

    Vitr. 1, 4, 3 et saep.; Mart. Cap. 3, § 325.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > facilis

  • 60 ratio

    rătĭo, onis (abl. rationi, Lucr. 6, 66), f. [reor, ratus], a reckoning, account, calculation, computation.
    I.
    Lit.
    (α).
    Sing.: Les. Nequaquam argenti ratio conparet tamen. Sta. Ratio quidem hercle adparet: argentum oichetai, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 15 sq.:

    rationem putare... bene ratio accepti atque expensi inter nos convenit,

    id. Most. 1, 3, 141; 146; cf.: ad calculos vocare amicitiam, ut par sit ratio acceptorum et datorum, Cic. Lael. 16, 58:

    itur, putatur ratio cum argentario... Ubi disputata est ratio cum argentario,

    Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 53 sq.:

    dextera digitis rationem computat,

    id. Mil. 2, 2, 49:

    magna ratio C. Verruci,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 188:

    direptio ejus pecuniae, cujus ratio in aede Opis confecta est,

    id. Phil. 5, 6, 16; cf.:

    quibus in tabulis nominatim, ratio confecta erat, qui numerus domo exisset, etc.,... Quarum omnium rerum summa erat, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 29: auri ratio constat: aurum in aerario est, the account agrees, i. e. is correct, Cic. Fl. 28, 69 (v. consto):

    decumo post mense, ut rationem te dictare intellego,

    to make the reckoning, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 38 (al. ductare):

    rationem ducere,

    to make a computation, to compute, calculate, reckon, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 129; so, rationem habere, to take an account, make a computation:

    omnium proeliorum,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 53; cf.:

    hujus omnis pecuniae conjunctim ratio habetur,

    id. B. G. 6, 19; and:

    piratarum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 71:

    rationem inire,

    to cast up, reckon, calculate, Caes. B. G. 7, 71, 4:

    quattuor minae periere, ut ratio redditur,

    Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 23; cf.:

    tibi ego rationem reddam?

    id. Aul. 1, 1, 6; id. Trin. 2, 4, 114:

    rationem referre,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 39, § 98:

    rationem repetere de pecuniis repetundis,

    id. Clu. 37, 104: Py. Quanta istaec hominum summa est? Ar. Septem millia. Py. Tantum esse oportet:

    recte rationem tenes,

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 47 et saep.:

    drachumae, quas de ratione debuisti,

    according to the account, id. Trin. 2, 4, 24:

    grandem (pecuniam) quemadmodum in rationem inducerent, non videbant,

    how they should bring it into their accounts, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 41, § 106.—
    (β).
    Plur.: rationes putare argentariam, frumentariam, pabuli causa quae parata sunt;

    rationem vinariam, oleariam, quid venierit, etc.,

    Cato, R. R. 2, 5:

    rationes ad aerarium continuo detuli... quas rationes si cognoris, intelleges, etc.,

    Cic. Pis. 25, 61:

    ut rationes cum publicanis putarent,

    id. Att. 4, 11, 1:

    rationes a colono accepit,

    id. Caecin. 32, 94:

    quid opus est? inquam. Rationes conferatis. Assidunt, subducunt, ad nummum convenit,

    id. Att. 5, 21, 12:

    rationes referre... rationes deferre,

    id. Fam. 5, 20, 2:

    Romani pueri longis rationibus assem Discunt in partes centum diducere,

    Hor. A. P. 325 et saep.:

    A RATIONIBVS,

    an accountant, Inscr. Orell. 1494; 2973; 2986; 4173 et saep. (cf. ab).—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    A list, roll, register (rare):

    cedo rationem carceris, quae diligentissime conficitur, quo quisque die datus in custodiam, quo mortuus, quo necatus sit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 57, § 147:

    rationes imperii, ab Augusto proponi solitas, sed a Tiberio intermissas, publicavit (sc. Caligula),

    Suet. Calig. 16 ( = breviarium) totius imperii, id. Aug. 101 fin.:

    rationarium imperii,

    id. ib. 28.—
    2.
    A sum, number (rare), Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 11:

    nunc lenonum et scortorum plus est fere Quam olim muscarum est. Ea nimia est ratio,

    id. Truc. 1, 1, 49:

    pro ratione pecuniae liberalius est Brutus tractatus quam Pompeius,

    Cic. Att. 6, 3, 5; cf. II. B. 1. c. infra.—
    3.
    A business matter, transaction, business; also, a matter, affair, in gen. (a favorite word of Cicero):

    res rationesque eri Ballionis curo,

    Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 31:

    res rationesque vestrorum omnium,

    id. Am. prol. 4:

    re ac ratione cum aliquo conjunctus,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 172:

    de tota illa ratione atque re Gallicana inter se multa communicare,

    id. Quint. 4, 15:

    cum (Druides) in reliquis fere rebus, publicis privatisque rationibus, Graecis utantur litteris,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 14 (metaphrast. pragmasi):

    ratio nummaria,

    Cic. Att. 10, 11, 2:

    aeraria ratio,

    id. Quint. 4, 15:

    ratio domestica... bellica,

    id. Off. 1, 22, 76:

    quod ad popularem rationem attinet,

    id. Fam. 1, 2, 4:

    rationes familiares componere,

    Tac. A. 6, 16 fin.:

    fori judiciique rationem Messala suscepit,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 51, 149; cf.:

    in explicandis rationibus rerum civilium,

    id. Rep. 1, 8, 13:

    rationes civitatis,

    id. ib. 1, 6, 11:

    quantos aestus habet ratio comitiorum... nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum,

    id. Mur. 17, 35:

    propter rationem Gallici belli,

    id. Prov. Cons. 8, 19; so id. ib. 8, 14, 35:

    ad omnem rationem humanitatis,

    id. Mur. 31, 66: in hac ratione quid res, quid causa, quid tempus ferat, tu facillime perspicies, id. Fam. 1, 7, 6 fin.:

    ad eam rationem existimabam satis aptam naturam meam,

    id. Att. 9, 11, A, 1.—
    b.
    Pregn.: meae (tuae, etc.) rationes, my ( thy, etc.) interest, my ( thy, etc.) advantage (cf. in Engl. to find one's account in any thing):

    me ad ejus rationes adjungo, quem tu in meis rationibus tibi esse adjungendum putasti,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 2; cf.:

    exemplum meis alienissimum rationibus,

    id. Corn. Fragm. 1, 7 B. and K.:

    consideres, quid tuae rationes postulent,

    Sall. C. 44, 5: servitia repudiabat... alienum suis rationibus existimans videri causam civium cum servis fugitivis communicasse, inconsistent with his policy or interests, id. ib. 56, 5:

    si meas rationes unquam vestrae saluti anteposuissem,

    Cic. Red. ad Quir. 1, 1.
    II.
    Trop., a reckoning, account, computation:

    postquam hanc rationem cordi ventrique edidi,

    presented this reckoning, Plaut. Aul. 2, 7, 12:

    itidem hic ut Acheronti ratio accepti scribitur,

    i.e. things are taken only, nothing is given back, id. Truc. 4, 2, 36:

    nomen (comoediae) jam habetis, nunc rationes ceteras Accipite,

    an account of the rest, id. Poen. prol. 55; cf.:

    census quom sum, juratori recte rationem dedi,

    id. Trin. 4, 2, 30; so,

    rationem dare, for the more usual rationem reddere,

    Varr. L. L. 6, § 86 Mull.; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 36, § 92 Zumpt:

    (argentarii) ratione utuntur,

    make a reckoning, settle up, Plaut. Cas. prol. 27:

    cum eam mecum rationem puto,

    go into that calculation, think over the matter, id. ib. 3, 2, 25; cf.:

    frustra egomet mecum has rationes puto,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 54:

    (Medea et Atreus) inita subductaque ratione nefaria scelera meditantes,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 71:

    quod posteaquam iste cognovit hanc rationem habere coepit,

    to make the following calculation, reflection, id. Verr. 2, 5, 39, § 101; cf.: totius rei consilium his rationibus explicavit, ut si, etc.,... si, etc.,... sin, etc., drew the plan of the whole undertaking according to the following calculation, that if, etc., Caes. B. C. 3, 78;

    and herewith cf.: rationem consilii mei accipite,

    id. ib. 3, 86:

    ut habere rationem possis, quo loco me convenias, etc.,

    that you may calculate, Cic. Fam. 3, 6, 6:

    semper ita vivamus, ut rationem reddendam nobis arbitremur,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 11, § 28; cf.:

    nihil est, quod minus ferendum sit, quam rationem ab altero vitae reposcere eum, qui non possit suae reddere,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 9, 28;

    and with this cf.: si gravius quid acciderit, abs te rationem reposcent,

    will call you to account, Caes. B. G. 5, 30: clarorum virorum atque magnorum non minus otii, quam negotii rationem exstare oportere, an account must be capable of being given, Cato ap. Cic. Planc. 27, 66:

    tam otii quam negotii rationem reddere majores censuisse,

    Col. 11 fin.: eam condicionem esse imperandi, ut non aliter ratio constet, quam si uni reddatur, that the account is not correct unless, etc., Tac. A. 1, 6 fin.:

    mirum est quam singulis diebus in urbe ratio aut constet aut constare videatur,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 9, 1; 1, 5, 16 et saep.; cf. Just. praef. 5.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Relation, reference, respect to a thing:

    (agricolae) habent rationem cum terra, quae nunquam recusat imperium,

    have an account, have to do, have dealings with the earth, Cic. Sen. 15, 51; cf.:

    ubi ratio cum Orco habetur,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 4, 3;

    for which: ubi sit cum Orco ratio ponenda,

    Col. 1, 3, 2:

    cum omnibus Musis rationem habere cogito,

    Cic. Att. 2, 5, 2:

    cum hac (muliere) aliquid adulescentem hominem habuisse rationis,

    id. Cael. 20, 50; cf. id. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 190. omnes, quibuscum ratio huic aut est aut fuit, assunt, defendunt, id. Quint. 23, 75; cf.

    . quae ratio tibi cum eo intercesserat?

    id. Rosc. Com. 14, 41:

    pacis vero quae potest esse cum eo ratio, in quo est incredibilis crudelitas, fides nulla?

    id. Phil. 4, 6, 14:

    quod si habenda cum M. Antonii latrocinio pacis ratio fuit, etc.,

    id. ib. 12, 7, 17:

    fontes ad nostrorum annalium rationem veteres, ad ipsorum sane recentes,

    in respect to our annals, id. Brut. 13, 49.—
    b.
    Pregn., a respect, regard, concern, consideration, care for a thing (usu. in the connection habere and ducere alicujus rei rationem): ad hanc rationem quoniam maximam vim natura habet, fortuna proximam: utriusque omnino habenda ratio est in deligendo genere vitae, Cic. Off. 1, 33, 120:

    quorum (civium Romanorum) nobis pro vestra sapientia, Quirites, habenda est ratio diligenter,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 7, 17:

    (deos) piorum et impiorum habere rationem,

    id. Leg. 2, 7, 15:

    cujus absentis rationem haberi proximis comitiis populus jussisset,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 9; so,

    absentis,

    id. ib. 1, 32; 3, 82 fin.:

    sauciorum et aegrorum habita ratione,

    id. ib. 3, 75:

    moneret, frumenti rationem esse habendam,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 34;

    so (al. frumentandi), rationem habere,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 75 Oud.; cf. id. ib. 7, 71:

    alicujus vel dignitatis vel commodi rationem non habere,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 17: ut summae rei publicae rationem habeamus, Pompeius ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, c, 3:

    alicujus salutis rationem habere,

    i. e. to regard, care for, be concerned about, Caes. B. G. 7, 71; so id. B. C. 1, 20:

    turpissimae fugae rationem habere,

    id. ib. 2, 31:

    ut in ceteris habenda ratio non sui solum sed etiam aliorum, sic, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 39, 139:

    proinde habeat rationem posteritatis et periculi sui,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 13:

    habere nunc se rationem officii pro beneficiis Caesaris,

    id. B. G. 5, 27:

    non ullius rationem sui commodi ducit,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 44, 128:

    cum hujusce periculi tum ceterorum quoque officiorum et amicitiarum ratio,

    id. Clu. 42, 117:

    omnis hac in re habenda ratio et diligentia est, ut, etc.,

    id. Lael. 24, 89; cf.:

    didici ex tuis litteris, te omnibus in rebus habuisse rationem, ut mihi consuleres,

    id. Fam. 3, 5, 1:

    habeo rationem, quid a populo Romano acceperim,

    bring into consideration, consider, id. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36:

    ut habere rationem possis, quo loco me salva lege Cornelia convenias, ego veni, etc.,

    id. Fam. 3, 6, 6:

    neque illud rationis habuisti, eam provinciam ad summam stultitiam nequitiamque venisse,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 38; cf.:

    hoc rationis habebant, facere eos nullo modo posse, ut, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 29, e70.—
    c.
    Relation to a thing, i. e.
    (α).
    Subject., course, conduct, procedure, mode, manner, method, fashion, plan, etc. (cf. consilium):

    nunc sic rationem incipissam, hanc instituam astutiam, ut, etc.,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 82; cf. id. ib. 3, 1, 175 sqq.:

    ubi cenas hodic, si hanc rationem instituis?

    Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 26; id. Truc. 1, 1, 3:

    tua ratio est, ut secundum binos ludos mihi respondere incipias: mea, ut ante primos ludos comperendinem. Ita fiet, ut tua ista ratio existimetur astuta, meum hoc consilium necessarium,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 11, 34; cf.:

    ratio viaque defensionis,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 4:

    itaque in praesentia Pompeii insequendi rationem omittit,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 30:

    mea autem ratio in dicendo haec esse solet, ut, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 72, 292:

    haec in philosophia ratio contra omnia disserendi,

    id. N. D. 1, 5, 11:

    dicendi,

    id. Or. 32, 114; id. de Or. 3, 15, 56; cf.:

    aliquot ante annis inita ratio est, ut, etc.,

    id. Rep. 2, 36, 61:

    ut, quo primum occurreretur, vix ratio iniri possit,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 24:

    quia reponendarum (tegularum) nemo artifex inire rationem potuerit,

    Liv. 42, 3 fin. —In plur.:

    hoc aditu laudis non mea me voluntas sed meae vitae rationes ab ineunte aetate susceptae prohibuerunt,

    plan of life, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1:

    de rationibus rerum publicarum aut constituendarum aut tuendarum,

    id. Rep. 1, 6, 11.—
    (β).
    Object., relation, condition, nature, kind, sort, fashion, way, etc. (cf. modus):

    sed ratio ordoque agminis aliter se habebat ac Belgae ad Nervios detulerant,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 19; cf.:

    ut rei militaris ratio atque ordo postulabat,

    id. ib. 2, 22; so,

    rei militaris,

    id. ib. 4, 23:

    ratio atque usus belli,

    the art and practice of war, id. ib. 4, 1; id. B. C. 1, 76 fin.; 2, 18; 3, 17 et saep. al.; cf.:

    novae rationes bellandi,

    id. ib. 3, 50:

    ratio equestris proelii,

    id. B. G. 5, 16:

    quorum operum haec erat ratio, etc.,

    id. B. C. 1, 25; cf.: rationem pontis hanc instituit;

    tigna bina, etc.,

    id. B. G. 4, 17:

    serpit per omnium vitas amicitia, nec ullam aetatis degendae rationem patitur esse expertem sui,

    Cic. Lael. 23, 87; cf.:

    ita ratio comparata est vitae naturaeque nostrae, ut, etc.,

    id. ib. 27, 101; id. Ac. 2, 43, 132:

    civitas (Platonis) non quae possit esse, sed in qua ratio rerum civilium perspici posset,

    id. Rep. 2, 30, 52 init.; cf.:

    reliqui disseruerunt de generibus et de rationibus civitatum,

    id. ib. 2, 11, 22;

    1, 8, 13: quam creberrimis litteris faciam ut tibi nota sit omnis ratio dierum atque itinerum meorum,

    id. Fam. 3, 5, 4: quoniam eadem est ratio juris in utroque, id. Rep. 3, 12, 21; cf.:

    haec eadem ratio est in summa totius Galliae,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 11 fin.:

    ab nostris eadem ratione, qua pridie, resistitur,

    id. ib. 5, 40; id. B. C. 3, 100; cf. id. ib. 3, 101:

    docet, longe alia ratione esse bellum gerendum atque antea sit gestum,

    id. B. G. 7, 14:

    hoc si Romae fieri posset, certe aliqua ratione expugnasset iste,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, ee130:

    quid refert, qua me ratione cogatis?

    id. Lael. 8, 26:

    quod fuit illis conandum atque omni ratione efficiendum,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 65 fin.; 1, 67 fin.:

    simili ratione Pompeius in suis castris consedit,

    id. ib. 3, 76:

    auxilium ferri nulla ratione poterat,

    id. ib. 1, 70:

    nec quibus rationibus superare possent, sed quem ad modum uti victoria deberent, cogitabant,

    id. ib. 3, 83 fin.; 3, 58; 3, 18 fin. et saep.—
    (γ).
    With gen. of a subst. in circumlocution for the subst. itself (v. Zumpt, Gram. §

    678): vereor ne oratio mea aliena ab judiciorum ratione esse videatur,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, ee109:

    multa autem propter rationem brevitatis praetermittenda,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 40, ee

    103: quantas perturbationes et quantos aestus habet ratio comitiorum?

    id. Mur. 17, 35:

    nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum,

    id. ib. 17, 36:

    praedicere tempestatum rationem et praedonum,

    id. ib. 2, 4:

    tota ratio talium largitionum genere vitiosa est,

    id. Off. 2, 17, 60.—
    2.
    Pregn., that faculty of the mind which forms the basis of computation and calculation, and hence of mental action in general, i. e. judgment, understanding, reason: duplex est vis animorum atque natura: una pars in appetitu posita est, quae est hormê Graece, quae hominem huc et illuc rapit;

    altera in ratione, quae docet et explanat, quid faciendum, quid fugiendum sit. Ita fit, ut ratio praesit, appetitus obtemperet,

    Cic. Off. 1, 28, 101:

    homo, quod rationis est particeps, per quam consequentia cernit, causas rerum videt earumque progressus et quasi antecessiones non ignorat, similitudines comparat rebusque praesentibus adjungit atque annectit futuras, facile totius vitae cursum videt ad eamque degendam praeparat res necessarias. Eademque natura vi rationis hominem concilia homini et ad orationis et ad vitae societatem, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 4, 11 sq.:

    haud scio, an melius fuerit, humano generi motum istum celerem cogitationis, acumen, sollertiam, quam rationem vocamus, non dari omnino quam tam munifice et tam large dari, etc.,

    id. N. D. 2, 27, 69:

    lex est ratio summa, insita in natura, quae jubet ea, quae facienda sunt, prohibetque contraria. Eadem ratio, cum est in hominis mente confirmata et confecta, lex est,

    id. Leg. 1, 6, 18:

    ut, quos ratio non posset, eos ad officium religio duceret,

    id. N. D. 1, 42, 118:

    mens et ratio et consilium in senibus est,

    id. Sen. 19, 67; cf. Liv. 28, 28:

    si pudor quaeritur, si probitas, si fides, Mancinus haec attulit, si ratio, consilium, prudentia, Pompeius antistat,

    Cic. Rep. 3, 18, 28; cf. id. Quint. 16, 53; and:

    si ratio et prudentia curas aufert,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 25:

    quibus in rebus temeritas et casus, non ratio nec consilium valet,

    Cic. Div. 2, 41, 85; cf.:

    illa de urbis situ revoces ad rationem quae a Romulo casu aut necessitate facta sunt,

    id. Rep. 2, 11, 22; and:

    moneo ut agentem te ratio ducat, non fortuna,

    Liv. 22, 39 fin.: mulier abundat audacia;

    consilio et ratione deficitur,

    Cic. Clu. 65, 184:

    Ariovistum magis ratione et consilio quam virtute vicisse. Cui rationi contra homines barbaros locus fuisset, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40: arma amens capio;

    nec sat rationis in armis,

    Verg. A. 2, 314:

    rationis egens,

    id. ib. 8, 299 et saep.:

    iracundia dissidens a ratione,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 38, 60:

    majora quam hominum ratio consequi possit,

    id. ib. 1, 10, 15:

    quantum ratione provideri poterat,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 16 fin.:

    quantumque in ratione esset, exploratum habuit,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 6 init.:

    nec majore ratione bellum administrari posse,

    Caes. B. C. 7, 21:

    minari divisoribus ratio non erat,

    it was not reasonable, was contrary to reason, Cic. Verr. 1, 9, 24; so, nulla ratio est, with an objectclause, id. Caecin. 5, 15; so,

    too, minime rationis est,

    Col. 3, 5, 3; cf. with dat.:

    Vitellianus exercitus, cui acquiescere Cremonae ratio fuit,

    which, as reason dictated, ought to have rested at Cremona, Tac. H. 3, 22:

    quod domi te inclusisti, ratione fecisti,

    reasonably, sensibly, judiciously, Cic. Att. 12, [p. 1527] 14, 3.—
    b.
    The reasonable cause of a thing, a ground, motive, reason:

    ratio est causa, quae demonstrat, verum esse id, quod intendimus, brevi subjectione. Rationis confirmatio est ea, quae pluribus argumentis corroborat breviter expositam rationem,

    Auct. Her. 2, 18, 28:

    quid tandem habuit argumenti aut rationis res, quamobrem, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 47, § 115; cf.:

    nostra confirmare argumentis ac rationibus: deinde contraria refutare,

    id. de Or. 2, 19, 80:

    noverit orator argumentorum et rationum locos,

    id. Or. 14, 44 (v. also argumentum):

    si mei consilii causam rationemque cognoverit,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 1, 1; cf.:

    ad eam sententiam cum reliquis causis haec quoque ratio eos deduxit, quod, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 10 fin.:

    quam habet rationem, non quaero aequitatis, sed ipsius improbitatis atque impudentiae?... facti, si non bonam, at aliquam rationem afferre,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 85, e196; cf.:

    deinde nihil rationis affert, quamobrem, etc.,

    id. Caecin. 33, 96:

    non deest hoc loco copia rationum, quibus docere velitis, humanas esse formas deorum: primum quod, etc.... deinde quod, etc.... tertiam rationem affertis, quod, etc.,

    id. N. D. 1, 27, 76:

    et quidem, cur sic opinetur, rationem subicit,

    id. Div. 2, 50, 104:

    idcirco minus existimo te nihil nisi summa ratione fecisse,

    id. Att. 8, 11, D, §

    5: nunc non modo agendi rationem nullam habeo, sed ne cogitandi quidem,

    id. Fam. 4, 13, 3:

    rationes in ea disputatione a te collectae vetabant me rei publicae penitus diffidere,

    id. Fam. 5, 13, 3; cf. id. Ac. 2, 36, 116:

    rationibus conquisitis de voluptate et dolore disputandum putant,

    id. Fin. 1, 9, 31; cf.:

    quod cum disputando rationibusque docuisset,

    id. Rep. 1, 16, 25:

    his rationibus tam certis tamque illustribus opponuntur ab his, qui contra disputant primum labores, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 4 et saep.:

    num parva causa aut prava ratio est?

    reason, excuse, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 27.—
    (β).
    In rhet., a showing cause, argument, reasoning in support of a proposition:

    ratio est, quae continet causam, quae si sublata sit, nihil in causa controversiae relinquatur, hoc modo: Orestes si accusetur matricidii, nisi hoc dicat, Jure feci, illa enim patrem meum occiderat, non habet defensionem,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18:

    ad propositum subjecta ratio, et item in distributis supposita ratio,

    id. de Or. 3, 54, 207; cf. Quint. 3, 11, 4; 5, 14, 1; 16; 7, 8, 3.—
    c.
    Reasonableness, reason, propriety, law, rule, order, conformity, etc.:

    in omnibus, quae ratione docentur et via, primum constituendum est, quid quidque sit, etc.,

    in a reasonable, regular manner, Cic. Or. 33, 116; cf.:

    ut ratione et via procedat oratio,

    id. Fin. 1, 9, 29:

    modo et ratione aliquid facere (along with recte atque ordine facere),

    id. Quint. 7, 28; cf.:

    quae res Nec modum habet neque consilium, ratione modoque Tractari non vult,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 266:

    nihil est, quod ratione et numero moveri possit sine consilio,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 16, 43:

    intervallis imparibus, sed tamen pro rata parte ratione distinctis,

    divided proportionally by rule, id. Rep. 6, 18, 18; cf.:

    ex summis et infimis et mediis interjectis ordinibus ut sonis moderata ratione civitas concinit,

    in symmetrical proportion, id. ib. 2, 42, 69:

    in quo defuit fortasse ratio, sed tamen vincit ipsa rerum publicarum natura saepe rationem,

    order, system, id. ib. 2, 33, 57;

    5, 5, 7: declinatio si cum ratione fiet,

    reasonably, id. Tusc. 4, 6, 13:

    ratio et distributio,

    a reasonable division, Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 1, 1.—
    d.
    A theory, doctrine, or system based upon reason; science, and (less freq.), subject., knowledge:

    erat enim tunc haec nova et ignota ratio, solem lunae oppositum solere deficere,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 16, 25; cf.:

    nova et a nobis inventa ratio,

    id. ib. 1, 8, 13;

    2, 39, 66: si animum contulisti in istam rationem et quasi artem,

    id. ib. 1, 23, 37; cf.:

    omnes tacito quodam sensu sine ulla arte aut ratione, quae sint in artibus ac rationibus recta ac prava dijudicant,

    id. de Or. 3, 50, 195; id. Brut. 74, 258:

    continet enim totam hanc quaestionem ea ratio, quae est de natura deorum,

    id. Div. 1, 51, 117:

    Epicuri ratio, quae plerisque notissima est,

    doctrine, system, philosophy, id. Fin. 1, 5, 13; cf.:

    Stoicorum ratio disciplinaque,

    id. Off. 3, 4, 20:

    Cynicorum ratio,

    id. ib. 1, 41, 148; so id. Fin. 3, 20, 68: ratio vivendi... ratio civilis et disciplina populorum, the art of living... statesmanship, id. Rep. 3, 3, 4; cf.:

    etiamsi cui videbitur illa in optimis studiis et artibus quieta vitae ratio beatior, haec civilis laudabilior est certe et illustrior,

    id. ib. 3, 3, 4:

    improba navigii ratio tum caeca jacebat,

    Lucr. 5, 1004: saltationis ac musicae rationis studiosi, Col. prooem. e3 al.—Subject., knowledge:

    si qua (est in me) exercitatio dicendi aut si hujus rei ratio aliqua, ab optimarum artium studiis ac disciplina profecta,

    Cic. Arch. 1, 1.—
    e.
    A view or opinion resting upon reasonable grounds:

    mea sic est ratio,

    Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 43; cf.:

    inventus est nemo, cujus non haec et sententia esset et oratio, non esse metuendum, etc.... Haec cum omnes sentirent et cum in eam rationem pro suo quisque sensu ac dolore loqueretur,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 27, § 68 sq.; and with this cf. id. Att. 1, 11, 1:

    cujus ratio etsi non valuit,

    Nep. Milt. 3, 6 (just before: hujus cum sententiam plurimi essent secuti).—
    f.
    In philos. lang., a production of proof, argumentation, reasoning: (Epicurus) tollit definitiones; nihil de dividendo ac partiendo docet;

    non, quo modo efficiatur concludaturque ratio, tradit,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 22; cf. id. Div. 2, 10, 25; id. de Or. 2, 38, 158:

    ratio ipsa coget, et ex aeternitate quaedam esse vera et ea non esse nexa causis aeternis, etc.,

    id. Fat. 16, 38; cf.:

    ergo, ubi tyrannus est, ibi non vitiosam ut heri dicebam, sed, ut nunc ratio cogit, dicendum est, plane nullam esse rem publicam,

    id. Rep. 3, 31, 43.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > ratio

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