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(attingere)

  • 1 attingere

    attingere v.tr.
    1 ( trarre) to draw*: attingere acqua da un pozzo, to draw water from a well; attingere denaro da qlcu., (fig.) to sponge on (o off) s.o.
    2 ( procurarsi) to get*: attingere informazioni da qlcu., to get (o to obtain) information from s.o.; attingere notizie, to get news
    3 (letter.) ( raggiungere) to reach, to attain.
    * * *
    [at'tindʒere]
    verbo transitivo
    1) (prendere) to draw* [ water] (da from)
    2) (trarre) to draw* on, to obtain [ informazioni] (da from)
    * * *
    attingere
    /at'tindʒere/ [24]
     1 (prendere) to draw* [ water] (da from)
     2 (trarre) to draw* on, to obtain [ informazioni] (da from).

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  • 2 attingere

    vt irreg [at'tindʒere]

    attingere a o da — (acqua) to draw from, (denaro, risorse) to draw on, obtain from

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  • 3 attingere

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  • 4 attingere vt irreg

    [at'tindʒere]

    attingere a o da — (acqua) to draw from, (denaro, risorse) to draw on, obtain from

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  • 5 digitus

        digitus ī, m    [DIC-], a finger: de digito anulum detraho, T.: digitos impellere, ut Scriberent: Indice monstrare digito, H.: illam digito uno attingere, to touch gently, T.: alqd extremis digitis attingere, to touch lightly: attingere caelum digito, to be exceedingly happy: digiti, per quos numerare solemus, O.: in digitis suis singulas partīs causae constituere: si tuos digitos novi, skill in reckoning: si digitis concrepuerit, by a snap of the finger: digitum ad fontīs intendere, to point: qui digito sit licitus, bid at an auction: digitis nutuque loqui, by signs, O.: digito compesce labellum. hold your tongue, Iu.: monstror digito praetereuntium fidicen, H.: demonstravi digito Gallum.— Prov.: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to move a finger.—A toe: constitit in digitos adrectus, V. — A finger's breadth, inch (the sixteenth part of a pes), Cs.: clavi digiti pollicis crassitudine, Cs.— Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere, swerve a finger's breadth: ab argento digitum discedere: digitis a morte remotus Quattuor, Iu.
    * * *
    finger; toe; a finger's breath

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  • 6 adtingo

    at-tingo (not adt-), tĭgi, tactum, 3, v. a. [tango] (ante-class. form attĭgo, ĕre, v. infra; attinge = attingam, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 26 Müll.; v. Müll. ad h. l.; concerning attigo, āre, v. fin.), to touch, come in contact with; constr. with the acc.; poet. with ad.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.: mento summam aquam, vet. poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10: vestem, Att. ap. Non. p. 75, 32:

    Egone Argivum imperium attingam,

    id. Trag. Rel. p. 166 Rib.:

    suaviter (omnia) attingunt,

    Lucr. 4, 623:

    nec enim ullum hoc frigidius flumen attigi,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 6:

    prius quam aries murum attigisset,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 32:

    pedibus terram,

    Nep. Eum. 5, 5:

    quisquis (vas) attigerit,

    Vulg. Lev. 15, 23:

    nos nihil tuorum attigimus,

    id. Gen. 26, 29:

    (medicus) pulsum venarum attigit,

    Tac. A. 6, 50:

    se esse possessorem soli, quod primum Divus Augustus nascens attigisset,

    Suet. Aug. 5 (cf. Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 46: Tactaque nascenti corpus haberet humus, acc. to the practice of laying new-born children upon the ground; v. tollo).— Poet.: (Callisto) miles erat Phoebes, nec Maenalon attigit ( nor did there touch, set foot on) ulla Gratior hac Triviae, Ov. M. 2, 415:

    usque ad caelum attingebat stans in terrā,

    Vulg. Sap. 18, 16.—
    B.
    With partic. access. ideas.
    1.
    To touch by striking, to strike; rarely in a hostile manner, to attack, assault:

    ne me attingas,

    Plaut. As. 2, 2, 106;

    ne attigas me,

    id. Truc. 2, 2, 21:

    ne attigas puerum istac caussā,

    id. Bacch. 3, 3, 41 (quoted by Non. p. 75, 33):

    Si tu illam attigeris secus quam dignumst liberam,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 91.—Of lightning: ICTV. FVLMINIS. ARBORES. ATTACTAE. ARDVERINT., Fragm. Fratr. Arval. Inscr. Orell. 961; cf.

    Fest. s. v. scribonianum, p. 333 Müll., and s. v. obstitum, p. 193: si Vestinus attingeretur, i. e. ei bellum indiceretur,

    Liv. 8, 29; so Suet. Ner. 38.—
    2.
    In mal. part., aliquam, to touch:

    virginem,

    Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 61; Cat. 67, 20.—
    3.
    To touch in eating, to taste, crop:

    nulla neque amnem Libavit quadrupes, nec graminis attigit herbam,

    Verg. E. 5, 26.—
    4.
    Of local relations, to come to a place, to approach, reach, arrive at (class.;

    esp. freq. in the histt.): aedīs ne attigatis,

    Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 37:

    ut primum Asiam attigisti,

    Cic. ad Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8:

    cum primis navibus Britanniam attigit,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 23:

    Siciliam,

    Nep. Dion, 5, 3:

    Syriam ac legiones,

    Tac. A. 2, 55:

    saltuosos locos,

    id. ib. 4, 45:

    Urbem,

    id. Or. 7 fin.:

    In paucis diebus quam Capreus attigit etc.,

    Suet. Tib. 60; id. Calig. 44; id. Vesp. 4 al.—
    5.
    Transf., to touch, lie near, border upon, be contiguous to:

    Theseus... Attigit injusti regis Gortynia tecta,

    Cat. 64, 75:

    Cappadociae regio, quae Ciliciam attingeret,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 4; id. Pis. 16 fin.:

    (stomachus) utrāque ex parte tonsillas attingens, etc.,

    id. N. D. 2, 54, 135:

    eorum fines Nervii attingebant,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 15:

    ITEM. COLLEGIA. QVAE. ATTINGVNT. EIDEM. FORO,

    Inscr. Orell. 3314:

    attingere parietem,

    Vulg. Ezech. 41, 6.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to touch, affect, reach:

    nec desiderium nos attigit,

    Lucr. 3, 922 ( adficit, Lachm.):

    ante quam voluptas aut dolor attigerit,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 5, 16:

    nimirum me alia quoque causa delectat, quae te non attingit,

    id. Leg. 2, 1, 3:

    quo studio providit, ne qua me illius temporis invidia attingeret,

    id. Fam. 3, 10, 10:

    si qua de Pompeio nostro tuendo... cura te attingit,

    id. Att. 9, 11, A:

    erant perpauci, quos ea infamia attingeret, Liv 27, 11, 6: cupidus attingere gaudia,

    to feel, Prop. 1, 19, 9:

    vox, sonus, attigit aures,

    Val. Fl. 2, 452; Claud. B. Get: 412; Manil. 1, 326.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    To touch upon in speaking, etc., to mention slightly:

    paucis rem,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 11:

    summatim attingere,

    Lucr. 3, 261:

    ut meos quoque attingam,

    Cat. 39, 13:

    quod perquam breviter perstrinxi atque attigi,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 49, 201; id. Fam. 2, 4 fin.:

    si tantummodo summas attigero,

    Nep. Pelop. 1, 1:

    invitus ea, tamquam vulnera, attingo, sed nisi tacta tractataque sanari non possunt,

    Liv. 28, 27:

    ut seditionem attigit,

    Tac. A. 1, 35:

    familiae (Galbae) breviter attingam,

    Suet. Galb. 3 al. —
    2.
    To touch, i. e. to undertake, enter upon some course of action (esp. mental), to apply one's self to, be occupied with, engage in, to take in hand, manage:

    quae isti rhetores ne primoribus quidem labris attigissent,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 19, 87; cf. id. Cael. 12; id. Arch. 8:

    egomet, qui sero ac leviter Graecas litteras attigissem,

    id. de Or. 1, 18, 82:

    orationes,

    id. Or. 13, 41:

    poëticen,

    Nep. Att. 18, 5; so Suet. Aug. 85:

    liberales disciplinas omnes,

    id. Ner. 52:

    studia,

    id. Gram. 9:

    ut primum forum attigi, i. e. accessi, adii,

    applied myself to public affairs, Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 3:

    arma,

    Liv. 3, 19:

    militiam resque bellicas,

    Suet. Calig. 43:

    curam rei publicae,

    id. Tib. 13:

    ad Venerem seram,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 701.—
    3.
    (Acc. to I. B. 4.) To arrive somewhere:

    quod ab illo attigisset nuntius,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 19 (cf. id. ib. 3, 5, 3: si a me tetigit nuntius).—
    4.
    (Acc. to I. B. 5.) To come near to in quality, to be similar; or to belong to, appertain to, to concern, relate to:

    quae nihil attingunt ad rem nec sunt usui,

    Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 32:

    haec quemque attigit,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 20:

    attingit animi naturam corporis similitudo,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 30; id. Fam. 13, 7, 4; id. ad Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1:

    quae non magis legis nomen attingunt, quam si latrones aliqua sanxerint,

    id. Leg. 2, 5:

    Segestana, Centuripina civitas, quae cum officiis, fide, vetustate, tum etiam cognatione populi Romani nomen attingunt,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 32:

    (labor) non attingit deum,

    id. N. D. 1, 9, 22:

    primus ille (locus), qui in veri cognitione consistit, maxime naturam attingit humanam,

    id. Off. 1, 6, 18; id. Tusc. 5, 33, 93; id. Fin. 5, 9.—
    * 5.
    Si quid eam humanitus attigisset (for the usu. euphemism, accidisset), if any misfortune had happened to her, App. Mag. p. 337.
    ► Ne me attiga atque aufer manum, Turp.
    ap. Non. p. 75, 30 dub. (Rib. here reads attigas, Com. Rel. p. 98): custodite istunc, ne attigat, Pac., Trag. Rel. p. 105 Rib.

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  • 7 attingo

    at-tingo (not adt-), tĭgi, tactum, 3, v. a. [tango] (ante-class. form attĭgo, ĕre, v. infra; attinge = attingam, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 26 Müll.; v. Müll. ad h. l.; concerning attigo, āre, v. fin.), to touch, come in contact with; constr. with the acc.; poet. with ad.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.: mento summam aquam, vet. poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10: vestem, Att. ap. Non. p. 75, 32:

    Egone Argivum imperium attingam,

    id. Trag. Rel. p. 166 Rib.:

    suaviter (omnia) attingunt,

    Lucr. 4, 623:

    nec enim ullum hoc frigidius flumen attigi,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 6:

    prius quam aries murum attigisset,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 32:

    pedibus terram,

    Nep. Eum. 5, 5:

    quisquis (vas) attigerit,

    Vulg. Lev. 15, 23:

    nos nihil tuorum attigimus,

    id. Gen. 26, 29:

    (medicus) pulsum venarum attigit,

    Tac. A. 6, 50:

    se esse possessorem soli, quod primum Divus Augustus nascens attigisset,

    Suet. Aug. 5 (cf. Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 46: Tactaque nascenti corpus haberet humus, acc. to the practice of laying new-born children upon the ground; v. tollo).— Poet.: (Callisto) miles erat Phoebes, nec Maenalon attigit ( nor did there touch, set foot on) ulla Gratior hac Triviae, Ov. M. 2, 415:

    usque ad caelum attingebat stans in terrā,

    Vulg. Sap. 18, 16.—
    B.
    With partic. access. ideas.
    1.
    To touch by striking, to strike; rarely in a hostile manner, to attack, assault:

    ne me attingas,

    Plaut. As. 2, 2, 106;

    ne attigas me,

    id. Truc. 2, 2, 21:

    ne attigas puerum istac caussā,

    id. Bacch. 3, 3, 41 (quoted by Non. p. 75, 33):

    Si tu illam attigeris secus quam dignumst liberam,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 91.—Of lightning: ICTV. FVLMINIS. ARBORES. ATTACTAE. ARDVERINT., Fragm. Fratr. Arval. Inscr. Orell. 961; cf.

    Fest. s. v. scribonianum, p. 333 Müll., and s. v. obstitum, p. 193: si Vestinus attingeretur, i. e. ei bellum indiceretur,

    Liv. 8, 29; so Suet. Ner. 38.—
    2.
    In mal. part., aliquam, to touch:

    virginem,

    Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 61; Cat. 67, 20.—
    3.
    To touch in eating, to taste, crop:

    nulla neque amnem Libavit quadrupes, nec graminis attigit herbam,

    Verg. E. 5, 26.—
    4.
    Of local relations, to come to a place, to approach, reach, arrive at (class.;

    esp. freq. in the histt.): aedīs ne attigatis,

    Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 37:

    ut primum Asiam attigisti,

    Cic. ad Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8:

    cum primis navibus Britanniam attigit,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 23:

    Siciliam,

    Nep. Dion, 5, 3:

    Syriam ac legiones,

    Tac. A. 2, 55:

    saltuosos locos,

    id. ib. 4, 45:

    Urbem,

    id. Or. 7 fin.:

    In paucis diebus quam Capreus attigit etc.,

    Suet. Tib. 60; id. Calig. 44; id. Vesp. 4 al.—
    5.
    Transf., to touch, lie near, border upon, be contiguous to:

    Theseus... Attigit injusti regis Gortynia tecta,

    Cat. 64, 75:

    Cappadociae regio, quae Ciliciam attingeret,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 4; id. Pis. 16 fin.:

    (stomachus) utrāque ex parte tonsillas attingens, etc.,

    id. N. D. 2, 54, 135:

    eorum fines Nervii attingebant,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 15:

    ITEM. COLLEGIA. QVAE. ATTINGVNT. EIDEM. FORO,

    Inscr. Orell. 3314:

    attingere parietem,

    Vulg. Ezech. 41, 6.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to touch, affect, reach:

    nec desiderium nos attigit,

    Lucr. 3, 922 ( adficit, Lachm.):

    ante quam voluptas aut dolor attigerit,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 5, 16:

    nimirum me alia quoque causa delectat, quae te non attingit,

    id. Leg. 2, 1, 3:

    quo studio providit, ne qua me illius temporis invidia attingeret,

    id. Fam. 3, 10, 10:

    si qua de Pompeio nostro tuendo... cura te attingit,

    id. Att. 9, 11, A:

    erant perpauci, quos ea infamia attingeret, Liv 27, 11, 6: cupidus attingere gaudia,

    to feel, Prop. 1, 19, 9:

    vox, sonus, attigit aures,

    Val. Fl. 2, 452; Claud. B. Get: 412; Manil. 1, 326.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    To touch upon in speaking, etc., to mention slightly:

    paucis rem,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 11:

    summatim attingere,

    Lucr. 3, 261:

    ut meos quoque attingam,

    Cat. 39, 13:

    quod perquam breviter perstrinxi atque attigi,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 49, 201; id. Fam. 2, 4 fin.:

    si tantummodo summas attigero,

    Nep. Pelop. 1, 1:

    invitus ea, tamquam vulnera, attingo, sed nisi tacta tractataque sanari non possunt,

    Liv. 28, 27:

    ut seditionem attigit,

    Tac. A. 1, 35:

    familiae (Galbae) breviter attingam,

    Suet. Galb. 3 al. —
    2.
    To touch, i. e. to undertake, enter upon some course of action (esp. mental), to apply one's self to, be occupied with, engage in, to take in hand, manage:

    quae isti rhetores ne primoribus quidem labris attigissent,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 19, 87; cf. id. Cael. 12; id. Arch. 8:

    egomet, qui sero ac leviter Graecas litteras attigissem,

    id. de Or. 1, 18, 82:

    orationes,

    id. Or. 13, 41:

    poëticen,

    Nep. Att. 18, 5; so Suet. Aug. 85:

    liberales disciplinas omnes,

    id. Ner. 52:

    studia,

    id. Gram. 9:

    ut primum forum attigi, i. e. accessi, adii,

    applied myself to public affairs, Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 3:

    arma,

    Liv. 3, 19:

    militiam resque bellicas,

    Suet. Calig. 43:

    curam rei publicae,

    id. Tib. 13:

    ad Venerem seram,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 701.—
    3.
    (Acc. to I. B. 4.) To arrive somewhere:

    quod ab illo attigisset nuntius,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 19 (cf. id. ib. 3, 5, 3: si a me tetigit nuntius).—
    4.
    (Acc. to I. B. 5.) To come near to in quality, to be similar; or to belong to, appertain to, to concern, relate to:

    quae nihil attingunt ad rem nec sunt usui,

    Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 32:

    haec quemque attigit,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 20:

    attingit animi naturam corporis similitudo,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 30; id. Fam. 13, 7, 4; id. ad Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1:

    quae non magis legis nomen attingunt, quam si latrones aliqua sanxerint,

    id. Leg. 2, 5:

    Segestana, Centuripina civitas, quae cum officiis, fide, vetustate, tum etiam cognatione populi Romani nomen attingunt,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 32:

    (labor) non attingit deum,

    id. N. D. 1, 9, 22:

    primus ille (locus), qui in veri cognitione consistit, maxime naturam attingit humanam,

    id. Off. 1, 6, 18; id. Tusc. 5, 33, 93; id. Fin. 5, 9.—
    * 5.
    Si quid eam humanitus attigisset (for the usu. euphemism, accidisset), if any misfortune had happened to her, App. Mag. p. 337.
    ► Ne me attiga atque aufer manum, Turp.
    ap. Non. p. 75, 30 dub. (Rib. here reads attigas, Com. Rel. p. 98): custodite istunc, ne attigat, Pac., Trag. Rel. p. 105 Rib.

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  • 8 Digitus

    1.
    dĭgĭtus, i, m. [Gr. daktulos; cf. Germ. Zehe, Eng. toe; from root dek(dechomai), to grasp, receive; cf.

    Germ. Finger, from fangen,

    Curt. Gr. Etym. 133. Corssen, however, still refers digitus to root dik-, dico, deiknumi, as the pointer, indicator, Ausspr. 1, 380; cf. dico], a finger.
    I.
    Prop.:

    tot (cyathos bibimus), quot digiti sunt tibi in manu,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 24; id. Most. 5, 1, 69; id. Mil. 2, 2, 47; 4, 2, 57 et saep.—The special designations: pollex, the thumb; index or salutaris, the forefinger; medius, also infamis and impudicus, the middle finger; minimo proximus or medicinalis, the ring-finger; minimus, the little finger, v. under those words.—
    B.
    Special connections:

    attingere aliquem digito (uno),

    to touch one lightly, gently, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15; Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 2 Ruhnk.; Licinius ap. Gell. 19, 9, 13; Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55; cf.

    with tangere,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 30; id. Poen. 5, 5, 29:

    attingere aliquid extremis digitis (with primoribus labris gustare),

    to touch lightly, to enjoy slightly, Cic. Cael. 12:

    attingere caelum digito,

    to be exceedingly happy, id. Att. 2, 1, 7: colere summis digitis, to adore (to touch the offering or consecrated gift) with the tips of the fingers, Lact. 1, 20; 5, 19 fin.; cf. Ov. F. 2, 573:

    computare digitis,

    to count on the fingers, to reckon up, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 51; Plin. 34, 8, 19, no. 29, § 88; cf.:

    numerare per digitos,

    Ov. F. 3, 123:

    in digitis suis singulas partis causae constituere,

    Cic. Div. in Caec. 14, 45.—Hence, venire ad digitos, to be reckoned, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; and:

    si tuos digitos novi,

    thy skill in reckoning, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13; cf.

    also: digerere argumenta in digitos,

    to count on the fingers, Quint. 11, 3, 114: concrepare digitos or digitis, to snap the fingers, as a signal of command, Petr. 27, 5; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 53; Cic. Off. 3, 19; v. concrepo; cf.

    also: digitus crepans,

    Mart. 3, 82, 15:

    digitorum crepitus,

    id. 14, 119:

    digitorum percussio,

    Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78:

    intendere digitum ad aliquid,

    to point the finger at any thing, Cic. de Or. 1, 46 fin.:

    liceri digito,

    to hold up the finger in bidding at an auction, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 11;

    for which also: tollere digitum,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 54. The latter phrase also signifies, to raise the finger in token of submission, said of a combatant, Sid. Ep. 5, 7; cf. Mart. Spect. 29, 5;

    and Schol,

    Pers. 5, 119:

    loqui digitis nutuque,

    to talk by signs, Ov. Tr. 2, 453;

    different is: postquam fuerant digiti cum voce locuti,

    i. e. playing as an accompaniment to singing, Tib. 3, 4, 41; cf.:

    ad digiti sonum,

    id. 1, 2, 31; cf. also Lucr. 4, 587; 5, 1384:

    digito compesce labellum,

    hold your tongue, Juv. 1, 160.—For the various modes of employing the fingers in oratorical delivery, cf. Quint. 1, 10, 35; 11, 3, 92 sq.; 103; 120 al.: monstrari digito, i. e. to be pointed out, to become distinguished, famous, Hor. C. 4, 3, 22; Pers. 1, 28;

    for which: demonstrari digito,

    Tac. Or. 7 fin.; Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266; id. Rep. 6, 24; Nep. Datam. 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 45.—Prov. phrases:

    nescit, quot digitos habeat in manu, of one who knows nothing at all,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 5:

    in digitis hodie percoquam quod ceperit,

    i. e. he has caught nothing, id. Rud. 4, 1, 11: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to stretch out a finger, like the Gr. daktulon mê proteinai, ekteinai, for not to give one's self the least trouble, Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57; cf.:

    exserere digitum,

    Pers. 5, 119 Scal.;

    and in like manner: proferre digitum,

    to move a finger, to make any exertion, Cic. Caecin. 25, 71:

    scalpere caput digito, of effeminate men fearful of disarranging their hair,

    Juv. 9, 133; cf. Sen. Ep. 52 fin.; a habit of Pompey's, acc. to Calvus ap. Schol. Luc. 7, 726, and Sen. Contr. 3, 19; Amm. 17, 11. (Cf. Echtermeyer's Ueber Namen und symbolische Bedeutung der Finger bei den Griechen und Römern, Progr. d. Hall. Pädagogiums, v. 1835.)
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    A toe (cf. Heb., Gr. daktulos, Fr. doigt), Lucr. 3, 527; Verg. A. 5, 426; Petr. 132, 14; Sen. Ep. 111; Quint. 2, 3, 8 et saep.; also of the toes of animals, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4; Col. 8, 2, 8; Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 119 al.—
    B.
    A small bough, a twig, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 17, 24, 37, § 224.—
    C.
    As a measure of length, an inch, the sixteenth part of a Roman foot (pes), Front. Aquaed. 24 sq.; Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; id. B. C. 2, 10, 4; Juv. 12, 59 al.: digiti primores, finger-ends, as a measure, Cato R. R. 21, 2;

    digitus transversus,

    a fingerbreadth, id. ib. 45 fin.;

    48, 2.—Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere ab aliqua re,

    not to swerve a finger's breadth, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58; cf.

    without transversum: nusquam ab argento digitum discedere,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 15;

    and ellipt.: ab honestissima sententia digitum nusquam,

    id. Att. 7, 3, 11.
    2.
    Dĭgĭtus, i, m., a proper name; in plur.: Digiti Idaei = Daktuloi Idaioi, the priests of Cybele, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. Arn. 3, 41 and 43, and v. Dactylus.

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  • 9 digitus

    1.
    dĭgĭtus, i, m. [Gr. daktulos; cf. Germ. Zehe, Eng. toe; from root dek(dechomai), to grasp, receive; cf.

    Germ. Finger, from fangen,

    Curt. Gr. Etym. 133. Corssen, however, still refers digitus to root dik-, dico, deiknumi, as the pointer, indicator, Ausspr. 1, 380; cf. dico], a finger.
    I.
    Prop.:

    tot (cyathos bibimus), quot digiti sunt tibi in manu,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 24; id. Most. 5, 1, 69; id. Mil. 2, 2, 47; 4, 2, 57 et saep.—The special designations: pollex, the thumb; index or salutaris, the forefinger; medius, also infamis and impudicus, the middle finger; minimo proximus or medicinalis, the ring-finger; minimus, the little finger, v. under those words.—
    B.
    Special connections:

    attingere aliquem digito (uno),

    to touch one lightly, gently, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15; Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 2 Ruhnk.; Licinius ap. Gell. 19, 9, 13; Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55; cf.

    with tangere,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 30; id. Poen. 5, 5, 29:

    attingere aliquid extremis digitis (with primoribus labris gustare),

    to touch lightly, to enjoy slightly, Cic. Cael. 12:

    attingere caelum digito,

    to be exceedingly happy, id. Att. 2, 1, 7: colere summis digitis, to adore (to touch the offering or consecrated gift) with the tips of the fingers, Lact. 1, 20; 5, 19 fin.; cf. Ov. F. 2, 573:

    computare digitis,

    to count on the fingers, to reckon up, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 51; Plin. 34, 8, 19, no. 29, § 88; cf.:

    numerare per digitos,

    Ov. F. 3, 123:

    in digitis suis singulas partis causae constituere,

    Cic. Div. in Caec. 14, 45.—Hence, venire ad digitos, to be reckoned, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; and:

    si tuos digitos novi,

    thy skill in reckoning, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13; cf.

    also: digerere argumenta in digitos,

    to count on the fingers, Quint. 11, 3, 114: concrepare digitos or digitis, to snap the fingers, as a signal of command, Petr. 27, 5; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 53; Cic. Off. 3, 19; v. concrepo; cf.

    also: digitus crepans,

    Mart. 3, 82, 15:

    digitorum crepitus,

    id. 14, 119:

    digitorum percussio,

    Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78:

    intendere digitum ad aliquid,

    to point the finger at any thing, Cic. de Or. 1, 46 fin.:

    liceri digito,

    to hold up the finger in bidding at an auction, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 11;

    for which also: tollere digitum,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 54. The latter phrase also signifies, to raise the finger in token of submission, said of a combatant, Sid. Ep. 5, 7; cf. Mart. Spect. 29, 5;

    and Schol,

    Pers. 5, 119:

    loqui digitis nutuque,

    to talk by signs, Ov. Tr. 2, 453;

    different is: postquam fuerant digiti cum voce locuti,

    i. e. playing as an accompaniment to singing, Tib. 3, 4, 41; cf.:

    ad digiti sonum,

    id. 1, 2, 31; cf. also Lucr. 4, 587; 5, 1384:

    digito compesce labellum,

    hold your tongue, Juv. 1, 160.—For the various modes of employing the fingers in oratorical delivery, cf. Quint. 1, 10, 35; 11, 3, 92 sq.; 103; 120 al.: monstrari digito, i. e. to be pointed out, to become distinguished, famous, Hor. C. 4, 3, 22; Pers. 1, 28;

    for which: demonstrari digito,

    Tac. Or. 7 fin.; Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266; id. Rep. 6, 24; Nep. Datam. 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 45.—Prov. phrases:

    nescit, quot digitos habeat in manu, of one who knows nothing at all,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 5:

    in digitis hodie percoquam quod ceperit,

    i. e. he has caught nothing, id. Rud. 4, 1, 11: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to stretch out a finger, like the Gr. daktulon mê proteinai, ekteinai, for not to give one's self the least trouble, Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57; cf.:

    exserere digitum,

    Pers. 5, 119 Scal.;

    and in like manner: proferre digitum,

    to move a finger, to make any exertion, Cic. Caecin. 25, 71:

    scalpere caput digito, of effeminate men fearful of disarranging their hair,

    Juv. 9, 133; cf. Sen. Ep. 52 fin.; a habit of Pompey's, acc. to Calvus ap. Schol. Luc. 7, 726, and Sen. Contr. 3, 19; Amm. 17, 11. (Cf. Echtermeyer's Ueber Namen und symbolische Bedeutung der Finger bei den Griechen und Römern, Progr. d. Hall. Pädagogiums, v. 1835.)
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    A toe (cf. Heb., Gr. daktulos, Fr. doigt), Lucr. 3, 527; Verg. A. 5, 426; Petr. 132, 14; Sen. Ep. 111; Quint. 2, 3, 8 et saep.; also of the toes of animals, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4; Col. 8, 2, 8; Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 119 al.—
    B.
    A small bough, a twig, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 17, 24, 37, § 224.—
    C.
    As a measure of length, an inch, the sixteenth part of a Roman foot (pes), Front. Aquaed. 24 sq.; Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; id. B. C. 2, 10, 4; Juv. 12, 59 al.: digiti primores, finger-ends, as a measure, Cato R. R. 21, 2;

    digitus transversus,

    a fingerbreadth, id. ib. 45 fin.;

    48, 2.—Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere ab aliqua re,

    not to swerve a finger's breadth, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58; cf.

    without transversum: nusquam ab argento digitum discedere,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 15;

    and ellipt.: ab honestissima sententia digitum nusquam,

    id. Att. 7, 3, 11.
    2.
    Dĭgĭtus, i, m., a proper name; in plur.: Digiti Idaei = Daktuloi Idaioi, the priests of Cybele, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. Arn. 3, 41 and 43, and v. Dactylus.

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  • 10 attingo

    I
    attingere, attigi, attactus V TRANS
    touch, touch/border on; reach, arrive at, achieve; mention briefly; belong to
    II
    attingere, attinxi, attinctus V TRANS
    wipe/smear on?

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  • 11 mano

    f (pl -i) hand
    a portata di mano within reach
    fuori mano out of the way, not easy to get at
    fig alla mano approachable
    di seconda mano second-hand
    dare una mano a qualcuno give someone a hand
    mettere mano a qualcosa start something
    lavo le pentole che sporco a mano a mano I wash the dirty pots as I go along
    tenersi per mano hold hands
    man mano che as (and when)
    ha le mani bucate money just slips through his fingers
    mani in alto! hands up!
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    mano s.f.
    1 hand: mani affusolate, callose, tozze, slender, horny, stubby hands; la mano destra, sinistra, the right, left hand; le linee della mano, the lines of the hand; mi sono fatto male alla mano, I hurt my hand; vai a lavarti le mani, go and wash your hands; avere qlco. in mano, to have sthg. in one's hand; battere le mani, to clap (one's hands); consegnare, trasportare qlco. a mano, to deliver, to carry sthg. by hand; passeggiare mano nella mano, to walk hand in hand; alzare la mano, to put one's hand up; voto per alzata di mano, voting by show of hands // mani in alto!, hands up!; giù le mani!, hands off! // (calcio) fallo di mano, hands ball // avere le mani pulite, sporche, (anche fig.) to have clean, dirty hands; il nostro è un partito dalle mani pulite, there's no taint of corruption in our party // stringere la mano, le mani a qlcu., to shake hands with s.o.; qua la mano!, let's shake hands!; stretta di mano, handshake
    2 (parte, lato) side: contro mano, (di veicoli ecc.) on the wrong side of the road; tenere la propria mano, (nella circolazione stradale) to keep to one's own side of the road
    3 (potere, balìa) hand; power: cadde in mano al nemico, he fell into the enemy's hands; i terroristi hanno ancora in mano cinque ostaggi, the terrorists still have five hostages in their hands; il mio destino è nelle tue mani, my fate is in your hands; quella proprietà non è più nelle sue mani, that property is no longer in his hands; quell'uomo è in mia mano, that man is in my power; avere in mano il successo, to have success within one's grasp
    4 (scrittura) handwriting, (form.) hand: di sua mano, in his own hand; ha una bella mano, he has beautiful handwriting
    5 (tocco) touch (anche fig.): mano da maestro, masterly touch; si riconosce facilmente la mano di un maestro, it is easy to recognize the hand of a master; mano leggera, (di medico ecc.) light touch; dare l'ultima mano a un quadro, to give the finishing touch to a work // avere la mano pesante, to be heavy-handed
    6 (strato di colore, vernice ecc.) coat: mano di finitura, finishing coat; mano di fondo, primer (o priming o undercoat); una mano di vernice, a coat of varnish; mano isolante, sealer; occorre dare un'altra mano di bianco al soffitto, we have to give another coat of white to the ceiling
    7 (alle carte) hand: mano fortunata, lucky hand; facciamo ancora una mano, let's play one more hand // chi è di mano?, (a chi tocca iniziare il gioco?) whose lead is it?
    8 mano d'opera → manodopera.
    ◆ FRASEOLOGIA: fatto a mano, handmade; tessuto a mano, handwoven // (mus.): pezzo a quattro mani, a piece for four hands; suonare a quattro mani, to play piano duets // di mano in mano, from hand to hand // a mani vuote, empty-handed // a piene mani, in (o by) handfuls: attinse a piene mani dai classici, he drew liberally on the classics // a mano armata, by force of (o under) arms: rapina a mano armata, holdup (o armed robbery) // a man salva, with impunity (o unopposed) // paga sempre denaro alla mano, (pronta cassa) he always pays (in) cash (o ready money); presentarsi al controllo documenti alla mano, have your documents ready for checking // scappare, sfuggire di mano, to slip through one's fingers: il vaso mi è sfuggito di mano accidentalmente, the vase slipped out of my hands accidentally; la situazione gli è sfuggita di mano, he couldn't keep the situation in hand (o he lost control of the situation); mi è sfuggito dalle mani un buon affare, a good deal slipped through my fingers // ho in mano le prove di quanto asserisco, I have evidence of what I say in my hands // di prima, di seconda mano, first-hand, second-hand: articolo di seconda mano, second-hand article; notizie di prima mano, first-hand news // disegno a mano libera, free-hand drawing // luogo fuori mano, out of the way place // una persona alla mano, an easygoing person // gli restituirò il denaro man mano, I shall give him the money back little by little; man mano che andava avanti si stancava sempre più, as he went on he got more and more tired; man mano che invecchia diventa sempre più avaro, the older he gets the meaner he grows // ha le mani di pastafrolla, he's a butterfingers // ho le mani legate, (fig.) my hands are tied // avere le mani in pasta, to have one's finger in the pie // me ne lavo le mani, I wash my hands of it // mi prudono le mani!, I could hit you! // mettere le mani su qlco., to lay hands on sthg. // non ci metterei la mano sul fuoco, I would not stake my life on it (o wouldn't swear to it) // possono darsi la mano, (fig.) they are two of a kind // puoi darmi una mano, per piacere?, can you give me a hand, please? // alzare le mani contro qlcu., to lift one's hand against s.o. // avere le mani bucate, to be a spendthrift // avere le mani lunghe, (per rubare) to have light fingers; un uomo svelto di mano, (ladruncolo) a light-fingered man (o a pilferer) // il nuovo direttore ha le mani lunghe, (facile a toccare le donne) the new manager can't keep his hands to himself // tenere qlco. a portata di mano, to have sthg. handy (o at hand o within easy reach o ready) // avere qlco. per le mani, to have sthg. in hand // fare la mano a qlco., to get one's hand in at sthg. // caricare la mano, to exaggerate // chiedere, domandare la mano di qlcu., to ask s.o.'s hand in marriage // essere in buone mani, to be in good hands // fare man bassa di qlco., to plunder (o loot) sthg.; i ragazzi hanno fatto man bassa di tutto ciò che c'era da mangiare, the kids made short work of everything that there was to eat // il cavallo gli ha preso la mano, he lost control of the horse; farsi prendere la mano da qlco., to lose control of sthg. // forzare la mano a qlcu., to force s.o.'s hand // lasciare mano libera a qlcu., to allow (o to give) s.o. a free hand // mi sarei mangiato le mani per essermi lasciato sfuggire quell'affare, I could kick myself for losing that deal // menar le mani, to fight // non ho ancora potuto metter mano al nuovo lavoro, I still haven't been able to get started on (o get down to) that new job // mettere mano alla penna, to put pen to paper // mettere mano alla spada, to draw one's sword // mettere mano alla borsa, (fig.) to open one's purse strings // mettere le mani avanti, to be on the safe side: in ogni caso ti conviene metter le mani avanti e definire al più presto la tua posizione, in any case it would be a good idea for you to play safe and clarify your position as soon as possible // mettersi in mano a, nelle mani di un buon medico, to put oneself into the hands of a good doctor // portare qlcu. in palma di mano, to hold s.o. in the palm of one's hand // prendere il coraggio a due mani, to take one's courage in both hands // stare con le mani in mano, to twiddle one's thumbs (o to remain idle): non stare lì con le mani in mano!, don't stand there doing nothing! (o twiddling your thumbs!) // tendere la mano, (elemosinare) to beg; tendere la mano a qlcu., to hold out a hand to s.o. (o to give a helping hand to s.o. o to give s.o. a hand) // tener mano a qlcu., to aid and abet s.o. // toccare con mano (qlco.), to see (sthg.) for oneself // venire alle mani, to come to blows // la mano sinistra non sappia quello che fa la destra, (prov.) let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing // una mano lava l'altra, (prov.) you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
    * * *
    ['mano]
    sostantivo femminile
    1) hand

    salutare qcn. con la mano — to wave at sb.

    -i in alto, su le -i! — hands up!

    tenere qcs. in mano — to hold sth. in one's hand

    prendere qcn. per mano — to take sb. by the hand (anche fig.)

    attingere qcs. a piene -i — fig. to pick up handfuls of sth.

    sporcarsi le -i — to dirty one's hands, to get one's hands dirty (anche fig.)

    mettere mano al portafogli — to put one's money where one's mouth is, to put one's hand in one's pocket

    dare una mano a qcn. — to give o lend sb. a (helping) hand

    3) (indicando il controllo, il possesso) hand

    avere qcs. sotto mano — to have sth. on hand

    tenere qcs. a portata di mano — to keep sth. handy

    essere nelle -i di qcn. — [potere, impresa] to be in sb.'s hands

    cadere nelle -i di qcn. — to fall into sb.'s hands

    di prima, seconda mano — firsthand, second-hand

    fare o prendere la mano a to get one's hand in; avere la mano leggera to have a light touch; avere la mano pesante to be heavy-handed; avere la mano felice — to be skillful o skilled

    6) gioc. (a carte) hand
    8) (di colore) coat, layer

    fare qcs. a mano — to do o make sth. by hand

    10) alla mano (pronto da usare, esibire)

    minacciare qcn. coltello alla mano — to threaten sb. at knife point

    è arrivata con prove alla mano — she had concrete proof; (semplice) [ persona] informal

    11) man mano, (a) mano a mano little by little

    man mano che — as

    12) fuori mano [paese, sentiero] out of the way; [ abitare] off the beaten track
    ••

    chiedere la mano di qcn. — to ask for sb.'s hand

    avere le -i di burro o di pastafrolla to be butterfingered; arrivare a -i vuote to arrive empty-handed; qua la mano! put it there! shake! give o slip me some skin! AE; man forte manforte; una mano lava l'altra you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; essere preso con le -i nel sacco to be caught red-handed; alzare le -i su qcn. mettere le -i addosso a qcn. to lay a finger o hand on sb.; mettere le -i avanti to play (it) safe; stare con le -i in mano to sit o stand idly by; avere le -i lunghe (rubare) to be light- o nimble-fingered, to have sticky fingers colloq.; (essere influente) to have a lot of influence; avere le -i in pasta to have a finger in every pie; farsi o lasciarsi prendere la mano to lose control of the situation; toccare con mano — to experience first hand

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    mano
    /'mano/ ⇒ 4
    sostantivo f.
     1 hand; salutare qcn. con la mano to wave at sb.; -i in alto, su le -i! hands up! mano nella mano hand in hand; passare di mano in mano to pass from hand to hand; tenere qcs. in mano to hold sth. in one's hand; tenersi per mano to hold hands; prendere qcn. per mano to take sb. by the hand (anche fig.); attingere qcs. a piene -i fig. to pick up handfuls of sth.; a -i nude with one's bare hands; suonare il piano a quattro -i to play a duet on the piano; disegnare a mano libera to draw freehand; rapina a mano armata armed robbery; sporcarsi le -i to dirty one's hands, to get one's hands dirty (anche fig.); mettere mano al portafogli to put one's money where one's mouth is, to put one's hand in one's pocket
     2 (aiuto) dare una mano a qcn. to give o lend sb. a (helping) hand
     3 (indicando il controllo, il possesso) hand; cambiare mano to change hands; avere qcs. sotto mano to have sth. on hand; mi è capitato tra le -i I just happened to come across it; tenere qcs. a portata di mano to keep sth. handy; essere nelle -i di qcn. [potere, impresa] to be in sb.'s hands; prendere in mano la situazione to take matters into one's own hands; in buone -i in good hands; in -i sicure in safe hands; cadere nelle -i di qcn. to fall into sb.'s hands; di prima, seconda mano firsthand, second-hand
     4 (stile) riconoscere la mano di un artista to recognize an artist's style
     5 (denotando l'abilità) fare o prendere la mano a to get one's hand in; avere la mano leggera to have a light touch; avere la mano pesante to be heavy-handed; avere la mano felice to be skillful o skilled
     6 gioc. (a carte) hand; passare la mano to pass (anche fig.)
     8 (di colore) coat, layer
     9 a mano fare qcs. a mano to do o make sth. by hand; fatto a mano handmade; dipinto a mano hand-painted
     10 alla mano (pronto da usare, esibire) minacciare qcn. coltello alla mano to threaten sb. at knife point; è arrivata con prove alla mano she had concrete proof; (semplice) [ persona] informal
     11 man mano, (a) mano a mano little by little; preferisco informarli man mano I prefer to inform them as I go along; man mano che as
     12 fuori mano [paese, sentiero] out of the way; [ abitare] off the beaten track
    chiedere la mano di qcn. to ask for sb.'s hand; ci metterei la mano sul fuoco I'm willing to bet on it; fare man bassa to sweep the board; venire alle -i to come to blows; avere le -i di burro o di pastafrolla to be butterfingered; arrivare a -i vuote to arrive empty-handed; qua la mano! put it there! shake! give o slip me some skin! AE; man forte→  manforte; una mano lava l'altra you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; essere preso con le -i nel sacco to be caught red-handed; alzare le -i su qcn., mettere le -i addosso a qcn. to lay a finger o hand on sb.; mettere le -i avanti to play (it) safe; stare con le -i in mano to sit o stand idly by; avere le -i lunghe (rubare) to be light- o nimble-fingered, to have sticky fingers colloq.; (essere influente) to have a lot of influence; avere le -i in pasta to have a finger in every pie; farsi o lasciarsi prendere la mano to lose control of the situation; toccare con mano to experience first hand.

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  • 12 auctōritās

        auctōritās ātis, f    [auctor], origination, production: eius (facti).—Power, authority, supremacy: in re p.: populi R.: legum dandarum: legatos cum auctoritate mittere, plenipotentiaries.—A deliberate judgment, conviction, opinion, decision, resolve, will: in orationibus auctoritates consignatas habere: omissis auctoritatibus, opinions aside: antiquorum: senatūs: senatūs vetus de Bacchanalibus, decree: respondit ex auctoritate senatūs consul, L.: legati ex auctoritate haec renuntiant (sc. senatūs), Cs.: ad ea patranda senatūs auctoritate adnitebatur, by decrees, S.: populi R.: censoria: collegii (pontificum), L.—Warrant, assurance, trustworthiness: in testimonio: somniorum: cum ad vanitatem accessit auctoritas.—Responsibility, accountability: quam ego defugiam auctoritatem consulatūs mei.—A voucher, security: cum publicis auctoritatibus convenire, credentials: auctoritates praescriptae, attesting signatures: auctoritates principum conligere, responsible names.— In law, a prescriptive title (to property), right by possession: usus et auctoritas fundi: adversus hostem aeterna: iure auctoritatis.—An example, model, precedent: omnium superiorum: alicuius auctoritatem sequi: totius Italiae auctoritatem sequi, Cs. — Counsel, advice, persuasion: omnium qui consulebantur: ut vostra auctoritas Meae auctoritati adiutrix sit, T.: quorum auctoritas apud plebem plurimum valeat, Cs.: quorum auctoritas pollebat, S.: auctoritate suā alqm commovere.—Of persons, influence, weight, dignity, reputation, authority: tanta in Mario fuit, ut, etc.: auctoritatem habere apud alqm: alcui auctoritatem addere, L.: facere, to create: in re militari, prestige, Cs.: a tantā auctoritate approbata, by a person so influential.—Of things, importance, significance, force, weight, power, worth, consequence: nullius (legis) apud te: in hominum fidelitate: huius auctoritatem loci attingere, dignity.
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    title (legal), ownership; right to authorize/sanction, power; decree, order; authority, influence; responsibility; prestige, reputation; opinion, judgment

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  • 13 diffīdenter

        diffīdenter    [diffidens], distrustfully, diffidently: diffidenter attingere aliquid: agere, L.

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  • 14 extrēmus

        extrēmus adj. sup.    [exter], outermost, utmost, extreme, farthest, last: oppidum Allobrogum, Cs.: finis provinciae, L.: Indi, H.: in codicis extremā cerā: extremā lineā amare, i. e. to make love at a distance, T.: vinitor, i. e. at the end of his task, V.: cultores, in remotest lands, V.— The last part, end tip, extremity, boundary, surface (with a subst., denoting the whole): quibus (litteris) in extremis, at its end: in extremo libro tertio, at the end of: in extremo ponte, Cs.: cauda, tip, V.: extremis digitis aliquid attingere.—As subst n.: quod finitum est, habet extremum, an end: teretes, praeterquam ad extremum, at the end, L.: mundi: provinciae, Cs.: extrema agminis, L.—Of time or order, latest, last: mensis anni Februarius: finis vitae, L.: manus extrema non accessit operibus, finishing touches: extremum illud est, ut, etc., it remains only: ad extremam aetatem, old age, N.: extremo tempore, at last, N.: pueritia: extremo Peloponnesio bello, N.: Extremus galeāque imā subsedit Acestes, i. e. the lot of, V. — As subst m.: Extremi primorum, extremis usque priores, H.: Occupet extremum scabies, devil take the hindmost, H.—As subst n.: die extremum erat, S.: extremo anni, L.: in extremum (durare), O.: ad extremum incipit philosophari, at last: testis ad extremum reservatus, to the last: Extrema gemens, for the last time, V.— Fig., utmost, highest, greatest, extreme: fames, Cs.: ad extrema iura decurrere: extremae dementiae est (with infin.), the height of madness, S.: in extremis suis rebus, utmost danger, Cs. — As subst n.: audendi extrema cupido, V.: ad extrema ventum foret, ni, etc., L.: res p. in extremo sita, S.: non ad extremum perditus, utterly, L.— Last, least, lowest, meanest: Haud Ligurum, V.: ignis, flickering, V.: extremi ingeni est, qui, etc., L.
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    rear (pl.)

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  • 15 (prīmōris, e)

       (prīmōris, e) adj.    [primus], the first, first, foremost: primore in acie versari, Ta.: feminae, Ta.: primoribus labris attingere, with the edges of the lips, i. e. lightly.—Plur. m. as subst: ad primores provolat, to the front, L.: inter primores dimicat, Cu.—Fig., plur m. as subst, the chiefs, nobles, leaders, first men: ereptus primoribus ager, L.: inter primores populorum geri, L.: populi, H.

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  • 16 pyxis

        pyxis idis, f, πυξίσ, a small box, casket: veneni.—A toilet-box, powder-box: Pyxidas, O., Iu.     quā adv.    [ abl fem. of qui], of place, on which side, at which place, in what direction, where, by what way: in eo loco quā naves accedere possent: in templum ipse nescio quā ascendit: quā se parens persequeretur: reliquum spatium, quā flumen intermittit, Cs.: Plurima quā silva est, O.: incessit, quā duxit praedae spes, exercitus, L.: oras, quā medius liquor Secernit Europen ab Afro, H.: quā murum ducturi erant, L.: incerti, quā data victoria esset, on which side, L.: ad omnīs introitūs quā adiri poterat: vias relaxat, veniat quā sucus in herbas, V.: duae erant viae, quā, etc., N. — Where, to what extent, as far as: omnia, quā visus erat, constrata telis, S.: consedit in ripis, quā sequi munimento poterat, L.: quā terra patet, fera regnat Erinys, O.—Fig., repeated in partitive sense, quā... quā, partly... partly; as well... as, both... and: usi sunt quā suis quisque quā totius ordinis viribus, L.: omnia convestivit hederā quā basim villae, quā intercolumnia: quā dominus, quā advocati: quā falsa quā vera iacere, L.— In what manner, how, by what method, by what means: Quā facere id possis, nostram nunc accipe mentem, V.: ante praedico, Antonium dilectūs, quā possit, habiturum, in whatever manner.—To what extent, in what degree, as far as: coëant in foedera dextrae, Quā datur, V.: statui non ultra attingere externa, nisi quā Romanis cohaereant rebus, in so far as, L.: si Quā res, quā ratio suaderet, vellet bonus... Esse, H. — Indef, in any way, to any degree.—Only with ne: fieri potis est ut ne quā exeat, not at all, T.: ne quā populus laboret cavere, H.
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    I
    small box/casket (originally boxwood) for medicine; iron heel on pestle (L+S)
    II
    pyxidos/is N F
    small box/casket (originally boxwood) for medicine; iron heel on pestle (L+S)

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  • 17 secus

        secus adv. with comp. sequius    [SEC-].— Posit, otherwise, differently, not so, the contrary: id secus est: magnum mehercule hominem, nemo dicet secus; sed, etc.: omnia longe secus: nobis aliter videtur; recte secusne, postea, whether correctly or not: pro bene aut secus consulto, for good or ill, L.: num secus hanc causam defendisse (videor), ac si? etc.: membra paulo secus a me atque ab illo partita: illam attingere secus quam dignumst liberam, T.: matrem familias secus quam matronarum sanctitas postulat nominare.— With a negative, not otherwise, even so, just so: horā fere undecimā aut non multo secus, not much earlier or later: veluti Haud secus Androgeos visu tremefactus, V.: Aequam memento rebus in arduis Servare mentem, non secus in bonis, H.: non secus ac si meus esset frater: in medias res Non secus ac notas, just as if they were familiar, H.: solet tempestas haud secus atque in mari retinere, S.: Haud secus ac iussi faciunt, V.: ea non secus dixi, quam si eius frater essem, in no other spirit: quo facto, haud secus quam dignum erat, L.— Otherwise than is right, not well, wrongly, unfortunately, unfavorably, ill, badly: secus iudicare de se: quod ubi secus procedit, S.: adfirmat nihil a se cuiquam de te secus esse dictum: ne quid de collegā secus scriberet, L.— Less: neque multo secus in iis virium, Ta.— Comp, worse, more unfavorably: quod sequius sit, de meis civibus loquor, L.; see also setius.
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    I
    otherwise; differently, in another way; contrary to what is right/expected
    II
    by, beside, alongside; in accordance with

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  • 18 spīculum

        spīculum ī, n dim.    [spicum], a little sharp point, sting: spicula caeca relinquunt (apes), V.: Curva (of scorpions), O.: crabronum, O.—Of a missile, a point: tum denique sibi avelli iubet spiculum: Hastarum spicula, O.: bipalme, L.— A pointed missile, dart, arrow, javelin: quos spiculo possent attingere, with a javelin: torquere Cydonia cornu Spicula, arrows, V.
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    sting; javelin; arrow; sharp point of a weapon

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  • 19 summus

        summus adj. sup.    [for * supimus; superus], uppermost, highest, topmost: summis saxis fixus: iugum montis, Cs.: summa cacumina linquunt, V.: Summus ego (in triclinio) et prope me Viscus, etc., at the top, H.—As subst m., he who sits in the highest place, the head of the table: sermo, qui more maiorum a summo adhibetur, by the head of the table.—Partitive, the top of, highest part of, summit of: summus mons, the top of, Cs.: feriunt summos Fulgura montīs, mountain-tops, H.: in summā sacrā viā, on the highest part of: Ianus summus ab imo, H.: summam aquam attingere, C. poët.: mari summo, V.—As subst n., the top, surface, highest place, head: ab eius (frontis) summo rami diffunduntur, Cs.: non longe abesse a summo.—Of the voice, highest, loudest: summā voce, at the top of his voice, C., H.—Fig., of time or order, last, latest, final, extreme: Venit summa dies, V.: esse summā senectute.—Partitive, the last of, end of: Summo carmine, H.—Of rank or degree, highest, greatest, loftiest, first, supreme, best, utmost, extreme: timor: fides, constantia iustitiaque: bonum: summo magistratui praeesse, Cs.: concedunt in uno Cn. Pompeio summa esse omnia: scelus, S.: hiemps, the depths of winter: homines: amicus, the best friend, T.: summo rei p. tempore, at a most critical juncture: res p., the general welfare: ad summam rem p., L.: Quo res summa loco, Panthu? the general cause, V.: Mene socium summis adiungere rebus, in momentous enterprises, V.: agere summo iure tecum, deal exactingly.

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  • 20 pozzo

    "well, shaft;
    Schacht;
    poço"
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    m well
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    pozzo s.m.
    1 well: attingere acqua da un pozzo, to draw water from a well; pozzo artesiano, artesian well; pozzo profondo, deep well; carrucola del pozzo, well-pulley; secchia del pozzo, wellbucket; i pozzi sono asciutti, the wells are dry; il pozzo si è esaurito, the well has dried up; scavare un pozzo, to sink a well; è un pozzo di scienza, (fig.) he is a mine of learning; mangia molto, è un pozzo senza fondo, (fig.) he eats so much, he's like a bottomless pit; guadagnare un pozzo di soldi, (fig.) to earn piles of money; mostrare a qlcu. la luna nel pozzo, (fig.) to hoodwink s.o. // pozzo nero, cesspool // pozzo di S. Patrizio, ( pesca di beneficenza) lucky dip; la sua borsa è un pozzo di S. Patrizio, his purse is like the widow's cruse
    2 (tecn. delle perforazioni) well: pozzo petrolifero, oil well; pozzo a eruzione spontanea, gusher; pozzo eruttivo, flowing well; perforare un pozzo, to drill a well
    3 (miner.) shaft; pit: pozzo di aerazione, ventilazione, ventilation shaft (o airshaft); pozzo di ventilazione discendente, ascendente, downcast, upcast shaft; pozzo di colmata, flushing shaft; pozzo di drenaggio, drainage shaft; pozzo di estrazione, hoisting shaft; pozzo inclinato, incline (o incline shaft o sloping shaft); pozzo verticale, vertical shaft; bocca di pozzo, pithead
    4 (fis.) sink: pozzo di calore, heat sink
    5 ( speleologia) pozzo carsico, pothole (o pot)
    6 (mar.): pozzo caldo, hot well; pozzo dell'elica, propeller aperture; pozzo delle catene, chain locker
    7 ( dell'ascensore) shaft.
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    ['pottso]
    sostantivo maschile
    3) colloq.
    •

    pozzo nero — cesspit, cesspool

    pozzo petrolifero o di petrolio oil well; pozzo di scienza — prodigy o wellspring of learning

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    pozzo
    /'pottso/
    sostantivo m.
     1 (per l'acqua) well
     3 colloq. avere un pozzo di quattrini to have pots of money
    essere (come) il o un pozzo di san Patrizio to be like a widow's cruse
    \
    pozzo artesiano artesian well; pozzo nero cesspit, cesspool; pozzo petrolifero o di petrolio oil well; pozzo di scienza prodigy o wellspring of learning.

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