Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

со всех языков на все языки

begin a war

  • 1 begin

    1 ( at first) au début, au départ ; I didn't understand to begin with au début je n'ai pas compris ;
    2 ( firstly) d'abord, premièrement ;
    3 ( at all) I wish I hadn't told her to begin with pour commencer, je n'aurais jamais dû lui en parler.
    B vtr ( p prés - nn- ; prét began ; pp begun)
    1 ( start) commencer [journey, list, meeting, job, game, meal] (with par, avec) ; se lancer dans [adventure] ; aller à [school] ; to begin to do commencer à faire ; it's beginning to rain il commence à pleuvoir ; to begin doing commencer à faire ; I began the letter (with) ‘Dear Sir’ j'ai commencé la lettre par ‘Monsieur’ ; ‘well …,’ she began ‘eh bien…,’ commença-t-elle ; I begin work next week je commence à travailler la semaine prochaine ; the builders begin work on Tuesday les ouvriers commencent les travaux mardi ; they began laughing ou to laugh again ils ont recommencé à rire ;
    2 ( start to use) entamer, ouvrir [bottle, packet, jar] ; entamer [loaf] ; commencer [notebook, page] ;
    3 ( start out) débuter [career] (as comme) ; I began life as a farmer's son je suis fils de fermier ; we began married life in Scotland quand nous étions jeunes mariés nous habitions en Écosse ; this novel began life as a short story ce roman a d'abord vu le jour sous la forme d'une nouvelle ;
    4 ( have slightest success) I can't begin to describe it il m'est impossible de le décrire ; I don't begin to understand vraiment, je ne comprends pas ; I couldn't begin to imagine how he felt je ne pouvais vraiment pas imaginer ce qu'il éprouvait ;
    5 ( initiate) provoquer [debate, dispute] ; lancer [campaign, trend] ; commencer [tradition] ; déclencher [war] ; fonder [dynasty] ; to begin a conversation with engager la conversation avec ;
    6 ( come first in) marquer le commencement de [series, collection, festival] ; A begins the alphabet l'alphabet commence par A.
    C vi ( p prés - nn- ; prét began ; pp begun)
    1 ( commence) [custom, meeting, play, problem, storm, term] commencer ; let's begin commençons ; to begin with commencer par ; to begin by doing commencer par faire ; a name beginning with C un nom qui commence par C ; the week beginning the 25th la semaine qui commence le 25 ; to begin in 1995/in May commencer en 1995/en mai ; your problems have only just begun! tes problèmes ne font que commencer! ; to begin well/badly bien/mal commencer ; to begin again recommencer ; after the war began après le début de la guerre ; before the lecture begins avant le début de la conférence ;
    2 ( have its starting point) [river] prendre sa source ; the road begins in York la route part de York ; where does the national park begin? où commence le parc national?
    begin on:
    begin on [sth] attaquer [cake, garden].

    Big English-French dictionary > begin

  • 2 begin

    begin [bɪ'gɪn]
    commencer1 (a), 1 (b), 2 fonder, inaugurer1 (c) d'abord, pour commencer3
    (pt began [bɪ'gæn], pp begun [bɪ'gʌn], cont beginning)
    (a) (start) commencer; (career, term) commencer, débuter; (task) entreprendre, s'attaquer à; (work) commencer, se mettre à;
    to begin to do or doing sth commencer à faire qch, se mettre à faire qch;
    I had begun to believe he was lying j'avais commencé à croire qu'il mentait;
    she began the first chapter (reading) elle commença à lire le premier chapitre; (writing) elle commença à écrire le premier chapitre;
    the quotation beginning this chapter la citation qui ouvre ce chapitre;
    she began life as a waitress elle a débuté comme serveuse;
    he soon began to complain il n'a pas tardé à se plaindre;
    I began the day all wrong j'ai mal commencé la journée;
    the film doesn't begin to compare with the book le film est loin de valoir le livre;
    he can't begin to compete with her il ne lui arrive pas à la cheville;
    I can't begin to explain c'est trop difficile à expliquer
    (b) (start to say) commencer;
    "this is unforgivable", she began "c'est impardonnable", commença-t-elle
    (c) (found → institution, club) fonder, inaugurer; (initiate → business, fashion) lancer; (→ argument, fight, war) déclencher, faire naître; (→ conversation) engager, amorcer; (→ discussion, speech) commencer, ouvrir
    (a) (start → person, career, concert, project, speech) commencer;
    work should begin in the spring les travaux devraient commencer au printemps;
    the day began badly/well la journée s'annonçait mal/bien;
    to begin again or afresh recommencer (à zéro);
    begin at the beginning commencez par le commencement;
    the night shift begins at midnight l'équipe de nuit commence (le travail) à minuit;
    when does school begin? quand est la rentrée?;
    after the film begins après le début du film;
    her career began in Hollywood sa carrière a débuté à Hollywood;
    he began in politics il a commencé par faire de la politique;
    let me begin by thanking our host permettez-moi tout d'abord de remercier notre hôte;
    let's begin with a song commençons par une chanson;
    her name begins with (a) B son nom commence par un B;
    the play begins with a murder la pièce débute par un meurtre;
    I began with the idea of buying a flat au départ ou au début je voulais acheter un appartement;
    British proverb well begun is half done = ce qui commence bien est à moitié fait
    (b) (originate → club, country, institution) être fondé; (→ fire, epidemic) commencer; (→ war) éclater, commencer; (→ trouble) commencer; (→ river) prendre sa source; (→ road) commencer; (→ fashion) commencer, débuter;
    the magazine began as a freesheet la revue a débuté comme publication gratuite
    (a) (in the first place) d'abord, pour commencer;
    to begin with, it's too cold d'abord, il fait trop froid;
    to begin with, the statistics are wrong pour commencer ou d'abord, les chiffres sont faux
    (b) (initially) au départ;
    everything went well to begin with tout s'est bien passé au début ou au départ;
    the plate was cracked to begin with l'assiette était déjà fêlée au départ

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > begin

  • 3 begin

    begin [bɪˈgɪn]
    (preterite began, past participle begun)
    commencer (to do sth, doing sth à faire qch ) ; [+ task] entreprendre ; [+ conversation] engager ; [+ policy] inaugurer
    to begin life as... débuter dans la vie comme...
    that doesn't begin to compare with... cela n'a rien de comparable avec...
    let's begin! commençons !
    well, to begin at the beginning... bon, commençons par le commencement...
    he began in the sales department/as a clerk il a débuté dans le service des ventes/comme employé de bureau
    we only had $100 to begin with nous n'avions que 100 dollars pour commencer
    to begin with there were only three of them but later... au début ils n'étaient que trois, mais plus tard...
    * * *
    [bɪ'gɪn] 1.
    to begin with adverbial phrase ( at first) au début, au départ; ( firstly) d'abord, premièrement

    I wish I hadn't told her to begin with — pour commencer, je n'aurais jamais dû lui en parler

    2.
    transitive verb (p prés - nn-; prét began; pp begun)
    1) ( start) commencer [journey, list, meeting, job, game, meal] ( with par, avec); aller à [school]; provoquer [debate, dispute]; lancer [campaign, trend]; commencer [tradition]; déclencher [war]; fonder [dynasty]
    2) ( start to use) entamer [bottle, packet]; commencer [page]
    3) ( come first in) marquer le commencement de [series, collection, festival]
    3.
    intransitive verb (p prés - nn-; prét began; pp begun) gen commencer; [river] prendre sa source

    to begin well/badly — bien/mal commencer

    English-French dictionary > begin

  • 4 begin

    [bɪ'gɪn] 1.
    1) (start) cominciare, iniziare [journey, list, meeting, job, game, meal]; iniziare ad andare a [ school]

    they began laughing o to laugh again ricominciarono a ridere; to begin one's career as iniziare la propria carriera come; I began life as a farmer's son — sono (nato) figlio di contadini

    2) (start to use) aprire [bottle, packet]; cominciare [ page]
    3) (initiate) sollevare [debate, dispute]; dare inizio a [campaign, trend, tradition, war, dynasty]
    4) (come first in) inaugurare, aprire [series, collection, festival]
    2.
    1) (commence) [meeting, play, storm, term] (in)cominciare, iniziare

    I didn't understand to begin with — all'inizio non capii; (firstly) per cominciare, in primo luogo, (inn)anzitutto

    I wish I hadn't told her to begin with — tanto per cominciare, vorrei non averglielo detto

    * * *
    [bi'ɡin]
    present participle - beginning; verb
    (to come or bring, into being, to start: He began to talk; The meeting began early.) cominciare, iniziare
    - beginner
    - to begin with
    * * *
    [bɪ'gɪn] 1.
    1) (start) cominciare, iniziare [journey, list, meeting, job, game, meal]; iniziare ad andare a [ school]

    they began laughing o to laugh again ricominciarono a ridere; to begin one's career as iniziare la propria carriera come; I began life as a farmer's son — sono (nato) figlio di contadini

    2) (start to use) aprire [bottle, packet]; cominciare [ page]
    3) (initiate) sollevare [debate, dispute]; dare inizio a [campaign, trend, tradition, war, dynasty]
    4) (come first in) inaugurare, aprire [series, collection, festival]
    2.
    1) (commence) [meeting, play, storm, term] (in)cominciare, iniziare

    I didn't understand to begin with — all'inizio non capii; (firstly) per cominciare, in primo luogo, (inn)anzitutto

    I wish I hadn't told her to begin with — tanto per cominciare, vorrei non averglielo detto

    English-Italian dictionary > begin

  • 5 begin

    be·gin <-nn-, began, begun> [bɪʼgɪn] vt
    1) ( commence)
    to \begin sth etw anfangen [o beginnen];
    it's \beginning to snow es fängt an zu schneien;
    she began life as the daughter of a waitress sie kam als Tochter einer Kellnerin zur Welt;
    to \begin a conversation eine Unterhaltung anfangen;
    to \begin a phase in eine Phase eintreten;
    to \begin work mit der Arbeit beginnen
    to \begin sth mit etw dat beginnen; food, bottle etw anbrechen;
    you needn't \begin a new loaf of bread du musst kein neues Brot anschneiden;
    you should \begin a new page du solltest eine neue Seite anfangen vi
    1) ( commence) anfangen, beginnen;
    let's \begin fangen wir an!;
    I don't know where to \begin ich weiß gar nicht, wo ich anfangen soll;
    the film \begins at seven der Film fängt um sieben an;
    I'll \begin by welcoming our guests zuerst werde ich unsere Gäste begrüßen;
    to \begin again neu anfangen;
    to \begin promisingly viel versprechend anfangen;
    to \begin on sth mit etw dat anfangen [o beginnen];
    to \begin to do sth anfangen, etw zu tun;
    she was \beginning to get angry allmählich wurde sie wütend;
    I can't [even] \begin to describe this phenomenon ich kann dieses Phänomen nicht einmal annähernd beschreiben;
    there were six of us to \begin with but then two people left anfangs waren wir noch zu sechst, zwei sind dann aber gegangen;
    the hotel was awful - to \begin with, our room was too small, then... das Hotel war schrecklich - erstmal war unser Zimmer viel zu klein und dann...;
    to \begin with sth mit etw dat anfangen
    “well,” he began... „also“, fing er an...
    3) ( originate) beginnen;
    where does this road \begin? wo fängt diese Straße an?
    PHRASES:
    charity \begins at home (\begins at home) das Hemd ist näher als der Rock ( prov)
    life \begins at forty (\begins at forty) mit vierzig fängt das Leben erst [richtig] an

    English-German students dictionary > begin

  • 6 begin

    1. transitive verb,
    -nn-, began, begun

    begin something — [mit] etwas beginnen

    begin schoolin die Schule kommen

    begin doing or to do something — anfangen od. beginnen, etwas zu tun

    I am beginning to get annoyedso langsam werde ich ärgerlich

    2. intransitive verb
    -nn-, began, begun anfangen; beginnen (oft geh.)

    begin with something/somebody — bei od. mit etwas/jemandem anfangen od. beginnen

    to begin withzunächst od. zuerst einmal

    it is the wrong book, to begin with — das ist schon einmal das falsche Buch

    * * *
    [bi'ɡin]
    present participle - beginning; verb
    (to come or bring, into being, to start: He began to talk; The meeting began early.) anfangen
    - academic.ru/6259/beginning">beginning
    - beginner
    - to begin with
    * * *
    be·gin
    <-nn-, began, begun>
    [bɪˈgɪn]
    I. vt
    to \begin sth etw anfangen [o beginnen]
    he began his career as a humble office worker er hat als kleiner Büroangestellter angefangen
    I began this book two months ago ich habe mit diesem Buch vor zwei Monaten angefangen
    to \begin a conversation ein Gespräch beginnen
    to \begin school in die Schule kommen
    to \begin work mit der Arbeit beginnen
    to \begin doing [or to do] sth beginnen [o anfangen], etw zu tun
    she began acting at fifteen sie fing mit fünfzehn mit der Schauspielerei an
    I began to think he'd never come ich dachte schon, er würde nie kommen
    he didn't even \begin to answer my questions er hat keinerlei Anstalten gemacht, meine Fragen zu beantworten
    he does not even \begin to try er versucht es nicht einmal
    it doesn't \begin to do him justice es wird ihm nicht [einmal] annähernd gerecht
    I can't \begin to explain how this could happen es ist mir selbst unerklärlich, wie das passieren konnte
    she was \beginning to get angry sie wurde allmählich [o langsam] wütend
    it's \beginning to rain/snow impers es fängt an zu regnen/schneien
    to \begin to roll/stutter ins Rollen/Stottern kommen
    2. (start using)
    to \begin sth mit etw dat beginnen [o anfangen]
    to \begin a bottle eine Flasche anbrechen
    to \begin a new loaf of bread ein neues Brot anschneiden
    to \begin a new page eine neue Seite anfangen
    to \begin sth mit etw dat beginnen [o anfangen]
    to \begin a fashion/trend eine Mode/einen Trend ins Leben rufen
    4. (start by saying)
    to \begin sth:
    “let me introduce myself,” she began „darf ich mich vorstellen?“ begann sie
    II. vi
    1. (commence) anfangen, beginnen
    let's \begin fangen wir an!
    I'll \begin by welcoming our guests zuerst werde ich unsere Gäste begrüßen
    she began on the piano at five sie hat mit fünf angefangen Klavier zu spielen
    it all began when she left us alles fing damit an, dass sie uns verließ
    I don't know where to \begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll!
    before school \begins vor Schulanfang
    the play \begins with the sisters in the kitchen together am Anfang des Stücks sitzen die Schwestern zusammen in der Küche
    \beginning from September 1 ab dem ersten September
    to \begin again neu anfangen
    to \begin with (before anything)
    to \begin with, I want to thank you for everything zunächst einmal möchte ich mich für alles bedanken; (initially)
    there were six of us to \begin with anfangs waren wir noch zu sechst; (for one)
    to \begin with, the room is too small, then it faces a busy road erstens ist das Zimmer zu klein, [und] dann liegt es auch noch an einer verkehrsreichen Straße
    to \begin on sth mit etw dat beginnen [o anfangen
    2. (open speech act) beginnen, anfangen
    he began by saying... zunächst einmal sagte er...
    3. (originate) beginnen, anfangen; river entspringen
    where does this road \begin? wo fängt diese Straße an?
    4.
    life \begins at forty ( saying) mit vierzig fängt das Leben erst [richtig] an
    * * *
    [bI'gɪn] pret began, ptp begun
    1. vt
    1) (= start) beginnen, anfangen; conversation also anknüpfen; song also anstimmen; bottle anbrechen, anfangen; book, letter, new cheque book, new page anfangen; rehearsals, work anfangen mit; task in Angriff nehmen, sich machen an (+acc)

    to begin to do sth or doing sthanfangen or beginnen, etw zu tun

    when did you begin ( learning or to learn) English? — wann haben Sie angefangen, Englisch zu lernen?

    he began his speech by saying that... — er leitete seine Rede damit or mit den Worten ein, dass...

    to begin school — eingeschult werden, in die Schule kommen

    to begin life as a... — als... anfangen or beginnen

    she's beginning to understand — sie fängt langsam an zu verstehen, sie versteht so langsam

    I'd begun to think you weren't coming — ich habe schon gedacht, du kommst nicht mehr

    that doesn't even begin to compare with... —

    I can't begin to thank you for what you've doneich kann Ihnen gar nicht genug dafür danken, was Sie getan haben

    2) (= initiate, originate) anfangen; fashion, custom, policy einführen; society, firm, movement gründen; (= cause) war auslösen
    3) (= start to speak) beginnen, anfangen

    it's late, he began — es ist spät, begann er or fing or hub (old) er an

    2. vi
    1) (= start) anfangen, beginnen; (new play etc) anlaufen

    he began by saying that... —

    where the hair beginsam Haaransatz

    to begin in business — ins Geschäftsleben eintreten; (as self-employed) ein Geschäft aufmachen

    beginning from Monday — ab Montag, von Montag an

    it all/the trouble began when... — es fing alles/der Ärger fing damit an, dass...

    to begin with sb/sth —

    to begin with, this is wrong, and... — erstens einmal ist das falsch, dann...

    to begin on a new venture/project — ein neues Unternehmen/Projekt in Angriff nehmen

    2) (= come into being) beginnen, anfangen; (custom) entstehen; (river) entspringen
    * * *
    begin [bıˈɡın] prät began [-ˈɡæn], pperf begun [-ˈɡʌn]
    A v/t
    1. beginnen, anfangen:
    when did you begin ( to learn oder learning) English? wann hast du mit Englisch angefangen (angefangen, Englisch zu lernen)?;
    he began his lecture by saying that … er leitete seinen Vortrag mit den Worten ein, dass …;
    begin the world ins Leben treten
    2. eine Dynastie etc (be)gründen
    B v/i
    1. beginnen, anfangen:
    he began by saying that … er sagte einleitend, dass …;
    begin with sth (sb) mit etwas (bei jemandem) anfangen;
    to begin with (Redew)
    a) zunächst (einmal), fürs Erste,
    b) erstens (einmal), um es gleich zu sagen;
    begin on sth etwas in Angriff nehmen;
    begin on a new bottle eine neue Flasche anbrechen;
    not begin to do sth nicht entfernt oder im Entferntesten daran denken, etwas zu tun;
    he does not even begin to try er versucht es nicht einmal;
    it began to be put into practice es wurde langsam aber sicher in die Praxis umgesetzt;
    well begun is half done (Sprichwort) gut begonnen ist halb gewonnen
    2. entstehen, ins Leben gerufen werden
    * * *
    1. transitive verb,
    -nn-, began, begun

    begin something — [mit] etwas beginnen

    begin doing or to do something — anfangen od. beginnen, etwas zu tun

    2. intransitive verb
    -nn-, began, begun anfangen; beginnen (oft geh.)

    begin with something/somebody — bei od. mit etwas/jemandem anfangen od. beginnen

    to begin withzunächst od. zuerst einmal

    it is the wrong book, to begin with — das ist schon einmal das falsche Buch

    * * *
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: began, begun)
    = anfangen v.
    beginnen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: begann, begonnen)

    English-german dictionary > begin

  • 7 begin ***** be·gin

    [bɪ'ɡɪn] began vb: pt begun pp
    1. vt
    (gen) cominciare, incominciare, iniziare, (originate: fashion) lanciare, (custom) inaugurare, (war) scatenare

    to begin doing sth; to begin to do sth — incominciare or iniziare a fare qc

    it began to rainha cominciato or si è messo a piovere

    it doesn't begin to compare with... — non c'è nemmeno da paragonarlo con...

    2. vi
    incominciare, cominciare, (fashion, custom) nascere, (rumour) spargersi

    to begin with sth/by doing sth — cominciare con qc/col fare qc

    the match began at 10 a.m — la partita è iniziata alle dieci del mattino

    let me begin by saying... — permettetemi di cominciare col dire...

    to begin with, I'd like to know... — tanto per cominciare vorrei sapere...

    the service began at 9 a.m. — la funzione ha avuto inizio alle 9

    English-Italian dictionary > begin ***** be·gin

  • 8 begin, (began, begun)

    بَدَأَ \ begin, (began, begun): (with to; also with - ing except after the form beginning) to start: It began to rain (or began raining). It was beginning to rain. It’s time to begin work. break out: (of a fire, a disease, or fighting) to start: World War Two broke out on September 3rd, 1939. commence: to begin: Our school year commences in September. launch: to begin (an attack, a new business, a plan, etc.). originate: to start: Who originated these weekly meetings? They originated long ago. set about: to begin doing: I want to repair this, but I don’t know how to set about it. start: to begin: We Started (work) at daybreak. It started to rain.

    Arabic-English glossary > begin, (began, begun)

  • 9 war

    § ომი, patriotic war სამამულო ომი
    § ომი
    civil / atomic war სამოქალაქო/ატომური ომი
    to declare / begin / win / lose / stop / wage war ომის გამოცხადება / დაწყება / მოგება / წაგება / შეწყვეტა / წარმოება (აწარმოებს)
    the war broke out ომი დაიწყო/ატყდა
    did you fight in the war? ფრონტზე იყავი? / გიომია?

    English-Georgian dictionary > war

  • 10 fog of war

    oorlogsverwarring (de verwarring en onzekerheid die heerst aan het begin van een oorlog; geblokkeerd uitzicht)

    English-Dutch dictionary > fog of war

  • 11 Declare the United States the winner and begin de-escalation

    "Объявите США победителем и начинайте выводить войска"
    Совет, который сенатор Дж. Айкен [Aiken, George] дал президенту Л. Джонсону [ Johnson, Lyndon Baines (LBJ)] в 1966 относительно войны во Вьетнаме [ Vietnam War].

    English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Declare the United States the winner and begin de-escalation

  • 12 bellum

    bellum (ante-class. and poet. duel-lum), i, n. [Sanscr. dva, dvi, dus; cf. Germ. zwei; Engl. two, twice; for the change from initial du- to b-, cf. bis for duis, and v. the letter B, and Varr. L. L. 5, § 73 Mull.; 7, § 49 ib.], war.
    I.
    Form duellum: duellum, bellum, videlicet quod duabus partibus de victoria contendentibus dimicatur. Inde est perduellis, qui pertinaciter retinet bellum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 66, 17 Mull.:

    bellum antea duellum vocatum eo quod duae sunt dimicantium partes... Postea mutata littera dictum bellum,

    Isid. Orig. 18, 1, 9: hos pestis necuit, pars occidit illa duellis, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 9, 861 P. (Ann. v. 549 Vahl.):

    legiones reveniunt domum Exstincto duello maximo atque internecatis hostibus,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 35:

    quae domi duellique male fecisti,

    id. As. 3, 2, 13.—So in archaic style, or in citations from ancient documents:

    quique agent rem duelli,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 21:

    aes atque ferrum, duelli instrumenta,

    id. ib. 2, 18, 45 (translated from the Platonic laws):

    puro pioque duello quaerendas (res) censeo,

    Liv. 1, 32, 12 (quoted from ancient transactions); so,

    quod duellum populo Romano cum Carthaginiensi est,

    id. 22, 10, 2:

    victoriaque duelli populi Romani erit,

    id. 23, 11, 2:

    si duellum quod cum rege Antiocho sumi populus jussit,

    id. 36, 2, 2;

    and from an ancient inscription' duello magno dirimendo, etc.,

    id. 40, 52, 5.— Poet.:

    hic... Pacem duello miscuit,

    Hor. C. 3, 5, 38:

    cadum Marsi memorem duelli,

    id. ib. 3, 14, 18:

    vacuum duellis Janum Quirini clausit,

    id. ib. 4, 15, 8; cf. id. Ep. 1, 2, 7; 2, 1, 254; 2, 2, 98; Ov. F. 6, 201; Juv. 1, 169— [p. 227]
    II.
    Form bellum.
    A.
    War, warfare (abstr.), or a war, the war (concr.), i.e. hostilities between two nations (cf. tumultus).
    1.
    Specifying the enemy.
    a.
    By adjj. denoting the nation:

    omnibus Punicis Siciliensibusque bellis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 47, § 124:

    aliquot annis ante secundum Punicum bellum,

    id. Ac. 2, 5, 13:

    Britannicum bellum,

    id. Att. 4, 16, 13:

    Gallicum,

    id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35:

    Germanicum,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 28:

    Sabinum,

    Liv. 1, 26, 4:

    Parthicum,

    Vell. 2, 46, 2;

    similarly: bellum piraticum,

    the war against the pirates, Vell. 2, 33, 1.—Sometimes the adj. refers to the leader or king of the enemy:

    Sertorianum bellum,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 8, 18:

    Mithridaticum,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7:

    Jugurthinum,

    Hor. Epod. 9, 23; Vell. 2, 11, 1;

    similarly: bellum regium,

    the war against kings, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50. —Or it refers to the theatre of the war:

    bellum Africanum, Transalpinum,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

    Asiaticum,

    id. ib. 22, 64:

    Africum,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 32 fin.:

    Actiacum,

    Vell. 2, 86, 3:

    Hispaniense,

    id. 2, 55, 2.—
    b.
    With gen. of the name of the nation or its leader: bellum Latinorum, the Latin war, i. e. against the Latins, Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6:

    Venetorum,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 16:

    Helvetiorum,

    id. ib. 1, 40 fin.;

    1, 30: Ambiorigis,

    id. ib. 6, 29, 4:

    Pyrrhi, Philippi,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 7, 17:

    Samnitium,

    Liv. 7, 29, 2.—
    c.
    With cum and abl. of the name.
    (α).
    Attributively:

    cum Jugurtha, cum Cimbris, cum Teutonis bellum,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60:

    belli causa cum Samnitibus,

    Liv. 7, 29, 3:

    hunc finem bellum cum Philippo habuit,

    id. 33, 35, 12:

    novum cum Antiocho instabat bellum,

    id. 36, 36, 7; cf. id. 35, 40, 1; 38, 58, 8; 39, 1, 8; 44, 14, 7.—
    (β).
    With cum dependent on the verb:

    quia bellum Aetolis esse dixi cum Aliis,

    Plaut. Capt. prol. 59:

    novi consules... duo bella habuere... alterum cum Tiburtibus,

    Liv. 7, 17, 2; esp. with gero, v. 2. b. a infra.—
    d.
    With adversus and acc. of the name.
    (α).
    Attributively:

    bellum adversus Philippum,

    Liv. 31, 1, 8:

    bellum populus adversus Vestinos jussit,

    id. 8, 29, 6.—
    (β).
    With adversus dependent on the verb: quod homines populi Hermunduli adversus populum Romanum bellum fecere, Cincius ap. Gell. 16, 14, 1: nos pro vobis bellum suscepimus adversus Philippum. Liv. 31, 31, 18:

    ut multo acrius adversus duos quam adversus unum pararet bellum,

    id. 45, 11, 8:

    bellum quod rex adversus Datamem susceperat,

    Nep. Dat. 8, 5.—
    e.
    With contra and acc.:

    cum bellum nefarium contra aras et focos, contra vitam fortunasque nostras... non comparari, sed geri jam viderem,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

    causam belli contra patriam inferendi,

    id. ib. 2, 22, 53.—
    f.
    With in and acc. (very rare):

    Athenienses in Peloponnesios sexto et vicesimo anno bellum gerentes,

    Nep. Lys. 1, 1.—
    g.
    With inter and acc.:

    hic finis belli inter Romanos ac Persea fuit,

    Liv. 45, 9, 2.—
    h.
    With apud and acc.:

    secutum est bellum gestum apud Mutinam,

    Nep. Att. 9, 1.—
    k.
    With dat. of the enemy after inferre and facere, v. 2. a. k infra.—
    2.
    With verbs.
    a.
    Referring to the beginning of the war.
    (α).
    Bellum movere or commovere, to bring about, stir up a war:

    summa erat observatio in bello movendo,

    Cic. Off. 1, 11, 37:

    bellum commotum a Scapula,

    id. Fam. 9, 13, 1:

    nuntiabant alii... in Apulia servile bellum moveri,

    Sall. C. 30, 2:

    is primum Volscis bellum in ducentos amplius... annos movit,

    Liv. 1, 53, 2:

    insequenti anno Veiens bellum motum,

    id. 4, 58, 6:

    dii pium movere bellum,

    id. 8, 6, 4; cf. Verg. A. 10, 627; id. G. 1, 509; so,

    concitare,

    Liv. 7, 27, 5; and ciere ( poet.), Verg. A. 1, 541; 6, 829; 12, 158.—
    (β).
    Bellum parare, comparare, apparare, or se praeparare bello, to prepare a war, or for a war:

    cum tam pestiferum bellum pararet,

    Cic. Att. 9, 13, 3:

    bellum utrimque summopere parabatur,

    Liv. 1, 23, 1; cf. id. 45, 11, 8 (v. II. A. 1. d. b supra); Nep. Hann. 2, 6; Quint. 12, 3, 5; Ov. M. 7, 456; so,

    parare alicui,

    Nep. Alcib. 9, 5:

    bellum terra et mari comparat,

    Cic. Att. 10, 4, 3:

    tantum bellum... Cn. Pompeius extrema hieme apparavit, ineunte vere suscepit, media aestate confecit,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 3, 5:

    bellum omnium consensu apparari coeptum,

    Liv. 4, 55, 7:

    numquam imperator ita paci credit, ut non se praeparet bello,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 26, 2.—
    (γ).
    Bellum differre, to postpone a war:

    nec jam poterat bellum differri,

    Liv. 2, 30, 7:

    mors Hamilcaris et pueritia Hannibalis distulerunt bellum,

    id. 21, 2, 3; cf. id. 5, 5, 3.—
    (δ).
    Bellum sumere, to undertake, begin a war (not in Caesar):

    omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum aegerrume desinere,

    Sall. J. 83, 1:

    prius tamen omnia pati decrevit quam bellum sumere,

    id. ib. 20, 5:

    de integro bellum sumit,

    id. ib. 62, 9:

    iis haec maxima ratio belli sumendi fuerat,

    Liv. 38, 19, 3:

    sumi bellum etiam ab ignavis, strenuissimi cujusque periculo geri,

    Tac. H. 4, 69; cf. id. A. 2, 45; 13, 34; 15, 5; 15, 7; id. Agr. 16.—
    (ε).
    Bellum suscipere (rarely inire), to undertake, commence a war, join in a war:

    bellum ita suscipiatur ut nihil nisi pax quaesita videatur,

    Cic. Off. 1, 23, 80:

    suscipienda quidem bella sunt ob eam causam ut, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 11, 35:

    judicavit a plerisque ignoratione... bellum esse susceptum,

    join, id. Marcell. 5, 13; id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 35 (v. supra):

    cum avertisset plebem a suscipiendo bello,

    undertaking, Liv. 4, 58, 14:

    senatui cum Camillo agi placuit ut bellum Etruscum susciperet,

    id. 6, 9, 5:

    bella non causis inita, sed ut eorum merces fuit,

    Vell. 2, 3, 3.—
    (ζ).
    Bellum consentire = bellum consensu decernere, to decree a war by agreement, to ratify a declaration of war (rare):

    consensit et senatus bellum,

    Liv. 8, 6, 8:

    bellum erat consensum,

    id. 1, 32, 12.—
    (η).
    Bellum alicui mandare, committere, decernere, dare, gerendum dare, ad aliquem deferre, or aliquem bello praeficere, praeponere, to assign a war to one as a commander, to give one the chief command in a war:

    sed ne tum quidem populus Romanus ad privatum detulit bellum,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 8, 18:

    populus Romanus consuli... bellum gerendum dedit,

    id. ib.:

    cur non... eidem... hoc quoque bellum regium committamus?

    id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50:

    Camillus cui id bellum mandatum erat,

    Liv. 5, 26, 3:

    Volscum bellum M. Furio extra ordinem decretum,

    id. 6, 22, 6:

    Gallicum bellum Popilio extra ordinem datum,

    id. 7, 23, 2:

    quo die a vobis maritimo bello praepositus est imperator,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 15, 44:

    cum ei (bello) imperatorem praeficere possitis, in quo sit eximia belli scientia,

    id. ib. 16, 49:

    hunc toti bello praefecerunt,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 11 fin.:

    alicui bellum suscipiendum dare,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 19, 58:

    bellum administrandum permittere,

    id. ib. 21, 61.—
    (θ).
    Bellum indicere alicui, to declare war against (the regular expression; coupled with facere in the ancient formula of the pater patratus), also bellum denuntiare: ob eam rem ego... populo Hermundulo... bellum (in)dico facioque, Cincius ap. Gell. 16, 14, 1:

    ob eam rem ego populusque Romanus populis... Latinis bellum indico facioque,

    Liv. 1, 32, 13:

    Corinthiis bellum indicamus an non?

    Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17:

    ex quo intellegi potest, nullum bellum esse justum nisi quod aut rebus repetitis geratur, aut denuntiatum ante sit et indictum,

    id. Off. 1, 11, 36; id. Rep. 3, 23, 35:

    bellum indici posse existimabat,

    Liv. 1, 22, 4:

    ni reddantur (res) bellum indicere jussos,

    id. 1, 22, 6:

    ut... nec gererentur solum sed etiam indicerentur bella aliquo ritu, jus... descripsit quo res repetuntur,

    id. 1, 32, 5; cf. id. 1, 32, 9; 2, 18, 11; 2, 38, 5; Verg. A. 7, 616.—
    (κ).
    Bellum inferre alicui (cf. contra aliquem, 1. e. supra; also bellum facere; absol., with dat., or with cum and abl.), to begin a war against ( with), to make war on:

    Denseletis nefarium bellum intulisti,

    Cic. Pis. 34, 84:

    ei civitati bellum indici atque inferri solere,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 31, § 79:

    qui sibi Galliaeque bellum intulissent,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 16; Nep. Them. 2, 4; Verg. A. 3, 248:

    bellumne populo Romano Lampsacena civitas facere conabatur?

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 31, § 79:

    bellum patriae faciet,

    id. Mil. 23, 63; id. Cat. 3, 9, 22:

    civitatem Eburonum populo Romano bellum facere ausam,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 28; cf. id. ib. 7, 2;

    3, 29: constituit bellum facere,

    Sall. C. 26, 5; 24, 2:

    occupant bellum facere,

    they are the first to begin the war, Liv. 1, 14, 4:

    ut bellum cum Priscis Latinis fieret,

    id. 1, 32, 13:

    populus Palaepolitanis bellum fieri jussit,

    id. 8, 22, 8; cf. Nep. Dion, 4, 3; id. Ages. 2, 1.— Coupled with instruere, to sustain a war:

    urbs quae bellum facere atque instruere possit,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 28, 77.—Bellum facere had become obsolete at Seneca's time, Sen. Ep. 114, 17.—
    (λ).
    Bellum oritur or exoritur, a war begins:

    subito bellum in Gallia ex, ortum est,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 7:

    aliud multo propius bellum ortum,

    Liv. 1, 14, 4:

    Veiens bellum exortum,

    id. 2, 53, 1.—

    bellum

    (ante-class. and poet.

    duel-lum

    ), i, n. [Sanscr. dva, dvi, dus; cf. Germ. zwei; Engl. two, twice; for the change from initial du- to b-, cf. bis for duis, and v. the letter B, and Varr. L. L. 5, § 73 Mull.; 7, § 49 ib.], war.
    I.
    Form duellum: duellum, bellum, videlicet quod duabus partibus de victoria contendentibus dimicatur. Inde est perduellis, qui pertinaciter retinet bellum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 66, 17 Mull.:

    bellum antea duellum vocatum eo quod duae sunt dimicantium partes... Postea mutata littera dictum bellum,

    Isid. Orig. 18, 1, 9: hos pestis necuit, pars occidit illa duellis, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 9, 861 P. (Ann. v. 549 Vahl.):

    legiones reveniunt domum Exstincto duello maximo atque internecatis hostibus,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 35:

    quae domi duellique male fecisti,

    id. As. 3, 2, 13.—So in archaic style, or in citations from ancient documents:

    quique agent rem duelli,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 21:

    aes atque ferrum, duelli instrumenta,

    id. ib. 2, 18, 45 (translated from the Platonic laws):

    puro pioque duello quaerendas (res) censeo,

    Liv. 1, 32, 12 (quoted from ancient transactions); so,

    quod duellum populo Romano cum Carthaginiensi est,

    id. 22, 10, 2:

    victoriaque duelli populi Romani erit,

    id. 23, 11, 2:

    si duellum quod cum rege Antiocho sumi populus jussit,

    id. 36, 2, 2;

    and from an ancient inscription' duello magno dirimendo, etc.,

    id. 40, 52, 5.— Poet.:

    hic... Pacem duello miscuit,

    Hor. C. 3, 5, 38:

    cadum Marsi memorem duelli,

    id. ib. 3, 14, 18:

    vacuum duellis Janum Quirini clausit,

    id. ib. 4, 15, 8; cf. id. Ep. 1, 2, 7; 2, 1, 254; 2, 2, 98; Ov. F. 6, 201; Juv. 1, 169— [p. 227]
    II.
    Form bellum.
    A.
    War, warfare (abstr.), or a war, the war (concr.), i.e. hostilities between two nations (cf. tumultus).
    1.
    Specifying the enemy.
    a.
    By adjj. denoting the nation:

    omnibus Punicis Siciliensibusque bellis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 47, § 124:

    aliquot annis ante secundum Punicum bellum,

    id. Ac. 2, 5, 13:

    Britannicum bellum,

    id. Att. 4, 16, 13:

    Gallicum,

    id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35:

    Germanicum,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 28:

    Sabinum,

    Liv. 1, 26, 4:

    Parthicum,

    Vell. 2, 46, 2;

    similarly: bellum piraticum,

    the war against the pirates, Vell. 2, 33, 1.—Sometimes the adj. refers to the leader or king of the enemy:

    Sertorianum bellum,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 8, 18:

    Mithridaticum,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7:

    Jugurthinum,

    Hor. Epod. 9, 23; Vell. 2, 11, 1;

    similarly: bellum regium,

    the war against kings, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50. —Or it refers to the theatre of the war:

    bellum Africanum, Transalpinum,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

    Asiaticum,

    id. ib. 22, 64:

    Africum,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 32 fin.:

    Actiacum,

    Vell. 2, 86, 3:

    Hispaniense,

    id. 2, 55, 2.—
    b.
    With gen. of the name of the nation or its leader: bellum Latinorum, the Latin war, i. e. against the Latins, Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6:

    Venetorum,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 16:

    Helvetiorum,

    id. ib. 1, 40 fin.;

    1, 30: Ambiorigis,

    id. ib. 6, 29, 4:

    Pyrrhi, Philippi,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 7, 17:

    Samnitium,

    Liv. 7, 29, 2.—
    c.
    With cum and abl. of the name.
    (α).
    Attributively:

    cum Jugurtha, cum Cimbris, cum Teutonis bellum,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60:

    belli causa cum Samnitibus,

    Liv. 7, 29, 3:

    hunc finem bellum cum Philippo habuit,

    id. 33, 35, 12:

    novum cum Antiocho instabat bellum,

    id. 36, 36, 7; cf. id. 35, 40, 1; 38, 58, 8; 39, 1, 8; 44, 14, 7.—
    (β).
    With cum dependent on the verb:

    quia bellum Aetolis esse dixi cum Aliis,

    Plaut. Capt. prol. 59:

    novi consules... duo bella habuere... alterum cum Tiburtibus,

    Liv. 7, 17, 2; esp. with gero, v. 2. b. a infra.—
    d.
    With adversus and acc. of the name.
    (α).
    Attributively:

    bellum adversus Philippum,

    Liv. 31, 1, 8:

    bellum populus adversus Vestinos jussit,

    id. 8, 29, 6.—
    (β).
    With adversus dependent on the verb: quod homines populi Hermunduli adversus populum Romanum bellum fecere, Cincius ap. Gell. 16, 14, 1: nos pro vobis bellum suscepimus adversus Philippum. Liv. 31, 31, 18:

    ut multo acrius adversus duos quam adversus unum pararet bellum,

    id. 45, 11, 8:

    bellum quod rex adversus Datamem susceperat,

    Nep. Dat. 8, 5.—
    e.
    With contra and acc.:

    cum bellum nefarium contra aras et focos, contra vitam fortunasque nostras... non comparari, sed geri jam viderem,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

    causam belli contra patriam inferendi,

    id. ib. 2, 22, 53.—
    f.
    With in and acc. (very rare):

    Athenienses in Peloponnesios sexto et vicesimo anno bellum gerentes,

    Nep. Lys. 1, 1.—
    g.
    With inter and acc.:

    hic finis belli inter Romanos ac Persea fuit,

    Liv. 45, 9, 2.—
    h.
    With apud and acc.:

    secutum est bellum gestum apud Mutinam,

    Nep. Att. 9, 1.—
    k.
    With dat. of the enemy after inferre and facere, v. 2. a. k infra.—
    2.
    With verbs.
    a.
    Referring to the beginning of the war.
    (α).
    Bellum movere or commovere, to bring about, stir up a war:

    summa erat observatio in bello movendo,

    Cic. Off. 1, 11, 37:

    bellum commotum a Scapula,

    id. Fam. 9, 13, 1:

    nuntiabant alii... in Apulia servile bellum moveri,

    Sall. C. 30, 2:

    is primum Volscis bellum in ducentos amplius... annos movit,

    Liv. 1, 53, 2:

    insequenti anno Veiens bellum motum,

    id. 4, 58, 6:

    dii pium movere bellum,

    id. 8, 6, 4; cf. Verg. A. 10, 627; id. G. 1, 509; so,

    concitare,

    Liv. 7, 27, 5; and ciere ( poet.), Verg. A. 1, 541; 6, 829; 12, 158.—
    (β).
    Bellum parare, comparare, apparare, or se praeparare bello, to prepare a war, or for a war:

    cum tam pestiferum bellum pararet,

    Cic. Att. 9, 13, 3:

    bellum utrimque summopere parabatur,

    Liv. 1, 23, 1; cf. id. 45, 11, 8 (v. II. A. 1. d. b supra); Nep. Hann. 2, 6; Quint. 12, 3, 5; Ov. M. 7, 456; so,

    parare alicui,

    Nep. Alcib. 9, 5:

    bellum terra et mari comparat,

    Cic. Att. 10, 4, 3:

    tantum bellum... Cn. Pompeius extrema hieme apparavit, ineunte vere suscepit, media aestate confecit,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 3, 5:

    bellum omnium consensu apparari coeptum,

    Liv. 4, 55, 7:

    numquam imperator ita paci credit, ut non se praeparet bello,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 26, 2.—
    (γ).
    Bellum differre, to postpone a war:

    nec jam poterat bellum differri,

    Liv. 2, 30, 7:

    mors Hamilcaris et pueritia Hannibalis distulerunt bellum,

    id. 21, 2, 3; cf. id. 5, 5, 3.—
    (δ).
    Bellum sumere, to undertake, begin a war (not in Caesar):

    omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum aegerrume desinere,

    Sall. J. 83, 1:

    prius tamen omnia pati decrevit quam bellum sumere,

    id. ib. 20, 5:

    de integro bellum sumit,

    id. ib. 62, 9:

    iis haec maxima ratio belli sumendi fuerat,

    Liv. 38, 19, 3:

    sumi bellum etiam ab ignavis, strenuissimi cujusque periculo geri,

    Tac. H. 4, 69; cf. id. A. 2, 45; 13, 34; 15, 5; 15, 7; id. Agr. 16.—
    (ε).
    Bellum suscipere (rarely inire), to undertake, commence a war, join in a war:

    bellum ita suscipiatur ut nihil nisi pax quaesita videatur,

    Cic. Off. 1, 23, 80:

    suscipienda quidem bella sunt ob eam causam ut, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 11, 35:

    judicavit a plerisque ignoratione... bellum esse susceptum,

    join, id. Marcell. 5, 13; id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 35 (v. supra):

    cum avertisset plebem a suscipiendo bello,

    undertaking, Liv. 4, 58, 14:

    senatui cum Camillo agi placuit ut bellum Etruscum susciperet,

    id. 6, 9, 5:

    bella non causis inita, sed ut eorum merces fuit,

    Vell. 2, 3, 3.—
    (ζ).
    Bellum consentire = bellum consensu decernere, to decree a war by agreement, to ratify a declaration of war (rare):

    consensit et senatus bellum,

    Liv. 8, 6, 8:

    bellum erat consensum,

    id. 1, 32, 12.—
    (η).
    Bellum alicui mandare, committere, decernere, dare, gerendum dare, ad aliquem deferre, or aliquem bello praeficere, praeponere, to assign a war to one as a commander, to give one the chief command in a war:

    sed ne tum quidem populus Romanus ad privatum detulit bellum,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 8, 18:

    populus Romanus consuli... bellum gerendum dedit,

    id. ib.:

    cur non... eidem... hoc quoque bellum regium committamus?

    id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50:

    Camillus cui id bellum mandatum erat,

    Liv. 5, 26, 3:

    Volscum bellum M. Furio extra ordinem decretum,

    id. 6, 22, 6:

    Gallicum bellum Popilio extra ordinem datum,

    id. 7, 23, 2:

    quo die a vobis maritimo bello praepositus est imperator,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 15, 44:

    cum ei (bello) imperatorem praeficere possitis, in quo sit eximia belli scientia,

    id. ib. 16, 49:

    hunc toti bello praefecerunt,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 11 fin.:

    alicui bellum suscipiendum dare,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 19, 58:

    bellum administrandum permittere,

    id. ib. 21, 61.—
    (θ).
    Bellum indicere alicui, to declare war against (the regular expression; coupled with facere in the ancient formula of the pater patratus), also bellum denuntiare: ob eam rem ego... populo Hermundulo... bellum (in)dico facioque, Cincius ap. Gell. 16, 14, 1:

    ob eam rem ego populusque Romanus populis... Latinis bellum indico facioque,

    Liv. 1, 32, 13:

    Corinthiis bellum indicamus an non?

    Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17:

    ex quo intellegi potest, nullum bellum esse justum nisi quod aut rebus repetitis geratur, aut denuntiatum ante sit et indictum,

    id. Off. 1, 11, 36; id. Rep. 3, 23, 35:

    bellum indici posse existimabat,

    Liv. 1, 22, 4:

    ni reddantur (res) bellum indicere jussos,

    id. 1, 22, 6:

    ut... nec gererentur solum sed etiam indicerentur bella aliquo ritu, jus... descripsit quo res repetuntur,

    id. 1, 32, 5; cf. id. 1, 32, 9; 2, 18, 11; 2, 38, 5; Verg. A. 7, 616.—
    (κ).
    Bellum inferre alicui (cf. contra aliquem, 1. e. supra; also bellum facere; absol., with dat., or with cum and abl.), to begin a war against ( with), to make war on:

    Denseletis nefarium bellum intulisti,

    Cic. Pis. 34, 84:

    ei civitati bellum indici atque inferri solere,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 31, § 79:

    qui sibi Galliaeque bellum intulissent,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 16; Nep. Them. 2, 4; Verg. A. 3, 248:

    bellumne populo Romano Lampsacena civitas facere conabatur?

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 31, § 79:

    bellum patriae faciet,

    id. Mil. 23, 63; id. Cat. 3, 9, 22:

    civitatem Eburonum populo Romano bellum facere ausam,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 28; cf. id. ib. 7, 2;

    3, 29: constituit bellum facere,

    Sall. C. 26, 5; 24, 2:

    occupant bellum facere,

    they are the first to begin the war, Liv. 1, 14, 4:

    ut bellum cum Priscis Latinis fieret,

    id. 1, 32, 13:

    populus Palaepolitanis bellum fieri jussit,

    id. 8, 22, 8; cf. Nep. Dion, 4, 3; id. Ages. 2, 1.— Coupled with instruere, to sustain a war:

    urbs quae bellum facere atque instruere possit,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 28, 77.—Bellum facere had become obsolete at Seneca's time, Sen. Ep. 114, 17.—
    (λ).
    Bellum oritur or exoritur, a war begins:

    subito bellum in Gallia ex, ortum est,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 7:

    aliud multo propius bellum ortum,

    Liv. 1, 14, 4:

    Veiens bellum exortum,

    id. 2, 53, 1.—
    b.
    Referring to the carrying on of the war: bellum gerere, to carry on a war; absol., with cum and abl., per and acc., or in and abl. (cf.:

    bellum gerere in aliquem, 1. a. and f. supra): nisi forte ego vobis... cessare nunc videor cum bella non gero,

    Cic. Sen. 6, 18:

    cum Celtiberis, cum Cimbris bellum ut cum inimicis gerebatur,

    id. Off. 1, 12, 38:

    cum ei bellum ut cum rege Perse gereret obtigisset,

    id. Div. 1, 46, 103:

    erant hae difficultates belli gerendi,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 10:

    bellum cum Germanis gerere constituit,

    id. ib. 4, 6:

    Cn. Pompeius in extremis terris bellum gerebat,

    Sall. C. 16, 5:

    bellum quod Hannibale duce Carthaginienses cum populo Romano gessere,

    Liv. 21, 1, 1:

    alter consul in Sabinis bellum gessit,

    id. 2, 62, 3:

    de exercitibus per quos id bellum gereretur,

    id. 23, 25, 5:

    Chabrias bella in Aegypto sua sponte gessit,

    Nep. Chabr, 2, 1.—Sometimes bellum administrare only of the commander, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 15, 43; Nep. Chabr. 2, 1. —Also (very rare):

    bellum bellare,

    Liv. 8, 40, 1 (but belligerantes is absol., Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38; Ann. v. 201 Vahl.);

    in the same sense: bellum agere,

    Nep. Hann. 8, 3. —As a synonym:

    bello persequi aliquem,

    Nep. Con. 4, 1; cf. Liv. 3, 25, 3.—
    (β).
    Trahere or ducere bellum, to protract a war:

    necesse est enim aut trahi id bellum, aut, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 10, 8, 2:

    bellum trahi non posse,

    Sall. J. 23, 2:

    belli trahendi causa,

    Liv. 5, 11, 8:

    morae qua trahebant bellum paenitebat,

    id. 9, 27, 5:

    suadere institui ut bellum duceret,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 2:

    bellum enim ducetur,

    id. ad Brut. 1, 18, 6; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; id. Dat. 8, 4;

    similarly: cum his molliter et per dilationes bellum geri oportet?

    Liv. 5, 5, 1.—
    (γ).
    Bellum repellere, defendere, or propulsare, to ward off, defend one ' s self against a war:

    bellum Gallicum C. Caesare imperatore gestum est, antea tantummodo repulsum,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32:

    quod bellum non intulerit sed defenderit,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 44:

    Samnitium vix a se ipsis eo tempore propulsantium bellum,

    Liv. 8, 37, 5.—
    c.
    Referring to the end of a war.
    (α).
    Bellum deponere, ponere, or omittere, to give up, discontinue a war:

    in quo (i.e. bello) et gerendo et deponendo jus ut plurimum valeret lege sanximus,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 14, 34:

    (bellum) cum deponi victores velint,

    Sall. J. 83, 1:

    bellum decem ferme annis ante depositum erat,

    Liv. 31, 1, 8:

    nos depositum a vobis bellum et ipsi omisimus,

    id. 31, 31, 19:

    dicit posse condicionibus bellum poni,

    Sall. J. 112, 1:

    bellum grave cum Etruria positum est,

    id. H. Fragm. 1, 9 Dietsch:

    velut posito bello,

    Liv. 1, 53, 5:

    manere bellum quod positum simuletur,

    id. 1, 53, 7:

    posito ubique bello,

    Tac. H. 2, 52; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 93; Verg. A. 1, 291:

    omisso Romano bello Porsinna filium Arruntem Ariciam... mittit,

    Liv. 2, 14, 5.—
    (β).
    Bellum componere, to end a war by agreement, make peace:

    timerent ne bellum componeretur,

    Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:

    si bellum compositum foret,

    Sall. J. 97, 2:

    belli componendi licentiam,

    id. ib. 103, 3; cf. Nep. Ham. 1, 5; id. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Verg. A. 12, 109;

    similarly: bellum sedare,

    Nep. Dat. 8, 5.—
    (γ).
    Bellum conficere, perficere, finire, to finish, end a war; conficere (the most usual term) and perficere, = to finish a war by conquering; finire (rare), without implying success:

    is bellum confecerit qui Antonium oppresserit,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 12, 2:

    bellumque maximum conficies,

    id. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

    confecto Mithridatico bello,

    id. Prov. Cons. 11, 27; cf. id. Fam. 5, 10, 3; id. Imp. Pomp. 14, 42:

    quo proelio... bellum Venetorum confectum est,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 16; cf. id. ib. 1, 30; 1, 44; 1, 54; 3, 28;

    4, 16: bello confecto de Rhodiis consultum est,

    Sall. C. 51, 5; cf. id. J. 36, 1; 114, 3:

    neminem nisi bello confecto pecuniam petiturum esse,

    Liv. 24, 18, 11; cf. id. 21, 40, 11; 23, 6, 2; 31, 47, 4; 32, 32, 6;

    36, 2, 3: bello perfecto,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 18, 5; Liv. 1, 38, 3:

    se quo die hostem vidisset perfecturum (i. e. bellum),

    id. 22, 38, 7; 31, 4, 2; cf. id. 3, 24, 1; 34, 6, 12; Just. 5, 2, 11:

    neque desiturum ante... quam finitum aliqua tolerabili condicione bellum videro,

    Liv. 23, 12, 10: finito ex maxima parte.. [p. 228] italico bello, Vell. 2, 17, 1; Curt. 3, 1, 9; Tac. A. 15, 17; Just. 16, 2, 6; 24, 1, 8; Verg. A. 11, 116.—
    d.
    Less usual connections:

    bellum delere: non modo praesentia sed etiam futura bella delevit,

    Cic. Lael. 3, 11; cf. Nep. Alcib. 8, 4:

    alere ac fovere bellum,

    Liv. 42, 11, 5:

    bellum navare alicui,

    Tac. H. 5, 25:

    spargere,

    id. A. 3, 21; id. Agr. 38; Luc. 2, 682:

    serere,

    Liv. 21, 10, 4:

    circumferre,

    Tac. A. 13, 37:

    exercere,

    id. ib. 6, 31:

    quam celeriter belli impetus navigavit ( = quam celeriter navale bellum gestum est),

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 34; so Flor. 2, 2, 17:

    bellum ascendit in rupes,

    id. 4, 12, 4:

    bellum serpit in proximos,

    id. 2, 9, 4; cf. id. 2, 2, 15:

    bella narrare,

    Cic. Or. 9, 30:

    canere bella,

    Quint. 10, 1, 91:

    bella legere,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28.—
    3.
    As object denoting place or time.
    a.
    Proficisci ad bellum, to depart for the war.
    (α).
    Of the commander:

    consul sortitu ad bellum profectus,

    Cic. Phil. 14, 2, 4; cf. id. Cat. 1, 13, 33:

    ipse ad bellum Ambiorigis profectus,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 29, 4:

    ut duo ex tribunis ad bellum proficiscerentur,

    Liv. 4, 45, 7; cf. id. 6, 2, 9: Nep. Alcib. 4, 1; Sall. H. 2, 96 Dietsch. —Post-class.:

    in bellum,

    Just. 2, 11, 9; Gell. 17, 9, 8.—
    (β).
    Of persons partaking in a war:

    si proficiscerer ad bellum,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 1. —
    b.
    Ad bellum mittere, of the commander, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50; 21, 62.—
    c.
    In bella ruere, Verg. A. 7, 782; 9, 182:

    in bella sequi,

    id. ib. 8, 547.—
    d.
    Of time.
    (α).
    In the locative case belli, in war, during war; generally with domi ( = domi militiaeque):

    valete, judices justissimi, domi bellique duellatores,

    Plaut. Capt. prol. 68; so,

    domi duellique,

    id. As. 3, 2, 13 (v. I. supra):

    quibuscunque rebus vel belli vel domi poterunt rem publicam augeant,

    Cic. Off. 2, 24, 85:

    paucorum arbitrio belli domique agitabatur,

    Sall. J. 41, 7:

    animus belli ingens, domi modicus,

    id. ib. 63, 2; Liv. 2, 50, 11; 1, 36, 6; so id. 3, 43, 1; cf.:

    bello domique,

    id. 1, 34, 12:

    domi belloque,

    id. 9, 26, 21; and:

    neque bello, neque domi,

    id. 4, 35, 3.—Without domi:

    simul rem et gloriam armis belli repperi,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 60 (where belli may be taken with gloriam; cf.

    Wagn. ad loc.): magnae res temporibus illis a fortissimis viris... belli gerebantur,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 32, 86.—
    (β).
    In bello or in bellis, during war or wars, in the war, in the wars; with adj.:

    ad haec quae in civili bello fecerit,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 47; cf. id. ib. 14, 8, 22:

    in ipso bello eadem sensi,

    id. Marcell. 5, 14:

    in Volsco bello virtus enituit,

    Liv. 2, 24, 8:

    in eo bello,

    id. 23, 46, 6:

    in Punicis bellis, Plin.8, 14, 14, § 37: in bello Trojano,

    id. 30, 1, 2, § 5.—Without adj.:

    ut fit in bello, capitur alter filius,

    Plaut. Capt. prol. 25:

    qui in bello occiderunt,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 5, 2:

    quod in bello saepius vindicatum est in eos, etc.,

    Sall. C. 9, 4:

    non in bello solum, sed etiam in pace,

    Liv. 1, 15, 8; 2, 23, 2:

    in bello parta,

    Quint. 5, 10, 42; 12, 1, 28.—
    (γ).
    Abl. bello or bellis = in bello or in bellis (freq.); with adjj.: nos semper omnibus Punicis Siciliensibusque bellis amicitiam fidemque populi Romani secuti sumus. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 47, § 124:

    bello Italico,

    id. Pis. 36, 87:

    Veienti bello,

    id. Div. 1, 44, 100:

    domestico bello,

    id. Planc. 29, 70:

    qui Volsco, Aurunco Sabinoque militassent bello,

    Liv. 23, 12, 11:

    victor tot intra paucos dies bellis,

    id. 2, 27, 1:

    nullo bello, multis tamen proeliis victus,

    id. 9, 18, 9:

    bello civili,

    Quint. 11, 1, 36.—With gen.:

    praesentiam saepe divi suam declarant, ut et apud Regillum bello Latinorum,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6:

    suam felicitatem Helvetiorum bello esse perspectam,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40.—Without attrib.:

    qui etiam bello victis regibus regna reddere consuevit,

    Cic. Sest. 26, 57:

    res pace belloque gestas,

    Liv. 2, 1, 1:

    egregieque rebus bello gestis,

    id. 1, 33, 9; so id. 23, 12, 11:

    ludi bello voti,

    id. 4, 35. 3:

    princeps pace belloque,

    id. 7, 1, 9:

    Cotyn bello juvisse Persea,

    id. 45, 42, 7:

    bello parta,

    Quint. 5, 10, 15; cf. id. 7, 4, 22; Ov. M. 8, 19.—
    (δ).
    Inter bellum (rare):

    cujus originis morem necesse est... inter bellum natum esse,

    Liv. 2, 14, 2:

    inter haec bella consules... facti,

    id. 2, 63, 1.—
    4.
    Bellum in attributive connection.
    a.
    Justum bellum.
    (α).
    A righteous war, Cic. Off. 1, 11, 36 (v. II. A. 2. a. th supra):

    justum piumque bellum,

    Liv. 1, 23, 4:

    non loquor apud recusantem justa bella populum,

    id. 7, 30, 17; so Ov. M. 8, 58; cf.: illa injusta sunt bella quae sine causa suscepta sunt, Cic. Rep. 3, 23, 35.—
    (β).
    A regular war (opp. a raid, etc.):

    in fines Romanos excucurrerunt, populabundi magis quam justi more belli,

    Liv. 1, 15, 1.—
    b.
    For the different kinds of war: domesticum, civile, intestinum, externum, navale, maritimum, terra marique gestum, servile, sociale; v. hh. vv.—
    c.
    Belli eventus or exitus, the result of a war:

    quicunque belli eventus fuisset,

    Cic. Marcell. 8, 24:

    haud sane alio animo belli eventum exspectabant,

    Sall. C. 37, 9:

    eventus tamen belli minus miserabilem dimicationem fecit,

    Liv. 1, 23, 2; cf. id. 7, 11, 1:

    exitus hujus calamitosissimi belli,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 21, 1:

    cum esset incertus exitus et anceps fortuna belli,

    id. Marcell. 5, 15; so id. Off. 2, 8,:

    Britannici belli exitus exspectatur,

    id. Att. 4, 16, 13:

    cetera bella maximeque Veiens incerti exitus erant,

    Liv. 5, 16, 8.—
    d.
    Fortuna belli, the chances of war:

    adeo varia fortuna belli ancepsque Mars fuit ut,

    Liv. 21, 1, 2; cf. Cic. Marcell. 5, 15 (v. c. supra).—
    e.
    Belli artes, military skill:

    cuilibet superiorum regum belli pacisque et artibus et gloria par,

    Liv. 1, 35, 1:

    haud ignotas belli artes,

    id. 21, 1, 2:

    temperata et belli et pacis artibus erat civitas,

    id. 1, 21, 6.—
    f.
    Jus belli, the law of war: jura belli, the rights ( law) of war:

    in re publica maxime servanda sunt jura belli,

    Cic. Off. 1, 11, 34:

    sunt et belli sicut pacis jura,

    Liv. 5, 27, 6:

    jure belli res vindicatur,

    Gai. Inst. 3, 94.—
    g.
    Belli duces praestantissimos, the most excellent captains, generals, Cic. Or. 1, 2, 7:

    trium simul bellorum victor,

    a victor in three wars, Liv. 6, 4, 1 (cf.:

    victor tot bellis,

    id. 2, 27, 1). —
    h.
    Belli vulnera, Cic. Marcell. 8, 24.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Of things concr. and abstr.:

    qui parietibus, qui tectis, qui columnis ac postibus meis... bellum intulistis,

    Cic. Dom. 23, 60:

    bellum contra aras et focos,

    id. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

    miror cur philosophiae... bellum indixeris,

    id. Or. 2, 37, 155:

    ventri Indico bellum,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 8.—
    2.
    Of animals:

    milvo est quoddam bellum quasi naturale cum corvo,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125:

    hanc Juno Esse jussit gruem, populisque suis indicere bellum,

    Ov. M. 6, 92.—
    3.
    With individuals:

    quid mihi opu'st... cum eis gerere bellum, etc.,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 14:

    nihil turpius quam cum eo bellum gerere quicum familiariter vixeris,

    Cic. Lael. 21, 77:

    cum mihi uni cum improbis aeternum videam bellum susceptum,

    id. Sull. 9, 28:

    hoc tibi juventus Romana indicimus bellum,

    Liv. 2, 12, 11:

    falsum testem justo ac pio bello persequebatur,

    id. 3, 25, 3:

    tribunicium domi bellum patres territat,

    id. 3, 24, 1; cf. Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 57.—Ironically:

    equus Trojanus qui tot invictos viros muliebre bellum gerentes tulerit ac texerit,

    Cic. Cael. 28, 67.—
    4.
    In mal. part., Hor. C. 3, 26, 3; 4, 1, 2.—
    5.
    Personified as god of war ( = Janus):

    tabulas duas quae Belli faciem pictam habent,

    Plin. 35, 4, 10, § 27:

    sunt geminae Belli portae, etc.,

    Verg. A. 7, 607:

    mortiferumque averso in limine Bellum,

    id. ib. 6, 279.—
    6.
    Plur.: bella, army ( poet.):

    permanet Aonius Nereus violentus in undis, Bellaque non transfert (i.e. Graecorum exercitum),

    Ov. M. 12, 24:

    sed victae fera bella deae vexere per aequora,

    Sil. 7, 472:

    quid faciat bellis obsessus et undis?

    Stat. Th. 9, 490.—
    7.
    Battle, = proelium:

    rorarii dicti a rore: qui bellum committebant ante,

    Varr. L. L. 7, 3, 92:

    quod in bello saepius vindicatum in eos qui... tardius, revocati, bello excesserant,

    Sall. C. 9, 4:

    praecipua laus ejus belli penes consules fuit,

    Liv. 8, 10, 7:

    commisso statim bello,

    Front. Strat. 1, 11, 2:

    Actia bella,

    Verg. A. 8, 675:

    ingentem pugnam, ceu cetera nusquam Bella forent,

    id. ib. 2, 439; cf. Flor. 3, 5, 11; Just. 2, 12; 18, 1 fin.; 24, 8; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 98 (form duellum); Ov. H. 1, 1, 69; Verg. A. 8, 547; 12, 390; 12, 633; Stat. Th. 3, 666. —
    8.
    Bellum = liber de bello:

    quam gaudebat Bello suo Punico Naevius!

    Cic. Sen. 14, 50.
    b.
    Referring to the carrying on of the war: bellum gerere, to carry on a war; absol., with cum and abl., per and acc., or in and abl. (cf.:

    bellum gerere in aliquem, 1. a. and f. supra): nisi forte ego vobis... cessare nunc videor cum bella non gero,

    Cic. Sen. 6, 18:

    cum Celtiberis, cum Cimbris bellum ut cum inimicis gerebatur,

    id. Off. 1, 12, 38:

    cum ei bellum ut cum rege Perse gereret obtigisset,

    id. Div. 1, 46, 103:

    erant hae difficultates belli gerendi,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 10:

    bellum cum Germanis gerere constituit,

    id. ib. 4, 6:

    Cn. Pompeius in extremis terris bellum gerebat,

    Sall. C. 16, 5:

    bellum quod Hannibale duce Carthaginienses cum populo Romano gessere,

    Liv. 21, 1, 1:

    alter consul in Sabinis bellum gessit,

    id. 2, 62, 3:

    de exercitibus per quos id bellum gereretur,

    id. 23, 25, 5:

    Chabrias bella in Aegypto sua sponte gessit,

    Nep. Chabr, 2, 1.—Sometimes bellum administrare only of the commander, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 15, 43; Nep. Chabr. 2, 1. —Also (very rare):

    bellum bellare,

    Liv. 8, 40, 1 (but belligerantes is absol., Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38; Ann. v. 201 Vahl.);

    in the same sense: bellum agere,

    Nep. Hann. 8, 3. —As a synonym:

    bello persequi aliquem,

    Nep. Con. 4, 1; cf. Liv. 3, 25, 3.—
    (β).
    Trahere or ducere bellum, to protract a war:

    necesse est enim aut trahi id bellum, aut, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 10, 8, 2:

    bellum trahi non posse,

    Sall. J. 23, 2:

    belli trahendi causa,

    Liv. 5, 11, 8:

    morae qua trahebant bellum paenitebat,

    id. 9, 27, 5:

    suadere institui ut bellum duceret,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 2:

    bellum enim ducetur,

    id. ad Brut. 1, 18, 6; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; id. Dat. 8, 4;

    similarly: cum his molliter et per dilationes bellum geri oportet?

    Liv. 5, 5, 1.—
    (γ).
    Bellum repellere, defendere, or propulsare, to ward off, defend one ' s self against a war:

    bellum Gallicum C. Caesare imperatore gestum est, antea tantummodo repulsum,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32:

    quod bellum non intulerit sed defenderit,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 44:

    Samnitium vix a se ipsis eo tempore propulsantium bellum,

    Liv. 8, 37, 5.—
    c.
    Referring to the end of a war.
    (α).
    Bellum deponere, ponere, or omittere, to give up, discontinue a war:

    in quo (i.e. bello) et gerendo et deponendo jus ut plurimum valeret lege sanximus,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 14, 34:

    (bellum) cum deponi victores velint,

    Sall. J. 83, 1:

    bellum decem ferme annis ante depositum erat,

    Liv. 31, 1, 8:

    nos depositum a vobis bellum et ipsi omisimus,

    id. 31, 31, 19:

    dicit posse condicionibus bellum poni,

    Sall. J. 112, 1:

    bellum grave cum Etruria positum est,

    id. H. Fragm. 1, 9 Dietsch:

    velut posito bello,

    Liv. 1, 53, 5:

    manere bellum quod positum simuletur,

    id. 1, 53, 7:

    posito ubique bello,

    Tac. H. 2, 52; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 93; Verg. A. 1, 291:

    omisso Romano bello Porsinna filium Arruntem Ariciam... mittit,

    Liv. 2, 14, 5.—
    (β).
    Bellum componere, to end a war by agreement, make peace:

    timerent ne bellum componeretur,

    Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:

    si bellum compositum foret,

    Sall. J. 97, 2:

    belli componendi licentiam,

    id. ib. 103, 3; cf. Nep. Ham. 1, 5; id. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Verg. A. 12, 109;

    similarly: bellum sedare,

    Nep. Dat. 8, 5.—
    (γ).
    Bellum conficere, perficere, finire, to finish, end a war; conficere (the most usual term) and perficere, = to finish a war by conquering; finire (rare), without implying success:

    is bellum confecerit qui Antonium oppresserit,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 12, 2:

    bellumque maximum conficies,

    id. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

    confecto Mithridatico bello,

    id. Prov. Cons. 11, 27; cf. id. Fam. 5, 10, 3; id. Imp. Pomp. 14, 42:

    quo proelio... bellum Venetorum confectum est,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 16; cf. id. ib. 1, 30; 1, 44; 1, 54; 3, 28;

    4, 16: bello confecto de Rhodiis consultum est,

    Sall. C. 51, 5; cf. id. J. 36, 1; 114, 3:

    neminem nisi bello confecto pecuniam petiturum esse,

    Liv. 24, 18, 11; cf. id. 21, 40, 11; 23, 6, 2; 31, 47, 4; 32, 32, 6;

    36, 2, 3: bello perfecto,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 18, 5; Liv. 1, 38, 3:

    se quo die hostem vidisset perfecturum (i. e. bellum),

    id. 22, 38, 7; 31, 4, 2; cf. id. 3, 24, 1; 34, 6, 12; Just. 5, 2, 11:

    neque desiturum ante... quam finitum aliqua tolerabili condicione bellum videro,

    Liv. 23, 12, 10: finito ex maxima parte.. [p. 228] italico bello, Vell. 2, 17, 1; Curt. 3, 1, 9; Tac. A. 15, 17; Just. 16, 2, 6; 24, 1, 8; Verg. A. 11, 116.—
    d.
    Less usual connections:

    bellum delere: non modo praesentia sed etiam futura bella delevit,

    Cic. Lael. 3, 11; cf. Nep. Alcib. 8, 4:

    alere ac fovere bellum,

    Liv. 42, 11, 5:

    bellum navare alicui,

    Tac. H. 5, 25:

    spargere,

    id. A. 3, 21; id. Agr. 38; Luc. 2, 682:

    serere,

    Liv. 21, 10, 4:

    circumferre,

    Tac. A. 13, 37:

    exercere,

    id. ib. 6, 31:

    quam celeriter belli impetus navigavit ( = quam celeriter navale bellum gestum est),

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 34; so Flor. 2, 2, 17:

    bellum ascendit in rupes,

    id. 4, 12, 4:

    bellum serpit in proximos,

    id. 2, 9, 4; cf. id. 2, 2, 15:

    bella narrare,

    Cic. Or. 9, 30:

    canere bella,

    Quint. 10, 1, 91:

    bella legere,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28.—
    3.
    As object denoting place or time.
    a.
    Proficisci ad bellum, to depart for the war.
    (α).
    Of the commander:

    consul sortitu ad bellum profectus,

    Cic. Phil. 14, 2, 4; cf. id. Cat. 1, 13, 33:

    ipse ad bellum Ambiorigis profectus,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 29, 4:

    ut duo ex tribunis ad bellum proficiscerentur,

    Liv. 4, 45, 7; cf. id. 6, 2, 9: Nep. Alcib. 4, 1; Sall. H. 2, 96 Dietsch. —Post-class.:

    in bellum,

    Just. 2, 11, 9; Gell. 17, 9, 8.—
    (β).
    Of persons partaking in a war:

    si proficiscerer ad bellum,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 1. —
    b.
    Ad bellum mittere, of the commander, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50; 21, 62.—
    c.
    In bella ruere, Verg. A. 7, 782; 9, 182:

    in bella sequi,

    id. ib. 8, 547.—
    d.
    Of time.
    (α).
    In the locative case belli, in war, during war; generally with domi ( = domi militiaeque):

    valete, judices justissimi, domi bellique duellatores,

    Plaut. Capt. prol. 68; so,

    domi duellique,

    id. As. 3, 2, 13 (v. I. supra):

    quibuscunque rebus vel belli vel domi poterunt rem publicam augeant,

    Cic. Off. 2, 24, 85:

    paucorum arbitrio belli domique agitabatur,

    Sall. J. 41, 7:

    animus belli ingens, domi modicus,

    id. ib. 63, 2; Liv. 2, 50, 11; 1, 36, 6; so id. 3, 43, 1; cf.:

    bello domique,

    id. 1, 34, 12:

    domi belloque,

    id. 9, 26, 21; and:

    neque bello, neque domi,

    id. 4, 35, 3.—Without domi:

    simul rem et gloriam armis belli repperi,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 60 (where belli may be taken with gloriam; cf.

    Wagn. ad loc.): magnae res temporibus illis a fortissimis viris... belli gerebantur,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 32, 86.—
    (β).
    In bello or in bellis, during war or wars, in the war, in the wars; with adj.:

    ad haec quae in civili bello fecerit,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 47; cf. id. ib. 14, 8, 22:

    in ipso bello eadem sensi,

    id. Marcell. 5, 14:

    in Volsco bello virtus enituit,

    Liv. 2, 24, 8:

    in eo bello,

    id. 23, 46, 6:

    in Punicis bellis, Plin.8, 14, 14, § 37: in bello Trojano,

    id. 30, 1, 2, § 5.—Without adj.:

    ut fit in bello, capitur alter filius,

    Plaut. Capt. prol. 25:

    qui in bello occiderunt,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 5, 2:

    quod in bello saepius vindicatum est in eos, etc.,

    Sall. C. 9, 4:

    non in bello solum, sed etiam in pace,

    Liv. 1, 15, 8; 2, 23, 2:

    in bello parta,

    Quint. 5, 10, 42; 12, 1, 28.—
    (γ).
    Abl. bello or bellis = in bello or in bellis (freq.); with adjj.: nos semper omnibus Punicis Siciliensibusque bellis amicitiam fidemque populi Romani secuti sumus. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 47, § 124:

    bello Italico,

    id. Pis. 36, 87:

    Veienti bello,

    id. Div. 1, 44, 100:

    domestico bello,

    id. Planc. 29, 70:

    qui Volsco, Aurunco Sabinoque militassent bello,

    Liv. 23, 12, 11:

    victor tot intra paucos dies bellis,

    id. 2, 27, 1:

    nullo bello, multis tamen proeliis victus,

    id. 9, 18, 9:

    bello civili,

    Quint. 11, 1, 36.—With gen.:

    praesentiam saepe divi suam declarant, ut et apud Regillum bello Latinorum,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6:

    suam felicitatem Helvetiorum bello esse perspectam,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40.—Without attrib.:

    qui etiam bello victis regibus regna reddere consuevit,

    Cic. Sest. 26, 57:

    res pace belloque gestas,

    Liv. 2, 1, 1:

    egregieque rebus bello gestis,

    id. 1, 33, 9; so id. 23, 12, 11:

    ludi bello voti,

    id. 4, 35. 3:

    princeps pace belloque,

    id. 7, 1, 9:

    Cotyn bello juvisse Persea,

    id. 45, 42, 7:

    bello parta,

    Quint. 5, 10, 15; cf. id. 7, 4, 22; Ov. M. 8, 19.—
    (δ).
    Inter bellum (rare):

    cujus originis morem necesse est... inter bellum natum esse,

    Liv. 2, 14, 2:

    inter haec bella consules... facti,

    id. 2, 63, 1.—
    4.
    Bellum in attributive connection.
    a.
    Justum bellum.
    (α).
    A righteous war, Cic. Off. 1, 11, 36 (v. II. A. 2. a. th supra):

    justum piumque bellum,

    Liv. 1, 23, 4:

    non loquor apud recusantem justa bella populum,

    id. 7, 30, 17; so Ov. M. 8, 58; cf.: illa injusta sunt bella quae sine causa suscepta sunt, Cic. Rep. 3, 23, 35.—
    (β).
    A regular war (opp. a raid, etc.):

    in fines Romanos excucurrerunt, populabundi magis quam justi more belli,

    Liv. 1, 15, 1.—
    b.
    For the different kinds of war: domesticum, civile, intestinum, externum, navale, maritimum, terra marique gestum, servile, sociale; v. hh. vv.—
    c.
    Belli eventus or exitus, the result of a war:

    quicunque belli eventus fuisset,

    Cic. Marcell. 8, 24:

    haud sane alio animo belli eventum exspectabant,

    Sall. C. 37, 9:

    eventus tamen belli minus miserabilem dimicationem fecit,

    Liv. 1, 23, 2; cf. id. 7, 11, 1:

    exitus hujus calamitosissimi belli,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 21, 1:

    cum esset incertus exitus et anceps fortuna belli,

    id. Marcell. 5, 15; so id. Off. 2, 8,:

    Britannici belli exitus exspectatur,

    id. Att. 4, 16, 13:

    cetera bella maximeque Veiens incerti exitus erant,

    Liv. 5, 16, 8.—
    d.
    Fortuna belli, the chances of war:

    adeo varia fortuna belli ancepsque Mars fuit ut,

    Liv. 21, 1, 2; cf. Cic. Marcell. 5, 15 (v. c. supra).—
    e.
    Belli artes, military skill:

    cuilibet superiorum regum belli pacisque et artibus et gloria par,

    Liv. 1, 35, 1:

    haud ignotas belli artes,

    id. 21, 1, 2:

    temperata et belli et pacis artibus erat civitas,

    id. 1, 21, 6.—
    f.
    Jus belli, the law of war: jura belli, the rights ( law) of war:

    in re publica maxime servanda sunt jura belli,

    Cic. Off. 1, 11, 34:

    sunt et belli sicut pacis jura,

    Liv. 5, 27, 6:

    jure belli res vindicatur,

    Gai. Inst. 3, 94.—
    g.
    Belli duces praestantissimos, the most excellent captains, generals, Cic. Or. 1, 2, 7:

    trium simul bellorum victor,

    a victor in three wars, Liv. 6, 4, 1 (cf.:

    victor tot bellis,

    id. 2, 27, 1). —
    h.
    Belli vulnera, Cic. Marcell. 8, 24.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Of things concr. and abstr.:

    qui parietibus, qui tectis, qui columnis ac postibus meis... bellum intulistis,

    Cic. Dom. 23, 60:

    bellum contra aras et focos,

    id. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

    miror cur philosophiae... bellum indixeris,

    id. Or. 2, 37, 155:

    ventri Indico bellum,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 8.—
    2.
    Of animals:

    milvo est quoddam bellum quasi naturale cum corvo,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125:

    hanc Juno Esse jussit gruem, populisque suis indicere bellum,

    Ov. M. 6, 92.—
    3.
    With individuals:

    quid mihi opu'st... cum eis gerere bellum, etc.,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 14:

    nihil turpius quam cum eo bellum gerere quicum familiariter vixeris,

    Cic. Lael. 21, 77:

    cum mihi uni cum improbis aeternum videam bellum susceptum,

    id. Sull. 9, 28:

    hoc tibi juventus Romana indicimus bellum,

    Liv. 2, 12, 11:

    falsum testem justo ac pio bello persequebatur,

    id. 3, 25, 3:

    tribunicium domi bellum patres territat,

    id. 3, 24, 1; cf. Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 57.—Ironically:

    equus Trojanus qui tot invictos viros muliebre bellum gerentes tulerit ac texerit,

    Cic. Cael. 28, 67.—
    4.
    In mal. part., Hor. C. 3, 26, 3; 4, 1, 2.—
    5.
    Personified as god of war ( = Janus):

    tabulas duas quae Belli faciem pictam habent,

    Plin. 35, 4, 10, § 27:

    sunt geminae Belli portae, etc.,

    Verg. A. 7, 607:

    mortiferumque averso in limine Bellum,

    id. ib. 6, 279.—
    6.
    Plur.: bella, army ( poet.):

    permanet Aonius Nereus violentus in undis, Bellaque non transfert (i.e. Graecorum exercitum),

    Ov. M. 12, 24:

    sed victae fera bella deae vexere per aequora,

    Sil. 7, 472:

    quid faciat bellis obsessus et undis?

    Stat. Th. 9, 490.—
    7.
    Battle, = proelium:

    rorarii dicti a rore: qui bellum committebant ante,

    Varr. L. L. 7, 3, 92:

    quod in bello saepius vindicatum in eos qui... tardius, revocati, bello excesserant,

    Sall. C. 9, 4:

    praecipua laus ejus belli penes consules fuit,

    Liv. 8, 10, 7:

    commisso statim bello,

    Front. Strat. 1, 11, 2:

    Actia bella,

    Verg. A. 8, 675:

    ingentem pugnam, ceu cetera nusquam Bella forent,

    id. ib. 2, 439; cf. Flor. 3, 5, 11; Just. 2, 12; 18, 1 fin.; 24, 8; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 98 (form duellum); Ov. H. 1, 1, 69; Verg. A. 8, 547; 12, 390; 12, 633; Stat. Th. 3, 666. —
    8.
    Bellum = liber de bello:

    quam gaudebat Bello suo Punico Naevius!

    Cic. Sen. 14, 50.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > bellum

  • 13 break out

    1) (to appear or happen suddenly: War has broken out.) estallar, desatarse
    2) (to escape (from prison, restrictions etc): A prisoner has broken out (noun breakout).) evadirse, escapar(se)
    1. estallar
    2. estallar / declararse
    1) : salirse
    she broke out in spots: le salieron granos
    2) erupt: estallar (dícese de una guerra, la violencia, etc.)
    3) escape: fugarse, escaparse
    v.
    brotar v.
    desatar v.
    estallar v.
    salpullir v.
    v + adv
    1)
    a) ( start) \<\<war/epidemic/rioting\>\> estallar
    b) ( appear)
    c) ( develop)

    to break out (IN something): he broke out in spots le salieron granos; to break out in a sweat empezar* a sudar; chocolate makes me break out — (AmE) el chocolate me hace salir granos

    2) ( escape) \<\<prisoner\>\> escaparse, fugarse*
    1. VI + ADV
    1) [prisoners] fugarse, escaparse
    2) (=begin) [fire, war, epidemic] estallar; [discussion, fighting, argument] producirse
    3)
    2.
    VT + ADV [+ champagne etc] descorchar
    * * *
    v + adv
    1)
    a) ( start) \<\<war/epidemic/rioting\>\> estallar
    b) ( appear)
    c) ( develop)

    to break out (IN something): he broke out in spots le salieron granos; to break out in a sweat empezar* a sudar; chocolate makes me break out — (AmE) el chocolate me hace salir granos

    2) ( escape) \<\<prisoner\>\> escaparse, fugarse*

    English-spanish dictionary > break out

  • 14 infero

    in-fĕro, intŭli, illātum, inferre, v. a., to carry, bring, put, or throw into or to a place (class.); constr. with in and acc., ad, or the dat.
    I.
    Lit.
    (α).
    With in and acc.: in equum, to bring or set upon a horse, Caes. B. G. 6, 29:

    coronam in curiam,

    Liv. 44, 14, 3:

    Scipio lecticula in aciem inlatus,

    id. 24, 42, 5:

    in portum quinqueremes,

    id. 28, 17, 5; cf. id. 26, 21, 6; 10, 2, 13:

    arma in Italiam,

    Nep. Ham. 4, 2:

    bello in provinciam illato,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 2, 1; id. Sest. 27, 58; Liv. 9, 25, 2.—
    (β).
    With dat.:

    semina arvis,

    Tac. A. 11, 54:

    fontes urbi,

    id. ib. 11, 13; cf.: pedem aliquo, to go or proceed to a place, Cic. Caecin. 14, 39:

    spolia opima templo,

    id. 4, 20.—
    (γ).
    With ad:

    scalas ad moenia,

    to set against the walls, Liv. 32, 24, 5.—
    (δ).
    Absol.:

    inferri mensam secundam jussi,

    to be served up, Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 120:

    gressus,

    Verg. G. 4, 360.—
    B.
    To throw upon, apply to any thing; esp. of fire, to set fire to:

    tectis et templis ignes inferre conati sunt,

    to set fire to, Cic. Cat. 3, 9, 22; cf.:

    aliquid in ignem,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 18.—
    C.
    In partic.
    1.
    To bring to a place for burial, to bury, inter:

    ne quis sepulcra deleat, neve alienum inferat,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 64:

    reliquias ejus majorum tumulis inferri jussit,

    Just. 11, 15.—
    2.
    To furnish, pay (a tribute or tax):

    tributum alicui,

    Col. 1, 1, 11:

    vicesimam,

    Plin. Pan. 39, 6:

    septingenta milia aerario inferenda,

    id. Ep. 2, 11, 20.—
    3.
    To give in, enter (an account):

    sumptum civibus,

    Cic. Fl. 19, 45:

    rationes falsas,

    id. ib. 9, 20:

    rationibus,

    to bring into account, Col. 1, 7, 7:

    aliquid in rationes,

    Dig. 34, 3, 12.—
    4.
    Milit.: signa (arma) in hostem, or hosti, to bear the standards against the enemy, to attack, make an attack upon:

    conversa signa in hostes inferre,

    to wheel about and attack, Caes. B. G. 2, 26; Liv. 6, 29, 2; 9, 27, 12; saep. with dat.:

    trepidantibus inferunt signa Romani,

    id. 3, 18, 8; 8, 30, 7; Curt. 8, 14, 15:

    signa patriae urbi,

    Cic. Fl. 2, 5; Liv. 28, 3, 13; so,

    inferre arma,

    Nep. Dat. 6, 5:

    pedem,

    to advance, attack, Liv. 10, 33, 4; so,

    gradum: gradum acrius intulere Romani,

    id. 35, 1, 9:

    bellum alicui,

    to make war upon, to wage war against, Cic. Pis. 34:

    bellum Italiae,

    id. Att. 9, 1, 3:

    bellum contra patriam,

    id. Phil. 2, 22, 53:

    arma,

    to begin a war, commence hostilities, Liv. 1, 30, 8.—
    5.
    Se, to betake one ' s self to, repair to, go into, enter, esp. with the accessory notion of haste and rapidity.— With dat.: visa vi quadam sua inferunt sese hominibus noscitanda, present, offer themselves, Gell. 19, 1, 15:

    lucus erat, quo se Numa sine arbitris inferebat,

    Liv. 1, 21, 3:

    se foribus,

    Verg. A. 11, 36:

    se flammae,

    Vell. 2, 74.—With a play upon I. b, supra:

    me inferre Veneri vovi jam jentaculum (cf. the context),

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 72.—With in and acc.: se in periculum capitis atque in vitae discrimen, to rush upon, expose one ' s self to, Cic. Balb. 10, 25:

    cum se in mediam contionem intulisset,

    Liv. 5, 43, 8; 4, 33, 7; 7, 17, 5; 24, 16, 1 al. — Absol.:

    viden' ignavum, ut se inferat!

    how he struts! how proudly he walks! Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 54:

    ut magnifice infert sese,

    id. Ps. 4, 1, 7:

    atque etiam se ipse inferebat,

    presented himself, came unbidden, Cic. Caecin. 5; Liv. 2, 30, 13; 22, 5, 5; Tac. H. 4, 66; id. Agr. 37; Curt. 4, 12, 14 al.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to bring forward, introduce; to produce, make, excite, occasion, cause, inflict:

    in re severa delicatum aliquem inferre sermonem,

    Cic. Off. 1, 40, 144:

    mentionem,

    to make mention, to mention, Liv. 4, 1, 2:

    spem alicui,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 25:

    quam maximum terrorem hostibus,

    id. ib. 7, 8:

    alicui injuriam,

    id. ib. 54; Val. Max. 8, 1, 6; cf.:

    injuriis in socios nostros inferendis,

    Cic. Sest. 27, 58:

    calamitatem,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 12:

    turpitudines,

    Cic. Phil. 14, 3, 9:

    crimen proditionis alicui,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 106:

    periculum civibus,

    id. Sest. 1, 2:

    probrum castis, labem integris, infamiam bonis,

    id. Cael. 18, 42:

    moram et impedimentum alicui rei,

    id. Inv. 1, 9, 12:

    mortem alicui per scelus,

    id. Mil. 7, 17:

    pestilentiam agris,

    Liv. 5, 14, 3: vim vitae suae, to lay violent hands upon one ' s self, Vell. 2, 45:

    vim et manus alicui,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 21:

    vim alicui,

    Tac. A. 15, 5; Suet. Claud. 16; 37:

    vulnera hostibus,

    to give wounds to, to wound, Caes. B. C. 2, 6:

    delectari criminibus inferendis,

    Cic. Lael. 18, 65:

    litem capitis in aliquem,

    id. Clu. 41, 116:

    alicui crimen proditionis,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 106: judicium, to judge (post-class.), Dig. 5, 2, 4:

    prima peregrinos obscena pecunia mores intulit,

    Juv. 6, 299. —
    B.
    In partic., to conclude, infer, draw an inference, Cic. Inv. 1, 47, 87; Quint. 5, 11, 27.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > infero

  • 15 occupō

        occupō āvī, ātus, āre    [ob+CAP-], to take into possession, seize, occupy, master, win: Italiam praesidiis: opportunae ad occupandum urbes, L.: portum, H.: tyrannidem: a potentioribus regna occupabantur, chieftains were aiming at, Cs.: Occupat amplexu, clasps, O.—To occupy, cover, take up, fill: quantum loci acies occupare poterat, Cs.: urbem (sc. aedificiis), L.: caementis mare, H.— To fall upon, attack: Latagum saxo os faciemque, strikes (in) the face, V.: Occupat hos morsu, longis complexibus illos, O.: manicis iacentem, fetters while prostrate, V.: Volteium Vilia vendentem, surprise, H.—To get the start of, be before-hand with, anticipate, do first, outstrip: egressas rates, O.: bellum facere, begin the war first, L.: rapere oscula, H.— To hinder: profluvium sanguinis occupat secantes, Cu.—Fig., to seize, take possession of, fill, invade, overspread, engross: mors ipsam occupat, T.: quae (tenebrae) totam rem p. tum occuparant: timor exercitum occupavit, Cs.: oculos nox occupat, are darkened, O.: fama occupat aurīs, V.—To gain, win, acquire: militarem gloriam, Ta.: obscuri speciem, pass for reserved, H.—To take up, fill, occupy, employ: tres et sexaginta annos aeque multa volumina occupasse mihi, L.: in funambulo Animum, T.: pecuniam adulescentulo grandi fenore occupavisti, invested at high interest: occupatur animus ab iracundiā: occupatus certamine est animus, L.
    * * *
    occupare, occupavi, occupatus V
    seize; gain; overtake; capture, occupy; attack

    Latin-English dictionary > occupō

  • 16 occupo

    occŭpo, āvi, ātum, 1 (occupassis for occupaveris, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 48:

    occupassit for occupaverit,

    id. As. 4, 2, 9), v. a. [obcapio; lit., to lay hold of; hence], to take possession of, seize, occupy any thing (esp. a place; class.; cf.: expugno, obsideo).
    I.
    Lit.:

    totam Italiam suis praesidiis obsidere atque occupare cogitat,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 28, 75:

    locum,

    id. Fin. 3, 20, 67:

    possessiones,

    id. Phil. 13, 5, 12:

    urbes,

    Liv. 33, 31:

    montem,

    Tac. A. 4, 47:

    portum,

    Hor. C. 1, 14, 2:

    aditum,

    to go in, enter, Verg. A. 6, 424:

    regnum,

    Cic. Lael. 12, 40:

    tyrannidem,

    id. Off. 3, 23, 90:

    familiam optimam occupavit,

    has got hold of, has got into, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 11:

    occupando adquirere aliquid,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 66 sqq.; cf. id. ib. 2, 215:

    vindemia occupabit sementem,

    shall reach to, Vulg. Lev. 26, 5.— Poet.:

    aliquem amplexu,

    to clasp in one's arms, to embrace, Ov. F. 3, 509.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To occupy, i. e. to take up, fill with any thing:

    atrā nube polum,

    Hor. C. 3, 29, 44:

    urbem (sc. aedificiis),

    Liv. 5, 55:

    caementis Tyrrhenum mare,

    Hor. C. 3, 24, 3.—
    2.
    To fall upon, attack one with any thing (syn. invado):

    Latagum saxo... Occupat os faciemque adversam,

    Verg. A. 10, 699:

    aliquem gladio,

    id. ib. 9, 770:

    aliquem morsu,

    Ov. M. 3, 48:

    canes ense,

    Prop. 4, 4, 82 (5, 4, 84):

    ne occupet te pluvia,

    Vulg. 3 Reg. 18. 44: caligo, id. Job, 3, 5.— Poet., in a friendly sense, to surprise:

    Volteium Philippus Vilia vendentem Occupat,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 64.—
    3.
    To get the start of, to be beforehand with, to anticipate, to do a thing first, to outstrip:

    occupat egressas quamlibet ante rates,

    Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 6:

    volo, tu prior ut occupes adire,

    that you should present yourself the first, Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 15:

    praeloqui,

    id. Rud. 1, 4, 18:

    bellum facere,

    to begin the war first, Liv. 1, 14:

    rapere oscula,

    Hor. C. 2, 12, 28.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To seize, take possession of, fill, invade, engross:

    tantus timor omnem exercitum occupavit,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 39:

    tremor occupat artus,

    Ov. M. 3, 40:

    sopor occupat artus,

    Verg. G. 4, 190:

    animos magnitudine rei,

    Cic. Font. 5, 20:

    pallor ora,

    Verg. A. 4, 499.—
    B.
    To take up, occupy, employ: haec causa primos menses occupabit, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 3:

    cum in mentem venit tres et sexaginta annos aeque multa volumina occupasse mihi,

    Liv. 31, 1, 3:

    in funambulo Animum,

    Ter. Hec. prol. 1, 4:

    contio, quae homines occupatos occupat,

    Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 7:

    tanta superstitio mentis Siculorum occupavit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 51, § 113: pecuniam, to put out or lay out money:

    pecuniam adulescentulo grandi fenore occupavisti,

    have loaned it at a high rate, id. Fl. 21, 51:

    pecunias apud populos,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 36, § 91:

    pecuniam animalibus,

    to lay out, invest in cattle, Col. 1, 8, 13:

    pecuniam in pecore,

    id. 11, 1:

    argentum,

    Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 13.— Pass.:

    ante occupatur animus ab iracundiā,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 38; Liv. 22, 15, 6.—Hence, oc-cŭpātus, a, um, P. a., taken up, occupied, employed, busy, engaged (class.):

    ut si occupati profuimus aliquid civibus nostris, prosimus etiam otiosi,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 3, 5:

    in eo, ut,

    Nep. Alc. 8, 1:

    tempora,

    Cic. Planc. 27, 66:

    qui in patriā delendā occupati et sunt et fuerunt,

    id. Off. 1, 17, 57:

    hostibus opere occupatis,

    Liv. 21, 45, 2: Nep. Hann. 7, 1.—Hence, married, occupatae (opp. to vacuae), Quint. Decl. 376.— Comp.: comitiorum dilationes occupatiorem me habebant, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 3.— Sup.:

    non dubito, quin occupatissimus fueris,

    very much occupied, Cic. Att. 12, 38, 1; Plin. Ep. 9, 21, 2.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > occupo

  • 17 Provocation

    subs.
    P. παροξυσμός, ὁ.
    We begin the war under provocation: P. ἀδικούμενοι τὸν πόλεμον ἐγείρομεν (Thuc. 1, 121).
    Nor do we attack without extreme provocation: P. οὐδʼ ἐπιστρατεύομεν μὴ καὶ διαφερόντως τι ἀδικούμενοι (Thuc. 1, 38).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Provocation

  • 18 açmak

    "1. /ı/ to open. 2. /ı/ to open up, cut through (and make a door or window in a wall). 3. /ı/ to construct and open (a road). 4. /ı/ to clear away, break through (an obstruction) and open. 5. /ı/ to draw aside, lift, drop (a veil, a covering). 6. /ı/ to clear (land), break up (ground). 7. /ı/ to uncover. 8. /ı/ to open out, spread out, unfold. 9. /ı/ to set, spread (a sail); to unfurl (a flag). 10. /ı/ to roll out (dough). 11. /ı/ to untie, undo (a knot). 12. /ı/ to unlock; to unbar, unlatch. 13. /ı/ to turn on, switch on. 14. /ı/ to widen (an interval, the space between). 15. /ı/ to explain more fully. 16. /ı/ to begin, open (war, a meeting, a conversation). 17. /ı/ to disclose. 18. /ı/ to lighten (a color or the general effect of a room). 19. /ı/ to suit, go well with (a person); to lighten (a person´s complexion). 20. /ı/ to sharpen (a pencil). 21. /ı/ to whet, sharpen (one´s appetite). 22. /ı/ to relieve, free (one) from embarrassment or shyness. 23. (for a flower or leaf) to open. 24. (for weather) to clear up, become good. 25. slang to go away, clear out. 26. /ı/ slang to appeal (to). Açtı ağzını, yumdu gözünü. colloq. He lost his temper and hollered./He flew off the handle."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > açmak

  • 19 розпочинати

    begin, launch, ( розслідування) mount, open, start, unleash a war

    Українсько-англійський юридичний словник > розпочинати

  • 20 start

    I
    1.
    verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.)
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?)
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.)
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.)

    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.)
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.)
    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with

    II
    1.
    verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.)

    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.)
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!)
    start1 n
    1. principio
    2. salida
    there's a lot of work, let's make a start! hay mucho trabajo, ¡empecemos!
    start2 vb
    1. empezar
    what time does it start? ¿a qué hora empieza?
    2. arrancar
    tr[stɑːt]
    1 (gen) principio, comienzo, inicio
    2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (of race) salida; (advantage) ventaja
    3 (fright, jump) susto, sobresalto
    what a start you gave me! ¡qué susto me has pegado!
    1 (begin - gen) empezar, comenzar, iniciar; (- conversation) entablar
    what time do you start work? ¿a qué hora empiezas a trabajar?
    she started to cry empezó a llorar, arrancó a llorar
    2 (cause to begin - fire, epidemic) provocar; (- argument, fight, war, etc) empezar, iniciar
    you've started me thinking me has hecho pensar, me has dado que pensar
    3 (set up - business) montar, poner; (- organization) fundar, establecer, crear
    4 (set in motion - machine) poner en marcha; (- vehicle) arrancar, poner en marcha
    1 (begin) empezar, comenzar
    what time does it start? ¿a qué hora comienza?
    don't start, honey no empieces, cariño
    starting from Tuesday a partir del martes, empezando el martes
    2 (be set up - business) ser fundado,-a, fundarse, crearse
    3 (begin to operate) ponerse en marcha, empezar a funcionar; (car) arrancar
    4 (begin journey) salir, partir, ponerse en camino
    5 (jump) asustarse, sobresaltarse
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    for a start para empezar
    to make a fresh start volver a empezar
    to start a family tener hijos
    to start with (firstly) para empezar, en primer lugar 2 (at the beginning) al principio
    start ['stɑrt] vi
    1) jump: levantarse de un salto, sobresaltarse, dar un respingo
    2) begin: empezar, comenzar
    3) set out: salir (de viaje, etc.)
    4) : arrancar (dícese de un motor)
    start vt
    1) begin: empezar, comenzar, iniciar
    2) cause: provocar, causar
    3) establish: fundar, montar, establecer
    to start a business: montar un negocio
    4) : arrancar, poner en marcha, encender
    to start the car: arrancar el motor
    1) jump: sobresalto m, respingo m
    2) beginning: principio m, comienzo m
    to get an early start: salir temprano
    n.
    arranque s.m.
    comienzo s.m.
    inicio s.m.
    principio s.m.
    respingo s.m.
    salida (Deporte) s.f.
    sobresalto s.m.
    ventaja s.f. (a motor, etc.)
    v.
    arrancar v.
    poner en marcha v.
    v.
    comenzar v.
    despegar v.
    empezar v.
    entablar v.
    fundar v.
    iniciar v.
    nacer v.
    originar v.
    principiar v.
    romper v.
    stɑːrt, stɑːt
    I
    1)
    a) ( beginning) principio m, comienzo m

    at the start — al principio, al comienzo

    from start to finish — del principio al fin, desde el principio hasta el fin

    to make an early start — empezar* temprano; ( on a journey) salir* temprano, ponerse* en camino a primera hora

    to make a fresh o new start — empezar* or comenzar* de nuevo

    to get (something) off to a good/bad start — empezar* (algo) bien or con el pie derecho/mal or con el pie izquierdo

    b)
    2) ( Sport)
    a) ( of race) salida f
    b) (lead, advantage) ventaja f
    3) ( jump)

    to give a start\<\<person/horse\>\> dar* un respingo

    to give somebody a start — darle* or pegarle* un susto a alguien, asustar a alguien


    II
    1.
    1) ( begin) \<\<conversation/journey/negotiations\>\> empezar*, comenzar*, iniciar; \<\<job/course\>\> empezar*, comenzar*

    I start work at eightempiezo or entro a trabajar a las ocho

    to start -ING, to start to + INF — empezar* a + inf

    2) ( cause to begin) \<\<race\>\> dar* comienzo a, largar* (CS, Méx); \<\<fire/epidemic\>\> provocar*; \<\<argument/fight\>\> empezar*; \<\<war\>\> \<\<incident\>\> desencadenar

    to get somebody started — (colloq) darle* cuerda a alguien (fam)

    3) ( establish) \<\<business\>\> abrir*, montar; \<\<organization\>\> fundar
    4) ( cause to operate) \<\<engine/dishwasher\>\> encender*, prender (AmL); \<\<car\>\> arrancar*, hacer* partir (Chi)

    2.
    1) vi
    2)
    a) ( begin) \<\<school/term/meeting\>\> empezar*, comenzar*, iniciarse (frml); \<\<noise/pain/journey/race\>\> empezar*, comenzar*

    prices start at $30 — cuestan a partir de 30 dólares

    to get started — empezar*, comenzar*

    to start again o (AmE also) over — volver* a empezar, empezar* or comenzar* de nuevo

    to start BY -ING — empezar* por + inf

    b)

    to start with — (as linker): primero or para empezar

    3)
    a) ( originate) empezar*, originarse
    b) ( be founded) ser* fundado
    4) ( set out) (+ adv compl)

    it's time we started (for) home — es hora de volver a casa, es hora de que nos pongamos en camino a casa

    5) ( begin to operate) \<\<car\>\> arrancar*, partir (Chi); \<\<dishwasher\>\> empezar* a funcionar, ponerse* en marcha
    6) ( move suddenly) dar* un respingo; ( be frightened) asustarse, sobresaltarse
    Phrasal Verbs:
    [stɑːt]
    1. N
    1) (=beginning) principio m, comienzo m

    at the start — al principio, en un principio

    at the very start — muy al principio, en los mismos comienzos

    for a start — en primer lugar, para empezar

    from the start — desde el principio

    to get a good start in life — disfrutar de una infancia privilegiada

    to get off to a good/bad/slow start — empezar bien/mal/lentamente

    to give sb a (good) start in life — ayudar a algn a situarse en la vida

    to make a start — empezar

    to make an early start (on journey) ponerse en camino temprano; (with job) empezar temprano

    to make a fresh or new start in life — hacer vida nueva

    2) (=departure) salida f (also Sport); (=starting line) línea f de salida
    3) (=advantage) ventaja f

    to give sb five minutes' or a five-minute start — dar a algn cinco minutos de ventaja

    to have a start on sb — tener ventaja sobre algn

    4) (=fright etc) susto m, sobresalto m

    to give sb a start — asustar or dar un susto a algn

    what a start you gave me! — ¡qué susto me diste!

    to wake with a start — despertarse sobresaltado

    2. VT
    1) (=begin) empezar, comenzar; [+ discussion etc] abrir, iniciar; [+ bottle] abrir; [+ quarrel, argument] empezar; [+ journey] iniciar

    to start a new cheque book/page — comenzar or empezar un talonario nuevo/una página nueva

    don't start that again! — ¡no vuelvas a eso!

    to start doing sth or to do sth — empezar a hacer algo

    start moving! — ¡menearse!

    start talking! — ¡desembucha!

    to start sth again or afreshcomenzar or empezar algo de nuevo

    to start the day right — empezar bien el día

    he started life as a labourer — empezó de or como peón

    to start negotiationsiniciar or entablar las pláticas

    to start a novelempezar a escribir (or leer) una novela

    he started work yesterday — entró a trabajar ayer

    2) (=cause to begin or happen) [+ fire] provocar; [+ war] [person, country] empezar, iniciar; [incident, act] desencadenar; [+ fashion] empezar, iniciar; [+ rumour, tradition] iniciar, dar comienzo a

    you started it! — ¡tú diste el primer golpe!

    to start a family(empezar a) tener hijos

    to start a race(=give signal for) dar la señal de salida para una carrera

    3)

    to get started — empezar, ponerse en marcha

    to get sth started[+ engine, car] poner algo en marcha, arrancar algo; [+ project] poner algo en marcha

    to get sb started (on activity) poner a algn en marcha; (in career) iniciar a algn en su carrera

    4) (=found) (also: start up) [+ business] montar, poner; [+ newspaper] fundar, establecer
    5) (also: start up) [+ car, engine] arrancar, poner en marcha; [+ clock] poner en marcha

    don't start him (off) on that! — ¡no le des cuerda!

    7) (=disturb)
    3. VI
    1) (=begin) empezar, comenzar; [conversation, discussion] iniciarse; [quarrel, argument] producirse; [fashion] empezar, iniciar; [war] estallar, empezar; [rumour, tradition] originarse; [fire] empezar, iniciarse; [music] empezar

    it started (off) rather well/badly — [film, match] empezó bastante bien/mal

    to start again or afresh — volver a empezar, comenzar de nuevo

    he started (off or out) as a postman — empezó como or de cartero

    he started (off or out) as a Marxist — empezó como marxista

    to start at the beginning — empezar desde el principio

    he started (off) by saying... — empezó por decir or diciendo...

    the route starts from here — la ruta sale de aquí

    to start (out or up) in business — montar or poner un negocio

    to start (off) with... — (=firstly) en primer lugar..., para empezar...; (=at the beginning) al principio..., en un principio...

    what shall we start (off) with? — ¿con qué empezamos?

    he started (off or out) with the intention of writing a thesis — empezó con la intención de escribir una tesis

    2) (=embark)

    to start on a task — emprender una tarea

    to start on a book(=begin reading) empezar a leer un libro; (=begin writing) empezar a escribir un libro

    they started on another bottleabrieron or empezaron otra botella

    3) (also: start off, start out) (on journey) [person] partir, ponerse en camino; [bus, train, runner] salir

    to start (off or out) from London/for Madrid — salir de Londres/partir con rumbo a or para Madrid

    4) (also: start up) [car, engine] arrancar, ponerse en marcha; [washing machine] ponerse en marcha
    5) (=jump nervously) asustarse, sobresaltarse (at a)
    6) [timber etc] combarse, torcerse; [rivets etc] soltarse
    * * *
    [stɑːrt, stɑːt]
    I
    1)
    a) ( beginning) principio m, comienzo m

    at the start — al principio, al comienzo

    from start to finish — del principio al fin, desde el principio hasta el fin

    to make an early start — empezar* temprano; ( on a journey) salir* temprano, ponerse* en camino a primera hora

    to make a fresh o new start — empezar* or comenzar* de nuevo

    to get (something) off to a good/bad start — empezar* (algo) bien or con el pie derecho/mal or con el pie izquierdo

    b)
    2) ( Sport)
    a) ( of race) salida f
    b) (lead, advantage) ventaja f
    3) ( jump)

    to give a start\<\<person/horse\>\> dar* un respingo

    to give somebody a start — darle* or pegarle* un susto a alguien, asustar a alguien


    II
    1.
    1) ( begin) \<\<conversation/journey/negotiations\>\> empezar*, comenzar*, iniciar; \<\<job/course\>\> empezar*, comenzar*

    I start work at eightempiezo or entro a trabajar a las ocho

    to start -ING, to start to + INF — empezar* a + inf

    2) ( cause to begin) \<\<race\>\> dar* comienzo a, largar* (CS, Méx); \<\<fire/epidemic\>\> provocar*; \<\<argument/fight\>\> empezar*; \<\<war\>\> \<\<incident\>\> desencadenar

    to get somebody started — (colloq) darle* cuerda a alguien (fam)

    3) ( establish) \<\<business\>\> abrir*, montar; \<\<organization\>\> fundar
    4) ( cause to operate) \<\<engine/dishwasher\>\> encender*, prender (AmL); \<\<car\>\> arrancar*, hacer* partir (Chi)

    2.
    1) vi
    2)
    a) ( begin) \<\<school/term/meeting\>\> empezar*, comenzar*, iniciarse (frml); \<\<noise/pain/journey/race\>\> empezar*, comenzar*

    prices start at $30 — cuestan a partir de 30 dólares

    to get started — empezar*, comenzar*

    to start again o (AmE also) over — volver* a empezar, empezar* or comenzar* de nuevo

    to start BY -ING — empezar* por + inf

    b)

    to start with — (as linker): primero or para empezar

    3)
    a) ( originate) empezar*, originarse
    b) ( be founded) ser* fundado
    4) ( set out) (+ adv compl)

    it's time we started (for) home — es hora de volver a casa, es hora de que nos pongamos en camino a casa

    5) ( begin to operate) \<\<car\>\> arrancar*, partir (Chi); \<\<dishwasher\>\> empezar* a funcionar, ponerse* en marcha
    6) ( move suddenly) dar* un respingo; ( be frightened) asustarse, sobresaltarse
    Phrasal Verbs:

    English-spanish dictionary > start

См. также в других словарях:

  • war — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific conflict or the period of time during which such conflict exists (was before the war). c the suspension of international law etc. during such… …   Useful english dictionary

  • War in Afghanistan (2001–present) — War in Afghanistan Part of the Afghan civil war and the War on Terror …   Wikipedia

  • BEGIN, MENAḤEM — (1913–1992), Israeli statesman and former commander of the Irgun Ẓeva i Le ummi (IẒL); prime minister of Israel. He served in the First to Tenth Knessets. Begin was born and educated in Brest Litovsk. He graduated with a law degree from Warsaw… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • War of the Austrian Succession — The Battle of Fontenoy by Édouard Detaille. Oil on canvas …   Wikipedia

  • War in Europe (game) — War in Europe is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1976. It was an expansion of a previously published wargame, War in the East . In order to allow players to focus on the war in western Europe and North Africa …   Wikipedia

  • Begin (Band) — Begin Land Japan Region Ishigaki jima, Präfektur Okinawa Gründung 1988 Genre …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • War crime — War crimes are violations of the laws or customs of war , including but not limited to murder, the ill treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied territory to slave labor camps , the murder or ill treatment of prisoners of war …   Wikipedia

  • War of the Spider Queen —   …   Wikipedia

  • War (card game) — War is a card game for two or more players. It uses a standard Western fifty two playing card deck. It is most often played as a children s game because of its simplicity.Infobox Game subject name=War image link= image caption=The game of War .… …   Wikipedia

  • War of Transnistria — Map of conflict region Date 2 March 1992 21 July 1992 (142 days) Location …   Wikipedia

  • War of the Worlds (radio 2001) — “War of the Worlds” is a radio program from the American radio anthology series Radio Tales. The anthology series adapted classic works of American and world literature for the radio. The series was a recipient of numerous awards, including four… …   Wikipedia

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»