dīmidium

    dīmidium ī, n    [dimidius], the half: Vix dum dimidium dixeram, was hardly half through, T.: ut ne minus dimidium ad illum perveniret: quos dimidio redderet stultiores, by half: Hibernia dimidio minor quam, etc., Cs.: Maior dimidio, H.: minus dimidio hostium quam antea occisum, L. —Prov.: Dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet, well begun is half done, H.

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    anima ae, f    [AN-], air, a current of air, breeze, breath, wind: impellunt animae lintea, H.: ignes animaeque, V. — Esp., the air utrum (animus) sit ignis, an anima: semina terrarum animaeque, V.— Breath: animam compressi, T.: animam recipe, take breath, T.: animam puram conservare: animas fovent illo, correct their breath, V.: inspirant graves animas, O.: anima amphorae, the fumes of wine, Ph.—Meton., life: animam exstinguere, T.: deponere, N.: vomere, V.: de liberorum animā iudicandum est: anima nostra in dubio est, S.: Mortalīs animas sortiri, H.: et animam agere, et efflare dicimus, to give up the ghost: non eodem tempore et gestum et animam ageres, i. e. exert yourself in gesturing to the point of death. —Prov.: quid, si animam debet? is in debt for his life? i. e. for everything, T.—Poet., of a dear friend: animae dimidium meae, H.: animae pars, H. — A life, living being, soul, person: egregias animas, quae, etc., V.: animae quales nec candidiores, etc., H.: magnae animae, Ta.—The shades, departed spirits, manes: tu pias laetis animas reponis Sedibus, H.: animam sepulcro Condimus, V.—The rational soul, mind: rationis consilique particeps: docent non interire animas, Cs.

   (coepiō） coepī, coeptus, ere    [com- + 1 AP-], to begin, commence: non Prius olfecissem, quam ille quicquam coeperet? T.: mecum cogitare, T.: cum ver esse coeperat: Fluctus coepit albescere, V.: oppugnare, Cs.: alia fieri coepere, S.: cum Lacedaemoniis pugnari coepit, N.: urbanus haberi, H.: res agi coepta est: ante petitam esse pecuniam, quam esset coepta deberi: obsidione coepti premi hostes, L.: bello premi sunt coepti, N.: mitescere discordiae intestinae coeptae, L.: si quicquam hic turbae coeperis, T.: illud, quod coepimus, videamus: illa quae coepta sunt ab isto: coeptum bellum foret, S.: se non ante coepturum, quam, etc., L.: perge quo coepisti (sc. ire): dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet, H.: ita coepit tyrannus (sc. dicere), L.: Ilioneus placido sic pectore coepit, V.: coepit cum talia vates (sc. fari), V. — P. coeptus, begun, commenced, undertaken: consilium fraude coeptum, L.: iussis Carmina coepta tuis, V.: quaedam (animalia) modo coepta, in process of creation, O.: mors, sought, O. — Of things, to begin, be begun, take a beginning, commence, originate, arise: post, ubi silentium coepit... verba facit, etc., S.: cum deditio coepit, S.: pugna coepit, L.

    crūs ūris, n    [1 CEL-], the leg, shank, shin: crura suffringere: dimidium, broken, Iu.: medium impediit crus Pellibus, H.: (equus) iactat crura, V.—The legs of crucified criminals were broken; hence, prov.: perire eum non posse, nisi ei crura fracta essent, he that is born to be hanged, etc.— A foot: Laeva crura Lilybaeo premuntur (poet. plur.), O.— Plur, props, pillars: ponticuli, Ct.

    dīmidiātus adj.    [dimidium], halved, divided in the middle: mensis: partes versiculorum.

    dīmidius adj.    [dis- + medius], half, one half: pro dimidiā parte: rex dimidiae partis Eburonum, Cs.—Fig., of descent: dimidius patrum, dimidius plebis, half patrician and half plebeian, L.— Broken in two, broken: crus, Iu.: voltūs, mutilated, Iu.

    dis-tribuō uī, ūtus, ere,    to divide, distribute, apportion, spread: id (dimidium minae), T.: partīs Italiae: copias in trīs partīs, Cs.: (milites) circum familias, quartered, Cs.: Numidis hiberna in proximis urbibus, L.: pecunias exercitui, Cs.: pecuniam in iudices: ex captivis toto exercitu capita singula praedae nomine, Cs.: leges in omnīs terras distributae.

    factum ī, n    [P. neut. of facio], a deed, act, exploit, achievement: horum facta depingere, T.: te pro istis factis Ulciscar, T.: Dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet, H.: famam extendere factis, V.: egregium: inlustria et gloriosa: mortalia, of mortals, H.: totā notissima Cypro Facta, the story, O.: recte ac turpiter factum, Cs.: bene facta, benefits: recte facta, services, L.— An event: paulo post id factum, Cs.: mirabile, O.

    parcē adv. with comp.    [parcus], sparingly, frugally, thriftily, penuriously, parsimoniously, stingily: vivere: Se habere, T.: frumentum metiri, Cs.: dimidium imperavit: Num potuit parcius?: Parcius hic vivit, H.: implet manum parcius, Iu.— Sparingly, moderately: scripsi de te: verba detorta, H.: gaudere, Ph.: parcius de eius laude dicere: Parcius quatiunt fenestras, seldom, H.

    prō praep. with abl.    [PRO-].—Of place, before, in front of, in face of: sedens pro aede Castoris: pro castris dimicare, Cs.: castra pro moenibus locata, L.: pro castris suas copias produxit, before the camp, Cs.: pro tectis aedificiorum, from the roofs, S.—Of conspicuous appearance or publicity, before, in the presence of, on, in, in front of: hac re pro suggestu pronuntiatā, coming forward on the tribune, Cs.: me significasse... idque pro tribunali, in open court: laudatus pro contione Iugurtha, before the assembled army, S.: pro contione litteras recitare, to the assembly, Cu.: uti pro consilio imperatum erat, in the council, S.: pro collegio pronuntiare, L.—Of defence or protection, for, in behalf of, in favor of, for the benefit of, in the service of, on the side of: contra omnia dici et pro omnibus: hoc non modo non pro me, sed contra me est potius: haec contra legem proque lege dicta, L.: labores dolorem pro patriā suscipere: pro patriā mori, H.: urbes pro hostibus et advorsum se opportunissumae, S.: et locus pro vobis et nox erit, L.—Of replacement or substitution, in the place of, instead of, for: ego pro te molam, T.: saepe et exin pro deinde et exinde dicimus: pro bene sano fictum vocamus, H.—Esp., in titles: pro consule in Ciliciam proficiscens, vice-consul: pro consulibus alqm mittere, non pro consule, instead of the consuls, not as proconsul: cum Alexandriae pro quaestore essem: pro magistro: ut, qui pro dictatore fuisset, dictator crederetur, L.—Of compensation, for, in exchange for, in return for: pro huius peccatis ego supplicium sufferam, T.: dimidium eius quod pactus esset, pro carmine daturum: id pro immolatis Romanis poenae hostibus redditum, L.: dedit pro corpore nummos, as a ransom, H.—Of equivalence, for, the same as, just as, as: hunc amavi pro meo, as my own, T.: qui mihi unus est pro centum milibus, of as much weight with me: quos pro nihilo putavit: pro occiso relictus, for dead: cum pro damnato esset, as good as condemned: neque recte neque pro bono facere (i. e. ita, ut pro bono habeatur), S.: pro vano nuntius audiri, as a boaster, L.—Esp., in phrases. —Pro eo, as an equivalent, just the same: sin minus, pro eo tamen id habeamus.—Pro eo atque, just the same as, even as: pro eo ac mereor, just as I deserve: pro eo ac debui, just as was my duty. —Pro eo quod, for the reason that, because: pro eo quod eius nomen erat magnā apud omnīs gloriā. —Of relation or proportion, for, in proportion, in comparison with, in accordance with, according to, conformably to, by virtue of: pro multitudine hominum angusti fines, Cs.: exercitum pro loco atque copiis instruit, S.: agere pro viribus: quia pro imperio palam interfici non poterat, in consideration of, L.: illum submovere pro imperio more maiorum, summarily, L.: satis pro imperio, dictatorially enough, T.: pro tuā prudentiā: pro tempore et pro re, according to time and circumstances, Cs.: pro facultatibus, N.—In phrases, with parte: quibus aliquid opis fortasse, pro suā quisque parte ferre potuisset, each according to his own measure of influence: pro meā tenui parte id defendere, to the best of my poor ability: pro virili parte, manfully: rerum gestarum memoriae pro virili parte consuluisse, i. e. to have done my share towards preserving, L.: beneficio plus quam pro virili parte obligatus, i. e. under more than personal obligations. —For pro ratā parte, see ratus.—With eo: pro magnitudine iniuriae, proque eo quod res p. temptatur, vindicare, as required by the fact that, etc.: pro antiquitate generis sui, pro eo, quod, etc., in view of the fact: ea pro eo, quantum in quoque sit ponderis, esse aestimanda, according to the weight of each.—Pro se quisque, each for himself, each in his measure, individually: pro se quisque quod ceperat adferebat: cum pro se quisque operam navare cuperet, Cs.: pro se quisque viri nituntur, V.