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21 campestre
campester ( campestris, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 696 P.; Col. 3, 13, 8; 7, 2, 3; 3, 14, 1, is suspicious; v. Schneid. ad h. l.), tris, tre, adj. [id.].I.Of or pertaining to a level field, even, flat, level, champaign, opp. montanus and collinus; cf. Liv. 10, 2, 5; 40, 38, 2;B.40, 53, 3 al.: tria genera simplicia agrorum campestre, collinum et montanum,
Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 2:campester locus,
id. ib. § 6; cf.:vineae collinae et campestres,
Col. 12, 21, 1:resina,
Plin. 24, 6, 22, § 34:acer,
id. 16, 15, 26, § 67 al.:locus,
Col. 3, 13, 8:pars,
id. 1, 2, 3. situs, id. 7, 2, 3:sationes,
id. 11, 3, 21:positio,
id. 1, 2, 4:culta,
Plin. 25, 5, 18, § 39:campestres ac demissi loci,
Caes. B. G. 7, 72:iter,
id. B. C. 1, 66; Liv. 21, 32, 6:vici,
id. 40, 58, 2:urbs,
id. 23, 45, 10. oppidum, id. 27, 39, 12:barbari,
dwelling in plains, id. 39, 53, 13; cf.Scythae, Hor C. 3, 24, 9: hostis,
fighting on a plain, Liv. 22, 18, 3 al. —Subst.: campe-strĭa, ĭum, n., a plain, flat land, level ground, Tac. G. 43:II.in campestribus,
Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 118.—Relating to the Campus Martius.A.Of the athletic exercises held there:2.ludus,
Cic. Cael. 5, 11:proelia,
contests in the Campus, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 54:exercitationes,
Suet. Aug. 83; id. Ner. 10:decursio,
id. Galb. 6 fin.:arma,
used in the contests held there, Hor. A. P 379.— Hence,Subst.a.campestre, is, n. (sc. velamentum), a leather apron worn about the loins, a wrestling-apron (orig. of the combatants in the Field of Mars; hence the name): campestria Latinum verbum est, sed ex eo dictum, quod juvenes, qui exercebantur in Campo, pudenda operiebant;b.unde qui ita succincti sunt campestratos vulgus appellat, Aug. Civ Dei, 14, 17.—Also worn in hot weather under the toga, in place of the tunic,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 18; Vulcat. Avid. Cass. 4 al.—campe-stres, ĭum, m., the deities who presided over contests, Inscr. Orell. 1358; 1794; 2101; Inscr. Don. 59, 5.—B.Pertaining to the comitia held in the Campus Martius:quaestus,
Cic. Har. Resp. 20, 42: gratia. Liv. 7, 1, 2:res ex campestri certamine in senatum pervenit,
id. 32, 7, 11:operae,
Suet. Aug. 3:temeritas,
Val. Max. 4, 1, n 14. -
22 campestres
campester ( campestris, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 696 P.; Col. 3, 13, 8; 7, 2, 3; 3, 14, 1, is suspicious; v. Schneid. ad h. l.), tris, tre, adj. [id.].I.Of or pertaining to a level field, even, flat, level, champaign, opp. montanus and collinus; cf. Liv. 10, 2, 5; 40, 38, 2;B.40, 53, 3 al.: tria genera simplicia agrorum campestre, collinum et montanum,
Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 2:campester locus,
id. ib. § 6; cf.:vineae collinae et campestres,
Col. 12, 21, 1:resina,
Plin. 24, 6, 22, § 34:acer,
id. 16, 15, 26, § 67 al.:locus,
Col. 3, 13, 8:pars,
id. 1, 2, 3. situs, id. 7, 2, 3:sationes,
id. 11, 3, 21:positio,
id. 1, 2, 4:culta,
Plin. 25, 5, 18, § 39:campestres ac demissi loci,
Caes. B. G. 7, 72:iter,
id. B. C. 1, 66; Liv. 21, 32, 6:vici,
id. 40, 58, 2:urbs,
id. 23, 45, 10. oppidum, id. 27, 39, 12:barbari,
dwelling in plains, id. 39, 53, 13; cf.Scythae, Hor C. 3, 24, 9: hostis,
fighting on a plain, Liv. 22, 18, 3 al. —Subst.: campe-strĭa, ĭum, n., a plain, flat land, level ground, Tac. G. 43:II.in campestribus,
Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 118.—Relating to the Campus Martius.A.Of the athletic exercises held there:2.ludus,
Cic. Cael. 5, 11:proelia,
contests in the Campus, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 54:exercitationes,
Suet. Aug. 83; id. Ner. 10:decursio,
id. Galb. 6 fin.:arma,
used in the contests held there, Hor. A. P 379.— Hence,Subst.a.campestre, is, n. (sc. velamentum), a leather apron worn about the loins, a wrestling-apron (orig. of the combatants in the Field of Mars; hence the name): campestria Latinum verbum est, sed ex eo dictum, quod juvenes, qui exercebantur in Campo, pudenda operiebant;b.unde qui ita succincti sunt campestratos vulgus appellat, Aug. Civ Dei, 14, 17.—Also worn in hot weather under the toga, in place of the tunic,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 18; Vulcat. Avid. Cass. 4 al.—campe-stres, ĭum, m., the deities who presided over contests, Inscr. Orell. 1358; 1794; 2101; Inscr. Don. 59, 5.—B.Pertaining to the comitia held in the Campus Martius:quaestus,
Cic. Har. Resp. 20, 42: gratia. Liv. 7, 1, 2:res ex campestri certamine in senatum pervenit,
id. 32, 7, 11:operae,
Suet. Aug. 3:temeritas,
Val. Max. 4, 1, n 14. -
23 campestria
campester ( campestris, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 696 P.; Col. 3, 13, 8; 7, 2, 3; 3, 14, 1, is suspicious; v. Schneid. ad h. l.), tris, tre, adj. [id.].I.Of or pertaining to a level field, even, flat, level, champaign, opp. montanus and collinus; cf. Liv. 10, 2, 5; 40, 38, 2;B.40, 53, 3 al.: tria genera simplicia agrorum campestre, collinum et montanum,
Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 2:campester locus,
id. ib. § 6; cf.:vineae collinae et campestres,
Col. 12, 21, 1:resina,
Plin. 24, 6, 22, § 34:acer,
id. 16, 15, 26, § 67 al.:locus,
Col. 3, 13, 8:pars,
id. 1, 2, 3. situs, id. 7, 2, 3:sationes,
id. 11, 3, 21:positio,
id. 1, 2, 4:culta,
Plin. 25, 5, 18, § 39:campestres ac demissi loci,
Caes. B. G. 7, 72:iter,
id. B. C. 1, 66; Liv. 21, 32, 6:vici,
id. 40, 58, 2:urbs,
id. 23, 45, 10. oppidum, id. 27, 39, 12:barbari,
dwelling in plains, id. 39, 53, 13; cf.Scythae, Hor C. 3, 24, 9: hostis,
fighting on a plain, Liv. 22, 18, 3 al. —Subst.: campe-strĭa, ĭum, n., a plain, flat land, level ground, Tac. G. 43:II.in campestribus,
Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 118.—Relating to the Campus Martius.A.Of the athletic exercises held there:2.ludus,
Cic. Cael. 5, 11:proelia,
contests in the Campus, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 54:exercitationes,
Suet. Aug. 83; id. Ner. 10:decursio,
id. Galb. 6 fin.:arma,
used in the contests held there, Hor. A. P 379.— Hence,Subst.a.campestre, is, n. (sc. velamentum), a leather apron worn about the loins, a wrestling-apron (orig. of the combatants in the Field of Mars; hence the name): campestria Latinum verbum est, sed ex eo dictum, quod juvenes, qui exercebantur in Campo, pudenda operiebant;b.unde qui ita succincti sunt campestratos vulgus appellat, Aug. Civ Dei, 14, 17.—Also worn in hot weather under the toga, in place of the tunic,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 18; Vulcat. Avid. Cass. 4 al.—campe-stres, ĭum, m., the deities who presided over contests, Inscr. Orell. 1358; 1794; 2101; Inscr. Don. 59, 5.—B.Pertaining to the comitia held in the Campus Martius:quaestus,
Cic. Har. Resp. 20, 42: gratia. Liv. 7, 1, 2:res ex campestri certamine in senatum pervenit,
id. 32, 7, 11:operae,
Suet. Aug. 3:temeritas,
Val. Max. 4, 1, n 14. -
24 campestris
campester ( campestris, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 696 P.; Col. 3, 13, 8; 7, 2, 3; 3, 14, 1, is suspicious; v. Schneid. ad h. l.), tris, tre, adj. [id.].I.Of or pertaining to a level field, even, flat, level, champaign, opp. montanus and collinus; cf. Liv. 10, 2, 5; 40, 38, 2;B.40, 53, 3 al.: tria genera simplicia agrorum campestre, collinum et montanum,
Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 2:campester locus,
id. ib. § 6; cf.:vineae collinae et campestres,
Col. 12, 21, 1:resina,
Plin. 24, 6, 22, § 34:acer,
id. 16, 15, 26, § 67 al.:locus,
Col. 3, 13, 8:pars,
id. 1, 2, 3. situs, id. 7, 2, 3:sationes,
id. 11, 3, 21:positio,
id. 1, 2, 4:culta,
Plin. 25, 5, 18, § 39:campestres ac demissi loci,
Caes. B. G. 7, 72:iter,
id. B. C. 1, 66; Liv. 21, 32, 6:vici,
id. 40, 58, 2:urbs,
id. 23, 45, 10. oppidum, id. 27, 39, 12:barbari,
dwelling in plains, id. 39, 53, 13; cf.Scythae, Hor C. 3, 24, 9: hostis,
fighting on a plain, Liv. 22, 18, 3 al. —Subst.: campe-strĭa, ĭum, n., a plain, flat land, level ground, Tac. G. 43:II.in campestribus,
Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 118.—Relating to the Campus Martius.A.Of the athletic exercises held there:2.ludus,
Cic. Cael. 5, 11:proelia,
contests in the Campus, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 54:exercitationes,
Suet. Aug. 83; id. Ner. 10:decursio,
id. Galb. 6 fin.:arma,
used in the contests held there, Hor. A. P 379.— Hence,Subst.a.campestre, is, n. (sc. velamentum), a leather apron worn about the loins, a wrestling-apron (orig. of the combatants in the Field of Mars; hence the name): campestria Latinum verbum est, sed ex eo dictum, quod juvenes, qui exercebantur in Campo, pudenda operiebant;b.unde qui ita succincti sunt campestratos vulgus appellat, Aug. Civ Dei, 14, 17.—Also worn in hot weather under the toga, in place of the tunic,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 18; Vulcat. Avid. Cass. 4 al.—campe-stres, ĭum, m., the deities who presided over contests, Inscr. Orell. 1358; 1794; 2101; Inscr. Don. 59, 5.—B.Pertaining to the comitia held in the Campus Martius:quaestus,
Cic. Har. Resp. 20, 42: gratia. Liv. 7, 1, 2:res ex campestri certamine in senatum pervenit,
id. 32, 7, 11:operae,
Suet. Aug. 3:temeritas,
Val. Max. 4, 1, n 14. -
25 flo
flāvī, flātum, āre1) дуть, веять (ventus flat Cs etc.)simul f. sorbereque haud factu facile est погов. Pl — одновременно дуть и пить (втягивать) — дело нелёгкое3) выдувать, извергать, выдыхать ( ore flammam Lcr)5) возвещать, (про)возглашать (f. praeconia classica Prp); говорить высокопарно, выспренно (inanes glorias f. AG) -
26 Дух веет, где хочет
Латинско-русский словарь крылатых слов и выражений > Дух веет, где хочет
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27 aequālis
aequālis e, adj. with comp. [aequo], equal, like, even, on a par: virtutes inter se: eis genus, eloquentia, aetas aequalia, S.—Of the same age, equally old: chorus aequalis Dryadum, V. — As subst, a contemporary, fellow: aequali suo inservire, T.: dilexi senem, ut aequalem: Aristides Themistocli (gen.), N.—Living at the same time, contemporary, coeval, and subst, a contemporary: Ennio: temporibus illis scriptor, L.—Coeval, coexistent: benevolentia ipsius aequalis aetati, as old as himself: urbis mortali corpori, lasting only as long as, L.: aequali tecum pubesceret aevo, V. — Uniform, level, even, steady: loca, S.: terra ab omni parte, O.: aequali ictu freta scindere, O.: sonitus... aequalior accidens auribus, L.: nil aequale homini fuit illi, no consistency, H.* * *Iaequale, aequalior -or -us, aequalissimus -a -um ADJequal, similar; uniform, level, flat; of the same age/generation/durationIIcomrade; person of one's age/rank/ability, contemporary; equivalent -
28 aequus
aequus adj. with comp. and sup. [2 IC-, AIC-], even, plain, level, flat: locus: aequiore loco constiterat, Cs.: campus, V. — Equal: ex provinciā aequam partem sumere: sequitur non passibus aequis, V.: Abietibus iuvenes aequi, as tall as, V. —Even with, on a level with: sive loquitur ex inferiore loco, sive ex aequo, i. e. on the floor of the Senate: pede congredi aequo, i. e. face to face, V. —Favorable, advantageous: locus ad dimicandum, Cs.: locus suis, N.: tempus.—Favorable, friendly, kind, humane: nobis: parvis alumnis, propitious, H.: templum non aequae Palladis, unpropitious, V.: aër non aequus, unwholesome, V.: non aequa fata, hard, O.: aequi iniquique, friends and foes, L.—Equal, proportionate, like: utinam esset mihi pars aequa amoris tecum, i. e. that I had a fair return, T.: aequā manu discedere, after a drawn battle, S.: aequo Marte pugnare, indecisive, L.: aequum volnus utrique dedit, O. — Of persons, fair, equitable, impartial: praetor: aequissimus iudex.—Of things, equitable, reasonable, fair, honorable: postulatio: id, quod aequissimum est, ut, etc.: quae liberum scire aequum est adulescentem, T.: sicut aequum est, dicamus, etc.: ex aequo et bono iure rem iudicari oportere, equitably and kindly: fit reus magis ex aequo et bono, quam ex iure gentium, S.: durus est praeter aequomque et bonum, excessively, T.: id non fieri ex aequo et bono, in a spirit of moderation, T.: qui neque ius neque bonum atque aequom sciunt, have no sense of right or reason, T.: istuc aequi bonique facio, T.: si tu aliquam partem aequi bonique dixeris, if you propose anything reasonable, T.: animus meus totum istuc aequi boni facit, i. e. is content wich: ‘melius aequius,’ i. e. quid melius et aequius sit iudicatur.—Equable, calm, composed, tranquil: sorti pater aequus utrique est, V.: oculis aspicere aequis, V.: animus: Aequam Servare mentem, H.: aequo animo, with equanimity, patiently, calmly, with indifference: alqd ferre aequo animo: emori: servitutem tolerare, S.: alqd animo aequiore ferre: animo aequissimo nummos adfert: aequissimis animis: audite mentibus aequis, impartially, V.* * *aequa -um, aequior -or -us, aequissimus -a -um ADJlevel, even, equal, like; just, kind, impartial, fair; patient, contented -
29 alapa
alapa ae, f a box on the ear, blow with the open hand: alapam sibi ducere, Ph.: ridere Mamercorum alapas, mock slaps (on the stage), Iu.— Given in the ceremony of emancipation, hence: multo maioris alapae mecum veneunt, i. e. freedom sells higher, Ph.* * *blow (with the flat of the hand), slap, smack; box on the ear -
30 bāris
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31 cōnstrātus
cōnstrātus P. of 1 consterno. — Plur n. as subst, coverings: pontium, the board roofs, L.* * *constrata, constratum ADJflat, plane -
32 frīgeō
frīgeō —, —, ere [FRIG-], to be cold, be chilly, freeze: totus friget, T.: corpus lavant frigentis, i. e. of the dead, V.: frigent in corpore vires, V.— Fig., to be inactive, be lifeless, be languid, flag, droop: ne frigeas in hibernis: Ubi friget, hu<*> evasit, halts, T.— To be coldly received, be coldly treated, be slighted, be disregarded: hisce homines frigent, T.: discipulus frigens ad populum: plane iam, Brute, frigeo: contio Pompei frigebat, remained unnoticed: cum omnia consilia frigerent, were of no effect.* * *frigere, -, - Vbe cold; lack vigor; get cold reception; fail to win favor; fall flat (words) -
33 frīgēscō
frīgēscō —, —, ere, inch. [frigeo], to grow cold, be chilled: frigescere pedes intelleget, Ta.: frigescens volnus, Cu.* * *frigescere, frixi, - Vbecome cold, cool, lose heat; slaken, abate, fall off/flat -
34 frīgidus
frīgidus adj. with comp. and sup. [FRIG-], cold, cool, chill, chilling: nec ullum hoc frigidius flumen attigi: ut nec Frigidior Thracam ambiat Hebrus, H.: loca frigidissima, Cs.: Praeneste, H.: sub Iove frigido, H.: vesper, V.: anguis in herbā, V.: quartana, ague, H.: annus, winter, V.: Illa Stygiā nabat iam frigida cymbā, cold in death, V.: membra nati, O.: mors, V.: circum praecordia sanguis, i. e. dread, V.: cui frigida mens est Criminibus, whose conscience shudders, Iu.: rumor, chilling, H.: horror, V.— Plur n. as subst: calida et frigida, cold and heat: Frigida pugnabant calidis, O.—Fig., cold, indifferent, remiss, feeble: in dicendo: accusatoribus frigidissimis uti: Frigidus Aetnam Insiluit, in cold blood, H.: bello Dextera, feeble, V.: (apes) frigida tecta relinquunt, dull, V. — Without force, flat, insipid, dull, trivial, frigid, vain: calumnia: verba frigidiora.* * *frigida -um, frigidior -or -us, frigidissimus -a -um ADJcold, cool, chilly, frigid; lifeless, indifferent, dull -
35 iaceō
iaceō cuī, —, ēre [IA-], to lie, be recumbent, be prostrate, lie at rest: in limine: quorum ad pedes iacuit stratus: mihi ad pedes: in harenā, V.: saxum campo iacebat, V.: gremio mariti, Iu.: somno, V.: humi: lentā sub vite, V.: super corpus, O.— To lie i<*>, be ill: te iacente.—To lie dead, have fallen: Corpora per campos iacebant, V.: inultos imperatores iacere sinere, L.: Arge, iaces! O.: iacuit Catilina cadavere. toto, Iu.—To lie long, linger, tarry, stop: Brundusi.—To lie, be situate: campi, qui Faesulas inter Arretiumque iacent, L.: summo in vertice montis, V.—To lie low, be flat, be level: despiciens terras iacentīs, V.: quaeque iacent valles, O.: Postquam iacuit planum mare, was stilled, Iu.—To lie in ruins, be broken down: fractae et disiectae (arae) iacent, Enn. ap. C.: Thebe iacet, Iu.— To hang loose: crines per colla iacebant, O.: iacentia lora, loose on the neck, O.— Fig., to rest, be inactive, be in retirement: in pace: septimum annum.—To be cast down, be dejected: ut totus iacet: militum iacere animos, L.—To lie prostrate, be powerless: victa iacet pietas, O.: mea numina iacent, V.—To fall, be refuted, be disproved, fail: suis testibus: iacet ratio Peripateticorum. —To lie dormant, be disused, be neglected, be of no avail: omnis hic delectus iacet: iustitia iacet: tibi pecunia.—To be low, be despised, be in no esteem: cum iacerent pretia praediorum, were low: iacere regem pati: pauper ubique iacet, O.—To lie idle, be neglected: cur iacet hoc nomen in adversariis, i. e. is not posted. -
36 palma
palma ae, f, παλάμη, the palm, flat hand: cum manum dilataverat, palmae illius similem, etc.: cavis undam palmis Sustinet, V.: faciem contundere palmā, Iu.—The hand: palmarum intentus: passis palmis salutem petere, Cs.: amplexus tremulis altaria palmis, O.—The broad end of an oar, Ct.—A palm-tree, palm: in templo palma exstitisse ostendebatur, Cs.: ardua, V.—Sing. collect.: umbrosa, Iu.—The fruit of the palmtree, date: Quid volt palma sibi, O.—A broom of palm-twigs: lapides lutulentā radere palmā, H.— A branch, twig, L.—A palm-branch, palm-wreath, token of victory, palm, prize, pre-eminence: palmae victoribus datae, L.: plurimarum palmarum gladiator, victories: cum palmam iam primus acceperit: Elea, H.: docto oratori palma danda est: Huic consilio palmam do, T.: donat mea carmina palmā, O.: subit... tertia palma Diores, i. e. winning the third prize, V.: Eliadum palmae equarum, the best, V.—The topmost twig, shoot, branch: unum cornu existit... ab eius summo sicut palmae ramique diffunduntur, Cs.: quae cuiusque stipitis palma sit, L.: palmae arborum eminentium, Cu.* * *palm/width of the hand; hand; palm tree/branch; date; palm award/first place -
37 placenta
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38 plānitia or plānitiēs
plānitia or plānitiēs (not plānic-), ae, acc. am or em, f [planus], a flat surface, level ground, plain: limosa, S.: aequata agri: inter oppidum et collem, Cs.: pars planitiae, L.: ignota, unexplored, V. -
39 planus
planus ī, m, πλάνοσ, a juggler, impostor, cheat: improbissimus, H.* * *plana -um, planior -or -us, planissimus -a -um ADJlevel, flat -
40 plaudō
plaudō sī, sus, ere, to clap, strike, beat: alis Plaudens columba, with her wings, V.: pennis, O.: pectora manu, O.: pedibus choreas, i. e. keep time in the choral dance, V.: plausis alis, fluttered, O. —To clap the hands in approval, applaud: manūs suas in plaudendo consumere: donec cantor, vos plaudite, dicat, i. e. to the end, H.: huic ita plausum est, ut salvā re p. Pompeio plaudi solebat: his in theatro plaudebatur, they were applauded.— To express approbation, approve, applaud, praise: dis hominibusque plaudentibus: mihi plaudo Ipse domi, H.: plaudendum funus, Iu.* * *plaudere, plausi, plausus Vclap, strike (w/flat hand), pat; beat (wings); applaud; express (dis)approval
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