Перевод: с латинского на английский

с английского на латинский

gently sloping

  • 1 clivus

    clīvus, i, m. (plur.: clīva, ōrum, n., Cato ap. Non. p. 195, 2; Front. Limit. p. 43 Goes. dub.) [clino = klinô, to incline], a gently sloping height, a declivity, slope, an ascent, a hill, eminence, ascending road (class.):

    quā se subducere colles Incipiunt, mollique jugum demittere clivo,

    Verg. E. 9, 8; cf. id. G. 3, 293; Ov. M. 11, 151; 8, 191; so Plaut. As. 3, 3, 118; Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 36; Caes. B. C. 3, 46; Liv. 21, 32, 8; Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 10 et saep.—As antithet. to a plain, with the epithet arduus, Ov. F. 1, 264: Clivus Capitolinus, the higher road ascending to the Capitol, a part of Sacra Via, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 7; Liv. 3, 18, 7; Plin. 19, 1, 6, § 23;

    called Clivus Sacer,

    Hor. C. 4, 2, 35; and absol.:

    Clivus,

    Tac. H. 3, 71; Petr. 44, 18.— Prov., for a great difficulty to be overcome:

    clivo sudamus in imo,

    we are but commencing our labor, Ov. H. 20, 41; cf. id. R. Am. 394; Petr. 47, 8; Sen. Ep. 31, 4; Sil. 4, 605. — Poet., for any thing sloping, a slope, unevenness:

    mensae,

    Ov. M. 8, 663.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > clivus

  • 2 lassus

    lassus, a, um, adj. [etym. dub.; acc. to Bopp, Gloss. 112, 6, for glassus from glasnus; kindred to Sanscr. glasnu, fessus, defessus, lassus; but more prob. collat. form of laxus; cf. langueo], faint, languid, weary, tired, exhausted (syn.: fessus, fatigatus, defatigatus; mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic. or Cæs.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    lassus de via,

    Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 66:

    opere faciundo,

    id. As. 5, 2, 23:

    lassus jam sum durando miser,

    id. Truc. 2, 3, 6; cf.:

    Romani itinere atque opere castrorum et proelio fessi lassique erant,

    Sall. J. 53:

    recto itinere lassi,

    Quint. 2, 3, 9: assiduo gaudio, Plin. 37, 1, 1, § 3:

    ab equo indomito,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 10:

    lasso mihi subvenire,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 36, 5:

    alieno aratro,

    Juv. 8, 246:

    marris ac vomere,

    id. 15, 167.—Prov.:

    a lasso rixam quaeri (because tired persons are easily vexed),

    Sen. Ira, 3, 9, 5.—
    (β).
    With gen.:

    lassus maris et viarum Militiaeque,

    Hor. C. 2, 6, 7; cf.:

    ita me amor lassum animi ludificat,

    Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8.—
    (γ).
    With acc.:

    lassus pondus,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 1599. —
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    nec fueris nomen lassa vocare meum,

    Prop. 2, 13, 28 (3, 5, 12); 2, 15 (3, 7), 46; 2, 33 (3, 31), 26.—
    II.
    Transf., of things:

    fructious assiduis lassa humus,

    exhausted, Ov. P. 1, 4, 14; cf.:

    lassa et effeta natura,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 21, 2:

    aurae spatio ipso,

    id. ib. 5, 6, 14:

    stomachus,

    Hor. S. 2, 8, 8:

    verba onerantia lassas aures,

    id. ib. 1, 10, 10:

    collum,

    drooping, Verg. A. 9, 436:

    lasso collo jumenta,

    Juv. 14, 146:

    undae,

    i. e. become calm again, Luc. 2, 618:

    mons,

    gently sloping, Stat. Th. 1, 330:

    si res lassa labat, Itidem amici collabascunt,

    Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 16.— Comp., sup., and adv. seem not to occur.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > lassus

См. также в других словарях:

  • sloping — adjective 1. having an oblique or slanted direction (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑aslant, ↑aslope, ↑diagonal, ↑slanted, ↑slanting, ↑sloped • Similar to: ↑inclined …   Useful english dictionary

  • gently — adverb 1. in a gradual manner (Freq. 7) a gently sloping terrain • Derived from adjective: ↑gentle 2. in a gentle manner (Freq. 3) he talked gently to the injured animal • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bahada —   gently sloping plain formed when a number of alluvial fans exiting closely spaced wadis in desert areas coalesce into a larger feature …   Geography glossary

  • point-bar —   gently sloping inner bank of a meander. The shorter distance around the inside of the bend requires a lower velocity and therefore deposition. Leads to the encroachment of the inner bend across the channel …   Geography glossary

  • GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • coastal landforms — ▪ geology Introduction       any of the relief features present along any coast, the result of a combination of processes, sediments, and the geology of the coast itself.       The coastal environment of the world is made up of a wide variety of… …   Universalium

  • volcano — /vol kay noh/, n., pl. volcanoes, volcanos. 1. a vent in the earth s crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals. 2. a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit,… …   Universalium

  • Northern Basin and Range (ecoregion) — The Northern Basin and Range ecoregion is a Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. states of Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and California. It contains dissected lava plains, rolling… …   Wikipedia

  • Northern Basin and Range ecoregion — This article is about the ecoregion designated by the EPA. For the associated geographical feature, see Great Basin. Level III ecoregions in the Pacific Northwest. The Northern Basin and Range (80) borders the Sierra Nevada (5), Eastern Cascades… …   Wikipedia

  • pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction       the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …   Universalium

  • Tent — For the tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT), see Tetanospasmin. A modern two person, lightweight hiking dome tent; it is tied to rocks as there is nowhere to drive stakes on this rock shelf A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other… …   Wikipedia

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

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