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improbare

  • 1 improbare

    не одобрять, отвергать (1. 14. 15 D. 28, 7. 1. 27 D. 23, 4. 1. 10 pr. D. 2, 8. 1. 2 § 35 D. 38, 17. 1. 4 § 1 D. 10, 2. 1. 5 § 3 D. 12, 2). -Improbatio, неодобрение (1. 60 § 3 D. 19, 2).

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  • 2 improbo

    improbare, improbavi, improbatus V TRANS
    disapprove of, express disapproval of, condemn; reject

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  • 3 improbo

    imprŏbo, āre, āvi, ātum - tr. - [st2]1 [-] désapprouver, désavouer, condamner, rejeter. [st2]2 [-] se moquer de, tourner en ridicule. [st2]3 [-] annuler, casser (un jugement). [st2]4 [-] Plaut. démentir (ses origines).
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    imprŏbo, āre, āvi, ātum - tr. - [st2]1 [-] désapprouver, désavouer, condamner, rejeter. [st2]2 [-] se moquer de, tourner en ridicule. [st2]3 [-] annuler, casser (un jugement). [st2]4 [-] Plaut. démentir (ses origines).
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        Improbo, improbas, penul. corr. improbare. Plaut. Faire meschant.
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        Improbare testamentum. Plin. iunior. Reprouver, Ne point tenir pour bon, Desapprouver.
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        Improbare. Caesar. Reprendre, Blasmer, Despriser, Reprouver.
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        Improbare iudicium alicuius. Cic. Casser et annuller la sentence et jugement d'aucun, La declarer nulle.

    Dictionarium latinogallicum > improbo

  • 4 defendo

    dē-fendo, fendī, fēnsum, ere (de und *fendo, vgl. offendo), wegstoßen, I) fernhaltend, abwehrend = fernhalten, abhalten, abwehren, abweisen, einer Sache Einhalt tun, def. ictus ac repellere (v. Tüchern), Caes.: nimios solis ardores (v. Weinstocke), Cic.: frigus (v. der Toga), Hor.: inopiam in egenis rebus (v. Getreide), Col.: def. bellum, defensiv verfahren (Ggstz. inferre bellum), Caes.: iniuriam, Cic.: non def. iniuriam neque propulsare, Cic.: def. civium pericula, Cic. – m. Abl. wodurch? def. ignem culmo aut fronde, Sen.: omnes res, quibus ignis iactus et lapides defendi possunt, Caes.: cum vi vis illata defenditur, Cic. – mit Dat. wem? iniuriam his foribus (Dat.), Plaut.: solstitium pecori, Verg.: alci dominae infames noctes, Prop. – mit ab u. Abl. wovon? palliolo frigus a capite, Rutil. Lup.: hostes a pinnis facillime, Claud. Quadrig. fr.: proximus a tectis ignis defenditur aegre, Ov. – mit pro u. Abl., vim suorum (= suis illatam) pro suo periculo, anstatt der eigenen G. = ganz wie ihre eigene G., Caes. b. c. 3, 110, 4. – absol. = Einhalt tun (bei einem Brande), Tac. ann. 15, 38. Suet. Ner. 43, 1.

    II) verteidigend = verteidigen, schützen, aufrecht erhalten, erretten, bewahren (dah. verb. tueri et defendere, def. ac tegere, def. et protegere; Ggstz. oppugnare, impugnare, bekämpfen, deserere, im Stiche lassen), 1) im allg.: α) übh.: def. alqm, Caes.: se, Val. Max.: sui defendendi causā telo uti, Cic.: def. domini caput, Cic.: domum ac penates suos illo oppugnante, Cic.: rem publicam, Cic. – mit Abl. womit? def. iure se potius quam armis, Cic.: se telo, Cic.: sua tecta custodiis vigiliisque, Cic.: aedes Vestae vix defensa est (gegen den Brand geschützt) tredecim maxime servorum operā, Liv. – m. ab u. Abl. wovor? prata a pecore, Col.: vestes a tineis (von Kräutern), Plin.: teneras a frigore myrtos, Verg.: gladio se a multitudine, Sall.: infantem a feris alitibusque, Iustin.: vitam ab inimicorum audacia telisque, Cic.: alqm ab eo periculo, Cic.: alqm ab iniuria alcis, Caes. – im Passiv, quid a Pyrrho, Hannibale Philippoque et Antonio defensum est (gerettet, bewahrt worden) aliud quam libertas etc., Sall. hist. fr. 1, 41 (45), 4. – ohne Objekt, quod et ab incendio lapis et ab ariete materia defendit, Caes. – ganz absol., duo adulescentes filii, qui et sentire et defendere (sich zur Wehr setzen) facile possent, Cic. Rosc. Am. 64. – quasi ibi plus possit audacia, ubi ad defendendum opes minores sunt, wo die Verteidigungsmittel geringer sind, Sall. – β) als milit. t. t.: def. Caesarem, Caes.: Aeduos, Caes.: castra, Caes.: moenia, Sall.: moenia ipsa sese defendebant, Liv. – m. Abl. womit? def. se armis, se manu, Caes.: urbem captam non ferro defendisse (zu verteidigen gesucht haben), sed auro redemisse, Iustin. – m. contra od. adversu s u. Akk., senatum contra Antonium (v. den röm. Legionen ), Cic.: se armis adversus Abrupolim, socium populi Romani, Liv. – mit ab u. Abl. wovor? wogegen? se suaque ab iis, Caes.: castra ab hostibus duplici fossā, Hirt. b. G.: per hunc illa (Macedonia) a Thracum adventu ac depopulatione defensa est, Cic. – ohne Objekt, etiamsi ab hoste defendant, Cic. – ganz absol. = sich zur Wehr setzen, cum iam defenderet nemo, Caes.: oppidum paucis defendentibus (obgleich nur usw.) expugnare non potuit, Caes.

    2) durch Rede od. Schrift eine Person od. deren Sache verteidigen, in Schutz nehmen, verfechten, vertreten, sich jmds. od. einer Sache annehmen, sich für jmd. od. etw. verwenden, jmd. od. etw. rechtfertigen, a) gegen Angriffe, Beeinträchtigung, Beschuldigung, Anklage usw., bes. v. Patron, Vertreter, α) übh., sowohl im Privat- als auch im Staatsleben (Ggstz. impugnare, oppugnare), utrum impugnatis plebem an defenditis, Liv.: Nysaeos diligentissime tueri ac defendere, Cic.: acta illa Caesaris, quae neque oppugnavi antea neque defendi, Cic.: def. optimatium partes, Suet.: eius (provinciae) iura fortunasque, Cic. – m. contra u. Akk., alqm contra inimicos suos, Cic.: suam salutem contra illius impetum (Ausfall) in se crudelissimum, Cic. – m. adversus u. Akk., se adversus populum Romanum (dem röm. V. gegen über), Cic. Phil. 1, 6, 13. – m. folg. ut u. Konj., me id maxime defendisse, ut ii vincerent, qui vicerunt, Cic.: mihi in Cumano diligentissime se, ut annui essemus, defensurum receperat, Cic. – β) als gerichtl. t. t., vor Gericht, sowohl den Kläger usw. gegen Beeinträchtigung als den Beklagten usw. gegen Beschuldigung, Anklage (Ggstz. accusare), def. homines sublevareque, Cic.: amicum, Cic.: Sex. Roscium parricidii reum, Cic.: provinciam Siciliam totam, Cic.: vitam salutemque totius provinciae, Cic.: def. tabulas testamenti, Val. Max.: rem M. Tullii, Cic.: P. Sullae causam, Cic.: P. Sullae innocentiam, Cic.: iustitiam (die G. = den Gerechten), Cic.: improbitatem, Cic. – u. def. crimen, eine Anklage, einen Anklagepunkt verteidigen = (durch Verteidigungsgründe) widerlegen, sich od. (v. Anwalt) den Beklagten von einer Beschuldigung reinigen, gegen eine B. rechtfertigen (v. Beklagten od. dessen Verteidiger [Ggstz. probare crimen, v. Ankläger]; vgl. Drak. Liv. 38, 49, 6), zB. crimen navale, Cic.: crimen istius coniurationis, Cic.: insidiarum Eumeni factarum crimen et maximā curā et minime probabiliter, Liv.: ebenso noxiam, Ter. Phorm. 225. – m. nähern Angaben, alqm de ambitu, Cic.: alqm in iudiciis, Nep.: alqm in capitis periculo, Cic.: D. Matrinium apud M. Iunium Q. Publicium praetores, Cic.: regem contra atrocissimum crimen, Cic.: contra hunc iudicio privato causam alcis, Cic.: causam istam contra (im Widerspruche mit) facta tua et contra scripta, Cic.: orabat, ut te contra suum patrem, si sestertium sexagiens peteret, defenderem, Cic.: alqm adversus Hiempsalem regem enixe, Suet.: alqm adversus petentem doli mali exceptione, Gaius inst.: adversus hanc actionem non defendi, Gaius inst.: neque in ea (defensione) factum ipsum per se defenditur, sed ex aliqua utilitate aut rei publicae aut hominum multorum aut etiam ipsius adversarii, Quint. – dah. prägn. = zu seiner Verteidigung( Rechtfertigung) sagen, zu seiner Verteidigung od. Rechtfertigung ( als Verteidigungsgrund) vorbringen od. anführen od. erklären, zu seiner Verteidigung ( Rechtfertigung) behaupten od. geltend machen, die Sache od. sich mit dem u. dem zu rechtfertigen suchen (vgl. Halm Cic. Mur. 5. Fabri Liv. 21, 18, 2. Madvig Emend. Liv. p. 384), tu mihi ita defendas: ›non est ista Verri numerata pecunia‹, Cic. – m. allg. Acc. des Neutr. eines Pronom., haec te dicere aequum fuit et id defendere, Ter.: quid enim defendit? Cic.: provideo enim, quid sit defensurus Hortensius, Cic.: cui si etiam id, quod defendit, velim concedere, tamen etc., Cic. – m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., id aliorum exemplo se fecisse defendit, Cic.: hoc recte ac iure factum esse defendit, Cic.: ille nihil ex his sponte susceptum, sed principi paruisse (se) defendebat, Tac.: hunc tu igitur imperatorem esse defendis? Cic. – im Passiv m. Nom. u. Infin., necessitudo autem infertur, cum vi quādam reus id, quod fecerit, fecisse defenditur, wenn zur Verteidigung des Beklagten gesagt wird, er habe usw., Cic. de inv. 2, 98.

    b) eine Behauptung, Ansicht gegen Widerspruch u. Mißbilligung verteidigen, verfechten, behaupten, nachweisen od. nachzuweisen suchen (Ggstz. oppugnare, improbare, repudiare), def. sententiam, Cic.: rem def. in suis disputationibus (Ggstz. oppugnare), Cic.: haec improbantur a Peripateticis, a Stoicis defenduntur, Cic.: haec ipsa, quae a me defenduntur, didicit apud Philonem tam diu, Cic. – m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., quasi vero ille (Plato) aut factum id esse aut fieri potuisse defendat, Cic.: utilitatem ex laude nasci defendet, Cic.: im Passiv, gravissime et verissime defenditur numquam aequitatem ab utilitate posse seiungi, Cic. – mit folg. indir. Fragesatz, quae cur non cadant in sapientem, non est facile defendere (nachzuweisen), Cic. de fin. 2, 117.

    B) übtr.: 1) eine Stellung, Obliegenheit, Rolle behaupten, einnehmen, durchführen, ne locum suum, quem adhuc honestissime defendit, obtineat, Cic.: def. commune officium censurae, Cic.: actorum partes officiumque virile (v. Chor in der Tragödie), Hor.: vicem rhetoris atque poëtae, Hor.: semper alterum in acie cornu defenderat, hatte befehligt, Curt. – 2) als jurist. t. t., etwas gerichtlich in Anspruch nehmen, hereditatem ex testamento sibi, ICt.: usum fructum, possessionem, ICt.: alqm in libertatem, einen (Sklaven) für frei erklärt wissen wollen, ICt. – od. etw. gerichtlich anhängig machen, gerichtlich verfolgen, mortem od. necem alcis, ICt. – / Parag. Infin. defendier, Verg. Aen. 8, 493. Iuven. 15, 157. Sulpiciae sat. 51.

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  • 5 probo

    probo, āvī, ātum, āre (probus), I) etwas als tüchtig od. untüchtig erkennen, dah. (wie δοκιμάζω) A) da dies auf dem Wege der Prüfung, Untersuchung geschieht = etwas in bezug auf seine Tüchtigkeit, Güte, Echtheit erproben, prüfen, untersuchen, a) eig., in Bezug auf physische Tüchtigkeit usw., munera, Tac.: mucronem cultri ad buccam, Petron.: tus probatur candore, die Güte des Weihrauchs wird erkannt an usw., Plin.: argentum igne probatum, das die Feuerprobe ausgehalten hat, Augustin. serm. 50, 11. – als kaufm. u. publiz. t. t.: denarios, pecuniam, v. Geldwechsler, Plin. u. ICt.: mensurae publice probatae, geeichte, ICt.: bes. einen an Unternehmer gegebenen u. vollendeten Bau prüfen, besichtigen, v. den Zensoren, villam publicam in campo Martio, Liv.: opera, quae locassent, Liv. – als milit. t. t., Rekruten prüfen, mustern, tirones, Veget. mil. 1, 7. p. 11, 19 L.2: milites, ibid. 2, 1. p. 35, 8 L.2: quo (die) primum probati sunt, Traian. in Plin. ep. 10, 30 (39), 2. – b) übtr., in bezug auf moralische usw., etwas nach etwas prüfen, abschätzen, beurteilen, suo ex ingenio mores alienos, Plaut.: amplissimorum virorum consilia ex eventu, non ex voluntate, Balb. et Opp. in Cic. ep.: amicitias utilitate, Ov. – B) als tüchtig anerkennen, als erprobt-, echt-, tüchtig annehmen, etwas für tüchtig befinden, -halten, -er klären, sich mit etwas zufrieden erklären, etwas gutheißen, einer Sache seinen Beifall schenken, über etwas od. jmd. sich beifällig äußern, etwas billigen, genehmigen, gelten lassen, a) eig., als physisch tüchtig, Asia picem Idaeam maxime probat, nimmt als bes. tüchtig an, gibt den Vorzug, Plin. – v. Sachkundigen, gnarures laudant fabrum atque aedes probant, Plaut.: u. so domum tuam et aedificationem omnem perspexi atque vehementer probavi, Cic. – einen Soldaten, militem neque a moribus neque a fortunis, sed tantum a viribus, Suet. Caes. 65: mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., antequam civitas suffecturum (armis) probaverit, ihn für waffenfähig erklärt hat, Tac. Germ. 13. – b) übtr., als intellekt. od. moralisch usw. tüchtig, quis est, qui non probet, qui non laudet, Cic.: inferiora pr. (Ggstz. summa mirari), Cic.: pr. (oratores et poëtas, Cornif. rhet.: consilium pr., Cic.: causam et hominem pr., Caes.: si utrumque nostrûm probas, Cic.: in eo vel maxime probavi summum illum doctorem, bin zufrieden gewesen mit usw., Cic.: quaeris, quod eloquentiae genus probem maxume, am höchsten stelle, Cic. – m. dopp. Acc., alqm imperatorem, jmd. als Oberbefehlshaber anerkennen, Caes. b. G. 7, 63, 6: probare alqm iudicem (Ggstz. improbare alqm testem), Cic. Rosc. com. 45. – mit folg. Infin., Caesar maxime probabat Pompeium sequi, fand es zweckdienlich, hielt es für das geratenste, Caes. b. c. 1, 29, 1. – C) etwas aus Erfahrung bewährt-, erprobt finden, sicut probavi ipse, Pallad. 12, 7, 22.

    II) objektiv, jmdm. etwas als tüchtig, gut, brauchbar zeigen, jmdm. die Tüchtigkeit von etwas zeigen, jmdm. etwas als beifallswert erscheinen lassen, erprobt-, zweckdienlich-, annehmlich finden lassen, annehmlich machen, garantieren, mit etwas jmd. zufrieden stellen, -sich jmds. Beifall erwerben, a) übh.: sub oculis domini suam operam, Caes.: alci libros oratorios, Cic.: in hac causa suum officium ac diligentiam, Cic. – mit de u. Abl., de suo celeri reditu alci non pr., Cic. – mit pro u. Abl., id, quod falsum fuerit, sine dubitatione pro vero probasse, Cic.: obscurius vitium pro vero probatur, geht durch, Cic.: vulnus pro ictu gladiatoris probari, angenommen werde, Cic. – u. se pr. alci, sich jmds. Beifall erwerben, jmds. Beifall erlangen, jmdm. gefallen, sich jmdm. empfehlen, se multis, Cic.: se in legatione sociis, Cic. – u. im Passiv, probari alci, jmdm. beifallswert erscheinen, Caes. u. Nep., u. non probari alci, jmdm. mißfallen, Curt.: ebenso alci minus probatum esse, jmds. Mißfallen erregen, Nep. – b) durch Gründe, Beweise jmdm. etw. glaublich (glaubhaft) machen, als wahrscheinlich dartun (darlegen), motivieren, erweisen, beweisen, crimen, Cic.: causam, Cic.: quidvis probare ei poterit, Plaut. – m. dopp. Acc., observantiā, indulgentiā, assiduitate memorem se alci probare, sich dankbar erweisen, Planc. in Cic. ep. 10, 24, 1. – m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., nachweisen, den Nachweis liefern, iudicibus pr. Verrem contra leges pecunias cepisse, Cic.: perfacile factu esse illis probat conata perficere, Caes.: im Passiv mit Subjektsatz, patrio pater esse metu probor, meine v. F. beweist, daß ich Vater bin, Ov. – absol., hoc difficile est probata, Cic. – dah. jmd. durch Beweise als Missetäter dartun, jmd. überführen (griech. ελέγχειν), qui socii probari non poterant, Plin. ep. 3, 9, 12. – c) einen für jmd. ausgeben, gelten lassen wollen, alqm pro alqo, Cic. Verr. 5, 78: se pro eunucho, Ter. eun. 375. / Partiz. provitus (probitus), Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 2977; vgl. vocitus von voco: parag. Infin. probarier, Mart. Cap. 1. § 91. v. 18.

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  • 6 prodigium

    prōd-igium, iī, n. (eig. prōd-agium, das Vorhersagen, zu aio aus *agjo), eine hervorgetretene, meist Unglück bedeutende Erscheinung, das Wunderzeichen, I) eig.: ex quo illa ostenta, monstra, portenta, prodigia dicuntur, Cic.: prod. laetum, Plin.: prodigiorum interpres, Val. Max.: multa eo anno prodigia evenere, Tac.: prodigia procurare, Liv.: prodigia suscipere curareque, Liv.: multa prodigia eius vim declarant, Cic.: orta ex ea (egestate) fames in prodigium accipiebatur, Tac. – II) übtr., a) jede widernatürliche, gegen das Gefühl gehende Handlung, die Ungeheuerlichkeit, non mihi iam furtum, sed monstrum ac prodigium videbatur civitatum frumentum improbare, suum probare, eine Unnatürlichkeit und Ungeheuerlichkeit (eine unnatürliche u. ungeheuerliche, unheilvolle Tat), Cic. Verr. 3, 171. – b) das Ungeheuer, pr. triplex, v. Zerberus, Ov.: illud palaestricum prodigium, Claud. or. fr.: dah. fatale portentum prodigiumque rei publicae, v. Klodius, Cic.: monstrum atque prodigium, Cic. – / Im Vulgärlat. masc., hunc prodigium, Fortunat. art. rhet. 3, 4. p. 123, 10 H.

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  • 7 facio

    făcĭo, ĕre, fēci, factum    - impératif présent: fac/facite - face: forme archaïque employée surtout par Plaute et Térence.    - futur simple: facie = faciam (Cato).    - voir les formes archaïques: faxo, faxim.    - voir la conjugaison du passif: fio, fieri, factus sum.    - voir l'article fio. [st1]1 [-] faire, exécuter, effectuer, accomplir; agir, se conduire; faire que, faire en sorte que.    - facere aliquid ex re: faire une chose avec une autre.    - praedam ab hoste facere: faire du butin sur l’ennemi.    - alicui non idem fecit, Cic.: n'en a-t-il pas usé ainsi avec qqn?    - factus ad + acc.: fait pour.    - facere ut: faire en sorte que (ut consécutif).    - fac ut sciam ou fac sciam: fais en sorte que je sache.    - face mittas, Ter.: aie soin d'envoyer.    - facere hoc, ut: faire ceci, à savoir que (ut explicatif, développant hoc).    - di faxint ne.... (faxim... = faciam...): fassent les dieux que... ne... pas.    - avec adv.: agir, se comporter, se conduire.    - facio libenter ut: il m'est bien agréable de.    - bene (recte) facis quod: tu fais bien de.    - facis tu quidem fraterne quod me hortaris: tu te conduis vraiment en bon frère en m'exhortant.    - facis injuste si: tu commets une injustice si...    - alicui bene (male) facere: se comporter bien (mal) à l’égard de qqn.    - arroganter facit cum: il montre de la présomption en...    - facere amice, Cic.: agir en ami.    - homines captivos qui catenis vinciunt nimis stulte faciunt mea quidem sententia, Plaut. Men.: ceux qui tiennent enchaînés des captifs font une très grosse sottise, à mon avis.    - factum optume: tant mieux.    - in re plurimum facere: réussir très bien dans qqch.    - mature facto opus est ( facto → participe neutre au lieu de l’inf.) il faut agir à temps.    - facere ne + subj.: faire que ne... pas.    - non possum facere quin, Cic.: je ne peux pas m'empêcher de.    - facultatem recte judicandi alicui facere: donner à qqn la possiblilité de bien juger.    - invitus feci: j'ai agi contre mon gré.    - illum forma tremere facit, Ov.: ma beauté le fait trembler.    - dictum ac factum: aussitôt dit aussitôt fait, sans délai. [st1]2 [-] faire, créer, produire, confectionner, façonner, construire, constituer, composer.    - facere ova, Varr.: pondre des oeufs.    - facere sobolem, Col.: avoir des petits.    - facit grana malum, Col.: la pomme a des pépins.    - facere statuam, Plin.: sculpter une statue. [st1]3 [-] procurer, causer, susciter, apporter, exciter.    - impedimentum alicui facere: causer de l'embarras à qqn.    - negotium facere: donner de l'embarras, causer des ennuis.    - spem alicui facere: provoquer l’espoir de qqn.    - facere insidias alicui, Nep.: tendre des embûches à qqn.    - facere stomachum, Cic.: mettre en colère.    - facere risum, Quint.: faire rire. [st1]4 [-] se procurer, acquérir, s'attirer.    - facere praedam, Cic.: se procurer du butin.    - facere omnia ad se, Petr.: tout tirer à soi.    - facere manum, Cic.: ramasser une troupe.    - facere nil sibi reliqui, Caes.: ne rien épargner    - facere sibi fortunam, Liv.: être l'artisan de sa fortune. [st1]5 [-] souffrir (un dommage), éprouver, se trouver dans tel ou tel état.    - facere damnum, detrimentum: subir une perte, un dommage.    - facere jacturam, Cic.: supporter une perte.    - bestiae simile quiddam faciunt, Cic.: les bêtes éprouvent quelque chose de semblable. [st1]6 [-] faire (remplaçant un verbe précédent).    - an Scythes potuit pro nihilo pecuniam ducere, nostrates facere non potuerunt? Cic.: quoi! un Scythe a pu mépriser l'argent, et nos compatriotes n'ont pu le faire? [st1]7 [-] instituer, nommer, faire, rendre (ordinairement avec un attribut); mettre dans tel ou tel état.    - facere agricolam ducem: faire d’un laboureur un général.    - aliquem reum facere: accuser qqn.    - consulem aliquem facere: nommer qqn consul.    - facere aliquem certiorem: informer qqn.    - facere invisum, Hor.: rendre odieux.    - facere de Italia Africam, Flor.: faire de l'Italie une seconde Afrique.    - fecerant de servitute Romanos, Flor.: d'esclaves ils étaient devenus Romains.    - senatum bene sua sponte firmum firmiorem fecistis, Cic. Phil. 6: le sénat, déjà ferme de lui-même, vous l'avez affermi encore plus.    - facere palam, Nep.: rendre public, publier, divulguer. [st1]8 [-] juger d'un certain prix, estimer, priser.    - facere + gén. de prix: faire cas de, estimer.    - magni, (parvi) eum facio: je l’estime beaucoup (peu).    - voluptatem virtus minimi facit: la vertu fait très peu cas du plaisir.    - dolorem nihili facere: ne faire nullement cas de la douleur, dédaigner la douleur.    - facere + gén. autre que le gén. de prix: cf. esse + gén.    - omnia quae mulieris fuerunt, viri fiunt dotis nomine, Cic. Top. 4: tous les biens qui appartenaient à la femme passent au mari sous le nom de dot.    - Asiam populi Romani facere: mettre l'Asie sous la dépendance du peuple romain.    - facere aliquid dicionis alicujus: mettre qqch sous le pouvoir de qqn.    - omnem oram usque ad Hiberum flumen Romanae dicionis fecit, Liv. 21: il soumit à l'empire romain toute la côte jusqu'à l'Ebre. [st1]9 [-] faire une supposition, simuler, feindre.    - fac + prop. inf.: suppose que.    - faciamus deos non esse, Cic.: supposons que les dieux n'existent pas.    - exitium fac me meruisse, Ov.: suppose que j'aie mérité la mort.    - Herculem Homerus conveniri facit ab Ulysse, Cic.: Homère feint qu'Hercule et Ulysse se rencontrent.    - feci sermonem inter nos habitum, Cic.: j'ai fait croire à un entretien entre nous.    - facio me alias res agere, Cic.: je fais semblant d'être occupé ailleurs (= d'être distrait). [st1]10 [-] pratiquer, exercer (un métier); faire un sacrifice, sacrifier.    - facere medicinam: exercer la médecine.    - facere argentariam, Cic.: exercer le métier de banquier, être banquier.    - mercaturas facere: faire le commerce.    - facere stipendia: être soldat, servir.    - facere sacra, Cic.: faire un sacrifice.    - facere (s.-ent. sacra) Junoni, Cic.: sacrifier à Junon.    - dii facientes adjuvant, Varr.: les dieux sont propices à ceux qui les honorent.    - facere alicui deo aliqua re: sacrifier à un dieu qqch [au moyen de qqch].    - facere agno: [faire (un sacrifice) avec un agneau] = offrir un agneau en sacrifice.    - cum faciam vitulâ pro frugibus, Virg. B. 3: quand j'offrirai en sacrifice un veau au lieu des fruits de la terre. [st1]11 [-] parcourir (un espace); passer (un temps).    - cursu quingenta stadia facere, Just.: faire cinq cents stades à la course.    - paucissimos dies una fecimus, Sen.: nous avons passé très peu de jours ensemble. [st1]12 [-] être d'un parti, être pour, être contre.    - facere contra (adversus) aliquem: être contre qqn.    - facere cum (ab) aliquo: agir avec qqn, être pour qqn, être du parti de qqn.    - veritas cum hoc facit, Quint.: la vérité est pour lui. [st1]13 [-] convenir, être bon pour, être utile, aller à.    - facere ad aliquam rem (alicui rei): être bon (efficace) pour qqch ou convenir à qqch.    - non male facere cum aliquo, Ov.: aller bien à qqn, s'accorder avec qqn.    - plurimum facit totas diligenter nosse causas, Quint.: il est très utile de bien connaître l'ensemble des causes. [st1]14 [-] faire, présenter telle ou telle forme, présenter telle ou telle désinence.    - paries facit ventrem, Dig.: le mur se bombe.    - cur pater patris facit? Quint.: pourquoi pater fait patris?    - facere + inf. ou part.: représenter, supposer, imaginer.    - cum ariete colloquentem facere: représenter Polyphème s’entretenant avec un bélier.    - Xenophon facit Socratem disputantem: Xénophon représente Socrate en train de discuter.    - poetae impendere saxum Tantalo faciunt: les poètes représentent un rocher suspendu sur (la tête de) Tantale.    - fecerat et viridi fetam Mavortis in antro procubuisse lupam, Virg. En. 8: Il avait représenté, couchée dans l'antre verdoyant de Mars, une louve qui venait d'avoir des petits.    - Plato aedificari a deo mundum facit, Cic. N. D.: Platon imagine le monde construit par un dieu. [st1]15 [-] se rendre, aller (emploi non classique).    - (se) facere aliquo: se rendre quelque part.    - facere ad stelas, Petr. 62: se rendre du côté des stèles.    - intra limen sese facit, Apul. M. 5, 2: il franchit le seuil.
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    făcĭo, ĕre, fēci, factum    - impératif présent: fac/facite - face: forme archaïque employée surtout par Plaute et Térence.    - futur simple: facie = faciam (Cato).    - voir les formes archaïques: faxo, faxim.    - voir la conjugaison du passif: fio, fieri, factus sum.    - voir l'article fio. [st1]1 [-] faire, exécuter, effectuer, accomplir; agir, se conduire; faire que, faire en sorte que.    - facere aliquid ex re: faire une chose avec une autre.    - praedam ab hoste facere: faire du butin sur l’ennemi.    - alicui non idem fecit, Cic.: n'en a-t-il pas usé ainsi avec qqn?    - factus ad + acc.: fait pour.    - facere ut: faire en sorte que (ut consécutif).    - fac ut sciam ou fac sciam: fais en sorte que je sache.    - face mittas, Ter.: aie soin d'envoyer.    - facere hoc, ut: faire ceci, à savoir que (ut explicatif, développant hoc).    - di faxint ne.... (faxim... = faciam...): fassent les dieux que... ne... pas.    - avec adv.: agir, se comporter, se conduire.    - facio libenter ut: il m'est bien agréable de.    - bene (recte) facis quod: tu fais bien de.    - facis tu quidem fraterne quod me hortaris: tu te conduis vraiment en bon frère en m'exhortant.    - facis injuste si: tu commets une injustice si...    - alicui bene (male) facere: se comporter bien (mal) à l’égard de qqn.    - arroganter facit cum: il montre de la présomption en...    - facere amice, Cic.: agir en ami.    - homines captivos qui catenis vinciunt nimis stulte faciunt mea quidem sententia, Plaut. Men.: ceux qui tiennent enchaînés des captifs font une très grosse sottise, à mon avis.    - factum optume: tant mieux.    - in re plurimum facere: réussir très bien dans qqch.    - mature facto opus est ( facto → participe neutre au lieu de l’inf.) il faut agir à temps.    - facere ne + subj.: faire que ne... pas.    - non possum facere quin, Cic.: je ne peux pas m'empêcher de.    - facultatem recte judicandi alicui facere: donner à qqn la possiblilité de bien juger.    - invitus feci: j'ai agi contre mon gré.    - illum forma tremere facit, Ov.: ma beauté le fait trembler.    - dictum ac factum: aussitôt dit aussitôt fait, sans délai. [st1]2 [-] faire, créer, produire, confectionner, façonner, construire, constituer, composer.    - facere ova, Varr.: pondre des oeufs.    - facere sobolem, Col.: avoir des petits.    - facit grana malum, Col.: la pomme a des pépins.    - facere statuam, Plin.: sculpter une statue. [st1]3 [-] procurer, causer, susciter, apporter, exciter.    - impedimentum alicui facere: causer de l'embarras à qqn.    - negotium facere: donner de l'embarras, causer des ennuis.    - spem alicui facere: provoquer l’espoir de qqn.    - facere insidias alicui, Nep.: tendre des embûches à qqn.    - facere stomachum, Cic.: mettre en colère.    - facere risum, Quint.: faire rire. [st1]4 [-] se procurer, acquérir, s'attirer.    - facere praedam, Cic.: se procurer du butin.    - facere omnia ad se, Petr.: tout tirer à soi.    - facere manum, Cic.: ramasser une troupe.    - facere nil sibi reliqui, Caes.: ne rien épargner    - facere sibi fortunam, Liv.: être l'artisan de sa fortune. [st1]5 [-] souffrir (un dommage), éprouver, se trouver dans tel ou tel état.    - facere damnum, detrimentum: subir une perte, un dommage.    - facere jacturam, Cic.: supporter une perte.    - bestiae simile quiddam faciunt, Cic.: les bêtes éprouvent quelque chose de semblable. [st1]6 [-] faire (remplaçant un verbe précédent).    - an Scythes potuit pro nihilo pecuniam ducere, nostrates facere non potuerunt? Cic.: quoi! un Scythe a pu mépriser l'argent, et nos compatriotes n'ont pu le faire? [st1]7 [-] instituer, nommer, faire, rendre (ordinairement avec un attribut); mettre dans tel ou tel état.    - facere agricolam ducem: faire d’un laboureur un général.    - aliquem reum facere: accuser qqn.    - consulem aliquem facere: nommer qqn consul.    - facere aliquem certiorem: informer qqn.    - facere invisum, Hor.: rendre odieux.    - facere de Italia Africam, Flor.: faire de l'Italie une seconde Afrique.    - fecerant de servitute Romanos, Flor.: d'esclaves ils étaient devenus Romains.    - senatum bene sua sponte firmum firmiorem fecistis, Cic. Phil. 6: le sénat, déjà ferme de lui-même, vous l'avez affermi encore plus.    - facere palam, Nep.: rendre public, publier, divulguer. [st1]8 [-] juger d'un certain prix, estimer, priser.    - facere + gén. de prix: faire cas de, estimer.    - magni, (parvi) eum facio: je l’estime beaucoup (peu).    - voluptatem virtus minimi facit: la vertu fait très peu cas du plaisir.    - dolorem nihili facere: ne faire nullement cas de la douleur, dédaigner la douleur.    - facere + gén. autre que le gén. de prix: cf. esse + gén.    - omnia quae mulieris fuerunt, viri fiunt dotis nomine, Cic. Top. 4: tous les biens qui appartenaient à la femme passent au mari sous le nom de dot.    - Asiam populi Romani facere: mettre l'Asie sous la dépendance du peuple romain.    - facere aliquid dicionis alicujus: mettre qqch sous le pouvoir de qqn.    - omnem oram usque ad Hiberum flumen Romanae dicionis fecit, Liv. 21: il soumit à l'empire romain toute la côte jusqu'à l'Ebre. [st1]9 [-] faire une supposition, simuler, feindre.    - fac + prop. inf.: suppose que.    - faciamus deos non esse, Cic.: supposons que les dieux n'existent pas.    - exitium fac me meruisse, Ov.: suppose que j'aie mérité la mort.    - Herculem Homerus conveniri facit ab Ulysse, Cic.: Homère feint qu'Hercule et Ulysse se rencontrent.    - feci sermonem inter nos habitum, Cic.: j'ai fait croire à un entretien entre nous.    - facio me alias res agere, Cic.: je fais semblant d'être occupé ailleurs (= d'être distrait). [st1]10 [-] pratiquer, exercer (un métier); faire un sacrifice, sacrifier.    - facere medicinam: exercer la médecine.    - facere argentariam, Cic.: exercer le métier de banquier, être banquier.    - mercaturas facere: faire le commerce.    - facere stipendia: être soldat, servir.    - facere sacra, Cic.: faire un sacrifice.    - facere (s.-ent. sacra) Junoni, Cic.: sacrifier à Junon.    - dii facientes adjuvant, Varr.: les dieux sont propices à ceux qui les honorent.    - facere alicui deo aliqua re: sacrifier à un dieu qqch [au moyen de qqch].    - facere agno: [faire (un sacrifice) avec un agneau] = offrir un agneau en sacrifice.    - cum faciam vitulâ pro frugibus, Virg. B. 3: quand j'offrirai en sacrifice un veau au lieu des fruits de la terre. [st1]11 [-] parcourir (un espace); passer (un temps).    - cursu quingenta stadia facere, Just.: faire cinq cents stades à la course.    - paucissimos dies una fecimus, Sen.: nous avons passé très peu de jours ensemble. [st1]12 [-] être d'un parti, être pour, être contre.    - facere contra (adversus) aliquem: être contre qqn.    - facere cum (ab) aliquo: agir avec qqn, être pour qqn, être du parti de qqn.    - veritas cum hoc facit, Quint.: la vérité est pour lui. [st1]13 [-] convenir, être bon pour, être utile, aller à.    - facere ad aliquam rem (alicui rei): être bon (efficace) pour qqch ou convenir à qqch.    - non male facere cum aliquo, Ov.: aller bien à qqn, s'accorder avec qqn.    - plurimum facit totas diligenter nosse causas, Quint.: il est très utile de bien connaître l'ensemble des causes. [st1]14 [-] faire, présenter telle ou telle forme, présenter telle ou telle désinence.    - paries facit ventrem, Dig.: le mur se bombe.    - cur pater patris facit? Quint.: pourquoi pater fait patris?    - facere + inf. ou part.: représenter, supposer, imaginer.    - cum ariete colloquentem facere: représenter Polyphème s’entretenant avec un bélier.    - Xenophon facit Socratem disputantem: Xénophon représente Socrate en train de discuter.    - poetae impendere saxum Tantalo faciunt: les poètes représentent un rocher suspendu sur (la tête de) Tantale.    - fecerat et viridi fetam Mavortis in antro procubuisse lupam, Virg. En. 8: Il avait représenté, couchée dans l'antre verdoyant de Mars, une louve qui venait d'avoir des petits.    - Plato aedificari a deo mundum facit, Cic. N. D.: Platon imagine le monde construit par un dieu. [st1]15 [-] se rendre, aller (emploi non classique).    - (se) facere aliquo: se rendre quelque part.    - facere ad stelas, Petr. 62: se rendre du côté des stèles.    - intra limen sese facit, Apul. M. 5, 2: il franchit le seuil.
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        Facio, facis, feci, factum, facere. Faire.
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        Facit hoc argentum. Plaut. Argent est cause de cela.
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        Factum, in responsione. Terent. - dic mihi, Aufugistin'? C. hera, factum. Il est ainsi, Ouy.
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        A se aliquid facere. Cic. De soymesme.
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        Facere ab aliquo. Cic. Faire pour aucun, Servir au propos d'aucun.
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        Facit ad difficultatem vrinae. Plin. Sert quand on ne peult pisser, Est bon et pertinent pour faire uriner.
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        Non facit ad stomachum haec res. Mart. Ne plaist point.
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        Ad vnguem factus homo. Horat. Parfaict en toutes choses.
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        Facere abortum. Plin. Avorter.
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        Quae res mox acorem facit. Columel. Faict aigrir.
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        Accessionem facere dicuntur hostes. Plancus ad Ciceronem. S'accroistre et multiplier.
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        Adiutorium in aliquam rem. Suet. Aider à faire quelque chose.
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        Facite adsitis domi. Terent. Faites que soyez en la maison.
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        Adulterium. Gellus. Commettre adultere.
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        AEgre alicui facere. Terent. Faire fascherie.
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        AEqui boni. Terent. Prendre en bien, En bonne partie.
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        AEs alienum. Liu. S'endebter, Faire des debtes.
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        AEstimationem. Caesar. Priser et estimer.
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        Alienationem. Cic. S'estranger.
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        Ambitus circa rem aliquam. Liu. Tournoyer à l'entour, Faire grandes virevoustes et tournoyements.
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        Facis amice: sed, vt mihi videris, non recte. Cic. Tu fais en ami.
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        Animum alicui facere. Liu. Bailler courage, Encourager.
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        Animos facere alicui in aliquem. Ouid. L'enorgueillir et faire fier.
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        Faciunt animos diuitiae. Liu. Elles enflent le coeur de l'homme, et enorgueillissent.
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        Apertum aliquid facere alicui. Lucret. Declarer.
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        Ardorem animis. Liu. Enflammer, Allumer.
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        Ascensionem ad locum aliquem. Plaut. Monter.
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        Assulas foribus. Plaut. Rompre les portes et briser.
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        Aucupium auribus. Plaut. Escouter, Prester l'oreille.
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        Audaciam hosti. Liu. Bailler audace et hardiesse.
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        Auritum populum. Plaut. Faire que le peuple se taise et escoute.
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        Authoritatem. Cic. Bailler grande authorité et opinion.
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        Auxilia mercede facere. Tacit. Aider pour l'argent.
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        Facere se bardum. Plaut. Contrefaire le lourdault et le sot.
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        Bene fecit Silius, qui transegerit. Cic. Il a bien faict.
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        Sibi bene facere. Plaut. Prendre du bon temps.
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        Bustum. Cic. Faire des funerailles.
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        Cadauer. Apuleius. Tuer aucun.
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        Caedem. Cic. Faire meurtre.
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        Calorem. Plin. Esmouvoir une chaleur.
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        Capitale facere dicuntur leges. Plin. Digredi via, capitale leges fecere. Les loix ont defendu cela sur peine de la teste.
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        Caput facere dicuntur folia herbae. Plin. Fructifier et grener.
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        Castra. Cic. Camper, Asseoir le camp, Faire un fort.
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        Caulem. Columel. Jecter hors et produire sa tige.
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        Cautionem. Caesar. Le rendre plus fin et advisé.
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        Se celerem. Plaut. Se haster.
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        Censuram vini in epulas regis. Plin. Faire la preuve et l'essay du vin, Gouster et taster.
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        Certamen. Liu. Mettre noise entre quelque gens.
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        Quid patrum et plebis certamen facimus? Liu. Pourquoy mettons nous noise entre les Senateurs et le menu peuple?
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        Certiorem. Cic. Acertener, Advertir au vray.
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        Clamores. Cic. Exciter le peuple à s'escrier par admiration.
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        Classem. Caes. Faire une multitude de navires.
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        Coenam alicui. Plin. iunior. Luy donner à soupper.
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        Coenas cum aliquo. Cic. Prendre ses repas avec aucun.
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        Cognomen colli. Liu. Surnommer.
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        Commentarios. Caes. Faire registres.
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        Commercium sermonum. Liu. Iam per longinquitatem belli commercio sermonum facto. Apres que par la longueur de la guerre qu'ils avoyent eu ensemble, ils commencerent à entendre le langage les uns des aultres.
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        Commutationem rerum facere. Caes. Magna erat rerum facta commutatio. Les choses estoyent fort changees.
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        Compendium. Plaut. Si ad saxum quod capessit, ea deorsum cadit, errationis fecerit compendium. Elle se fourvoyera moins.
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        Vt faciam praeconis compendium. Plaut. Que je respargne un crieur qu'il me fauldroit avoir.
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        Paululum sui compendii. Cic. Faire quelque peu de son prouffit.
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        Compotem votorum. Plin. iunior. Accorder à aucun ce qu'il demande et requiert.
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        Conceptum. Columel. Concevoir.
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        Concilia. Liu. Faire assemblees.
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        Concitationes. Caes. Faire des esmeutes.
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        Concursum. Caes. Quand plusieurs courent quelque part ensembleement et à la foule.
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        Confidentem. Plaut. Enhardir.
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        Confidenter. Plaut. Faire hardiment, et avec grande asseurance.
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        Coniecturam. Cic. Deviner, Conjecturer.
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        Coniecturam de odore. Plaut. Deviner par l'odeur que ce peult estre.
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        Coniecturam facere de moribus alicuius. Plin. iunior. Deviner quels sont ses meurs.
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        Coniecturam ex re aliqua. Terent. Quantum ex ipsa re coniecturam fecimus. Selon que nous avons peu deviner et estimer par la chose.
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        Quum coniecturam egomet mecum facio. Plaut. Selon que je peuls penser et estimer.
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        Conquisitionem. Liu. Faire une recherche.
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        Consilium. Liu. Donner conseil et advis.
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        Consilio alterius. Plaut. Faire par son conseil, Suyvre son conseil.
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        Consuetudinem alicui cum altero. Cic. Estre moyen que l'un hante fort l'autre.
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        Consulem. Cic. Creer.
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        Contentionem alicuius rei. Cic. Debatre quelque chose par parolles.
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        Controuersiam. Liu. Mettre en doubte ou en debat et different.
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        Controuersiam alicui de re aliqua. Sene. Debatre contre aucun.
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        Contumeliam. Plaut. Faire oultrage, Oultrager aucun.
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        Conuitium. Cic. Injurier.
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        Copiam argenti alicui facere. Plaut. Luy prouvoir d'argent, Luy en faire recouvrer.
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        Sui copiam facere. Plin. iunior. Donner audience aux gens, et les laisser parler à soy.
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        Copiam consilii sui. Cic. Recevoir et ouir un chascun qui veult venir demander conseil, et luy donner.
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        Quod maxime cupiebas, eius copiam feci tibi. Plautus. Je t'ay faict jouir de ce que tu desirois.
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        Copiam facere, pro Facere potestatem. Liu. Donner congé de faire quelque chose, Permettre.
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        Factum culpa illius. Terent. Ce a esté par sa faulte.
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        Cum aliquo facere. Cic. Faire et tenir pour luy, Luy favoriser, Tenir son parti.
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        Cum aliquo facere, et idem sentire. Cic. Estre de son opinion et advis.
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        Facit cum hoc veritas. Ci. La verité est pour luy, ou fait pour luy.
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        Curiam facere. Plin. Bastir un palais, ou une sale, où le senat se puisse assembler.
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        Facere damnum. Plaut. Recevoir dommage, Faire perte.
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        De consilio alterius facere. Cic. Par le conseil d'autruy.
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        De sententia alicuius. Ci. A son adveu et selon sa fantasie et opinion.
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        Deditionem alicuius hosti facere. Liu. Le livrer entre les mains de son ennemi.
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        Deditionem ad hostem. Quintil. Se rendre à la merci de son ennemi.
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        Deditione facta. Caes. Apres qu'on se fut rendu.
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        Delectum studiorum. Quintil. Eslire.
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        Delectum militum. Caes. Choisir, Faire eslite de gens de guerre.
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        Here facis delicias. Plaut. Tu te jases, mocques, ou gaudis.
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        Nimias delicias facis. Plaut. Tu es trop plaisant, Tu fais trop d'esbats.
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        Nimis es morosus. Tu es trop potieux, Il te fault trop de choses.
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        Descensionem. Liu. Descendre des navires sur la terre, Prendre terre.
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        Desyderium alicuius. Liu. Faire qu'on desire et regrette aucun.
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        Detrimentum. Cic. Recevoir dommage.
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        Dicta. Ouid. Faire ce qu'on a promis.
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        Differentias faciunt et folia. Plin. Font la difference.
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        Auro dignitatem per annulos fecit. Plin. Donna authorité à l'or.
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        Discrimen. Plin. Faire difference.
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        Diuiduum. Terent. Partir, Diviser.
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        Diuitias ex re aliqua. Plaut. S'enrichir.
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        Dulcedinem. Senec. Engendrer une doulceur.
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        Duritias facere. Plin. Faire et engendrer des duretez.
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        Emolumentum. Cic. Faire ou porter prouffit.
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        Errorem. Cic. Faire saillir ou errer.
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        Eruptionem. Caes. Faire une saillie sur les ennemis.
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        Ex animo. Terent. Faire de courage, Naifvement.
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        Ex necessitate. Plin. iunior. Par necessité et contraincte.
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        Excidionem oppido. Plaut. Le destruire.
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        Excursiones in agrum hostilem. Liu. Faire des courses.
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        Exempla faciam in te. Plaut. Je te puniray en telle sorte, que les autres y prendront exemple.
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        Exercitum. Plin. iunior. Assembler une armee.
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        Exitum. Senec. Petens vt viderent, quem admirator auri exitum faceret. Quelle fin faisoit celuy qui, etc. Quelle seroit la fin de celuy qui, etc.
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        Expectationem. Cic. Mettre en attente.
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        Expeditum ex impedito. Plaut. Despestrer et delivrer aucun.
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        Fac esse. Cic. Pren le cas qu'ainsi soit.
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        Facite hoc meum consilium, legiones nouas non improbare. Cic. Prenez le cas que, etc.
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        Me fac posse tuto, multi etiam hortantur, num etiam honesté? Cic. Pren le cas que je le puisse sans danger.
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        Facere parentes et liberos extraneos. Plin. iunior. Estrangier et faire separation d'entre les peres et les enfans.
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        Facere facile. Plaut. Faire aiseement et facilement.
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        Factu facile. Terent. Aisé à faire.
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        - fecisti hercle facetias, quum hoc donauisti Dono tuum seruum. Plaut. Tu m'as faict rire.
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        Facultatem. Cic. Permettre, Donner povoir et congé.
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        Famam. Quintil. Bailler bruit.
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        Familiam vnam. Terent. Assembler deux maisons en une.
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        Fidem. Cic. Faire foy, Faire que aucun nous croye.
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        Fides verbis tuis non fit. Quintil. On ne te croit pas, On n'adjouste point de foy à tes parolles.
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        Finem facere. Cic. Faire fin, Finer, Desister, Se deporter de faire quelque chose.
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        Foedus. Plaut. Faire alliance.
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        Formidinem facere. Tacit. Faire paour.
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        Fortiter facere. Quintil. Faire quelque acte de prouesse.
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        Facere et parare magnam fortunam. Liu. Dresser ses affaires en sorte qu'elles se portent bien, Se dresser un bon heur.
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        Fraudem legi. Plaut. Liu. En gardant les mots contrevenir au sens de la loy.
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        Frugem. Plaut. Prouffiter, Gaigner.
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        Fugam. Plaut. S'enfuir.
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        Funus alicui. Cic. Faire ses obseques et funerailles.
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        Funus prandio. Plaut. Manger tout le disner.
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        Furta. Cic. Desrobber.
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        Gloriam alicui. Plin. iunior. Le mettre en bruit et reputation.
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        Gradum. Cic. Marcher.
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        Gradum ad aliquid. Quintil. S'arrester à faire quelque chose petite et basse pour parvenir à plus grande.
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        Gradum. Liu. S'advancer en quelque chose, et avoir ja gaigné un poinct de ce où on veult parvenir.
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        Maioribus in Africam ex hac prouincia gradus imperii factus est. Cice. Ce fut le degré par où noz ancestres monterent et parvindrent jusques à conquester Afrique.
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        Gratiam facere. Suet. Donner congé, Permettre.
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        Gratiam iusiurandi. Plaut. Suet. Tenir aucun quicte de son serment, tout ainsi que s'il avoit juré, et ne le faire point jurer, Dispenser du serment.
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        Bononiensibus gratiam fecit coniurandi cum tota Italia pro partibus suis. Suet. Il les quicta et dispensa, et leur permist de, etc. Il leur donna congé et liberté de, etc.
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        Gratiam delicti. Sallust. Faire grace, Pardonner.
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        Gratiam legis. Bud. Dispenser de la loy.
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        Gratulationem ad omnia deorum templa nomine alicuius facere. Cic. Remercier Dieu.
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        Gratum. Cic. Faire chose aggreable.
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        Grauidam facere. Plaut. Engrossir une femme.
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        Haeredem facere. Cic. Faire son heritier.
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        Haesitationem alicui. Plinius iunior. Le mettre en doubte, Le faire doubter.
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        Halitum iucundiorem. Plin. Faire bonne haleine et doulce.
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        Se hilarum. Terent. Faire joyeuse chere, Se resjouir.
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        Hilarem. Plin. Glans fagea suem hilarem facit. L'engresse, Le fait gras et en bon poinct.
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        Honeste facere. Quintil. Faire acte d'honnesteté.
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        Hospitium. Cic. Faire alliance d'hospitalité avec aucun.
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        Hostilia. Pli. iun. Faire toutes les cruautez que font les ennemis.
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        Facere iacturam. Plin. iunior. Recevoir perte et dommage.
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        Iacturam gloriae. Cic. Perdre sa gloire.
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        Iacturam in vnius mulierculae animula. Sulpitius ad Ciceronem. Avoir perte.
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        Iactus facere. Hirt. Jecter, Faire jectees.
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        Impensam et impensas. Cic. Faire despense, Despendre.
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        Impensas in stipendia militum. Liu. Contribuer pour la soulde des gensdarmes.
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        Imperata. Caes. Faire ce qui nous est commandé, Obeir.
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        Imperium. Plin. Eslever, Bastir, Mettre sus, ou Fonder et conquester.
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        Impetum. Cic. Venir impetueusement et de grand roideur contre quelque chose, et de toute sa force par mal talent.
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        Impressionem. Caesar. Idem. Quand plusieurs ensemble font un effort.
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        In ambiguo facere. Plin. Mettre en doubte, Faire doubteux.
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        Incendia facere. Caes. Mettre le feu, Faire des feuz.
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        Incertum. Liu. Rendre incertain, Mettre en doubte.
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        Incursionem in agrum Romanum. Liu. Un exploict de guerre, Une course.
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        Facite indicium, siquis vidit, siquis eam abstulit. Plaut. Enseignez moy si aucun, etc.
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        Inducias. Liu. Faire treves.
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        Infamem facere aliquem. Terent. Luy bailler mauvais bruit.
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        Initium facere. Cic. Commencer.
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        Iniuriam. Cic. Faire injure, Faire desplaisir et tort à aucun, Luy porter dommage.
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        Insidias. Cic. Espier aucun et guetter.
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        Insomnia. Plin. Faire resver.
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        Intercapedinem scribendi. Cic. Faire intermission d'escrire.
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        Intercessiones. Gellius, Tribuni plebis antiquitus creati faciendis intercessionibus. Les Tribuns furent creez à Rome pour se opposer et empescher que les grans Magistrats ne foulassent le commun populaire, ou pour se opposer et empescher les procedures des autres officiers qui leur sembleroyent contre la Republique.
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        Interuallum. Varro. Liu. Faire une pause.
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        Introitum. Colum. Entrer.
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        Inuidiam alicui. Liu. Mettre aucun en la male grace d'un autre.
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        Iratum aliquem alteri. Cic. L'irriter contre aucun.
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        Irruptionem. Cice. Quand ceulx de dehors et ennemis font une course et saillie sur ceulx de dedens.
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        Iter. Cic. Aller, Cheminer.
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        Iter pedibus. Cic. Aller à pied.
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        Iudicatum. Cic. Satisfaire et obeir à la sentence.
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        Iudicem. Plin. iunior. Faire juge aucun de quelque different.
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        Iudicium. Cic. Juger.
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        Iugulationem magnam. Hirtius. Copper la gorge à beaucoup de gens, Faire grande tuerie.
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        Iuramentum. Senec. Jurer.
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        Ius. Liu. Donner permission, Bailler povoir et puissance.
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        Iussa. Ouid. Plin. Faire ce qu'on nous commande.
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        Iusta alicui. Cic. Appaiser l'ame et l'esprit d'aucun trespassé qui n'estoit à repos, comme croyent les fols gentils.
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        Eos nunc laetantes faciam aduentu meo. Plaut. Je les esjouiray.
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        Lapidationes. Cic. Jecter force pierres.
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        Largitionem, siue largitiones. Cic. Faire largesse.
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        Legibus facere. Terent. Selon les loix.
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        Lites. Terent. Faire noise.
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        Lex quae litem faciat. Quintil. La loy dont vient et se meut le doubte.
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        Litem suam facere, Faire son propre faict de la cause d'un autre. Gellius, Litem meam absens facere nolui.
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        Longius aliquid exemplis facere. Cic. Prolonger.
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        Lucrum. Plaut. Gaigner.
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        Facere aliquantum lucri argenti. Plaut. Gaigner argent.
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        Ludos facere. Plaut. Se mocquer et gaudir d'aucun.
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        Ludos facere. Cic. Faire des jeux publiques.
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        Amor fecit maciem. Ouid. A amaigri.
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        Maculas. Plin. Maculer, Tacher.
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        Neque quid velim, neque nolim, facitis magni pessumae. Plaut. Il ne vous en chault gueres, Vous n'en faites compte.
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        Te semper maximi feci. Terent. J'ay tousjours tenu grand compte de toy, et t'ay fort estimé et prisé.
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        Manum. Cic. Faire amas de gens et assemblees.
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        Manu factum. Lucret. Faict à la main.
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        Matres facere. Ouid. Engrossir des femmes.
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        Facit mecum. Cic. Il est de mon opinion.
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        Memoriam tristem. Liu. Faire la memoire desplaisante et ennuyeuse.
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        Mentionem. Plaut. Faire mention.
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        Mercaturam. Cic. Demener marchandise, Mener train de marchandise.
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        Messem. Columel. Moissonner.
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        Minoris facere. Cic. Moins estimer.
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        Missa haec faciamus. Terent. Laissons cela, N'en parlons plus.
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        Me missum face. Terent. Laisse moy aller.
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        Missum facere legiones ad aliquem. Cn. Magnus. Envoyer.
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        Modum. Cic. Tenir mesure.
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        Quum modum irae nullum faceret. Liu. Voyant qu'ils ne s'appaisoit aucunement, et ne faisoit fin à son courroux.
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        Neque suum cuique ius modum faciebat. Liu. Il n'y avoit nul à qui sont droict servit de contentement, et qui se contentast de ce qu'il luy appartenoit.
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        Modos. Terent. Cic. Chanter.
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        Tantum nauis vna capta momenti fecit ad dilationem imminentis Romanis belli. Liu. Elle fut de si grande consequence.
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        Moram. Plin. iunior. Targer.
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        Ille se affirmare postero die, moram nullam esse facturum. Cic. Qu'il n'arresteroit point.
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        Nec hostes moram dimicandi fecerunt. Liu. Attargerent le combat, Retarderent.
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        Morem sibi. Liu. S'introduire une coustume, S'accoustumer.
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        Mortem. Columel. Faire mourir.
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        Motus. Liu. Faire esmotion et trouble.
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        Multam. Gell. Encourir une peine indicte.
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        Multam facere, pro Dicere. Cato. Faire commandement de payer aucune amende, Condemner à l'amende.
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        Munditias. Cato. Nettoyer.
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        Mutuum cum altero. Plaut. Luy faire le pareil.
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        Naturam alicuius rei sibi facere. Quintil. S'accoustumer tant à quelque chose, qu'elle nous soit comme naturelle.
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        Naufragium. Cic. Perdre sa navire par tempeste.
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        Naufragium gloriae, per metaphoram, pro Gloriam amittere. Cic. Perdre son honneur acquis.
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        Negotium alicui facere. Quintil. Luy faire ennui et fascherie, Le harceler.
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        Sed si te aequo animo ferre accipiet, negligentem feceris. Terent. Tu feras qu'il ne luy en chauldra.
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        Nihili. Cic. N'estimer en rien, N'en tenir compte.
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        Nobilem. Plin. Donner bruit.
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        Nomen. Plaut. Nommer, Bailler nom.
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        Nomen alicui. Liu. Donner bruit et renom.
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        Nomina facere. Cic. S'obliger envers aucun de certaine somme, sans ce que celuy qui s'oblige en touche aucun denier.
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        Nomen cum vineis facere. Colum. Compter à ses vignes l'argent qu'on employe pour les facons avec esperance de le recouvrer, ensemble du prouffit par dessus.
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        Non facio qui sis, qui nonsis, floccum. Plaut. Il n'en m'en chault qui tu sois, ou ne sois pas.
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        Notum facere. Plin. iunior. Faire à scavoir, Signifier.
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        Obnoxium sibi aliquem. Plaut. L'asservager et assubjectir à nous et à faire nostre plaisir.
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        Obsidium. Plaut. Assieger, Tenir le siege devant une ville.
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        Facito opulentum obsonium. Plaut. Appreste force viande.
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        Fit mihi obuiam. Terent. Je le rencontre.
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        Odium vitae facere. Plin. Faire enhair sa vie.
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        Officium suum. Terent. Faire son office et debvoir.
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        Officia alicui. Gell. Luy faire honneur et plaisir.
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        Factum oportuit. Plaut. Il devroit desja estre faict.
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        Optionem. Cic. Bailler le choix.
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        Opus. Terent. Travailler, Labourer.
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        Orbes facere. Sallust. Se mettre en rond. Vide ORBIS.
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        Otium. Virg. Mettre aucun à repos, Le mettre à son aise, Donner le loisir. \ Oua. Varro. Pondre.
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        Facere pactiones cum aliquo. Ci. Traicter et convenir avec aucun.
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        Palam aliquid facere. Cic. Publier.
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        Par. Plaut. Faire raison.
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        Non par videtur facere. Plaut. Il ne fait pas honnestement et selon que raison le requiert.
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        Feceris par tuis caeteris factis, patrem Tuum si percoles. Plaut. Tu seras chose convenante.
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        Cum influentibus negotiis paria fecisti. Plin. iunior. Tu as travaillé selon que tes affaires le requeroyent, Tu as satisfaict.
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        Paria facere. Cic. Egualiser, Egualer, Faire tout un.
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        Haec negotiatio curam villici auocat, nec vnquam patitur eum cum rationibus domini paria facere. Colum. L'empesche de faire la besongne si bien qu'elle revienne et se rapporte au compte de son maistre, Qu'il en rende compte entier.
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        - vtinam esset mihi Pars aequa amoris tecum, ac pariter fieret, vt Aut hoc tibi doleret itidem, vt mihi dolet: Aut ego isthuc abs te factum nihili penderem. Terent. Qu'il nous fust de mesme à l'un et à l'autre, ou qu'il t'en despleust autant qu'à moy, ou que je ne le prinsse non plus à cueur que toy.
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        Partes. Cic. Partir.
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        Participem consilii sui. Plaut. Communiquer son secret.
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        Partum. Plin. Produire.
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        Parui facere. Plaut. Peu estimer.
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        Pausam. Plautus, Ego pausam feci. Je m'en deportay.
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        Pecuariam facere. Sueton. Faire mestier de gouverner et nourrir du bestiail.
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        Peculatum. Plaut. Voller aucun, Piller et desrober.
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        Pecuniam. Cic. Gaigner et amasser argent.
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        Periculum. Liu. Faire preuve, Esprouver, Essayer.
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        Periculum ex aliis facere. Terent. Prendre exemple sur autruy.
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        - fac periculum in literis, Fac in palaestra. Teren. Esprouve le aux lettres et à la luicte.
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        Periculum legionum facere. Caesar. Les mettre en espreuve.
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        Permutationem cum aliquo. Cic. Faire eschange.
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        Perspicua sua consilia facere. Cic. Les descouvrir et donner à congnoistre.
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        Pestilentiam. Colum. Engendrer la peste.
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        Pili non facere. Catul. N'estimer à la valeur d'un poil.
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        Piraticam facere. Cic. Estre pirate et escumeur de mer.
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        Plagam. Cic. Blesser, Navrer.
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        Planum. Cic. Oster tout destourbier qui empesche qu'on ne congnoisse la verité, Monstrer clerement et evidemment.
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        In omni parte huiusce officii plurimum facit, totas nosse causas. Quintil. Il sert de beaucoup.
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        Pluris siue plurimi facere. Cic. Plus ou fort estimer.
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        Facio pluris omnium hominum neminem. Cic. Il n'y a hommes que j'estime tant.
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        Minimum ponderis facit. Plin. Il poise le moins.
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        Potestatem. Cic. Bailler congé, Permettre, Donner povoir et puissance.
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        Potestatem quarundam literarum. Cic. Bailler certaines lettres à aucun, et les mettre en sa puissance.
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        Potestatem sui. Cic. Donner audience aux gens, et les laisser parler à soy.
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        Radix coeliacis praeclare facit. Plin. Aide fort et donne remede.
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        Praeconium. Cic. Estre crieur publique faisant les cris et proclamations és encants.
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        Praedam. Cic. Prendre un butin, Butiner.
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        Praegnantem. Plaut. Engrossir une femme.
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        Praelium. Caesar. Donner bataille, Combatre.
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        Praelium aduersum facere. Caesar. Perdre la bataille.
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        Plurima praelia secunda fecerant. Caesar. Avoyent gaigné plusieurs batailles.
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        Precationes. Liu. Prier.
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        Pretium. Plin. Priser.
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        Profectionem. Caesar. Se partir et desloger.
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        Profectum. Plin. iunior. Prouffiter.
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        Progressum in studiis. Cic. S'advancer en l'estude et fort prouffiter.
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        Prolixe facere. Cic. Amplement, Liberalement.
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        Promissum. Cic. Tenir ou accomplir sa promesse.
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        Qua pronuntiatione facta. Caesar. Apres avoir ce ordonné et publié.
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        Propaginem. Plin. Prouvigner, Jecter des jectons.
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        Aliquem propitium facere. Plaut. Appaiser.
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        Prouentum maiorem. Colum. Ea res maiorem facit prouentum. Est cause de plus grand rapport et revenu.
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        Pugnum. Cic. Fermer la main.
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        Quaestum. Terent. Gaigner.
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        Facere quamplurimum gnatis. Terent. Leur amasser force biens.
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        Non ignoras quanti fecerim Scipionem. Cic. Combien je l'ay prisé et estimé.
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        Quid me faciam, nescio. Terent. Je ne scay que je feray.
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        Quid iis fiet, si huc Paulus venerit? Cic. Que deviendront ils?
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        Diodoro quid faciam Stoico? Cic. Que feray je, ou diray je de Diodorus? Comment l'appaiseray je, et cheviray je avec luy?
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        Quid de P. Clodio fiat, rescribe. Cic. Que l'on en faict, Comment on le traicte.
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        Quid hoc homine faciatis? Cic. Que feriez vous de cest homme?
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        Quod fuit viri optimi, fecisti, vt necui innocenti, etc. Cic. Tu as faict ce que devoit faire un homme de bien, c'est que, etc.
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        Quidam faciunt aperte quod rixemur. Quint. Ils sont cause.
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        Quietem infestam alicui facere. Lucret. L'empescher de dormir à son aise.
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        Faciam quo minus hoc agas. Plaut. J'empescheray.
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        Facere aliquid ratione. Cic. Faire quelque chose pour cause.
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        Ratum facere. Liu. Verifier et homologuer, Ratifier.
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        Rebellionem. Caes. Rebeller, Se revolter.
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        Reducem facere. Plaut. Raconvoyer, Ramener.
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        Nihil reliqui sibi ad celeritatem facere. Caes. Se haster tant qu'il est possible.
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        Reliquos. Caes. Siquos fortuna fecisset reliquos. Si par fortune aucuns estoyent eschappez et demourez sans estre tuez.
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        Rem facias palam. Terent. Di le, Descouvre nous toute la besongne.
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        Rem facere. Terent. Acquerir, Amasser des biens.
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        Labienus rem meliorem fecit. Cic. Nous sommes bien renforcez par la venue de Labian, Il a bien amendé nostre affaire.
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        Remedium lieni. Plin. Donner remede, Remedier.
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        Remissionem. Vlpia. Faire renvoy, Renvoyer.
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        Rempublicam magnam ex parua. Sallu. Accroistre, Augmenter.
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        Reuersionem. Plaut. Retourner.
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        Reum. Cic. Accuser.
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        Risum. Quintil. Faire rire.
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        Robur. Quintil. S'enforcir, Devenir fort.
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        Salutationem. Hirt. Saluer.
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        Sanguinem. Liu. Espandre sang, Tuer.
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        Sanum Plaut. Guarir.
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        Satis. Plaut. Satisfaire et payer, Contenter.
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        Satis alicui facere. Cic. Contenter, Assouvir.
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        Scelus. Cic. Faire quelque meschanceté.
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        Scire facere. Plaut. Faire scavoir.
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        Scriptum facere. Liu. Estre greffier.
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        Secessionem. Liu. Quand une partie du peuple par une sedition se bande, et se depart d'avec les autres avec deliberation de maintenir sa querelle par voye de faict et par armes.
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        Idem sentire, et secum facere. Cic. Estre de son opinion.
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        Securitatem. Liu. Mettre hors de soulci, Asseurer.
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        Seditionem. Caes. Esmouvoir sedition.
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        Sementem. Liu. Semer.
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        Semitam. Plaut. Faire sentier, et marcher par, etc.
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        Senatusconsultum. Cic. Assembler le Senat, et faire passer par la court, et authoriser son entreprise.
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        Fit sermo inter eos. Cic. On devise et parle on ensemble.
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        Significationem. Caes. Faire signe.
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        Silentium. Plaut. Se taire.
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        Fac silentium. Plaut. Tais toy.
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        Silentio facto tali oratione est vsus. Liu. Apres qu'on eut faict silence.
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        Silentium factum per praeconem. Liu. Il fut crié que chascun se teust.
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        Sobolem. Plin. Faire des petis, Progenier.
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        Societatem cum aliquo. Liu. Faire alliance avec luy, et le prendre à compaignon.
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        Societatem rerum. Cic. Faire communauté de biens.
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        Somnum. Plin. Faire dormir.
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        Speciem cruentae victoriae. Liu. Tribuni militum quinque amissi, et pauci equites Romani, cruentae maxime victoriae speciem fecerunt. La perte de cinq ou six capitaines, et de peu de gens à cheval, feit trouver la victoire dommageable, feit que la victoire sembla estre, etc.
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        Spem. Liu. Donner esperance.
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        Spiritus. Liu. Esmouvoir le courage, Bailler courage.
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        Sponsionem. Martian. Faire une gajure, ou par ordonnance du juge, ou de son bon gré.
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        Sponsionem de re aliqua. Cic. Maintenir quelque chose sur certaine peine.
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        Stipendia sub aliquo. Liu. Estre à la guerre soubs la charge d'aucun capitaine, à la soulte d'un peuple, roy, empereur, ou autre.
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        Qui cum eo stipendia fecerint. Liu. Qui avoyent esté compaignons de guerre avec luy.
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        Stipendiarios. Caes. Rendre un peuple tributaire.
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        Stomachum alicui. Cic. Faire despit.
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        Stragem hostium. Cic. Faire grande tuerie, Renverser beaucoup d'ennemis par terre.
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        Suauium alicui. Plaut. Baiser.
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        Sumptum. Plaut. Despendre, Faire despense.
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        Suspicionem. Cic. Mettre en souspecon.
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        Plebem facere suam. Terent. Gaigner la faveur du peuple.
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        Syngraphas. Cic. Faire cedulles signees de son sing.
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        Facere taedium. Liu. Faire enhair aucune chose, Faire engendrer ennuy d'aucune chose en l'esprit d'aucun.
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        Temulentiam. Plin. Faire enyvrer.
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        Terrorem. Liu. Espovanter.
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        Testem facere aliquem. Ouid. Prendre à tesmoing.
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        Testudinem facere dicuntur milites. Liu. Quand une bande de gens de pied se serrent pres l'un contre l'autre, ayant rondelles et pavois sur leurs testes, en sorte qu'on ne les peult voir, et sont couvers en facon d'une tortue.
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        Tranquillitatem. Plaut. Accoiser.
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        Habe animum lenem, et traquillum face. Plaut. Appaise toy.
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        Facta transacta omnia. Terent. Tout est accompli, C'est tout faict.
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        Transitum alicui facere. Liu. Bailler passage.
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        Sol in Pisces transitum facit. Columel. Entre.
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        Transitionem facere. Hirtius. Se revolter.
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        Trepidationem. Liu. Faire trembler de paour.
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        Turbas. Plaut. Faire trouble et esmeute.
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        Tussim. Sene. Engendrer la toux.
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        Tyrocinium. Budaeus. Faire chef d'oeuvre.
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        Vadimonium facere, quod et Promittere dicitur. Cic. Promettre de comparoistre au jour de l'assignation.
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        Vecturam. Quintil. Estre voicturier.
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        Vela. Cic. Faire voile, Desployer les voiles.
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        Vellaturam. Varro. Faire l'estat d'un chartier.
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        Ventum. Plaut. Esventer.
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        Verum. Plaut. Vt quicquid sit, verum quamprimum faciam. Que je le die au vray.
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        Facere verbum, siue verba. Cic. Dire quelque mot, Parler.
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        Nunquam cuiquam nostrum verbum fecit. Terent. Il ne parla jamais depuis un mot à aucun de nous.
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        Verba quidem haud indocte fecit. Plaut. Il n'a pas trop mal parlé. \ Ita verba fecit. Liu. Il dict ainsi.
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        Multa verba facere. Cic. Avoir beaucoup de parolles, Tenir long propos.
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        Si haec tecum duo verba fecisses, Quid ago? respirasset cupiditas. Cic. Si tu eusses dict ces deux mots.
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        Vestigium. Cic. Marcher, Faire un pas.
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        Vestigium in possessionem. Cic. Mettre le pied dedens quelque heritage.
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        Viam. Plaut. Marcher, Passer par quelque lieu.
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        Sibi viam ad castra. Liu. Se faire voye.
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        Victoriam. Plin. Vaincre.
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        Vim corpori. Liu. Tuer, Oultrager, Violer, Faire violence.
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        Maximam vim cum aliquo populo facere. Cice. Courir sur aucun avec grande assemblee de gens.
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        Vindemiam. Varro. Vendenger.
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        Vires. Quintil. S'enforcir.
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        Vitium facere. Ci. Quand un mur ou maison se desment et s'affaisse, et se fend, tellement qu'il la fault abbatre.
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        Vnguentariam. Plaut. Faire mestier de vendre huiles et oignemens à plaisirs et delices.
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        Voces. Gell. Parler.
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        Vota. Cic. Faire prieres et supplications.
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        Vrinam facere. Colum. Pisser.
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        Vsum sibi facere scelerum. Lucan. S'accoustumer.
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        Fecit vt vigilem. Plaut. Il m'a enchargé de veiller.
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        Facturum credo vt habeas quicum cantites. Terent. Tu feras tant que tu, etc.
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        Faciam vt potero. Cic. Je feray ce que je pourray.
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        Fit vt pretio nouus vincat. Cic. Il se fait, Il advient que, etc.
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        Facere vulnera. Liu. Blesser, Navrer.
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        Iandudum factum est quum primum bibi. Plaut. Il y a ja long temps que j'ay beu premierement.
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        Biennium iam factum est, postquam abii domo. Plaut. Il y a ja deux ans.
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        Facile est factu. Licret. Il est aisé et facile à faire.
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        Faciendum fuit. Terent. Il le falloit faire, Il falloit qu'il fust ainsi faict, C'estoit force.

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  • 8 defendo

    dē-fendo, fendī, fēnsum, ere (de und *fendo, vgl. offendo), wegstoßen, I) fernhaltend, abwehrend = fernhalten, abhalten, abwehren, abweisen, einer Sache Einhalt tun, def. ictus ac repellere (v. Tüchern), Caes.: nimios solis ardores (v. Weinstocke), Cic.: frigus (v. der Toga), Hor.: inopiam in egenis rebus (v. Getreide), Col.: def. bellum, defensiv verfahren (Ggstz. inferre bellum), Caes.: iniuriam, Cic.: non def. iniuriam neque propulsare, Cic.: def. civium pericula, Cic. – m. Abl. wodurch? def. ignem culmo aut fronde, Sen.: omnes res, quibus ignis iactus et lapides defendi possunt, Caes.: cum vi vis illata defenditur, Cic. – mit Dat. wem? iniuriam his foribus (Dat.), Plaut.: solstitium pecori, Verg.: alci dominae infames noctes, Prop. – mit ab u. Abl. wovon? palliolo frigus a capite, Rutil. Lup.: hostes a pinnis facillime, Claud. Quadrig. fr.: proximus a tectis ignis defenditur aegre, Ov. – mit pro u. Abl., vim suorum (= suis illatam) pro suo periculo, anstatt der eigenen G. = ganz wie ihre eigene G., Caes. b. c. 3, 110, 4. – absol. = Einhalt tun (bei einem Brande), Tac. ann. 15, 38. Suet. Ner. 43, 1.
    II) verteidigend = verteidigen, schützen, aufrecht erhalten, erretten, bewahren (dah. verb. tueri et defendere, def. ac tegere, def. et protegere; Ggstz. oppugnare, impugnare, bekämpfen, deserere, im Stiche
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    lassen), 1) im allg.: α) übh.: def. alqm, Caes.: se, Val. Max.: sui defendendi causā telo uti, Cic.: def. domini caput, Cic.: domum ac penates suos illo oppugnante, Cic.: rem publicam, Cic. – mit Abl. womit? def. iure se potius quam armis, Cic.: se telo, Cic.: sua tecta custodiis vigiliisque, Cic.: aedes Vestae vix defensa est (gegen den Brand geschützt) tredecim maxime servorum operā, Liv. – m. ab u. Abl. wovor? prata a pecore, Col.: vestes a tineis (von Kräutern), Plin.: teneras a frigore myrtos, Verg.: gladio se a multitudine, Sall.: infantem a feris alitibusque, Iustin.: vitam ab inimicorum audacia telisque, Cic.: alqm ab eo periculo, Cic.: alqm ab iniuria alcis, Caes. – im Passiv, quid a Pyrrho, Hannibale Philippoque et Antonio defensum est (gerettet, bewahrt worden) aliud quam libertas etc., Sall. hist. fr. 1, 41 (45), 4. – ohne Objekt, quod et ab incendio lapis et ab ariete materia defendit, Caes. – ganz absol., duo adulescentes filii, qui et sentire et defendere (sich zur Wehr setzen) facile possent, Cic. Rosc. Am. 64. – quasi ibi plus possit audacia, ubi ad defendendum opes minores sunt, wo die Verteidigungsmittel geringer sind, Sall. – β) als milit. t. t.: def. Caesarem, Caes.: Aeduos, Caes.: castra, Caes.: moenia, Sall.: moenia ipsa sese defendebant, Liv. – m. Abl. womit? def. se armis, se manu, Caes.: urbem captam non ferro defendisse (zu verteidigen gesucht haben), sed auro redemisse, Iustin. –
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    m. contra od. adversu s u. Akk., senatum contra Antonium (v. den röm. Legionen ), Cic.: se armis adversus Abrupolim, socium populi Romani, Liv. – mit ab u. Abl. wovor? wogegen? se suaque ab iis, Caes.: castra ab hostibus duplici fossā, Hirt. b. G.: per hunc illa (Macedonia) a Thracum adventu ac depopulatione defensa est, Cic. – ohne Objekt, etiamsi ab hoste defendant, Cic. – ganz absol. = sich zur Wehr setzen, cum iam defenderet nemo, Caes.: oppidum paucis defendentibus (obgleich nur usw.) expugnare non potuit, Caes.
    2) durch Rede od. Schrift eine Person od. deren Sache verteidigen, in Schutz nehmen, verfechten, vertreten, sich jmds. od. einer Sache annehmen, sich für jmd. od. etw. verwenden, jmd. od. etw. rechtfertigen, a) gegen Angriffe, Beeinträchtigung, Beschuldigung, Anklage usw., bes. v. Patron, Vertreter, α) übh., sowohl im Privat- als auch im Staatsleben (Ggstz. impugnare, oppugnare), utrum impugnatis plebem an defenditis, Liv.: Nysaeos diligentissime tueri ac defendere, Cic.: acta illa Caesaris, quae neque oppugnavi antea neque defendi, Cic.: def. optimatium partes, Suet.: eius (provinciae) iura fortunasque, Cic. – m. contra u. Akk., alqm contra inimicos suos, Cic.: suam salutem contra illius impetum (Ausfall) in se crudelissimum, Cic. – m. adversus u. Akk., se adversus populum Romanum (dem röm. V. gegen-
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    über), Cic. Phil. 1, 6, 13. – m. folg. ut u. Konj., me id maxime defendisse, ut ii vincerent, qui vicerunt, Cic.: mihi in Cumano diligentissime se, ut annui essemus, defensurum receperat, Cic. – β) als gerichtl. t. t., vor Gericht, sowohl den Kläger usw. gegen Beeinträchtigung als den Beklagten usw. gegen Beschuldigung, Anklage (Ggstz. accusare), def. homines sublevareque, Cic.: amicum, Cic.: Sex. Roscium parricidii reum, Cic.: provinciam Siciliam totam, Cic.: vitam salutemque totius provinciae, Cic.: def. tabulas testamenti, Val. Max.: rem M. Tullii, Cic.: P. Sullae causam, Cic.: P. Sullae innocentiam, Cic.: iustitiam (die G. = den Gerechten), Cic.: improbitatem, Cic. – u. def. crimen, eine Anklage, einen Anklagepunkt verteidigen = (durch Verteidigungsgründe) widerlegen, sich od. (v. Anwalt) den Beklagten von einer Beschuldigung reinigen, gegen eine B. rechtfertigen (v. Beklagten od. dessen Verteidiger [Ggstz. probare crimen, v. Ankläger]; vgl. Drak. Liv. 38, 49, 6), zB. crimen navale, Cic.: crimen istius coniurationis, Cic.: insidiarum Eumeni factarum crimen et maximā curā et minime probabiliter, Liv.: ebenso noxiam, Ter. Phorm. 225. – m. nähern Angaben, alqm de ambitu, Cic.: alqm in iudiciis, Nep.: alqm in capitis periculo, Cic.: D. Matrinium apud M. Iunium Q. Publicium praetores, Cic.: regem contra atrocissimum crimen, Cic.: contra hunc iudicio privato causam alcis, Cic.:
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    causam istam contra (im Widerspruche mit) facta tua et contra scripta, Cic.: orabat, ut te contra suum patrem, si sestertium sexagiens peteret, defenderem, Cic.: alqm adversus Hiempsalem regem enixe, Suet.: alqm adversus petentem doli mali exceptione, Gaius inst.: adversus hanc actionem non defendi, Gaius inst.: neque in ea (defensione) factum ipsum per se defenditur, sed ex aliqua utilitate aut rei publicae aut hominum multorum aut etiam ipsius adversarii, Quint. – dah. prägn. = zu seiner Verteidigung( Rechtfertigung) sagen, zu seiner Verteidigung od. Rechtfertigung ( als Verteidigungsgrund) vorbringen od. anführen od. erklären, zu seiner Verteidigung ( Rechtfertigung) behaupten od. geltend machen, die Sache od. sich mit dem u. dem zu rechtfertigen suchen (vgl. Halm Cic. Mur. 5. Fabri Liv. 21, 18, 2. Madvig Emend. Liv. p. 384), tu mihi ita defendas: ›non est ista Verri numerata pecunia‹, Cic. – m. allg. Acc. des Neutr. eines Pronom., haec te dicere aequum fuit et id defendere, Ter.: quid enim defendit? Cic.: provideo enim, quid sit defensurus Hortensius, Cic.: cui si etiam id, quod defendit, velim concedere, tamen etc., Cic. – m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., id aliorum exemplo se fecisse defendit, Cic.: hoc recte ac iure factum esse defendit, Cic.: ille nihil ex his sponte susceptum, sed principi paruisse (se) defendebat, Tac.: hunc tu igitur imperatorem esse defendis? Cic. –
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    im Passiv m. Nom. u. Infin., necessitudo autem infertur, cum vi quādam reus id, quod fecerit, fecisse defenditur, wenn zur Verteidigung des Beklagten gesagt wird, er habe usw., Cic. de inv. 2, 98.
    b) eine Behauptung, Ansicht gegen Widerspruch u. Mißbilligung verteidigen, verfechten, behaupten, nachweisen od. nachzuweisen suchen (Ggstz. oppugnare, improbare, repudiare), def. sententiam, Cic.: rem def. in suis disputationibus (Ggstz. oppugnare), Cic.: haec improbantur a Peripateticis, a Stoicis defenduntur, Cic.: haec ipsa, quae a me defenduntur, didicit apud Philonem tam diu, Cic. – m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., quasi vero ille (Plato) aut factum id esse aut fieri potuisse defendat, Cic.: utilitatem ex laude nasci defendet, Cic.: im Passiv, gravissime et verissime defenditur numquam aequitatem ab utilitate posse seiungi, Cic. – mit folg. indir. Fragesatz, quae cur non cadant in sapientem, non est facile defendere (nachzuweisen), Cic. de fin. 2, 117.
    B) übtr.: 1) eine Stellung, Obliegenheit, Rolle behaupten, einnehmen, durchführen, ne locum suum, quem adhuc honestissime defendit, obtineat, Cic.: def. commune officium censurae, Cic.: actorum partes officiumque virile (v. Chor in der Tragödie), Hor.: vicem rhetoris atque poëtae, Hor.: semper alterum in acie cornu defenderat, hatte befehligt, Curt. – 2) als jurist. t. t., etwas gerichtlich in Anspruch nehmen,
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    hereditatem ex testamento sibi, ICt.: usum fructum, possessionem, ICt.: alqm in libertatem, einen (Sklaven) für frei erklärt wissen wollen, ICt. – od. etw. gerichtlich anhängig machen, gerichtlich verfolgen, mortem od. necem alcis, ICt. – ⇒ Parag. Infin. defendier, Verg. Aen. 8, 493. Iuven. 15, 157. Sulpiciae sat. 51.

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  • 9 probo

    probo, āvī, ātum, āre (probus), I) etwas als tüchtig od. untüchtig erkennen, dah. (wie δοκιμάζω) A) da dies auf dem Wege der Prüfung, Untersuchung geschieht = etwas in bezug auf seine Tüchtigkeit, Güte, Echtheit erproben, prüfen, untersuchen, a) eig., in Bezug auf physische Tüchtigkeit usw., munera, Tac.: mucronem cultri ad buccam, Petron.: tus probatur candore, die Güte des Weihrauchs wird erkannt an usw., Plin.: argentum igne probatum, das die Feuerprobe ausgehalten hat, Augustin. serm. 50, 11. – als kaufm. u. publiz. t. t.: denarios, pecuniam, v. Geldwechsler, Plin. u. ICt.: mensurae publice probatae, geeichte, ICt.: bes. einen an Unternehmer gegebenen u. vollendeten Bau prüfen, besichtigen, v. den Zensoren, villam publicam in campo Martio, Liv.: opera, quae locassent, Liv. – als milit. t. t., Rekruten prüfen, mustern, tirones, Veget. mil. 1, 7. p. 11, 19 L.2: milites, ibid. 2, 1. p. 35, 8 L.2: quo (die) primum probati sunt, Traian. in Plin. ep. 10, 30 (39), 2. – b) übtr., in bezug auf moralische usw., etwas nach etwas prüfen, abschätzen, beurteilen, suo ex ingenio mores alienos, Plaut.: amplissimorum virorum consilia ex eventu, non ex voluntate, Balb. et Opp. in Cic. ep.: amicitias utilitate, Ov. – B) als tüchtig anerkennen, als erprobt-, echt-, tüchtig annehmen, etwas für tüchtig befinden, -halten, -er-
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    klären, sich mit etwas zufrieden erklären, etwas gutheißen, einer Sache seinen Beifall schenken, über etwas od. jmd. sich beifällig äußern, etwas billigen, genehmigen, gelten lassen, a) eig., als physisch tüchtig, Asia picem Idaeam maxime probat, nimmt als bes. tüchtig an, gibt den Vorzug, Plin. – v. Sachkundigen, gnarures laudant fabrum atque aedes probant, Plaut.: u. so domum tuam et aedificationem omnem perspexi atque vehementer probavi, Cic. – einen Soldaten, militem neque a moribus neque a fortunis, sed tantum a viribus, Suet. Caes. 65: mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., antequam civitas suffecturum (armis) probaverit, ihn für waffenfähig erklärt hat, Tac. Germ. 13. – b) übtr., als intellekt. od. moralisch usw. tüchtig, quis est, qui non probet, qui non laudet, Cic.: inferiora pr. (Ggstz. summa mirari), Cic.: pr. (oratores et poëtas, Cornif. rhet.: consilium pr., Cic.: causam et hominem pr., Caes.: si utrumque nostrûm probas, Cic.: in eo vel maxime probavi summum illum doctorem, bin zufrieden gewesen mit usw., Cic.: quaeris, quod eloquentiae genus probem maxume, am höchsten stelle, Cic. – m. dopp. Acc., alqm imperatorem, jmd. als Oberbefehlshaber anerkennen, Caes. b. G. 7, 63, 6: probare alqm iudicem (Ggstz. improbare alqm testem), Cic. Rosc. com. 45. – mit folg. Infin., Caesar maxime probabat Pompeium sequi, fand es zweckdienlich, hielt es für
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    das geratenste, Caes. b. c. 1, 29, 1. – C) etwas aus Erfahrung bewährt-, erprobt finden, sicut probavi ipse, Pallad. 12, 7, 22.
    II) objektiv, jmdm. etwas als tüchtig, gut, brauchbar zeigen, jmdm. die Tüchtigkeit von etwas zeigen, jmdm. etwas als beifallswert erscheinen lassen, erprobt-, zweckdienlich-, annehmlich finden lassen, annehmlich machen, garantieren, mit etwas jmd. zufrieden stellen, -sich jmds. Beifall erwerben, a) übh.: sub oculis domini suam operam, Caes.: alci libros oratorios, Cic.: in hac causa suum officium ac diligentiam, Cic. – mit de u. Abl., de suo celeri reditu alci non pr., Cic. – mit pro u. Abl., id, quod falsum fuerit, sine dubitatione pro vero probasse, Cic.: obscurius vitium pro vero probatur, geht durch, Cic.: vulnus pro ictu gladiatoris probari, angenommen werde, Cic. – u. se pr. alci, sich jmds. Beifall erwerben, jmds. Beifall erlangen, jmdm. gefallen, sich jmdm. empfehlen, se multis, Cic.: se in legatione sociis, Cic. – u. im Passiv, probari alci, jmdm. beifallswert erscheinen, Caes. u. Nep., u. non probari alci, jmdm. mißfallen, Curt.: ebenso alci minus probatum esse, jmds. Mißfallen erregen, Nep. – b) durch Gründe, Beweise jmdm. etw. glaublich (glaubhaft) machen, als wahrscheinlich dartun (darlegen), motivieren, erweisen, beweisen, crimen, Cic.: causam, Cic.: quidvis probare ei poterit, Plaut. – m. dopp.
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    Acc., observantiā, indulgentiā, assiduitate memorem se alci probare, sich dankbar erweisen, Planc. in Cic. ep. 10, 24, 1. – m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., nachweisen, den Nachweis liefern, iudicibus pr. Verrem contra leges pecunias cepisse, Cic.: perfacile factu esse illis probat conata perficere, Caes.: im Passiv mit Subjektsatz, patrio pater esse metu probor, meine v. F. beweist, daß ich Vater bin, Ov. – absol., hoc difficile est probata, Cic. – dah. jmd. durch Beweise als Missetäter dartun, jmd. überführen (griech. ελέγχειν), qui socii probari non poterant, Plin. ep. 3, 9, 12. – c) einen für jmd. ausgeben, gelten lassen wollen, alqm pro alqo, Cic. Verr. 5, 78: se pro eunucho, Ter. eun. 375. ⇒ Partiz. provitus (probitus), Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 2977; vgl. vocitus von voco: parag. Infin. probarier, Mart. Cap. 1. § 91. v. 18.

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  • 10 prodigium

    prōd-igium, iī, n. (eig. prōd-agium, das Vorhersagen, zu aio aus *agjo), eine hervorgetretene, meist Unglück bedeutende Erscheinung, das Wunderzeichen, I) eig.: ex quo illa ostenta, monstra, portenta, prodigia dicuntur, Cic.: prod. laetum, Plin.: prodigiorum interpres, Val. Max.: multa eo anno prodigia evenere, Tac.: prodigia procurare, Liv.: prodigia suscipere curareque, Liv.: multa prodigia eius vim declarant, Cic.: orta ex ea (egestate) fames in prodigium accipiebatur, Tac. – II) übtr., a) jede widernatürliche, gegen das Gefühl gehende Handlung, die Ungeheuerlichkeit, non mihi iam furtum, sed monstrum ac prodigium videbatur civitatum frumentum improbare, suum probare, eine Unnatürlichkeit und Ungeheuerlichkeit (eine unnatürliche u. ungeheuerliche, unheilvolle Tat), Cic. Verr. 3, 171. – b) das Ungeheuer, pr. triplex, v. Zerberus, Ov.: illud palaestricum prodigium, Claud. or. fr.: dah. fatale portentum prodigiumque rei publicae, v. Klodius, Cic.: monstrum atque prodigium, Cic. – ⇒ Im Vulgärlat. masc., hunc prodigium, Fortunat. art. rhet. 3, 4. p. 123, 10 H.

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  • 11 impediō (inp-)

        impediō (inp-) īvī, ītus, īre    [PED-], to entangle, ensnare, shackle, hamper, hinder, hold fast: Impediunt vincula nulla pedes, O.: illis Crura, O. —To clasp, bind, encircle, embrace. narrare parantem Impedit amplexu, O.: caput myrto, H.: equos frenis, bridle, O.: clipeum informant... septenosque orbibus orbīs Impediunt, encircle, V.—To block up, make inaccessible: saxa iter impediebant, Cs.: munitionibus saltum, L.—Fig., to entangle, embarrass: impeditum in eā (re) expedivi animum meum, T.: stultitiā suā impeditus: me et se hisce nuptiis, T.: mentem dolore: sententia neu se Impediat verbis, H.—To be in the way, hinder, detain, obstruct, check, prevent, impede: omnia removentur, quae impediunt: nisi rei p. tempora impedient: de Fausto impedit tribunus, interposes a veto, Cs.: me cotidie aliud ex alio impedit: aetate et morbo impeditus: metus rem inpediebat, S.: sinistra impedita, Cs.: somno et metu inpedita fuga, S.: a re p. bene gerendā impediri: se a suo munere: a populo R. in suo iure impediri, Cs.: eloquentia Hortensi ne me dicendo impediat: alquos ad cupiendam fugam, Cs.: impeditus a tribunis ne portaret, etc., S.: ne rem agerent, bello inpediti sunt, L.: ut nullā re impedirer, quin, etc.: nec aetas impedit, quo minus, etc.: impedior religione, quo minus exponam, etc.: me ea improbare: me haec exquirere.

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  • 12 contra

    contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.
    I.
    Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).
    A.
    Local.
    1.
    Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.
    a.
    With verb of being or position expressed or understood.
    (α).
    Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):

    feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:

    ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:

    signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,

    Liv. 1, 18, 8:

    stat contra starique jubet,

    Juv. 3, 290:

    stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!

    Mart. 1, 55, 12:

    ulmus erat contra,

    in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:

    templa vides contra,

    in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:

    contra conserta manu,

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—
    (β).
    Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):

    contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,

    Manil. 2, 253:

    posita contra Hispania,

    Tac. Agr. 11:

    promuntorium quod contra procedit,

    Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:

    arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,

    face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:

    jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),

    side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—
    b.
    With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.
    (α).
    Referring to persons:

    accede ad me atque adi contra,

    come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):

    adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:

    contra adspicere,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:

    contra intueri,

    Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:

    cum veniret contra Marcianus,

    Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—
    (β).
    Of things:

    hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,

    Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:

    quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,

    Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—
    2.
    Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,
    (α).
    In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:

    aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,

    at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—
    (β).
    In post-Aug. prose (very rare):

    at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    3.
    Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:

    quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,

    id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:

    qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,

    make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:

    si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:

    audi nunc contra jam,

    listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:

    at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,

    you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:

    Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,

    Liv. 1, 28, 1:

    contra ut me diligat illa,

    Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:

    cui latrans contra senex,

    Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:

    scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—

    Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,

    Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:

    contra talia reddit,

    Claud. B. Gild. 379.—
    (β).
    With dat. pers.:

    consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:

    facere contra huic aegre,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:

    hiscine contra insidiabere?

    id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:

    tibi contra gratiam Referre,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—
    (γ).
    With item:

    item a me contra factum est,

    Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:

    puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,

    id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—
    (δ).
    Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;

    Consonat terra,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:

    confer gradum Contra pariter,

    id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:

    video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:

    vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!

    Cat. 62, 6.—
    (ε).
    Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:

    si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,

    what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:

    si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;

    Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,

    to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:

    agedum pauca accipe contra,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:

    Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,

    Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:

    oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:

    dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?

    id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.
    B.
    Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.
    1.
    Of physical exertion.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,

    struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:

    nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,

    bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:

    at ille contra nititur,

    resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:

    pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,

    rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:

    et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,

    Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—
    2.
    Of mental exertion:

    si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,

    arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:

    siti contra... pugnandum,

    Cels. 4, 2 fin. —
    3.
    Of hostile opposition in gen.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,

    who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:

    contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,

    something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,

    Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—
    4.
    Of warfare.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,

    Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:

    quid quod exercitum contra duxit?

    Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:

    ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,

    if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:

    issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,

    Liv. 7, 39, 17:

    cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,

    would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:

    et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,

    Tac. A. 11, 10.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,

    Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—
    5.
    Of legal contests.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—
    (β).
    Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:

    quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?

    if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—
    (γ).
    On the part of the adversary:

    inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,

    Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—
    (δ).
    Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:

    ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,

    given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—
    6.
    Of literary opposition.
    (α).
    Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—
    (β).
    With other verbs:

    astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,

    Lucr. 5, 728:

    contra nunc illud pone, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:

    habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,

    some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—
    7.
    Of public and political opposition.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—
    (β).
    With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:

    nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,

    no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:

    honores contra petere,

    Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:

    pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,

    Tac. A. 14, 45.—
    8.
    Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:

    si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,

    and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—
    9.
    With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).
    a.
    Absol.
    (α).
    Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:

    cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,

    would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:

    hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,

    id. Caecin. 33, 97:

    dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,

    id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:

    contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—
    (β).
    To make charges against (rare):

    si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,

    Cic. Clu. 48, 134:

    qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,

    id. Quint. 29, 88; so,

    contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,

    id. Fl. 21, 51.—
    (γ).
    In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:

    fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,

    contra disputare and contra scribere,

    id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:

    nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:

    ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,

    to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—
    (δ).
    To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:

    quam palam principes dixerunt contra!

    protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:

    cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:

    filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:

    contradicente nullo,

    Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—
    (ε).
    To reply:

    contradixit edicto,

    answered by an edict, Suet. Aug. 56. —
    (ζ).
    Abl. absol. impers.:

    explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,

    whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—
    b.
    With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:

    ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:

    ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,

    id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:

    aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,

    id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:

    ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),

    refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:

    quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:

    seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,

    or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:

    dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,

    the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—
    c.
    With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    To oppose a person by speaking against his views:

    solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,

    to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:

    tibi,

    Suet. Aug. 54:

    Curioni...,

    id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:

    volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,

    my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—
    (β).
    To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:

    cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,

    opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:

    patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:

    cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,

    Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—
    (δ).
    With dat. of the petition:

    preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,

    which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—
    (ε).
    To contest the validity of a law (rare):

    quibus (legibus) contradici potest,

    Quint. 7, 7, 4.—
    (ζ).
    To contradict an assertion (very rare):

    pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,

    Quint. 5, 10, 13.—
    d.
    With quin, to object:

    praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,

    there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.
    C.
    To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;

    but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,

    Quint. 7, 3, 14:

    cum verba (legis) contra sint,

    id. 7, 1, 49:

    sed experimentum contra fuit,

    unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:

    ubi fortuna contra fuit,

    id. ib. 3, 18:

    si fortuna contra daret,

    should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.
    D.
    Of logical opposition, with negative force.
    1.
    Of a direct contrast.
    a.
    Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:

    quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,

    but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:

    in stultitia contra est,

    with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:

    in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),

    id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:

    quod contra est,

    Sall. J. 85, 21:

    quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:

    contra fore si, etc.,

    ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:

    immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),

    ib. 41, 3, 49:

    ego contra puto (i. e. esse),

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—
    b.
    With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:

    utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,

    of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:

    id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),

    id. Att. 10, 8, 2:

    contra evenit in iis morbis,

    Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:

    ego contra sentio,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:

    Proculus contra (sc. sentit),

    ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:

    licet Celsus contra scribat,

    ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:

    cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,

    interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —
    c.
    Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.
    (α).
    To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:

    nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;

    quod contra, id turpe,

    id. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    sit sapienter usus aut contra,

    Quint. 2, 5, 15:

    lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),

    Col. 11, 3, 25.—
    (β).
    To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:

    ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,

    improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:

    quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—
    (γ).
    To a verbal predicate:

    an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),

    Dig. 34, 5, 19.—
    (δ).
    To a subject infinitive:

    laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,

    praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—
    (ε).
    To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:

    quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,

    those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;

    mihi contra,

    id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—
    (ζ).
    To an attributive genitive:

    Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),

    Sall. J. 88, 2:

    verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),

    Quint. 2, 4, 21:

    alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,

    the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;

    so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,

    Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—
    2.
    Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.
    a.
    With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;

    Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,

    Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:

    quae etiam contra valent,

    i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—
    b.
    Belonging to the same predicate:

    ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,

    Cic. Or. 36, 123:

    cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,

    Dig. 35, 2, 48:

    in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,

    Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:

    junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,

    id. 1, 5, 68:

    ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,

    but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:

    itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,

    Cic. Or. 42, 143:

    qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,

    or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.
    E.
    In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).
    1.
    In independent clauses.
    a.
    Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:

    ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:

    ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:

    in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,

    Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:

    contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;

    so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,

    Just. 13, 1, 7.—
    b.
    Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;

    contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;

    nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,

    Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:

    justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,

    Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:

    si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—
    2.
    In opposition to a dependent clause:

    ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:

    cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,

    Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:

    cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:

    at contra,

    Lucr. 2, 392.—
    3.
    With co-ordinate conjunctions.
    a.
    Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.
    (α).
    With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 23:

    cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,

    Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:

    itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:

    nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,

    Quint. 10, 2, 22.—
    (β).
    With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:

    audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,

    Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:

    ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,

    id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—
    (γ).
    With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:

    atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!

    Cic. Balb. 22, 51:

    domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,

    Dig. 13, 7, 21:

    equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,

    Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—
    (δ).
    After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:

    in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,

    Cic. Sull. 7, 21:

    nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,

    id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,

    et contra,

    Suet. Tit. 7.—
    b.
    With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).
    (α).
    At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;

    At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,

    Lucr. 2, 400:

    cogunt,

    id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;

    at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:

    ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—
    (β).
    Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):

    non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:

    arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,

    Liv. 45, 18, 1:

    tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,

    Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:

    obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,

    Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—
    (γ).
    Contra autem (rare;

    in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,

    Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:

    sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,

    Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—
    (δ).
    Contra vero (very rare;

    not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,

    Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —
    (ε).
    Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—
    c.
    With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).
    (α).
    Aut contra:

    num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?

    Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:

    si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—
    (β).
    Vel contra:

    hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?

    Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—
    (γ).
    Seu contra:

    seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,

    Prop. 1, 11, 25.—
    d.
    With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;

    never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,

    Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —
    4.
    In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,
    (α).
    In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):

    aliis vero econtra videtur,

    Hier. Ep. 12.—
    (β).
    Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):

    honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—
    5.
    With emphatic particles.
    a.
    Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);

    not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,

    Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—
    b.
    Immo contra (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    = no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:

    existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—
    (β).
    = sed contra, but on the contrary:

    proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,

    Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:

    immo contra ea,

    Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—
    c.
    Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):

    quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.
    F.
    With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.
    1.
    Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.
    (α).
    With atque:

    item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:

    simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:

    judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—
    (β).
    With ac:

    itaque contra est ac dicitis,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:

    vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,

    id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:

    cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,

    id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:

    Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,

    Sall. C. 60, 5.—
    (γ).
    With ac and atque:

    si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,

    Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—
    (δ).
    With quam (post-Aug.):

    cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,

    Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:

    contra quam licet,

    id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—
    2.
    Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:

    mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,

    contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:

    ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,

    contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:

    contra quam ista causa postulasset,

    id. Caecin. 24, 67:

    contra quam sanctum legibus est,

    Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:

    contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,

    Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.
    II.
    Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).
    A.
    Local uses.
    1.
    Opposite, over against, facing.
    a.
    Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;

    adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:

    ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,

    id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:

    Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,

    Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:

    Carthago Italiam contra,

    Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:

    insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,

    Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—
    b.
    Of the heavenly bodies:

    donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,

    Lucr. 5, 708:

    contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,

    Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:

    cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:

    contra mediam faciem meridies erit,

    id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—
    c.
    Of opposite ends of a line.
    (α).
    Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—
    (β).
    Of a line drawn:

    contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,

    opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—
    d.
    Of buildings, etc.:

    contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:

    (statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,

    Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:

    contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—
    e.
    Of places on the human body:

    id quod contra stomachum est,

    Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;

    4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,

    Cels. 4, 1 fin. —
    2.
    Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:

    adversus, ad, e regione,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 61).
    a.
    In gen.:

    quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,

    Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:

    et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?

    Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:

    rex constiterat contra pedites,

    Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:

    ne contra septentrionem paveris,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:

    contra solem varie refulgens,

    placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;

    37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,

    id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—
    b.
    Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):

    (Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,

    towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:

    lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,

    Dig. 48, 8, 4.—
    c.
    Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—
    d.
    Against an opposing action, etc.:

    contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:

    cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,

    Vitr. 1, 6, 8:

    ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,

    Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:

    contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,

    id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:

    capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,

    id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:

    contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,

    Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:

    contra stimulum calces,

    kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—
    e.
    Of local actions with hostile intent.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?

    Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:

    Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),

    id. Att. 15, 20, 3:

    pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,

    to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:

    a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,

    id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:

    Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,

    Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:

    terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,

    i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:

    tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,

    will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:

    cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

    (Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,

    when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—
    f.
    In partic.
    (α).
    Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:

    quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,

    Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:

    contra populi studium,

    Cic. Brut. 34, 126:

    contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,

    id. ib. 79, 273; so,

    a mendacio contra veritatem,

    id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:

    contra cives in acie,

    id. Att. 16, 11, 2:

    et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,

    opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:

    haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,

    Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —
    (β).
    Contra aliquem ire:

    aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,

    Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:

    uti contra injurias armati eatis,

    Sall. J. 31, 6:

    interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,

    Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—
    3.
    Transf.,
    a.
    To persons placed together for comparison:

    C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,

    Quint. 10, 1, 114:

    CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,

    Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—
    b.
    To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.
    (α).
    Lit. (very rare):

    quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    (β).
    Prop.:

    cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,

    Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:

    qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 9, 9:

    numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:

    tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,

    id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:

    nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,

    as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:

    (illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,

    Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:

    contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?

    Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,

    robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,

    id. ib. 13, 2;

    so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,
    c.
    Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):

    numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,

    superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):

    oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,

    Petr. 7, 6.—
    d.
    Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:

    contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 29:

    contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,

    Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:

    quae contra breviter fata est vates,

    Verg. A. 6, 398:

    contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,

    Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).
    B.
    Denoting hostility or disadvantage.
    1.
    With verbs of hostile action.
    a.
    Of physical exertion:

    pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,

    Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:

    proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,

    id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —
    b.
    Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.

    bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),

    Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:

    contra Antonium,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,

    contra patriam,

    id. Sull. 20, 58:

    pugnare contra patriam,

    id. ib. 25, 70:

    contra conjuges et liberos,

    Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:

    armatum esse contra populum Romanum,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:

    armis contendere contra,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 13:

    arma alicui dare (trop.),

    Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:

    aciem instruere (trop.),

    Liv. 25, 4, 4:

    exercitum comparare,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:

    exercitum instruere,

    id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    exercitum ducere and adducere,

    id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:

    exercitum contra Philippum mittere,

    id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:

    naves ducere contra,

    Hor. Epod. 4, 19:

    ducere contra hostes,

    Liv. 1, 27, 4:

    florem Italiae educere contra,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    proficisci contra,

    to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:

    auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,

    Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:

    juvare aliquem contra,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 35:

    consilium inire contra Sequanos,

    to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—
    c.
    Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).
    (α).
    In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:

    cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,

    Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:

    (causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:

    rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,

    Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:

    esse contra,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;

    at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,

    Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:

    causam defendere contra,

    against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:

    statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),

    to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:

    actio competit contra,

    Dig. 49, 14, 41:

    querelam instituere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:

    bonorum possessionem petere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 23:

    jus obtinere contra,

    Cic. Quint. 9, 34:

    pugnare contra,

    to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:

    id quod mihi contra illos datum est,

    i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:

    judicare contra aliquem,

    id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:

    pronuntiare contra,

    Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:

    decernere contra,

    Cic. Fl. 31, 76:

    appellare contra aliquem,

    Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:

    contra sententiam,

    Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:

    cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—
    (β).
    Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:

    quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:

    contra rem suam me venisse questus est,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—
    (γ).
    With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:

    ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:

    cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,

    id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,

    causam dicere,

    id. Or. 2, 23, 98:

    causam perorare,

    id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:

    quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,

    id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:

    si Gaditani contra me dicerent,

    if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:

    si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:

    testimonium in aliquem dicere,

    id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):

    contra juris consultos dicere,

    against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:

    contra testes dicendum est,

    Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:

    cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,

    Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:

    tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?

    Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —
    d.
    Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:

    cum scriberem contra Epicurios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:

    contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,

    id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:

    contra Brutum,

    id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:

    contra Academiam,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:

    contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,

    id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—
    e.
    Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).
    (α).
    In gen.:

    sentire contra,

    Cic. Mil. 2, 5:

    pugnare contra bonos,

    id. Sull. 25, 71:

    contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,

    Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:

    (tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,

    Liv. 39, 32, 12.—
    (β).
    Of political speaking:

    cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,

    Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:

    adversus, in): inire consilia contra,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

    manum comparare contra aliquem,

    id. Sull. 24, 68:

    conjurationem facere,

    id. ib. 4, 12:

    congredi,

    id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:

    aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,

    Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:

    nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,

    against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:

    eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,

    operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:

    homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?

    Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:

    epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:

    disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,

    to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—
    2.
    Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:

    licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,

    injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:

    res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,

    id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:

    nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,

    Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:

    quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,

    id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—
    3.
    Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:

    Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?

    or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:

    sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,

    id. Att. 7, 5, 5:

    judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,

    id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:

    cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:

    fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,

    in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—
    4.
    Dependent on adjectives (rare):

    contra se ipse misericors,

    to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:

    severissimus judex contra fures,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—
    5.
    With nouns.
    a.
    Acc. to 1. b.:

    ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—
    b.
    Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).
    (α).
    Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:

    quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:

    Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,

    Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,

    haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:

    orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,

    id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—
    (β).
    Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:

    unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,

    Cic. Brut. 26, 99:

    (Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,

    id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—
    c.
    Acc. to 1. f.:

    contra patres concitatio et seditio,

    Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:

    contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,

    Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.
    C.
    With inanimate and abstract objects.
    1.
    Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).
    a.
    Of physical or moral exertion:

    cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,

    Verg. A. 10, 567:

    pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,

    Cic. Sen. 11, 35:

    contra verum niti,

    Sall. J. 35, 8:

    contra fortunam luctari,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—
    b.
    Of warfare (lit. and trop.):

    bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

    bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,

    id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:

    artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,

    Quint. 5, 13, 30.—
    c.
    Of legal contention.
    (α).
    Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:

    contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),

    Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:

    contra ratiocinationem,

    id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:

    contra caput dicere,

    to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:

    servum in caput domini interrogare,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:

    contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—
    (β).
    Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:

    contra tabulas judicare,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:

    contra testamentum,

    Dig. 2, 17, § 1:

    contra sententiam dicere,

    ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—
    (γ).
    Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:

    inmittere in bona),

    Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—
    d.
    Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.
    (α).
    To contend that something is false:

    dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:

    in sententiam dicere,

    in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):

    contra sensus dicere,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:

    contra rhetoricen dicere,

    Quint. 2, 17, 40.—
    (β).
    Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:

    contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,

    Vitr. 7, praef. 8:

    contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—
    (γ).
    Ethically:

    contra voluptatem dicere,

    that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:

    contra mortem loqui,

    that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;

    in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,

    id. ib. 100, 10:

    contra fortunam gloriari,

    that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—
    e.
    Of public and political acts and speeches:

    contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,

    Cic. Brut. 44, 164:

    contra legem dicere or verba facere,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:

    rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),

    Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—
    f.
    Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,

    directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:

    contra rem publicam se commovere,

    id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:

    incitari,

    id. Sest. 47, 100:

    consilia inire,

    id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:

    conjurationem facere,

    Sall. C. 30, 6:

    contra salutem urbis incitari,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:

    cogitare aliquid contra salutem,

    id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:

    esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,

    id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:

    ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,

    do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:

    quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),

    Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—
    (β).
    In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:

    si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,

    contra salutem rei publicae facere,

    Cic. Dom. 38, 102:

    contra majestatem,

    against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:

    contra leges,

    Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:

    contra edictum (praetoris),

    Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:

    contra foedus,

    Cic. Balb. 6, 16:

    contra jusjurandum ac fidem,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:

    tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?

    Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):

    corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—
    2.
    Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).
    (α).
    With esse expressed as the predicate:

    hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,

    Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:

    contra leges or legem est,

    Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:

    contra officium est,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:

    adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,

    unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—
    (β).
    With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:

    scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:

    aliquid contra animum audiendi,

    something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:

    si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,

    Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —
    (γ).
    Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:

    Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—
    3.
    Adverbially with the predicate.
    (α).
    In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):

    eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,

    that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:

    imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,

    to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,

    advocare contra,

    Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:

    si contra mortem te praeparaveris,

    to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—
    (β).
    With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:

    quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,

    Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:

    contra hominis salutem,

    with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—
    (γ).
    In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;

    syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:

    pecuniam contra leges auferre,

    id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:

    contra legem,

    id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:

    contra jus fasque,

    id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:

    contra jus,

    Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:

    contra jus gentium,

    Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;

    6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,

    Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:

    contra testimonium aliquid judicare,

    without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:

    aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,

    contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:

    aliquid contra fidem constituere,

    Quint. 5, 13, 34:

    quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,

    contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—
    4.
    Dependent on substt.
    a.
    Of physical strife:

    scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),

    Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —
    b.
    Of warfare:

    imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,

    Cic. Mur. 39, 83:

    Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,

    Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—
    c.
    Of legal contention:

    causa contra scriptum,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—
    d.
    Of political speaking:

    divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,

    Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—
    e.
    Of literary opposition:

    Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,

    Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostility, etc.:

    cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:

    ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,

    Liv. 6, 40, 5.—
    g.
    Of injury:

    vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,

    Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—
    h.
    Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):

    iter contra senatus auctoritatem,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:

    contra consuetudinem somnium,

    Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:

    bonorum possessio contra tabulas,

    Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—
    5.
    Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.

    II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.
    D.
    Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).
    1.
    Against persons.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:

    contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,

    provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:

    contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,

    Pall. 10, 3, 2.—
    b.
    Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:

    paratus contra,

    Cic. Mil. 21, 56:

    nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,

    Sall. J. 80, 1:

    contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,

    Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—
    2.
    Against inanimate and abstract things.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,

    Cic. Sen. 15, 51:

    propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:

    publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,

    id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:

    contra tantas difficultates providere,

    Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,

    contra ea,

    id. ib. 57, 5:

    patricii vi contra vim resistunt,

    Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—
    b.
    Dependent on substt.:

    suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:

    defensio contra vim,

    id. Mil. 5, 14:

    patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,

    id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:

    contra labores patientia,

    id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—
    c.
    Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;

    in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,

    against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:

    ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:

    vir contra audaciam firmissimus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:

    fortis contra dolorem,

    Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:

    callosus,

    Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:

    far contra hiemes firmissimum,

    id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:

    equus tenax contra vincula,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:

    contraque minantia fata pervigil,

    Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—
    3.
    Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).
    (α).
    Dependent on verbs:

    cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,

    Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:

    prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,

    id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:

    valet potum contra venena,

    id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—
    (β).
    Dependent on substt.:

    remedium contra morsus,

    Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:

    contra venena esse omnia remedio,

    id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—
    (γ).
    Dependent on adjectives:

    vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,

    Pall. 11, 14, 17.—
    (δ).
    Appositively, as a remedy:

    cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,

    Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:

    Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,

    Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.
    E.
    Of logical opposition.
    1.
    With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).
    a.
    The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.

    I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,

    but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:

    omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,

    and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —
    b.
    Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):

    omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),

    but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;

    contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,

    Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;

    44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,

    Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):

    an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),

    Liv. 41, 24, 8.—
    c.
    Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):

    illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,

    whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:

    cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),

    Cic. Sen. 23, 84:

    quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,

    id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.

    Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,

    id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;

    v. Ritschl,

    Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—
    2.
    With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:

    contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,

    Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:

    Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),

    Sall. J. 88, 1; so,

    cetera contra spem salva invenit,

    Liv. 9, 23, 17:

    contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,

    id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;

    but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),

    Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:

    postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,

    Sall. J. 20, 1:

    ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),

    id. ib. 46, 5:

    contra famam,

    Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:

    segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,

    slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:

    frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,

    contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).
    F.
    Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.
    1.
    In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:

    quos contra disputant,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:

    quem contra dicit,

    id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):

    quem contra veneris,

    id. Mur. 4, 9:

    quas contra, praeter te, etc.,

    id. Vatin. 7, 18:

    eos ipsos quos contra statuas,

    id. Or. 10, 34:

    quos contra me senatus armavit,

    id. Att. 10, 8, 8:

    quam contra multa locutus est,

    Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—
    2.
    After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,

    Lucr. 4, 471:

    dicere eos contra,

    id. 4, 484:

    donique eum contra,

    id. 5, 708:

    agmina contra,

    Verg. A. 12, 279:

    magnum Alciden contra,

    id. ib. 5, 414:

    Paridem contra,

    id. ib. 5, 370:

    Italiam contra,

    id. ib. 1, 13:

    deos contra,

    Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:

    Messania moenia contra,

    id. M. 14, 17:

    litora Calabriae contra,

    Tac. A. 3, 1.

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  • 13 contra dicta

    contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.
    I.
    Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).
    A.
    Local.
    1.
    Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.
    a.
    With verb of being or position expressed or understood.
    (α).
    Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):

    feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:

    ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:

    signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,

    Liv. 1, 18, 8:

    stat contra starique jubet,

    Juv. 3, 290:

    stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!

    Mart. 1, 55, 12:

    ulmus erat contra,

    in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:

    templa vides contra,

    in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:

    contra conserta manu,

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—
    (β).
    Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):

    contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,

    Manil. 2, 253:

    posita contra Hispania,

    Tac. Agr. 11:

    promuntorium quod contra procedit,

    Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:

    arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,

    face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:

    jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),

    side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—
    b.
    With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.
    (α).
    Referring to persons:

    accede ad me atque adi contra,

    come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):

    adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:

    contra adspicere,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:

    contra intueri,

    Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:

    cum veniret contra Marcianus,

    Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—
    (β).
    Of things:

    hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,

    Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:

    quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,

    Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—
    2.
    Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,
    (α).
    In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:

    aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,

    at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—
    (β).
    In post-Aug. prose (very rare):

    at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    3.
    Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:

    quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,

    id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:

    qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,

    make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:

    si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:

    audi nunc contra jam,

    listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:

    at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,

    you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:

    Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,

    Liv. 1, 28, 1:

    contra ut me diligat illa,

    Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:

    cui latrans contra senex,

    Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:

    scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—

    Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,

    Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:

    contra talia reddit,

    Claud. B. Gild. 379.—
    (β).
    With dat. pers.:

    consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:

    facere contra huic aegre,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:

    hiscine contra insidiabere?

    id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:

    tibi contra gratiam Referre,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—
    (γ).
    With item:

    item a me contra factum est,

    Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:

    puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,

    id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—
    (δ).
    Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;

    Consonat terra,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:

    confer gradum Contra pariter,

    id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:

    video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:

    vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!

    Cat. 62, 6.—
    (ε).
    Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:

    si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,

    what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:

    si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;

    Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,

    to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:

    agedum pauca accipe contra,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:

    Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,

    Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:

    oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:

    dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?

    id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.
    B.
    Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.
    1.
    Of physical exertion.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,

    struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:

    nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,

    bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:

    at ille contra nititur,

    resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:

    pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,

    rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:

    et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,

    Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—
    2.
    Of mental exertion:

    si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,

    arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:

    siti contra... pugnandum,

    Cels. 4, 2 fin. —
    3.
    Of hostile opposition in gen.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,

    who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:

    contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,

    something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,

    Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—
    4.
    Of warfare.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,

    Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:

    quid quod exercitum contra duxit?

    Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:

    ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,

    if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:

    issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,

    Liv. 7, 39, 17:

    cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,

    would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:

    et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,

    Tac. A. 11, 10.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,

    Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—
    5.
    Of legal contests.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—
    (β).
    Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:

    quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?

    if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—
    (γ).
    On the part of the adversary:

    inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,

    Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—
    (δ).
    Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:

    ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,

    given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—
    6.
    Of literary opposition.
    (α).
    Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—
    (β).
    With other verbs:

    astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,

    Lucr. 5, 728:

    contra nunc illud pone, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:

    habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,

    some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—
    7.
    Of public and political opposition.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—
    (β).
    With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:

    nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,

    no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:

    honores contra petere,

    Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:

    pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,

    Tac. A. 14, 45.—
    8.
    Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:

    si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,

    and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—
    9.
    With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).
    a.
    Absol.
    (α).
    Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:

    cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,

    would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:

    hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,

    id. Caecin. 33, 97:

    dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,

    id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:

    contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—
    (β).
    To make charges against (rare):

    si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,

    Cic. Clu. 48, 134:

    qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,

    id. Quint. 29, 88; so,

    contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,

    id. Fl. 21, 51.—
    (γ).
    In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:

    fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,

    contra disputare and contra scribere,

    id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:

    nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:

    ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,

    to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—
    (δ).
    To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:

    quam palam principes dixerunt contra!

    protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:

    cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:

    filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:

    contradicente nullo,

    Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—
    (ε).
    To reply:

    contradixit edicto,

    answered by an edict, Suet. Aug. 56. —
    (ζ).
    Abl. absol. impers.:

    explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,

    whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—
    b.
    With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:

    ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:

    ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,

    id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:

    aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,

    id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:

    ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),

    refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:

    quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:

    seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,

    or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:

    dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,

    the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—
    c.
    With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    To oppose a person by speaking against his views:

    solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,

    to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:

    tibi,

    Suet. Aug. 54:

    Curioni...,

    id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:

    volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,

    my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—
    (β).
    To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:

    cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,

    opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:

    patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:

    cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,

    Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—
    (δ).
    With dat. of the petition:

    preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,

    which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—
    (ε).
    To contest the validity of a law (rare):

    quibus (legibus) contradici potest,

    Quint. 7, 7, 4.—
    (ζ).
    To contradict an assertion (very rare):

    pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,

    Quint. 5, 10, 13.—
    d.
    With quin, to object:

    praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,

    there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.
    C.
    To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;

    but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,

    Quint. 7, 3, 14:

    cum verba (legis) contra sint,

    id. 7, 1, 49:

    sed experimentum contra fuit,

    unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:

    ubi fortuna contra fuit,

    id. ib. 3, 18:

    si fortuna contra daret,

    should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.
    D.
    Of logical opposition, with negative force.
    1.
    Of a direct contrast.
    a.
    Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:

    quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,

    but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:

    in stultitia contra est,

    with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:

    in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),

    id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:

    quod contra est,

    Sall. J. 85, 21:

    quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:

    contra fore si, etc.,

    ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:

    immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),

    ib. 41, 3, 49:

    ego contra puto (i. e. esse),

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—
    b.
    With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:

    utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,

    of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:

    id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),

    id. Att. 10, 8, 2:

    contra evenit in iis morbis,

    Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:

    ego contra sentio,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:

    Proculus contra (sc. sentit),

    ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:

    licet Celsus contra scribat,

    ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:

    cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,

    interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —
    c.
    Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.
    (α).
    To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:

    nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;

    quod contra, id turpe,

    id. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    sit sapienter usus aut contra,

    Quint. 2, 5, 15:

    lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),

    Col. 11, 3, 25.—
    (β).
    To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:

    ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,

    improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:

    quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—
    (γ).
    To a verbal predicate:

    an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),

    Dig. 34, 5, 19.—
    (δ).
    To a subject infinitive:

    laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,

    praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—
    (ε).
    To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:

    quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,

    those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;

    mihi contra,

    id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—
    (ζ).
    To an attributive genitive:

    Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),

    Sall. J. 88, 2:

    verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),

    Quint. 2, 4, 21:

    alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,

    the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;

    so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,

    Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—
    2.
    Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.
    a.
    With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;

    Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,

    Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:

    quae etiam contra valent,

    i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—
    b.
    Belonging to the same predicate:

    ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,

    Cic. Or. 36, 123:

    cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,

    Dig. 35, 2, 48:

    in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,

    Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:

    junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,

    id. 1, 5, 68:

    ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,

    but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:

    itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,

    Cic. Or. 42, 143:

    qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,

    or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.
    E.
    In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).
    1.
    In independent clauses.
    a.
    Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:

    ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:

    ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:

    in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,

    Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:

    contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;

    so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,

    Just. 13, 1, 7.—
    b.
    Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;

    contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;

    nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,

    Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:

    justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,

    Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:

    si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—
    2.
    In opposition to a dependent clause:

    ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:

    cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,

    Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:

    cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:

    at contra,

    Lucr. 2, 392.—
    3.
    With co-ordinate conjunctions.
    a.
    Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.
    (α).
    With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 23:

    cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,

    Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:

    itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:

    nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,

    Quint. 10, 2, 22.—
    (β).
    With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:

    audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,

    Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:

    ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,

    id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—
    (γ).
    With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:

    atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!

    Cic. Balb. 22, 51:

    domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,

    Dig. 13, 7, 21:

    equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,

    Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—
    (δ).
    After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:

    in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,

    Cic. Sull. 7, 21:

    nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,

    id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,

    et contra,

    Suet. Tit. 7.—
    b.
    With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).
    (α).
    At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;

    At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,

    Lucr. 2, 400:

    cogunt,

    id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;

    at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:

    ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—
    (β).
    Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):

    non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:

    arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,

    Liv. 45, 18, 1:

    tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,

    Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:

    obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,

    Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—
    (γ).
    Contra autem (rare;

    in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,

    Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:

    sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,

    Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—
    (δ).
    Contra vero (very rare;

    not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,

    Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —
    (ε).
    Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—
    c.
    With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).
    (α).
    Aut contra:

    num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?

    Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:

    si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—
    (β).
    Vel contra:

    hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?

    Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—
    (γ).
    Seu contra:

    seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,

    Prop. 1, 11, 25.—
    d.
    With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;

    never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,

    Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —
    4.
    In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,
    (α).
    In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):

    aliis vero econtra videtur,

    Hier. Ep. 12.—
    (β).
    Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):

    honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—
    5.
    With emphatic particles.
    a.
    Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);

    not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,

    Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—
    b.
    Immo contra (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    = no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:

    existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—
    (β).
    = sed contra, but on the contrary:

    proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,

    Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:

    immo contra ea,

    Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—
    c.
    Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):

    quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.
    F.
    With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.
    1.
    Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.
    (α).
    With atque:

    item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:

    simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:

    judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—
    (β).
    With ac:

    itaque contra est ac dicitis,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:

    vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,

    id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:

    cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,

    id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:

    Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,

    Sall. C. 60, 5.—
    (γ).
    With ac and atque:

    si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,

    Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—
    (δ).
    With quam (post-Aug.):

    cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,

    Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:

    contra quam licet,

    id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—
    2.
    Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:

    mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,

    contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:

    ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,

    contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:

    contra quam ista causa postulasset,

    id. Caecin. 24, 67:

    contra quam sanctum legibus est,

    Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:

    contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,

    Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.
    II.
    Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).
    A.
    Local uses.
    1.
    Opposite, over against, facing.
    a.
    Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;

    adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:

    ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,

    id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:

    Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,

    Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:

    Carthago Italiam contra,

    Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:

    insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,

    Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—
    b.
    Of the heavenly bodies:

    donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,

    Lucr. 5, 708:

    contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,

    Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:

    cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:

    contra mediam faciem meridies erit,

    id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—
    c.
    Of opposite ends of a line.
    (α).
    Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—
    (β).
    Of a line drawn:

    contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,

    opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—
    d.
    Of buildings, etc.:

    contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:

    (statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,

    Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:

    contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—
    e.
    Of places on the human body:

    id quod contra stomachum est,

    Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;

    4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,

    Cels. 4, 1 fin. —
    2.
    Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:

    adversus, ad, e regione,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 61).
    a.
    In gen.:

    quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,

    Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:

    et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?

    Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:

    rex constiterat contra pedites,

    Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:

    ne contra septentrionem paveris,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:

    contra solem varie refulgens,

    placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;

    37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,

    id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—
    b.
    Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):

    (Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,

    towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:

    lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,

    Dig. 48, 8, 4.—
    c.
    Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—
    d.
    Against an opposing action, etc.:

    contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:

    cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,

    Vitr. 1, 6, 8:

    ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,

    Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:

    contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,

    id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:

    capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,

    id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:

    contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,

    Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:

    contra stimulum calces,

    kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—
    e.
    Of local actions with hostile intent.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?

    Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:

    Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),

    id. Att. 15, 20, 3:

    pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,

    to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:

    a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,

    id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:

    Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,

    Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:

    terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,

    i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:

    tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,

    will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:

    cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

    (Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,

    when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—
    f.
    In partic.
    (α).
    Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:

    quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,

    Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:

    contra populi studium,

    Cic. Brut. 34, 126:

    contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,

    id. ib. 79, 273; so,

    a mendacio contra veritatem,

    id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:

    contra cives in acie,

    id. Att. 16, 11, 2:

    et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,

    opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:

    haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,

    Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —
    (β).
    Contra aliquem ire:

    aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,

    Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:

    uti contra injurias armati eatis,

    Sall. J. 31, 6:

    interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,

    Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—
    3.
    Transf.,
    a.
    To persons placed together for comparison:

    C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,

    Quint. 10, 1, 114:

    CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,

    Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—
    b.
    To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.
    (α).
    Lit. (very rare):

    quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    (β).
    Prop.:

    cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,

    Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:

    qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 9, 9:

    numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:

    tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,

    id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:

    nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,

    as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:

    (illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,

    Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:

    contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?

    Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,

    robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,

    id. ib. 13, 2;

    so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,
    c.
    Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):

    numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,

    superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):

    oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,

    Petr. 7, 6.—
    d.
    Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:

    contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 29:

    contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,

    Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:

    quae contra breviter fata est vates,

    Verg. A. 6, 398:

    contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,

    Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).
    B.
    Denoting hostility or disadvantage.
    1.
    With verbs of hostile action.
    a.
    Of physical exertion:

    pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,

    Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:

    proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,

    id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —
    b.
    Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.

    bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),

    Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:

    contra Antonium,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,

    contra patriam,

    id. Sull. 20, 58:

    pugnare contra patriam,

    id. ib. 25, 70:

    contra conjuges et liberos,

    Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:

    armatum esse contra populum Romanum,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:

    armis contendere contra,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 13:

    arma alicui dare (trop.),

    Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:

    aciem instruere (trop.),

    Liv. 25, 4, 4:

    exercitum comparare,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:

    exercitum instruere,

    id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    exercitum ducere and adducere,

    id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:

    exercitum contra Philippum mittere,

    id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:

    naves ducere contra,

    Hor. Epod. 4, 19:

    ducere contra hostes,

    Liv. 1, 27, 4:

    florem Italiae educere contra,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    proficisci contra,

    to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:

    auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,

    Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:

    juvare aliquem contra,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 35:

    consilium inire contra Sequanos,

    to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—
    c.
    Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).
    (α).
    In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:

    cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,

    Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:

    (causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:

    rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,

    Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:

    esse contra,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;

    at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,

    Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:

    causam defendere contra,

    against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:

    statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),

    to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:

    actio competit contra,

    Dig. 49, 14, 41:

    querelam instituere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:

    bonorum possessionem petere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 23:

    jus obtinere contra,

    Cic. Quint. 9, 34:

    pugnare contra,

    to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:

    id quod mihi contra illos datum est,

    i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:

    judicare contra aliquem,

    id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:

    pronuntiare contra,

    Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:

    decernere contra,

    Cic. Fl. 31, 76:

    appellare contra aliquem,

    Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:

    contra sententiam,

    Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:

    cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—
    (β).
    Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:

    quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:

    contra rem suam me venisse questus est,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—
    (γ).
    With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:

    ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:

    cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,

    id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,

    causam dicere,

    id. Or. 2, 23, 98:

    causam perorare,

    id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:

    quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,

    id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:

    si Gaditani contra me dicerent,

    if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:

    si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:

    testimonium in aliquem dicere,

    id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):

    contra juris consultos dicere,

    against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:

    contra testes dicendum est,

    Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:

    cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,

    Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:

    tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?

    Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —
    d.
    Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:

    cum scriberem contra Epicurios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:

    contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,

    id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:

    contra Brutum,

    id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:

    contra Academiam,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:

    contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,

    id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—
    e.
    Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).
    (α).
    In gen.:

    sentire contra,

    Cic. Mil. 2, 5:

    pugnare contra bonos,

    id. Sull. 25, 71:

    contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,

    Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:

    (tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,

    Liv. 39, 32, 12.—
    (β).
    Of political speaking:

    cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,

    Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:

    adversus, in): inire consilia contra,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

    manum comparare contra aliquem,

    id. Sull. 24, 68:

    conjurationem facere,

    id. ib. 4, 12:

    congredi,

    id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:

    aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,

    Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:

    nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,

    against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:

    eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,

    operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:

    homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?

    Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:

    epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:

    disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,

    to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—
    2.
    Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:

    licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,

    injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:

    res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,

    id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:

    nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,

    Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:

    quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,

    id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—
    3.
    Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:

    Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?

    or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:

    sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,

    id. Att. 7, 5, 5:

    judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,

    id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:

    cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:

    fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,

    in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—
    4.
    Dependent on adjectives (rare):

    contra se ipse misericors,

    to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:

    severissimus judex contra fures,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—
    5.
    With nouns.
    a.
    Acc. to 1. b.:

    ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—
    b.
    Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).
    (α).
    Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:

    quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:

    Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,

    Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,

    haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:

    orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,

    id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—
    (β).
    Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:

    unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,

    Cic. Brut. 26, 99:

    (Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,

    id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—
    c.
    Acc. to 1. f.:

    contra patres concitatio et seditio,

    Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:

    contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,

    Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.
    C.
    With inanimate and abstract objects.
    1.
    Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).
    a.
    Of physical or moral exertion:

    cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,

    Verg. A. 10, 567:

    pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,

    Cic. Sen. 11, 35:

    contra verum niti,

    Sall. J. 35, 8:

    contra fortunam luctari,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—
    b.
    Of warfare (lit. and trop.):

    bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

    bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,

    id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:

    artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,

    Quint. 5, 13, 30.—
    c.
    Of legal contention.
    (α).
    Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:

    contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),

    Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:

    contra ratiocinationem,

    id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:

    contra caput dicere,

    to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:

    servum in caput domini interrogare,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:

    contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—
    (β).
    Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:

    contra tabulas judicare,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:

    contra testamentum,

    Dig. 2, 17, § 1:

    contra sententiam dicere,

    ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—
    (γ).
    Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:

    inmittere in bona),

    Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—
    d.
    Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.
    (α).
    To contend that something is false:

    dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:

    in sententiam dicere,

    in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):

    contra sensus dicere,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:

    contra rhetoricen dicere,

    Quint. 2, 17, 40.—
    (β).
    Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:

    contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,

    Vitr. 7, praef. 8:

    contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—
    (γ).
    Ethically:

    contra voluptatem dicere,

    that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:

    contra mortem loqui,

    that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;

    in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,

    id. ib. 100, 10:

    contra fortunam gloriari,

    that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—
    e.
    Of public and political acts and speeches:

    contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,

    Cic. Brut. 44, 164:

    contra legem dicere or verba facere,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:

    rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),

    Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—
    f.
    Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,

    directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:

    contra rem publicam se commovere,

    id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:

    incitari,

    id. Sest. 47, 100:

    consilia inire,

    id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:

    conjurationem facere,

    Sall. C. 30, 6:

    contra salutem urbis incitari,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:

    cogitare aliquid contra salutem,

    id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:

    esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,

    id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:

    ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,

    do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:

    quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),

    Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—
    (β).
    In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:

    si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,

    contra salutem rei publicae facere,

    Cic. Dom. 38, 102:

    contra majestatem,

    against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:

    contra leges,

    Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:

    contra edictum (praetoris),

    Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:

    contra foedus,

    Cic. Balb. 6, 16:

    contra jusjurandum ac fidem,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:

    tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?

    Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):

    corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—
    2.
    Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).
    (α).
    With esse expressed as the predicate:

    hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,

    Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:

    contra leges or legem est,

    Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:

    contra officium est,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:

    adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,

    unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—
    (β).
    With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:

    scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:

    aliquid contra animum audiendi,

    something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:

    si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,

    Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —
    (γ).
    Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:

    Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—
    3.
    Adverbially with the predicate.
    (α).
    In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):

    eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,

    that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:

    imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,

    to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,

    advocare contra,

    Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:

    si contra mortem te praeparaveris,

    to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—
    (β).
    With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:

    quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,

    Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:

    contra hominis salutem,

    with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—
    (γ).
    In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;

    syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:

    pecuniam contra leges auferre,

    id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:

    contra legem,

    id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:

    contra jus fasque,

    id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:

    contra jus,

    Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:

    contra jus gentium,

    Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;

    6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,

    Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:

    contra testimonium aliquid judicare,

    without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:

    aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,

    contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:

    aliquid contra fidem constituere,

    Quint. 5, 13, 34:

    quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,

    contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—
    4.
    Dependent on substt.
    a.
    Of physical strife:

    scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),

    Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —
    b.
    Of warfare:

    imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,

    Cic. Mur. 39, 83:

    Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,

    Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—
    c.
    Of legal contention:

    causa contra scriptum,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—
    d.
    Of political speaking:

    divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,

    Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—
    e.
    Of literary opposition:

    Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,

    Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostility, etc.:

    cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:

    ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,

    Liv. 6, 40, 5.—
    g.
    Of injury:

    vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,

    Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—
    h.
    Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):

    iter contra senatus auctoritatem,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:

    contra consuetudinem somnium,

    Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:

    bonorum possessio contra tabulas,

    Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—
    5.
    Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.

    II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.
    D.
    Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).
    1.
    Against persons.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:

    contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,

    provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:

    contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,

    Pall. 10, 3, 2.—
    b.
    Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:

    paratus contra,

    Cic. Mil. 21, 56:

    nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,

    Sall. J. 80, 1:

    contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,

    Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—
    2.
    Against inanimate and abstract things.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,

    Cic. Sen. 15, 51:

    propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:

    publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,

    id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:

    contra tantas difficultates providere,

    Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,

    contra ea,

    id. ib. 57, 5:

    patricii vi contra vim resistunt,

    Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—
    b.
    Dependent on substt.:

    suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:

    defensio contra vim,

    id. Mil. 5, 14:

    patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,

    id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:

    contra labores patientia,

    id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—
    c.
    Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;

    in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,

    against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:

    ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:

    vir contra audaciam firmissimus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:

    fortis contra dolorem,

    Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:

    callosus,

    Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:

    far contra hiemes firmissimum,

    id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:

    equus tenax contra vincula,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:

    contraque minantia fata pervigil,

    Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—
    3.
    Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).
    (α).
    Dependent on verbs:

    cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,

    Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:

    prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,

    id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:

    valet potum contra venena,

    id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—
    (β).
    Dependent on substt.:

    remedium contra morsus,

    Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:

    contra venena esse omnia remedio,

    id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—
    (γ).
    Dependent on adjectives:

    vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,

    Pall. 11, 14, 17.—
    (δ).
    Appositively, as a remedy:

    cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,

    Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:

    Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,

    Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.
    E.
    Of logical opposition.
    1.
    With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).
    a.
    The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.

    I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,

    but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:

    omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,

    and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —
    b.
    Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):

    omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),

    but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;

    contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,

    Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;

    44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,

    Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):

    an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),

    Liv. 41, 24, 8.—
    c.
    Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):

    illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,

    whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:

    cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),

    Cic. Sen. 23, 84:

    quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,

    id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.

    Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,

    id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;

    v. Ritschl,

    Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—
    2.
    With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:

    contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,

    Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:

    Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),

    Sall. J. 88, 1; so,

    cetera contra spem salva invenit,

    Liv. 9, 23, 17:

    contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,

    id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;

    but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),

    Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:

    postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,

    Sall. J. 20, 1:

    ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),

    id. ib. 46, 5:

    contra famam,

    Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:

    segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,

    slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:

    frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,

    contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).
    F.
    Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.
    1.
    In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:

    quos contra disputant,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:

    quem contra dicit,

    id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):

    quem contra veneris,

    id. Mur. 4, 9:

    quas contra, praeter te, etc.,

    id. Vatin. 7, 18:

    eos ipsos quos contra statuas,

    id. Or. 10, 34:

    quos contra me senatus armavit,

    id. Att. 10, 8, 8:

    quam contra multa locutus est,

    Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—
    2.
    After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,

    Lucr. 4, 471:

    dicere eos contra,

    id. 4, 484:

    donique eum contra,

    id. 5, 708:

    agmina contra,

    Verg. A. 12, 279:

    magnum Alciden contra,

    id. ib. 5, 414:

    Paridem contra,

    id. ib. 5, 370:

    Italiam contra,

    id. ib. 1, 13:

    deos contra,

    Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:

    Messania moenia contra,

    id. M. 14, 17:

    litora Calabriae contra,

    Tac. A. 3, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > contra dicta

  • 14 impedio

    impĕdĭo ( inp-), īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 (in tmesi:

    inque peditur, inque pediri, inque peditus, etc.,

    Lucr. 6, 394; 3, 484; 4, 562; 1149), v. a. [in-pes; cf. compedes; lit., to entangle the feet; hence, in gen.], to entangle, ensnare, to shackle, hamper, hinder, hold fast (cf.: praepedio, implico, illigo, irretio, illaqueo).
    I.
    Lit. (rare):

    impediunt teneros vincula nulla pedes,

    Ov. F. 1, 410; cf.:

    et illis crura quoque impediit,

    id. M. 12, 392:

    ipsus illic sese jam impedivit in plagas,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 11:

    in qua (silva) retentis impeditus (cervus) cornibus,

    Phaedr. 1, 12, 10:

    impedita cassibus dama,

    Mart. 3, 58, 28; cf.: reti impedit Pisces, ensnares, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 17; Veg. Vet. 1, 10.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., to clasp, encircle, embrace (mostly poet.):

    narrare parantem Impedit amplexu,

    Ov. M. 2, 433:

    nunc decet aut viridi nitidum caput impedire myrto Aut flore,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 9:

    crines (vitta),

    Tib. 1, 6, 67; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 56:

    cornua sertis,

    id. M. 2, 868:

    remos (hederae),

    id. ib. 3, 664:

    medium crus pellibus,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 27:

    equos frenis,

    to bridle, Ov. F. 2, 736:

    ingentem clipeum informant... septenosque orbibus orbes Impediunt,

    surround, encircle each other, Verg. A. 8, 447:

    orbes orbibus,

    id. ib. 5, 585:

    plana novo munimenti genere (with saepire),

    Curt. 6, 5; cf.:

    Antiochus, castris positis, munitionibus insuper saltum impediebat,

    rendered difficult of access, Liv. 36, 16, 1.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To entangle, embarrass (class.):

    impeditum in ea (re amatoria) expedivi animum meum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 17; cf.:

    sapientis est, cum stultitia sua impeditus sit, quoquo modo possit se expedire,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 24:

    ipse te impedies, ipse tua defensione implicabere,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 44:

    qui me et se hisce impedivit nuptiis,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 2:

    dum alios servat, se impedivit interim,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 37:

    tot me impediunt curae,

    Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:

    mentem dolore,

    Cic. Cael. 24, 60.—
    B.
    Transf. (causa pro effectu), to hinder, detain, obstruct, check, prevent, impede (so most freq.; cf.: inhibeo, prohibeo, interdico, veto); constr. with acc., ab, in aliqua re, or the simple abl., ne, quin, quominus, the inf., or absol.; very rarely with dat.
    (α).
    With the simple acc.:

    me quotidie aliud ex alio impedit: sed si me expediero, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 19, 2:

    suis studiis sic impediuntur, ut, etc.... discendi enim studio impediti,

    id. Off. 1, 9, 28; cf.:

    aetate et morbo impeditus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 63: religione impediri, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 3:

    ne forte qua re impediar atque alliger,

    Cic. Att. 8, 16, 1.—With inanim:

    or abstr. objects: sinistra impedita,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 3:

    mea dubitatio aut impedire profectionem meam videbatur aut certe tardare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1:

    iter,

    id. Lael. 20, 75:

    navigationem (Corus),

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 3:

    magnas utilitates amicorum,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 75:

    res magnas,

    id. ib.; cf.:

    belli rationem prope jam explicatam perturbare atque impedire,

    id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35 fin.: quod si corporis gravioribus morbis vitae jucunditas impeditur;

    quanto magis animi morbis impediri necesse est?

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 59.—
    (β).
    With ab or in aliqua re or the simple abl.:

    sibi non fuisse dubium, a re publica bene gerenda impediri,

    Cic. Balb. 20, 47; cf.:

    ab delectatione omni negotiis impedimur,

    id. Mur. 19, 39; so,

    aliquem a suo munere,

    id. Rep. 5, 3:

    aliquem ab opere,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:

    aliquem a vero bonoque,

    Sall. J. 30, 2:

    non oportere sese a populo Romano in suo jure impediri,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 36, 2:

    quem dignitas fugā impediverat,

    Tac. A. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    With ne, quin, quominus. —With ne:

    id in hac disputatione de fato casus quidam, ne facerem, impedivit,

    Cic. Fat. 1, 1; id. Sull. 33, 92.—With quin:

    ut nulla re impedirer, quin, si vellem, mihi esset integrum,

    Cic. Att. 4, 2, 6; Auct. Her. 3, 1, 1.— With quominus:

    nec aetas impedit, quominus agri colendi studia teneamus,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 60; id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

    quaerere, quae sit tanta formido, quae tot ac tantos viros impediat, quominus, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 2, 5; id. Fam. 3, 7, 3; 13, 5, 1; id. Att. 3, 22, 1; 13, 25, 2.—
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    quid est igitur, quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare? etc.,

    Cic. Off. 2, 2, 8:

    me impedit pudor ab aliquo haec exquirere,

    id. de Or. 1, 35, 163:

    ne qua mora ignaros pubemque educere castris Impediat,

    Verg. A. 11, 21; Ov. P. 1, 1, 21.—
    (ε).
    With dat. (in analogy to impedimento esse): novitati non impedit vetus consuetudo, is no hinderance, = obstat (cf. the context), Varr. L. L. 9, § 20 Müll.: inpediat tibi, ne, etc., Schol. Juv. 14, 49.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    omnia removentur, quae obstant et impediunt,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 19:

    ut omnia quae impediant, vincat intentio,

    Quint. 10, 3, 28; 12, 10, 55:

    de rebus ipsis utere tuo judicio—nihil enim impedio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 1, 2; id. Rep. 1, 13: quem video, nisi rei publicae tempora impedient, Euporiston, id. Att. 7, 1, 7; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 55.—Hence, impĕdītus ( inp-), a, um, P. a., hindered, [p. 898] embarrassed, obstructed, encumbered, burdened, impeded.
    A.
    Of persons:

    neque nunc quomodo me expeditum ex impedito faciam, jam consilium placet,

    Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 87: inermos armati, impeditos expediti interficiunt, encumbered with baggage, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 8; cf.:

    impeditis hostibus propter ea quae ferebant onera,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 2:

    agmen,

    Liv. 43, 23, 1:

    itinere impediti,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 75, 3:

    nostri si ab illis initium transeundi (fluminis) fieret, ut impeditos aggrederentur,

    i. e. embarrassed with the difficulties of crossing, id. B. G. 2, 9, 1; 1, 12, 3; 2, 10, 2;

    2, 23, 1 et saep.: malis domesticis impediti,

    Cic. Sest. 45, 97:

    viden me consiliis tuis miserum impeditum esse?

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 11.— Comp.: quod, si durior accidisset casus, impeditiores fore videbantur, Auct. B. Alex. 14 fin. —
    B.
    Of inanim. and abstr. things:

    hostem impedito atque iniquo loco tenetis,

    difficult of passage, Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 4; cf.:

    silvae,

    id. ib. 5, 21, 3:

    saltus impeditos gravis armis miles timere potest,

    Liv. 9, 19, 16:

    vineae nexu traducum,

    Tac. H. 2, 25:

    navigationem impeditam (esse) propter inscientiam locorum,

    troublesome, Caes. B. G. 3, 9, 4:

    impedito animo,

    i. e. engaged, busy, Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:

    omnium impeditis animis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 5:

    tempora rei publicae,

    Cic. Pis. 1, 3:

    dies tristi omine infames et impediti,

    Gell. 4, 9, 5:

    disceptatio,

    Liv. 37, 54, 7:

    oratio fit longa et impedita,

    Quint. 8, 6, 42:

    bellum (with arduum),

    Tac. A. 4, 46:

    cum victoribus nihil impeditum arbitrarentur,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 28, 1:

    tu rem impeditam et perditam restituas,

    intricate and hopeless, Ter. And. 3, 5, 13.— Comp.:

    longius impeditioribus locis secuti,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 28 fin.; so,

    saltus artior et impeditior,

    Liv. 9, 2, 8; 7, 21, 8.— Sup.:

    silvae undique impeditissimae,

    i. e. exceedingly difficult to pass, Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 1:

    itinera,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 77, 2:

    quid horum non impeditissimum? vestitus an vehiculum an comes?

    exceedingly embarrassing, a great encumbrance, Cic. Mil. 20, 54.

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  • 15 improbo

    imprŏbo ( inpr-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [2. in-probo], to disapprove, blame, condemn, reject (class.; syn.: culpo, vitupero, criminor, etc.): multi, qui domi aetatem agerent, propterea sunt improbati, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6 (Trag. v. 296 Vahl.):

    hoc negas te. posse nec approbare nec improbare,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 96:

    haec improbantur a Peripateticis, a Stoicis defenduntur,

    id. Div. 1, 33, 72; id. Ac. 2, 30, 95:

    ego ista studia non improbo, moderata modo sint,

    id. de Or. 2, 37, 156:

    improbantur ii quaestus, qui in odia hominum incurrunt,

    id. Off. 1, 42, 150:

    Curio utrumque improbans consilium,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 31, 1:

    per improbaturum haec Jovem,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 8:

    judicium,

    to reject, rescind, make void, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 28, § 68: ego frumentum neque attigi neque aspexi: mancipibus potestatem probandi improbandique permisi, of rejecting as unsuitable or insufficient, id. ib. 2, 3, 76, § 175;

    2, 2, 74, § 172: ut aut ne cogeret munire aut id, quod munitum esset, ne improbaret,

    id. Font. 4, 7:

    Vergilius terram, quae filicem ferat, non inprobat vitibus,

    Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 29: dibapha Tyria P. Lentulus primus in praetexta usus improbabatur, was censured, Nep. ap. Plin. 9, 39, 63, § 137:

    (Nymphae) ad numerum motis pedibus duxere choreas. Improbat has pastor, saltuque imitatus agresti, etc.,

    derides, Ov. M. 14, 521.—Esp. in law, to overrule an opinion or judgment:

    sententiam,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 51; 3, 71 al.— Absol.:

    qui si improbasset, cur ferri passus esset? sin probasset, cur, etc.,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 32, 3:

    inde invident humiliores, rident superiores, improbant boni,

    Quint. 11, 1, 17; 1, 3, 14.

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  • 16 inpedio

    impĕdĭo ( inp-), īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 (in tmesi:

    inque peditur, inque pediri, inque peditus, etc.,

    Lucr. 6, 394; 3, 484; 4, 562; 1149), v. a. [in-pes; cf. compedes; lit., to entangle the feet; hence, in gen.], to entangle, ensnare, to shackle, hamper, hinder, hold fast (cf.: praepedio, implico, illigo, irretio, illaqueo).
    I.
    Lit. (rare):

    impediunt teneros vincula nulla pedes,

    Ov. F. 1, 410; cf.:

    et illis crura quoque impediit,

    id. M. 12, 392:

    ipsus illic sese jam impedivit in plagas,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 11:

    in qua (silva) retentis impeditus (cervus) cornibus,

    Phaedr. 1, 12, 10:

    impedita cassibus dama,

    Mart. 3, 58, 28; cf.: reti impedit Pisces, ensnares, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 17; Veg. Vet. 1, 10.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., to clasp, encircle, embrace (mostly poet.):

    narrare parantem Impedit amplexu,

    Ov. M. 2, 433:

    nunc decet aut viridi nitidum caput impedire myrto Aut flore,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 9:

    crines (vitta),

    Tib. 1, 6, 67; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 56:

    cornua sertis,

    id. M. 2, 868:

    remos (hederae),

    id. ib. 3, 664:

    medium crus pellibus,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 27:

    equos frenis,

    to bridle, Ov. F. 2, 736:

    ingentem clipeum informant... septenosque orbibus orbes Impediunt,

    surround, encircle each other, Verg. A. 8, 447:

    orbes orbibus,

    id. ib. 5, 585:

    plana novo munimenti genere (with saepire),

    Curt. 6, 5; cf.:

    Antiochus, castris positis, munitionibus insuper saltum impediebat,

    rendered difficult of access, Liv. 36, 16, 1.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To entangle, embarrass (class.):

    impeditum in ea (re amatoria) expedivi animum meum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 17; cf.:

    sapientis est, cum stultitia sua impeditus sit, quoquo modo possit se expedire,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 24:

    ipse te impedies, ipse tua defensione implicabere,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 44:

    qui me et se hisce impedivit nuptiis,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 2:

    dum alios servat, se impedivit interim,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 37:

    tot me impediunt curae,

    Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:

    mentem dolore,

    Cic. Cael. 24, 60.—
    B.
    Transf. (causa pro effectu), to hinder, detain, obstruct, check, prevent, impede (so most freq.; cf.: inhibeo, prohibeo, interdico, veto); constr. with acc., ab, in aliqua re, or the simple abl., ne, quin, quominus, the inf., or absol.; very rarely with dat.
    (α).
    With the simple acc.:

    me quotidie aliud ex alio impedit: sed si me expediero, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 19, 2:

    suis studiis sic impediuntur, ut, etc.... discendi enim studio impediti,

    id. Off. 1, 9, 28; cf.:

    aetate et morbo impeditus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 63: religione impediri, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 3:

    ne forte qua re impediar atque alliger,

    Cic. Att. 8, 16, 1.—With inanim:

    or abstr. objects: sinistra impedita,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 3:

    mea dubitatio aut impedire profectionem meam videbatur aut certe tardare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1:

    iter,

    id. Lael. 20, 75:

    navigationem (Corus),

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 3:

    magnas utilitates amicorum,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 75:

    res magnas,

    id. ib.; cf.:

    belli rationem prope jam explicatam perturbare atque impedire,

    id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35 fin.: quod si corporis gravioribus morbis vitae jucunditas impeditur;

    quanto magis animi morbis impediri necesse est?

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 59.—
    (β).
    With ab or in aliqua re or the simple abl.:

    sibi non fuisse dubium, a re publica bene gerenda impediri,

    Cic. Balb. 20, 47; cf.:

    ab delectatione omni negotiis impedimur,

    id. Mur. 19, 39; so,

    aliquem a suo munere,

    id. Rep. 5, 3:

    aliquem ab opere,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:

    aliquem a vero bonoque,

    Sall. J. 30, 2:

    non oportere sese a populo Romano in suo jure impediri,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 36, 2:

    quem dignitas fugā impediverat,

    Tac. A. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    With ne, quin, quominus. —With ne:

    id in hac disputatione de fato casus quidam, ne facerem, impedivit,

    Cic. Fat. 1, 1; id. Sull. 33, 92.—With quin:

    ut nulla re impedirer, quin, si vellem, mihi esset integrum,

    Cic. Att. 4, 2, 6; Auct. Her. 3, 1, 1.— With quominus:

    nec aetas impedit, quominus agri colendi studia teneamus,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 60; id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

    quaerere, quae sit tanta formido, quae tot ac tantos viros impediat, quominus, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 2, 5; id. Fam. 3, 7, 3; 13, 5, 1; id. Att. 3, 22, 1; 13, 25, 2.—
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    quid est igitur, quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare? etc.,

    Cic. Off. 2, 2, 8:

    me impedit pudor ab aliquo haec exquirere,

    id. de Or. 1, 35, 163:

    ne qua mora ignaros pubemque educere castris Impediat,

    Verg. A. 11, 21; Ov. P. 1, 1, 21.—
    (ε).
    With dat. (in analogy to impedimento esse): novitati non impedit vetus consuetudo, is no hinderance, = obstat (cf. the context), Varr. L. L. 9, § 20 Müll.: inpediat tibi, ne, etc., Schol. Juv. 14, 49.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    omnia removentur, quae obstant et impediunt,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 19:

    ut omnia quae impediant, vincat intentio,

    Quint. 10, 3, 28; 12, 10, 55:

    de rebus ipsis utere tuo judicio—nihil enim impedio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 1, 2; id. Rep. 1, 13: quem video, nisi rei publicae tempora impedient, Euporiston, id. Att. 7, 1, 7; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 55.—Hence, impĕdītus ( inp-), a, um, P. a., hindered, [p. 898] embarrassed, obstructed, encumbered, burdened, impeded.
    A.
    Of persons:

    neque nunc quomodo me expeditum ex impedito faciam, jam consilium placet,

    Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 87: inermos armati, impeditos expediti interficiunt, encumbered with baggage, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 8; cf.:

    impeditis hostibus propter ea quae ferebant onera,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 2:

    agmen,

    Liv. 43, 23, 1:

    itinere impediti,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 75, 3:

    nostri si ab illis initium transeundi (fluminis) fieret, ut impeditos aggrederentur,

    i. e. embarrassed with the difficulties of crossing, id. B. G. 2, 9, 1; 1, 12, 3; 2, 10, 2;

    2, 23, 1 et saep.: malis domesticis impediti,

    Cic. Sest. 45, 97:

    viden me consiliis tuis miserum impeditum esse?

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 11.— Comp.: quod, si durior accidisset casus, impeditiores fore videbantur, Auct. B. Alex. 14 fin. —
    B.
    Of inanim. and abstr. things:

    hostem impedito atque iniquo loco tenetis,

    difficult of passage, Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 4; cf.:

    silvae,

    id. ib. 5, 21, 3:

    saltus impeditos gravis armis miles timere potest,

    Liv. 9, 19, 16:

    vineae nexu traducum,

    Tac. H. 2, 25:

    navigationem impeditam (esse) propter inscientiam locorum,

    troublesome, Caes. B. G. 3, 9, 4:

    impedito animo,

    i. e. engaged, busy, Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:

    omnium impeditis animis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 5:

    tempora rei publicae,

    Cic. Pis. 1, 3:

    dies tristi omine infames et impediti,

    Gell. 4, 9, 5:

    disceptatio,

    Liv. 37, 54, 7:

    oratio fit longa et impedita,

    Quint. 8, 6, 42:

    bellum (with arduum),

    Tac. A. 4, 46:

    cum victoribus nihil impeditum arbitrarentur,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 28, 1:

    tu rem impeditam et perditam restituas,

    intricate and hopeless, Ter. And. 3, 5, 13.— Comp.:

    longius impeditioribus locis secuti,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 28 fin.; so,

    saltus artior et impeditior,

    Liv. 9, 2, 8; 7, 21, 8.— Sup.:

    silvae undique impeditissimae,

    i. e. exceedingly difficult to pass, Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 1:

    itinera,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 77, 2:

    quid horum non impeditissimum? vestitus an vehiculum an comes?

    exceedingly embarrassing, a great encumbrance, Cic. Mil. 20, 54.

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  • 17 inpeditus

    impĕdĭo ( inp-), īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 (in tmesi:

    inque peditur, inque pediri, inque peditus, etc.,

    Lucr. 6, 394; 3, 484; 4, 562; 1149), v. a. [in-pes; cf. compedes; lit., to entangle the feet; hence, in gen.], to entangle, ensnare, to shackle, hamper, hinder, hold fast (cf.: praepedio, implico, illigo, irretio, illaqueo).
    I.
    Lit. (rare):

    impediunt teneros vincula nulla pedes,

    Ov. F. 1, 410; cf.:

    et illis crura quoque impediit,

    id. M. 12, 392:

    ipsus illic sese jam impedivit in plagas,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 11:

    in qua (silva) retentis impeditus (cervus) cornibus,

    Phaedr. 1, 12, 10:

    impedita cassibus dama,

    Mart. 3, 58, 28; cf.: reti impedit Pisces, ensnares, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 17; Veg. Vet. 1, 10.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., to clasp, encircle, embrace (mostly poet.):

    narrare parantem Impedit amplexu,

    Ov. M. 2, 433:

    nunc decet aut viridi nitidum caput impedire myrto Aut flore,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 9:

    crines (vitta),

    Tib. 1, 6, 67; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 56:

    cornua sertis,

    id. M. 2, 868:

    remos (hederae),

    id. ib. 3, 664:

    medium crus pellibus,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 27:

    equos frenis,

    to bridle, Ov. F. 2, 736:

    ingentem clipeum informant... septenosque orbibus orbes Impediunt,

    surround, encircle each other, Verg. A. 8, 447:

    orbes orbibus,

    id. ib. 5, 585:

    plana novo munimenti genere (with saepire),

    Curt. 6, 5; cf.:

    Antiochus, castris positis, munitionibus insuper saltum impediebat,

    rendered difficult of access, Liv. 36, 16, 1.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To entangle, embarrass (class.):

    impeditum in ea (re amatoria) expedivi animum meum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 17; cf.:

    sapientis est, cum stultitia sua impeditus sit, quoquo modo possit se expedire,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 24:

    ipse te impedies, ipse tua defensione implicabere,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 44:

    qui me et se hisce impedivit nuptiis,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 2:

    dum alios servat, se impedivit interim,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 37:

    tot me impediunt curae,

    Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:

    mentem dolore,

    Cic. Cael. 24, 60.—
    B.
    Transf. (causa pro effectu), to hinder, detain, obstruct, check, prevent, impede (so most freq.; cf.: inhibeo, prohibeo, interdico, veto); constr. with acc., ab, in aliqua re, or the simple abl., ne, quin, quominus, the inf., or absol.; very rarely with dat.
    (α).
    With the simple acc.:

    me quotidie aliud ex alio impedit: sed si me expediero, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 19, 2:

    suis studiis sic impediuntur, ut, etc.... discendi enim studio impediti,

    id. Off. 1, 9, 28; cf.:

    aetate et morbo impeditus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 63: religione impediri, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 3:

    ne forte qua re impediar atque alliger,

    Cic. Att. 8, 16, 1.—With inanim:

    or abstr. objects: sinistra impedita,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 3:

    mea dubitatio aut impedire profectionem meam videbatur aut certe tardare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1:

    iter,

    id. Lael. 20, 75:

    navigationem (Corus),

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 3:

    magnas utilitates amicorum,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 75:

    res magnas,

    id. ib.; cf.:

    belli rationem prope jam explicatam perturbare atque impedire,

    id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35 fin.: quod si corporis gravioribus morbis vitae jucunditas impeditur;

    quanto magis animi morbis impediri necesse est?

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 59.—
    (β).
    With ab or in aliqua re or the simple abl.:

    sibi non fuisse dubium, a re publica bene gerenda impediri,

    Cic. Balb. 20, 47; cf.:

    ab delectatione omni negotiis impedimur,

    id. Mur. 19, 39; so,

    aliquem a suo munere,

    id. Rep. 5, 3:

    aliquem ab opere,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:

    aliquem a vero bonoque,

    Sall. J. 30, 2:

    non oportere sese a populo Romano in suo jure impediri,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 36, 2:

    quem dignitas fugā impediverat,

    Tac. A. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    With ne, quin, quominus. —With ne:

    id in hac disputatione de fato casus quidam, ne facerem, impedivit,

    Cic. Fat. 1, 1; id. Sull. 33, 92.—With quin:

    ut nulla re impedirer, quin, si vellem, mihi esset integrum,

    Cic. Att. 4, 2, 6; Auct. Her. 3, 1, 1.— With quominus:

    nec aetas impedit, quominus agri colendi studia teneamus,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 60; id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

    quaerere, quae sit tanta formido, quae tot ac tantos viros impediat, quominus, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 2, 5; id. Fam. 3, 7, 3; 13, 5, 1; id. Att. 3, 22, 1; 13, 25, 2.—
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    quid est igitur, quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare? etc.,

    Cic. Off. 2, 2, 8:

    me impedit pudor ab aliquo haec exquirere,

    id. de Or. 1, 35, 163:

    ne qua mora ignaros pubemque educere castris Impediat,

    Verg. A. 11, 21; Ov. P. 1, 1, 21.—
    (ε).
    With dat. (in analogy to impedimento esse): novitati non impedit vetus consuetudo, is no hinderance, = obstat (cf. the context), Varr. L. L. 9, § 20 Müll.: inpediat tibi, ne, etc., Schol. Juv. 14, 49.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    omnia removentur, quae obstant et impediunt,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 19:

    ut omnia quae impediant, vincat intentio,

    Quint. 10, 3, 28; 12, 10, 55:

    de rebus ipsis utere tuo judicio—nihil enim impedio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 1, 2; id. Rep. 1, 13: quem video, nisi rei publicae tempora impedient, Euporiston, id. Att. 7, 1, 7; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 55.—Hence, impĕdītus ( inp-), a, um, P. a., hindered, [p. 898] embarrassed, obstructed, encumbered, burdened, impeded.
    A.
    Of persons:

    neque nunc quomodo me expeditum ex impedito faciam, jam consilium placet,

    Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 87: inermos armati, impeditos expediti interficiunt, encumbered with baggage, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 8; cf.:

    impeditis hostibus propter ea quae ferebant onera,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 2:

    agmen,

    Liv. 43, 23, 1:

    itinere impediti,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 75, 3:

    nostri si ab illis initium transeundi (fluminis) fieret, ut impeditos aggrederentur,

    i. e. embarrassed with the difficulties of crossing, id. B. G. 2, 9, 1; 1, 12, 3; 2, 10, 2;

    2, 23, 1 et saep.: malis domesticis impediti,

    Cic. Sest. 45, 97:

    viden me consiliis tuis miserum impeditum esse?

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 11.— Comp.: quod, si durior accidisset casus, impeditiores fore videbantur, Auct. B. Alex. 14 fin. —
    B.
    Of inanim. and abstr. things:

    hostem impedito atque iniquo loco tenetis,

    difficult of passage, Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 4; cf.:

    silvae,

    id. ib. 5, 21, 3:

    saltus impeditos gravis armis miles timere potest,

    Liv. 9, 19, 16:

    vineae nexu traducum,

    Tac. H. 2, 25:

    navigationem impeditam (esse) propter inscientiam locorum,

    troublesome, Caes. B. G. 3, 9, 4:

    impedito animo,

    i. e. engaged, busy, Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:

    omnium impeditis animis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 5:

    tempora rei publicae,

    Cic. Pis. 1, 3:

    dies tristi omine infames et impediti,

    Gell. 4, 9, 5:

    disceptatio,

    Liv. 37, 54, 7:

    oratio fit longa et impedita,

    Quint. 8, 6, 42:

    bellum (with arduum),

    Tac. A. 4, 46:

    cum victoribus nihil impeditum arbitrarentur,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 28, 1:

    tu rem impeditam et perditam restituas,

    intricate and hopeless, Ter. And. 3, 5, 13.— Comp.:

    longius impeditioribus locis secuti,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 28 fin.; so,

    saltus artior et impeditior,

    Liv. 9, 2, 8; 7, 21, 8.— Sup.:

    silvae undique impeditissimae,

    i. e. exceedingly difficult to pass, Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 1:

    itinera,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 77, 2:

    quid horum non impeditissimum? vestitus an vehiculum an comes?

    exceedingly embarrassing, a great encumbrance, Cic. Mil. 20, 54.

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  • 18 inprobo

    imprŏbo ( inpr-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [2. in-probo], to disapprove, blame, condemn, reject (class.; syn.: culpo, vitupero, criminor, etc.): multi, qui domi aetatem agerent, propterea sunt improbati, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6 (Trag. v. 296 Vahl.):

    hoc negas te. posse nec approbare nec improbare,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 96:

    haec improbantur a Peripateticis, a Stoicis defenduntur,

    id. Div. 1, 33, 72; id. Ac. 2, 30, 95:

    ego ista studia non improbo, moderata modo sint,

    id. de Or. 2, 37, 156:

    improbantur ii quaestus, qui in odia hominum incurrunt,

    id. Off. 1, 42, 150:

    Curio utrumque improbans consilium,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 31, 1:

    per improbaturum haec Jovem,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 8:

    judicium,

    to reject, rescind, make void, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 28, § 68: ego frumentum neque attigi neque aspexi: mancipibus potestatem probandi improbandique permisi, of rejecting as unsuitable or insufficient, id. ib. 2, 3, 76, § 175;

    2, 2, 74, § 172: ut aut ne cogeret munire aut id, quod munitum esset, ne improbaret,

    id. Font. 4, 7:

    Vergilius terram, quae filicem ferat, non inprobat vitibus,

    Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 29: dibapha Tyria P. Lentulus primus in praetexta usus improbabatur, was censured, Nep. ap. Plin. 9, 39, 63, § 137:

    (Nymphae) ad numerum motis pedibus duxere choreas. Improbat has pastor, saltuque imitatus agresti, etc.,

    derides, Ov. M. 14, 521.—Esp. in law, to overrule an opinion or judgment:

    sententiam,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 51; 3, 71 al.— Absol.:

    qui si improbasset, cur ferri passus esset? sin probasset, cur, etc.,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 32, 3:

    inde invident humiliores, rident superiores, improbant boni,

    Quint. 11, 1, 17; 1, 3, 14.

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  • improbare — im·pro·bà·re v.tr. (io impròbo) OB disapprovare, biasimare {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1332. ETIMO: dal lat. imprŏbāre, comp. di in con valore privat. e probāre approvare, trovare buono …   Dizionario italiano

  • improbare — To disallow; to disapprove; to reject; to overrule …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • improbation — [ ɛ̃prɔbasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1458; lat. improbatio ♦ Vx Action de désapprouver, de condamner. ⇒ désapprobation, réprobation. Cris d improbation. ⊗ CONTR. Approbation. ● improbation nom féminin (latin improbatio, onis, de improbare, désapprouver)… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • improuver — ⇒IMPROUVER, verbe trans. Vieilli. Désapprouver, blâmer. Synon. censurer, condamner, critiquer, réprouver; anton. approuver. Improuver la conduite de qqn; improuver hautement une action. Pour éviter de l approuver ou de l improuver par mon regard …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • improbar — ► verbo transitivo No aceptar una cosa o considerar que no es correcta: ■ improbó su actitud; improbar una propuesta. SE CONJUGA COMO contar SINÓNIMO desaprobar * * * improbar (del lat. «improbāre») tr. *Desaprobar una ↘cosa. * * * improbar …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Improbate — Im pro*bate, v. t. [L. improbatus, p. p. of improbare to disapprove; pref. im not + probare to approve.] To disapprove of; to disallow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Improve — Im*prove , v. t. [Pref. im not + prove: cf. L. improbare, F. improuver.] 1. To disprove or make void; to refute. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Neither can any of them make so strong a reason which another can not improve. Tyndale. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Improperia — /im pro pear ee euh/, n. (used with a pl. v.) reproach (def. 8). [1875 80; < LL, pl. of IMPROPERIUM, equiv. to L improper(are) to blame (appar. an unlearned conflation of improbare to express disapproval and improprius incorrect or improperus not …   Universalium

  • Glossary of ancient Roman religion — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Ancient Roman religion …   Wikipedia

  • impugn — I verb assail, assail by argument, attack, attack by words, be skeptical, call in question, cast doubt, cast reflection upon, challenge as false, confute, contest, contradict, controvert, criticize, denounce, disbelieve, discredit, disprove,… …   Law dictionary

  • improbateur — improbateur, trice [ ɛ̃prɔbatɶr, tris ] n. et adj. • av. 1654; lat. improbator ♦ Vx 1 ♦ Personne qui désapprouve. 2 ♦ Adj. (XVIIIe) ⇒ désapprobateur, réprobateur. « Le maire avait un air improbateur et sévère » (Balzac). On dit aussi IMPROBATIF,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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