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1 opinio
opīnio, ōnis, f. ( von opin-or), die Vermutung, Meinung, der Glaube (dah. auch die Erwartung), die Annahme, Einbildung, Ansicht, auch das Vorurteil (Ggstz. veritas), I) im allg.: op. insita, penitus insita, Cic.: falsa, Cic.: mala, Cic.: vana, Cels.: vetus, Colum.: vetusta, Cic. – m. subj. Genet., opinione omnium, Cic.: opinione vulgi, Cic.: pro opinione Thrasybuli, nach der Erwartung des Thr., Nep. – m. obj. Genet., op. eius diei, von dem Erfolge dieses Tages, Caes.: eius (cuius) rei, Caes.: timoris, scheinbare Furcht, Caes.: trium legionum, drei Legionen zu erhalten, Caes.: deorum, Vorstellung von den G., Cic. – m. de u. Abl., op. de dis immortalibus, Cic. – cui opinioni etiam nos accedimus, Quint.: ipse eorum opinionibus accedo, qui etc., Tac.: de alqo falsam opinionem accipere (überliefert bekommen), Cic.: adsunt huic opinioni meae leges, quae etc., es sind für diese meine Ansicht, für diese A. sprechen, Plin. ep.: adducere alqm in eam opinionem, ut putet m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cic.: in eam opinionem rem adduxerunt, ut etc., sie haben die M. hervorgerufen, Cic.: cui opinioni et Vergilius assentit, Lact.: timoris opinionem quibuscumque rebus poterat augebat, Caes.: si quam opinionem iam vestris mentibus comprehendistis, si eam ratio convellet, si oratio labefactabit, si denique veritas extorquebit, Cic.: notior est ista vetus agricolis concepta opinio, Colum.: confirmata est opinio mea hesterno Fanniae sermone, Plin. ep.: cuius opinionis levitas confutata a Cotta non desiderat orationem meam, Cic.: nunc peto, ut, si quam huc graviorem de illo iudicio opinionem attulistis (mitgebracht habt), hanc causā perspectā atque omni veritate cognitā deponatis, Cic.: opinio, quae de Romanis Aetolisque est (herrscht), Liv.: quod opinio de dis immortalibus et omnium esset et cotidie cresceret, Cic.: est eadem opinio cuiusdam eruditissimi, diese Meinung (Ansicht) hat ein usw., Plin. ep.: cuius opinionis etiam Corn. Celsus est, derselben M. ist auch K. Celsus, Colum. 2, 12, 6: ut opinio nostra est (als Parenthese), Cic.: haec tamen opinio est (herrscht) populi Romani m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cic.: magna nobis pueris opinio fuit mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., zur Zeit unseres Knabenalters herrschte stark die Ansicht, daß usw., Cic.: est enim non vana opinio mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cels.: res non erat in opinione dubia, es handelte sich nicht um eine zweifelhafte M., Cic.: unde intellegi debet perturbationem quoque omnem esse in opinione, beruhe auf der Einbildung, Cic.: ante fuisse in illa populari opinione, vorher diese volkstümliche Meinung geteilt haben, Cic.: in qua me opinione sine causa esse, ne quis vestrûm credat, Liv.: in qua opinione etiam M. Tullius fuit, Lact.: neque enim sum in hac opinione, quā quidam, ut credam mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., Quint.: his litteris lectis in eadem opinione fui, quā reliqui omnes, te esse venturum, war ich gleich den übrigen der M., daß du usw., Cic.: evellam ex animis hominum tantam opinionem? tam penitus insitam? Cic.: inserit novas opiniones (Ansichten), evellit insitas, Cic.: ne opinionem fracti ossis frustra faciat, uns fälschlich zu der Ansicht bringe, der Knochen sei gebrochen, Cels.: non fallam opinionem tuam ( deine Erwartung), Cic.: neque eum prima opinio fefellit, Caes.: ne usu manuque reliquorum opinionem fallerent, sie sollten nun durch die praktische Ausführung ihres Gedankens der Erwartung der übrigen entsprechen, Caes.: ut mea fert opinio u. ut opinio mea fert (als Parenthese), Cic.: ut mea quoque fert opinio, Colum.: mea tamen fert opinio, ut tempus spectandum sit captivitatis, Ulp. dig. 24, 1, 32. § 14: de his eandem fere quam reliquae gentes habent opinionem, Caes.: vere (wahrheitsgetreu) quam habuerant opinionem ad eum perferunt, Caes.: falsam de illis habuit opinionem, malam de vobis, Cic.: nisi de vobis malam opinionem animo imbibisset, Cic.: ne possum quidem in ullam aliam incĭdere opinionem, nisi in eam, in qua etc., man kann gar nicht anders von mir denken, als daß ich usw., Dolab. in Cic. ep.: quo facilius nostra quoque opinio interponi (dazwischengeschoben werden) possit, Cic.: inveteravit (es hat sich festgesetzt) enim iam opinio perniciosa rei publicae vobisque periculosa, Cic.: libenter irrepere in opinionem gratiae, gern die M. erschleichen, daß man beliebt sei, Cic.: labi opinione, Cic.: ut haec opinio minuatur, Cic.: opinio non modo Romae, sed etiam apud exteras nationes omnium sermone percrebruit mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cic.: speciem atque opinionem pugnantium praebere, scheinbar den Glauben erregen, als ob sie kämpften, Caes.: tantam opinionem timoris praebuit, ut etc., es hatte so sehr den Anschein, daß er sich fürchte, Caes.: haec eius diei praefertur opinio, ut etc., man trägt sich mit der M., Caes.: ipsa evidentia eius opinioni repugnat, Cels.: subire duarum rerum opinionem, sich einem zweifachen Urteil aussetzen, Liv.: ne vos falsa opinio teneat, Liv.: tenet vicinitatem opinio (die N. steht in der M.) tamquam et natus ibi sit, Suet.: cuius rei opinio tolli non poterit, Caes.: in eam opinionem Cassius veniebat (K. kam in den Verdacht) finxisse bellum, Cael. in Cic. ep.: nemini in opinionem veniebat (n. fiel es ein) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Nep.: utrisque venit in opinionem (beiden kam der Gedanke) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Nep.: laetitia et libido in bonorum opinione versantur, beruhen auf der Einbildung von Gütern, Cic.: vicit opinionem meam, er hat meine Erwartung noch übertroffen, Cic.: praeter opinionem, wider Vermuten, Cic.: u. so contra opinionem, Caes.: contra opinionem meam, Plin. ep.: contra opinionem omnium, Caes.: ultra opiniones omnium, Iul. Val.: opinione celerius, schn. als man vermutet hatte, Cic.: celerius omni opinione, Caes.: celerius omnium opinione, Auct. b. Alex.: reditus eius fuit celerior omnium opinione, ibid.
II) insbes.: A) die beurteilende, richtende Meinung der Leute, 1) übh., die gute Meinung, das günstige Vorurteil, de quo nulla umquam opinio fuerit, nulla in hoc ipso iudicio exspectatio futura sit, Cic.: magna est hominum opinio de te, die Welt denkt groß von dir, Cic.: opinione non ullā, quam de meis moribus habeat, Cic.: opinio, quam is vir haberet integritatis meae (von der Redlichkeit meiner Gesinnung hegt), Cic.: contra opinionem militum famamque omnium (gegenüber der g. M. der Soldaten [über Cäsar]) videri proelium defugisse magnum detrimentum afferebat, Caes.: opinionem afferunt populo (sie flößen dem V. das günstige V. ein) eorum fore se similes, Cic. – 2) der Ruf, a) der gute Ruf, α) m. obj. Genet.: amor multitudinis commovetur ipsa famā et opinione liberalitatis, beneficentiae, iustitiae, Cic.: propter eximiam opinionem virtutis, Caes.: nondum eandem vetustatis ac virtutis cepisse opinionem, noch nicht denselben Ruf der Kriegserfahrung u. Tapferkeit erworben haben, Caes.: in Gallia maximam virtutis opinionem habere, in gr. R. der T. stehen, Caes.: summam habere iustitiae et bellicae laudis opinionem, Caes. – β) m. subj. Genet.: iam pridem auditā Alexandri opinione, Iustin. 12, 8, 2. – γ) absol., verb. opinio et fama, Tac. dial. 10, 1: cupidi opinionis, Quint. 12, 9, 4: affert et ista res opinionem, Quint. 2, 12, 5 (u. dazu Spalding): tantae opinionis viros habere, Sen. contr. 1. praef. § 1: tantae opinionis fuit, ut etc., Sen. contr. 1, 1, 22. – b) der üble Ruf, malignitatis opinionem vereri, Tac. dial. 15: ne invidiae et ingrati animi adversus clarissimum civem opinionem habeat, Liv. 45, 38, 6. – B) das Gerücht, divulgatā opinione tam gloriosae expeditionis, Iustin. 42, 2, 11: quae opinio erat edita in vulgus, dieses G. hatte sich nämlich allgemein verbreitet, Caes. b. c. 3, 29, 3: exiit opinio m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Suet. Ner. 53: opinio etiam sine auctore exierat (es hatte sich das unverbürgte G. verbreitet) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Liv. 3, 36, 9: per regna mittit, qui opinionem sererent (ausstreuen sollten) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Iustin. 8, 3, 8.
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2 opinio
opīnio, ōnis, f. ( von opin-or), die Vermutung, Meinung, der Glaube (dah. auch die Erwartung), die Annahme, Einbildung, Ansicht, auch das Vorurteil (Ggstz. veritas), I) im allg.: op. insita, penitus insita, Cic.: falsa, Cic.: mala, Cic.: vana, Cels.: vetus, Colum.: vetusta, Cic. – m. subj. Genet., opinione omnium, Cic.: opinione vulgi, Cic.: pro opinione Thrasybuli, nach der Erwartung des Thr., Nep. – m. obj. Genet., op. eius diei, von dem Erfolge dieses Tages, Caes.: eius (cuius) rei, Caes.: timoris, scheinbare Furcht, Caes.: trium legionum, drei Legionen zu erhalten, Caes.: deorum, Vorstellung von den G., Cic. – m. de u. Abl., op. de dis immortalibus, Cic. – cui opinioni etiam nos accedimus, Quint.: ipse eorum opinionibus accedo, qui etc., Tac.: de alqo falsam opinionem accipere (überliefert bekommen), Cic.: adsunt huic opinioni meae leges, quae etc., es sind für diese meine Ansicht, für diese A. sprechen, Plin. ep.: adducere alqm in eam opinionem, ut putet m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cic.: in eam opinionem rem adduxerunt, ut etc., sie haben die M. hervorgerufen, Cic.: cui opinioni et Vergilius assentit, Lact.: timoris opinionem quibuscumque rebus poterat augebat, Caes.: si quam opinionem iam vestris mentibus comprehendistis, si eam ratio convellet, si oratio labefactabit, si denique veritas extorquebit, Cic.: notior est ista vetus————agricolis concepta opinio, Colum.: confirmata est opinio mea hesterno Fanniae sermone, Plin. ep.: cuius opinionis levitas confutata a Cotta non desiderat orationem meam, Cic.: nunc peto, ut, si quam huc graviorem de illo iudicio opinionem attulistis (mitgebracht habt), hanc causā perspectā atque omni veritate cognitā deponatis, Cic.: opinio, quae de Romanis Aetolisque est (herrscht), Liv.: quod opinio de dis immortalibus et omnium esset et cotidie cresceret, Cic.: est eadem opinio cuiusdam eruditissimi, diese Meinung (Ansicht) hat ein usw., Plin. ep.: cuius opinionis etiam Corn. Celsus est, derselben M. ist auch K. Celsus, Colum. 2, 12, 6: ut opinio nostra est (als Parenthese), Cic.: haec tamen opinio est (herrscht) populi Romani m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cic.: magna nobis pueris opinio fuit mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., zur Zeit unseres Knabenalters herrschte stark die Ansicht, daß usw., Cic.: est enim non vana opinio mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cels.: res non erat in opinione dubia, es handelte sich nicht um eine zweifelhafte M., Cic.: unde intellegi debet perturbationem quoque omnem esse in opinione, beruhe auf der Einbildung, Cic.: ante fuisse in illa populari opinione, vorher diese volkstümliche Meinung geteilt haben, Cic.: in qua me opinione sine causa esse, ne quis vestrûm credat, Liv.: in qua opinione etiam M. Tullius fuit, Lact.: neque enim sum in hac opinione, quā quidam, ut credam mit folg. Acc.————u. Infin., Quint.: his litteris lectis in eadem opinione fui, quā reliqui omnes, te esse venturum, war ich gleich den übrigen der M., daß du usw., Cic.: evellam ex animis hominum tantam opinionem? tam penitus insitam? Cic.: inserit novas opiniones (Ansichten), evellit insitas, Cic.: ne opinionem fracti ossis frustra faciat, uns fälschlich zu der Ansicht bringe, der Knochen sei gebrochen, Cels.: non fallam opinionem tuam ( deine Erwartung), Cic.: neque eum prima opinio fefellit, Caes.: ne usu manuque reliquorum opinionem fallerent, sie sollten nun durch die praktische Ausführung ihres Gedankens der Erwartung der übrigen entsprechen, Caes.: ut mea fert opinio u. ut opinio mea fert (als Parenthese), Cic.: ut mea quoque fert opinio, Colum.: mea tamen fert opinio, ut tempus spectandum sit captivitatis, Ulp. dig. 24, 1, 32. § 14: de his eandem fere quam reliquae gentes habent opinionem, Caes.: vere (wahrheitsgetreu) quam habuerant opinionem ad eum perferunt, Caes.: falsam de illis habuit opinionem, malam de vobis, Cic.: nisi de vobis malam opinionem animo imbibisset, Cic.: ne possum quidem in ullam aliam incĭdere opinionem, nisi in eam, in qua etc., man kann gar nicht anders von mir denken, als daß ich usw., Dolab. in Cic. ep.: quo facilius nostra quoque opinio interponi (dazwischengeschoben werden) possit, Cic.: inveteravit (es hat sich festgesetzt) enim iam————opinio perniciosa rei publicae vobisque periculosa, Cic.: libenter irrepere in opinionem gratiae, gern die M. erschleichen, daß man beliebt sei, Cic.: labi opinione, Cic.: ut haec opinio minuatur, Cic.: opinio non modo Romae, sed etiam apud exteras nationes omnium sermone percrebruit mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cic.: speciem atque opinionem pugnantium praebere, scheinbar den Glauben erregen, als ob sie kämpften, Caes.: tantam opinionem timoris praebuit, ut etc., es hatte so sehr den Anschein, daß er sich fürchte, Caes.: haec eius diei praefertur opinio, ut etc., man trägt sich mit der M., Caes.: ipsa evidentia eius opinioni repugnat, Cels.: subire duarum rerum opinionem, sich einem zweifachen Urteil aussetzen, Liv.: ne vos falsa opinio teneat, Liv.: tenet vicinitatem opinio (die N. steht in der M.) tamquam et natus ibi sit, Suet.: cuius rei opinio tolli non poterit, Caes.: in eam opinionem Cassius veniebat (K. kam in den Verdacht) finxisse bellum, Cael. in Cic. ep.: nemini in opinionem veniebat (n. fiel es ein) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Nep.: utrisque venit in opinionem (beiden kam der Gedanke) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Nep.: laetitia et libido in bonorum opinione versantur, beruhen auf der Einbildung von Gütern, Cic.: vicit opinionem meam, er hat meine Erwartung noch übertroffen, Cic.: praeter opinionem, wider Vermuten, Cic.: u. so contra opinionem, Caes.: contra opinionem meam, Plin.————ep.: contra opinionem omnium, Caes.: ultra opiniones omnium, Iul. Val.: opinione celerius, schn. als man vermutet hatte, Cic.: celerius omni opinione, Caes.: celerius omnium opinione, Auct. b. Alex.: reditus eius fuit celerior omnium opinione, ibid.II) insbes.: A) die beurteilende, richtende Meinung der Leute, 1) übh., die gute Meinung, das günstige Vorurteil, de quo nulla umquam opinio fuerit, nulla in hoc ipso iudicio exspectatio futura sit, Cic.: magna est hominum opinio de te, die Welt denkt groß von dir, Cic.: opinione non ullā, quam de meis moribus habeat, Cic.: opinio, quam is vir haberet integritatis meae (von der Redlichkeit meiner Gesinnung hegt), Cic.: contra opinionem militum famamque omnium (gegenüber der g. M. der Soldaten [über Cäsar]) videri proelium defugisse magnum detrimentum afferebat, Caes.: opinionem afferunt populo (sie flößen dem V. das günstige V. ein) eorum fore se similes, Cic. – 2) der Ruf, a) der gute Ruf, α) m. obj. Genet.: amor multitudinis commovetur ipsa famā et opinione liberalitatis, beneficentiae, iustitiae, Cic.: propter eximiam opinionem virtutis, Caes.: nondum eandem vetustatis ac virtutis cepisse opinionem, noch nicht denselben Ruf der Kriegserfahrung u. Tapferkeit erworben haben, Caes.: in Gallia maximam virtutis opinionem habere, in gr. R. der T. stehen, Caes.: summam habere iustitiae et bellicae laudis————opinionem, Caes. – β) m. subj. Genet.: iam pridem auditā Alexandri opinione, Iustin. 12, 8, 2. – γ) absol., verb. opinio et fama, Tac. dial. 10, 1: cupidi opinionis, Quint. 12, 9, 4: affert et ista res opinionem, Quint. 2, 12, 5 (u. dazu Spalding): tantae opinionis viros habere, Sen. contr. 1. praef. § 1: tantae opinionis fuit, ut etc., Sen. contr. 1, 1, 22. – b) der üble Ruf, malignitatis opinionem vereri, Tac. dial. 15: ne invidiae et ingrati animi adversus clarissimum civem opinionem habeat, Liv. 45, 38, 6. – B) das Gerücht, divulgatā opinione tam gloriosae expeditionis, Iustin. 42, 2, 11: quae opinio erat edita in vulgus, dieses G. hatte sich nämlich allgemein verbreitet, Caes. b. c. 3, 29, 3: exiit opinio m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Suet. Ner. 53: opinio etiam sine auctore exierat (es hatte sich das unverbürgte G. verbreitet) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Liv. 3, 36, 9: per regna mittit, qui opinionem sererent (ausstreuen sollten) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Iustin. 8, 3, 8. -
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ŏpīnĭo, ōnis, f. [opinor] [st2]1 [-] opinion, idée préconçue, préjugé, conjecture, croyance, illusion. [st2]2 [-] attente, espérance. [st2]3 [-] bonne opinion, haute idée, estime, réputation. [st2]4 [-] bruit, rumeur publique. [st2]5 [-] opinion, avis. - opinione celerius: plus vite qu'on ne s'y attendait. - opinione major: plus grand qu’on ne le pense (pensait). - contra (praeter) opinionem: contrairement à l'attente. - ut opinio mea est (ut opinio mea fert): comme je le suppose, à mon sens, à mon avis. - mea fert opinio ut: mon opinion est que. - adducere aliquem in eam opinionem ut putet + prop. inf.: amener qqn à croire que, faire croire à qqn que. - in eam opinionem Caesenniam adducebat ut nihil putaret agi callide posse, ubi non adesset Aebutius, Cic.: il faisait croire à Césennia que rien ne pouvait se faire de bien sans Ebutius. - habere opinionem + prop. inf.: croire que. - in opinione esse + prop. inf.: croire que. - vincere opinionem meam: dépasser mon attente. - ea opinio erat edita in vulgus: cette opinion était répandue dans le public. - magna opinio de illo est, Cic.: on fait grand cas de lui.* * *ŏpīnĭo, ōnis, f. [opinor] [st2]1 [-] opinion, idée préconçue, préjugé, conjecture, croyance, illusion. [st2]2 [-] attente, espérance. [st2]3 [-] bonne opinion, haute idée, estime, réputation. [st2]4 [-] bruit, rumeur publique. [st2]5 [-] opinion, avis. - opinione celerius: plus vite qu'on ne s'y attendait. - opinione major: plus grand qu’on ne le pense (pensait). - contra (praeter) opinionem: contrairement à l'attente. - ut opinio mea est (ut opinio mea fert): comme je le suppose, à mon sens, à mon avis. - mea fert opinio ut: mon opinion est que. - adducere aliquem in eam opinionem ut putet + prop. inf.: amener qqn à croire que, faire croire à qqn que. - in eam opinionem Caesenniam adducebat ut nihil putaret agi callide posse, ubi non adesset Aebutius, Cic.: il faisait croire à Césennia que rien ne pouvait se faire de bien sans Ebutius. - habere opinionem + prop. inf.: croire que. - in opinione esse + prop. inf.: croire que. - vincere opinionem meam: dépasser mon attente. - ea opinio erat edita in vulgus: cette opinion était répandue dans le public. - magna opinio de illo est, Cic.: on fait grand cas de lui.* * *Opinio, huius opinionis, f. g. Cic. Bruit et renommee.\Magna est hominum opinio de te, magna commendatio liberalitatis. Cic. Les gents ont grande opinion et estime de toy.\Virtutis opinio. Cic. L'estime qu'on ha de vertu.\Opinio. Plaut. Souspecon.\Vincam opinionem tuam. Cic. Je vaincray ton esperance, Je seray plus soigneux que tu ne penses.\Celeriter, contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere. Caesar. Plus viste que personne ne pourroit estimer.\Homini praeter opinionem improuiso incidi. Cic. Sans qu'il y pensast, Sans qu'il s'en doubtast.\Contra opiniones omnium. Cic. Contre les opinions de touts.\Homo vita, atque factis omnium iam opinione damnatus. Cic. Au jugement de touts.\Opinione tua mihi gratius est. Pollio ad Ciceronem. Cela m'est plus aggreable que tu ne cuides.\Prius tua opinione hic adero, bonum animum habe. Plaut. Je seray ici plus tost que tu ne penses.\Opinio. Cic. Opinion et jugement.\Aduersa opinio. Plin. Opinion contraire.\Adducere in opinionem rem aliquam. Cicero. Mettre en souspecon.\Afferre opinionem. Cic. Mettre les gents en fantasie.\Opinio de te multum me fefellit. Cic. J'ay esté deceu et abusé de l'estime et reputation que j'avoye de toy, Tu n'es pas tel que je t'estimoye estre.\Vt opinio mea fert. Cic. Selon mon jugement et opinion.\Habere opinionem. Cic. Estre d'opinion.\Opinionem habere de aliquo. Cic. L'estimer, L'avoir en reputation et estime, Avoir bonne opinion de luy.\Hic de vobis malam opinionem animo imbibit. Cic. Il a conceu en son esprit une mauvaise estime et reputation de vous.\Laborare opinione arrogantiae. Quintil. Estre reputé et estimé arrogant et superbe.\Summam in scholis opinionem obtinet. Quintil. Il est fort estimé.\Oppleuit opinio haec totam Graeciam. Cic. Toute la Grece est de ceste opinion, et le croit ainsi, Ce bruit a esté espandu par toute la Grece.\In his locis opinio est, Caesarem Formiis ad XI. Calend. April. fore. Cic. Le bruit est en ces quartiers, que Cesar, etc.\Est eius opinionis. Colum. Il est de ceste opinion.\Opinionem vicit omnium, quae de virtute eius erat. Cic. Il est plus vertueux que touts ne le jugeoyent. -
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I.In gen.:II.apud homines barbaros opinio plus valet saepe, quam res ipsa,
Cic. Fragm. Scaur. 7:est ergo aegritudo opinio recens mali praesentis... laetitia opinio recens boni praesentis... metus opinio impendentis mali... lubido opinio venturi boni, etc.,
id. Tusc. 4, 7, 14; cf. id. ib. 4, 11, 26:magna nobis pueris opinio fuit, L. Crassum non plus attigisse doctrinae, quam,
id. de Or. 2, 1, 1:ut opinio mea est,
as I suppose, as I believe, id. Fam. 9, 11, 1: ut opinio mea fert, as I believe, id. Font. 13, 39:mea fert opinio, ut, etc.,
Dig. 24, 1, 32:cujus opinionis etiam Cornelius Celsus est,
Celsus also is of this opinion, Col. 2, 12, 6:Romulus habuit opinionem esse, etc.,
held the belief that, Cic. Div. 2, 33, 70:fuisse in illa populari opinione,
to be of an opinion, id. Clu. 51, 142.—More rarely:alicujus opinionis esse,
Col. 2, 12, 6:in eādem opinione fui... te venturum esse,
Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, 3:in quā me opinione sine causā esse, ne quis credat,
Liv. 44, 38, 4:fuerunt in hac opinione non pauci, ut, etc.,
Quint. 3, 3, 11; cf. id. 4, 1, 28:cum etiam philosophi Stoicae disciplinae in eādem sint opinione, ut censeant, etc.,
Lact. 2, 5, 7; 3, 8, 32:cui opinioni nos quoque accedimus,
Quint. 2, 15, 29:ipse eorum opinionibus accedo, qui, etc.,
Tac. G. 4:adducere aliquem in eam opinionem, ut,
to make one believe, Cic. Caecin. 5, 13:Pisidae in opinionem adducuntur perfugas fecisse, ut, etc.,
Nep. Dat. 6, 6:praebere opinionem timoris,
to convey the impression, occasion the belief that one is afraid, Caes. B. G. 3, 17:afferre alicui,
Cic. Off. 2, 13, 46: incidere in opinionem, to fall into the belief, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 1:in opinionem discedere,
to come to the opinion, Cic. Fam. 6, 14, 2:opinione duci,
to be led by one's belief, id. Mur. 30, 62: contra (praeter) opinionem, contrary to one's expectation:dicere contra opiniones omnium,
id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45:etsi praeter opinionem res ceciderat,
Nep. Milt. 2, 5.—With comp.: opinione citius, quicker than had been supposed, Varr. ap. Non. 356, 27:istuc curavi, ut opinione illius pulcrior sis,
handsomer than he imagines, Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 23:opinione melius res tibi habet tua, si, etc.,
id. Cas. 2, 5, 30:opinione celerius,
Cic. Fam. 14, 23.—In partic.A.The repute of a man, the esteem, reputation in which others hold him, the opinion, estimate, expectation formed of him.a.In gen.:b.opinione fortasse nonnullā, quam de meis moribus habebat,
Cic. Lael. 9, 30:integritatis meae,
id. Att. 7, 2, 5:non fallam opinionem tuam,
id. Fam. 1, 6, 2:genus scriptorum tuorum vicit opinionem meam,
exceeded my expectation, id. ib. 5, 12, 1: venit in eam opinionem Cassius, ipsum finxisse bellum, Cassius fell under suspicion of having, was believed to have, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 2: summam habere justitiae opinionem. Caes. B. G. 6, 24; 7, 59:quorum de justitiā magna esset opinio multitudinis,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 42:(Porus) bellum jampridem, auditā Alexandri opinione, in adventum ejus parabat,
Just. 12, 8, 2.—Absol., reputation:c.ne opinio quidem et fama, cui soli serviunt (poëtae), etc.,
Tac. Dial. 10 init.:cupidi opinionis,
Quint. 12, 9, 4:affert et ista res opinionem,
id. 2, 12, 5.—Bad repute, reputation for evil:B.malignitatis opinionem vereri,
Tac. Dial. 15:invidiae et ingrati animi,
Liv. 45, 38, 6.—A report, rumor:divulgatā opinione tam gloriosae expeditionis,
Just. 42, 2, 11:quae opinio erat edita in vulgus,
Caes. B. C. 3, 29, 3:exiit opinio, proximo lustro descensurum eum ad Olympia,
Suet. Ner. 53:opinio etiam sine auctore exierat, eos conspirasse, etc.,
Liv. 3, 36, 9:opinionem serere,
to spread a report, Just. 8, 3, 8:opiniones bellorum,
Vulg. Matt. 24, 6; id. Marc. 13, 7. -
5 opinio
opīnio, ōnis f.1)а) мнение, взгляд, представление, предположениеopinionibus, non scientiā contineri C — основываться на предположениях, а не на (достоверном) знанииo. hujus diei Cs — предположение насчёт результатов нынешнего дняo. trium legionum Cs — надежда (расчёты) на получение трёх легионовopinionem alicujus rei praebere Cs — производить впечатление чего-л.res erat in eā opinione, ut putarent... C — по общему мнению дело обстояло так, что...contra ( praeter) opinionem Cs, PJ, C — сверх (против) ожидания (паче чаяния)meā opinione (ut mea o. fert или est) C — по моему мнениюopinione celerius bAl — быстрее, чем можно было ожидатьvincere opinionem alicujus C — превзойти чьи-л. ожиданияpro opinione alicujus Nep — как кто-л. ожидалdeorum o. C — вера в богов или представление о богах3) репутация ( malignitatis T); благоприятное, высокое мнение (opinionem alicujus fallere Cs, C); хорошая репутация, слава4) слух (alicujus rei C, Just etc.)o. sine auctore exiit, L — распространился неизвестно кем пущенный слухopinionem in vulgus ēdere Cs (opinionem serere Just, L) — распускать (распространять) слух -
6 opīniō
opīniō ōnis, f [opinor], opinion, supposition, conjecture, fancy, belief, expectation: recens boni praesentis: varietas inter homines opinionis: ut opinio nostra est, as I suppose: Romulus habuit opinionem esse, etc., held the belief that: fuisse in illā opinione, held the opinion: evellam ex animis hominum tantam opinionem? so strong a prejudice: eorum opinioni accedo, qui, etc., Ta.: in eam opinionem Caesennam adducebat, ut, made believe: praebere opinionem timoris, semblance, Cs.: hac opinione discessi, ut, etc., in the belief: praeter nostram opinionem, expectation, T.: ut omnia contra opinionem acciderent, Cs.: praeter opinionem cadere, N.: amplius opinione, beyond expectation, S.: opinione celerius, sooner than was expected.—Appreciation, esteem, reputation, opinion, estimate, expectation: opinio, quam de meis moribus habebat: integritatis meae: genus scriptorum tuorum vicit opinionem meam, surpassed my expectation: summam habere iustitiae opinionem, be in great repute for, Cs.—A report, rumor: edita in volgus, Cs.: opinio sine auctore exierat, eas conspirasse, etc., L.* * *belief, idea, opinion; rumour (Plater) -
7 praeter
[prae] [st1]1 [-] praetĕr, adv.: [idée de passer devant, donc de dépasser]. a - au sens pr., ne se trouve qu'en compos., v. praetereo, praeterfluo, etc. - preater-ire: passer le long de, omettre. - praeter-mittere: laisser de côté, négliger. b - [fig.] = praeterquam: excepté, exception faite. - statuit diem, ante quam sine fraude liceret ab armis discedere praeter rerum capitalium damnatis, Sall. C. 36, 2: il fixe un jour, avant lequel ceux qui déposeront les armes auront amnistie à l'exception des condamnés pour crime capital. - nil praeter salices cassaque canna fuit, Ov. F. 6, 406: il n'y avait que des saules et de souples roseaux. - praeter pennas nihil in pavone placebat, Ov. F. 6, 177: on n'aimait du paon que son plumage. - exsules, praeter caedis damnati, restituebantur, Just. 13, 5, 2: les exilés, sauf ceux qui avaient été condamnés, étaient rappelés. - ne quis praeter armatus violaretur, Liv. 4, 59, 7: que personne ne fût maltraité, à l'exception de ceux qui seraient armés. - cf. Varr. R. 1, 38, 1; Plin. 14, 119 ; Suet. Cl. 4 ; Ner. 56 ; Gell. 1, 23, 13. - joint à des particules: praeter si, Varr. R. 1, 41, 5: excepté si. - praeterque Plin. 4, 21; 5, 16, etc., et en outre. - praeter quod Apul. M. 2, p. 122, excepté que. - v. praeterpropter, praeterquam. [st1]2 [-] praetĕr, prép. + acc.: a - devant, le long de. - praeter pedes, Plaut. Stich. 460: devant les pieds. - praeter castra Caesaris suas copias traduxit, Caes. BG. 1, 48, 2: il fit passer ses troupes devant le camp de César. - praeter oculos alicujus aliquid ferre, Cic. Verr. 3, 62: faire passer qqch devant les yeux de qqn. b - au-delà de, contre. - praeter naturam, Cic. Phil. 1, 10: au-delà de ce que comporte la nature. - praeter opinionem, Cic. Verr. 2, 182: contre toute attente. - praeter spem, Cic. Verr. 5, 91: contre toute espérance. - praeter modum, Cic. Div. 1, 100: d'une façon démesurée. d - au-delà de, plus que. - praeter ceteros aliquid alicui imponere, Cic. Verr. 4, 76: imposer qqch à qqn plus qu'aux autres. --- cf. Cic. Sull. 7 ; Amer. 145. - praeter alios, Cic. Sull. 9: plus qu'aux autres. g - excepté. - nihil habeo praeter auditum, Cic. Off. 1, 33: je ne sais rien que par ouï-dire. - hoc nemini praeter me videtur, Cic. Att. 1, 1, 2: personne que moi n'a ce sentiment. - omnibus sententiis praeter unam, Cic. Clu. 55: par tous les suffrages sauf un. - omne frumentum praeter quod... Caes. BG. 1, 5, 3: tout le blé sauf celui que... - nullas litteras acceperam praeter quae mihi binae redditae sunt, Cic. Att. 5, 3, 2: je n'ai reçu aucune lettre sauf les deux qui m'ont été remises. - ex plurimis honoribus, praeter paucos non recepit, Suet. Tib. 26: parmi les très nombreux honneurs, il n'en accepta que quelques-uns. - nihil praeter plorare, Hor. S. 2, 5, 69: rien que les pleurs. h - indépendamment de, outre. - ut praeter se denos adducerent, Caes. BG. 1, 43, 3: qu'ils amenassent en plus d'eux-mêmes chacun dix personnes. - praeter pecunias imperatas, Caes. BC. 3, 32, 4: outre les sommes imposées. - cf. Caes. BC. 3, 57, 3; Cic. Q. 1, 1, 28. - praeter spem: contre toute attente. - praeter ceteros sensus: plus que tous les autres sens. - praeter legem: contrairement à la loi. - praeter modum: outre mesure. - praeter imperatas pecunias suo etiam privato compendio serviebant, Caes. BC. 3, 32, 4: outre les sommes exigées, ils se consacraient aussi à leur profit personnel.* * *[prae] [st1]1 [-] praetĕr, adv.: [idée de passer devant, donc de dépasser]. a - au sens pr., ne se trouve qu'en compos., v. praetereo, praeterfluo, etc. - preater-ire: passer le long de, omettre. - praeter-mittere: laisser de côté, négliger. b - [fig.] = praeterquam: excepté, exception faite. - statuit diem, ante quam sine fraude liceret ab armis discedere praeter rerum capitalium damnatis, Sall. C. 36, 2: il fixe un jour, avant lequel ceux qui déposeront les armes auront amnistie à l'exception des condamnés pour crime capital. - nil praeter salices cassaque canna fuit, Ov. F. 6, 406: il n'y avait que des saules et de souples roseaux. - praeter pennas nihil in pavone placebat, Ov. F. 6, 177: on n'aimait du paon que son plumage. - exsules, praeter caedis damnati, restituebantur, Just. 13, 5, 2: les exilés, sauf ceux qui avaient été condamnés, étaient rappelés. - ne quis praeter armatus violaretur, Liv. 4, 59, 7: que personne ne fût maltraité, à l'exception de ceux qui seraient armés. - cf. Varr. R. 1, 38, 1; Plin. 14, 119 ; Suet. Cl. 4 ; Ner. 56 ; Gell. 1, 23, 13. - joint à des particules: praeter si, Varr. R. 1, 41, 5: excepté si. - praeterque Plin. 4, 21; 5, 16, etc., et en outre. - praeter quod Apul. M. 2, p. 122, excepté que. - v. praeterpropter, praeterquam. [st1]2 [-] praetĕr, prép. + acc.: a - devant, le long de. - praeter pedes, Plaut. Stich. 460: devant les pieds. - praeter castra Caesaris suas copias traduxit, Caes. BG. 1, 48, 2: il fit passer ses troupes devant le camp de César. - praeter oculos alicujus aliquid ferre, Cic. Verr. 3, 62: faire passer qqch devant les yeux de qqn. b - au-delà de, contre. - praeter naturam, Cic. Phil. 1, 10: au-delà de ce que comporte la nature. - praeter opinionem, Cic. Verr. 2, 182: contre toute attente. - praeter spem, Cic. Verr. 5, 91: contre toute espérance. - praeter modum, Cic. Div. 1, 100: d'une façon démesurée. d - au-delà de, plus que. - praeter ceteros aliquid alicui imponere, Cic. Verr. 4, 76: imposer qqch à qqn plus qu'aux autres. --- cf. Cic. Sull. 7 ; Amer. 145. - praeter alios, Cic. Sull. 9: plus qu'aux autres. g - excepté. - nihil habeo praeter auditum, Cic. Off. 1, 33: je ne sais rien que par ouï-dire. - hoc nemini praeter me videtur, Cic. Att. 1, 1, 2: personne que moi n'a ce sentiment. - omnibus sententiis praeter unam, Cic. Clu. 55: par tous les suffrages sauf un. - omne frumentum praeter quod... Caes. BG. 1, 5, 3: tout le blé sauf celui que... - nullas litteras acceperam praeter quae mihi binae redditae sunt, Cic. Att. 5, 3, 2: je n'ai reçu aucune lettre sauf les deux qui m'ont été remises. - ex plurimis honoribus, praeter paucos non recepit, Suet. Tib. 26: parmi les très nombreux honneurs, il n'en accepta que quelques-uns. - nihil praeter plorare, Hor. S. 2, 5, 69: rien que les pleurs. h - indépendamment de, outre. - ut praeter se denos adducerent, Caes. BG. 1, 43, 3: qu'ils amenassent en plus d'eux-mêmes chacun dix personnes. - praeter pecunias imperatas, Caes. BC. 3, 32, 4: outre les sommes imposées. - cf. Caes. BC. 3, 57, 3; Cic. Q. 1, 1, 28. - praeter spem: contre toute attente. - praeter ceteros sensus: plus que tous les autres sens. - praeter legem: contrairement à la loi. - praeter modum: outre mesure. - praeter imperatas pecunias suo etiam privato compendio serviebant, Caes. BC. 3, 32, 4: outre les sommes exigées, ils se consacraient aussi à leur profit personnel.* * *Praeter, Praepositio, accusatiuo semper iungitur. Plautus, Nunc quidem, praeter nos, nemo est. Excepté, ou Fors que nous, Sauf et reservé.\Vnam hanc rem me habere praeter alios praecipuam arbitror. Terent. Oultre les autres, ou Plus que les autres.\Tres minas pro istis duobus dedi praeter vecturam. Plautus. Sans, ou Oultre le voicture.\Praeter ripam. Liu. Aupres du rivage.\Praeter aequum. Terent. Contre raison et equité.\Praeter aequum et bonum. Terent. Plus que de droict et de raison.\Mihi videre praeter aetatem tuam facere. Terentius. Oultre qu'il ne convient, ou appartient à ton aage.\Quia erat forma praeter caeteras honesta ac liberali. Plautus. Plus que toutes les autres.\Praeter consuetudinem tuam, diem non ascribis. Cic. Contre ta coustume, Ce que tu n'as pas accoustumé de faire.\Praeter haec si me irritassis. Plaut. Oultre ce, D'advantage.\Non patiar praeter hac, quin vidua viuam. Plaut. D'ici en avant, Ci apres.\Fortasse aliquanto iniquior erat praeter eius libidinem. Terent. Plus qu'il ne vouloit, Oultre son gré.\Praeter modum. Cic. Oultre mesure.\Praeter ciuium morem atque legem. Terent. Contre la coustume des citoyens.\Te esse praeter nostram opinionem comperi. Terent. Autre que je ne pensoye.\Praeter opinionem mihi acciderat. Cic. Autrement que je ne pensoye, Contre mon esperance.\Quum ad me praeter opinionem venisset. Cicero. Que je ne l'attendoye pas.\Praeter opinionem omnium factum sit. Cic. Contre l'opinion de touts.\Illud accidit praeter optatum meum. Cicero. Oultre que je ne desiroye.\Omnia mihi hodie eueniunt praeter sententiam. Plaut. Contre mon vouloir.\Praeter spem euenit. Terent. Contre toute esperance, Autrement qu'on n'esperoit.\Praeter oculos. Cic. Devant les yeulx.\Praeter suorum ora. Tacit. En la presence des siens, et devant leurs yeulx.\Praeter, Aduerbium, pro Praeterquam. Columel. Omnis incommodi patientes praeter caloris. Excepté chaleur.\Nullas adhuc acceperam: praeter quae mihi binae semel in Tribulano redditae sunt. Cic. Fors, ou Excepté ces deux là, etc.\Habent oculos, praeterque e sensibus tactum atque gustatum. Plin. Ils ont des yeulx, et d'advantage: ou oultre ce, etc. -
8 excutio
excutĭo, ĕre, cussi, cussum - tr. - [st2]1 [-] secouer, agiter. [st2]2 [-] faire tomber en secouant, renverser, abattre, ébranler. [st2]3 [-] faire sortir de force, tirer, arracher. [st2]4 [-] exciter, provoquer. [st2]5 [-] lancer, jeter, darder. [st2]6 [-] éloigner, repousser, chasser, bannir. [st2]7 [-] secouer pour chercher, fouiller, scruter, examiner, analyser, discuter. - patria excussus: chassé de sa patrie. - poma excutere: secouer les fruits. - risum alicui excutere: faire rire qqn. - excutere lacrimas alicui: provoquer les larmes de qqn, faire pleurer qqn. - excutere aliquem, Cic. Amer. 97: secouer les vêtements de qqn, fouiller qqn. - mihi cerebrum excutiunt tua dicta, Plaut. Aul. 2.1.29: tes paroles m'arrachent la cervelle. - opinionem sibi excutere: se débarrasser d’une croyance. - excute corde metum, Ov. M. 3.689: bannis la crainte de ton coeur. - sitim excutere: étancher sa soif. - excutere verbum: examiner le sens d’un mot. - illud excutiendum est, ut sciatur quid sit carere, Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 88: il faut examiner ce point pour qu'on sache en quoi consiste le fait de manquer.* * *excutĭo, ĕre, cussi, cussum - tr. - [st2]1 [-] secouer, agiter. [st2]2 [-] faire tomber en secouant, renverser, abattre, ébranler. [st2]3 [-] faire sortir de force, tirer, arracher. [st2]4 [-] exciter, provoquer. [st2]5 [-] lancer, jeter, darder. [st2]6 [-] éloigner, repousser, chasser, bannir. [st2]7 [-] secouer pour chercher, fouiller, scruter, examiner, analyser, discuter. - patria excussus: chassé de sa patrie. - poma excutere: secouer les fruits. - risum alicui excutere: faire rire qqn. - excutere lacrimas alicui: provoquer les larmes de qqn, faire pleurer qqn. - excutere aliquem, Cic. Amer. 97: secouer les vêtements de qqn, fouiller qqn. - mihi cerebrum excutiunt tua dicta, Plaut. Aul. 2.1.29: tes paroles m'arrachent la cervelle. - opinionem sibi excutere: se débarrasser d’une croyance. - excute corde metum, Ov. M. 3.689: bannis la crainte de ton coeur. - sitim excutere: étancher sa soif. - excutere verbum: examiner le sens d’un mot. - illud excutiendum est, ut sciatur quid sit carere, Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 88: il faut examiner ce point pour qu'on sache en quoi consiste le fait de manquer.* * *Excutio, excutis, penul. corr. excussi, excussum, excutere, Ab ex et quatio compositum. Cic. Faire saillir hors, Secouer à terre.\E manibus excutere aliquid. Pers. Faire saillir et tomber hors des mains.\Amplexus excutere. Ouid. Rejecter, Se desvelopper des bras de celuy qui nous tient embrassé.\Caesariem excussit. Ouid. Elle secoua sa perruque.\Excutere alicui cerebrum. Plaut. Ecerveler, Luy faire voler la cervelle par terre.\Clauum lapide. Plaut. Faire sortir et cheoir avec une pierre.\Excuti cursu. Virgil. Estre jecté hors de son chemin.\Delicias excutere. Claud. Oster.\Ab equis excuti. Ouid. Estre mis par terre.\Excutere equitem dicitur equus. Liu. Jecter par terre.\Excutere feras cubilibus. Plin. iunior. Faire sortir et lever de leurs tanieres.\Flammas pectore. Virg. Jecter l'ardeur d'amour hors de son coeur.\Foedus conceptum. Virg. Rompre.\Gladium morituro excutere. Seneca. Oster.\Habenas excutere per colla iubasque. Ouid. Secouer, Hocher.\Iactationem verborum alicui excutere. Cic. Oster.\Excutere ignem. Plin. Faire saillir du feu d'une pierre ou autre chose.\Ignem de crinibus. Ouid. Secouer et oster le feu de ses cheveulx qui brusloyent.\Iugum excutere. Plin. iunior. Jecter le joug, et ne vouloir obeir.\Lachrymas excutere alicui. Plautus. Luy faire sortir les larmes des yeulx, Le faire plourer.\Literas in terram. Cic. Faire cheoir à terre.\Mentem alicui. Plin. iunior. Luy troubler l'esprit et oster.\Metum de corde. Ouidius. Faire sortir la crainte, Jecter hors de crainte.\Moenia fundo excutiam. Stat. Je jecteray hors des fondements. J'abbateray.\Excutere oculos alicui. Plautus. Luy faire sortir les yeulx de la teste.\Onus excutere visceribus. Ouid. Avorter.\Pacem excusserat orbi. Lucan. Avoit osté.\Excuti patria. Virgil. Estre chassé hors de son pays.\Pennas excussit Boreas. Ouid. Secoua.\Excutere rationem militum. Plin. iunior. Examiner et scavoir comment ils vivent, se maintiennent, et sont en poinct.\Risum excutere sibi. Horat. Se faire rire.\Sceptris excuti ab aliquo. Ouid. Estre dejecté et dechassé de la dignité royalle.\Excutere se. Terentius, Quod si fit: vti me excutiam, atque egrediar domo, Id restat. Si ma femme le scait, il n'y a autre remede, sinon que je vuide la maison de moy, et que je m'en aille.\Seram poste excutere. Ouid. Arracher.\Sitim excutere vndis. Senec. Oster la soif.\Somno excuti. Virgil. S'esveiller.\Excutere alicui vomitum. Plaut. Le faire vomir.\Explica atque excute intelligentiam tuam. Cic. Desploye ta congnoissance, ton esprit, et y fouille.\Explicare et excutere verbum aliquod. Cicero. Expliquer et declarer.\Excutere aliquem. Suetonius. Le fouiller s'il n'ha rien caché sur soy, Secouer, Cercher.\Genus alicuius excutere. Ouid. Cercher, Examiner.\Vires haereditatis excutere. Vlpian. Faire inquisition et se informer diligemment de la valeur de quelque heritage.\Non excutitur, non in manus sumitur. Cic. On ne la secoue point, On ne la cerche pas de pres, On ne la considere et examine point diligemment.\Excutere vnumquenque eorum. Cic. Cercher de pres.\Hanc excutere opinionem mihimet volui radicitus. Cic. J'ay bien voulu entierement debattre et disputer ceste opinion à fond de cuve pour mon contentement.\Excutere debitorem. Paul. Faire discussion sur ses biens, à scavoir s'il est solvable.\Excutere aliquem. Cic. Le plumer et vuider tout net, Luy vuider sa bourse, et ne luy laisser pas un tournois. -
9 remitto
rĕmitto, ĕre, mīsi, missum - tr. - [st1]1 [-] envoyer en arrière; repousser, rejeter. - aquas longe (cautes) remittit, Sen. Hippol. 583: (le rocher) repousse au loin les vagues. - remittere calces, Nep. Eum. 5, 5: ruer. [st1]2 [-] envoyer au point de départ, renvoyer, congédier, laisser aller, remettre, rendre, restituer; abandonner, se défaire de, renoncer à. - remittere obsides alicui, Caes.: rendre les otages à qqn. - remittas quaerere, Hor.: renonce à t'informer. - remittere ne, Suet.: renoncer à. - si hoc ipsi remitti vellent, remitterent ipsi de maritimis custodiis, Caes. BC. 3, 17 (discours indir.): s’ils voulaient que ce blocus fût interrompu, eux-mêmes devraient renoncer à la surveillance de la mer. - non remittam (filiam), definitumst, Plaut. Cist. 2: je ne la rendrai pas; c'est décidé. - remittere pilam, Sen.: renvoyer la balle. - remittere nuntium uxori, Cic.: [envoyer à sa femme une notification de divorce] = répudier sa femme. - remittere repudium uxori, Plaut.: répudier sa femme. - partem legionum in sua castra remisit, Caes. BC. 3, 97: il renvoya une partie des légions dans son propre camp. - paucos electos in regnum remisit, Caes. BC. 2, 44: il en envoya quelques-uns, qu'il avait choisis, dans son royaume. - remittere opinionem animo, Cic.: se défaire d'un préjugé. [st1]3 [-] renvoyer, refléter, répercuter. - simulacra remittere, Lucr.: réfléchir les images. - vocem late nemora alta remittunt, Virg. En. 12: les bois profonds répercutent au loin leurs voix. [st1]4 [-] envoyer à son tour, envoyer en retour, renvoyer, riposter. - remittere epistulam ad aliquem, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 43: renvoyer une lettre à qqn, répondre à qqn. - remittere litteras Caesari, Caes. BG. 5, 47: renvoyer une lettre à César, répondre à César. [st1]5 [-] envoyer hors de soi, rendre, produire, fournir. - muriam remittere, Col. 12, 9: rendre de la saumure. - humorem remittere, Virg.: exhaler des vapeurs. - oleae librum non remittunt, Col.: les oliviers ne perdent pas leur écorce. - lactis plurimum ficus remittit, Col.: c'est le figuier qui donne le plus de jus. - atramenta remittunt labem, Hor.: l'encre laisse une tache. [st1]6 [-] adresser ailleurs, renvoyer à. - remittere causam ad senatum, Tac.: renvoyer une affaire au sénat. - remitti ad eosdem, Quint.: être renvoyé devant les mêmes juges. [st1]7 [-] relâcher, détendre, desserrer, fléchir, amollir, reposer, adoucir, calmer, diminuer, apaiser, suspendre. - remittere animum, Liv. remittere se, Nep. remitti, Plin.-jn.: se reposer, se délasser, se distraire. - inflammatio se remittit, Cels.: l'inflammation cède. - si remittent quidpiam Philumenae dolores, Ter.: si les douleurs de Philumène s'apaisent un peu. - remittere tempus nullum, Ter.: ne pas perdre un instant. - remittas me onerare injuriis, Ter. And. 5, 1, 8: cesse de m'accabler d'injures. [st1]8 [-] faire remise de, faire grâce de, tenir quitte, dispenser; faire une concession, faire un sacrifice. - remittere poenam alicui: remettre une peine à qqn, faire grâce à qqn d'un châtiment. - alicui remittere de summa, Cic.: faire une remise à qqn sur le total. - remittere multam alicui: faire remise à qqn d'une amende. [st1]9 [-] pardonner, accorder, céder, consentir, concéder, permettre. - remittere ut: permettre de. - non remittit sibi ut, Quint.: il ne se pardonne pas de. - quod natura remittit, invida jura negant, Ov. M. 10: ce qu'autorise la nature, une législation jalouse le refuse. - remisit Caesar adroganti moderatione, Tac. An. 1: Tibère le permit avec une arrogante modestie. - ne nihil remissum dicatis, remitto ne... Liv. 9: pour que vous n'alliez pas dire que je ne vous passe rien, je vous dispense de... - nec res dubitare remittit, Ov.: et la situation ne permet pas d'hésiter.* * *rĕmitto, ĕre, mīsi, missum - tr. - [st1]1 [-] envoyer en arrière; repousser, rejeter. - aquas longe (cautes) remittit, Sen. Hippol. 583: (le rocher) repousse au loin les vagues. - remittere calces, Nep. Eum. 5, 5: ruer. [st1]2 [-] envoyer au point de départ, renvoyer, congédier, laisser aller, remettre, rendre, restituer; abandonner, se défaire de, renoncer à. - remittere obsides alicui, Caes.: rendre les otages à qqn. - remittas quaerere, Hor.: renonce à t'informer. - remittere ne, Suet.: renoncer à. - si hoc ipsi remitti vellent, remitterent ipsi de maritimis custodiis, Caes. BC. 3, 17 (discours indir.): s’ils voulaient que ce blocus fût interrompu, eux-mêmes devraient renoncer à la surveillance de la mer. - non remittam (filiam), definitumst, Plaut. Cist. 2: je ne la rendrai pas; c'est décidé. - remittere pilam, Sen.: renvoyer la balle. - remittere nuntium uxori, Cic.: [envoyer à sa femme une notification de divorce] = répudier sa femme. - remittere repudium uxori, Plaut.: répudier sa femme. - partem legionum in sua castra remisit, Caes. BC. 3, 97: il renvoya une partie des légions dans son propre camp. - paucos electos in regnum remisit, Caes. BC. 2, 44: il en envoya quelques-uns, qu'il avait choisis, dans son royaume. - remittere opinionem animo, Cic.: se défaire d'un préjugé. [st1]3 [-] renvoyer, refléter, répercuter. - simulacra remittere, Lucr.: réfléchir les images. - vocem late nemora alta remittunt, Virg. En. 12: les bois profonds répercutent au loin leurs voix. [st1]4 [-] envoyer à son tour, envoyer en retour, renvoyer, riposter. - remittere epistulam ad aliquem, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 43: renvoyer une lettre à qqn, répondre à qqn. - remittere litteras Caesari, Caes. BG. 5, 47: renvoyer une lettre à César, répondre à César. [st1]5 [-] envoyer hors de soi, rendre, produire, fournir. - muriam remittere, Col. 12, 9: rendre de la saumure. - humorem remittere, Virg.: exhaler des vapeurs. - oleae librum non remittunt, Col.: les oliviers ne perdent pas leur écorce. - lactis plurimum ficus remittit, Col.: c'est le figuier qui donne le plus de jus. - atramenta remittunt labem, Hor.: l'encre laisse une tache. [st1]6 [-] adresser ailleurs, renvoyer à. - remittere causam ad senatum, Tac.: renvoyer une affaire au sénat. - remitti ad eosdem, Quint.: être renvoyé devant les mêmes juges. [st1]7 [-] relâcher, détendre, desserrer, fléchir, amollir, reposer, adoucir, calmer, diminuer, apaiser, suspendre. - remittere animum, Liv. remittere se, Nep. remitti, Plin.-jn.: se reposer, se délasser, se distraire. - inflammatio se remittit, Cels.: l'inflammation cède. - si remittent quidpiam Philumenae dolores, Ter.: si les douleurs de Philumène s'apaisent un peu. - remittere tempus nullum, Ter.: ne pas perdre un instant. - remittas me onerare injuriis, Ter. And. 5, 1, 8: cesse de m'accabler d'injures. [st1]8 [-] faire remise de, faire grâce de, tenir quitte, dispenser; faire une concession, faire un sacrifice. - remittere poenam alicui: remettre une peine à qqn, faire grâce à qqn d'un châtiment. - alicui remittere de summa, Cic.: faire une remise à qqn sur le total. - remittere multam alicui: faire remise à qqn d'une amende. [st1]9 [-] pardonner, accorder, céder, consentir, concéder, permettre. - remittere ut: permettre de. - non remittit sibi ut, Quint.: il ne se pardonne pas de. - quod natura remittit, invida jura negant, Ov. M. 10: ce qu'autorise la nature, une législation jalouse le refuse. - remisit Caesar adroganti moderatione, Tac. An. 1: Tibère le permit avec une arrogante modestie. - ne nihil remissum dicatis, remitto ne... Liv. 9: pour que vous n'alliez pas dire que je ne vous passe rien, je vous dispense de... - nec res dubitare remittit, Ov.: et la situation ne permet pas d'hésiter.* * *Remitto, remittis, remisi, pen. prod. remissum, remittere. Plaut. Renvoyer.\Aquam acceptam ore remittunt. Plin. Rendent, Rejectent.\Remittere alicui. Cic. Pardonner à aucun.\Meam animaduersionem et supplicium quo vsurus eram in eum quem cepissem, remitto tibi et condono. Vatinius ad Ciceronem. Je luy pardonne pour l'amour de toy, Je luy remets.\Sed mora damnosa est, nec res dubitare remittit. Ouid. Ne permet point, Ne donne point le loisir de, etc.\Remittere alicui aliquid. Cic. Conceder.\Remittere. Baisser bas. Cui contrarium est Erigere. Plin.\Remittas iam me onerare iniuriis. Terent. Cesse.\Remittere aedes quas emeris. Plaut. Quicter le marché.\Remittere annum alicui. Plin. iunior. Faire grace d'une annee, Donner et rabbatre une annee.\Animum remittere. Cic. S'esbatre et recreer.\Nunquam remisit animum a colligendis in pace viribus. Liu. Jamais ne cessa.\Ardorem pugnae remittere. Liu. Devenir mol et lasche, N'estre plus si ardant au combat, Se refroidir.\Beneficium remittere. Caesar. Quicter le bien qu'on nous a faict, S'en desmettre.\Integram causam ad Senatum remittit. Tacitus. Il remet et renvoye, etc.\Contentionem remittere. Caesar. Laisser une querelle ou debat.\Culpam remittens. Valer. Flac. Pardonnant.\Curam animi remittere. Cicero. Ne se soulcier plus, Delaisser chagrin.\De supplicio remittere. Cic. Diminuer la peine.\De suo remittere. Cic. Relascher.\De custodia remittere. Columel. N'estre point si soigneux qu'on estoit.\De voluntate nihil remittere. Brutus Attico. Ne changer en rien son vouloir.\Debitum remittere. Cic. Quicter et donner la debte.\Ex virtute pristina remittere aliquid. Caesar. Defaillir de courage.\Ex pecunia remittere. Cic. Quicter.\Fraena remittere equo. Ouid. Lascher la bride.\Fraenos remittere dolori, per translationem. Plin. iunior. Luy lascher la bride, S'abandonner à toute tristesse.\Frontem remittere. Plin. iunior. Relascher de sa severité et austerité ou gravité.\Furor ille se remisit. Ouid. S'est appaisé, et a cessé.\Nequam ego horam de meis legitimis horis remittam. Cic. Que je ne me departe du delay et temps que la loy donne, Que je ne quicte, etc.\Remittere adolescentiae alicuius. Plinius iunior. Pardonner à sa jeunesse.\Imbres remiserunt. Liu. Ont cessé.\Inimicitias suas remittere Reipub. Liu. Pardonner à son ennemi pour l'amour de la Republique.\Intercessionem remittere. Liu. Se departir de son opposition.\Iracundiam remittere. Cic. S'appaiser.\Ius alicui remittere. Martial. Quicter son droict.\Labores remittere. Martial. Cesser de labourer et travailler.\Legem remittere. Curtius. Dispenser de la loy, Ne point user de la rigueur de la loy, Faire grace à aucun qu'il ne soit puni à la rigueur de la loy.\Librum remittere dicitur arbor. Columel. Laisser l'escorce.\Memoriam remittere. Caesar. Estre nonchalant de mettre en memoire.\Multam remittere. Cic. Remettre et donner l'amende.\Neruos remittere et Intendere, contraria. Plinius. Destendre, Relascher.\Vim principis complecti, nomen remittere. Tacit. Laisser, ou quicter le nom.\Numeros in cantu remittere. Cic. Lascher un peu.\Nuntium remittere. Plaut. Envoyer message et nouvelle.\Nuntium remittere vxori. Cic. La repudier.\Officium alicui remittere. Plin. iunior. Le tenir quicte d'aucun debvoir.\Nec Scipio vllo tempore hyemis, belli opera remiserat. Liu. Ne cessoit de faire guerre.\Opinionem remittere. Cic. Laisser une fantasie et opinion qu'on ha en sa teste.\Poenam remittere. Liu. Pardonner et remettre la peine.\Repudium remittere. Terent. Repudier.\Saporem maris remittere. Senec. Mitiger, Addoulcir, Amoindrir.\Remittant spiritus, comprimant animos suos, sedent arrogantiam. Cic. Qu'ils ne s'enfierissent point, Qu'ils rabbaissent leur coeur et courage.\Nullum remittis tempus, neque te respicis. Terent. Tu ne cesses jamais, Tu n'has point de cesse.\Aspera verba remittere alicui. Ouid. Luy pardonner les parolles injurieuses dont il a usé.\Vincula saeua remittere. Ouid. Relascher.\Voluntate remittere. Liu. Conceder voluntairement.\Vultum remittere. Ouid. Laisser sa gravité et severité, et monstrer face joyeuse.\Lege remissum. Ouid. Permis par la loy. -
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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.):(β).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.—Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):b.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.—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:(β).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.—Of things:2.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.—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.:(β).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.—In post-Aug. prose (very rare):3.at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.(α).In gen.:(β).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.—With dat. pers.:(γ).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.—With item:(δ).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.—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;(ε).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.—Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:B.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.Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.1.Of physical exertion.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:2.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.—Of mental exertion:3.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. —Of hostile opposition in gen.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:4.aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,
Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—Of warfare.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:5.quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,
Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—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:(γ).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.—On the part of the adversary:(δ).inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,
Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:6.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.—Of literary opposition.(α).Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—(β).With other verbs:7.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.—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:8.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.—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, 153:9.si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,
and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—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:(β).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.—To make charges against (rare):(γ).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.—In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:(δ).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.—To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:(ε). (ζ).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.—Abl. absol. impers.:b.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.—With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:c.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.—With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).(α).To oppose a person by speaking against his views:(β).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.—To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:(γ).cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,
opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:(δ).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.—With dat. of the petition:(ε).preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,
which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—To contest the validity of a law (rare):(ζ).quibus (legibus) contradici potest,
Quint. 7, 7, 4.—To contradict an assertion (very rare):d.pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,
Quint. 5, 10, 13.—With quin, to object:C.praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,
there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;D.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.Of logical opposition, with negative force.1.Of a direct contrast.a.Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:b.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.—With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:c.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. —Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.(α).To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:(β).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.—To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:(γ).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.—To a verbal predicate:(δ).an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),
Dig. 34, 5, 19.—To a subject infinitive:(ε).laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,
praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:(ζ).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.—To an attributive genitive:2.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.—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;b.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.—Belonging to the same predicate:E.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.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:b.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.—Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;2.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.—In opposition to a dependent clause:3.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.—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:(β).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.—With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:(γ).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.—With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:(δ).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.—After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:b.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.—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;(β).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.—Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):(γ).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.—Contra autem (rare;(δ).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.—Contra vero (very rare;(ε).not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,
Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —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:(β).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.—Vel contra:(γ).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.—Seu contra:d.seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,
Prop. 1, 11, 25.—With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;4.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. —In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,(α).In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):(β).aliis vero econtra videtur,
Hier. Ep. 12.—Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):5.honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—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);b.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.—Immo contra (post-Aug.).(α).= no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:(β).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.—= sed contra, but on the contrary:c.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.—Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):F.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.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:(β).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.—With ac:(γ).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.—With ac and atque:(δ).si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,
Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—With quam (post-Aug.):2.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.—Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:II.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.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;b.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.—Of the heavenly bodies:c.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.—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:d.contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,
opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—Of buildings, etc.:e.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.—Of places on the human body:2.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. —Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:a.adversus, ad, e regione,
Caes. B. G. 7, 61).In gen.:b.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.—Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):c.(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.—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.:e.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.—Of local actions with hostile intent.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:f.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.—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:(β).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. —Contra aliquem ire:3.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.—Transf.,a.To persons placed together for comparison:b.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.—To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.(α).Lit. (very rare):(β).quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Prop.:c.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,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):d.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.—Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:B.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).Denoting hostility or disadvantage.1.With verbs of hostile action.a.Of physical exertion:b.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. —Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.c.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.—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:(β).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.—Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:(γ).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.—With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:d.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. —Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:e.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.—Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).(α).In gen.:(β).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.—Of political speaking:f.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.—Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:2.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.—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, 6:3.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.—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:4.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.—Dependent on adjectives (rare):5.contra se ipse misericors,
to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:severissimus judex contra fures,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—With nouns.a.Acc. to 1. b.:b.ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,
Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—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:(β).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.—Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:c.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.—Acc. to 1. f.:C.contra patres concitatio et seditio,
Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,
Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.With inanimate and abstract objects.1.Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).a.Of physical or moral exertion:b.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.—Of warfare (lit. and trop.):c.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.—Of legal contention.(α).Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:(β).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.—Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:(γ).contra tabulas judicare,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:contra testamentum,
Dig. 2, 17, § 1:contra sententiam dicere,
ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:d.inmittere in bona),
Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.(α).To contend that something is false:(β).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.—Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:(γ).contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,
Vitr. 7, praef. 8:contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—Ethically:e.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.—Of public and political acts and speeches:f.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.—Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.(α).In gen.:(β).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.—In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:2.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.—Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).(α).With esse expressed as the predicate:(β).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.—With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:(γ).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. —Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:3.Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—Adverbially with the predicate.(α).In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):(β).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.—With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:(γ).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.—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;4.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.—Dependent on substt.a.Of physical strife:b.scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —Of warfare:c.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.—Of legal contention:d.causa contra scriptum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—Of political speaking:e.divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,
Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—Of literary opposition:f.Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—Of hostility, etc.:g.cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,
Liv. 6, 40, 5.—Of injury:h.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.—Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):5.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.—Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.D.II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).1.Against persons.a.Dependent on verbs:b.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.—Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:2.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.—Against inanimate and abstract things.a.Dependent on verbs:b.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.—Dependent on substt.:c.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.—Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;3.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.—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:(β).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.—Dependent on substt.:(γ).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.—Dependent on adjectives:(δ).vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,
Pall. 11, 14, 17.—Appositively, as a remedy:E.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.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.b.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. —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.):c.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.—Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):2.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).—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:F.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).Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.1.In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:2.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.—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. -
11 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.):(β).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.—Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):b.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.—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:(β).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.—Of things:2.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.—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.:(β).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.—In post-Aug. prose (very rare):3.at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.(α).In gen.:(β).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.—With dat. pers.:(γ).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.—With item:(δ).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.—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;(ε).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.—Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:B.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.Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.1.Of physical exertion.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:2.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.—Of mental exertion:3.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. —Of hostile opposition in gen.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:4.aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,
Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—Of warfare.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:5.quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,
Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—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:(γ).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.—On the part of the adversary:(δ).inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,
Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:6.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.—Of literary opposition.(α).Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—(β).With other verbs:7.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.—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:8.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.—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, 153:9.si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,
and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—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:(β).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.—To make charges against (rare):(γ).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.—In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:(δ).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.—To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:(ε). (ζ).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.—Abl. absol. impers.:b.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.—With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:c.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.—With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).(α).To oppose a person by speaking against his views:(β).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.—To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:(γ).cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,
opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:(δ).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.—With dat. of the petition:(ε).preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,
which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—To contest the validity of a law (rare):(ζ).quibus (legibus) contradici potest,
Quint. 7, 7, 4.—To contradict an assertion (very rare):d.pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,
Quint. 5, 10, 13.—With quin, to object:C.praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,
there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;D.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.Of logical opposition, with negative force.1.Of a direct contrast.a.Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:b.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.—With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:c.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. —Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.(α).To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:(β).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.—To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:(γ).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.—To a verbal predicate:(δ).an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),
Dig. 34, 5, 19.—To a subject infinitive:(ε).laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,
praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:(ζ).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.—To an attributive genitive:2.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.—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;b.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.—Belonging to the same predicate:E.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.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:b.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.—Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;2.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.—In opposition to a dependent clause:3.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.—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:(β).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.—With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:(γ).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.—With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:(δ).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.—After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:b.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.—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;(β).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.—Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):(γ).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.—Contra autem (rare;(δ).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.—Contra vero (very rare;(ε).not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,
Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —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:(β).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.—Vel contra:(γ).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.—Seu contra:d.seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,
Prop. 1, 11, 25.—With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;4.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. —In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,(α).In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):(β).aliis vero econtra videtur,
Hier. Ep. 12.—Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):5.honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—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);b.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.—Immo contra (post-Aug.).(α).= no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:(β).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.—= sed contra, but on the contrary:c.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.—Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):F.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.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:(β).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.—With ac:(γ).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.—With ac and atque:(δ).si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,
Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—With quam (post-Aug.):2.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.—Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:II.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.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;b.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.—Of the heavenly bodies:c.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.—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:d.contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,
opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—Of buildings, etc.:e.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.—Of places on the human body:2.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. —Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:a.adversus, ad, e regione,
Caes. B. G. 7, 61).In gen.:b.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.—Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):c.(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.—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.:e.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.—Of local actions with hostile intent.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:f.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.—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:(β).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. —Contra aliquem ire:3.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.—Transf.,a.To persons placed together for comparison:b.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.—To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.(α).Lit. (very rare):(β).quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Prop.:c.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,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):d.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.—Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:B.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).Denoting hostility or disadvantage.1.With verbs of hostile action.a.Of physical exertion:b.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. —Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.c.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.—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:(β).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.—Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:(γ).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.—With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:d.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. —Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:e.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.—Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).(α).In gen.:(β).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.—Of political speaking:f.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.—Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:2.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.—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, 6:3.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.—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:4.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.—Dependent on adjectives (rare):5.contra se ipse misericors,
to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:severissimus judex contra fures,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—With nouns.a.Acc. to 1. b.:b.ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,
Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—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:(β).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.—Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:c.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.—Acc. to 1. f.:C.contra patres concitatio et seditio,
Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,
Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.With inanimate and abstract objects.1.Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).a.Of physical or moral exertion:b.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.—Of warfare (lit. and trop.):c.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.—Of legal contention.(α).Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:(β).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.—Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:(γ).contra tabulas judicare,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:contra testamentum,
Dig. 2, 17, § 1:contra sententiam dicere,
ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:d.inmittere in bona),
Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.(α).To contend that something is false:(β).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.—Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:(γ).contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,
Vitr. 7, praef. 8:contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—Ethically:e.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.—Of public and political acts and speeches:f.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.—Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.(α).In gen.:(β).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.—In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:2.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.—Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).(α).With esse expressed as the predicate:(β).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.—With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:(γ).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. —Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:3.Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—Adverbially with the predicate.(α).In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):(β).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.—With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:(γ).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.—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;4.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.—Dependent on substt.a.Of physical strife:b.scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —Of warfare:c.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.—Of legal contention:d.causa contra scriptum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—Of political speaking:e.divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,
Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—Of literary opposition:f.Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—Of hostility, etc.:g.cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,
Liv. 6, 40, 5.—Of injury:h.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.—Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):5.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.—Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.D.II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).1.Against persons.a.Dependent on verbs:b.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.—Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:2.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.—Against inanimate and abstract things.a.Dependent on verbs:b.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.—Dependent on substt.:c.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.—Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;3.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.—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:(β).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.—Dependent on substt.:(γ).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.—Dependent on adjectives:(δ).vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,
Pall. 11, 14, 17.—Appositively, as a remedy:E.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.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.b.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. —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.):c.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.—Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):2.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).—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:F.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).Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.1.In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:2.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.—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,
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12 confirmo
cōn-firmo, āvī, ātum, āre, befestigen, I) eig.: l) übh. mater.: stipites c. et stabilire, Caes. b. G. 7, 73, 7: qui (frontati, die Ouerriegel) maxime religando confirmant parietum soliditatem, erhöhen vorzugsweise die Festigkeit der Mauern durch ihren Verband, Vitr. 2, 8, 7: als milit. t. t., c. castellum magnis munitionibus multisque tormentis, Auct. b. Alex. 21, 5. – 2) insbes., einen Körperteil usw. od. eine Person am Körper befestigen, stärken, kräftigen, stählen, erstarken od. sich erholen lassen, u. im Passiv confirmari, erstarken, sich erholen, Partiz. confirmatus, erstarkt, gekräftigt, dentes, Scrib.: dentes mobiles, Plin.: crus debile, Suet.: vocem et latus, Quint.: nervos, Caes. (u. parum confirmati nervi, Cels.): corpus, Cic.: valetudinem, herstellen, Cic.: se, sich kräftigen, sich erholen, zB. plane (v. Pers.), Cic.: u. vinea se confirmat, Col.: aetates, quae iam confirmatae sunt, Cic.: satis te mature videro, si plane confirmatum videro, erstarkt, hergestellt, Cic.
II) übtr.: 1) im allg., der numerischen u. intensiven Stärke, der Macht, Dauer, Geltung u. dgl. nach befestigen, verstärken, dauerhaft machen, sicher-, feststellen, bestärken, bestätigen, manum suam (Heerschar), Cic.: vires suas, Vell.: regnum Persarum, Nep.: coniurationem, Nep.: opes factionis, Sall.: pacem, Cic.: pacem et amicitiam cum proximis civitatibus, Caes.: bellum, Cic. (u. confirmatum Hispaniae cladibus bellum, Sen.): odium erga Romanos, Nep.: hanc opinionem timoris, Caes., od. opinionem barbaris, Caes.: consilia, kräftig unterstützen, Caes.: eam suspicionem, Suet.: spem reliqui temporis, Cic.: illum diem omnes labores et victorias confirmasse, habe gekrönt, Sall.: oft confirmatis rebus, festgestellt, Caes. (s. Kraner Caes. b. G. 6, 6, 4). – se transmarinis auxiliis, Caes.: societatem datā acceptāque fide, Sall.: in tertium annum profectionem lege, unabänderlich festsetzen, Caes. – m. ad u. Akk., animum suum ad virtutem, Cornif. rhet. 4, 31 (Kayser conformavit). – als publiz. t. t. = etw. bestätigen, für gültig erklären, ratifizieren, decretum consulum, Cic.: decreta, Nep.: acta Caesaris, Cic.: provincia a Caesare data et per senatum confirmata, Suet.: ea auctoritate suā, Liv.: praeterita omnia beneficia edicto, Suet.: edicto et epistulā beneficia a Domitiano data, Plin. ep.: dic, quod factum non est, ut sit factum, ferri ad populum aut verbis ullis sanciri aut suffragiis confirmari potest? Cic.
2) insbes.: a) politisch in der Gesinnung-, in der Treue befestigen od. bestärken, insulas bene animatas, Nep.: Gallias,Vell.: homines, Caes.: vacillantium cis Rhenum sitarum gentium animos, Vell. – iureiurando inter se, Caes. – b) moralisch den Mut befestigen, stählen, u. jmdm. (od. sich) Mut od. Zu versicht od. Trost einflößen (einsprechen), jmd. ermutigen, jmd. beherzt-, zuversichtlich machen, getrost sein lassen, (wegen Besorgnissen) beruhigen, animos militum (Ggstz. debilitare), Cic. u.a.: milites consolari et c., Caes.: alqm diffidentem rebus suis, Cic.: timentes, Caes.: territos, Sall.: animos Gallorum verbis, Caes.: militum animos hāc persuasione, Frontin.: suos exhortatione, Frontin.: confirmari oratione alcis, Caes.: recta ingenia debilitat verecundia, perversa confirmat audacia, Plin. ep. – u. c. animum (animos) od. c. se, sich ermutigen, sich Mut einslößen, Mut fassen, sich ermannen, sich beruhigen, Caes. u.a.: se animo, Caes.: c. per epistulas se invicem, Iustin.: confirmare animos, Val. Max.: confirmato animo, Sall.: satis animo certo et confirmato, Cic.: confirmatis animis, Curt. – m. ad u. Akk., suos ad dimicandum animo, Caes.: se ad confligendum animo, Caes.: animum vel ad mortis vel ad vitae patientiam, Sen. – m. folg. ut od. ne u. Konj. = zu dem mutigen Entschlusse bringen, eos multa pollicendo confirmat, uti... Romam pergerent, Sall. Iug. 23, 2: alius alium confirmare, ne nomina darent, Liv. 2, 24, 2. – c) eine Behauptung u. dgl. durch Beweise, Gründe erhärten, als haltbar dartun, bewahrheiten, bestätigen, konstatieren (Ggstz. refellere, refutare, diluere, infirmare), rem, Cic. u. Caes.: dicta eorum, Ascon.: divinationem, Cic.: locum etiam atque etiam, Cic. – nostra argumentis et rationibus c., contraria refutare, Cic. (vgl. quae neque confirmare argumentis neque refellere in animo est, Tac.): causam auctoritatibus, Cic. – m. ex u. Abl., hoc ex ipsis caeli rationibus, Lucr. 2, 179. – u. im Passiv unpers., zugl. m. de u. Abl., quorum omnium testimoniis de hac Dionis pecunia confirmatum est, Cic. – mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., Homerum Smyrnaei suum esse confirmant, Cic. Arch. 19: hoc idem visum (esse) ex superioribus quibusdam castellis confirmaverunt, Caes. b. c. 3, 67, 1: u. so c. alci m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Lucr. 1, 185. – d) versichern, zusichern, fest zufagen, vergewissern, mit Bestimmtheit erklären, mit Sicherheit behaupten (vgl. Held Caes. b. G. 6, 6, 2), oft zugleich m. de u. Abl. (in betreff), zB. hoc cum mihi non modo confirmasset, sed etiam persuasisset, Cic.: ut possum confirmare (als Parenthese), Cic. – zugl. m. de u. Abl., difficile est haec de omnibus confirmare, Cic.: (ohne Akk.) de glorioso reditu aicis c., Cic. – m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., id omne ego me rei publicae causā suscepisse confirmo, Cic.: medicus plane confirmat propediem te valentem fore, Cic.: se suis copiis suoque exercitu illis regna conciliaturum confirmat, Caes.: de me tibi promitto atque confirmo me... rogando deprecatoris, laborando propinqui suscepturum officia atque partes, Cic.: illud se polliceri et iureiurando confirmare, tutum iter per fines daturum, Caes. – m. folg. ne u. Konj., sanctissimo iureiurando confirmari oportere, ne tecto recipiatur, qui non bis per agmen hostium perequitasset, Caes. b. G. 7, 66, 7.
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13 contra
contrā (v. con, d.i. κατά, »gen«, wie extra v. ex), I) Adv.: A) räumlich = gegenüber, auf der entgegengesetzten Seite (s. Brix Plaut. mil. 3), c. aggrediar, Plaut.: ulmus erat c., Ov.: omnia contra circaque plena hostium erant, Liv.: bes. alqm c. aspicere, c. intueri, von Angesicht zu Angesicht sehen, Plaut. u. Liv. (s. Drak. Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8); dah. prägn., c. aspicere alqm, jmdm. mutig ins Auge sehen, Verg. Aen. 11, 372. – B) übtr., von Handlungen: 1) die andern entsprechen = andererseits, dagegen, entgegen, mihi quoque edepol, cum hic nugatur, contra nugari lubet, Plaut.: si laudabit haec illius formam; tu huius contra, Ter. – 2) die ihnen entgegengesetzt sind, a) dagegen, entgegen, im Gegenteil, umgekehrt, utrumque contra accidit, Cic.: at tibi contra evenit, Hor.: quod contra fit a plerisque, die Mehrzahl macht dieses anders, Cic.: alqm c. amare, zu jmd. Gegenliebe hegen, Plaut. (s. Brix Plaut. mil. 101): u. so c. deperire, Plaut. – verb. mit atque (ac) od. quam, ganz anders als (s. Bünem. Lact. 3, 29, 13. Süpfle Cic. ep. sel. 2, 2. Weißenb. Liv. 30, 19, 9), zB. simulacrum Iovis contra, atque antea fuerat, ad orientem convertere, Cic.: vides omnia fere contra, ac dicta sint, evenisse, Cic.: ubi videt Catilinam contra ac ratus erat magnā vi tendere, Sall.: cum contra fecerint, quam polliciti sint, Cic.: contra quam sanctum legibus erat, Liv.: c. quam supra dictum est, Gell. – auro c., gegen Gold gehalten, gewogen, dem Golde gleich, Plaut. u. Ter.: so auch aurichalco c., Plaut.: non carust auro c., ist nicht mit Gold zu bezahlen, Plaut. – c. vero, hingegen aber, Vitr. 1, 6, 3. – e contra od. in einem Worte econtra, Acro Hor. sat. 1, 1, 10, Aur. Vict. u. Hieron. – / Oft kann contra übersetzt werden durch »das Entgegengesetzte«, Umgekehrte, »das Gegenteil«, illi dicere melius quam praecipere: nos c. fortasse possumus, Cic.: ego c. puto, Plin. ep. (vgl. Fabri Sall. Iug. 85, 1). – b) vom feindlichen Entgegenstreben, entgegen, dawider, c. facere, Ter.: c. pugnare, Lucr.: contra omni ratione pugnare, sich als Gegner zeigen, Cic.: c. consistere, sich entgegensetzen, Widerstand leisten, Caes.: c. dicere, widersprechen, Cic. Tusc. 1, 77. Caes. b. c. 1, 32, 3 (vgl. contradico); od. anklagen, κατηγορειν, Cic. Clu. 134; vgl. Quint. 5, 11, 13: c. disputare, Cic.: c. oppugnare sagittis, Prop.: c. ire, sich widersetzen, Tac.: de corruptis litteris c. venire, entgegenhandeln, Cic.: aber venire contra se alqm audire, entgegenrücken, Liv.
II) Praep. m. Acc.: A) räumlich = gegenüber, gegen, nach... hinwärts, insula, quae c. Brundisinum portum est, Caes.: castellum c. arcem obiecit, Liv. – B) übtr. auf Handlungen: 1) v. Entgegenstreben gegen etwas: a) v. Entgegenstreben übh., wider, gegen (Ggstz. secundum u.a.), c. ventum, Col.: c. aquam remigare, stromaufwärts, Sen.: c. scalas ferre, treppauf, Plin. – et (vinum) tunc erat contra aurum, war goldeswert, Petron. 76, 3. – dah. gegen = im Widerspruch mit usw., quod aut secundum naturam esset aut contra (sc. eam), Cic.: contra ius gentium, Liv.: c. spem, Sall.: c. spem votaque, Liv.: c. spem omnium, Caes.: c. opinionem, Caes.: c. opinionem omnium, Cic.: c. spem exspectationemque, Sen.: c. exspectationem omnium, Hirt. b. G.: c. consuetudinem, Hirt. b. G.: c. omnium consuetudinem, Cic. – c. ea, »dagegen, im Gegenteil, umgekehrt«, Caes.: mihi c. ea videtur, mir gefällt das Entgegengesetzte, ich billige die entgegengesetzte Weise, Sall. Vgl. Drak. Liv. 3, 57, 1. Staveren Nep. praef. 6. – b) v. feindl. Entgegenstreben, der feindl. Willensrichtung = gegen, wider (Ggstz. pro), c. alqm coniurare, armis contendere, pugnare, Caes.: c. deos disputare, Cic.: nuntios c. postulata mittere, durch B. Einwendungen machen lassen, protestieren gegen usw., Sall.: quem c. veneris, gegen den du aufgetreten bist, Cic.: num possit aut contra imperatorem aut pro imperatore dici, Cic.: hoc non pro me sed contra me est, Cic.: quare hoc non modo non pro me, sed contra me est potius, Sall.: sive illud pro plebe sive contra plebem est, Liv.: quae pro patria... quae contra (sc. patriam) gesserit, Iustin.: c. pericula et insidias firmissimus, Sall. – dah. in der mediz. Spr., von Heilmitteln, gegen etwas, quibus hominibus c. serpentes inest venenum, Plin.: c. haec proderit, Pallad. – 2) v. der freundlichen Willensrichtung (= erga, in) = gegen, clementia c. minus validos, Plin. 8, 23. – / contra als Präp. dem Subst. nachgesetzt, Verg. u. Tac.: u. dem Pronom. relat., quem contra, quos contra, Cic. – Im Verse auch contră gemessen, s. Wagner Plaut. aul. p. XXIII (ed. 1). Haupt opusc. 2, 117. Usener Pseud. Plaut. scaen. II. p. 10 (auch noch Manil. 2, 253).
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14 fama
fāma, ae, f. (φήμη dor. φάμα), das Gerede der Menge, I) das erzählende, berichtende Reden-, Gerede der Leute, das Gerücht, der Ruf, die Sage, die Tradition, auch die geschichtliche Überlieferung (s. Wölffl. Liv. 21, 1, 4), fama rerum, die Geschichte, Tac.: exercitus (über die Ankunft des H.), Hirt. b. G.: istius suspicionis, Cic.: ad primam famam valetudinis, Suet. – ad Labienum per Remos incredibili celeritate de victoria Caesaris fama perfertur, Caes.: cum haec fama de nostrorum hominum avaritia et cupiditate percrebruerit, Cic.: fama est (es wird überliefert) Liv., fama fuit (es ging die Rede), Nep., vulgatior fama est, Liv., fama emergit (taucht auf), fama venerat, Cic., fama pervenerat Tarentum, Liv., fama exierat (war erschollen), Nep., fama affert od. fama affertur, Liv., fama perfertur, Caes., fama per orbem terrarum percrebuit, Caes., fama nuntiabat, Cic., fama manat, Cic., fama tenet (erhält sich, besteht), Liv., alle m. folg. Acc. u. Infin.: cum homines famā ferrent (als allgemein die Sage ging, es allgemein hieß), m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Liv.: fama per socios vulgavit, m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Liv.: erat fama, quasi concubinas ipse divelleret, Suet.: famā accipere, durch Gerücht erfahren, Caes.: ut fama loquitur, Vell.: ea fama, quae plerosque obtinet, die herrschende Sage, Sall.: inimici famam non ita ut nata est ferunt (verbreiten), Plaut. – Plur., maledicas famas ferunt (verbreiten), Plaut. trin. 186: inter arma civilia aequi bonique famas petit, Sall. hist. fr. inc. 1, 76 (42): per omnem provinciam magnae atrocesque famae ibant, *Sall. hist. fr. 1, 67 (66): ingentes esse famas de Regulo, Arrunt. in Sen. ep. 114, 19. – personif., Fama, als Gottheit, Tochter der Terra, schnellfüßig, allsehend, im Laufe wachsend, Verg. Aen. 4, 174 sqq. Ov. met. 12, 43 sqq. Val. Flacc. 2, 116 sqq. – II) das beurteilende Gerede, das Urteil der Menge, die öffentliche Meinung, die Volksstimme, u. öfter objektiv = der Ruf, in dem jmd. steht, A) im allg.: contra opinionem famamque omnium, Caes.: ut famam et opinionem hominum teneret, Caes.: f. popularis, Volksmeinung, Volksgunst, Cic. – bona f. (ευδοξία), Cic.: bonam famam bonorum expetunt, Cic.: f. pudica, unbescholtener Ruf, Prop. – mala f., Sall. – f. sapientiae, f. bene loquendi, Cic.: famam temeritatis subire, Cic.: famam inconstantiae non pertimescere, Cic. – ungew. Plur. gebraucht von Sall. in Sen. ep. 114, 19. – B) prägn.: 1) der Ruf, Leumund = bona fama (s. no. A), der gute Ruf, der gute Name, der gute Leumund, Ruhm, huius omnis fama atque existimatio, Cic.: famam collectam servare, Cic.: famam suam laedere, Plin. ep.: famam ingenii abicere, Cic.: famae consulere, Cic.: famae servire, Nep.: famae dare alqd, etw. auf den Ruf geben, Hor.: dabat et famae, Tac.: famam alcis lacerare, Liv. u. Tac.: famam maculari dehonestarique, Liv. – v. Frauen = Frauenehre, unbescholtener Ruf, cognita fama, Prop.: famam sororis defendere, Cic.: famae parcere, Sall. u. Tac.: u. = Ruhm, Stolz, Argivae fama pudicitiae, sie (nämlich Euadne), der Stolz der argivischen Züchtigkeit, Prop. – 2) der Ruf = mala fama (s. no. A), der üble, böse Ruf, die üble Nachrede, der böse Leumund, famam in se transtulit, Ter.: me eadem quae ceteros fama atque invidia vexabat, Sall.: moveri famā, Verg.
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15 imbibo
im-bibo, bibī, ere (in u. bibo), in sich trinken, einsaugen, I) eig.: nidorem, Plin. 24, 135. – o truces oculi! meritas ipsi tenebras non imbibistis? Nazar. pan. 12, 3. – II) übtr.: A) in sich aufnehmen, vanam opinionem, Gell.: animo malam opinionem de alqo, Cic.: ingenio artes paternas, Auson.: tantum certamen animis, ins Herz fassen, Liv. – B) sich vorsetzen, sich vornehmen, memor eius, quod initio consulatus imbiberat, Liv. 2, 47, 12. – m. folg. Infin., Lucr. 3, 995 u. 6, 72. Cic. Quinct. 27.
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16 adduco
addūco, ĕre, duxi, ductum - tr. - - arch. addues = addideris P. Fest. 27, 4; adduit = addiderit Fest. 246, 1 II inf. prés. passif addier Arn. 7, 14. [st1]1 [-] tirer à soi, amener avec soi. - architectum secum adduxit, Vitr.: il amena un architecte à sa suite. [st1]2 [-] apporter, causer. - adducere febres, Hor.: donner la fièvre. - adducere taedium vini, Plin.: amener le dégoût du vin. [st1]3 [-] mener vers qqn, conduire dans un lieu, apporter dans un lieu; traduire en justice. - adducere nutricem puero, Ter.: amener une nourrice à un enfant. - adducere medicum ad aegros, Cic.: amener un médecin auprès des malades. - adducere (in jus), Cic.: faire comparaître en jugement, citer en justice. - adducere lacum ad flumen, Plin.-jn.: amener l'eau du lac jusqu'au fleuve. - adducere in judicium, Cic.: citer en justice. - adducere moles, Curt.: mettre en mouvement de lourdes machines. [st1]4 [-] attacher à, introduire dans. - adducere sapientiam in corpus eloquentiae, Quint.: incorporer la sagesse à l'éloquence. [st1]5 [-] amener à, réduire, pousser, entraîner à. - adducere aliquid ad effectum, Liv.: réaliser une chose, effectuer une chose. - adducere aliquem in suspicionem, Nep.: rendre qqn suspect. - adducere se ad ultimum discrimen, Liv.: se mettre dans un danger extrême. - adducere aliquem in spem, Cic.: faire espérer qqn. - adducere ad desperationem: réduire au désespoir. - adducere ad finem: finir. - adducere aliquem ut credat, Cic.: amener qqn à croire, persuader qqn. - adducere ut: amener à. - adduci in sermonem: faire parler de soi (en mauvaise part). - adduci ut: être amené à. - non adducor ut credam, Cic.: je ne suis pas amené à croire. - adduci + prop. inf. Cic.: être amené à penser que..., se persuader que... - adducor et assentior, Cic.: je me rends et j'approuve. [st1]6 [-] tirer, ramener à soi; courber, tendre, serrer, rider, contracter. - adducere ostium, Petr.: fermer la porte (la tirer à soi). - adducere habenas, Cic.: serrer le frein. - adducit cutem macies, Ov.: la maigreur ride la peau. - adducere frontem, Sen.: froncer le sourcil. - voir adductus* * *addūco, ĕre, duxi, ductum - tr. - - arch. addues = addideris P. Fest. 27, 4; adduit = addiderit Fest. 246, 1 II inf. prés. passif addier Arn. 7, 14. [st1]1 [-] tirer à soi, amener avec soi. - architectum secum adduxit, Vitr.: il amena un architecte à sa suite. [st1]2 [-] apporter, causer. - adducere febres, Hor.: donner la fièvre. - adducere taedium vini, Plin.: amener le dégoût du vin. [st1]3 [-] mener vers qqn, conduire dans un lieu, apporter dans un lieu; traduire en justice. - adducere nutricem puero, Ter.: amener une nourrice à un enfant. - adducere medicum ad aegros, Cic.: amener un médecin auprès des malades. - adducere (in jus), Cic.: faire comparaître en jugement, citer en justice. - adducere lacum ad flumen, Plin.-jn.: amener l'eau du lac jusqu'au fleuve. - adducere in judicium, Cic.: citer en justice. - adducere moles, Curt.: mettre en mouvement de lourdes machines. [st1]4 [-] attacher à, introduire dans. - adducere sapientiam in corpus eloquentiae, Quint.: incorporer la sagesse à l'éloquence. [st1]5 [-] amener à, réduire, pousser, entraîner à. - adducere aliquid ad effectum, Liv.: réaliser une chose, effectuer une chose. - adducere aliquem in suspicionem, Nep.: rendre qqn suspect. - adducere se ad ultimum discrimen, Liv.: se mettre dans un danger extrême. - adducere aliquem in spem, Cic.: faire espérer qqn. - adducere ad desperationem: réduire au désespoir. - adducere ad finem: finir. - adducere aliquem ut credat, Cic.: amener qqn à croire, persuader qqn. - adducere ut: amener à. - adduci in sermonem: faire parler de soi (en mauvaise part). - adduci ut: être amené à. - non adducor ut credam, Cic.: je ne suis pas amené à croire. - adduci + prop. inf. Cic.: être amené à penser que..., se persuader que... - adducor et assentior, Cic.: je me rends et j'approuve. [st1]6 [-] tirer, ramener à soi; courber, tendre, serrer, rider, contracter. - adducere ostium, Petr.: fermer la porte (la tirer à soi). - adducere habenas, Cic.: serrer le frein. - adducit cutem macies, Ov.: la maigreur ride la peau. - adducere frontem, Sen.: froncer le sourcil. - voir adductus* * *Adduco, adducis, penul. prod. adduxi, adductum, adducere. Cic. Amener, Adduire.\Adducere ad prandium ad se. Plaut. Mener pour disner en sa maison.\Adducito me seruitum tibi. Plaut. Emmeine moy pour te servir.\Adducere hominem ad, siue in rem aliquam. Amener ou faire venir à quelque chose, L'induire, Esmouvoir, Luy persuader.\Adducere aliquem ad arbitrium nostrum. Cic. Le persuader, et L'induire à faire nostre volunté et plaisir, Amener quelcun à nostre raison.\Adducere ad authoritatem nostram. Cic. Faire acquiescer aucun, et obeir à nostre authorité.\Adducere in cognitionem. Cic. Faire congnoistre, Donner à congnoistre, ou la congnoissance.\Adducere ad concordiam. Ci. Accorder, Pacifier, Mettre d'accord.\Adducere ad conditionem aliquam. Cic. Faire venir à quelque accord, ou appoinctement.\Adducere ad consuetudinem. Cic. Accoustumer.\In eam se consuetudinem adduxerunt. Caes. Ils se sont accoustumez à cela.\Adduci ad dubitationem. Plin. Doubter, Estre en doubte.\Adducere in dubitationem. Cic. Faire doubter, Faire estre en doubte, Mettre en doubte.\Adduci in dubium. Liu. Estre en doubte.\Adducere in expectationem. Cic. Mettre en attente.\Adducere ad facinus. Cic. Induire à faire quelque vilain cas.\Adducere ad vel in fletu. Ci. Faire plourer, Esmouvoir à pleurs.\Ad indignationem, ad iracundiam. Author ad Herenn. Faire malcontenter, ou Courroucer.\Adducere ad intelligendum. Cic. Faire entendre.\Adducere in metum. Liu. Faire paour, Mettre en crainte.\Ad misericordiam. Terent. Induire ou esmouvoir à pitié et misericorde.\Adducere in necessitatem. Liu. Me in eam necessitatem adduxisti, vt, etc. Tu m'as mis en telle necessité que, etc.\Adducere in negligentiam. Hirt. Faire negligent et mal soigneux.\Adducere ad nequitiam. Plaut. Gaster et desbaucher, Induire à meschancete.\In eam opinionem rem adduxerunt, vt Pompeius cupere videatur. Cic. Ils ont mis la chose en tel souspecon, qu'il semble que, etc.\Adductus in eam opinionem. Cic. Estant de ceste opinion et advis.\Adducere in ordinem. Cic. Mettre en ordre.\Adduci in periculum. Liu. Estre en danger.\Adducere aliquem in nostram sententiam. Liu. Le renger à nostre opinion, Tant faire qu'il soit de nostre advis.\Adducere ad vel in seruitutem. Cic. Mettre en servage.\Adduci in sermonem. Cic. Faire parler de soy en mal, Estre blasmé et vituperé, Estre tenu sur les rancs.\Adducere in solicitudinem. Cic. Mettre en soulci.\In eam spem adducimur, vt, etc. Cic. Nous esperons que, etc. Nous avons esperance que, etc.\Adduci in suspicionem. Cic. Estre souspeconné.\Adducere ad veritatem. Cic. Quis non intelligit Canachi signa rigidiora esse, quam vt imitentur veritatem? Calamidis dura illa quidem, sed tamen molliora, quam Canachi. Nondum Myronis satis ad veritatem adducta, iam tamen quae non dubites pulchra dicere. Faicts au vray, et au naturel.\Adducere in voluntatem. Cic. Induire à vouloir quelque chose.\Adducere rem aliquam ad vtilitatem. Var. En faire son profict.\Adducere in certamen rem aliquam. Cic. Mettre en debat.\Adducere in controuersiam. Cic. Amener, ou Revoquer en doubte.\Rem in eum locum adduxit, vt diceret, etc. Ci. Il mist l'affaire en tel estat, qu'il veint jusques à dire que, etc.\In eum statum rempublicam adduxerant. Liu. Ils avoyent mis la republique en tel estat.\Adducta vita in extremum. Taci. En danger extreme, ou de mort.\Adducta res in fastidium. Plin. Qu'on mesprise, De laquelle on ne tient compte.\Adducere aliquid in honorem. Cic. Mettre en bruit, estime, honneur.\Adducere aliquem in inuidiam. Cic. Mettre en haine, Faire blasmer quelcun, Mettre en male grace.\Adducere hominem, vel rem aliquam, ad vel in ius, siue iudicium. Liu. Mettre en proces, Faire plainte d'une chose en jugement.\Adducta res in iudicium. Cic. La chose a esté debatue en jugement.\Adductus est in iudicium Polemocrates de dolo malo, et de fraude a Dione. Cic. Dion a faict convenir Polemocrates en justice, ou devant le juge, et l'a accusé de fraude et tromperie, L'a faict venir en jugement pour dol et tromperie.\Adducere in odium. Senec. Faire hair.\Adduci in obliuionem. Cic. Estre mis en oubli.\In angustum res adducta est. Cic. Mise à l'estroict.\Adducere aliquem in summas angustias. Cic. Le mettre en tresgrande perplexité.\Adducere arcum. Virg. Bander un arc et le tendre, Entoiser dedens un arc.\Adducere brachium, aut lacertum. Virg. Retirer le bras à soy pour jecter ou darder plus roide et plus loing.\Habenas adducere. Virg. Retirer la bride.\Adducere lorum liuius. Serrer.\Cibus in crimen adductus. Plin. Viande qu'on blasme.\Adduci in discrimen. Cic. Estre mis en danger.\Res in extremum est adducta discrimen. Cic. Est au plus grand danger qu'elle peult estre.\Nepos auum in discrimen capitis adduxit. Cic. L'a mis en danger de sa vie.\Adducit cutem macies. Ouid. Maigreté fait retirer et rider la peau. \ Miseros adduxerat artus. Virg. Avoit retraict.\Adducere frontem. Ouid. Se rider le front, Se renfrongner.\Adduci re aliqua, vt benignitate, iniuria, etc. Estre meu.\Voluntate. Ci. Faire voluntairement, De nostre volunté et propre motif.\Adducis me vt tibi assentiar. Cic. Tu m'induis à te croire.\Nullo frigore adducitur, vt capite operto sit. Cic. Il n'y a froidure qui luy puisse faire couvrir la teste.\Illud quidem non adducor vt credam. Cic. On ne me scauroit mener en ce poinct, que je creusse cela.\Adduci non possum, aut vix possum vt, etc. Cic. On ne me scauroit persuader, ou mettre en teste que, etc.\Adducere febres. Horat. Amener, ou faire venir la fiebvre.\Adduxere sitim tempora. Horat. Tempus aestiuum adduxit sitim. A amené la soif.\Adducere taedium alicuius rei. Plin. Faire qu'on se fasche et ennuye de quelque chose.\Adducere vultum. Senec. Froncer le visage, renfrongner. -
17 aura
aura, aurae, f. - gén. sing. aurāī, Virg. En. 6, 747. - [gr]gr. αὔρα. [st1]1 [-] souffle léger, brise. - Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 5. [st1]2 [-] souffle, vent. - naves usae nocturnā aurā, Caes. BC. 3, 8, 2: les navires utilisant les souffles de la nuit. - aurae vela vocant, Virg. En. 3, 356, les vents appellent les voiles. - nullā ne minimā quidem aurā fluctus commovente, Cic. Tusc. 5, 16: pas même le plus léger souffle ne remuant les flots. [st1]3 [-] fig. exhalaison. - illi dulcis spiravit crinibus aura, Virg. G. 4, 417: un suave parfum s'exhala de sa chevelure. - si tantum notas odor adtulit auras, Virg. G. 3, 251: si l'odeur leur a seulement apporté les émanations connues. [st1]4 [-] rayonnement, vapeur lumineuse, lumière. - aura auri, Virg. En. 6, 204: rayonnement de l'or. [st1]5 [-] l'air, les airs. - captare naribus auras, Virg. G. 1, 376: humer l'air de ses naseaux. - superatne et vescitur aurā? Virg. En. 3, 339: subsiste-t-il et respire-t-il encore ? - verberat ictibus auras, Virg. En. 5, 377: il frappe l'air de coups redoublés. [st1]6 [-] les airs, les hauteurs de l'air, le ciel. - (fama) sese attollit in auras, Virg. En. 4, 176: (la renommée) s'élève dans les airs. - ferre sub auras, Virg. En. 2, 158: révéler, mettre au grand jour. - fugere auras, Virg. En. 4, 388: fuir la lumière, se cacher. [st1]7 [-] fig. souffle. - dies intermissus aut nox interposita totam opinionem parvā commutat aurārumoris, Cic. Mur. 35: l'espace d'un jour ou l'intervalle d'une nuit retournent entièrement l'opinion sous un léger coup de vent de la rumeur publique. - neque periculi tempestas neque honoris aura potuit de suo cursu eum demovere, Cic. Sest. 101: ni les tourbillons menaçants du danger ni les souffles caressants de la faveur ne purent le détourner de sa ligne de conduite. - aura (popularis): vent de la faveur populaire, popularité.* * *aura, aurae, f. - gén. sing. aurāī, Virg. En. 6, 747. - [gr]gr. αὔρα. [st1]1 [-] souffle léger, brise. - Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 5. [st1]2 [-] souffle, vent. - naves usae nocturnā aurā, Caes. BC. 3, 8, 2: les navires utilisant les souffles de la nuit. - aurae vela vocant, Virg. En. 3, 356, les vents appellent les voiles. - nullā ne minimā quidem aurā fluctus commovente, Cic. Tusc. 5, 16: pas même le plus léger souffle ne remuant les flots. [st1]3 [-] fig. exhalaison. - illi dulcis spiravit crinibus aura, Virg. G. 4, 417: un suave parfum s'exhala de sa chevelure. - si tantum notas odor adtulit auras, Virg. G. 3, 251: si l'odeur leur a seulement apporté les émanations connues. [st1]4 [-] rayonnement, vapeur lumineuse, lumière. - aura auri, Virg. En. 6, 204: rayonnement de l'or. [st1]5 [-] l'air, les airs. - captare naribus auras, Virg. G. 1, 376: humer l'air de ses naseaux. - superatne et vescitur aurā? Virg. En. 3, 339: subsiste-t-il et respire-t-il encore ? - verberat ictibus auras, Virg. En. 5, 377: il frappe l'air de coups redoublés. [st1]6 [-] les airs, les hauteurs de l'air, le ciel. - (fama) sese attollit in auras, Virg. En. 4, 176: (la renommée) s'élève dans les airs. - ferre sub auras, Virg. En. 2, 158: révéler, mettre au grand jour. - fugere auras, Virg. En. 4, 388: fuir la lumière, se cacher. [st1]7 [-] fig. souffle. - dies intermissus aut nox interposita totam opinionem parvā commutat aurārumoris, Cic. Mur. 35: l'espace d'un jour ou l'intervalle d'une nuit retournent entièrement l'opinion sous un léger coup de vent de la rumeur publique. - neque periculi tempestas neque honoris aura potuit de suo cursu eum demovere, Cic. Sest. 101: ni les tourbillons menaçants du danger ni les souffles caressants de la faveur ne purent le détourner de sa ligne de conduite. - aura (popularis): vent de la faveur populaire, popularité.* * *Aura, aurae, Ung petit vent doulx.\Cereales aurae. Plin. Qui font meurir les bleds.\Aura. Virgil. Vent.\Facilis aura. Ouid. Vent propice, Vent à gré, Vent à propos.\Grandior aura. Ouid. Grand vent.\Aurae niuales. Horat. Vents froids, apportans la neige.\Petulantes aurae. Lucret. Qui rompent et gastent tout, Orage.\Rapida aura. Ouid. Impetueux, et violent, ou vehement, Orage.\Caeli violentior aura. Stat. Orage.\Volucri fugacior aura. Ouid. Qui va plus viste que le vent.\Accipere et reddere auras follibus. Virgil. Souffler d'un soufflet.\Impelli auris. Lucret. Estre agité de vents.\Aura. L'air. Virgil. Verrantque per auras.\Liquidae aurae. Lucan. Air pur et net.\Pingues aurae. Valer. Flac. Gros air.\Attollere se in auras. Virgil. Se lever en l'air.\Captare naribus auras. Senec. Quand les chiens en fleurant suyvent la trace de la beste.\Auras vitales carpere. Virgil. Vivre.\Circinare auras. Ouid. Voltiger en l'air, Virevouster, Tournoyer.\Euehere se in volucres auras. Virg. S'eslever en l'air, S'envoler.\Auras ferre. Virgil. S'accoustumer de l'air à quelque lieu.\Haurire auram communem. Quintil. Vivre.\Scindere auras. Sil. Fendre l'air, Voler en l'air.\Terebrare auram. Ouid. Percer l'air.\Aura aetherea vesci. Virgil. Vivre.\Vitiare auras. Ouid. Corrompre et infecter l'air.\Aura auri. Virgil. La lueur de l'or.\Aura. Quintil. Faveur, Bon vent.\Aura popularis. Faveur du peuple.\Aurae popularis homo. Liu. Qui cerche la faveur du peuple.\Mollior aura. Ouid. Meilleure fortune.\Libertatis auram captare. Liuius. Prendre esperance de liberté. -
18 conscientia
conscĭentĭa, ae, f. [st1]1 [-] connaissance en commun, connaissance partagée, confidence, complicité, connivence. - gén. subj. hominum conscientia remota, Cic. Fin. 2, 28: toute possibilité pour le monde d'avoir une connaissance de la chose étant écartée (= sans que le monde puisse en prendre connaissance). - consilia seducta a plurium conscientia, Liv, 2, 54, 7: des assemblées qui ne sont dans la confidence que d'un petit nombre. - liberti unius conscientia utebatur, Tac. An. 6, 21: il n'admettait qu'un seul affranchi dans la confidence. - est tibi Augustae conscientia, Tac. An. 2, 77: tu as la connivence d'Augusta. - gén. obj. in conscientiam facinoris pauci adsciti, Tac. H. 1, 25: un petit nombre seulement furent mis dans la confidence du crime. - consilia conscientiaeque ejus modi facinorum, Cic. Clu. 56: les instigations et la complicité dans de tels forfaits. - propter conscientiam mei sceleris, Cic. Clu. 81: pour complicité dans mon crime, pour avoir été d'intelligence avec moi dans le crime. [st1]2 [-] claire connaissance qu'on a au fond de soi-même, sentiment intime. - mea conscientia copiarum nostrarum, Cic. Q. 2, 14, 2: le sentiment que j'ai de nos ressources. - conscientia virium et nostrarum et suarum, Liv. 8, 4, 10: la claire conscience qu'ils ont de nos forces comme des leurs. - conscientia quid abesset virium, Liv. 3, 60, 6: sentant bien l'infériorité de leurs forces. - inerat conscientia derisui fuisse nuper falsum e Germania triumphum, Tac. Agr. 39: il le savait bien: son faux triomphe au sortir de sa récente campagne de Germanie venait de le ridiculiser. - conscientia victoriae, Tac. Agr. 27: le sentiment de la victoire. - praecipitis ut nostram stabilem conscientiam contemnamus, aliorum errantem opinionem aucupemur, Cic. Fin. 2, 71: vous nous engagez à mépriser l'assurance que nous donne notre sentiment intime pour rechercher l'opinion flottante d'autrui. - salvā conscientiā, Sen. Ep. 117, 1: sans sacrifier mon sentiment intime (mes convictions). [st1]3 [-] sens moral sentiment intime de qqch, claire connaissance intérieure. - conscientia bene actae vitae, Cic. CM. 9: la conscience d'avoir bien rempli sa vie. - fretus conscientia officii mei, Cic. Fam. 3, 7, 6: fort du sentiment que j'ai d'avoir rempli mes devoirs. - conscientia optimae mentis, Cic. Br. 250: le sentiment d'avoir eu d'excellentes intentions. - mediocrium delictorum conscientia, Cic. Mil. 64: la conscience d'avoir commis de légères peccadilles. - cum conscientia scelerum tuorum agnoscas... Cic. Cat. 1, 17: du moment que, conscient de tes crimes, tu reconnais... - satisfactionem ex nulla conscientia de culpa proponere, Sall. C. 35, 2: présenter une justification tirée du fait de n'avoir pas conscience d'une faute (d'un sentiment de son innocence). [st1]4 [-] for intérieur, témoignage de la conscience, conscience (bonne ou mauvaise); remords. - conscientia animi, Cic. Fin. 2, 54; Caes. BC. 3, 60, 2: témoignage de la conscience, voix de la conscience. - recta conscientia, Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4: bonne conscience. - bona conscientia, Sen. Ep. 43, 5: bonne conscience. - mala conscientia, Sall. J. 8: mauvaise conscience. - abs. conscientia: bonne conscience. - nihil me praeter conscientiam meam delectavit, Cic. Att.: rien ne m'a fait plaisir à part la conscience d'avoir bien agi. - cf. Mil. 61; 83; Clu. 159; Tusc. 2, 64. - conscientia mille testes, Quint. 5, 11, 41: conscience vaut mille témoins. - salvā bonā conscientiā, Sen. Nat. 4, pr. 15: en conservant la conscience pure. - mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo, Cic. Att. 12, 28, 2: ma conscience me parle davantage que tous les discours. - abs. conscientia: mauvaise conscience. - angor conscientiae, Cic. Leg. 1, 40: les tourments qu'inflige la conscience. - an te conscientia timidum faciebat? Cic. Verr. 5, 74: ou bien ta conscience te rendait-elle craintif? - cf. Cat. 2, 13; 3, 10; Leg. 2, 43, etc. - ex conscientia diffidens, Sall. J. 32, 5: défiant par suite de la conscience qu'il a de ses crimes. - ne quis modestiam in conscientiam duceret, Sall. J. 85, 26: pour empêcher qu'on n'interprétât ma réserve comme la conscience de mon indignité. - animi conscientiā excruciari, Cic. Fin. 2, 53: être tourmenté par le remords. - maleficii conscientiā perterritus, Cic. Clu. 38: effrayé par le remords de son crime. - te conscientiae stimulant maleficiorum tuorum, Cic. Par. 18: les remords de tes crimes t'aiguillonnent. - cf. Cic. Amer. 67. - conscientiā morderi, Cic. Tusc. 4, 45: souffrir des remords de conscience. - cf. Cic. Off. 3, 85; Sall. C. 15, 4. - ex conscientia ne... Tac. Agr. 42: par scrupule, de crainte que...* * *conscĭentĭa, ae, f. [st1]1 [-] connaissance en commun, connaissance partagée, confidence, complicité, connivence. - gén. subj. hominum conscientia remota, Cic. Fin. 2, 28: toute possibilité pour le monde d'avoir une connaissance de la chose étant écartée (= sans que le monde puisse en prendre connaissance). - consilia seducta a plurium conscientia, Liv, 2, 54, 7: des assemblées qui ne sont dans la confidence que d'un petit nombre. - liberti unius conscientia utebatur, Tac. An. 6, 21: il n'admettait qu'un seul affranchi dans la confidence. - est tibi Augustae conscientia, Tac. An. 2, 77: tu as la connivence d'Augusta. - gén. obj. in conscientiam facinoris pauci adsciti, Tac. H. 1, 25: un petit nombre seulement furent mis dans la confidence du crime. - consilia conscientiaeque ejus modi facinorum, Cic. Clu. 56: les instigations et la complicité dans de tels forfaits. - propter conscientiam mei sceleris, Cic. Clu. 81: pour complicité dans mon crime, pour avoir été d'intelligence avec moi dans le crime. [st1]2 [-] claire connaissance qu'on a au fond de soi-même, sentiment intime. - mea conscientia copiarum nostrarum, Cic. Q. 2, 14, 2: le sentiment que j'ai de nos ressources. - conscientia virium et nostrarum et suarum, Liv. 8, 4, 10: la claire conscience qu'ils ont de nos forces comme des leurs. - conscientia quid abesset virium, Liv. 3, 60, 6: sentant bien l'infériorité de leurs forces. - inerat conscientia derisui fuisse nuper falsum e Germania triumphum, Tac. Agr. 39: il le savait bien: son faux triomphe au sortir de sa récente campagne de Germanie venait de le ridiculiser. - conscientia victoriae, Tac. Agr. 27: le sentiment de la victoire. - praecipitis ut nostram stabilem conscientiam contemnamus, aliorum errantem opinionem aucupemur, Cic. Fin. 2, 71: vous nous engagez à mépriser l'assurance que nous donne notre sentiment intime pour rechercher l'opinion flottante d'autrui. - salvā conscientiā, Sen. Ep. 117, 1: sans sacrifier mon sentiment intime (mes convictions). [st1]3 [-] sens moral sentiment intime de qqch, claire connaissance intérieure. - conscientia bene actae vitae, Cic. CM. 9: la conscience d'avoir bien rempli sa vie. - fretus conscientia officii mei, Cic. Fam. 3, 7, 6: fort du sentiment que j'ai d'avoir rempli mes devoirs. - conscientia optimae mentis, Cic. Br. 250: le sentiment d'avoir eu d'excellentes intentions. - mediocrium delictorum conscientia, Cic. Mil. 64: la conscience d'avoir commis de légères peccadilles. - cum conscientia scelerum tuorum agnoscas... Cic. Cat. 1, 17: du moment que, conscient de tes crimes, tu reconnais... - satisfactionem ex nulla conscientia de culpa proponere, Sall. C. 35, 2: présenter une justification tirée du fait de n'avoir pas conscience d'une faute (d'un sentiment de son innocence). [st1]4 [-] for intérieur, témoignage de la conscience, conscience (bonne ou mauvaise); remords. - conscientia animi, Cic. Fin. 2, 54; Caes. BC. 3, 60, 2: témoignage de la conscience, voix de la conscience. - recta conscientia, Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4: bonne conscience. - bona conscientia, Sen. Ep. 43, 5: bonne conscience. - mala conscientia, Sall. J. 8: mauvaise conscience. - abs. conscientia: bonne conscience. - nihil me praeter conscientiam meam delectavit, Cic. Att.: rien ne m'a fait plaisir à part la conscience d'avoir bien agi. - cf. Mil. 61; 83; Clu. 159; Tusc. 2, 64. - conscientia mille testes, Quint. 5, 11, 41: conscience vaut mille témoins. - salvā bonā conscientiā, Sen. Nat. 4, pr. 15: en conservant la conscience pure. - mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo, Cic. Att. 12, 28, 2: ma conscience me parle davantage que tous les discours. - abs. conscientia: mauvaise conscience. - angor conscientiae, Cic. Leg. 1, 40: les tourments qu'inflige la conscience. - an te conscientia timidum faciebat? Cic. Verr. 5, 74: ou bien ta conscience te rendait-elle craintif? - cf. Cat. 2, 13; 3, 10; Leg. 2, 43, etc. - ex conscientia diffidens, Sall. J. 32, 5: défiant par suite de la conscience qu'il a de ses crimes. - ne quis modestiam in conscientiam duceret, Sall. J. 85, 26: pour empêcher qu'on n'interprétât ma réserve comme la conscience de mon indignité. - animi conscientiā excruciari, Cic. Fin. 2, 53: être tourmenté par le remords. - maleficii conscientiā perterritus, Cic. Clu. 38: effrayé par le remords de son crime. - te conscientiae stimulant maleficiorum tuorum, Cic. Par. 18: les remords de tes crimes t'aiguillonnent. - cf. Cic. Amer. 67. - conscientiā morderi, Cic. Tusc. 4, 45: souffrir des remords de conscience. - cf. Cic. Off. 3, 85; Sall. C. 15, 4. - ex conscientia ne... Tac. Agr. 42: par scrupule, de crainte que...* * *Conscientia, huius conscientiae, a nomine Conscius. Cic. Le tesmoignage que son esprit et conscience porte à un chascun.\Conscientia bene actae vitae, et recordatio benefactorum. Cic. Tesmoignage en son esprit d'avoir bien vescu.\Quenque suae malae cogitationes conscientiaeque animi terrent. Cic. La conscience et le tesmoignage ou recordation qu'il ha en son esprit d'avoir mal faict, Le remors.\Conscientia sceleris, auaritiaeque suae. Cic. Remors.\Contagio conscientiae. Cic. Ad quos conscientiae contagio pertinebit. Ceulx qui en scauront quelque chose.\Conscientiae fide non commoueri. Cic. Estre seur de sa conscience.\A recta conscientia transuersum vnguem non oportet discedere. Cic. Il ne fault faire chose qui soit, laquelle estant faicte, nostre esprit nous tesmoigne d'avoir mal faict.\Exonerare conscientiam suam. Curtius. Descharger sa conscience.\Conscientiam habere conditionis suae. Plin. iunior. Avoir congnoissance de sa condition, Bien scavoir et entendre qu'elle est nostre condition.\Impeditur et opprimitur mens conscientia. Cic. Quand l'esprit n'est point à delivre, ne en repos, au moyen du remors et recordation qu'il ha de ses maulx.\Implorare conscientiam aliquorum. Cic. Les appeler en tesmoignage.\Hominum conscientia remota. Cic. Sans le sceu des hommes, Le tesmoignage des hommes arriere, Quand il n'y a nul qui scache ce que nous faisons.\Simulata conscientia adeant. Tacit. Faignans en scavoir quelque chose.\Mea mihi conscientia pluris est, quam omnium sermo. Cic. J'estime plus le tesmoignage de ma conscience que le parler de tous les hommes.\In conscientiam assumere aliquem. Tacitus. Luy descouvrir nostre entreprinse.\Ob conscientiam stupri accipere aliquid. Marcellus. Prendre argent pour avoir esté macquereau. -
19 imbibo
imbĭbo, ĕre, bĭbi - tr. - [st2]1 [-] pomper, aspirer. [st2]2 [-] s'imbiber de, se pénétrer de, s'imprégner de, se former (une idée), concevoir. [st2]3 [-] se mettre en tête de, vouloir. - de aliquo malam opinionem animo imbibere, Cic.: mettre dans l’esprit une mauvaise opinion concernant qqn.* * *imbĭbo, ĕre, bĭbi - tr. - [st2]1 [-] pomper, aspirer. [st2]2 [-] s'imbiber de, se pénétrer de, s'imprégner de, se former (une idée), concevoir. [st2]3 [-] se mettre en tête de, vouloir. - de aliquo malam opinionem animo imbibere, Cic.: mettre dans l’esprit une mauvaise opinion concernant qqn.* * *Imbibo, imbibis, pen. corr. imbibi, imbibitum, imbibere. Plin. Boire et avaller, Emboire.\Imbibere animo, per metaphoram. Cic. Concevoir en son esprit, Mettre en sa teste, Imbiber. -
20 labor
[st1]1 [-] lābor, lābi, lapsus sum: - intr. - - inf. arch. labier. a - glisser, couler, s'écouler, s'échapper, s'enfuir, fuir. - labuntur anni: les années s’écoulent. - labente die, Virg.: à la chute du jour. - flumina sub terra labentia, Virg.: les fleuves qui coulent sous terre. - sanguis tardior labebatur, Tac.: le sang circulait plus lentement. b - tomber en glissant, glisser, menacer ruine, s'écrouler, trébucher, chanceler, tomber. - labi ex equo, Liv. (labi equo, Hor.): tomber de cheval. - labi ex rupe, Curt.: tomber du haut d'un rocher. - lapsa cadunt folia, Virg.: les feuilles se détachent et tombent. - atra silex jam jam lapsura, Virg. En. 6: une roche noire, bientôt sur le point de glisser. c - faire un faux pas, faillir, s'égarer, se tromper. - labi in officio, Cic.: manquer à son devoir. - labentem rem publicam fulcire, Cic.: soutenir l’Etat chancelant. - sed longius labor, Cic.: mais je m'écarte trop de mon sujet. - labi mente: - [abcl]a - perdre la raison. - [abcl]b - Cels. tomber en défaillance, s'évanouir. - recto itinere labi: s'écarter de la route directe. - labi in aliqua re, Cic.: faillir en qqch. d - se laisser aller à, tomber dans, incliner vers, être entraîné. - ad opinionem labi, Cic.: se laisser aller à une opinion, se ranger à une opinion. - ad aliquem labi, Cic.: se ranger à l'avis de qqn. - labor eo ut Epicuro assentiar, Cic.: j'en viens à partager l'avis d'Epicure. e - tomber dans un mauvais état, être en décadence, s'affaiblir. - miserere domus labentis, Virg. En. 4: prends pitié d'une famille qui s'éteint. [st1]2 [-] lăbŏr (arch. lăbōs), ōris, m.: a - labeur, peine, effort, fatigue, travail, charge, tâche; activité, énergie, résistance (au travail). - magno labore (magno cum labore): à force de travail. - labor omnia vincit improbus, Virg.: un travail acharné vient à bout de tout. - labore se reficere: se remettre de sa fatigue. - labor est + inf.: il est difficile de. - loca montana quae ipsis (= Romanis) capere labor erat, Liv. 39, 1: région montagneuse dont il leur était difficile de s'emparer. - cotidiana exercitatione summi esse laboris, Caes.: être d'une très grande résistance grâce à un entraînement quotidien. - certum 'st ad frugem adplicare animum, quamquam ibi labos grandis capitur, Plaut.: c'en est fait, je me voue à la sagesse, quelque laborieuse que soit la tâche qu'elle impose. b - souffrance, douleur, calamité, malheur, épreuve, désastre. - Lucinae labores, Virg.: les douleurs de l'enfantement. - maximus earum (apium) labor est initio veris, Col.: pour elles (les abeilles) la période la plus critique se situe au début du printemps. c - inquiétude, malaise, maladie, défaillance; éclipse. - sulphurosi fontes labores nervorum reficiunt,Vitr. 8: les sources sulfureuses guérissent les maladies nerveuses. - mox et frumentis labor additus, Virg.: bientôt la maladie frappa aussi les blés. - labores lunae, solis: éclipses de la lune, du soleil. d - résultat d'un travail, ouvrage, oeuvre. - boum labores diluere, Virg.: inonder le travail des boeufs (inonder les champs où les boeufs ont travaillé). - periit labor irritus anni, Virg.: le travail de l'année est annéanti. - pocula, veterum labor, V.-Fl.: coupes, oeuvre d'artistes anciens.* * *[st1]1 [-] lābor, lābi, lapsus sum: - intr. - - inf. arch. labier. a - glisser, couler, s'écouler, s'échapper, s'enfuir, fuir. - labuntur anni: les années s’écoulent. - labente die, Virg.: à la chute du jour. - flumina sub terra labentia, Virg.: les fleuves qui coulent sous terre. - sanguis tardior labebatur, Tac.: le sang circulait plus lentement. b - tomber en glissant, glisser, menacer ruine, s'écrouler, trébucher, chanceler, tomber. - labi ex equo, Liv. (labi equo, Hor.): tomber de cheval. - labi ex rupe, Curt.: tomber du haut d'un rocher. - lapsa cadunt folia, Virg.: les feuilles se détachent et tombent. - atra silex jam jam lapsura, Virg. En. 6: une roche noire, bientôt sur le point de glisser. c - faire un faux pas, faillir, s'égarer, se tromper. - labi in officio, Cic.: manquer à son devoir. - labentem rem publicam fulcire, Cic.: soutenir l’Etat chancelant. - sed longius labor, Cic.: mais je m'écarte trop de mon sujet. - labi mente: - [abcl]a - perdre la raison. - [abcl]b - Cels. tomber en défaillance, s'évanouir. - recto itinere labi: s'écarter de la route directe. - labi in aliqua re, Cic.: faillir en qqch. d - se laisser aller à, tomber dans, incliner vers, être entraîné. - ad opinionem labi, Cic.: se laisser aller à une opinion, se ranger à une opinion. - ad aliquem labi, Cic.: se ranger à l'avis de qqn. - labor eo ut Epicuro assentiar, Cic.: j'en viens à partager l'avis d'Epicure. e - tomber dans un mauvais état, être en décadence, s'affaiblir. - miserere domus labentis, Virg. En. 4: prends pitié d'une famille qui s'éteint. [st1]2 [-] lăbŏr (arch. lăbōs), ōris, m.: a - labeur, peine, effort, fatigue, travail, charge, tâche; activité, énergie, résistance (au travail). - magno labore (magno cum labore): à force de travail. - labor omnia vincit improbus, Virg.: un travail acharné vient à bout de tout. - labore se reficere: se remettre de sa fatigue. - labor est + inf.: il est difficile de. - loca montana quae ipsis (= Romanis) capere labor erat, Liv. 39, 1: région montagneuse dont il leur était difficile de s'emparer. - cotidiana exercitatione summi esse laboris, Caes.: être d'une très grande résistance grâce à un entraînement quotidien. - certum 'st ad frugem adplicare animum, quamquam ibi labos grandis capitur, Plaut.: c'en est fait, je me voue à la sagesse, quelque laborieuse que soit la tâche qu'elle impose. b - souffrance, douleur, calamité, malheur, épreuve, désastre. - Lucinae labores, Virg.: les douleurs de l'enfantement. - maximus earum (apium) labor est initio veris, Col.: pour elles (les abeilles) la période la plus critique se situe au début du printemps. c - inquiétude, malaise, maladie, défaillance; éclipse. - sulphurosi fontes labores nervorum reficiunt,Vitr. 8: les sources sulfureuses guérissent les maladies nerveuses. - mox et frumentis labor additus, Virg.: bientôt la maladie frappa aussi les blés. - labores lunae, solis: éclipses de la lune, du soleil. d - résultat d'un travail, ouvrage, oeuvre. - boum labores diluere, Virg.: inonder le travail des boeufs (inonder les champs où les boeufs ont travaillé). - periit labor irritus anni, Virg.: le travail de l'année est annéanti. - pocula, veterum labor, V.-Fl.: coupes, oeuvre d'artistes anciens.* * *I.Labor, priore prod. laberis, pen. corr. lapsus sum, labi. Cic. Cheoir et tomber petit à petit.\Labi, Glisser, Griller, Couler.\Anguis labitur, pisces in aqua, muraena, et quicquid motu lubrico est, labitur. Glisse ou eschappe en glissant et se coulant.\Pennis labi. Virgil. Voler, ou Descendre en volant.\Occulte labitur aetas. Ouid. S'en va, Se passe, S'escoule.\Lachrymae labuntur. Ouid. Tombent.\Labi. Cic. Tomber en povreté.\Labi. Cic. Faillir, Errer.\Labebar longius, nisi me retinuissem. Cic. Je sortoye fort hors de propos, si etc.\Labi in adulationem. Tacit. Tomber en flaterie, Devenir flateur.\Labi imprudentia. Cic. Faillir par imprudence.\Labi mente. Celsus. Perdre l'entendement.II.Labor, priore correpta, laboris, ma. g. Labeur, Peine et travail, soit de corps ou d'esprit.\Sine labore. Cic. Sans peine et travail.\Lunae labores. Virgil. Eclipse de lune.\Solis labores. Virgil. Eclipse de soleil.\Effusus labor omnis. Virgil. Toute la peine a esté perdue.\Nullo labore aliquid facere. Cic. Sans peine.\Imponere laborem. Cic. Bailler peine, Imposer et encharger.\Iniungere laborem alicui. Quintil. Enjoindre.\Labori esse alicui. Cic. Luy bailler peine, ennuy et fascherie.\Esse in labore. Plin. Estre à la besongne, Labourer, Travailler, Besongner.\Suscipere laborem. Cic. Prendre peine.\Labor, apud poetas frequenter pro periculo, calamitate, vel alio quouis incommodo. Virg. Ennuy, Peine, Povreté, Adversité, Peril, Danger, Mal, Disette.\Primos Lucinae experta labores. Virgil. Estant au travail de son premier enfant.
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