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1 Occasio aegre offertur, facile amittitur
• Opportunity is offered with difficulty, lost with ease. (Publius Syrus)Latin Quotes (Latin to English) > Occasio aegre offertur, facile amittitur
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2 Occasio facit furem
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3 occasio
occāsĭo, ōnis, f. [occĭdo, a falling out, a happening, hap; hence], an occasion, opportunity, fit time, convenient season, favorable moment for doing any thing; eukairia, kairos (syn.: opportunitas, locus, facultas).I.In gen.:B.occasio est pars temporis, habens in se alicujus rei idoneam faciendi aut non faciendi opportunitatem... in occasione, ad spatium temporis, faciendi quaedam opportunitas intellegitur adjuncta,
Cic. Inv. 1, 27, 40: tempus actionis opportunum Graece eukairia, Latine appellatur occasio, id. Off. 1, 40, 142: occasio opportunitas temporis casu quodam provenientis est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 178 Müll.:dum datur mihi occasio Tempusque,
Plaut. Men. 3, 3, 30; cf.:nunc occasio est et tempus,
id. Ps. 4, 2, 3; Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 4:an ego occasionem tantam, tam brevem, tam optatam, tam insperatam Amitterem?
id. Eun. 3, 5, 56:minima,
Suet. Calig. 14; cf.summa,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 2 infra: occasionem nancisci, Afran. ap. Non. 308, 13:quem, si interficere voluisset, quantae quoties occasiones, quam praeclarae fuerunt,
Cic. Mil. 14, 38:occasio opprimendi,
id. ib. 15:inrumpendi in urbem,
Curt. 4, 5, 16:resistendi,
id. 7, 4, 4: majores occasiones ad opitulandum haberem, more opportunities, Planc [p. 1250] up. Cic. Fam. 10, 8, 2:ut primum occasio data est rem publicam defendendi,
as soon as an opportunity presented itself, Cic. Fam. 12, 242:occasionem sibi ad occupandam Asiam oblatam esse arbitratur,
has presented itself, id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 4:amplam occasionem calumniae nactus,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 25, § 61:occasio mirifica,
id. Att. 2, 14, 2:opportuna,
Val. Max. 5, 4, 3:quo faciliorem occasionem Salvio praebuit perficiendi conata,
Suet. Galb. 17:occasio minor opinione,
id. Caes. 3:tam bona,
Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 9:lepida,
id. Mil. 4, 1, 30:bellissima,
Petr. S. 25:occasionem amittere,
to lose, let slip, Cic. Caecin. 5, 15:omittere,
Suet. Cal. 14; so,praetermittere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 25:capere,
to seize, Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 5:arripere,
Liv. 35, 12, 17:occasiones quaerere,
Sen. Ben. 3, 14, 4:rapere de die,
Hor. Epod. 13, 4:amplecti,
Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 1:sumere,
Plin. 2, 1, 1, § 3:occasione uti,
Just. 38, 5, 1:non deesse occasioni,
not to miss, to profit by, Caes. B. C. 3, 79:cunctationem hostium suam fore occasionem rati,
Curt. 4, 6, 13:dum datur mihi occasio tempusque,
Plaut. Men. 3, 3, 29:ne a fortunā datam occasionem liberandae Graeciae dimitterent,
Nep. Milt. 3, 3; id. Alc. 8, 5:cujus (rei) se occasio dederit,
Quint. 12, 2, 12: (paratus) depugnare, si occasio tulerit, mori, si casus inciderit, etc., Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 6:occasionem aperire ad invadendum,
Liv. 4, 53, 9:occasionem sibi ad occupandam Asiam oblatam esse,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 2, 4:occasione datā,
should an opportunity offer, id. Phil. 7, 6, 18; cf.:occasione oblatā simultates deponere,
Suet. Caes. 73:praebere,
id. Galb. 17:offerre,
id. Aug. 16:per occasionem,
on a favorable opportunity, Liv. 30, 3:rem inmaturam nisi per occasionem aperire noluerat,
id. 1, 5, 5; 1, 53, 7; 2, 11, 2; Sall. C. 51, 6:fratris memoriā per omnem occasionem celebratā,
on every occasion, Suet. Claud. 11; id. Aug. 67:ad occasionem aurae evehi,
the wind being fair, taking advantage of a fair wind, id. ib. 97:levia proelia ex occasione hujus aut illius partis oriebantur,
Liv. 24, 3, 17:ex occasione,
as occasion offered, Suet. Caes. 60:occasione omni,
on every occasion, id. Claud. 42.—With inf.:nunc adest occasio Benefacta cumulare = occasio cumulandi,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 63:nunc est illa occasio inimicum ulcisci,
id. Pers. 4, 7, 15:agere tuam rem occasio est,
id. Poen. 3, 3, 46; 5, 4, 42; id. Curc. 1, 1, 60; cf.:summa eludendi occasio'st mihi nunc senes Et Phaedriae curam adimere,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 45.—With ut and subj.:fuit occasio, si vellet, jam pridem argentum ut daret,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 51:quoniam occasio fuit Mea virtute parta ut quantum velles sumeres,
id. Bacch. 4, 4, 22:rara haec occasio est, ut referri possint divini honores,
Quint. 3, 7, 17.—Personified: Occasio, Opportunity, as a goddess, Phaedr. 5, 8; Aus. Epigr. 12, 3.—II.In partic.1.Opportunity.a. b.A supply, stock (post-Aug.):2.oleae,
Col. 9, 1:lapidum,
Plin. 36, 26, 65, § 191:vetusti olei,
id. 23, 4, 40, § 82.—A pretext, plea, plausible explanation:3.hāc illi opus est occasione, ne illum talium precum pudeat,
Quint. 3, 8, 47:occasiones et ex causis et ex dictis adversariorum oriuntur,
id. 6, 1, 5; 12, 10, 13:quantulacunque adeo est occasio, sufficit irae,
Juv. 13, 183.—Occasion, motive, reason:4.non habeo ullam occasionem, ut apud te falsa fabuler,
Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 38.—Milit. t. t., a dash, raid, surprise:5.occasionis esse rem, non proelii,
they were undertaking a surprise, not a battle, Caes. B. G. 7, 45, 9:cujus (belli) maxima momenta in occasionibus sunt,
Sen. Ira, 3, 21, 1:occasionibus imminere,
Front. 2, 5, 22. —A cause (late Lat.): cum calcis ictu mortis occasio praebita videatur, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 1, 10, 1. -
4 occāsiō
occāsiō ōnis, f [ob+1 CAD-], an opportunity, fit time, occasion, convenient season, favorable moment: tanta, T.: tua, L.: aliis occasio defuit: pugnandi, S.: inrumpendi in urbem, Cu.: sibi ad occupandam Asiam oblata: occasionem amittere, let slip: adripere, seize, L.: rapere de die, H.: non deesse occasioni, not to be unequal to, Cs.: a fortunā data liberandae Graeciae, N.: intellegere occasiones, discern, Ta.: occasione datā, should an opportunity offer: per occasionem, on a favorable opportunity, S.: levia proelia ex occasione huius aut illius partis oriebantur, L.: Summa occasiost mihi Phaedriae curam adimere, T.—Person., Opportunity (as a goddess), Ph.—A pretext, excuse, plausible explanation: Quantulacunque est occasio, sufficit irae, Iu.—In war, a dash, raid, surprise: occasio, non proelium, Cs.* * *opportunity; chance; pretext, occasion -
5 potestās
potestās ātis, f [potis].—Of persons, ability, power, capacity, force: in se potestatem habere tantae astutiae, such a power of craftiness, T.: aut potestas defuit aut facultas.—Of things, efficacy, force, virtue: potestates herbarum, V.— A power of choice, control, determination: vitae necisque, S.: beneficiorum tribuendorum: quasi non ea potestas sit tua, ut facias, T.: non esse in nostrā potestate, quin illa eveniant: esse in senatūs populique R. potestate: familiam in potestate habere, keep in slavery, L.: esse in suā potestate, one's own master, N.: eā de re ius ac potestas, jurisdiction and authority, L.— Self-control, self-command: qui exisse ex potestate dicuntur... quia non sunt in potestate mentis.— Sovereignty, public authority, sway, power, dominion, rule, empire: ut imperandi ius potestatemque habeat, legal and military supremacy: Thessaliam in potestatem Thebanorum redigere, N.— Magisterial power, authority, office, magistracy: praetoria: ut bonā ratione emerit, nihil pro potestate, i. e. by official pressure: ita potestatem gerere, ut, etc., so to administer the office.—Power, ability, possibility, opportunity: liberius vivendi, T.: quotiens mihi certorum hominum potestas erit, whenever I find men on whom I can rely: si quid dicere vellet, feci potestatem, i. e. accorded permission: quae potestas si mihi saepius fiet, utar, shall present itself: ut respondendi tibi potestatem faciam: omnium mihi litterarum fieri potestatem oportere, must be allowed access to: potestatem sui facere, allow themselves to be spoken to: facere omnibus conveniendi sui potestatem, admit to an audience: decernendi potestatem Pompeio fecit, an opportunity for a decisive engagement, Cs.: sui potestatem facere, opportunity to fight, Cs.: potestas, virtutem vestram ostendere, L.: Non fugis, dum praecipitare potestas, V.— A person in office, public officer, magistrate, ruler: ab aliquā potestate legitimā evocatus, by some lawful authority: imperia et potestates, military and civil officers: mavis Fidenarum esse potestas, Iu.: hominum rerumque aeterna, i. e. Jupiter, V.* * *power, rule, force; strength, ability; chance, opportunity -
6 potestas
pŏtestas, ātis ( gen. plur. potestatium, Sen. Ep. 115, 7; Plin. 29, 4, 20, § 67), f. [possum].I.Lit., in gen., ability, power of doing any thing (class.):B.SI FVRIOSVS EST AGNATORVM GENTILIVMQVE IN EO PECVNIAQVE EIVS POTESTAS ESTO, Fragm. XII. Tabularum: vim tantam in se et potestatem habere tantae astutiae,
to have such a power of craftiness, to be able to devise such tricks, Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 32:aut potestas defuit aut facultas aut voluntas,
Cic. Inv. 2, 7, 24:habere potestatem vitae necisque in aliquem,
id. Dom. 29, 77; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3, § 11:potestatem alicui deferre beneficiorum tribuendorum,
id. Balb. 16, 37. — Poet., with inf.:potestas occurrere telis... ensem avellere dextrā,
Stat. Th. 3, 296; Luc. 2, 40.—In phrases.1.Esse in potestate alicujus, to be in one's power, under one's control, to be subject to (for a description of the relation of potestas under the Roman law, and of the classes of persons to whom it applied, v. Gai. Inst. 1, 49 sqq.):2.mittuntur legati, qui nuntient, ut sit in senatūs populique Romani potestate,
Cic. Phil. 6, 2, 4:esse in dicione ac potestate alicujus,
id. Quint. 2, 6: habere familiam in potestate, to keep them slaves, not to free them, Liv. 8, 15.—Esse in suā potestate, to be one's own master, Nep. Att. 6, 1; so,3.esse suae potestatis,
Liv. 31, 45.—Jus potestatemque habere imperandi, Cic. Phil. 11, 12, 30; cf.:4.cum consulis eā de re jus ac potestatem esse dixisset,
had jurisdiction and authority over it, Liv. 24, 39.—Est mea (tua, etc.) potestas, I have the power, I can, Cic. Att. 2, 5, 1; Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 42; cf.:II.sed volui meam potestatem esse vel petendi, etc.,
Cic. Att. 4, 2, 6.—In partic.A.Political power, dominion, rule, empire, sovereignty (syn.:B.imperium, dicio): Thessaliam in potestatem Thebanorum redigere,
Nep. Pelop. 5, 1; Liv. 24, 31; so,sub potestatem Atheniensium redigere,
Nep. Milt. 1, 4:esse in potestate alicujus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 136:tenere aliquem in suā potestate ac dicione,
id. ib. 2, 1, 38, §97: venire in arbitrium ac potestatem alicujus,
id. ib. 2, 1, 57, § 150.—Magisterial power, authority, office, magistracy (syn.:b.magistratus, auctoritas): potestas praetoria,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 24, 69:qui togatus in re publicā cum potestate imperioque versatus sit,
id. Phil. 1, 7, 18:modo ut bonā ratione emerit, nihil pro potestate, nihil ab invito,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 5, § 10:cum potestate aut legatione in provinciam proficisci,
id. ib. 2, 4, 5, § 9; id. Clu. 27, 74:censores dederunt operam, ut ita potestatem gererent, ut, etc.,
so to administer the office, id. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 138; id. Agr. 2, 6, 14.—In plur.:imperia, potestates, legationes,
id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:in potestatibus gerendis,
Auct. Her. 3, 7, 14.—Transf.(α).A person in office, a public officer, magistrate:(β).a magistratu aut ab aliquā potestate legitimā evocatus,
by some lawful authority, Cic. Tusc. 1, 30, 74:mavis Fidenarum esse potestas,
Juv. 10, 100.—A ruler, supreme monarch:C.hominum rerumque aeterna potestas,
i. e. Jupiter, Verg. A. 10, 18:nihil est quod credere de se Non possit, cum laudatur dis aequa potestas,
Juv. 4, 71 (v. context): potestates, = archai, the highest magistrates, Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 26; Suet. Ner. 36; Amm. 31, 12, 5:celsae potestates,
officers of state, id. 14, 1, 10:jurisdictionem potestatibus per provincias demandare,
Suet. Claud. 23.—Esp., legal power, right over or to a thing (class.):D.potestatis verbo plura significantur: in personā magistratuum imperium, in personā liberorum patria potestas, in personā servi dominium: at cum agimus de noxae deditione cum eo, qui servum non defendit, praesentis corporis copiam facultatemque significamus. Ex lege Atiniā in potestatem domini rem furtivam venisse videri, et si ejus vindicandae potestatem habuerit, Sabinus et Cassius aiunt,
Dig. 50, 16, 215.—Of inanimate things, power, force, efficacy, effect, operation, virtue, value:E.potestates colorum,
Vitr. 7, 14:potestates visque herbarum,
Verg. A. 12, 396; Plin. 25, 2, 5, § 9:pecuniarum,
value, Dig. 13, 4, 3:haec potestatibus praesentibus dijudicanda sunt,
circumstances, state of things, Gell. 1, 3, 24:actionum vis et potestas,
Dig. 9, 4, 1:quaternarius numerus suis partibus complet decadis ipsius potestatem (because the first four integers, taken together, = 10),
compass, fulness, Mart. Cap. 2, § 106:plumbi potestas,
nature, quality, properties, Lucr. 5, 1242:naturalis,
Vitr. 9, 4.—Of a word, meaning, signification (syn.:F.vis, significatio),
Gell. 10, 29, 1; Auct. Her. 4, 54, 67; Sen. Ben. 2, 34, 4.—Math. t. t., = dunamis, the square root, Mart. Cap. 2, § 106.—III.Trop.A.Power, control, command (class.): dum ex tanto gaudio in potestatem nostram redeamus, recover our self-control, come to ourselves, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14:B.exisse ex potestate dicimus eos, qui effrenati feruntur aut libidine, aut iracundiā,
to have lost the control of their reason, to be out of their minds, Cic. Tusc. 3, 5, 11; cf.:qui exisse ex potestate dicuntur, idcirco dicuntur, quia non sunt in potestate mentis, cui regnum totius animi a natura tributum est,
id. ib. 3, 5, 11; cf. also id. ib. 4, 36, 77:postquam ad te cum omnium rerum tum etiam tui potestatem di transtulerint,
Plin. Pan. 56, 3.—Power, ability, possibility, opportunity (class.; cf.:IV.copia, facultas): ubi mihi potestas primum evenit,
Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 18:liberius vivendi,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 25:ut primum potestas data est augendae dignitatis tuae,
Cic. Fam. 10, 13, 1: quoties mihi certorum hominum potestas erit (al. facultas), whenever I find men on whom I can rely, id. ib. 1, 7, 1: facere potestatem, to give opportunity, leave, permission:si quid de his rebus dicere vellet, feci potestatem,
id. Cat. 3, 5, 11:quae potestas si mihi saepius fiet, utar,
shall present itself, id. Phil. 1, 15, 38:alicui potestatem optionemque facere, ut, etc.,
id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 45:facio tibi interpellandi potestatem,
id. Rosc. Am. 27, 73:ego instare, omnium mihi tabularum et litterarum fieri potestatem oportere,
must be allowed the use of, id. Verr. 2, 4, 66, § 149: potestatem sui facere, to allow others to see or have access to one, to give an opportunity of conversing with one:cum neque praetores diebus aliquot adiri possent vel potestatem sui facerent,
allowed themselves to be spoken to, id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15:facere omnibus conveniendi sui potestatem,
to admit to an audience, id. Phil. 8, 10, 31:qui potestatem sui non habuissent,
who had not been able to speak with him, Suet. Tib. 34:potestatem sui facere,
to give an opportunity of fighting with one, Caes. B. G. 1, 40; Nep. Ages. 3, 3.— Poet., with inf.:non fugis hinc praeceps, dum praecipitare potestas,
Verg. A. 4, 565:nunc flere potestas est,
Luc. 2, 40:soli cui tanta potestas meis occurrere telis,
Stat. Th. 3, 296.—In eccl. Lat.:V.potestates,
angels, angelic powers, authorities in the spiritual world, Vulg. Ephes. 6, 12; id. 1 Pet. 3, 22; sing., id. 1 Cor. 15, 24.—Personified, a daughter of Pallas and Styx, Hyg. Fab. prooem. -
7 aditus
aditus ūs, m [1 adeo], a going to, drawing near, approach, access: urbīs uno aditu atque adventu captas: temptare aditūs, seek to approach, V.: viri mollīs aditūs novisse, how to approach gently, V.—A privilege of admittance, access: faciles aditūs ad eum privatorum: aditum petentibus conveniendi dare, an opportunity of conversing, N.: sermonis aditum cum Cicerone habere, Cs.: in id sacrarium.—Concr., a way of approach, entrance, avenue, entry: primo aditu vestibuloque prohibere: aditu carentia saxa, inaccessible, O.—Hence, a way of approach, means of reaching: ad causam: ad huius modi res.* * *approach, access; attack; entrance; chance, opportunity, means, way; beginning -
8 ānsa
ānsa ae, f a handle, haft: canthari, V.: poculi, O.—The catch of a shoe-string, H.—Fig., an occasion, opportunity: reprehensionis: sermonis ansae, clews: ad reprehendendum.* * *handle (cup/jar/door), tiller; opening, opportunity; (rope) end, loop, hook -
9 cōpia
cōpia ae, f [com-+ops], an abundance, ample supply, plenty: frumenti, Cs.: navium magna, Cs.: bona librorum, H.: nullā ferramentorum copiā, in the scarcity of, Cs.—Resources, wealth, supplies, riches, prosperity: domesticis copiis ornare convivium: (civitas) copiis locupletior: circumfluere omnibus copiis: se eorum copiis alere, Cs.: Fastidiosam desere copiam, H.: inopem me copia fecit, O.: bonam copiam eiurare, i. e. to claim exemption as poor: (milites) mixti copiis et laetitiā, sharing supplies, Ta.: copia narium (i. e. luxus odorum), H.: copia ruris honorum opulenta, H.—Person., the goddess of plenty: beata pleno cornu, H.: dives meo bona Copia cornu est, O.—A multitude, number, plenty, abundance, throng: (principum) in castris, Cs.: virorum fortium: latronum in eā regione, S.: quae sit me circum copia, lustro, V.—A force, army, body of men: eā copiā civitatem oppressurus: ex omni copiā singulos deligere, Cs.— Usu. plur, forces, troops, an army, men: armare quam maximas copias, S.: cum omnibus copiis exire, in a body, Cs.: pedestres, N.: omnibus copiis contendere, with the whole army, Cs.—Fig., fulness, copiousness, multitude, abundance: rerum copia verborum copiam gignit: dicendi copiā valere: ubertas et copia, fulness in expression.—Ability, power, might, opportunity, facilities, means: facere civibus consili sui copiam: qui spectandi faciunt copiam, T.: fandi, V.: societatis coniungendae, S.: Ut sibi eius faciat copiam, give access to, T.: sit tibi copia nostri, power over, O.: facta est copia mundi, the world was open, O.: quibus in otio vivere copia erat, S.: nec te Adfari data copia matri, V.: tecum sine metu ut sit copiast, T.: si copia detur, veniam, O.: dona pro copiā portantes, as each is able, L.: pro rei copiā, S.: ludi additi pro copiā provinciali, L.* * *plenty, abundance, supply; troops (pl.), supplies; forces; resources; wealth; number/amount/quantity; sum/whole amount; means, opportunity; access, admission copy -
10 facultās
facultās ātis （ gen plur. facultātum, C.), f [facilis], capability, possibility, power, means, opportunity, skill, ability: poëtica: ex ceteris rebus comparata: dum est facultas, while you can, Cs.: sumptuum: fugae, Cs.: pariundi, T.: suscipiendi malefici: facultatem iudicandi facere: itineris faciundi, leave to go, Cs.: ad dicendum: ad ducendum bellum, Cs.: tua in dicendo: ingeni facultates: hominis, capacity: L. Quinctius oblatam sibi facultatem putavit, ut, etc.— A sufficient number, abundance, plenty, supply, stock, store, goods, riches, property: nummorum: navium: virorum, Cs.: anquirunt ad facultates rerum atque copias, etc.: mutuandis facultatibus et commodandis: ne maior benignitas sit quam facultates: Italiae facultates, resources, Cs.* * *means; ability, skill; opportunity, chance; resources (pl.), supplies -
11 fenestra
fenestra ae, f [1 FA-], an opening for light, window: fenestrarum angustiae: bifores, O.: iuncta, closed, H.: patulae, O.: animi, i. e. the senses.—An opening, loophole, breach, orifice: fenestrae ad tormenta mittenda, Cs.: ingentem lato dedit ore fenestram, a breach, V.: molles in aure fenestrae, i. e. holes for rings, Iu.—Fig., an entrance, admission, opportunity, inlet, occasion: ad nequitiem, T.* * *window, opening for light; loophole, breach; orifice; inlet; opportunity -
12 locus
locus ī, m (plur. loci, single places; loca, n, places connected, a region), a place, spot: coacto in unum locum exercitu, Cs.: locorum situm nosse, L.: Romae per omnīs locos, S.: loci communes, public places, parks: de loco superiore dicere, i. e. from the judicial bench: Celsior ipse loco (i. e. celsiore loco), O.: et ex superiore et ex aequo loco sermones habiti, i. e. orations and conversations: ex inferiore loco, i. e. before a judge: primus aedium, a dwelling on the ground-floor, N.—An appointed place, station, post, position: loco movere, drive from a post, T.: loco deicere, H.: loco cedere, give way, S.: legio locum non tenuit, Cs.: loca senatoria secernere a populo, L.: loca iussa tenere, V.—Place, room: ut locus in foro daretur amicis: locum sibi fecit, O.: non erat his locus, right place, H.—A lodging, quarters: locus inde lautiaque legatis praeberi iussa, L.—A place, spot, locality, region, country: non hoc ut oppido praeposui, sed ut loco: est locus, Hesperiam dicunt, V.: locos tenere, L.: occupare, S.: venisse in illa loca: ea loca incolere, that region, Cs.—Fig., place, position, degree, rank, order, office: summo loco natus, Cs.: infimo loco natus: legationis princeps locus, head, Cs.: tua dignitas suum locum obtinebit: voluptatem nullo loco numerat: qui locum tenuit virtute secundum, V.: de locis contendere, i. e. precedence, Cs.: signiferos loco movit, degraded, Cs.: duo consularia loca, L.: omnia loca obtinuere, ne cui plebeio aditus esset, L.—Place, position, situation, condition, relation, state: in eum iam res rediit locum, ut, etc., T.: Peiore res loco non potis est esse, T.: Quo res summa loco? In what state? V.: missis nuntiis, quo loco res essent, L.: primo loco, first in order, Iu.: se (eos) eodem loco quo Helvetios habiturum, would treat as, etc., Cs.: parentis loco esse: reliquos obsidum loco ducere, Cs.: criminis loco esse, quod vivam, serves for: in uxoris loco habere, T.: in liberūm loco esse: se in hostium habiturum loco, qui, etc., Cs.: nescire quo loci esset, in what condition: erat causa in eo iam loci, ut, etc., in such a condition.—A topic, matter, subject, point, head, division: tractat locos ab Aristotele ante tractatos: hic locus, de naturā usuque verborum: ex quattuor locis in quos divisimus, etc.: locos quosdam transferam, shall make some extracts: speciosa locis Fabula, quotable passages, H.: loca iam recitata, H.—In rhet.: loci communes, passages of a general import (see communis).—Of time: interea loci, meanwhile, T.: postea loci, afterwards, S.: ad id locorum, till then, S.—In abl, at the right time, seasonably, appropriately, suitably: posuisti loco versūs: et properare loco et cessare, H.: Dulce est desipere in loco, H.— A fitting place, room, opportunity, cause, occasion, place, time: et cognoscendi et ignoscendi dabitur peccati locus, T.: probandae virtutis, Cs.: aliquid loci rationi dedisses: Interpellandi locus hic erat, H.: nec vero hic locus est, ut, etc., the proper occasion: Est locus in volnus, room for injury, O.: meritis vacat hic tibi locus, opportunity for services, V.: in poëtis non Homero soli locus est aut Archilocho, etc.: vita turpis ne morti quidem honestae locum relinquit, i. e. renders impossible: resecandae libidinis: si est nunc ullus gaudendi locus.* * *Iplace, territory/locality/neighborhood/region; position/point; aim point; site; part of the body; female genitals (pl.); grounds of proofIIseat, rank, position; soldier's post; quarters; category; book passage, topic; part of the body; female genitals (pl.); grounds of proof -
13 opportūnitās
opportūnitās ātis, f [opportunus], fitness, convenience, suitableness: se opportunitatibus loci defendebant, advantages of position, Cs.: locorum opportunitas multum (iuvat): membrorum: scientia opportunitatis.—An occasion, opportunity: divina: suae aetatis, S.: magnas opportunitates conrumpere, S.— An advantage: tales igitur inter viros amicitia tantas opportunitates habet: opportunitate aliquā datā, if some advantage offered, Cs.: maritimae opportunitates, L.* * *convenience, advantageousness; right time; opportuneness; opportunity, chance -
14 tempus
tempus ōris, n a portion of time, time, period, season, interval: tempus diei, daytime, T.: extremum diei: omni tempore anni: maturius paulo, quam tempus anni postulabat, Cs.: abiit illud tempus: tempus duorum mensum petere, L.: longo post tempore, interval, V.: tempus pacis an belli: matutina tempora, morning hours.—A time, point of time, occasion, opportunity, leisure: neque ut celari posset, tempus spatium ullum dabat, T.: nisi tempus et spatium datum sit: egeo tempore: eo tempore, quo, etc., L.: id temporis, at that time: alienum tempus est mihi tecum expostulandi: edendi, H.: datum ad consultandum, L.: certis temporibus: superioribus temporibus.—Time, duration: tempus est... pars quaedam aeternitatis, etc.: Tempore ruricolae patiens fit taurus aratri, i. e. gradually, O.—The time, fit season, appointed time, right occasion, proper period, opportunity: tempus habes tale, quale nemo habuit umquam: addubitavit, an consurgendi iam triariis tempus esset, L.: moriendi: tempore igitur ipso se ostenderunt, cum, etc., at the nick of time: tempus est, ad id quod instituimus accedere, it is the right time: nunc corpora curare tempus est, L. Tempus abire tibist, H.: suo tempore, at a fitting time.—A time, position, state, condition, times, circumstances: in hoc tempore, under present circumstances: in tali tempore, L.: incidunt saepe tempora, cum ea, etc.: libri de temporibus meis: cedere tempori, to yield to circumstances: secundis Temporibus dubiisque, H.: haud sane temporum homo, Cu.—In the phrase, temporis causā, with regard to circumstances, under momentary influence, out of courtesy, insincerely: temporis causā nobis adsentiri: nec dico temporis causā.—A time, need, emergency, extremity: quid a me cuiusque tempus poscat: neque poëtae tempori meo defuerunt: summo rei p. tempore: pro tempore atque periculo exercitum conparare, S.: O saepe mecum tempus in ultimum Deducte, to the last extremity, H.: temporis gratiā, to meet the emergency, Cu.—In rhythm or metre, time, measure, quantity: qui (trochaeus) temporibus et intervallis est par iambo: Tempora certa modique, H.—Esp., in phrases with praepp.—Ad tempus, at the right time, in time, punctually: ad tempus redire: ad tempus venire, L.—For some time, for the time being, for a while, for the moment: quae (perturbatio animi) plerumque brevis est et ad tempus: dux ad tempus lectus, L.—Ante tempus, before the right time, prematurely, too soon: ante tempus mori: ante tempus domo digressus, S.—Ex tempore, instantaneously, off hand, on the spur of the moment, extempore: versūs fundere ex tempore.—According to circumstances: consilium ex tempore capere: haec melius ex re et ex tempore constitues.—In tempore, at the right time, opportunely, in time: in ipso tempore eccum ipsum, in the nick of time, T.—In tempus, for a time, temporarily: scena in tempus structa, Ta.—Pro tempore, as the time permits, according to circumstances: consilium pro tempore capere, Cs.: te marmoreum pro tempore fecimus, V.* * *I IItime, condition, right time; season, occasion; necessity -
15 commodum
I.convenience, advantage, opportunity, comfort.II.suitable time, opportunity, convenience, use. -
16 facultas
I.feasibility, opportunity, resources.\, abundance.II.power, means, opportunity, capacity, ability, stock. -
17 obportunitas
opportūnĭtas ( obp-), ātis, f. [opportunus].I.In gen., fitness, convenience, suitableness (class.; syn. occasio; cf.:II.copia, facultas): loci,
local advantages, Caes. B. G. 3, 14:corporis,
Cic. Leg. 1, 9, 27:anuli,
id. Off. 3, 9, 38:membrorum,
id. N D. 1, 33, 92:aetatis,
Sall. J. 6, 3.—In partic.A.A fit, opportune, or favorable time, a favorable opportunity:B.optimā opportunitate ambo autem venistis,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 3; so id. Ep. 2, 2, 19:scientia opportunitatis idoneorum ad agendum temporum,
Cic. Off. 1, 40, 142:omni negotio est,
Vulg. Eccl. 8, 6.—Personified as a goddess, Opportunity, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 3.—An advantage:tales igitur inter viros amicitia tantas opportunitates habet,
Cic. Lael. 6, 22. opportunitate aliquā datā, if some advantage offered itself, Caes. B. G. 3, 17. -
18 opportunitas
opportūnĭtas ( obp-), ātis, f. [opportunus].I.In gen., fitness, convenience, suitableness (class.; syn. occasio; cf.:II.copia, facultas): loci,
local advantages, Caes. B. G. 3, 14:corporis,
Cic. Leg. 1, 9, 27:anuli,
id. Off. 3, 9, 38:membrorum,
id. N D. 1, 33, 92:aetatis,
Sall. J. 6, 3.—In partic.A.A fit, opportune, or favorable time, a favorable opportunity:B.optimā opportunitate ambo autem venistis,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 3; so id. Ep. 2, 2, 19:scientia opportunitatis idoneorum ad agendum temporum,
Cic. Off. 1, 40, 142:omni negotio est,
Vulg. Eccl. 8, 6.—Personified as a goddess, Opportunity, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 3.—An advantage:tales igitur inter viros amicitia tantas opportunitates habet,
Cic. Lael. 6, 22. opportunitate aliquā datā, if some advantage offered itself, Caes. B. G. 3, 17. -
19 usus
1.ūsus, a, um, Part. of utor.2. I.Lit.A.In gen.1.The use, employment, exercise of any thing; with gen. obj.:2.virtus in usu sui tota posita est: usus autem ejus est maximus civitatis gubernatio,
Cic. Rep. 1, 2, 2:cetera, ad virtutis usum idonea,
id. Ac. 1, 6, 22.— Absol.:Quaeque ipsi doceant in usu habere,
Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 10:nec rhus Latinum nomen habet, cum in usum pluribus modis veniat,
Plin. 24, 11, 54, § 91.—Wear, a wearing out or away ( poet.):3.ferreus adsiduo consumitur anulus usu,
Ov. A. A. 1, 473:silices tenuantur ab usu,
id. ib. 3, 91.—Use, enjoyment, [p. 1939] fruition:4.et usu rerum necessarium et dignitate spoliatum iri,
Caes. B. G. 7, 66:tantumque nobis in nostrum privatum usum, quantum ipsi superesse posset, remitteret,
Cic. Rep. 1, 8, 13:cave sis ne tu te usu perduis (i. e. ex usu tui),
lose control of yourself, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 225 Ussing ad loc.—Use, practice, exercise:5.tantum usu cottidiano et exercitatione efficiunt, uti, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 4, 33:quod adsiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit,
Cic. Balb. 20, 45:cum rerum magnarum tractatio atque usus cum illarum artium studiis et cognitione conjungitur,
id. Rep. 3, 3, 5:ad eam doctrinam, quam suo quisque studio adsecutus esset, adjungeretur usus frequens,
id. de Or. 1, 4, 15:docuit nos longa vita ususque rerum maximarum,
id. ib. 2, 50, 204:usu quidem in re publicā rerum maximarum facile omnis viceris,
id. Rep. 1, 23, 37.—Use, experience, discipline, skill acquired by practice (cf. experientia): Da. O Geta, provinciam Cepisti duram. Ge. Mi usus venit, hoc scio, i. e. I have found it so by experience, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 23 (al. usu venit; v. infra, II. C. 2.):6.vir tali prudentiā, etiam usu atque exercitatione praeditus,
Cic. Clu. 31, 84:res posita in usu militari,
id. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:usum in re publicā magnum habere,
id. Phil. 10, 2, 6: magnum in re militari usum habere, Caes B G. 1, 39; id. B. C. 2, 34:non recusare se, quin nullius usus imperator existimaretur,
id. ib. 3, 45:nullo usu rei militaris percepto,
id. B. G. 6, 40; id. B. C. 3, 84:usu nauticarum rerum ceteros antecedunt,
id. B. G. 3, 8:ne usu manuque reliquorum opinionem fallerent,
id. B. C. 3, 86:et Marius aut belli usum aut studia volgi amissurus,
Sall. J. 84, 3; cf. id. ib. 89, 6:dantur duo usu sapientiāque praestantes,
Nep. Timoth. 3, 2:seris venit usus ab annis,
Ov. M. 6, 29:tum foeda clades, Romanisque usu incognita,
Flor. 2, 2, 23. —Personified:adiciam quod me docuit usus, magister egregius,
experience, Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 12:usum et esse et haberi optimum dicendi magistrum,
id. ib. 6, 29, 4.—Use, habit, usage, custom, practice:B.usum loquendi populo concessi: scientiam mihi reservavi,
Cic. Or. 48, 160:dicendi omnis ratio in medio posita communi quodam in usu,
id. de Or. 1, 3, 12:neque quem usum belli haberent, aut quibus institutis uterentur,
Caes. B. G. 4, 20:(vitulos) ad studium atque usum formabis agrestem,
Verg. G. 3, 163:est omnino Capitoni in usu claros viros colere,
it is his custom, Plin. Ep. 1, 17, 3:populum auctoritate suā ad usum frugalitatis revocavit,
Just. 20, 4, 5:ab his Galli usum vitae cultioris didicerunt,
id. 43, 4, 1:at horum recitatio usu jam recepta est,
Plin. Ep. 7, 17, 3:cadent vocabula, si volet usus,
Hor. A. P. 71.—In partic.1.In jurid. lang.a.Usus et fructus, usus fructusque, and more frequently in one word, ūsusfructus, the use and enjoyment of property belonging to another, usufruct:b. (α).usus enim ejus fundi et fructus testamento viri fuerat Caesenniae,
Cic. Caecin. 7, 19:sibi horum usus fructusque contingat,
Sen. Ep. 73, 9:rem nobis eripit casus, usum fructumque apud nos relinquit,
id. ib. 98, 11:usumfructum omnium bonorum suorum Caesenniae legat, ut frueretur una cum filio,
Cic. Caecin. 4, 11; cf.:ususfructus est jus alienis rebus utendi fruendi, salvā rerum substantiā,
Dig. 7, 1, 1; v. the entire title, usufructu: dominus proprietatis alii usumfructum in jure cedere potest, Gai inst. 2, 30 sqq.; 2, 86; Ulp. Fragm. 15, 3.—In the connection usus et auctoritas, or without the copula, usus auctoritas; v. auctoritas; and cf. Rein, Röm. Privatr. p. 144 sq.—(β).In the phrase usu capere, to acquire by prescription (often as one word; v. 1. usucapio); hence, com.: Mer. Quojus nunc es? Sos. Tuos:2.nam pugnis usu fecisti tuom,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 218.—Intercourse, familiarity, association, intimacy, society (cf.:b.consuetudo, conversatio): domesticus usus et consuetudo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 6, 15:quocum mihi est magnus usus,
id. Fam. 7, 32, 1; 9, 25, 2:conjunctus magno usu familiaritatis,
id. ib. 13, 52:in tanto usu nostro tantāque amicitiā,
id. Planc. 2, 5:inter nosmet ipsos vetus usus intercedit,
id. Fam. 13, 23, 1: ut insinuaret se in quam maxime familiarem usum, Liv. 40, 21, 11:recens praestat nec longo cognitus usu,
Ov. Tr. 3, 5, 9:natio nullo commercio colens mutuos usus,
Curt. 7, 3, 5:neminem in usu habes nisi tibi dilectum,
Plin. Pan. 88.—Hence,In mal. part., Tib. 1, 9, 55; Ov. R. Am. 357.—3.Use, practice, reality (opp. species):II.ut (liberi) in usum boni sint et in speciem populo,
Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 42:illam alteram (partem Numidiae) specie quam usu potiorem Adherbal possedit,
Sall. J. 16, 5:ut non in usum sic ad speciem imperii,
Flor. 3, 13, 4.Transf.A.Use, usefulness, value, utility, benefit, profit, advantage:B.levis fructus, exiguus usus,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17, 26:(arborum) consectio magnos usus affert ad navigia facienda,
id. N. D. 2, 60, 152:propter lini inopiam atque ejus usus inscientiam,
Caes. B. G. 3, 13:naves factae subito ex umidā materiā non eundem usum celeritatis habebant,
capacity, fitness, id. B. C. 1, 58:natis in usum laetitiae scyphis Pugnare,
service, Hor. C. 1, 27, 1:aurum cogere humanos in usus,
id. ib. 3, 3, 51:pater, si das hujus mihi nominis usum,
Ov. M. 2, 36:nescis, quo valeat numus? quem praebeat usum?
Hor. S. 1, 1, 73:quidve ad amicitias, usus rectumne trahat nos,
id. ib. 2, 6, 75:neque quisquam omnium libidini simul et usui paruit,
Sall. C. 51, 2:plures quam quot satis in usum erant ignes,
Liv. 36, 10, 12:servos quos domum quis ducet suo usu,
Dig. 50, 16, 203:cicuta quoque venenum est... ad multa tamen usus non omittendi,
Plin. 25, 13, 95, § 151.—In partic., usui or ex usu esse, to be of use, service, or benefit, to be useful, serviceable, advantageous, or profitable:esse usui civitati, ea, quae sunt usui ad armandas naves,
Caes. B. G. 5, 1; id. B. C. 1, 19; Liv. 3, 33, 5; cf.:(Satrius) fuit et mihi et Quinto fratri magno usui in nostris petitionibus,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3:magno usui rei publicae esse,
id. Phil. 10, 11, 26; Caes. B. G. 3, 14:bono usui esse,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 15:peritos legum ad condenda nova jura usui fore credebant,
Liv. 3, 33, 5:declararent, utrum proelium ex usu esset necne,
Caes. B. G. 1, 50; so,ex usu esse,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 7, 14; Plin. 25, 13, 110, § 175:ad omnia haec magis opportunus nec magis ex usu tuo Nemo'st,
Ter. Eun. 5, 9 (8), 47. —Use, occasion, need, want, necessity:2. a.non te instruere domum tuam voluerunt in provinciā, sed illum usum provinciae supplere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 5, § 9:quae belli usus poscunt, suppeditare,
Liv. 26, 43, 7:illuc euntium, quā quemque suorum usuum causae ferrent,
id. 6, 25, 9.—Usus est (most freq. ante-class., esp. after the analogy of opus est with the abl.).(α).Absol.:(β).egomet mihi fero, quod usu'st,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 13:ubicumque usus siet,
id. Bacch. 4, 4, 9; and, with ellipsis of subst. verb:dico ut usus fieri,
id. As. 2, 2, 109:si quando usus esset,
Cic. Off. 1, 26, 92: Me. Mihi sic est usus: tibi ut opus facto'st, face. Ch. An cuiquam est usus homini, se ut cruciet? Me. Mihi, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 28 sq.; cf.:ut equites Pompeianorum impetum, cum adesset usus, sustinere non possent,
Caes. B. C. 3, 84, 4.—With abl.:(γ).viginti jam usu'st filio argenti minis,
Plaut. As. 1, 1, 76; cf. id. Bacch. 4, 4, 55; 4, 9, 47:mulier quae se suamque aetatem spernit, speculo ei usus est,
id. Most. 1, 3, 93:curatore usus est,
Cic. Leg. 3, 4, 10:ad eam rem usus est tuā mihi operā,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 27:tacere nequeo misera, quod tacito usus est,
id. Cist. 1, 2, 10:argento invento,
id. Ps. 1, 1, 48:facto,
id. Am. 1, 3, 7; id. Rud. 2, 3, 67; id. Stich. 1, 1, 56 al.:dicto,
id. Trin. 2, 4, 102:navis, quibus usus non est, omnis praecidisse,
Cic. Att. 9, 6, 3:quibus (navibus) consuli usus non esset,
Liv. 30, 41, 8:nunc viribus usus, Nunc manibus rapidis, omni nunc arte magistrā,
Verg. A. 8, 441:ad eam rem usu'st homine astuto, docto, scito et callido,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 151.—Pleonast.:non usus facto'st mihi nunc hunc intro sequi,
Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 47.—With ut:(δ).nunc ad me ut veniat usu'st Acroteleutium,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 39; cf. Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 28 supra.—With gen.:b.alii offerunt se, si quo usus operae sit,
Liv. 26, 9, 9.—Usus venit (not in Cic.):(β).si quis usus venerit, Meminisse ego hanc rem vos volo,
Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 28: quom ad praetorem usus veniet, id. Poen. 3, 4, 17; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 129:si usus vene rit,
id. Merc. 3, 1, 20:non usus veniet, spero,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 42:ut, si usus veniat, suum quisque locum teneat,
if occasion should arise, Caes. B. G. 7, 80.—With abl.:C.ubi usus veniat contra consertā manu,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3.—A fit occasion or opportunity to be used.1.Usus est or adest, an occasion or opportunity offers:2.de ceteris studiis alio loco dicemus, si usus fuerit,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 3, 5.—Esp.: usu venit, it happens, occurs, befalls, chances:nam quid homini potest turpius, quid viro miserius aut acerbius usu venire?
Cic. Quint. 15, 49; id. Verr. 2, 5, 39, § 101:si id culpa senectutis accideret, eadem mihi usu venirent,
id. Sen. 3, 7:idem solet in demonstratione usu venire,
id. Inv. 1, 10, 14; 1, 54, 104:quod item in poëmatis, in picturis usu venit,
id. Off. 3, 3, 15:hoc illud eis usu venire solet, ut, etc.,
id. Ac. 2, 11, 35:cum praesertim mihi usu venturum non arbitrarer, ut, etc.,
id. Fam. 3, 8, 6: et, id quod usu venerat, Eumolpidas demigravit, actually occurred (however strange), Nep. Alcib. 4, 5:id quod numquam antea usu venerat,
id. ib. 6, 3:praemeditatus, quid sibi esset usu venturum,
Auct. Her. 2, 5, 8:Caesar biduum in iis locis moratus, quod haec de Vercingetorige usu ventura opinione perceperat,
Caes. B. G. 7, 9:usu venire ut abhorreant, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 8.—Separated or in a reversed order:non venit idem usu mihi quod tu tibi scribis,
Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1:quod cuipiam Thraco venisse usu fabula est,
Gell. 19, 12, 6:quid, quod usu memoria patrum venit, ut, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 183. -
20 aditus
aditus P. of 1 adeo.* * *approach, access; attack; entrance; chance, opportunity, means, way; beginning
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Opportunity, WA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington Population (2000): 25065 Housing Units (2000): 10827 Land area (2000): 6.689717 sq. miles (17.326288 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.689717 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
opportunity — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. opportunite (13c.), from L. opportunitatem (nom. opportunitas) fitness, suitableness, favorable time, from opportunus (see OPPORTUNE (Cf. opportune)). Opportunity cost attested from 1911 … Etymology dictionary
opportunity — [n] lucky chance; favorable circumstances befalling, break*, connection, contingency, convenience, cut*, event, excuse, fair shake*, fighting chance*, fitness, fling*, fortuity, freedom, go*, good fortune, good luck, happening, hope, hour, iron… … New thesaurus
