pro+fo

    prō praep. with abl.    [PRO-].—Of place, before, in front of, in face of: sedens pro aede Castoris: pro castris dimicare, Cs.: castra pro moenibus locata, L.: pro castris suas copias produxit, before the camp, Cs.: pro tectis aedificiorum, from the roofs, S.—Of conspicuous appearance or publicity, before, in the presence of, on, in, in front of: hac re pro suggestu pronuntiatā, coming forward on the tribune, Cs.: me significasse... idque pro tribunali, in open court: laudatus pro contione Iugurtha, before the assembled army, S.: pro contione litteras recitare, to the assembly, Cu.: uti pro consilio imperatum erat, in the council, S.: pro collegio pronuntiare, L.—Of defence or protection, for, in behalf of, in favor of, for the benefit of, in the service of, on the side of: contra omnia dici et pro omnibus: hoc non modo non pro me, sed contra me est potius: haec contra legem proque lege dicta, L.: labores dolorem pro patriā suscipere: pro patriā mori, H.: urbes pro hostibus et advorsum se opportunissumae, S.: et locus pro vobis et nox erit, L.—Of replacement or substitution, in the place of, instead of, for: ego pro te molam, T.: saepe et exin pro deinde et exinde dicimus: pro bene sano fictum vocamus, H.—Esp., in titles: pro consule in Ciliciam proficiscens, vice-consul: pro consulibus alqm mittere, non pro consule, instead of the consuls, not as proconsul: cum Alexandriae pro quaestore essem: pro magistro: ut, qui pro dictatore fuisset, dictator crederetur, L.—Of compensation, for, in exchange for, in return for: pro huius peccatis ego supplicium sufferam, T.: dimidium eius quod pactus esset, pro carmine daturum: id pro immolatis Romanis poenae hostibus redditum, L.: dedit pro corpore nummos, as a ransom, H.—Of equivalence, for, the same as, just as, as: hunc amavi pro meo, as my own, T.: qui mihi unus est pro centum milibus, of as much weight with me: quos pro nihilo putavit: pro occiso relictus, for dead: cum pro damnato esset, as good as condemned: neque recte neque pro bono facere (i. e. ita, ut pro bono habeatur), S.: pro vano nuntius audiri, as a boaster, L.—Esp., in phrases. —Pro eo, as an equivalent, just the same: sin minus, pro eo tamen id habeamus.—Pro eo atque, just the same as, even as: pro eo ac mereor, just as I deserve: pro eo ac debui, just as was my duty. —Pro eo quod, for the reason that, because: pro eo quod eius nomen erat magnā apud omnīs gloriā. —Of relation or proportion, for, in proportion, in comparison with, in accordance with, according to, conformably to, by virtue of: pro multitudine hominum angusti fines, Cs.: exercitum pro loco atque copiis instruit, S.: agere pro viribus: quia pro imperio palam interfici non poterat, in consideration of, L.: illum submovere pro imperio more maiorum, summarily, L.: satis pro imperio, dictatorially enough, T.: pro tuā prudentiā: pro tempore et pro re, according to time and circumstances, Cs.: pro facultatibus, N.—In phrases, with parte: quibus aliquid opis fortasse, pro suā quisque parte ferre potuisset, each according to his own measure of influence: pro meā tenui parte id defendere, to the best of my poor ability: pro virili parte, manfully: rerum gestarum memoriae pro virili parte consuluisse, i. e. to have done my share towards preserving, L.: beneficio plus quam pro virili parte obligatus, i. e. under more than personal obligations. —For pro ratā parte, see ratus.—With eo: pro magnitudine iniuriae, proque eo quod res p. temptatur, vindicare, as required by the fact that, etc.: pro antiquitate generis sui, pro eo, quod, etc., in view of the fact: ea pro eo, quantum in quoque sit ponderis, esse aestimanda, according to the weight of each.—Pro se quisque, each for himself, each in his measure, individually: pro se quisque quod ceperat adferebat: cum pro se quisque operam navare cuperet, Cs.: pro se quisque viri nituntur, V.

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pro 1. prep 1) за, в защиту pro e contro -- за и против 2) в пользу, ради pro bono pacis lat -- из любви к миру, во избежание ссоры pro domo sua lat -- в свою пользу, ради своей выгоды parlare pro domo sua lat -- говорить в свою защиту pro forma lat -- ради формальности, (чисто) формально, для вида, для проформы 3) на, в расчете на (tanto) pro capite -- (столько-то) на душу (населения) 2. m польза, выгода; прок (разг) considerare il pro e il contro -- взвесить все за и против far pro, tornare in pro -- пойти на пользу parlare a pro suo -- говорить в его пользу senza pro -- бесполезно a che pro? -- к чему?, зачем? buon pro (ti faccia)! -- на здоровье!

pro 1. prep 1) за, в защиту pro e contro — за и против 2) в пользу, ради pro bono pacis lat — из любви к миру, во избежание ссоры pro domo sua lat — в свою пользу, ради своей выгоды parlare pro domo sua lat — говорить в свою защиту pro forma lat — ради формальности, (чисто) формально, для вида, для проформы 3) на, в расчёте на (tanto) pro capite — (столько-то) на душу ( населения) 2. m польза, выгода; прок ( разг) considerare il pro e il contro — взвесить все за и против far pro, tornare in pro — пойти на пользу parlare a pro suo — говорить в его пользу senza pro — бесполезно a che pro? — к чему?, зачем? buon pro (ti faccia)! — на здоровье!

    prō    (not prōh), interj., of wonder or lamentation, O! Ah! Alas!: pro, quanta potentia regni Est tui! O.: tantum, pro! degeneramus a patribus, L.: pro di inmortales: Pro curia inversique mores! H.: pro divom fidem! T.: pro deorum atque hominum fidem!—In direct address, O! Thou!: pro Sancte Iuppiter!