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1 ANSWER
• Answer a fool according to his folly - На глупый вопрос - шальной ответ (H)• Answer's a lemon (The) - Этот номер не пройдет (3)• Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer - На глупый вопрос - шальной ответ (H)• Like question, like answer - На глупый вопрос - шальной ответ (H)• No answer is also an answer - Молчание - знак согласия (M)• Silly question, silly answer - На глупый вопрос - шальной ответ (H)• Soft answer turns away wrath (А) - Ласковое слово и буйную голову смиряет (Л), Покорное слово гнев укрощает (П)• Such answer as a man gives, such will he get - Какой привет, такой и ответ (K) -
2 повинную голову меч не сечёт
1) Set phrase: a fault confessed is half redressed, a fault confessed is half redressed (дословно: Признанная вина наполовину искуплена), a soft answer turns away wrath, bowed heads don't get chopped off, confession is good for the soul, confession is the first step to repentance, confession is the first step to repentance (дословно: Признание-первый шаг к раскаянию), penitent heads don't get chopped off, the sword does not blame a head bowed in shameУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > повинную голову меч не сечёт
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3 тихий
прил.Русское прилагательное тихий характеризует как звучание и шумы, так и движение, внутреннее эмоциональное состояние и активность действий и процессов. Все эти ситуации имеют разные английские соответствия.1. quiet — тихий, спокойный, негромкий, нешумный, смирный, без шума, без суеты ( предполагает отсутствие шума): a quiet life — тихая жизнь/спокойная жизнь; a quiet child — спокойный ребенок; a quiet street — тихая улица; a quiet evening — тихий вечер; и quiet voice — спокойный голос/тихий голос; to be/to keep quiet — не шуметь/вести себя тихо/вести себя спокойно; to be/lo keep quiet about smth — не говорить о чем-либо/молчать о чем-либо; to seem quiet — казаться спокойным; to live a quiet life — вести спокойный образ жизни The boy was quiet in his father's presence. — В присутствии отца мальчик вел себя очень тихо. The child was unusually quiet at his games. — Мальчик был необычно тих в своих играх. Не is becoming quiet with years. — С годами он становится спокойнее. The house was quiet now that the children were away. — Теперь, когда дети уехали, в доме стало тихо. The children were very quiet. — Дети совсем не шумели. Be quiet! — He шуми! The city was strangely quiet. — В городе было необычно тихо.2. calm — тихий, спокойный ( относится к движению): а calm day — тихий день; calm weather — безветренная погода; calm sea — спокойное море; calm pulse — спокойный пульс/ровный пульс She has stopped crying and she is calm now. — Она перестала плакать и сейчас спокойна. The old man was calm, but the young man was angry. — Старый мужчина был спокоен, а молодой злился. Even after her husband died, she was calm. — Даже после смерти мужа она вела себя спокойно. Although the enemy was only five miles away, the city was calm. — Хотя враг был всего в пяти милях от города, в городе все было спокойно. After the storm it was calm. — После грозы стояла безветренная погода.3. low — тихий, негромкий: a low voice — тихий голос; to speak in a low voice — говорить тихо/ говорить тихим голосом4. soft —тихий, мягкий, негромкий, нежный: a soft answer — тихий ответ; a soft sound — тихий звук; a soft voice — тихий голос/негромкий голос; a soft wind — тихий ветер; a soft music — тихая/негромкая/нежная музыка; in a soft voice — тихим/нежным голосом Her whisper was so soft I could hardly hear it. — Она говорила таким тихим шепотом, что я её едва слышал. She gave a soft answer to the angry question. — На сердитый вопрос она ответила тихим голосом./На злой вопрос она ответила спокойным голосом.5. slack — тихий, слабый, вялый (неактивный, без достаточной энергичности): slack wind — несильный ветер/слабый ветер Don't be slack in doing your duly. — He относись так вяло к своим обязанностям. Winter is a slack season at most hotels. — Зима — мертвый сезон в большинстве гостиниц./Зима — самый спокойный сезон в большинстве гостиниц. Business is slack just now. — Дела сейчас идут очень вяло./В делах сейчас затишье. Trade is slack. — В торговле затишье./Торговля не идет.6. slill — тихий, неподвижный, спокойный ( без движения): still waters — тихие воды; still air — тихий воздух/неподвижный воздух; a still night — тихая ночь; to stand still — замереть/стоять не двигаясь; to keep still — не шуметь Keep still while I lace your shoes. — Сиди спокойно/не ерзай, пока я завязываю тебе ботинки. «Sit still» she told the child. — «He двигайся!» — сказала она ребенку. The still water of the river looked deep and dark. — Стоячая вода в реке казалась/выглядела темной и глубокой. Still waters run deep. — В тихом омуте черти водятся. The air was still and hot. — Воздух был неподвижным и жарким.7. slow —тихий, малоактивный, неактивный ( неэнергичный): It was a slow month for trade. — Торговля в этом месяце шла неактивно./Торговля в этом месяце шла вяло. -
4 кроткий ответ отвращает гнев
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > кроткий ответ отвращает гнев
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5 Покорное слово гнев укрощает
A mild reply can alleviate anger or hostility. See Ласка вернее таски (Л), Ласковое слово и буйную голову смиряет (Л)Var.: Кроткое слово гнев побеждаетCf: Kindness is the noblest weapon to conquer with (Am.). A soft answer turns away wrath (Am., Br.). Soft words win a hard heart (Am.). Soft words win hard hearts (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Покорное слово гнев укрощает
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6 tatlı
"1. sweet (in taste). 2. pleasant, agreeable, nice, sweet; amiable, genial; delicious; dulcet, melodious. 3. pleasantly, agreeably, nicely; genially. 4. sweet dessert, Brit. sweet (especially a pastry soaked in syrup). -ya bağlamak /ı/ 1. to settle (a matter) amicably. 2. to end (a talk) on a pleasant or jolly note. - bela a trying but nonetheless lovable person; scamp, impish but endearing child. - dil soft words, kind and conciliatory words. - dil, güler yüz kind words and a smiling face. - dil yılanı deliğinden çıkarır. proverb A soft answer turns away wrath. - dilli (person) whose talk is delightful, who has a delightful way of expressing himself. - sert 1. tartish, agreeably tart (in taste). 2. kind but firm (words, manner). 3. kindly but firmly. - söz soft words, kind and conciliatory words. - su 1. water which tastes good. 2. fresh water (as opposed to salt water). 3. (someone) who´s trying to act like..., would-be: tatlı su sosyalisti would-be socialist. - su Frengi local Christian who apes European ways. - su kaptanı inexperienced sailor. - tatlı pleasantly; with pleasure, pleasurably. - ye, tatlı söyle. proverb Let´s try to live together peaceably./Live and let live. - yerinde bırakmak/kesmek /ı/ 1. to stop doing (something) before (the doing of) it becomes boring. 2. to break off (a story) at an exciting point." -
7 Ласковое слово и буйную голову смиряет
See Покорное слово гнев укрощает (П)Var.: Ласковое слово и бурю укрощает (и кость ломит)Cf: A soft answer turns away wrath (Am.). Soft words win hard hearts (Br.). A spoonful of oil on the troubled waters goes farther than a quart of vinegar (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Ласковое слово и буйную голову смиряет
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8 кроткий
1. meek2. placable3. gentle; meek4. mild5. softкроткий ответ отвращает гнев; — a soft answer turns away wrath
Синонимический ряд:1. безропотный (прил.) безответный; безропотный; покорный; смиренный2. мягкий (прил.) ангельский; беззлобный; голубиный; мягкий; незлобивый; незлобный -
9 жёсткое слово строптивит, мягкое смиряет
Set phrase: a soft answer turns away wrath (дословно: Мягкий ответ охлаждает гнев)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > жёсткое слово строптивит, мягкое смиряет
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10 кроткий ответ отвращает гнев, повинную голову меч не сечёт
General subject: a soft answer turneth away wrathУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > кроткий ответ отвращает гнев, повинную голову меч не сечёт
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11 ласковое слово и ласковый вид и свирепого к рукам приманит
Set phrase: a soft answer turns away wrath (дословно: Мягкий ответ охлаждает гнев)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ласковое слово и ласковый вид и свирепого к рукам приманит
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12 повинную голову и меч не сечёт
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > повинную голову и меч не сечёт
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13 покорное слово гнев укрощает
Set phrase: a soft answer turns away wrath (дословно: Мягкий ответ охлаждает гнев)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > покорное слово гнев укрощает
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14 מענה רך ישיב חמה
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15 pluie
pluie [plyi]feminine nounrain ; ( = averse) shower• jour/temps de pluie rainy day/weather* * *plɥi1) Météorologiepar temps de pluie — when it rains, in rainy weather
la saison des pluies — the rainy season, the rains (pl)
2) (de missiles, d'injures) hail; (d'étincelles, de cadeaux, compliments) shower; (de lettres, d'offres) lots (pl)tomber en pluie — [projectiles, étincelles] to rain down
•Phrasal Verbs:••il n'est pas né or tombé de la dernière pluie — (colloq) he wasn't born yesterday (colloq)
elle fait la pluie et le beau temps dans le parti — she calls the shots (colloq) in the party
après la pluie le beau temps — Proverbe every cloud has a silver lining Proverbe
* * *plɥi nf1) rain2) fig* * *pluie nf1 (eau, phénomène) la pluie rain; sous la pluie in the rain; sous une pluie battante/torrentielle in driving/torrential rain; il tombait une pluie fine it was drizzling; jour de pluie rainy day; par temps de pluie when it rains, in rainy weather;2 ( averse) après la pluie after the rain; des pluies intermittentes/violentes/d'été periodic/heavy/summer showers; la saison des pluies the rainy season, the rains;3 (de missiles, d'injures) hail (de of); (d'étincelles, de cadeaux, compliments) shower (de of); (de lettres, d'offres) lots (de of); tomber en pluie [projectiles, étincelles] to rain down; jeter le riz en pluie dans le lait bouillant sprinkle the rice into the boiling milk.pluies acides acid rain ¢.il n'est pas né or tombé de la dernière pluie○ he wasn't born yesterday○; parler de la pluie et du beau temps to make small talk; elle fait la pluie et le beau temps dans le parti she calls the shots○ in the party; après la pluie le beau temps Prov every cloud has a silver lining Prov.[plɥi] nom féminin1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE rainpluie diluvienne ou torrentielle pouring rain2. [retombée] shower————————en pluie locution adverbiale -
16 vorba dulce mult aduce
prov. good words cost nothing and are worth muchthere are more flies caught with honey than vinegara man's hat in his hand never did him any harmfine words dress ill deedsbibl. a soft answer turneth away wrath. -
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1. find(откривам, издирвам) find out, discover, detect, track down, earth down, ferret out, rake up, come across, run across, run to earth, hunt up/out, look up/out, dig up, lay o.'s hand on, turn upнамирам работа find work/employment, sl. land a jobнамирам дума в речника look up a word in the dictionaryнамирам си клиент (за проститутка) pick up a manнамирам/откривам петрол strike oilнамирам отново чадъра си retrieve o.'s umbrellaнамирам отново следите на recover the tracks ofнамирам и донасям (дивеч-за куче) retrieveкойто не може да се намери unavailableбивам намерен случайно turn upкаквото съм си намерил мое си е finding is keeping, finders keepersпо-добро едва ли ще намерите that is as near as you can getняма да намериш друг/втори като него you won't find his peerкъдето намери left and right, indiscriminatelyадвокатът няма да миряса, докато не намери данните, които са му нужни the lawyer will not rest until he ferrets out the information he needsтой ми намери най-хубавите круши he looked out the best pears for meтой намери адреса й в указателя he looked out her address in the directoryнай-сетне го намерихме/открихме в една кръчма finally we tracked him down to/in a pubмежду писмата намерих една снимка на майка ти among the letters I turned up a photograph of your motherстана ми неприятно, че не ви намерих в къщи I was disappointed to find you outвсеки си намира каквото търси everybody finds his match; like will to like; everybody finds what he looks forне разбирам какво намираш в него I can't understand what you find in him2. (считам) find, think, considerнамирам някого за умен find/consider s.o. cleverнамират го умен he is considered clever, he is looked upon as a clever manнамирам за необходимо да направя нещо find/deem it necessary to do s.th.намирам за добре think fit/goodкакто намерите за добре as you think/see fit/best, as you pleaseнека го направи, както намери за добре let him do it as he choosesнамирам някого за виновен find s.o. guiltyнамирам някого за невинен find s.o. not guiltyнамериха го (за) виновен he was found guiltyлекарят намира положението му за безнадеждно the doctor finds/considers his case hopelessнамирам нещо за трудно find s.th. difficult; make heavy weather of s.th.3. (в съчетание с отвлечени същ.)намирам одобрение meet with approvalнамирам смъртта си meet o.'s death, come by o.'s deathнамирам утеха find consolation (в in)намирам кураж, смелост pluck up courage/heart, muster courage, screw up o.'s courageнамирам сили rally/muster/collect o.'s faculties/forces/strength, gather o.s. upнамирам недостатъци find faults (в with)намирам цаката/колая/майсторията/майката на нещо get the hang/knack of s.th.ще му намерим колая we'll manage somehowне мога да намеря думи да изразя благодарността си my words are inadequate to express my gratitudeнамирам отзвук meet with a responseнамирам признание win public recognitionнамирам удоволствие в find pleasure inнамирам слабото място на някого get on the soft/blind side of s.o.той винаги намираше отговор he was never short of an answerнамирам израз в find expression in; find vent inнамирам добър/радушен прием be given a warm reception; get a warm receptionживея в намирам (укривам се) live in hiding/obscurity, ( не знам какво ще стане) live in suspense* * *намѝрам,гл.1. find; ( откривам; издирвам) find out, discover, detect, track down, earth down, ferret out, rake up, come across, run across, run to earth, hunt up/out, look up/out, dig up, lay o.’s hand on, turn up; ( нещо скрито за полиция) uncover; бивам намерен случайно turn up; всеки си намира каквото търси everybody finds his match; like will to like; everybody finds what he looks for; каквото съм си намерил, мое си е finding is keeping, finders keepers; който не може да се намери unavailable; където намери left and right, indiscriminately; мъчно \намирам слушатели have to look far for an audience; най-сетне го намерихме/открихме в една кръчма finally we tracked him down to/in a pub; \намирам дума в речника look up a word (in the dictionary); \намирам и донасям ( дивеч за куче) retrieve; \намирам/откривам петрол strike oil; \намирам отново следите на recover the tracks of; \намирам отново чадъра си retrieve o.’s umbrella; \намирам работа find work/employment, sl. land a job; \намирам клиент (за проститутка) pick up a man; не \намирам нищо лошо в това I see nothing bad in it; не разбирам какво намираш в него I can’t understand what you find in him; няма да намериш друг/втори като него you won’t find his peer; по-добро едва ли ще намерите that is as near as you can get; стана ми неприятно, че не ви намерих вкъщи I was disappointed to find you out; той намери адреса ѝ в указателя he looked out her address in the directory;2. ( считам) find, think, consider; както намерите за добре as you think/see fit/best, as you please; \намирам за добре think fit/good; \намирам за необходимо да направя нещо find/deem it necessary to do s.th.; \намирам нещо за трудно find s.th. difficult; make heavy weather of s.th.; \намирам някого за умен find/consider s.o. clever; намират го умен he is considered clever, he is looked upon as a clever man; нека го направи, както намери за добре let him do it as he chooses;3. (в съчетание с абстрактни същ.): въпросът ми не намери отговор my question got no answer; книгата намери добър прием the book was well received; \намирам добър/радушен прием be given a warm reception; get a warm reception; \намирам израз в find expression in; find vent in; \намирам кураж/смелост pluck up courage/heart, muster (up) courage, screw up o.’s courage; \намирам мястото/средата си find o.’s (own) level; \намирам недостатъци find faults (в with); \намирам одобрение meet with approval; \намирам отзвук meet with a response; \намирам по-добър пазар/пласмент от, по-добра цена от outsell; \намирам признание win public recognition; \намирам сили rally/muster/collect o.’s faculties/forces/strength, gather o.s. up; \намирам слабото място на някого get on the soft/blind side of s.o.; \намирам смъртта си meet o.’s death, come by o.’s death; \намирам удоволствие в find pleasure in; \намирам цаката/колая/майката на нещо разг. get the hang/knack of s.th.; не мога да си намеря място прен. fidget, be fidgety/restless; be like a cat on hot bricks; ( бесен съм) I’m beside myself (от with); не намерих сили да I couldn’t bring myself to; не \намирам думи да words fail me to/are inadequate to (express); той винаги намираше отговор he was never short of an answer; той не намери отговор he was at a loss what to say, he couldn’t think of an answer; ще му намерим колая we’ll manage somehow;\намирам се (за местоположение) be, be about, be around, stand, be located; be situated, lie; ( срещам се за минерал, животински вид и пр.) occur, be found; все нещо ще се намери something is sure to turn up; говоря колкото да се \намирам на приказки indulge in small talk, chatter away for the fun of it; да ти се намира случайно … do you happen to have …; дай му нещо (колкото) да се намира на работа keep him busy; колкото да се \намирам на работа just to have s.th. to do, for the sake of doing s.th.; къде и кога ще се намерим? when and where are we going to meet? къде се намираш? where do you think you are? what are you doing? намира ли се лекарство, което да … is there any medicine available that will …; \намирам се в чудо be at a loss; \намирам се на работа do s.th. just to kill time; \намирам се натясно be in a tight corner; \намирам се под подозрение be under suspicion, be suspected, be a suspect; никой не знае къде се намира сега той his present whereabouts are unknown; свещникът се намира на масата the candlestick stands on the table; случайно се намери кола a cab chanced by; тази книга не се намира this book is not (to be) found; this book is out of print; ти ли се намери да дойдеш сега? why should you of all people be coming now? това се намира на пазара it is available on the market; you can find it in the market; трудно се намира (за продукт и пр.) is hard to come by; • намерил село без кучета throw o.’s weight about and go unpunished/and get away with it.; do as one pleases; намерил си кого да питаш you’ve hit upon a fine one to ask; \намирам вратата спорт. find the net; \намирам си майстора meet o.’s match; сега ли намери (да) you’ve chosen a bad moment (to), you’ve chosen the wrong time (to), ирон. you’ve picked just the right moment to; ще си го намери рано или късно sooner or later he’ll get what he deserves; sooner or later he’ll (have to) pay for it/for everything.* * *detect; discover: Can you намирам me a job? - Можеш ли да ми намериш работа?; meet with: намирам positive response - срещам положителен отзвук; procure* * *1. (в съчетание с отвлечени същ.): НАМИРАМ одобрение meet with approval 2. (откривам 3. (считам) find, think, consider 4. find 5. НАМИРАМ цаката/колая/майсторията/майката на нещо get the hang/knack of s.th. 6. НАМИРАМ paбота find work/employment, sl. land a job 7. НАМИРАМ добър/радушен прием be given a warm reception;get a warm reception 8. НАМИРАМ дума в речника look up a word in the dictionary 9. НАМИРАМ за добре think fit/good 10. НАМИРАМ за необходимо да направя нещо find/deem it necessary to do s.th. 11. НАМИРАМ и донасям (дивеч - за куче) retrieve 12. НАМИРАМ израз в find expression in;find vent in 13. НАМИРАМ кураж, смелост pluck up courage/heart, muster courage, screw up o.'s courage 14. НАМИРАМ недостатъци find faults (в with) 15. НАМИРАМ нещо за трудно find s.th. difficult;make heavy weather of s.th. 16. НАМИРАМ някого за виновен find s.о. guilty 17. НАМИРАМ някого за невинен find s.о. not guilty 18. НАМИРАМ някого за умен find/consider s.o. clever 19. НАМИРАМ отзвук meet with a response 20. НАМИРАМ отново следите на recover the tracks of 21. НАМИРАМ отново чадъра си retrieve o.'s umbrella 22. НАМИРАМ по-добър пазар/пласмент от, НАМИРАМ по-добра цена от outsell 23. НАМИРАМ признание win public recognition 24. НАМИРАМ себе си, НАМИРАМ призванието си find o.s. 25. НАМИРАМ си клиент (за проститутка) pick up a man 26. НАМИРАМ сили rally/muster/collect o.'s faculties/forces/strength, gather o.s. up 27. НАМИРАМ слабото място на някого get on the soft/blind side of s.o. 28. НАМИРАМ смъртта си meet o.'s death, come by o.'s death 29. НАМИРАМ удоволствие в find pleasure in 30. НАМИРАМ утеха find consolation (в in) 31. НАМИРАМ/откривам петрол strike oil 32. адвокатът няма да миряса, докато не намери данните, които са му нужни the lawyer will not rest until he ferrets out the information he needs 33. бивам намерен случайно turn up 34. всеки си намира каквото търси everybody finds his match;like will to like;everybody finds what he looks for 35. живея в НАМИРАМ (укривам се) live in hiding/obscurity, (не знам какво ще стане) live in suspense 36. издирвам) find out, discover, detect, track down, earth down, ferret out, rake up, come across, run across, run to earth, hunt up/out, look up/out, dig up, lay o.'s hand on, turn up 37. каквото съм си намерил мое си е finding is keeping, finders keepers 38. както намерите за добре as you think/see fit/best, as you please 39. книгата намери 40. който не може да се намери unavailable 41. където намери left and right, indiscriminately 42. лекарят намира положението му за безнадеждно the doctor finds/considers his case hopeless 43. между писмата намерих една снимка на майка ти among the letters I turned up a photograph of your mother 44. мъчи ме НАМИРАМта be on the anxious bench/seat 45. мъчителна НАМИРАМ agonizing suspense 46. мъчно НАМИРАМ слушатели have to took far for an audience 47. най-сетне го намерихме/открихме в една кръчма finally we tracked him down to/in a pub 48. намериха го (за) виновен he was found guilty 49. намират го умен he is considered clever, he is looked upon as a clever man 50. не НАМИРАМ нищо лошо в това I see nothing bad in it 51. не мога да намеря думи да изразя благодарността си my words are inadequate to express my gratitude 52. не разбирам какво намираш в него I can't understand what you find in him 53. нека го направи, както намери за добре let him do it as he chooses 54. няма да намериш друг/втори като него you won't find his peer 55. по-добро едва ли ще намерите that is as near as you can get 56. се в НАМИРАМ be missing;o.'s whereabouts are unknown 57. стана ми неприятно, че не ви намерих в къщи I was disappointed to find you out 58. той винаги намираше отговор he was never short of an answer 59. той ми намери най-хубавите круши he looked out the best pears for me 60. той намери адреса й в указателя he looked out her address in the directory 61. ще му намерим колая we'll manage somehow -
18 molle
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96. -
19 mollia
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96. -
20 mollis
mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).I.Lit.:II.mollis juncus,
Verg. E. 2, 72:comam mollis... hyacinthi,
id. G. 4, 137:aurum,
flexible, id. A. 10, 818:tiliae,
Ov. M. 10, 92:crura,
Verg. G. 3, 76:colla,
id. A. 11, 622:bracchia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 595:cervix,
id. F. 4, 185:commissurae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60:molle litus,
of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:harena,
Ov. M. 2, 577:aqua,
id. A. A. 1, 476:fraga,
id. M. 13, 816:castaneae,
Verg. E. 1, 82:mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),
id. G. 1, 341; cf.:molli mero,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:molle Calenum,
Juv. 1, 69:alvus,
relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:cibus,
mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:ovum,
soft, id. 4, 4, 5:prata,
Verg. G. 2, 384:gramen,
Ov. F. 6, 328:humus,
id. A. A. 3, 688:lana,
id. F. 2, 742:torus,
id. Am. 2, 4, 14:arcus,
slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:feretrum,
made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:mollissima cera,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:mollia panis,
the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:molles genae,
soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:capilli,
id. P. 3, 3, 17:manus,
id. Am. 1, 4, 24:latus,
id. M. 14, 710:molles Zephyri,
soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,hiems,
Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:aestas,
Verg. G. 1, 312:caelum,
Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:Euphrates mollior undis,
gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:aditus,
easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,iter,
Quint. 4, 2, 46:via,
id. 1, 6, 22:fastigium,
gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:clivus,
Verg. E. 9, 8:modicis et mollibus clivis,
Curt. 8, 39, 6:jugum montis,
Tac. G. 1:trames,
Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:in molli carne vermes nascuntur,
it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—Trop.A.Tender, delicate, susceptible:2.mollibus annis,
in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:os molle,
easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:mollissima corda,
Juv. 15, 131:mollissimae aures,
modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):B.philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:Sabaei,
Verg. G. 1, 57:viri molles, i. e. pathici,
Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:disciplina,
effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:delicatior... molliorque ratio,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12:vita,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:mollis teneraque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 23:educatio,
id. 1, 2, 6:actio,
id. 11, 3, 128:Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19:sententiae,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,
Liv. 22, 2, 4:Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,
id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:molles in aure fenestrae,
Juv. 1, 104.—Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:C.orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,
soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:mollis et jucunda senectus,
id. Sen. 1, 2:ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,
calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:verba,
Hor. Epod. 5, 83:mollia jussa,
mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,
soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,
to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:saepius molliora respondens,
id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):ridere mollia,
to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,
in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:pilenta,
having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:mollissima fandi tempora,
id. A. 4, 293:hora mollior,
more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:signa,
Cic. Brut. 18, 70:duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,
more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—Weak, untrustworthy:1.nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,
Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):2.molliter sustine me,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:aves nidos mollissime substernunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:recubans,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:ossa cubent,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,
more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:cura molliter semina conlocandi,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:colles ad orientem molliter devexi,
gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —Trop.:quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,
calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:abnuere,
Liv. 30, 3:delicate et molliter vivere,
voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:aegritudinem pati,
sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,
too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:interpretari mollius aliquid,
rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.
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