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41 clypeus
clĭpĕus (in inscrr. and MSS. also clŭp- and clyp-), i, m. ( clĭpĕum, i, n., Verg. A. 9, 709; Liv. 1, 43, 2; 34, 52, 5; 35, 10, 12; 38, 35, 5; 40, 51, 3; Licin. et Laber. ap. Non. p. 196, 22 sq. al.) [root in clepo].I.The round brazen shield of Roman soldiers (diff. from scutum, which was oval, and made of wood covered with bull's hide; cf. Dict. of Antiq. p. 268 sq.), Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 93 Müll.; id. ap. Prisc. p. 838 P. (Enn. Ann. 364 Vahl.); Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 195; 3, 2, 93; id. Truc. 2, 6, 25; Cic. Fin. 2, 30, 97; id. Div. 1, 44, 99; id. Tusc. 1, 15, 34; id. de Or. 2, 17, 73; Nep. Iphic. 1, 3; Liv. 1, 43, 2; 8, 8, 3; 9, 19, 7; Verg. A. 2, 443; 7, 626; 8, 447; Hor. C. 1, 28, 11; Ov. M. 8, 27; 12, 621.—Prov.:B. II.clipeum post vulnera sumere,
i. e. to do something when it is too late, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 35. —Meton., of objects in the form of a shield. *A.The vault of heaven: in altisono caeli clupeo, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 73 Müll.—* B.The disk of the sun, Ov. M. 15, 192.—C.A round meteor:D.clipei et vastorum imagines ignium,
Sen. Q. N. 1, 1, 15; 7, 20, 2; Plin. 2, 34, 34, § 100.—But esp. freq.,A bust of the gods or distinguished men, represented upon a shield-formed surface (of gold, silver, etc., skilfully prepared, and often laid up as sacred gifts in the temples; so mostly in neutr. form; v. supra init.):E.scutis qualibus apud Trojam pugnatum est, continebantur imagines, unde et nomen habuere clipeorum,
Plin. 35, 3, 4, § 13; Liv. 25, 39, 13; 35, 10, 12; Tac. A. 2, 83; Suet. Calig. 16; id. Dom. 23; Dig. 9, 3, 5 fin. —Clipeum antiqui ob rotunditatem etiam corium bovis appellarunt, in quo foedus Gabinorum cum Romanis fuerat descriptum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 56 Müll. (cf. the same use of hoplon, Corp. Inscr. Graec. II. p. 664). -
42 flat
flat [flæt]plat ⇒ 1 (a), 3 (b), 3 (c) dégonflé ⇒ 1 (a) crevé ⇒ 1 (a) à plat ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d) éventé ⇒ 1 (b) monotone ⇒ 1 (c) en dessous du ton ⇒ 1 (e), 2 (c) catégorique ⇒ 1 (f) fixe ⇒ 1 (g) catégoriquement ⇒ 1 (f), 2 (a) appartement ⇒ 3 (a) bémol ⇒ 3 (e) crevaison ⇒ 3 (f)(a) (countryside, feet, stomach, chest, shoes) plat; (surface) plan; (roof) plat, en terrasse; (nose) épaté, camus; (curve) aplati; (tyre → deflated) à plat, dégonflé; (→ punctured) crevé; (ball, balloon) dégonflé; (picture) sans relief; (in painting → colour) mat; Architecture (vault) plat; (arch) déprimé;∎ to stretch out flat (person) s'allonger à plat;∎ to stand flat against the wall (person) se plaquer contre le mur; (item of furniture) être adossé contre le mur;∎ it folds up flat c'est pliable;∎ he was lying flat on his back il était allongé à plat sur le dos;∎ figurative to be flat on one's back (with illness) être alité;∎ lay the book flat on the desk pose le livre à plat sur le bureau;∎ also figurative to knock sb flat faire tomber qn à la renverse;∎ the blow laid him flat le coup l'a assommé;∎ to fall flat on one's back tomber sur le dos;∎ to fall flat on one's face tomber la tête la première; figurative se casser le nez;∎ the city had been bombed flat les bombardements avaient rasé la ville(b) (soft drink, beer, champagne) éventé;∎ to go flat (beer, soft drink) s'éventer, perdre ses bulles(c) figurative (monotonous → style, voice) monotone, terne; (without emotion → voice) éteint; (stock market, business) au point mort; (social life) peu animé;∎ to feel flat se sentir vidé ou à plat;∎ business has been a bit flat lately les affaires sont calmes ces derniers temps∎ to be flat (singer) chanter en dessous du ton ou trop bas; (instrumentalist) jouer en dessous du ton ou trop bas;∎ E flat mi m bémol(f) (categorical → refusal, denial) catégorique;∎ to give a flat refusal refuser catégoriquement;∎ you're not going, and that's flat! tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout!2 adverb(a) (categorically) catégoriquement;∎ she turned me down flat elle m'a opposé un refus catégorique∎ in thirty seconds flat en trente secondes pile∎ flat broke complètement fauché3 noun∎ (block of) flats immeuble m (d'habitation)(b) (of hand, blade) plat m(f) familiar (puncture) crevaison□ f; (punctured tyre) pneu m crevé□ ; (deflated tyre) pneu m à plat□ ;∎ we got a flat (puncture) nous avons crevé∎ salt flats marais mpl salants5 flat out2 adverb∎ to work flat out travailler d'arrache-pied;∎ to be going flat out (car) être à sa vitesse maximum; (driver, runner, horse) être au maximum ou à fond;∎ the car does 100 mph flat out ≃ la vitesse maximale ou de pointe de la voiture est de 160 km/h;∎ she's going flat out to win the chairmanship elle met tout en jeu pour obtenir la présidence►► flat bed (of lorry) plateau m;flat blade screwdriver tournevis m à lame plate, tournevis m plat;Nautical flat calm calme m plat;British flat cap casquette f;Computing flat file fichier m de données non structurées;Computing & Television flat monitor écran m plat;Computing flat panel display moniteur m à écran plat;Horseracing flat race course f de plat;Computing & Television flat screen écran m plat;Horseracing flat season saison f des courses de plat;Australian flat white (coffee) café m au lait
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