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  • 101 gra|ć

    impf vt 1. (rozgrywać) to play [partię, spotkanie]
    - gramy dzisiaj mecz we’re playing a game today
    - gramy już trzeci set we are playing the third set
    - graliśmy dzisiaj świetną koszykówkę pot. we played great basketball tonight
    - (w) co gramy? pot. what’s trumps?
    - gramy (w) piki pot. spades are trumps ⇒ zagrać
    2. Kino, Teatr [aktor] to play [rolę, Hamleta]
    - grać w teatrze to act on stage
    - grać u Altmana to appear in an Altman film
    - grał postać księdza he played a priest
    - role żeńskie grane przez mężczyzn female roles played by men
    - świetnie grana sztuka a very well-acted play
    - aktorzy grali fatalnie/świetnie the acting was terrible/great
    - kto gra Bonda w „Goldeneye”? who plays Bond in ‘Goldeneye’? ⇒ zagrać
    - grać głupka/niewiniątko to play the fool/the innocent
    - grać przed kimś komedię to put on an act for sb
    - grać rolę dobrego przyjaciela to play the good friend ⇒ zagrać
    4. (spełniać funkcję) grać rolę czegoś to serve as sth
    - grać rolę klasowego wesołka to be the classroom clown
    - walory estetyczne grają drugorzędną rolę the aesthetic merit is of secondary importance
    - największą rolę grają pieniądze money is the key factor
    - pieniądze nie grają roli money is no object ⇒ zagrać
    5. Kino, Teatr (wystawiać, wyświetlać) to play
    - gramy teraz „Sen nocy letniej” we are playing ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
    - nasz teatr często gra Szekspira our theatre often plays Shakespeare
    - co dzisiaj grają w kinie? what’s on at the cinema?
    - w Odeonie grają dzisiaj „Gwiezdne Wojny” ‘Star Wars’ is playing at the Odeon
    - tego już nie grają it’s not playing any more
    6. Muz. to play [utwór, Mozarta]
    - często gracie Bacha? do you often play Bach? ⇒ zagrać
    7. pot. (odtwarzać) to play
    - w radiu bez przerwy grają tę piosenkę they play the song all the time on the radio
    vi 1. (brać udział w grze) to play vt
    - grać w piłkę nożną/karty/szachy to play football/cards/chess
    - dobrze grać w brydża/tenisa to be good at bridge/tennis
    - grać w ataku/na bramce to play attack/(in) goal
    - grać z kimś w tenisa to play tennis with sb
    - grać na wyścigach to bet at the races, to put money on a. to play the horses
    - grać na pieniądze to play for money
    - grać o mistrzostwo to play for the title
    - grać środkiem boiska to play down the centre
    - grać skrzydłami to play down the wings
    - grać w Bayernie/reprezentacji to play for Bayern/one’s country
    - Real gra dziś z Barceloną Real takes on a. plays Barcelona today
    - z kim dzisiaj gramy? who are we playing today?
    - grasz z nami? do you want to play with us? ⇒ zagrać
    2. Muz. to play vt
    - grać na skrzypcach/gitarze/fortepianie to play the violin/guitar/piano
    - grać do tańca to play music for dancing
    - grać na cztery ręce to play duets ⇒ zagrać
    3. (dźwięczeć) [muzyka, instrument, radio] to play
    - w tle cicho grała muzyka some music was playing softly in the background
    - radio grało na cały regulator the radio was going at full blast
    - grający zegar a musical clock
    - monotonne granie silnika the monotonous hum of an engine
    - aż jej w piersiach a. płucach grało przen. she was panting and wheezing ⇒ zagrać
    4. pot. (być włączonym, działać) to be on
    - telewizor gra na okrągło the TV is on all the time
    - magnetofon nie chce grać the tape recorder is out of order
    5. Ekon., Fin. to play vt
    - grać na giełdzie to play the stock market ⇒ zagrać
    6. przen. (rywalizować) to play
    - grać uczciwie to play fair
    - gramy o wysoką stawkę we’re playing for high stakes ⇒ zagrać
    7. (wykorzystywać coś) to play
    - grać na czyichś emocjach to play on sb’s emotions
    - politycy umiejętnie grający na uczuciach narodowych politicians who skilfully play on national sentiments ⇒ zagrać
    8. książk. (być obecnym) ciepłe tony grały w jego głosie there was a caring note in his voice
    - jej twarz grała tysiącem uczuć all sorts of emotions flickered across her face; ⇒ zagrać
    9. książk. (mienić się) jego pejzaże grają wszystkimi kolorami his landscapes are full of ever-changing colours
    - kolory grały w słońcu the colours danced in the sunlight ⇒ zagrać
    10. pot. (współgrać) to match
    - te kolory świetnie ze sobą grają the colours match perfectly
    11. Myślis. [pies myśliwski] to bay
    - psy grały w oddali the hounds were baying in the distance
    - granie cietrzewi mating calls of black grouse ⇒ zagrać
    grać na czas Sport to waste time
    - grać na zwłokę to play for time
    - w to mi graj! pot. it couldn’t be better!, I love it!
    - konkurencji tylko w to graj our competitors would love it
    - coś tu nie gra pot. something’s wrong here
    - wszystko gra! pot. everything is shipshape! pot.
    - co jest grane? pot. what’s going on?
    - czas gra na naszą korzyść/niekorzyść time is on our side/we’re running out of time

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > gra|ć

  • 102 manage

    1. I
    I can manage, thanks я справлюсь сам, спасибо; he is a difficult person to manage с ним трудно справиться /сладить/
    2. II
    manage in some manner manage well /all right/ (easily, badly, admirably, etc.) хорошо и т. д. справляться (с делами и т. к.); I shall manage somehow я как-нибудь справлюсь; we could just manage мы еле-еле управились; how are you managing? как у вас идут дела?
    3. III
    1) manage smth., smb. manage one's work (matters, a plan. the pupils, etc.) справляться со своей работой и т. д.; I think I can manage it мне кажется, что я могу с этим справиться; I don't know how they managed it не знаю, как они ухитрились это сделать; they say he's difficult but I think I can manage him говорят, [что] он трудный человек, но я думаю, что справлюсь с ним; can you manage another bun (a few more cherries, another slice of cake, etc.)? вы справитесь еще с одной булочкой и т. д.?, вы в состоянии съесть еще одну булочку и т. д.?
    2) manage smth., smb. a firm (the affairs of a nation, a business, a hotel, a shop, an estate, etc.) руководить /управлять, заведовать/ фермой и т. д., стоять во главе фирмы и т. д., who manages this department? кто [здесь] заведует этим отделом?; he's not capable of managing such a big factory ему не по силам /не под силу/ управлять таким большим заводом; manage a household вести домашнее хозяйство; he manages her affairs он ведет ее дела; manage а саг водить машину; manage a bicycle ездить на велосипеде; manage a tool (a knife, a screwdriver, a gun, etc.) обращаться с /владеть/ инструментом и т. д.; manage a horse выезжать лошадь; manage a sailing boat ходить на яхте; manage an oar править веслом
    4. IV
    manage smth., smb. in some manner manage smth., smb. well (badly, skilfully, easily, effectively. competently. subtly, tactfully, etc.) хорошо и т. д. справляться с чем-л., кем-л.; he managed it very cleverly он очень ловко с этим справился; he can't manage the boat alone он не может сам управиться с лодкой
    5. XI
    1) be managed the plan will succeed or not according to how it is managed успех плана зависит от того, как мы за него возьмемся; be managed by smb. he is managed by his wife он под каблуком у жены
    6. XIII
    manage to do smth. manage to get somewhere (to get there in time, to catch the train, to pass one's examinations, to get along, to keep warm, etc.) ухитриться /суметь/ добраться куда-л. и т. д., how did you manage to get these tickets? как вы ухитрились /вам удалось/ получить /достать/ эти билеты?; I managed to see him twice last week на прошлой неделе мне удалось повидать его дважды; she managed to keep her temper она сумела сохранить спокойствие; he manageed to lose the key он умудрился потерять ключ
    7. XVI
    manage on smth. manage on one's salary (on one's income, on the money you gave me, etc.) обходиться своей зарплатой и т. д.; will you manage on 3 dollars a day? вы справитесь /управитесь/ на три доллара в день?, вы обойдетесь тремя долларами в день?; manage with (without) smth., smb. manage with these tools (with less than 2 per cent, with their help, etc.) справляться при помощи этих инструментов / обходиться этими инструментами/ и т. д.; I'll (I can) manage without your help я обойдусь (могу обойтись) без вашей помощи; how will you manage without your husband? как вы справитесь без мужа?; if I can't borrow the money I shall have to manage without если мне не удастся занять денег, придется обойтись так /без них/; manage by oneself I don't think I can manage by myself по-моему, мне самому не справиться
    8. XXI1
    manage smth. with smth. manage the situation with delicacy (the stage effects with great skill, etc.) тактично справиться с положением и т. д.; he managed the plot of the story with inventiveness он разработал сюжет этого рассказа с большей изобретательностью; manage smth. by oneself can you manage the car by yourself? вы можете управиться с машиной без посторонней помощи?; can you manage those packages by yourself? вы можете сами справиться с этими пакетами?
    9. XXV
    manage while... (when..., etc.) who will manage while the boss is away? кто будет управлять /заведовать, руководить/ в отсутствие хозяина?

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > manage

  • 103 preserve

    1. III
    preserve smth.
    1) preserve fruit (eggs, food, etc.) сохранять фрукты и т.д.; ice helps to preserve meat на льду мясо (дольше) сохраняется; preserve one's good looks (one's eyesight, one's strength, one's composure, appearances, discipline, etc.) сохранять свою красоту и т.д.; he preserves all nails and pins he picks up он собирает /хранит/ все гвоздики и булавки, которые подбирает; we must preserve the names of great men (the memory of this tragedy) надо хранить память о великих людях (об этой трагедии); preserve one's sanity сохранять ясность ума
    2) preserve fruit (vegetables, fish, game, etc.) консервировать фрукты и т.д.
    3) preserve historical monuments /monuments of the past/ (this old building, rivers, forests, game, rare birds, etc.) охранять исторические памятники и т.д.; his quick thinking preserved his life он остался в живых, только благодаря своей сообразительности
    2. IV
    1) preserve smth. in some manner preserve smth. easily (successfully, skilfully, etc.) легко и т.д. сохранять что-л.; preserve smth. for some time preserve flowers for a long time уметь долго сохранять цветы [свежими]
    2) preserve smth., smb. in some manner preserve smth., smb. miraculously (marvelously, unexpectedly, etc.) чудесным образом /чудом/ и т.д. спасти что-л., кого-л.
    3. XI
    be preserved these woods are preserved эти леса находятся под охраной государства /объявлены заповедником/; all his paintings have been preserved все его картины были сохранены; be preserved in smth. certain traditions are preserved in our family в нашей семье сохраняются /соблюдаются/ некоторые традиции; the story has been preserved in various European languages это предание сохранилось /живет/ в ряде европейских языков; be preserved in some manner he is very well preserved and doesn't look half his age он очень хорошо сохранился и выглядит вдвое моложе, чем на самом деле
    4. XXI1
    1) preserve smth. in smth. preserve fruit in syrup (fish in salt, the embryo in alcohol, etc.) сохранять фрукты в сиропе и т.д.; she preserved a lot of fruit in jars она заготовила /законсервировала, закатала/ много банок с фруктами: preserve a scene in motion pictures запечатлеть сцену в кино /на киноленте/; preserve smth. from smth. salt preserves vegetables from decay соль предохраняет овощи от порчи; preserve the legend from oblivion сохранить легенду [в памяти]
    2) preserve smb. from smth. book. preserve smb. from danger (from harm, from illness, from cold, etc.) оберегать /охранять/ кого-л. от опасности и т.д.
    3) preserve smth. for smth. preserve a river for fishing (a wood for hunting, a ground for shooting, etc.) сохранять реку для рыбной ловли и т.д. (не допускать загрязнения, строительства и т.п.)
    5. XXIV1

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  • 104 treat

    1. II
    treat at some time I'll treat today сегодня плачу /угощаю/ я; whose turn is it to treat next? кто угощает следующий?; чья очередь угощать в следующий раз?
    2. III
    1) treat smb. is that how you treat him? так вот, как вы с ним обращаетесь /обходитесь/!; how's the world been treating you? как вам живется?
    2) treat smb., smth. treat one's patients (one's children, one's fever, a sprained ankle, etc.) лечить своих больных /пациентов/ и т.д.; the dentist is treating my tooth этот зубной врач лечит мне сейчас зуб
    3) treat smth. treat the progress of medicine (this important problem, the question of phonetical change, etc.) обсуждать /рассматривать/ развитие и достижения медицины и т.д.; this book treats current social problems в этой книге трактуются современные социальные проблемы
    4) treat smb. I will treat you [all] я угощаю /плачу за/ вас [всех]
    3. IV
    1) treat smb. in some manner treat smb. well (kindly, respectfully, properly, badly, etc.) обращаться /обходиться/ с кем-л. хорошо и т.Л; I treated him rather roughly я обошелся с ним довольно грубо; you are not treating me fairly вы со мной поступаете несправедливо
    2) treat smb. for some time has the doctor been treating you long? вас давно лечит этот врач?
    3) treat smth. in some manner treat a subject (a theme, etc.) profoundly (exhaustively, adequately, elaborately, objectively, superficially, scientifically, etc.) серьезно /основательно/ и т.д. рассматривать /обсуждать, трактовать/ какой-л. предмет и т.д.; the author treats that matter very thoroughly автор основательно /всесторонне/ рассматривает этот вопрос
    4. VI
    treat smb. as having smth. treat smb. ill with influenza (ill with fever, ill with measles, etc.) лечить больного гриппом и т.д.
    5. XI
    1) be treated in some manner be badly (warmly, coolly, courteously, kindly, etc.) treated подвергаться плохому и т.д. обращению; he behaved badly and was treated accordingly он вел себя плохо и к нему отнеслись соответственно /и получил по заслугам/; if he is properly treated he is perfectly easy to manage если с ним хорошо обращаться, с ним очень легко ладить; before the law all persons ought to be treated alike перед лицом закона со всеми следует обращаться одинаково; be treated by smb., smth. she was cruelly treated by her stepmother мачеха плохо с ней обращалась; the picture was cruelly treated by time время жестоко обошлось с этой картиной; be treated with smth. this delicate glass should be treated with care с этим хрупким стеклом надо обращаться осторожно
    2) be treated in some manner be medically (surgically, etc.) treated подвергаться медицинскому и т.д. лечению; be treated with smth. be treated with penicillin подвергаться лечению пенициллином; be treated with sulphuric acid (with powdered glass, etc.) подвергаться обработке /воздействию/ серной кислоты и т.д.; be treated for smth. he was treated for the disease его лечили от этой болезни; be treated by smb. he was treated by specialists его лечили специалисты; be treated to do smth. he was treated to cure stuttering его лечили от заикания; this material has been treated to prevent shrinking этот материал был подвергнут декатировке /противоусадочной обработке/
    3) be treated in some manner be skilfully (mathematically, poetically, pictorially, etc.) treated быть рассмотренным /разобранным/ умело и т.д.; а habit is something not to be lightly treated нельзя /не следует/ легко относиться к привычке: be treated with smth. be treated with skill быть умело разобранным /рассмотренным/; be treated with unusual fullness быть необычно полно /всесторонне/ рассмотренным; be treated by smb. the problem has been treated by numerous experts эту проблему рассматривали многие специалисты; many aspects of the subject are not treated at all by the author многие аспекты /стороны/ предмета вообще не рассматриваются /не затрагиваются/ автором; be treated as having some quality be treated as confidential рассматриваться /считаться/ как конфиденциальное
    4) be treated to smth. he was treated to a drink (to a tiffin, etc.) его угостили рюмкой вина и т.д.; I was treated to an exhibition of nerves (of petulance, of sullenness, etc.) меня "угостили" истерикой и т.д., мне закатили истерику и т.д.
    6. XVI
    1) treat of smth. this article treats of military problems (of art, of poetry, of beekeeping, of a most abstruse question, of evolution, of the caste system in India, of the period between 1833 and 1839, etc.) в этой статье рассматриваются военные проблемы и т.д., эта статья посвящена военным проблемам и т.д.; the essay (the lecture) treats of the progress of medical science в очерке (в лекции) рассказывается /речь идет/ о прогрессе медицинской науки; the book treats of the question entirely from the practical side в книге этот вопрос рассматривается исключительно в практическом плане; what subject did you treat of in your speech? на какую тему вы говорили в своем выступлении?
    2) treat with smb. book. we shall have to treat with them нам придется вступать с ними в переговоры; they had to treat with this rogue им пришлось иметь дело с этим жуликом; if we are to treat with you, it must be on equal terms если нам предстоит иметь дело с вами /вступить с вами в деловые отношения/, то это должно быть на равных условиях; treat with the enemy about a truce веста переговоры с противником о перемирии; treat for smth. messengers came to treat for peace пришли парламентеры вести переговоры о мире; he is treating for a loan он ведет переговоры о займе; treat with smb. for /about/ smth. treat with the enemy for /about/ peace весте мирные переговоры с противником
    7. XVIII
    treat oneself to smth. treat oneself to a bottle of champagne (to a bottle of wine, to an ice, to a good dinner, etc.) позволить /разрешить/ себе бутылку шампанского и т.д.; I shall treat myself to a good weekend holiday я устрою себе хороший отдых в выходные дни /на уик-энд/; I shall treat myself to a new dress я сделаю сама себе подарок и куплю новое платье
    8. XXI1
    1) treat smb. with smth. treat smb. with respect (with consideration, with clemency, with great kindness, with contempt, etc.) относиться к кому-л. /обращаться с кем-л./ с уважением и т.д.
    2) treat smb. for smth. treat smb. for an illness (for rheumatism, for headaches, etc.) лечить кого-л. от какой-л. болезни и т.д.; which doctor is treating her for diabetes? какой врач лечит ее от диабета?; what does the doctor treat him for? от чего лечит его этот врач?; treat smb., smth. with smth. treat smb., smth. with a medicine (with a lotion, with penicillin, with X-rays, etc.) лечить кого-л., что-л. каким-л. лекарством и т.д.; to prevent the wound from turning septic treat it with this ointment чтобы рана не загноилась, лечите ее этой мазью /прикладывайте к ней эту мазь/
    3) treat smth. with smth. treat a substance (a metal, a metal plate, etc.) with [an] acid (with sulphuric acid, etc.) обрабатывать какое-л. вещество и т.д. кислотой и т.д.; treat dry leather with grease смягчать сухую кожу жиром; slightly treat it with oil слегка потрите /смажьте/ это маслом
    4) treat smth. in smth. treat a subject in one's book (a theme in the form of variations, etc.) рассматривать какой-л. предмет в своей книге и т.д.
    5) treat smb. to smth. treat smb. to a good dinner (to a [luxurious] meal, to a drink, to an ice, etc.) угостить кого-л. хорошим обедом и т.д.; treat smb. to a new suit купить кому-л. [в подарок] новый костюм; treat smb. to the theatre (to a box at the opera-house, etc.) пригласить /сводить/ кого-л. в театр и т.д.; treat smb. to a holiday повезти кого-л. отдыхать на свой счет
    9. XXIII1
    treat smb. like smb., smth. treat smb. like a child обращаться с кем-л. как с ребенком; treat smb. like a lord носился с кем-л.; не знать, куда посадить кого-л.; treat smb. like dirt /like a dog/ плохо обращаться с кем-л., третировать кого-л.
    10. XXIV1
    1) treat smth. as smth. treat it as a serious matter относиться к этому [делу] серьезно; he treated his mistake as a joke он отнесся к своей ошибке, как к шутке; you shouldn't treat that as a laughing matter это совсем не шутки /не шуточное дело/; treat smth. as contraband (one's position as a means of securing one's own ends, etc.) считать /рассматривать/ что-л. как контрабанду и т.д.
    2) treat smb. as smb. treat smb. as a child (as a friend, as an enemy, as a fool, as one of the family, as a superior, as an equal, etc.) обращаться с кем-л. как с ребенком и т.д.
    11. XXIV2
    treat smth. as having some quality treat a matter (a question, etc.) as unimportant (as accidental, as nonessential, as serious, etc.) считать какое-л. дело ч т.д. неважным и т.д.; please, treat this information as strictly private пожалуйста, считайте эти сведения совершенно конфиденциальными
    12. XXVIII1
    treat smb. as if... treat smb. as if he were a child обращаться с кем-л. словно /как/ с ребенком

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > treat

  • 105 ingegnosamente

    ingegnosamente avv. ingeniously, cleverly, skilfully; artfully: ha espresso molto ingegnosamente quei concetti, he has very ingeniously (o cleverly) explained the concepts (o he has explained the concepts with great skill).

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ingegnosamente

  • 106 neat

    [ni:t]
    1) (tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place: a neat house; She is very neat and tidy.) curat, îngrijit
    2) (skilfully done: He has made a neat job of the repair.) foarte bine
    3) ((of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water: neat whisky.) sec
    - neatly

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  • 107 neat

    [ni:t]
    1) (tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place: a neat house; She is very neat and tidy.) τακτικός
    2) (skilfully done: He has made a neat job of the repair.) καλοφτιαγμένος
    3) ((of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water: neat whisky.) σκέτος
    - neatly

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  • 108 ably

    ['eɪblɪ]
    нареч.
    1) умело; квалифицированно
    Syn:

    His memoirs have been very ably ghosted. — Кто-то блестяще написал за него мемуары.

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  • 109 callidus

    callĭdus, a, um, adj. [calleo], that is taught wisdom by experience and practice, shrewd, expert, experienced, adroit, skilful:

    versutos eos appello, quorum celeriter mens versatur: callidos autem, quorum, tamquam manus opere, sic animus usu concalluit,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 25.
    I. A.
    In gen. (class.):

    ad suum quaestum, callidus,

    Plaut. As. 1, 3, 34; id. Truc. 2, 4, 62 (cf. id. ib. 2, 5, 40: omnes homines ad suum quaestum callent); id. Ps. 2, 4, 35; id. Ep. 3, 3, 47; id. Poen. 1, 2, 25: callida Musa, Calliope, * Lucr. 6, 93:

    ego ut agitator callidus, priusquam ad fidem veniam, equos sustinebo,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 94:

    natura nihil potest esse callidius,

    id. N. D. 2, 57, 142:

    Demosthene nec gravior exstitit quisquam nec callidior, nec temperatior,

    id. Or. 7, 23:

    juvenis parum callidus,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 11:

    in disputando,

    Quint. 12, 2, 14.—In reference to art, excelling in art, skilful, Hor. S. 2, 3, 23 Heind.; 2, 7, 101; id. Ep. 1, 10, 26. —
    B.
    Particular constructions.
    (α).
    With gen.:

    rei rusticae,

    Col. 2, 2, 1:

    rerum naturae,

    id. 7, 3, 12:

    rei militaris,

    Tac. H. 2, 32:

    temporum,

    id. A. 4, 33.—
    (β).
    With abl.:

    juncturā callidus acri,

    Pers. 5, 14.—
    (γ).
    In the Greek manner, with inf.:

    callidus Condere furto,

    Hor. C. 1, 10, 7; cf.:

    tuque testudo resonare septem Callida nervis,

    id. ib. 3, 11, 4; Pers. 1, 118.—
    C.
    Meton., of things: foramina callidissimo artificio naturā fabricata, very well contrived or wrought, Cic. Tusc. 1, 20, 47:

    inventum,

    Nep. Eum. 5, 4:

    junctura,

    Hor. A. P. 47.—
    II. A.
    Of persons (class.):

    itaque me malum esse oportet, callidum, astutum,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 112:

    malum crudumque et callidum atque subdolum,

    id. Poen. 5, 2, 148; id. Pers. 4, 4, 70; id. Cist. 4, 2, 61:

    ego hominem callidiorem vidi neminem,

    Ter. Phorm. 4, 2, 1; id. And. 1, 2, 27; id. Eun. 5, 6, 10; Petr. 4, 2, 1:

    hi saepe versutos homines et callidos admirantes, malitiam sapientiam judicant,

    Cic. Off. 2, 3, 10 Beier; id. Caecin. 19, 55; cf. id. Off. 3, 13, 57; Quint. 6, 3, 96:

    homo luteus etiam callidus ac veterator esse vult,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 35:

    gens non astuta nec callida,

    Tac. G. 22:

    ad fraudem callidi,

    Cic. Clu. 65, 183; cf. Plaut. As. 2, 1, 9:

    in disputando mire callidos,

    Quint. 12, 2, 14:

    amici accendendis offensionibus callidi,

    Tac. A. 2, 57.—
    B.
    Meton., of things:

    doli,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 4:

    consilium,

    Ter. And. 3, 4, 10:

    audacia,

    Cic. Clu. 65, 183:

    callida et malitiosa juris interpretatio,

    id. Off. 1, 10, 33:

    liberalitas,

    crafty, calculating, Nep. Att. 11, 3:

    malitia inimici,

    Liv. 38, 44, 1:

    cunctatio,

    Suet. Tib. 24:

    saevitia,

    id. Dom. 11.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    merx, of a woman,

    Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 61.—Hence, adv.: callĭdē (in both signiff. of the adj. freq. and class.).
    1.
    Skilfully, shrewdly, expertly, etc.:

    callide nosse aliquem,

    well, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 82:

    intellegere,

    Ter. And. 1, 2, 30:

    callide arguteque dicere,

    Cic. Or. 28, 98:

    dicere,

    id. de Or. 1, 20, 93:

    callide et perite versari,

    id. ib. 1, 11, 48:

    sine quo nihil satis caute, nihil satis callide agi posset,

    id. Caecin. 5, 15 al. — Comp., Tac. A. 6, [p. 271] 37.— Sup., Nep. Them. 1 fin.
    2.
    Cunningly, craflily, etc.:

    callide et facete exordiri rem,

    Plaut. Pers. 4, 1, 7:

    accedere,

    Cic. Fl. 10, 22:

    occultare vitia sua,

    Sall. J. 15, 3:

    callide et cum astu confiteri aliquid,

    Gell. 12, 12, 1.

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  • 110 conformo

    con-formo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to form, fashion, shape symmetrically or skilfully (several times in Cic.; elsewhere very rare).
    I.
    Prop.:

    si mundum aedificatum esse, non a naturā conformatum putarem,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 26:

    ad majora quaedam nos natura genuit et conformavit,

    id. Fin. 1, 7, 23: quercus conformata securi, * Cat. 19, 3:

    (ursa) fetum lambendo conformat et fingit,

    licks into shape, Gell. 17, 10, 3: ova in volucrum speciem, * Col. 8, 5, 10:

    imaginem tauri,

    Gell. 13, 9, 6.—
    II.
    Trop.: puellam, Afran. ap. Non. p. 174, 32:

    animum et mentem cogitatione hominum excellentium,

    Cic. Arch. 6, 14:

    ipse me conformo ad ejus voluntatem,

    id. Fam. 1, 8, 2:

    mores,

    id. Fin. 4, 2, 5; cf.:

    liberos parente orbatos sibi et posteris,

    Tac. A. 4, 8; Cic. Mur. 29, 60:

    vocem hujus hortatu praeceptisque,

    id. Arch. 1, 1; cf.
    * Quint.
    11, 3, 45:

    orationem constructione verborum,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 5, 17 (but in Lucr. 4, 114, the right read. is confirmem).

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  • 111 doceo

    dŏcĕo, cŭi, ctum, 2, v. a. [root da; Zend. dā, to know; strengthened, dak-; Gr. didaskô; Lat. disco], to teach, instruct, inform, show, tell, etc. (for syn. cf.: edoceo, perdoceo, erudio, praecipio, instituo).
    I.
    In gen., with double acc. of person and thing:

    pejor magister te istaec docuit... illa, quae te docui,

    Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 55:

    hunc hominem cursuram,

    id. Trin. 4, 3, 9:

    aliquem artem,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54:

    aliquem litteras,

    id. Pis. 30:

    aliquem ejusmodi rem,

    id. Quint. 25, 79:

    pueros elementa,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 17 et saep.— Pass., with acc. rei:

    is reliqua frustra docetur,

    Quint. 4, 2, 90; 1, 5, 11; 3, 8, 70; 6, 2, 3; Hor. C. 3, 6, 21; id. S. 1, 6, 76 et saep.; cf.: doctus dogmam, Laber. ap. Prisc. p. 679 fin. P.; and:

    doctus militiam,

    Sall. H. Fragm. 1, 40, p. 224 ed. Gerl.—With inf.:

    docemur auctoritate domitas habere libidines,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 43, 194; 1, 57, 244; id. Fin. 2, 5, 15:

    docemur disputare, non vivere (= discimus),

    Sen. Ep. 95, 13:

    equi variare gyros docentur,

    Tac. G. 6; Sall. J. 85, 33; Nep. Epam. 2, 1; Liv. 21, 3, 6.—With acc. pers. and inf.:

    ut doceam Rullum posthac in iis saltem tacere rebus, in quibus, etc.,

    Cic. Agr. 3, 2; so id. Phil. 2, 4, 8; Hor. S. 1, 1, 91; id. Ep. 1, 14, 30 al.; cf. ellipt. with abl. of instrument:

    Socratem fidibus (sc. canere),

    Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 3:

    aliquem docendum curare equo, armisque,

    Liv. 29, 1, 8; Zumpt, § 391 fin. —With acc. pers. and de, to instruct or inform one of:

    de ejus injuriis judices docere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 51:

    aliquem de aliqua re,

    id. Rosc. Am. 9, 26; 44, 127; id. de Or. 2, 24, 102; Sall. J. 13, 3 al. —With acc. pers. and rel. clause:

    doceant eum, qui vir Sex. Roscius fuerit,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 9, 25; id. Att. 8, 2, 2; id. Fam. 3, 6, 5; 5, 3; Quint. 6, 1, 20 al.—With acc. pers.:

    studiosos discendi erudiunt atque docent,

    Cic. Off. 1, 44, 156; id. Div. 2, 2; id. de Sen. 9, 29; Quint. 2, 5, 13; Hor. S. 2, 2, 50; id. Ep. 1, 13, 1 et saep.—With acc. rei:

    coepit studiose omnia Docere, educare, ita uti si esset filia,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 37; so,

    aliquid,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 42 fin.; Quint. 7, 10, 10; 9, 4, 137; Hor. A. P. 306 et saep.; cf.

    also: quod de lacu Albano docuisset,

    Liv. 5, 15; so with two acc., Caes. B. G. 7, 10, 3; Cic. Clu. 70, 198.—With acc. and inf.:

    docui per litteras, id nec opus esse nec fieri posse,

    Cic. Att. 16, 8; Caes. B. G. 5, 1, 7; 5, 28, 4; Quint. 1, 5, 43; Hor. S. 2, 3, 63 et saep.— Absol.:

    cum doceo et explano,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 19, 82; id. Or. 42, 143; Quint. 3, 4, 15; 3, 5, 2 et saep.; cf.

    also: Tyrannio docet apud me,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 4 fin.
    II.
    In partic.: fabulam, like the Gr. didaskein, qs. to teach a play to the actors, to rehearse; hence, to produce, exhibit on the stage:

    minor fuit aliquanto is, qui primus fabulam dedit, quam ii, qui multas docuerant (Plautus et Naevius),

    Cic. Brut. 18, 73; id. Tusc. 4, 29, 63; Hor. A. P. 288; Gell. 17, 21, 42.—Hence, doctus, a, um, P. a., learned, skilled, versed, experienced in any thing (cf.: litteratus, eruditus, peritus, gnarus, scitus).— Absol.:

    doctus vir et Graecis litteris eruditus,

    Cic. Brut. 30, 114; cf. id. de Or. 1, 22, 102; 2, 74, 299:

    adolescentes humanissimi et doctissimi,

    id. Cael. 10, 24.—With ex:

    fuit enim doctus ex disciplina Stoicorum,

    Cic. Brut. 25.—With abl.:

    docti et Graecis litteris et Latinis,

    Cic. Brut. 46; 45 fin.; Sall. C. 25, 2; Mart. 10, 76. —With adv.:

    nec minus Graece quam Latine doctus,

    Suet. Gram. 7.—With gen.:

    fandi doctissima Cymodocea,

    Verg. A. 10, 225:

    legum atque morum populi Romani jurisque civilis,

    Gell. 13, 12, 1:

    sagittarum,

    Aur. Vict. Epit. 11:

    artis lanificae,

    Claud. in Eutr. 2, 381.—With acc.:

    (Maecenas) docte sermones utriusque linguae,

    Hor. C. 3, 8, 5:

    dulces modos (with citharae sciens),

    id. ib. 3, 9, 10:

    omnia,

    Stat. Th. 2, 692:

    litteras,

    Gell. 19, 9, 7.—With inf.:

    doctus sagittas tendere Sericas,

    Hor. C. 1, 29, 9; 3, 6, 38; 4, 13, 7; id. Carm. Sec. 75 et saep.—With ad or in:

    ad delinquendum doctior,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 256:

    in parum fausto carmine docta fui,

    id. H. 21, 182:

    Sapphica puella Musa doctior,

    more skilled in song, Cat. 35, 17:

    docta puella,

    Prop. 1, 7, 11; 2, 11, 6 (3, 2, 6 M.);

    2, 13, 11 (3, 4, 11 M.).—Esp. as epithet of Catullus by other poets,

    Tib. 3, 6, 41; Ov. Am. 3, 9, 62:

    Verona docti syllabas amat vatis,

    Mart. 1, 61, 1; Ov. A. A. 2, 181.—As subst.: doctus, the man of skill.—Prov.:

    doctus in se semper divitias habet,

    Phaedr. 4, 21, 1; but class. only in plur.: doctī, ōrum, m., the learned:

    doctorum est ista consuetudo,

    Cic. Lael. 5, 17 et saep.—
    2.
    Of things as subjects:

    frontes,

    Hor. C. 1, 1, 29:

    tibia,

    Prop. 2, 30, 16 (3, 28, 16 M.):

    carmina,

    Tib. 2, 3, 20; cf.

    vox,

    Ov. P. 2, 5, 52:

    voces Pythagoreorum,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 1, 2:

    sermo,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 25, 3:

    prece,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 135:

    manus artificis,

    Tib. 1, 8, 12; cf. id. 2, 1, 70; Ov. F. 3, 832; 6, 792:

    falx,

    Prop. 2, 19, 12 (3, 12, 12 M.) et saep.—
    B.
    In Plaut. and Ter., knowing, cunning, shrewd, subtle:

    malum, callidum, doctum,

    Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 35; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 43; id. Most. 1, 3, 122; 5, 1, 24 et saep.; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 6; id. Eun. 4, 7, 21; cf.

    also, dolus,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 69; id. Ps. 1, 5, 70 al.— docte, adv.
    1.
    Learnedly, skilfully (very rare; not in Cic.).— Comp., Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 33; Mart. 7, 46.— Sup., Sall. J. 95, 3.—
    2.
    Cunningly, shrewdly, cleverly:

    docte et sapienter dicis,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 23:

    docte tibi illam perdoctam dabo,

    id. Mil. 2, 2, 103; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 43:

    docte sapere,

    id. Mil. 3, 1, 162; id. Most. 5, 1, 21 et saep.— Comp., Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 99.

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  • 112 docti

    dŏcĕo, cŭi, ctum, 2, v. a. [root da; Zend. dā, to know; strengthened, dak-; Gr. didaskô; Lat. disco], to teach, instruct, inform, show, tell, etc. (for syn. cf.: edoceo, perdoceo, erudio, praecipio, instituo).
    I.
    In gen., with double acc. of person and thing:

    pejor magister te istaec docuit... illa, quae te docui,

    Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 55:

    hunc hominem cursuram,

    id. Trin. 4, 3, 9:

    aliquem artem,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54:

    aliquem litteras,

    id. Pis. 30:

    aliquem ejusmodi rem,

    id. Quint. 25, 79:

    pueros elementa,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 17 et saep.— Pass., with acc. rei:

    is reliqua frustra docetur,

    Quint. 4, 2, 90; 1, 5, 11; 3, 8, 70; 6, 2, 3; Hor. C. 3, 6, 21; id. S. 1, 6, 76 et saep.; cf.: doctus dogmam, Laber. ap. Prisc. p. 679 fin. P.; and:

    doctus militiam,

    Sall. H. Fragm. 1, 40, p. 224 ed. Gerl.—With inf.:

    docemur auctoritate domitas habere libidines,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 43, 194; 1, 57, 244; id. Fin. 2, 5, 15:

    docemur disputare, non vivere (= discimus),

    Sen. Ep. 95, 13:

    equi variare gyros docentur,

    Tac. G. 6; Sall. J. 85, 33; Nep. Epam. 2, 1; Liv. 21, 3, 6.—With acc. pers. and inf.:

    ut doceam Rullum posthac in iis saltem tacere rebus, in quibus, etc.,

    Cic. Agr. 3, 2; so id. Phil. 2, 4, 8; Hor. S. 1, 1, 91; id. Ep. 1, 14, 30 al.; cf. ellipt. with abl. of instrument:

    Socratem fidibus (sc. canere),

    Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 3:

    aliquem docendum curare equo, armisque,

    Liv. 29, 1, 8; Zumpt, § 391 fin. —With acc. pers. and de, to instruct or inform one of:

    de ejus injuriis judices docere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 51:

    aliquem de aliqua re,

    id. Rosc. Am. 9, 26; 44, 127; id. de Or. 2, 24, 102; Sall. J. 13, 3 al. —With acc. pers. and rel. clause:

    doceant eum, qui vir Sex. Roscius fuerit,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 9, 25; id. Att. 8, 2, 2; id. Fam. 3, 6, 5; 5, 3; Quint. 6, 1, 20 al.—With acc. pers.:

    studiosos discendi erudiunt atque docent,

    Cic. Off. 1, 44, 156; id. Div. 2, 2; id. de Sen. 9, 29; Quint. 2, 5, 13; Hor. S. 2, 2, 50; id. Ep. 1, 13, 1 et saep.—With acc. rei:

    coepit studiose omnia Docere, educare, ita uti si esset filia,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 37; so,

    aliquid,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 42 fin.; Quint. 7, 10, 10; 9, 4, 137; Hor. A. P. 306 et saep.; cf.

    also: quod de lacu Albano docuisset,

    Liv. 5, 15; so with two acc., Caes. B. G. 7, 10, 3; Cic. Clu. 70, 198.—With acc. and inf.:

    docui per litteras, id nec opus esse nec fieri posse,

    Cic. Att. 16, 8; Caes. B. G. 5, 1, 7; 5, 28, 4; Quint. 1, 5, 43; Hor. S. 2, 3, 63 et saep.— Absol.:

    cum doceo et explano,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 19, 82; id. Or. 42, 143; Quint. 3, 4, 15; 3, 5, 2 et saep.; cf.

    also: Tyrannio docet apud me,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 4 fin.
    II.
    In partic.: fabulam, like the Gr. didaskein, qs. to teach a play to the actors, to rehearse; hence, to produce, exhibit on the stage:

    minor fuit aliquanto is, qui primus fabulam dedit, quam ii, qui multas docuerant (Plautus et Naevius),

    Cic. Brut. 18, 73; id. Tusc. 4, 29, 63; Hor. A. P. 288; Gell. 17, 21, 42.—Hence, doctus, a, um, P. a., learned, skilled, versed, experienced in any thing (cf.: litteratus, eruditus, peritus, gnarus, scitus).— Absol.:

    doctus vir et Graecis litteris eruditus,

    Cic. Brut. 30, 114; cf. id. de Or. 1, 22, 102; 2, 74, 299:

    adolescentes humanissimi et doctissimi,

    id. Cael. 10, 24.—With ex:

    fuit enim doctus ex disciplina Stoicorum,

    Cic. Brut. 25.—With abl.:

    docti et Graecis litteris et Latinis,

    Cic. Brut. 46; 45 fin.; Sall. C. 25, 2; Mart. 10, 76. —With adv.:

    nec minus Graece quam Latine doctus,

    Suet. Gram. 7.—With gen.:

    fandi doctissima Cymodocea,

    Verg. A. 10, 225:

    legum atque morum populi Romani jurisque civilis,

    Gell. 13, 12, 1:

    sagittarum,

    Aur. Vict. Epit. 11:

    artis lanificae,

    Claud. in Eutr. 2, 381.—With acc.:

    (Maecenas) docte sermones utriusque linguae,

    Hor. C. 3, 8, 5:

    dulces modos (with citharae sciens),

    id. ib. 3, 9, 10:

    omnia,

    Stat. Th. 2, 692:

    litteras,

    Gell. 19, 9, 7.—With inf.:

    doctus sagittas tendere Sericas,

    Hor. C. 1, 29, 9; 3, 6, 38; 4, 13, 7; id. Carm. Sec. 75 et saep.—With ad or in:

    ad delinquendum doctior,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 256:

    in parum fausto carmine docta fui,

    id. H. 21, 182:

    Sapphica puella Musa doctior,

    more skilled in song, Cat. 35, 17:

    docta puella,

    Prop. 1, 7, 11; 2, 11, 6 (3, 2, 6 M.);

    2, 13, 11 (3, 4, 11 M.).—Esp. as epithet of Catullus by other poets,

    Tib. 3, 6, 41; Ov. Am. 3, 9, 62:

    Verona docti syllabas amat vatis,

    Mart. 1, 61, 1; Ov. A. A. 2, 181.—As subst.: doctus, the man of skill.—Prov.:

    doctus in se semper divitias habet,

    Phaedr. 4, 21, 1; but class. only in plur.: doctī, ōrum, m., the learned:

    doctorum est ista consuetudo,

    Cic. Lael. 5, 17 et saep.—
    2.
    Of things as subjects:

    frontes,

    Hor. C. 1, 1, 29:

    tibia,

    Prop. 2, 30, 16 (3, 28, 16 M.):

    carmina,

    Tib. 2, 3, 20; cf.

    vox,

    Ov. P. 2, 5, 52:

    voces Pythagoreorum,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 1, 2:

    sermo,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 25, 3:

    prece,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 135:

    manus artificis,

    Tib. 1, 8, 12; cf. id. 2, 1, 70; Ov. F. 3, 832; 6, 792:

    falx,

    Prop. 2, 19, 12 (3, 12, 12 M.) et saep.—
    B.
    In Plaut. and Ter., knowing, cunning, shrewd, subtle:

    malum, callidum, doctum,

    Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 35; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 43; id. Most. 1, 3, 122; 5, 1, 24 et saep.; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 6; id. Eun. 4, 7, 21; cf.

    also, dolus,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 69; id. Ps. 1, 5, 70 al.— docte, adv.
    1.
    Learnedly, skilfully (very rare; not in Cic.).— Comp., Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 33; Mart. 7, 46.— Sup., Sall. J. 95, 3.—
    2.
    Cunningly, shrewdly, cleverly:

    docte et sapienter dicis,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 23:

    docte tibi illam perdoctam dabo,

    id. Mil. 2, 2, 103; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 43:

    docte sapere,

    id. Mil. 3, 1, 162; id. Most. 5, 1, 21 et saep.— Comp., Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 99.

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  • 113 dolium

    dōlĭum, ii, (plur. written DOLEA, Calend. ap. Orell. Inscr. II. p. 381), n. [cf. Gr. daidalos, daidaleos, skilfully wrought; Lat. dolo], a very large jar of globular form, with a wide mouth (cf.: vas, arpa, seria, cadus, lagena, culeus, amphora, urna, congius, cyathus, urceus, testa, etc.): dolium aut seria, Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 6, 31; Cato R. R. 69, 1; Juv. 14, 308; Varr. R. R. 3, 15, 2; Col. 11, 2, 70; Plaut. Cist. 2, 2, 7; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 51; Hor. C. 3, 11, 27; id. Epod. 2, 47 et saep.: de dolio haurire, wine from the jar, i. e. new, not yet drawn off, Cic. Brut. 83, 288.—Prov.: in pertusum ingerimus dicta dolium, for to talk in vain, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 135; cf. cribrum.—
    B.
    A meteor having the form of a dolium, Manil. 1, 847.

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  • 114 fabrefacio

    fā̆brē-făcĭo, fēci, factum, 3, v. a., to make, frame, fashion, or do skilfully (very rare; perh. to be written separately fabre facio).
    I.
    Lit.:

    classem fabrefecit,

    Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 38, 1 (dub., al. fabricavit):

    fabrefieri ex auro,

    Vulg. Exod. 31, 4:

    levioribus et ad id fabrefactis navigiis,

    Liv. 37, 27, 5:

    argenti aerisque fabrefacti vis,

    id. 26, 21, 8; cf. id. 34, 52, 5; Amm. 29, 1.—
    * II.
    Trop.:

    fallaciam,

    to forge, Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 8; cf.:

    fecit fabre,

    id. Stich. 4, 1, 64.

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  • 115 habilis

    hăbĭlis, e, adj. [habeo, II. B. 2.], that may be easily handled or managed, manageable, suitable, fit, proper, apt, expert, light, nimble, swift (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    (calcei) habiles et apti ad pedem,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 54, 231; cf.:

    (natura homini) figuram corporis habilem et aptam ingenio humano dedit,

    id. Leg. 1, 9, 26;

    res aptae, habiles et ad naturam accommodatae,

    id. Fin. 4, 20, 56:

    brevitate habiles gladii,

    Liv. 22, 46, 5:

    ensis,

    Verg. A. 9, 305:

    arcus,

    id. ib. 1, 318:

    pharetra ad tela,

    Val. Fl. 3, 607:

    frameae,

    Tac. G. 6:

    currus,

    Ov. M. 2, 531:

    aratrum,

    Tib. 1, 9, 7:

    naves velis,

    Tac. A. 2, 6:

    corpus habilissimum quadratum est, neque gracile neque obesum,

    the most convenient for managing, treating, Cels. 2, 1; cf.:

    materia levis est et ad hoc habilis,

    Sen. Q. N. 1, 7:

    atque habilis membris venit vigor,

    i. e. making supple, Verg. G. 4, 418:

    (bos) nec feturae habilis nec fortis aratris,

    fit, proper for, id. ib. 3, 62:

    terra frumentis,

    Col. 2, 2, 20; cf.:

    Aegyptum ut feraciorem habilioremque annonae urbicae redderet,

    Suet. Aug. 18:

    pinguibus hae (vites) terris habiles, levioribus illae,

    Verg. G. 2, 92:

    rudem ad pedestria bella Numidarum gentem esse, equis tantum habilem,

    Liv. 24, 48, 5; cf.:

    ducenta fere milia peditum, armis habilia,

    able to bear arms, Vell. 2, 110, 3:

    nondum portandis habiles gravioribus armis,

    Sil. 11, 588.—
    II.
    Trop.: sunt quidam ita in iisdem rebus habiles, ita naturae muneribus ornati, ut, etc., apt, expert, skilful (= capax), Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 115:

    acutior atque habilior ad inveniendum,

    Quint. 6, 3, 12:

    numquam ingenium idem ad res diversissimas habilius fuit,

    Liv. 21, 4, 3:

    exercitus non habilis gubernaculo,

    not easy to govern, Vell. 2, 113, 2: negotia expedita et habilia sequuntur actorem, Sen. de Ira, 3, 7: et vicina seni non habilis Lyco, not suited (on account of her age), Hor. C. 3, 19, 24:

    non habiles Colchi,

    i. e. uncivilized, rude, Val. Fl. 7, 231.—
    (β).
    Poet., with inf.:

    plaudentique habiles Caryae resonare Dianae,

    Stat. Th. 4, 225; Luc. 3, 553.—Hence, adv.: hăbĭlĭter, handily, aptly, expertly, skilfully, easily (very rare):

    scutum parvum habiliter ferens,

    Liv. Epit. 57:

    ut elephantis, sicut nos equis, facile atque habiliter utantur,

    Mel. 3, 7; Dig. 34, 2, 20.

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  • 116 scio

    scĭo, īvi, ītum, 4 (old imperf. scibam, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 34; 2, 4, 89; id. Ps. 1, 5, 84; 1, 5, 86; Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 68; id. Phorm. 4, 1, 16:

    scibas,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 24; id. Ps. 1, 5, 85:

    scibat,

    id. Am. prol. 22; Lucr. 5, 934:

    scibatis,

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 3, 47:

    scibant,

    Lucr. 5, 949; 5, 953; Cat. 68, 85.— Fut. scibo, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 13; id. Most. 4, 3, 5; id. Men. 2, 3, 35; 5, 2, 57; id. Ps. 1, 2, 41; 1, 5, 65; id. Truc. 2, 6, 69; Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 58; id. Ad. 3, 3, 7; 5, 2, 5; id. Hec. 2, 2, 4:

    scibis,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 22; id. Ep. 2, 2, 101; 5, 1, 49; id. Mil. 4, 8, 55; id. Ps. 4, 4, 2; id. Poen. 5, 4, 57; id. Pers. 2, 2, 37; id. Rud. 2, 3, 35; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 35; id. Heaut. 5, 2, 43:

    scibit,

    Cato, R. R. 5, 5; Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 69; 1, 2, 51; id. Mil. 3, 2, 46; Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 38:

    scibimus,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 57:

    scibunt,

    id. Poen. 2, 16.— Perf. sciit, Sen. Contr. 1, 1, 17.— Pass. scibitur, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 5:

    scin' for scisne,

    id. Am. 1, 1, 200; 2, 2, 39; 5, 1, 30; id. As. 3, 3, 113; id. Aul. 1, 1, 8 et saep.; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 47; 3, 1, 47; 4, 6, 6; 4, 7, 30 et saep.— Perf. sync. scisti, Ov. A. A. 1, 131; id. F. 4, 527:

    scirint,

    Tac. Dial. 33; so, regularly, inf. scisse, e. g. Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 58; cf. Quint. 1, 6, 17), v. a. [root sci-; Gr. keiô (for skeiô), keazô, to split, divide; cf.: scisco, plebiscitum, etc., prop. to distinguish, discern].
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen., to know, in the widest signif. of the word; to understand; perceive; to have knowledge of or skill in any thing, etc.:

    plurimā mutatione figuramus, Scio, Non ignoro, et Non me fugit, et Non me praeterit, et Quis nescit? et Nemini dubium est. Sed etiam ex proximo mutuari licet. Nam et intellego et sentio et video saepe idem valent quod scio,

    Quint. 10, 1, 13 (freq. in all styles and periods; cf. nosco).
    (α).
    With acc.:

    aut scire istarum rerum nihil, aut, etiam si maxime sciemus, nec, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 19, 32:

    ut vilicus naturam agri novit, dispensator litteras scit, etc.,

    id. ib. 5, 3, 5:

    quod nec didicerint nec umquam scire curaverint,

    id. ib. 1, 6, 11:

    ego omnem rem scio Quemadmodum est,

    Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 69:

    id equidem ego certo scio,

    id. ib. 3, 3, 33:

    quod pro certo sciam,

    id. ib. 3, 4, 13: Mi. Ubi ipse est? Ch. Nescio. Nihil jam me oportet scire... nescio etiam id quod scio, id. ib. 4, 6, 21:

    haec scivisti et me celavisti?

    id. Pers. 5, 2, 19:

    is omnes linguas scit: sed dissimulat sciens, Se scire,

    id. Poen. prol. 112 (cf. supra, litteras, Cic. Rep. 5, 3, 5): comoediam, Titin. ap. Non. 277, 26:

    bene id opus,

    id. ib. 3, 21:

    artem,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 44:

    juventutis mores qui sciam,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 2: remuneremini nos, ac quae scitis, proferatis in me dium:

    nemo enim omnia potest scire,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 2; cf.:

    nec scire fas est omnia,

    Hor. C. 4, 4, 22:

    SENATVOSQVE SENTENTIAM VTEI SCIENTES ESETIS, S. C. de Bacch. 23, ap. Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 173: quod scio, omne ex hoc scio,

    I know all from him, Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 7:

    aliquid ex aliquo,

    id. Capt. 2, 2, 45; id. Most. 3, 2, 58; Cic. Fam. 9, 17, 1; id. Att. 5, 2, 3 al. (v. infra, g and d; and cf. in the foll., with de instead of ex):

    quod sciam,

    for aught I know, as far as I know, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 70; 2, 2, 15; id. Most. 4, 3, 19; id. Men. 2, 2, 23; 3, 2, 35 al.; Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 7; Cic. Att. 16, 2, 4; Quint. 9, 1, 17; 9, 4, 63 al.; cf.:

    quantum ego quidem sciam,

    Quint. 3, 1, 19.— Pass.:

    quod quom scibitur, per urbem irridebor,

    Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 5:

    ars earum rerum est, quae sciuntur,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 7, 30:

    an nihil certum sciri possit,

    id. ib. 1, 51, 222: id de Marcello aut certe de Postumiā sciri potest, can be learned from Marcellus, etc., id. Att. 12, 22, 2.—
    (β).
    With inf., or more freq. with object-clause:

    qui uti sciat,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 17, 27:

    si sciret regibus uti,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 14:

    antequam declamare sciat,

    Quint. 2, 1, 3:

    si docere sciant et velint,

    id. 10, 5, 19:

    digredi a re et redire ad propositum suum scierit,

    id. 9, 2, 4 et saep.:

    vincere scis, Hannibal,

    Liv. 22, 51, 4:

    qui nec ipse consulere nec alteri parere sciat,

    id. 22, 29, 8:

    qui tegere liberos sciat,

    id. 1, 53, 8; 38, 52, 2; Curt. 4, 2, 14:

    scio, fortunas secundas neglegentiam prendere solere, Cato ap. Fest, s.v. parsi, p. 210: dii sciunt, culpam meam istanc non esse ullam,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 41:

    scio, tibi ita placere,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 30, 46:

    quas (leges) scitis exstare,

    id. ib. 5, 2, 3: scimus L. Atilium appellatum esse sapientem id. Lael. 2, 6:

    scis, In breve te cogi,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 7: scire licet, nobis venas et sanguen... alienigenis ex partibus esse, it is easy to see that, etc., Lucr. 1, 860 (shortly before and after, scilicet); so,

    scire licet,

    id. 1, 894; 2, 930; 2, 967; 3, 873 et saep.; Liv. 1, 39, 3; Cels. 1, 1 fin.; 1, 2; 3, 2 al.—So, in familiar style, imper. scito, be assured, I reply that, remember, etc.: fenestrarum angustias quod reprehendis, scito te Kurou paideian reprehendere, Cic. Att. 2, 3, 2; 12, 21, 5:

    scito hoc nos in eo judicio consecutos esse, ut, etc.,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 4, 1; id. Fam. 1, 9, 24; 5, 20, 7; cf.:

    istis contumeliis scitote Q. Lollium coactum, etc.,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 62; 2, 3, 56, § 129.—Esp., introducing a conclusion, after si, sin, nisi:

    si venturus es, scito necesse esse te venire,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 4 init.:

    sin ista pax perditum hominem restitutura est, hoc animo scito omnis sanos, etc.,

    id. ib. 10, 27, 1:

    si vos semel finem legis transieritis, scitote vos nullum ceteris in aestimando finem improbitatis reliquisse,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 95, § 220; 2, 4, 30, § 68; id. Cat. 2, 10, 23.—Rarely in part. pres. (postAug.; cf. P. a., infra):

    interrogant an vir daturus sit beneficium ingrato, sciens ingratum esse,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 26, 1:

    Laqueo vitam finiit, sciens et in Maximino multum esse roboris,

    Capitol. in Max. 19:

    totam hereditatem sciens ad se non pertinere,

    Gai. Inst. 4, 144.— Impers.:

    hoc scitis omnes, usque adeo hominem in periculo fuisse, quoad scitum sit, Sestium vivere,

    Cic. Sest. 38, 82.— Pass., with nom. and inf.:

    Christus scitur vocis simplicis jussione ambulatum dedisse contractis,

    Arn. 1, 48.—
    (γ).
    With a rel.-clause:

    isti jam sciunt, negotii quid sit,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 13:

    ut sciamus, quid dicamus mox pro testimonio,

    id. ib. 3, 2, 19:

    scin' quam iracundus siem?

    id. Bacch. 4, 2, 12:

    cuivis facile scitu est, quam fuerim miser,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 15:

    cum sciatis, quo quaeque res inclinet,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 25, 46:

    Sestium quanti faciam, ipse optime scio,

    id. Fam. 13, 8, 1:

    ex tribus istis modis rerum publicarum velim scire quod optimum judices,

    id. ib. 1, 30, 46:

    ut eum (hostem) non modo esse, sed etiam, quis et unde sit, scire possimus,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 6:

    coqua est haec quidem: Scit muriatica ut maceret,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 39; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 18; Cic. Mur. 9, 22; Hor. C. 3, 4, 42 al.:

    scire velis, mea cur opuscula lector Laudet,

    id. Ep. 1, 19, 35; 2, 2, 187:

    quī scis, an, quae jubeam, sine vi faciat?

    Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 20; Hor. C. 4, 7, 17; id. A. P. 462; cf. the phrase haud scio an, under an.— Pass.:

    hinc sciri potuit, Quo studio vitam suam te absente exegerit,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 38: scito... nec, [p. 1644] quando futura sint comitia, sciri, Cic. Att. 1, 11, 2.—With indic. in the rel.-clause (ante-class.): Ba. Scio, quid ago. Pi. Et pol ego scio, quid metuo, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 45; cf.:

    scitin' quid ego vos rogo?

    id. Men. 5, 9, 92:

    scis tu, ut confringi vas cito Samium solet,

    id. Bacch. 2, 2, 24:

    jam ego ex hoc, ut factum est, scibo,

    id. Men. 5, 2, 57; instead of which, with subj.:

    ex me primo prima scires, rem ut gessissem publicam,

    id. Am. 1, 3, 26:

    ex hoc scibo quid siet,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 59; id. Hec. 4, 2, 4.—
    (δ).
    With de:

    jam vero de legibus, de bello, de pace... scisse,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 58.—
    (ε).
    Absol.:

    hi sciunt, qui hic affuerunt,

    Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 31:

    quom videbis, tum scies,

    id. Bacch. 1, 2, 37: Pi. Quī scire possum? Ch. Nullus plus, id. ib. 2, 2, 13:

    quem, ut scitis, unice dilexi,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 1, 1; so,

    ut scitis, parenthetically,

    id. ib. 1, 14, 21; 2, 31, 54; 6, 9, 9; id. Lael. 21, 77; cf.

    scio alone, parenthetically: injurato scio plus credet mihi quam jurato tibi,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 281:

    ego abeo: tu jam scio patiere,

    id. As. 2, 2, 111:

    quam tu propediem effliges scio,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 9 et saep.:

    scire tuum nihil est, nisi te scire hoc sciat alter,

    Pers. 1, 27:

    nemo ex me scibit,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 38.— Pass.:

    non opus est dicto... at scito huic opus est,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 14:

    plus, quam opus est scito, sciet,

    id. ib. 4, 1, 18; so, with adv. or adverb.-clause:

    non tam praeclarum est scire Latine, quam turpe nescire,

    Cic. Brut. 37, 140; so,

    Latine,

    id. Fin. 2, 4, 13; Liv. 1, 27:

    luculenter Graece,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 5, 15:

    Graece,

    id. Fam. 9, 22, 3:

    ubi hanc forma videt honesta virginem, Et fidibus scire,

    and that she was skilled in music, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 53 (cf.: docere aliquem fidibus. Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 3:

    discere fidibus,

    id. Lael. 8, 26).—
    (ζ).
    With de:

    de legibus instituendis, de bello, de pace, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 58:

    cum is, qui de omnibus scierit, de Sullā se scire negavit,

    id. Sull. 13, 39.—
    (η).
    With non (very rare for nescio; cf.:

    non scire barbarum jam videtur, nescire dulcius,

    Cic. Or. 47, 157):

    quis enim erat qui non sciret studiosiorem Mithridatem fuisse, etc.,

    id. Fl. 25, 59:

    tam imperitus, ut non sciret, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 44:

    quid? non sciunt ipsi viam, domum quā veniant?

    Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 25; Auct. Her. 4, 27, 37; Treb. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 16, 3; Sen. Contr. 2, 11, 19.—
    b.
    Ellipt.: scin' quomodo? do you know how (I shall serve you)? a threatening phrase in Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 200; id. Aul. 5, 21; id. Rud. 3, 5, 18.—
    B.
    In partic., of a woman, to know carnally a man (cf. of a man, cognosco), Treb. xxx. Tyr. 30.—
    * II.
    Transf., publicists' t. t. for the usual scisco (v. h. v. II.), of the people, to ordain, decree, appoint any thing after knowledge obtained regarding it:

    ut tribunus plebis rogationem ferret sciretque plebs, uti, etc.,

    Liv. 26, 33, 10 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.:

    a scire for asciscere,

    Tac. Agr. 19; id. H. 4, 80.—Hence, scĭens, entis, P. a., knowing, i. e.
    A.
    Pregn., knowingly, wittingly, purposely, intentionally, etc. (freq. and class.): tu verbis conceptis conjuravisti sciens sciente animo tuo, Scip. Afric. minor ap. Gell. 7, 11, 9:

    ubi verbis conceptis sciens libenter perjuraris,

    Plaut. As. 3, 2, 16:

    amore ardeo et prudens, sciens, Vivus vidensque pereo,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 27; so (with prudens) Cael. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 9, A, 5; Suet. Ner. 2 fin.:

    equidem plus hodie boni Feci imprudens, quam sciens ante hunc diem umquam,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 40; so (opp. imprudens) id. Phorm. 4, 3, 55; Cic. Planc. 16, 41; (opp. insciens) id. Balb. 5, 13:

    habebit igitur te sciente et vidente curia senatorem, etc.,

    id. Clu. 46, 129:

    an ille me tentat sciens?

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 29; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 40; id. Ps. 1, 1, 90; id. Poen. prol. 112; Ter. Eun. 4, 2, 13; id. Heaut. 5, 5, 6 al.:

    heia vero, inquit, geram morem vobis et me oblinam sciens,

    Cic. Rep. 3, 5, 8 et saep.—So the formula: si sciens fallo; v. fallo.—
    B. (α).
    Absol.:

    id ego jam nunc tibi renuntio, ut sis sciens,

    Ter. And. 3, 2, 28:

    quod me non scientem feceris,

    Plaut. As. 1, 1, 34;

    Ter Heaut. 4, 8, 32: vites pampinari: sed a sciente,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 31, 1:

    quis igitur hoc homine scientior umquam fuit?

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

    scientior venefica,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 72:

    quae (navis) scientissimo gubernatore utitur,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 34, 58.— Sup.: sit oportet idem scientissimus, Col. 11, 1.—
    (β).
    With gen.:

    dominum scientem esse oportet earum rerum, quae, etc.,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 1:

    locorum,

    Sall. J. 97, 3:

    pugnae,

    Hor. C. 1, 15, 24:

    citharae,

    id. ib. 3, 9, 10:

    Latinae linguae,

    Tac. A. 2, 13:

    juris,

    id. ib. 3, 70; 6, 26 et saep.— Sup.:

    M. Scaurus, vir regendae rei publicae scientissimus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 49, 214; Vulg. 2 Par. 2, 13.—
    * (γ).
    Poet., with inf.:

    quamvis non alius flectere equum sciens,

    Hor. C. 3, 7, 25.— Adv.: scĭenter (acc. to B.), knowingly, understandingly, wisely, skilfully, expertly, etc.:

    scienter et perite et ornate dicere,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 2, 5:

    uti (with modice),

    id. ib. 1, 29, 132; id. Off. 2, 5, 18:

    sese distribuunt in duas partes,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 55.— Comp.:

    neminem in eo genere scientius versatum Isocrate,

    Cic. Or. 52, 175; Caes. B. G. 7, 22.— Sup.:

    coepit rationem hujus operis (sphaerae) scientissime Gallus exponere,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 22; id. Div. 1, 41, 92.

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  • 117 scisco

    scisco, scīvi, scītum, 3 ( dep. collat. form sciscor, acc. to Prisc. p. 799 P.), v. inch. a. [scio], to seek to know; to search, inquire.
    I.
    Lit. (ante-class. and very rare; cf., on the other hand, the deriv. sciscitor): praefestinamus, quae sit causa, sciscere, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P.: ibo ad eam, ut sciscam, quid velint, Att. ap. Non. 505, 12; cf. Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 17.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Publicists' t. t., of the people, after inquiry or examination, to accept, approve, assent to something proposed; hence, to appoint, enact, decree, ordain, = rem cognitam jubere (cf. sancio):

    nullam illi (majores nostri) vim contionis esse voluerunt: quae scisceret plebes aut quae populus juberet summota contione, distributis partibus... auditis auctoribus, re multos dies promulgatā et cognitā, juberi vetarique voluerunt,

    Cic. Fl. 7, 15:

    illa legitima: consules populum jure rogaverunt populusque jure scivit,

    id. Phil. 1, 10, 26; cf.:

    rogationes plurimas propter vos populus scivit,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 23:

    rogationem Marciam de Liguribus magno consensu plebes scivit jussitque. Ex eo plebiscito, etc.,

    Liv. 42, 21 fin.:

    adeo id gratum plebi fuit ut id modo sciscerent juberentque, ut senatus decerneret, qui Romae regnaret,

    id. 1, 17 fin.:

    ad sciscendum plebi,

    id. 6, 35:

    si Gaditani sciverint nominatim de aliquo cive Romano, ut sit is civis Gaditanus,

    Cic. Balb. 11, 27; cf.:

    qui (Athenienses) sciverunt, ut, etc.,

    id. Off. 3, 11, 46.— Pass.:

    multa perniciose sciscuntur in populis (with sancire),

    Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 13; cf.:

    illud stultissimum, existimare omnia justa esse, quae scita sint in populorum institutis aut legibus,

    id. ib. 1, 15, 42 (v. also under P. a.).— Poet., with obj.-clause:

    munera Martis Aequent imperio et solem concedere nocti Sciscant,

    Sil. 7, 545.—
    2.
    Transf., in gen. (like decerno), of an individual, to approve, assent to, vote for any thing:

    qui ulteriorem (Galliam decernit), ostendit, eam se sciscere legem, quam esse legem neget,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 15, 36:

    quod primus scivit legem de publicanis, etc.,

    id. Planc. 14, 35. —
    B.
    To learn, ascertain, know:

    ut illi id factum sciscerent,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 68: praefestinamus quae sit causa sciscere, quod, etc., Afran. ap. Charis. 2, p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 396 Rib.). —
    III.
    Trop., of nature, to decree, establish:

    confirmat antem illud vel maxime quod ipsa natura, ut ait ille, sciscet et probet,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23.—Hence, scī-tus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    (Acc. to I.) Mid. (orig., that has informed himself, obtained knowledge, had experience; hence), knowing, shrewd, wise, acute, experienced, skilful, adroit, etc. (of persons; mostly poet.; not in Cic., but cf. 2.; syn.: callidus, versatus): doctu', fidelis... Scitus, etc., Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 251 Vahl.):

    hominem astutum, doctum, scitum et callidum,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 151:

    mulier scita atque prudens,

    Gell. 13, 4 fin.: scitus agaso, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 330 Müll. (Ann. v. 217 Vahl.):

    sycophanta,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 8:

    homo,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 23:

    convivator,

    a clever, dexterous host, Liv. 35, 49:

    scitus bellum (venereum) init,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 42:

    ea mulieris scitae comitas,

    Gell. 13, 4, 3.— Comp.:

    non sum scitior, quae hos rogem, etc.,

    Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 12.— Poet. and in post - Aug. prose with gen.:

    Nessus scitus vadorum,

    acquainted with, Ov. M. 9, 108:

    Thalia lyrae,

    id. F. 5, 54:

    Sthenelus pugnandi,

    Quint. 9, 3, 10 Spald. N. cr. —With obj.-clause ( poet.):

    scitus accendere corda Laudibus,

    Sil. 17, 293:

    accendere Martem,

    id. 15, 594.—
    b.
    Of things, fit, suitable, proper, judicious, sensible, witty, etc.:

    pulcre scripsti: scitum syngraphum!

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 57:

    scito illa quidem (scripsit) sermone et Attico,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 33, 93; cf.

    interrogationes,

    Quint. 5, 7, 28.— Sup.:

    oratio optima et scitissima,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 30:

    si quid (dictum) est, quod mihi scitum esse videatur et homini ingenuo dignum atque docto, non aspernor,

    Cic. Planc. 14, 35; cf. id. Or. 16, 51:

    oratoris dictum,

    Tac. A. 6, 20.—Esp. in the phrase scitum est, it is a witty or acute saying; shrewd, clever: vetus illud Catonis admodum scitum est, qui mirari se aiebat, quod non rideret haruspex, haruspicem cum vidisset, Cic. Div. 2, 24, 51; cf.:

    scitum est illud Catonis, ut multa: Melius, etc.,

    id. Lael. 24, 90;

    Scytharum legati,

    Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 148:

    scitum est, inter Protogenem et eum (Apellem) quod accidit,

    a clever thing, id. 35, 10, 36, § 81:

    hoc Scitum est, periculum ex aliis facere, tibi quod ex usu siet,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 36; cf. id. Phorm. 5, 4, 2:

    scitum est causam conferre in tempus,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 61, 228.—
    2.
    Transf., beautiful, elegant, fine, etc. (mostly ante- and post-class.;

    syn.: venustus, bellus): satis scitum filum mulieris,

    Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 15; cf.

    Iphis,

    Petr. 63, 3:

    mulierculae formae scitioris,

    Lampr. Commod. 2 fin. (v. perscitus):

    vox admodum scita et canora,

    Gell. 18, 5, 2:

    haec nox scita'st exercendo scorto,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 132; cf. scitamenta.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II. A.) Subst.: scītum, i. n., an ordinance, statute, decree; esp. in connection with plebis (plebei, v. plebs), or, in one word, plebiscitum, an ordinance or decree of the people or of the citizens (opp. to senatusconsultum, a decree of the Senate):

    scita plebei appellantur ea, quae plebs suo suffragio sine patribus jussit, plebeio magistratu rogante,

    Fest. p. 293 Müll.; cf. Lael. Felix ap. Gell. 15, 27, 4:

    quo plebiscito decreta a senatu est quaestio, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54:

    quae (lex) postea plebiscito Canuleio abrogata est,

    id. Rep. 2, 37, 63:

    plebiscitis consularem potestatem minuere,

    id. de Or. 2, 48, 199 et saep. (v. 2. scitus).—In a lusus verbb. with scitus, A.: Ps. Ecquid is homo scitus est? Ch. Plebiscitum non est scitius, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 58.—In the order scitum plebis:

    de altero aedile scitum plebis est factum rogantibus tribunis,

    Liv. 31, 50 fin.; 10, 22 fin.:

    scita plebis injuncta patribus,

    id. 3, 67; 22, 26;

    Populi is used instead of plebis when the decrees of other nations are spoken of: cum lex esset Athenis, ne quis populi scitum faceret, ut quisquam coronā donaretur, etc.,

    Cic. Opt. Gen. 7, 19:

    Athenienses quibusdam temporibus sublato Areopago nihil nisi populi scitis ac decretis agebant,

    id. Rep. 1, 27, 43; so,

    in one word, populiscitum,

    Nep. Alcib. 5, 4; id. Epam. 7, 4; id. Phoc. 2, 2:

    ut nullum de eā re scitum populi fieret aut litteris mandaretur,

    Liv. 45, 25. Tacitus is the first who has populi scita for decrees of the Roman people, Tac. A. 3, 58.—Of Roman popular decrees also simply scita:

    cum scita ac jussa nostra sua sententia comprobat,

    Cic. Balb. 18, 42.—Rarely of other public or official ordinances (cf.:

    decreta, edicta, jussa): (Numa) omnia publica privataque sacra Pontificis scitis subjecit,

    Liv. 1, 20:

    quo minus ferociter aliorum (decemvirorum) scitis adversarentur,

    id. 3, 33; Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 146:

    regis,

    Vulg. Esth. 3, 8.—
    2.
    Transf. (with decretum and placitum) as a transl. of the Gr. dogma, a maxim, tenet, dogma, Sen. Ep. 95, 10.— Adv.: scītē (acc. to A.), shrewdly, cleverly, skilfully, adroitly, nicely, tastefully, elegantly (class.):

    eho, nimium scite scitus es,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 1, 8; cf.:

    tondetur nimium scite,

    id. Merc. 3, 1, 28:

    satis scite et probe,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 56; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 69; id. Mil. 4, 2, 74; id. Trin. 3, 3, 53; Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 7; Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 1 (with commode):

    (rationes) ita sunt perscriptae scite et litterate, ut, etc.,

    id. Pis. 25, 61; cf.:

    scite et venuste facta,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 87:

    illa ex patellis quae evellerat, ita scite in aureis poculis inligabat, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 24, §

    54: non scite (dictum),

    id. Att. 14, 20, 3; so,

    dictum,

    Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 166:

    scite loqui,

    Liv. 10, 19:

    parum scite convivium exornare,

    Sall. J. 85, 39; cf. Liv. 4, 44 fin.Comp.:

    scitius,

    Gell. 4, 11, 10.— Sup.:

    scitissime,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 116; Gell. 10, 11, 6; App. M. 9, p. 212, 16.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > scisco

  • 118 sciscor

    scisco, scīvi, scītum, 3 ( dep. collat. form sciscor, acc. to Prisc. p. 799 P.), v. inch. a. [scio], to seek to know; to search, inquire.
    I.
    Lit. (ante-class. and very rare; cf., on the other hand, the deriv. sciscitor): praefestinamus, quae sit causa, sciscere, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P.: ibo ad eam, ut sciscam, quid velint, Att. ap. Non. 505, 12; cf. Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 17.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Publicists' t. t., of the people, after inquiry or examination, to accept, approve, assent to something proposed; hence, to appoint, enact, decree, ordain, = rem cognitam jubere (cf. sancio):

    nullam illi (majores nostri) vim contionis esse voluerunt: quae scisceret plebes aut quae populus juberet summota contione, distributis partibus... auditis auctoribus, re multos dies promulgatā et cognitā, juberi vetarique voluerunt,

    Cic. Fl. 7, 15:

    illa legitima: consules populum jure rogaverunt populusque jure scivit,

    id. Phil. 1, 10, 26; cf.:

    rogationes plurimas propter vos populus scivit,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 23:

    rogationem Marciam de Liguribus magno consensu plebes scivit jussitque. Ex eo plebiscito, etc.,

    Liv. 42, 21 fin.:

    adeo id gratum plebi fuit ut id modo sciscerent juberentque, ut senatus decerneret, qui Romae regnaret,

    id. 1, 17 fin.:

    ad sciscendum plebi,

    id. 6, 35:

    si Gaditani sciverint nominatim de aliquo cive Romano, ut sit is civis Gaditanus,

    Cic. Balb. 11, 27; cf.:

    qui (Athenienses) sciverunt, ut, etc.,

    id. Off. 3, 11, 46.— Pass.:

    multa perniciose sciscuntur in populis (with sancire),

    Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 13; cf.:

    illud stultissimum, existimare omnia justa esse, quae scita sint in populorum institutis aut legibus,

    id. ib. 1, 15, 42 (v. also under P. a.).— Poet., with obj.-clause:

    munera Martis Aequent imperio et solem concedere nocti Sciscant,

    Sil. 7, 545.—
    2.
    Transf., in gen. (like decerno), of an individual, to approve, assent to, vote for any thing:

    qui ulteriorem (Galliam decernit), ostendit, eam se sciscere legem, quam esse legem neget,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 15, 36:

    quod primus scivit legem de publicanis, etc.,

    id. Planc. 14, 35. —
    B.
    To learn, ascertain, know:

    ut illi id factum sciscerent,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 68: praefestinamus quae sit causa sciscere, quod, etc., Afran. ap. Charis. 2, p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 396 Rib.). —
    III.
    Trop., of nature, to decree, establish:

    confirmat antem illud vel maxime quod ipsa natura, ut ait ille, sciscet et probet,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23.—Hence, scī-tus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    (Acc. to I.) Mid. (orig., that has informed himself, obtained knowledge, had experience; hence), knowing, shrewd, wise, acute, experienced, skilful, adroit, etc. (of persons; mostly poet.; not in Cic., but cf. 2.; syn.: callidus, versatus): doctu', fidelis... Scitus, etc., Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 251 Vahl.):

    hominem astutum, doctum, scitum et callidum,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 151:

    mulier scita atque prudens,

    Gell. 13, 4 fin.: scitus agaso, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 330 Müll. (Ann. v. 217 Vahl.):

    sycophanta,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 8:

    homo,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 23:

    convivator,

    a clever, dexterous host, Liv. 35, 49:

    scitus bellum (venereum) init,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 42:

    ea mulieris scitae comitas,

    Gell. 13, 4, 3.— Comp.:

    non sum scitior, quae hos rogem, etc.,

    Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 12.— Poet. and in post - Aug. prose with gen.:

    Nessus scitus vadorum,

    acquainted with, Ov. M. 9, 108:

    Thalia lyrae,

    id. F. 5, 54:

    Sthenelus pugnandi,

    Quint. 9, 3, 10 Spald. N. cr. —With obj.-clause ( poet.):

    scitus accendere corda Laudibus,

    Sil. 17, 293:

    accendere Martem,

    id. 15, 594.—
    b.
    Of things, fit, suitable, proper, judicious, sensible, witty, etc.:

    pulcre scripsti: scitum syngraphum!

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 57:

    scito illa quidem (scripsit) sermone et Attico,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 33, 93; cf.

    interrogationes,

    Quint. 5, 7, 28.— Sup.:

    oratio optima et scitissima,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 30:

    si quid (dictum) est, quod mihi scitum esse videatur et homini ingenuo dignum atque docto, non aspernor,

    Cic. Planc. 14, 35; cf. id. Or. 16, 51:

    oratoris dictum,

    Tac. A. 6, 20.—Esp. in the phrase scitum est, it is a witty or acute saying; shrewd, clever: vetus illud Catonis admodum scitum est, qui mirari se aiebat, quod non rideret haruspex, haruspicem cum vidisset, Cic. Div. 2, 24, 51; cf.:

    scitum est illud Catonis, ut multa: Melius, etc.,

    id. Lael. 24, 90;

    Scytharum legati,

    Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 148:

    scitum est, inter Protogenem et eum (Apellem) quod accidit,

    a clever thing, id. 35, 10, 36, § 81:

    hoc Scitum est, periculum ex aliis facere, tibi quod ex usu siet,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 36; cf. id. Phorm. 5, 4, 2:

    scitum est causam conferre in tempus,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 61, 228.—
    2.
    Transf., beautiful, elegant, fine, etc. (mostly ante- and post-class.;

    syn.: venustus, bellus): satis scitum filum mulieris,

    Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 15; cf.

    Iphis,

    Petr. 63, 3:

    mulierculae formae scitioris,

    Lampr. Commod. 2 fin. (v. perscitus):

    vox admodum scita et canora,

    Gell. 18, 5, 2:

    haec nox scita'st exercendo scorto,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 132; cf. scitamenta.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II. A.) Subst.: scītum, i. n., an ordinance, statute, decree; esp. in connection with plebis (plebei, v. plebs), or, in one word, plebiscitum, an ordinance or decree of the people or of the citizens (opp. to senatusconsultum, a decree of the Senate):

    scita plebei appellantur ea, quae plebs suo suffragio sine patribus jussit, plebeio magistratu rogante,

    Fest. p. 293 Müll.; cf. Lael. Felix ap. Gell. 15, 27, 4:

    quo plebiscito decreta a senatu est quaestio, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54:

    quae (lex) postea plebiscito Canuleio abrogata est,

    id. Rep. 2, 37, 63:

    plebiscitis consularem potestatem minuere,

    id. de Or. 2, 48, 199 et saep. (v. 2. scitus).—In a lusus verbb. with scitus, A.: Ps. Ecquid is homo scitus est? Ch. Plebiscitum non est scitius, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 58.—In the order scitum plebis:

    de altero aedile scitum plebis est factum rogantibus tribunis,

    Liv. 31, 50 fin.; 10, 22 fin.:

    scita plebis injuncta patribus,

    id. 3, 67; 22, 26;

    Populi is used instead of plebis when the decrees of other nations are spoken of: cum lex esset Athenis, ne quis populi scitum faceret, ut quisquam coronā donaretur, etc.,

    Cic. Opt. Gen. 7, 19:

    Athenienses quibusdam temporibus sublato Areopago nihil nisi populi scitis ac decretis agebant,

    id. Rep. 1, 27, 43; so,

    in one word, populiscitum,

    Nep. Alcib. 5, 4; id. Epam. 7, 4; id. Phoc. 2, 2:

    ut nullum de eā re scitum populi fieret aut litteris mandaretur,

    Liv. 45, 25. Tacitus is the first who has populi scita for decrees of the Roman people, Tac. A. 3, 58.—Of Roman popular decrees also simply scita:

    cum scita ac jussa nostra sua sententia comprobat,

    Cic. Balb. 18, 42.—Rarely of other public or official ordinances (cf.:

    decreta, edicta, jussa): (Numa) omnia publica privataque sacra Pontificis scitis subjecit,

    Liv. 1, 20:

    quo minus ferociter aliorum (decemvirorum) scitis adversarentur,

    id. 3, 33; Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 146:

    regis,

    Vulg. Esth. 3, 8.—
    2.
    Transf. (with decretum and placitum) as a transl. of the Gr. dogma, a maxim, tenet, dogma, Sen. Ep. 95, 10.— Adv.: scītē (acc. to A.), shrewdly, cleverly, skilfully, adroitly, nicely, tastefully, elegantly (class.):

    eho, nimium scite scitus es,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 1, 8; cf.:

    tondetur nimium scite,

    id. Merc. 3, 1, 28:

    satis scite et probe,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 56; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 69; id. Mil. 4, 2, 74; id. Trin. 3, 3, 53; Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 7; Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 1 (with commode):

    (rationes) ita sunt perscriptae scite et litterate, ut, etc.,

    id. Pis. 25, 61; cf.:

    scite et venuste facta,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 87:

    illa ex patellis quae evellerat, ita scite in aureis poculis inligabat, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 24, §

    54: non scite (dictum),

    id. Att. 14, 20, 3; so,

    dictum,

    Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 166:

    scite loqui,

    Liv. 10, 19:

    parum scite convivium exornare,

    Sall. J. 85, 39; cf. Liv. 4, 44 fin.Comp.:

    scitius,

    Gell. 4, 11, 10.— Sup.:

    scitissime,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 116; Gell. 10, 11, 6; App. M. 9, p. 212, 16.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > sciscor

  • 119 perform

    1. v исполнять, выполнять; делать
    2. v представлять; играть
    3. v быть сценичной
    4. v исполнять; играть
    5. v показывать фокусы; делать трюки

    dogs that perform at the circus — дрессированные собаки, собаки, которые выступают в цирке

    to perform tumbles — делать кульбиты; кувыркаться

    6. v спорт. выступать, делать упражнения
    7. v разг. хорошо себя показать, зарекомендовать
    8. v иметь хорошие эксплуатационные качества; иметь хорошую приёмистость
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. accomplish (verb) accomplish; complete; effect; finish; fulfill; realize
    2. act (verb) act; behave; discourse; dramatize; function; impersonate; operate; personate; play; playact; portray; react; render; take; work
    3. do (verb) achieve; carry out; discharge; do; dramatise; enact; execute; give; present; put on; stage; transact
    4. exercise (verb) discharge; execute; exercise; fulfil; implement; prosecute
    Антонимический ряд:
    attempt; fail; loaf; mar; misconduct; miss; neglect; refrain; rest; spoil

    English-Russian base dictionary > perform

  • 120 neat

    [niːt] adjective
    1) tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place:

    She is very neat and tidy.

    مُرَتَّب ، أنيق
    2) skilfully done:

    He has made a neat job of the repair.

    ماهِر، دَقيق
    3) (of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water:

    neat whisky.

    صافٍ، صِرْف

    Arabic-English dictionary > neat

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