Перевод: с латинского на английский

с английского на латинский

want of reason

  • 1 āmentia

        āmentia ae, f    [amens], want of reason, madness, senselessness: Quor meam senectutem huius sollicito amentiā? T.: amentiā atque audaciā praeditus: tanta vis amentiae, L. — Folly: si quem amentia verset, H.
    * * *
    madness; extreme folly, infatuation, stupidity; frenzy, violent excitement

    Latin-English dictionary > āmentia

  • 2 vēcordia or vaecordia

        vēcordia or vaecordia ae, f    [vecors], want of reason, senselessness, silliness, folly, madness, insanity: Tanta, T.: in facie voltuque vecordia inerat, S.: quae te vecordia pulsat? O.

    Latin-English dictionary > vēcordia or vaecordia

  • 3 vecordia

    vēcordia, ae, f. [vecors], want of reason, senselessness, silliness, folly; madness, insanity (not in Cic.):

    tanta vecordia innata cuiquam,

    Ter. And. 4, 1, 2:

    prorsus in facie voltuque vecordia inerat,

    Sall. C. 15, 5:

    alicui vecordiam objectare,

    id. J. 94, 4; cf.:

    studia plena vecordiae,

    Tac. A. 3, 50:

    formidine quasi vecordiā exagitari,

    Sall. J. 72, 2; 99, 3:

    plurima vecordia constantiam exemerat,

    Tac. A. 1, 32; 4, 22 fin.; Ov. M. 12, 227:

    mentes vatum in vecordiam vertere,

    Just. 24, 6, 9:

    egregie homo improbus atque immani vecordiā,

    Gell. 20, 1, 13; 12, 1, 8.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > vecordia

  • 4 cūr

        cūr or (older) quōr, adv.    [quoi + rei].    I. Interrog., why? wherefore? for what reason? quor amat? T.: Me. Non possum. Ch. Quor non? T.: cur ego plebeios magistratūs... video? etc., L.: Obsequium ventris mihi perniciosius est cur? H. —Implying dissatisfaction: Sed quid ego? quor me excrucio? T.: Cur me querelis exanimas tuis? H.: Eheu me miserum, quor non aut istaec mihi Aetas et formast, etc., T.: cur ego tecum non sum?: quor simulas igitur? T.: cur enim, inquies, etc.—With potential subj., in excuse or deprecating censure: cur aliquos amitteret? etc., Cs.: ‘at propinquis placuit.’ Cur non placeret, cum, etc. —Implying a logical conclusion: animo si isto eras, cur non cecidisti, etc., N.—    II. Relat., for what reason, wherefore, why, to what purpose, from what motive: duae causae sunt, cur tu debeas, etc.: causa nulla est, cur: Est vero cur quis nolit, etc.? is there any reason why? O.: quid est, cur tu sedeas?: ne cui sit vestrum mirum, cur, etc., T.: demiror, cur dicas, at your saying.—On account of which, by reason of which, wherefore, that: Quid obstat, quor non fiant, T.: Erat nihil cur properato opus esset: en cur arator factus sit: quid sibi (Caesar) vellet, cur veniret? etc., what did he want, that he should come for it? etc., Cs.: ne doleas, cur tibi iunior paeniteat, complaining that, etc., H.: superest, cur vivere sustineam, proles, for whose sake, O.
    * * *
    why, wherefore; for what reason/purpose?; on account of which?; because

    Latin-English dictionary > cūr

  • 5 desipientia

    loss of reason; want of understanding (L+S); foolishness

    Latin-English dictionary > desipientia

См. также в других словарях:

  • want of reason — index insanity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • reason — rea|son1 W1S1 [ˈri:zən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cause)¦ 2¦(good or fair)¦ 3 all the more reason why/to do something 4¦(good judgment)¦ 5 within reason 6 go/be beyond (all) reason 7¦(ability to think)¦ 8 no reason ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • reason — 1 / ri:zFn/ noun 1 CAUSE (C) the cause or explanation for something that has happened or that someone has done: The reason I bought one was that it was so cheap. | reason (that): The only reason I went was that I wanted to meet your friends. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Reason — involves the ability to think, understand and draw conclusions in an abstract way, as in human thinking. The meaning of the word reason overlaps to a large extent with rationality and the adjective of reason in philosophical contexts is normally… …   Wikipedia

  • Reason — • Article discussing various definitions of the term Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Reason     Reason     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Reason (альбом Мелани Си) — Reason Студийный альбом Мелани Си …   Википедия

  • reason — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 cause/motive/justification; explanation of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ cogent, good, sound, strong ▪ compelling, convincing ▪ plausible …   Collocations dictionary

  • reason — rea|son1 [ rizn ] noun *** 1. ) count a fact, situation, or intention that explains why something happened, why someone did something, or why something is true: reason for: The police asked her the reason for her visit. reason for doing something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • reason — I UK [ˈriːz(ə)n] / US [ˈrɪz(ə)n] noun Word forms reason : singular reason plural reasons *** Get it right: reason: After reason, use the preposition for, not of: Wrong: The main reason of poverty is unemployment. Right: The main reason for… …   English dictionary

  • reason — [[t]ri͟ːz(ə)n[/t]] ♦ reasons, reasoning, reasoned 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N for n, N to inf The reason for something is a fact or situation which explains why it happens or what causes it to happen. There is a reason for every important… …   English dictionary

  • reason*/*/*/ — [ˈriːz(ə)n] noun I 1) [C] a fact, situation, or intention that explains why something happened, why someone did something, or why something is true The police asked her the reason for her visit.[/ex] The council gave no reason for its… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»