pertego
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
per-tĕgo: xi, ctum, 3, v. a.,
I to cover all over (ante-class.).
I Lit.: villam, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 35: Odeum navium malis et antemnis e spoliis Persicis pertexit, Vitr. 5, 9 init. (al. pertexuit): locus pertectus, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1, 18.—
II Trop.: benefacta benefactis pertegito, ne perpluant, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 41.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pertĕgō, tēxī, tēctum, ĕre, tr., mettre un toit à : Pl. Rud. 123 ; Vitr. Arch. 10, 6, 3 || [fig.] recouvrir : Pl. Trin. 320.
