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Γυναικὶ κόσμοςτρόπος, οὐ τὰ χρυσία → Non ornat aurum feminam at mores probi → Die Art schmückt eine Frau, nicht güldenes Geschmeid

Menander, Monostichoi, 92

Latin > English

caeco caecare, caecavi, caecatus V :: blind; obscure, confuse, hide; morally blind; [stu ~ => throw dust, deceive]

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

caeco: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id.,
I to make blind, to blind.
I Lit.: sol caecat, Lucr. 4, 325 (300); Paul. Nol. Carm. Nat. S. Fel. 20, 7; 20, 292: unde caecatus est (Appius Claudius), Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 34, 3.—Hence, in gardening: oculum, to destroy, Col. 4, 9, 2; 4, 24, 16; cf. caecus, I. C., and oculus.—
   B Trop.: qui largitione caecarunt mentes imperitorum, Cic. Sest. 66, 139: ut (animi acies) ne caecetur erroribus, id. Tusc. 5, 13, 39: caecati libidinibus, id. ib. 1, 30, 72: cupiditate, id. Dom. 23, 60: caecata mens subito terrore, Liv. 44, 6, 17: pectora... serie caecata laborum, Ov. P. 2, 7, 45: caecabitur spes vindemiae, Pall. 1, 6, 11: timidos artus, to make senseless, Verg. Cul. 198.—
II Transf., to make dark, to obscure: caecantur silvae, Avien. Per. 504.—
   B Trop., of discourse: celeritate caecata oratio, rendered obscure, Cic. Brut. 76, 264.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cæcō,¹⁴ āvī, ātum, āre (cæcus), tr.,
1 aveugler, priver de la vue : Lucr. 4, 325 || [fig.] aveugler, éblouir : Cic. Sest. 139
2 obscurcir : Avien. Perieg. 504 || [fig.] oratio cæcata Cic. Br. 264, discours rendu obscur, inintelligible.

Latin > German (Georges)

caeco (coeco), āvi, ātum, āre (caecus), lichtlos machen, I) blind machen, blenden, sol caecat, Lucr. 4, 323 (300): unde (Appius Claudius) caecatus est, Aur. Vict. vir. ill. 34, 3. – als t. t. der Botanik, c. oculum vitis, verderben, Col. 4, 9, 2 u.a. – übtr., blenden, trüben, a) physisch, gefühllos machen, timidos artus. Ps. Verg. cul. 198. – b) geistig, largitione c. mentes imperitorum, Cic.: caecati libidinibus, Cic.: pectora... serie caecata laborum, Ov.: praestigiis caecantibus veritatem, Cypr. – II) dunkel machen, verdunkeln, Avien. descr. orb. 504. – celeritate caecata oratio, durch allzugroße Schnelligkeit unverständliche, Cic. Brut. 264.

Latin > Chinese

caeco, as, are. :: 壤其眼使瞽。— largitione 以贿迷其心