detrunco
κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
Latin > English
detrunco detruncare, detruncavi, detruncatus V TRANS :: mutilate, cut pieces from; lop off, cut off; remove branches from; behead
detrunco detrunco detruncare, detruncavi, detruncatus V TRANS :: lop/cut off; mutilate (body), maim; behead
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dē-trunco: āvi, ātum, 1,
I v. a., to lop or cut off (rare, and perh. not ante-Aug.).
I Prop.: arbores, Liv. 21, 37: superiorem partem, Col. 5, 6, 13: alam regi apium, Plin. 11, 17, 17, § 54: caput, Ov. M. 8, 770 al. —
II Transf. to the body from which a member is cut off, to mutilate, maim, behead: gladio detruncata corpora bracchiis abscisis, Liv. 31, 34: aliquem, Val. Fl. 3, 145; cf.: Dalmatas incensa urbe quasi detruncaverat, Flor. 4, 12, 11.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dētruncō,¹⁵ āvī, ātum, āre, tr., retrancher du tronc, tailler : arboribus dejectis detruncatisque Liv. 21, 37, 2, les arbres ayant été jetés à bas et ébranchés ; superiorem partem Col. Rust. 5, 6, 13, couper la cime || [fig.] couper, mutiler, décapiter : alam regis apium Plin. 11, 54, couper une aile à la reine des abeilles ; detruncata corpora Liv. 31, 34, 4, corps mutilés ; hos Marcius quasi detruncaverat Flor. 4, 12, 11, Marcius les avait pour ainsi dire décapités.
Latin > German (Georges)
dē-trunco, āvī, ātum, āre, I) vom Stamme-, Rumpfe trennen, abhauen, superiorem partem (arboris), Col.: caput, Ov.: pedes, Lact.: alam regis apium, Plin. – II) prägn., stutzen, verstümmeln, enthaupten, arbores, Liv.: gladio detruncata corpora brachiis abscisis, Liv.: Amastrum (sc. capite absciso), Val. Flacc.: Dalmatas incensā urbe quasi d., Flor.: a spadonibus Aegyptiis detruncatus, Lact.
