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|lshtext=<b>rōbustus</b>: a, um, adj. id..<br /><b>I</b> Of oakwood, [[oaken]], [[oak]]-: [[capitulum]], [[Cato]], R. R. 18, 4: stipites, id. ib. 18, 8: [[materia]], Varr. R. R. 1, 38, 3; Col. 2, 14, 6: caudices, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 151: stipites, Liv. 38, 5: fores, Hor. C. 3, 16, 2: [[plaustra]], id. Ep. 2, 2, 74 et saep.: [[carcer]] (referring to the Robur in the Roman [[carcer]]; v. [[robur]], II. A. 2.), Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 13; cf. [[codex]], id. Poen. 5, 3, 39. —<br /><b>II</b> Transf., [[hard]], [[firm]], [[solid]], [[strong]], [[hardy]], [[lusty]], [[robust]] (freq. and [[class]].; syn.: [[valens]], [[nervosus]]).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Lit.: lapides, Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 167: cornua, id. 11, 37, 45, § 125: [[palmes]], id. 17, 22, 35, § 175: [[cibus]], [[hearty]], [[nourishing]], Cels. 2, 18: robustior [[cibus]], id. 2, 18: [[triticum]], Col. 2, 9, 3; Plin. 18, 17, 46, § 166; 18, 30, 72, § 298: robustissima [[terra]], Col. 2, 2, 17: robustissimum [[solum]], id. 1, praef. § 24: robustissima oppida, [[strongly]] [[fortified]], Flor. 1, 12, 3. — Esp. of persons: robusti et valentes satellites, Cic. Agr. 2, 31, 84; cf.: [[transit]] in aestatem [[post]] ver robustior [[annus]], Fitque [[valens]] juvenis, Ov. M. 15, 206: usu [[atque]] aetate robustior, Cic. Sull. 16, 47; cf. id. Phil. 5, 16, 43; id. Cat. 2, 9, 20: robustiores [[vinum]] bibere, infirmiores aquam, Plin. 27, 4, 10, § 27: [[moderator]] aratri, Lucr. 5, 933; 6, 1253; cf. [[vires]], id. 3, 449: [[puer]] acri militiā, Hor. C. 3, 2, 2: corpore [[amplo]] [[atque]] robusto, Suet. Tib. 68: robustissima juventus, id. Ner. 20. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Trop., [[firm]], [[solid]], [[strong]], etc.: facilius [[quod]] est [[propositum]] consequar, si nostram rem, publicam [[vobis]] et nascentem et crescentem et adultam et jam firmam [[atque]] robustam ostendero, Cic. Rep. 2, 1, 3: solidam et robustam et assiduam frequentiam praebuerunt, id. Planc. 8, 21: res vetustate robustas calumniando pervertere, id. Div. 1, 18, 35; cf.: robusta et solida [[eloquentia]], Quint. 10, 1, 2: robusta et [[stabilis]] [[fortitudo]], Cic. Tusc. 4, 23, 51: inveteratum ([[malum]]) [[fit]] [[plerumque]] robustius, id. Phil. 5, 11, 31: quae robustioris improbitatis, id. ib. 2, 25, 63: [[animus]] ([[with]] magna [[constantia]]), id. Off. 1, 20, 67: vox, Plin. 7, 16, 17, § 76: [[carmen]], Pers. 5, 5: amicitiae exempla, Val. Max. 4, 7, 2: [[populus]] Romanus, Flor. 2, 1, 1. — Adv.: rōbustē, [[stoutly]], [[strongly]], [[firmly]], Naz. [[Pan]]. ad Constant. 17.— Comp., Aug. Conf. 8, 11.—Sup.: robustissime, Cassiod. Var. 12, 21.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>rōbustus</b>,¹⁰ a, um ([[robur]]),<br /><b>1</b> de rouvre, de chêne : [[Cato]] Agr. 18, 4 ; 18, 8 ; [[Varro]] R. 1, 38, 3 ; Liv. 38, 5, 4<br /><b>2</b> [[solide]] [comme le chêne], dur, fort, résistant : <b> a)</b> [en parl. de pierres] Plin. 36, 167 ; [de cornes] Plin. 11, 125, etc.; <b> b)</b> [en parl. de pers.] fort, vigoureux, [[robuste]] : robusti et valentes satellites Cic. Agr. 2, 84, des satellites vigoureux et solides ; ætate robustior Cic. Phil. 5, 43, tenant de l’âge [[plus]] de force, cf. Cic. [[Sulla]] 47 ; Cat. 2, 20 ; robustissima [[juventus]] Suet. [[Nero]] 20, jeunes [[gens]] très robustes ; <b> c)</b> [fig.] Cic. Rep. 2, 3 ; Div. 1, 35 ; Off. 1, 67 ; fit robustius [[malum]] Cic. Phil. 5, 31, le mal [à la longue] se fortifie = devient [[plus]] [[difficile]] à guérir ; quæ robustioris improbitatis sunt Cic. Phil. 2, 63, actes qui dénotent quelque énergie dans le mal ; robusta et [[stabilis]] [[fortitudo]] Cic. Tusc. 4, 51, courage fort et inébranlable.
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{{Georges
|georg=rōbustus, a, um ([[robur]]), I) aus Hartholz, aus Eiche, [[eichen]], [[materia]], [[Varro]]: stipites, Liv.: [[fores]], Hor.: pali, Vitr. – II) übtr., [[hart]], [[fest]], [[stark]] (Ggstz. [[imbecillus]]), 1) [[physisch]]: a) übh.: cornua, Plin.: [[cibus]] robustior, Cels.: [[triticum]] robustius, Plin.: [[terra]] robustissima, [[solum]] robustissimum, Colum. – b) [[von]] der körperl. [[Stärke]] [[des]] Menschen, [[kernfest]], [[kräftig]], [[rüstig]], [[stark]], [[vires]], Lucr.: [[corpus]], Suet.: [[pollex]], Ov.: [[vox]], Plin. – robusti et valentes satellites, Cic.: si esses usu [[aut]] aetate robustior, Cic.: [[iuventus]] robustissima, Suet. – neutr. pl. subst., [[promiscue]] [[enim]] (pestilenti ¾) imbecilla robustaque invadit, die schwachen u. starken [[Körper]], Sen. de [[ira]] 3, 5, 1. – 2) [[geistig]], [[kräftig]], [[stark]], [[mächtig]], [[animus]], Cic.: [[frequentia]] (hominum), Cic.: [[improbitas]] robustior, Cic.: [[malum]] fit robustius, Cic.
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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=robustus robusta -um, robustior -or -us, robustissimus -a -um ADJ :: of oak; hard/firm/solid; hardy/robust/durable, able to resist change; valiant<br />robustus robustus robusta -um, robustior -or -us, robustissimus -a -um ADJ :: physically mature/grown up; mature in taste/judgement; strong/powerful in arms
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