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Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws

Sophocles, Antigone, 175-7
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|lnetxt=contortio contortionis N F :: action of twisting/whirling/flinging around, twirling/swinging; intertwining<br />contortio contortio contortionis N F :: involving; intricacy/complication; (w/orationis) involved expression
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{{Lewis
{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>contortĭo</b>: ōnis, f. [[contorqueo]]. *<br /><b>I</b> A whirling [[round]]: dexterae, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26 fin.—<br /><b>II</b> An intertwining, involving; [[intricacy]], [[complication]]; of [[discourse]], in the plur.: contortiones orationis, * Cic. Fat. 9, 17; Aug. Retract. 1, 50.
|lshtext=<b>contortĭo</b>: ōnis, f. [[contorqueo]]. *<br /><b>I</b> A whirling [[round]]: dexterae, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26 fin.—<br /><b>II</b> An intertwining, involving; [[intricacy]], [[complication]]; of [[discourse]], in the plur.: contortiones orationis, * Cic. Fat. 9, 17; Aug. Retract. 1, 50.
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{{Gaffiot
{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>contortĭō</b>, ōnis, f. ([[contorqueo]]),<br /><b>1</b> action de tourner : C. Aur. Chron. 1, 464<br /><b>2</b> entortillement : contortiones orationis Cic. Fato 17, expressions obscures.
|gf=<b>contortĭō</b>, ōnis, f. ([[contorqueo]]),<br /><b>1</b> action de tourner : C. Aur. Chron. 1, 464<br /><b>2</b> entortillement : contortiones orationis Cic. Fato 17, expressions obscures.
}}
{{Georges
|georg=contortio, ōnis, f. ([[contorqueo]]), I) das [[Schwingen]], dexterae, Cornif. rhet. 4, 26. – II) die Verschrobenheit, Geschraubtheit, contortiones orationis, verschrobene Ausdrücke, Cic. de fat. 17: c. ratiocinationum, Augustin. retr. 1, 5. § 1.
}}
{{LaZh
|lnztxt=contortio, onis. f. :: [[繞彎]]。[[不直]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 17:47, 12 June 2024

Latin > English

contortio contortionis N F :: action of twisting/whirling/flinging around, twirling/swinging; intertwining
contortio contortio contortionis N F :: involving; intricacy/complication; (w/orationis) involved expression

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

contortĭo: ōnis, f. contorqueo. *
I A whirling round: dexterae, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26 fin.—
II An intertwining, involving; intricacy, complication; of discourse, in the plur.: contortiones orationis, * Cic. Fat. 9, 17; Aug. Retract. 1, 50.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

contortĭō, ōnis, f. (contorqueo),
1 action de tourner : C. Aur. Chron. 1, 464
2 entortillement : contortiones orationis Cic. Fato 17, expressions obscures.

Latin > German (Georges)

contortio, ōnis, f. (contorqueo), I) das Schwingen, dexterae, Cornif. rhet. 4, 26. – II) die Verschrobenheit, Geschraubtheit, contortiones orationis, verschrobene Ausdrücke, Cic. de fat. 17: c. ratiocinationum, Augustin. retr. 1, 5. § 1.

Latin > Chinese

contortio, onis. f. :: 繞彎不直