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|lshtext=<b>commentor</b>: ātus [[sum]], 1,<br /><b>I</b> v. freq. dep. [[comminiscor]].<br /><b>I</b> Prop., to [[consider]] [[thoroughly]], [[meditate]], [[think]] [[over]], [[study]], [[deliberate]], [[weigh]], [[prepare]] one's [[self]] mentally, etc. ([[class]].).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Ingen.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Absol.: ut [[cito]] commentatus est, i. e. has made up a [[story]], Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 27: cum in hortos D. Bruti auguris commentandi causā convenissemus, [[deliberation]], Cic. Lael. 2, 7: magi, qui congregantur in [[fano]] commentandi causā, id. Div. 1, 41, 90.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With acc.: te ipsum, qui multos annos [[nihil]] aliud commentaris, docebo [[quid]] [[sit]] [[humaniter]] vivere, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5: commentari aliquid et discere, id. Fin. 5, 15, 42: futuras [[mecum]] commentabar miserias, id. poët. Tusc. 3, 14, 29.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>3</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With interrog. [[clause]]: ut commentemur [[inter]] nos, quā ratione nobis traducendum [[sit]] hoc [[tempus]], Cic. Fam. 4, 6, 3.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>4</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With de: multos [[mensis]] de populi Romani libertate, Cic. Phil. 3, 14, 36.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In partic.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of the [[orator]]'s [[preparation]] for a [[speech]] (freq. and [[class]].).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>a</b> Absol.: ad quem [[paratus]] venerat, cum in villā Metelli compluris [[dies]] commentatus esset, Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 1: [[itaque]] videas barbato rostro eum commentari, Varr. ap. Non. p. 455, 19: [[crebro]] digitorum labrorumque motu commentari, Quint. 11, 3, 160.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> With acc.: ut quae [[secum]] commentatus esset, ea [[sine]] scripto redderet eisdem verbis quibus cogitasset, Cic. Brut. 88, 301: quae mihi [[iste]] [[visus]] est ex aliā oratione declamare, [[quam]] in [[alium]] reum commentaretur, id. Rosc. Am. 29, 82.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of writings, to [[prepare]], [[produce]] as the [[result]] of [[study]], [[write]] ([[rare]]): quorum [[alter]] commentatus est mimos, Cic. Phil. 6, 13: eo ipso [[anno]] cum commentaremur haec, Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 209: [[Cato]] de militari disciplinā commentans, id. praef. § 30.— With acc., to [[discuss]], [[write]] [[upon]]: [[neque]] commentari quae audierat fas erat, Gell. 1, 9, 4; cf.: carmina legendo commentando, que [[etiam]] ceteris [[nota]] facere, Suet. Gram. 2.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Of the [[oratorical]] [[student]]'s [[practice]] in [[speaking]] ([[always]] [[with]] [[reference]] to the [[mental]] [[exertion]] and [[preparation]]; cf. Jan. ad Cic. Brut. 22, 87): commentabar declamitans, sic [[enim]] [[nunc]] loquuntur, [[saepe]] cum M. Pisone, Cic. Brut. 90, 310: exisse eo colore et eis oculis, ut egisse causam, non commentatum putares, id. ib. 22, 87 fin.: [[magister]] hic Samnitium summā jam senectute est et [[cottidie]] commentatur, id. de Or. 3, 23, 86 Sorof ad loc.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Hence, as a [[modest]] [[expression]] for a [[speaker]]'s [[effort]], to [[experiment]] in [[speaking]], [[attempt]] to [[speak]]: satisne [[vobis]] videor pro meo jure in vestris auribus commentatus? Cic. Fin. 5, 25, 75 Orell. and Madv. ad loc.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> To [[imitate]], [[adopt]] the [[language]] of [[another]]: Achilem Aristarchi mihi commentari [[lubet]], Plaut. Poen. prol. 1.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>D</b> To [[meditate]], [[purpose]]: si cogitaras id, [[quod]] [[illa]] tropaea plena dedecoris et risūs te commentatum esse declarant, Cic. Pis. 40, 97.<br /><b>commentor</b>: ōris, m. [[comminiscor]],<br /><b>I</b> one [[who]] devises or invents [[something]], an [[inventor]]: uvae, i. e. [[Bacchus]], Ov. F. 3, 785: fraudis, Auct. Ep. Iliad. 579: [[machinarius]], a machinist, Scl. 5, § 13 Momms. (al. [[commentator]]).
|lshtext=<b>commentor</b>: ātus [[sum]], 1,<br /><b>I</b> v. freq. dep. [[comminiscor]].<br /><b>I</b> Prop., to [[consider]] [[thoroughly]], [[meditate]], [[think]] [[over]], [[study]], [[deliberate]], [[weigh]], [[prepare]] one's [[self]] mentally, etc. ([[class]].).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Ingen.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Absol.: ut [[cito]] commentatus est, i. e. has made up a [[story]], Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 27: cum in hortos D. Bruti auguris commentandi causā convenissemus, [[deliberation]], Cic. Lael. 2, 7: magi, qui congregantur in [[fano]] commentandi causā, id. Div. 1, 41, 90.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With acc.: te ipsum, qui multos annos [[nihil]] aliud commentaris, docebo [[quid]] [[sit]] [[humaniter]] vivere, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5: commentari aliquid et discere, id. Fin. 5, 15, 42: futuras [[mecum]] commentabar miserias, id. poët. Tusc. 3, 14, 29.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>3</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With interrog. [[clause]]: ut commentemur [[inter]] nos, quā ratione nobis traducendum [[sit]] hoc [[tempus]], Cic. Fam. 4, 6, 3.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>4</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With de: multos [[mensis]] de populi Romani libertate, Cic. Phil. 3, 14, 36.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In partic.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of the [[orator]]'s [[preparation]] for a [[speech]] (freq. and [[class]].).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>a</b> Absol.: ad quem [[paratus]] venerat, cum in villā Metelli compluris [[dies]] commentatus esset, Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 1: [[itaque]] videas barbato rostro eum commentari, Varr. ap. Non. p. 455, 19: [[crebro]] digitorum labrorumque motu commentari, Quint. 11, 3, 160.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> With acc.: ut quae [[secum]] commentatus esset, ea [[sine]] scripto redderet eisdem verbis quibus cogitasset, Cic. Brut. 88, 301: quae mihi [[iste]] [[visus]] est ex aliā oratione declamare, [[quam]] in [[alium]] reum commentaretur, id. Rosc. Am. 29, 82.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of writings, to [[prepare]], [[produce]] as the [[result]] of [[study]], [[write]] ([[rare]]): quorum [[alter]] commentatus est mimos, Cic. Phil. 6, 13: eo ipso [[anno]] cum commentaremur haec, Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 209: [[Cato]] de militari disciplinā commentans, id. praef. § 30.— With acc., to [[discuss]], [[write]] [[upon]]: [[neque]] commentari quae audierat fas erat, Gell. 1, 9, 4; cf.: carmina legendo commentando, que [[etiam]] ceteris [[nota]] facere, Suet. Gram. 2.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Of the [[oratorical]] [[student]]'s [[practice]] in [[speaking]] ([[always]] [[with]] [[reference]] to the [[mental]] [[exertion]] and [[preparation]]; cf. Jan. ad Cic. Brut. 22, 87): commentabar declamitans, sic [[enim]] [[nunc]] loquuntur, [[saepe]] cum M. Pisone, Cic. Brut. 90, 310: exisse eo colore et eis oculis, ut egisse causam, non commentatum putares, id. ib. 22, 87 fin.: [[magister]] hic Samnitium summā jam senectute est et [[cottidie]] commentatur, id. de Or. 3, 23, 86 Sorof ad loc.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Hence, as a [[modest]] [[expression]] for a [[speaker]]'s [[effort]], to [[experiment]] in [[speaking]], [[attempt]] to [[speak]]: satisne [[vobis]] videor pro meo jure in vestris auribus commentatus? Cic. Fin. 5, 25, 75 Orell. and Madv. ad loc.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> To [[imitate]], [[adopt]] the [[language]] of [[another]]: Achilem Aristarchi mihi commentari [[lubet]], Plaut. Poen. prol. 1.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>D</b> To [[meditate]], [[purpose]]: si cogitaras id, [[quod]] [[illa]] tropaea plena dedecoris et risūs te commentatum esse declarant, Cic. Pis. 40, 97.<br /><b>commentor</b>: ōris, m. [[comminiscor]],<br /><b>I</b> one [[who]] devises or invents [[something]], an [[inventor]]: uvae, i. e. [[Bacchus]], Ov. F. 3, 785: fraudis, Auct. Ep. Iliad. 579: [[machinarius]], a machinist, Scl. 5, § 13 Momms. (al. [[commentator]]).
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|gf=(1) <b>[[commentor]],¹³ ātus sum, ārī (fréq. de [[comminiscor]] ), tr., appliquer sa pensée à qqch.,<br /><b>1</b> méditer, réfléchir à : qui multos annos [[nihil]] aliud commentaris Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5, toi qui ne penses qu’à cela depuis plusieurs années ; futuras [[mecum]] commentabar miserias [poet.] Cic. Tusc. 3, 29, j’évoquais par la pensée des malheurs à venir ( Pl. Pœn. 1 ); ut commentemur [[inter]] [[nos]], [[qua]] ratione [[nobis]] traducendum sit [[hoc]] [[tempus]] Cic. Fam. 4, 6, 3, pour réfléchir ensemble sur la manière dont nous devons nous conduire en ce moment ; de [[aliqua]] re commentari Cic. Phil. 3, 36, méditer sur qqch.<br /><b>2</b> faire des exercices, étudier, s’exercer : [en parl. d’un maître de gladiateurs] Cic. de Or. 3, 86 ; cum commentandi [[causa]] convenissemus Cic. Læl. 7, nous étant réunis pour étudier des questions de science [[augurale]] (Div. 1, 90 ) ; commentabar declamitans sæpe cum M. Pisone... Cic. Br. 310, je faisais souvent des exercices de déclamation avec M.&nbsp;Pison...; satisne [[vobis]] [[videor]] in vestris auribus [[commentatus]] ? Cic. Fin. 5, 75, pensez-vous que je me sois assez exercé [à l’exposé philosophique] en votre présence ? || [avec acc.] préparer qqch. par la méditation : causam Cic. Br. 87, préparer une plaidoirie ; orationem Cic. Amer. 82, un discours (Br. 301) || [part. sens passif] : commentata [[oratio]] Q. Cic. d. Fam. 16, 26, 1, discours préparé (médité) ; sua et commentata et scripta Cic. Br. 301, ce qu’il avait et préparé et écrit<br /><b>3</b> composer, rédiger : mimos Cic. Phil. 11, 13, composer des mimes ( Gell. 1, 9, 4 ) ; de militari [[disciplina]] Plin. pr., 30, écrire sur la discipline militaire || commenter, expliquer : Suet. Gramm. 2.<br />(2) <b>commentŏr</b>,¹⁶ ōris, m., inventeur : Ov. F. 3, 785.
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commentor: ātus sum, 1,
I v. freq. dep. comminiscor.
I Prop., to consider thoroughly, meditate, think over, study, deliberate, weigh, prepare one's self mentally, etc. (class.).
   A Ingen.
   1    Absol.: ut cito commentatus est, i. e. has made up a story, Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 27: cum in hortos D. Bruti auguris commentandi causā convenissemus, deliberation, Cic. Lael. 2, 7: magi, qui congregantur in fano commentandi causā, id. Div. 1, 41, 90.—
   2    With acc.: te ipsum, qui multos annos nihil aliud commentaris, docebo quid sit humaniter vivere, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5: commentari aliquid et discere, id. Fin. 5, 15, 42: futuras mecum commentabar miserias, id. poët. Tusc. 3, 14, 29.—
   3    With interrog. clause: ut commentemur inter nos, quā ratione nobis traducendum sit hoc tempus, Cic. Fam. 4, 6, 3.—
   4    With de: multos mensis de populi Romani libertate, Cic. Phil. 3, 14, 36.—
   B In partic.
   1    Of the orator's preparation for a speech (freq. and class.).
   a Absol.: ad quem paratus venerat, cum in villā Metelli compluris dies commentatus esset, Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 1: itaque videas barbato rostro eum commentari, Varr. ap. Non. p. 455, 19: crebro digitorum labrorumque motu commentari, Quint. 11, 3, 160.—
   b With acc.: ut quae secum commentatus esset, ea sine scripto redderet eisdem verbis quibus cogitasset, Cic. Brut. 88, 301: quae mihi iste visus est ex aliā oratione declamare, quam in alium reum commentaretur, id. Rosc. Am. 29, 82.—
   2    Of writings, to prepare, produce as the result of study, write (rare): quorum alter commentatus est mimos, Cic. Phil. 6, 13: eo ipso anno cum commentaremur haec, Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 209: Cato de militari disciplinā commentans, id. praef. § 30.— With acc., to discuss, write upon: neque commentari quae audierat fas erat, Gell. 1, 9, 4; cf.: carmina legendo commentando, que etiam ceteris nota facere, Suet. Gram. 2.—
II Transf.
   A Of the oratorical student's practice in speaking (always with reference to the mental exertion and preparation; cf. Jan. ad Cic. Brut. 22, 87): commentabar declamitans, sic enim nunc loquuntur, saepe cum M. Pisone, Cic. Brut. 90, 310: exisse eo colore et eis oculis, ut egisse causam, non commentatum putares, id. ib. 22, 87 fin.: magister hic Samnitium summā jam senectute est et cottidie commentatur, id. de Or. 3, 23, 86 Sorof ad loc.—
   B Hence, as a modest expression for a speaker's effort, to experiment in speaking, attempt to speak: satisne vobis videor pro meo jure in vestris auribus commentatus? Cic. Fin. 5, 25, 75 Orell. and Madv. ad loc.—
   C To imitate, adopt the language of another: Achilem Aristarchi mihi commentari lubet, Plaut. Poen. prol. 1.—
   D To meditate, purpose: si cogitaras id, quod illa tropaea plena dedecoris et risūs te commentatum esse declarant, Cic. Pis. 40, 97.
commentor: ōris, m. comminiscor,
I one who devises or invents something, an inventor: uvae, i. e. Bacchus, Ov. F. 3, 785: fraudis, Auct. Ep. Iliad. 579: machinarius, a machinist, Scl. 5, § 13 Momms. (al. commentator).

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) commentor,¹³ ātus sum, ārī (fréq. de comminiscor ), tr., appliquer sa pensée à qqch.,
1 méditer, réfléchir à : qui multos annos nihil aliud commentaris Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5, toi qui ne penses qu’à cela depuis plusieurs années ; futuras mecum commentabar miserias [poet.] Cic. Tusc. 3, 29, j’évoquais par la pensée des malheurs à venir ( Pl. Pœn. 1 ); ut commentemur inter nos, qua ratione nobis traducendum sit hoc tempus Cic. Fam. 4, 6, 3, pour réfléchir ensemble sur la manière dont nous devons nous conduire en ce moment ; de aliqua re commentari Cic. Phil. 3, 36, méditer sur qqch.
2 faire des exercices, étudier, s’exercer : [en parl. d’un maître de gladiateurs] Cic. de Or. 3, 86 ; cum commentandi causa convenissemus Cic. Læl. 7, nous étant réunis pour étudier des questions de science augurale (Div. 1, 90 ) ; commentabar declamitans sæpe cum M. Pisone... Cic. Br. 310, je faisais souvent des exercices de déclamation avec M. Pison...; satisne vobis videor in vestris auribus commentatus ? Cic. Fin. 5, 75, pensez-vous que je me sois assez exercé [à l’exposé philosophique] en votre présence ?