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οὐ βούλομαι δυσχερὲς εἰπεῖν οὐδὲν ἀρχόμενος τοῦ λόγου, οὗτος δ' ἐκ περιουσίας μου κατηγορεῖ → for me—but I wish to say nothing untoward at the beginning of my speech—whereas he prosecutes me from a position of advantage | but for me—I do not wish to say anything harsh at the beginning of the speech, but he prosecutes me from a position of strength
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|gf=<b>contābēscō</b>, bŭī, bēscĕre, intr., se fondre entièrement : Pl. Merc. 205 || [fig.] se dessécher, se consumer, dépérir : Cic. Tusc. 3, 75. | |gf=<b>contābēscō</b>, bŭī, bēscĕre, intr., se fondre entièrement : Pl. Merc. 205 || [fig.] se dessécher, se consumer, dépérir : Cic. Tusc. 3, 75.||[fig.] se dessécher, se consumer, dépérir : Cic. Tusc. 3, 75. | ||
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Revision as of 07:31, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
con-tābesco: tābŭi, 3,
I v. inch. n., to waste away gradually, to be consumed, pine away (very rare).
I Lit.: cor guttatim contabescit, * Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 92: Artemisia luctu confecta contabuit, * Cic. Tusc. 3, 31, 75.—*
II Trop.: o perfidiosae Fregellae, quam facile scelere vestro contabuistis, Auct. Her. 4, 15, 22.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
contābēscō, bŭī, bēscĕre, intr., se fondre entièrement : Pl. Merc. 205 || [fig.] se dessécher, se consumer, dépérir : Cic. Tusc. 3, 75.
