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|lshtext=<b>dĕcet</b>: cuit, 2,<br /><b>I</b> v. impers. [Sanscr. dacas, [[fame]]; Gr. [[δοκέω]], to [[seem]], [[think]]; Lat. [[decus]], [[dignus]]. It is [[seemly]], [[comely]], [[becoming]],; it beseems, behooves, is [[fitting]], [[suitable]], [[proper]] (for syn. v. [[debeo]] init.): decere [[quasi]] aptum esse consentaneumque [[tempori]] et personae, Cic. Or. 22, 74; cf. also [[nunc]] [[quid]] aptum [[sit]], hoc est, [[quid]] [[maxime]] deceat in oratione videamus, id. de Or. 3, 55, 210 ([[very]] freq. and | |lshtext=<b>dĕcet</b>: cuit, 2,<br /><b>I</b> v. impers. [Sanscr. dacas, [[fame]]; Gr. [[δοκέω]], to [[seem]], [[think]]; Lat. [[decus]], [[dignus]]. It is [[seemly]], [[comely]], [[becoming]],; it beseems, behooves, is [[fitting]], [[suitable]], [[proper]] (for syn. v. [[debeo]] init.): decere [[quasi]] aptum esse consentaneumque [[tempori]] et personae, Cic. Or. 22, 74; cf. also [[nunc]] [[quid]] aptum [[sit]], hoc est, [[quid]] [[maxime]] deceat in oratione videamus, id. de Or. 3, 55, 210 ([[very]] freq. and class.; not in Caes.).—Constr., [[with]] nom. or inf. of the [[thing]], and [[with]] acc.; [[less]] freq. [[with]] dat. of the pers.; [[sometimes]] absol.<br /> <b>a</b> With nom. rei<br /> <b>(a)</b> and acc. pers.: Ph. Quin me aspice et contempla, ut haec (sc. [[vestis]]) me [[decet]]. Sc. Virtute formae id evenit, te ut deceat, [[quicquid]] habeas, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 16 sq.; cf.: quem [[decet]] [[muliebris]] [[ornatus]], quem [[incessus]] psaltriae, Cic. Clod. fragm. 5, p. 105 ed. Beier: te [[toga]] picta [[decet]], Prop. 4, 4, 53 al.; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 30; Quint. 8, 5, 28; and nec [[habitus]] [[triumphalis]] feminas deceat, id. 11, 1, 3; cf.: [[omnis]] Aristippum [[color]] decuit, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 23: [[intonsus]] [[crinis]] deum, Tib. 1, 4, 38; cf.: neglecta [[decet]] multas [[coma]], Ov. A. A. 3, 153; id. F. 2, 106 et saep.: id [[maxime]] quemque [[decet]], [[quod]] est cujusque [[maxime]] suum, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 113: [[quod]] omnes et [[semper]] et [[ubique]] [[decet]], Quint. 11, 1, 14: non si [[quid]] Pholoen [[satis]], Et te, Chlori, [[decet]], Hor. Od. 3, 15, 8 et saep.: qui [[flexus]] deceat miserationem, Quint. 1, 11, 12: civitatem [[quis]] deceat [[status]], Hor. Od. 3, 29, 25 et saep.—In plur.: quem tenues decuere togae nitidique capilli, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 32: te non citharae [[decent]], id. Od. 3, 15, 14: [[alba]] [[decent]] Cererem: vestes Cerealibus albas Sumite, Ov. F. 4, 619; id. M. 1, 457 et saep.: nec velle experiri, [[quam]] se aliena deceant, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 113; Quint. 6, 1, 25: [[illa]] [[quoque]] diversa [[bonum]] virum [[decent]], id. 11, 1, 42 et saep.: duo verba uni apposita ne [[versum]] [[quidem]] decuerint, id. 8, 6, 43.—<br /> <b>(b)</b> Without acc. pers.: [[nihil]] est difficilius [[quam]] [[quid]] deceat videre, Cic. Or. 21, 70; cf.: [[quid]] deceat et [[quid]] aptum [[sit]] personis, id. Off. 1, 34 fin.: [[casus]] [[singularis]] [[magis]] decuit, Quint. 8, 3, 20; id. 11, 3, 161 et saep.: [[idem]] [[fere]] in omni genere causarum et proderit et decebit, id. 11, 1, 14; cf. id. 9, 4, 21.—In plur.: ubi [[lepos]], joci, [[risus]], [[vinum]], [[ebrietas]] [[decent]], Plaut. Ps. prol. 20: cum magna [[pars]] est exhausta orationis, [[pene]] omnia [[decent]], Quint. 11, 3, 147; 150; id. 11, 1, 48 et saep. —<br /> <b>(g)</b> With dat.: [[istuc]] [[facinus]] nostro generi non [[decet]], Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 188: certa est [[ratio]] quae deceat philosopho, Apul. Flor. 3, p. 355, 13; Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 34; cf. [[infra]]. —<br /> <b>b</b> With inf.<br /> <b>(a)</b> and acc. pers.: non te mihi irasci [[decet]], Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 24: hanc maculam nos [[decet]] effugere, Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 31: oratorem irasci [[minime]] [[decet]], Cic. Tusc. 4, 25; Quint. 12, 6, 3; Ov. M. 3, 265; so freq. [[with]] inf. [[pass]].: [[specimen]] naturae capi debet ex optima [[quaque]] [[natura]], Cic. Tusc. 1, 14, 32: mortalin' decuit violari vulnere [[divum]]? Verg. A. 12, 797; Ter. And. prol. 16. —<br /> <b>(b)</b> Without acc.: injusta ab justis impetrare non [[decet]], Plaut. Am. prol. 35: exemplis grandioribus decuit uti, Cic. Div. 1, 20; Ov. M. 8, 27: [[nunc]] [[decet]] [[caput]] impedire myrto: [[nunc]] et in umbrosis Fauno [[decet]] immolare lucis, Hor. Od. 1, 4, 9 sq.; id. Ep. 1, 17, 2; Pers. 3, 27.—<br /> <b>(g)</b> With dat.: [[decet]] tantae majestati eas servare leges, quibus, etc., Dig. 32, 1, 23: ita uti liberali esse ingenio [[decet]], Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 89: prima [[certe]] pensari [[decet]] [[populo]] [[utrum]], etc., Liv. 34, 58, 8.<br /> <b>c</b> Absol.<br /> <b>(a)</b> [[with]] acc. pers.: ita ut vos [[decet]], Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 40; cf.: facis, ut te [[decet]], Ter. Andr. 2, 5, 10; id. Heaut. 5, 5, 10: ita uti fortes [[decet]] milites, id. Eun. 4, 7, 44; cf.: id. Andr. 2, 6, 14: illum [[decet]], Quint. 9, 4, 15 et saep.—<br /> <b>(b)</b> Without [[case]]: eia [[haud]] sic [[decet]], Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 35; cf. id. Hec. 2, 2, 10: fecisti ut decuerat, id. ib. 4, 4, 66: [[minus]] [[severe]] [[quam]] decuit, Cic. Phil. 6, 1: velata parte oris, [[quia]] sic decebat, it [[was]] [[becoming]], Tac. A. 13, 45: [[nihil]] [[aliter]] ac deceat, id. Att. 6, 3, 8: perge; [[decet]], Verg. A. 12, 153 et saep.—<br /> <b>(g)</b> With dat.: ita nobis [[decet]], Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 5; id. Heaut. 5, 2, 12: locum editiorem [[quam]] victoribus decebat, Sall. H. 1, 98 (Serv. Verg. A. 8, 127.)— Hence, dĕcens, entis, P. a. (freq. in Hor., Ov., and [[post]]-Aug. [[prose]], esp. Quint.; not in Verg.; in Cic. [[once]] adverbially, and cf. [[decentia]]), [[seemly]], [[becoming]], [[decent]], [[proper]], [[fit]]: [[amictus]], Ov. Pont. 2, 5, 52; cf.: decentior [[amictus]], Quint. 11, 3, 156; and [[sinus]] (togae) decentissimus, id. 11, 3, 140: [[ornatus]], id. 2, 15, 21: [[motus]], Hor. Od. 4, 13, 17; Quint. 1, 10, 26; cf.: corporis [[decens]] et [[accommodatus]] orationi [[motus]], id. 11, 3, 29; and [[allevatio]] [[atque]] [[contractio]] humerorum, id. 11, 3, 83: decentissimum sponsalium [[genus]], Sen. Ben. 1, 9 et saep.: [[quid]] [[verum]] [[atque]] [[decens]], Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 11: decentius erit servare pudorem, Quint. 11, 1, 78; cf. 8, 6, 6.—<br /> <b>2</b> Esp. of [[corporeal]] [[fitness]] and [[symmetry]], [[regularly]], [[symmetrically]], [[handsomely]] shaped; [[well]]-formed; [[noble]]: [[forma]], Ov. Am. 3, 1, 9; cf.: [[habitus]] decentior [[quam]] sublimior, Tac. Agr. 44: [[facies]], Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 33: malae, Hor. Od. 3, 27, 53: [[Venus]], id. ib. 1, 18, 6; cf.: Cynthia, Prop. 4, 8, 52 (5, 8, 52 M.): [[Gratiae]], Hor. Od. 1, 4, 6: (Paullus) et [[nobilis]] et [[decens]], id. ib. 4, 1, 13: [[pulcher]] et [[decens]] toto corpore, Suct. Dom. 18; cf. Juv. 6, 161: sumptis decentior armis [[Minerva]], Ov. H. 5, 35; Quint. 8, 3, 10 et saep.—Adv.: [[decenter]] (acc. to no. 1), [[becomingly]], [[decently]], [[properly]], [[fitly]]: fictis nominibus [[decenter]] uti, Plin. Ep. 6, 21, 5; cf.: fieri, Quint. 11, 1, 79: singula quaeque locum teneant sortita [[decenter]], Hor. A. P. 92; cf.: maesta, Ov. Am. 2, 5, 44.—Comp.: Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 216; Quint. 9, 1, 21 al.—Sup., a false [[reading]] for diligentissime, Cic. Caes. 26, 74. | ||
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|gf=<b>dĕcet</b>,⁸ dĕcŭit, dĕcēre (cf. [[decor]], [[decus]]), convenir, être convenable, être séant, cf. Cic. Or. 74 ; 210 || [3 constructions : avec un sujet nom de chose et un compl. nom de personne à l’acc., qqf. au dat. || avec un inf. et un acc. nom de pers., qqf. un dat. || impers.]:<br /><b>1</b> aliquem [[res]] [[decet]], [[res]] decent Cic. Or. 78 ; Off. 1, 113, une chose va bien, des choses vont bien à qqn || videre [[quid]] deceat Cic. Or. 70, voir ce qui convient (τὸ [[πρέπον]]), cf. Off. 1, 125 ; [[quod]] [[contra]] decuit Cic. CM 84, ce qui aurait dû être le contraire || [dat.] : [[istuc]] [[facinus]] nostro generi [[non]] [[decet]] Pl. Amph. 820, c’[[est]] là un crime qui ne sied pas à ma race<br /><b>2</b> oratorem irasci [[minime]] [[decet]] Cic. Tusc. 4, 54, il ne sied pas du tout à l’orateur de se mettre en colère ; [inf. pass] Tusc. 1, 32 ; Virg. En. 12, 797 ; Liv. 34, 58, 8 || exemplis grandioribus decuit [[uti]] Cic. Div. 1, 39, il convenait de prendre des exemples [[plus]] imposants || [dat.] Ter. Hec. 164 ; Dig. 32, 1, 23<br /><b>3</b> [[facis]] ut te [[decet]] Ter. Andr. 421, tu agis selon ton devoir || [[minus]] [[severe]] [[quam]] decuit Cic. Phil. 6, 1, avec moins de rigueur qu’il n’aurait fallu || [dat.] : [[ita]] [[nobis]] [[decet]] Ter. Ad. 928, c’[[est]] notre devoir, cf. Haut. 965 ; Sall. H. 1, 98. | |gf=<b>dĕcet</b>,⁸ dĕcŭit, dĕcēre (cf. [[decor]], [[decus]]), convenir, être convenable, être séant, cf. Cic. Or. 74 ; 210 || [3 constructions : avec un sujet nom de chose et un compl. nom de personne à l’acc., qqf. au dat. || avec un inf. et un acc. nom de pers., qqf. un dat. || impers.]:<br /><b>1</b> aliquem [[res]] [[decet]], [[res]] decent Cic. Or. 78 ; Off. 1, 113, une chose va bien, des choses vont bien à qqn || videre [[quid]] deceat Cic. Or. 70, voir ce qui convient (τὸ [[πρέπον]]), cf. Off. 1, 125 ; [[quod]] [[contra]] decuit Cic. CM 84, ce qui aurait dû être le contraire || [dat.] : [[istuc]] [[facinus]] nostro generi [[non]] [[decet]] Pl. Amph. 820, c’[[est]] là un crime qui ne sied pas à ma race<br /><b>2</b> oratorem irasci [[minime]] [[decet]] Cic. Tusc. 4, 54, il ne sied pas du tout à l’orateur de se mettre en colère ; [inf. pass] Tusc. 1, 32 ; Virg. En. 12, 797 ; Liv. 34, 58, 8 || exemplis grandioribus decuit [[uti]] Cic. Div. 1, 39, il convenait de prendre des exemples [[plus]] imposants || [dat.] Ter. Hec. 164 ; Dig. 32, 1, 23<br /><b>3</b> [[facis]] ut te [[decet]] Ter. Andr. 421, tu agis selon ton devoir || [[minus]] [[severe]] [[quam]] decuit Cic. Phil. 6, 1, avec moins de rigueur qu’il n’aurait fallu || [dat.] : [[ita]] [[nobis]] [[decet]] Ter. Ad. 928, c’[[est]] notre devoir, cf. Haut. 965 ; Sall. H. 1, 98.||[3 constructions : avec un sujet nom de chose et un compl. nom de personne à l’acc., qqf. au dat.||avec un inf. et un acc. nom de pers., qqf. un dat.||impers.]:<br /><b>1</b> aliquem [[res]] [[decet]], [[res]] decent Cic. Or. 78 ; Off. 1, 113, une chose va bien, des choses vont bien à qqn||videre [[quid]] deceat Cic. Or. 70, voir ce qui convient (τὸ [[πρέπον]]), cf. Off. 1, 125 ; [[quod]] [[contra]] decuit Cic. CM 84, ce qui aurait dû être le contraire||[dat.] : [[istuc]] [[facinus]] nostro generi [[non]] [[decet]] Pl. Amph. 820, c’[[est]] là un crime qui ne sied pas à ma race<br /><b>2</b> oratorem irasci [[minime]] [[decet]] Cic. Tusc. 4, 54, il ne sied pas du tout à l’orateur de se mettre en colère ; [inf. pass] Tusc. 1, 32 ; Virg. En. 12, 797 ; Liv. 34, 58, 8||exemplis grandioribus decuit [[uti]] Cic. Div. 1, 39, il convenait de prendre des exemples [[plus]] imposants||[dat.] Ter. Hec. 164 ; Dig. 32, 1, 23<br /><b>3</b> [[facis]] ut te [[decet]] Ter. Andr. 421, tu agis selon ton devoir||[[minus]] [[severe]] [[quam]] decuit Cic. Phil. 6, 1, avec moins de rigueur qu’il n’aurait fallu||[dat.] : [[ita]] [[nobis]] [[decet]] Ter. Ad. 928, c’[[est]] notre devoir, cf. Haut. 965 ; Sall. H. 1, 98. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 6 November 2024
Latin > English
decet V IMPERS :: it is fitting/right/seemly/suitable/proper; it ought; become/adorn/grace
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dĕcet: cuit, 2,
I v. impers. [Sanscr. dacas, fame; Gr. δοκέω, to seem, think; Lat. decus, dignus. It is seemly, comely, becoming,; it beseems, behooves, is fitting, suitable, proper (for syn. v. debeo init.): decere quasi aptum esse consentaneumque tempori et personae, Cic. Or. 22, 74; cf. also nunc quid aptum sit, hoc est, quid maxime deceat in oratione videamus, id. de Or. 3, 55, 210 (very freq. and class.; not in Caes.).—Constr., with nom. or inf. of the thing, and with acc.; less freq. with dat. of the pers.; sometimes absol.
a With nom. rei
(a) and acc. pers.: Ph. Quin me aspice et contempla, ut haec (sc. vestis) me decet. Sc. Virtute formae id evenit, te ut deceat, quicquid habeas, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 16 sq.; cf.: quem decet muliebris ornatus, quem incessus psaltriae, Cic. Clod. fragm. 5, p. 105 ed. Beier: te toga picta decet, Prop. 4, 4, 53 al.; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 30; Quint. 8, 5, 28; and nec habitus triumphalis feminas deceat, id. 11, 1, 3; cf.: omnis Aristippum color decuit, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 23: intonsus crinis deum, Tib. 1, 4, 38; cf.: neglecta decet multas coma, Ov. A. A. 3, 153; id. F. 2, 106 et saep.: id maxime quemque decet, quod est cujusque maxime suum, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 113: quod omnes et semper et ubique decet, Quint. 11, 1, 14: non si quid Pholoen satis, Et te, Chlori, decet, Hor. Od. 3, 15, 8 et saep.: qui flexus deceat miserationem, Quint. 1, 11, 12: civitatem quis deceat status, Hor. Od. 3, 29, 25 et saep.—In plur.: quem tenues decuere togae nitidique capilli, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 32: te non citharae decent, id. Od. 3, 15, 14: alba decent Cererem: vestes Cerealibus albas Sumite, Ov. F. 4, 619; id. M. 1, 457 et saep.: nec velle experiri, quam se aliena deceant, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 113; Quint. 6, 1, 25: illa quoque diversa bonum virum decent, id. 11, 1, 42 et saep.: duo verba uni apposita ne versum quidem decuerint, id. 8, 6, 43.—
(b) Without acc. pers.: nihil est difficilius quam quid deceat videre, Cic. Or. 21, 70; cf.: quid deceat et quid aptum sit personis, id. Off. 1, 34 fin.: casus singularis magis decuit, Quint. 8, 3, 20; id. 11, 3, 161 et saep.: idem fere in omni genere causarum et proderit et decebit, id. 11, 1, 14; cf. id. 9, 4, 21.—In plur.: ubi lepos, joci, risus, vinum, ebrietas decent, Plaut. Ps. prol. 20: cum magna pars est exhausta orationis, pene omnia decent, Quint. 11, 3, 147; 150; id. 11, 1, 48 et saep. —
(g) With dat.: istuc facinus nostro generi non decet, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 188: certa est ratio quae deceat philosopho, Apul. Flor. 3, p. 355, 13; Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 34; cf. infra. —
b With inf.
(a) and acc. pers.: non te mihi irasci decet, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 24: hanc maculam nos decet effugere, Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 31: oratorem irasci minime decet, Cic. Tusc. 4, 25; Quint. 12, 6, 3; Ov. M. 3, 265; so freq. with inf. pass.: specimen naturae capi debet ex optima quaque natura, Cic. Tusc. 1, 14, 32: mortalin' decuit violari vulnere divum? Verg. A. 12, 797; Ter. And. prol. 16. —
(b) Without acc.: injusta ab justis impetrare non decet, Plaut. Am. prol. 35: exemplis grandioribus decuit uti, Cic. Div. 1, 20; Ov. M. 8, 27: nunc decet caput impedire myrto: nunc et in umbrosis Fauno decet immolare lucis, Hor. Od. 1, 4, 9 sq.; id. Ep. 1, 17, 2; Pers. 3, 27.—
(g) With dat.: decet tantae majestati eas servare leges, quibus, etc., Dig. 32, 1, 23: ita uti liberali esse ingenio decet, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 89: prima certe pensari decet populo utrum, etc., Liv. 34, 58, 8.
c Absol.
(a) with acc. pers.: ita ut vos decet, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 40; cf.: facis, ut te decet, Ter. Andr. 2, 5, 10; id. Heaut. 5, 5, 10: ita uti fortes decet milites, id. Eun. 4, 7, 44; cf.: id. Andr. 2, 6, 14: illum decet, Quint. 9, 4, 15 et saep.—
(b) Without case: eia haud sic decet, Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 35; cf. id. Hec. 2, 2, 10: fecisti ut decuerat, id. ib. 4, 4, 66: minus severe quam decuit, Cic. Phil. 6, 1: velata parte oris, quia sic decebat, it was becoming, Tac. A. 13, 45: nihil aliter ac deceat, id. Att. 6, 3, 8: perge; decet, Verg. A. 12, 153 et saep.—
(g) With dat.: ita nobis decet, Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 5; id. Heaut. 5, 2, 12: locum editiorem quam victoribus decebat, Sall. H. 1, 98 (Serv. Verg. A. 8, 127.)— Hence, dĕcens, entis, P. a. (freq. in Hor., Ov., and post-Aug. prose, esp. Quint.; not in Verg.; in Cic. once adverbially, and cf. decentia), seemly, becoming, decent, proper, fit: amictus, Ov. Pont. 2, 5, 52; cf.: decentior amictus, Quint. 11, 3, 156; and sinus (togae) decentissimus, id. 11, 3, 140: ornatus, id. 2, 15, 21: motus, Hor. Od. 4, 13, 17; Quint. 1, 10, 26; cf.: corporis decens et accommodatus orationi motus, id. 11, 3, 29; and allevatio atque contractio humerorum, id. 11, 3, 83: decentissimum sponsalium genus, Sen. Ben. 1, 9 et saep.: quid verum atque decens, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 11: decentius erit servare pudorem, Quint. 11, 1, 78; cf. 8, 6, 6.—
2 Esp. of corporeal fitness and symmetry, regularly, symmetrically, handsomely shaped; well-formed; noble: forma, Ov. Am. 3, 1, 9; cf.: habitus decentior quam sublimior, Tac. Agr. 44: facies, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 33: malae, Hor. Od. 3, 27, 53: Venus, id. ib. 1, 18, 6; cf.: Cynthia, Prop. 4, 8, 52 (5, 8, 52 M.): Gratiae, Hor. Od. 1, 4, 6: (Paullus) et nobilis et decens, id. ib. 4, 1, 13: pulcher et decens toto corpore, Suct. Dom. 18; cf. Juv. 6, 161: sumptis decentior armis Minerva, Ov. H. 5, 35; Quint. 8, 3, 10 et saep.—Adv.: decenter (acc. to no. 1), becomingly, decently, properly, fitly: fictis nominibus decenter uti, Plin. Ep. 6, 21, 5; cf.: fieri, Quint. 11, 1, 79: singula quaeque locum teneant sortita decenter, Hor. A. P. 92; cf.: maesta, Ov. Am. 2, 5, 44.—Comp.: Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 216; Quint. 9, 1, 21 al.—Sup., a false reading for diligentissime, Cic. Caes. 26, 74.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dĕcet,⁸ dĕcŭit, dĕcēre (cf. decor, decus), convenir, être convenable, être séant, cf. Cic. Or. 74 ; 210 || [3 constructions : avec un sujet nom de chose et un compl. nom de personne à l’acc., qqf. au dat. || avec un inf. et un acc. nom de pers., qqf. un dat. || impers.]:
1 aliquem res decet, res decent Cic. Or. 78 ; Off. 1, 113, une chose va bien, des choses vont bien à qqn || videre quid deceat Cic. Or. 70, voir ce qui convient (τὸ πρέπον), cf. Off. 1, 125 ; quod contra decuit Cic. CM 84, ce qui aurait dû être le contraire || [dat.] : istuc facinus nostro generi non decet Pl. Amph. 820, c’est là un crime qui ne sied pas à ma race
2 oratorem irasci minime decet Cic. Tusc. 4, 54, il ne sied pas du tout à l’orateur de se mettre en colère ; [inf. pass] Tusc. 1, 32 ; Virg. En. 12, 797 ; Liv. 34, 58, 8 || exemplis grandioribus decuit uti Cic. Div. 1, 39, il convenait de prendre des exemples plus imposants || [dat.] Ter. Hec. 164 ; Dig. 32, 1, 23
3 facis ut te decet Ter. Andr. 421, tu agis selon ton devoir || minus severe quam decuit Cic. Phil. 6, 1, avec moins de rigueur qu’il n’aurait fallu || [dat.] : ita nobis decet Ter. Ad. 928, c’est notre devoir, cf. Haut. 965 ; Sall. H. 1, 98.
Latin > German (Georges)
decet, s. deceo.
Latin > Chinese
decet, ebat, cuit, cere. imp. 2. :: 相宜。當。Arrogantius quam aetati ejus decebat 其傲越其歲所當。Barba viros decet 鬚于壯年人相宜。Oratorem irasci minime decet 講論人不當忿怒。
