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οἱ βάρβαροι γὰρ ἄνδρας ἡγοῦνται μόνους τοὺς πλεῖστα δυναμένους καταφαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν → for great feeders and heavy drinkers are alone esteemed as men by the barbarians
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|lshtext=<b>praetextus</b>: a, um, Part. and P. a., from [[praetexo]].<br /><b>praetextus</b>: ūs ([[but]] [[found]] [[only]] in<br /><b>I</b> abl. [[sing]].; cf. [[praetextum]], s. v. [[praetexo]] fin.), m. [[praetexo]].<br /><b>I</b> Outward [[appearance]], [[show]], [[ornament]], [[display]], [[splendor]], [[consequence]] ([[post]]-Aug.): majore praetextu, Tac. H. 1, 19: praetextu senatūs, id. ib. 1, 76: plurimorum et maximorum operum praetextu, Val. Max. 4, 4, 1; Manil. 3, 129. —<br /><b>II</b> A [[pretence]], [[pretext]], [[color]] (not anteAug.): [[decretum]] sub leni praetextu verborum [[factum]] est, Liv. 36, 6, 5: sub praetextu, Petr. 97: hoc praetextu, under this [[pretence]], Just. 29, 3: latrocinii, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 10, 8. | |lshtext=<b>praetextus</b>: a, um, Part. and P. a., from [[praetexo]].<br /><b>praetextus</b>: ūs ([[but]] [[found]] [[only]] in<br /><b>I</b> abl. [[sing]].; cf. [[praetextum]], s. v. [[praetexo]] fin.), m. [[praetexo]].<br /><b>I</b> Outward [[appearance]], [[show]], [[ornament]], [[display]], [[splendor]], [[consequence]] ([[post]]-Aug.): majore praetextu, Tac. H. 1, 19: praetextu senatūs, id. ib. 1, 76: plurimorum et maximorum operum praetextu, Val. Max. 4, 4, 1; Manil. 3, 129. —<br /><b>II</b> A [[pretence]], [[pretext]], [[color]] (not anteAug.): [[decretum]] sub leni praetextu verborum [[factum]] est, Liv. 36, 6, 5: sub praetextu, Petr. 97: hoc praetextu, under this [[pretence]], Just. 29, 3: latrocinii, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 10, 8. | ||
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|gf=(1) <b>prætextus</b>,¹² a, um, part. p. de prætexo || adj<sup>t</sup>, vêtu de la robe prétexte : Prop. 4, 1, 11.<br />(2) <b>prætextŭs</b>,¹⁵ ūs, m.,<br /><b>1</b> action de mettre devant [fig.], prétexte ; [[sub]] prætextu Petr. 97, 9, sous couleur, cf. Liv. 36, 6, 5<br /><b>2</b> éclat, représentation : Tac. *H. 1, 13 ; Val. Max. 4, 4, 1, v. prætextum. | |||
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Revision as of 06:43, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
praetextus: a, um, Part. and P. a., from praetexo.
praetextus: ūs (but found only in
I abl. sing.; cf. praetextum, s. v. praetexo fin.), m. praetexo.
I Outward appearance, show, ornament, display, splendor, consequence (post-Aug.): majore praetextu, Tac. H. 1, 19: praetextu senatūs, id. ib. 1, 76: plurimorum et maximorum operum praetextu, Val. Max. 4, 4, 1; Manil. 3, 129. —
II A pretence, pretext, color (not anteAug.): decretum sub leni praetextu verborum factum est, Liv. 36, 6, 5: sub praetextu, Petr. 97: hoc praetextu, under this pretence, Just. 29, 3: latrocinii, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 10, 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) prætextus,¹² a, um, part. p. de prætexo
