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|lshtext=<b>lentus</b>: a, um, adj. cf. [[lenis]],<br /><b>I</b> [[pliant]], [[flexible]], [[tough]], [[tenacious]], [[sticky]], [[viscous]] (syn.: [[flexilis]], [[tardus]], [[serus]]).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: viburna, Verg. E. 1, 26: [[vitis]], id. ib. 3, 38: genistae, id. G. 2, 12: rami, id. ib. 4, 558: [[flagellum]], Phaedr. 3, 6, 6: verbera, i. e. produced [[with]] the limber [[whip]], Verg. G. 3, 208: [[argentum]], id. A. 7, 634; Cat. 61, 106; Tib. 4, 1, 171: lentior salicis virgis, Ov. M. 13, 800: [[gluten]] [[visco]] et pice lentius, tougher, [[more]] [[tenacious]], Verg. G. 4, 41: ita [[istaec]] [[nimis]] lenta vincla sunt escaria, [[adhesive]], [[tenacious]], Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 18; cf.: lentis adhaerens brachiis, Her. Epod. 15, 6: [[quoniam]] mas (aron) esset in coquendo lentior, Plin. 24, 16, 92, § 143.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., [[slow]], [[sluggish]], [[immovable]]: [[tellus]] lenta gelu, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 39: [[amnis]], Plin. 36, 26, 65, § 190: in [[lento]] luctantur marmore tonsae, [[sluggish]], [[motionless]], Verg. A. 7, 28: [[lento]] [[pilo]], Tib. 4, 1, 90: [[asinus]], Phaedr. 1, 15, 7: uteri pondera lenta, [[immovable]], [[heavy]], Prop. 4 (5), 1, 96 (100): [[herba]] durior et in coquendo lentior, slower, [[longer]], Plin. 24, 16, 92, § 143: [[venenum]], Tac. A. 6, 32: remedia, Curt. 3, 5, 13; Suet. Tib. 73: miserum populum Romanum, qui sub tam lentis maxillis erit, id. ib. 21: lentaque [[fori]] pugnamus [[harena]], Juv. 7, 47: [[funus]] matris, [[slow]] in [[coming]], id. 6, 565.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Lasting or continuing [[long]]: militiae, Tib. 1, 3, 82: [[amor]], id. 1, 4, 81: [[spes]], Ov. H. 2, 9: tranquillitatis lentissimae [[taedium]], Sen. Ep. 70: [[lentus]] abesto, [[remain]] [[long]] [[away]], Ov. R. Am. 243: [[vivacitas]] [[adeo]] lenta, [[persistent]], Plin. 8, 27, 41, § 100.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Slow, [[lingering]], [[lazy]]: [[lentus]] in dicendo, drawling, Cic. Brut. 48: mortis [[genus]], Suet. Caes. 87: si [[lentus]] pigrā muniret [[castra]] [[dolabra]], Juv. 8, 248: ira deorum, id. 13, 100.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With gen.: [[lentus]] coepti, Sil. 3, 176.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(g)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With inf.: nec Idalia lenta incaluisse [[sagitta]], Sil. 5, 19.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of [[bad]] payers, [[slow]], [[backward]]: infitiatores, Cic. Cat. 2, 10: [[negotium]], [[tedious]], id. Att. 1, 12; 1, 13 fin.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> Of [[character]], [[easy]], [[calm]], [[indifferent]], [[unconcerned]], [[phlegmatic]], [[sluggish]], [[obstinate]]: ut [[multa]] verba feci, ut lenta [[materies]] fuit, Plaut. Mil. 4, 5, 4: [[genus]] ridiculi patientis ac lenti, Cic. de Or. 2, 69: [[nimium]] [[patiens]] et [[lentus]] existimor, id. ib. 2, 75: Hannibalem lenti spectamus, Liv. 22, 14: [[lentus]] in suo dolore, Tac. A. 3, 70: tu, Tityre, [[lentus]] in [[umbra]], at [[ease]], Verg. E. 1, 4: lentissima pectora, [[insensible]], [[cold]] (to [[love]]), Ov. H. 15, 169.—*<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>D</b> (Pliant, [[hence]]) Ready, [[willing]], Lucil. ap. Non. 22, 32, and 338, 13.—Hence, adv.: lentē, [[slowly]], [[without]] [[haste]], [[leisurely]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lit.: [[lente]] ac [[paulatim]] proceditur, Caes. B. C. 1, 80: currere, Ov. Am. 1, 13, 40: corpora [[lente]] augescunt, [[cito]] exstinguuntur, Tac. Agr. 3: [[Nilus]] evagari incipit, [[lente]] [[primo]], [[deinde]] vehementius, Plin. 18, 18, 47, § 167. —Comp.: [[ipse]] cum reliquis copiis lentius subsequitur, Caes. B. C. 2, 40.—Sup.: [[asinus]] lentissime mandit, Col. 2, 15.—*<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> Transf., pliantly, [[readily]]: arida ligna lentius serrae cedunt, Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 227. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trop.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>a</b> Calmly, [[dispassionately]], [[indifferently]]: aliquid [[lente]] ferre, Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 190; cf. id. Fragm. ap. Non. 338, 9: agere, Liv. 1, 10: respondere, to [[answer]] cooly, [[phlegmatically]], Cic. de Or. 2, 71, 287. —Comp.: sed haec videri possunt odiosiora, cum lentius disputantur, Cic. Par. 1, 2, 10: [[quid]] lentius, celerius dicendum, Quint. 1, 8, 1.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> In a [[good]] [[sense]], [[calmly]], [[considerately]], [[attentively]]: [[nisi]] eum (librum) [[lente]] ac [[fastidiose]] probavissem, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 1.
|lshtext=<b>lentus</b>: a, um, adj. cf. [[lenis]],<br /><b>I</b> [[pliant]], [[flexible]], [[tough]], [[tenacious]], [[sticky]], [[viscous]] (syn.: [[flexilis]], [[tardus]], [[serus]]).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: viburna, Verg. E. 1, 26: [[vitis]], id. ib. 3, 38: genistae, id. G. 2, 12: rami, id. ib. 4, 558: [[flagellum]], Phaedr. 3, 6, 6: verbera, i. e. produced [[with]] the limber [[whip]], Verg. G. 3, 208: [[argentum]], id. A. 7, 634; Cat. 61, 106; Tib. 4, 1, 171: lentior salicis virgis, Ov. M. 13, 800: [[gluten]] [[visco]] et pice lentius, tougher, [[more]] [[tenacious]], Verg. G. 4, 41: ita [[istaec]] [[nimis]] lenta vincla sunt escaria, [[adhesive]], [[tenacious]], Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 18; cf.: lentis adhaerens brachiis, Her. Epod. 15, 6: [[quoniam]] mas (aron) esset in coquendo lentior, Plin. 24, 16, 92, § 143.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., [[slow]], [[sluggish]], [[immovable]]: [[tellus]] lenta gelu, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 39: [[amnis]], Plin. 36, 26, 65, § 190: in [[lento]] luctantur marmore tonsae, [[sluggish]], [[motionless]], Verg. A. 7, 28: [[lento]] [[pilo]], Tib. 4, 1, 90: [[asinus]], Phaedr. 1, 15, 7: uteri pondera lenta, [[immovable]], [[heavy]], Prop. 4 (5), 1, 96 (100): [[herba]] durior et in coquendo lentior, slower, [[longer]], Plin. 24, 16, 92, § 143: [[venenum]], Tac. A. 6, 32: remedia, Curt. 3, 5, 13; Suet. Tib. 73: miserum populum Romanum, qui sub tam lentis maxillis erit, id. ib. 21: lentaque [[fori]] pugnamus [[harena]], Juv. 7, 47: [[funus]] matris, [[slow]] in [[coming]], id. 6, 565.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Lasting or continuing [[long]]: militiae, Tib. 1, 3, 82: [[amor]], id. 1, 4, 81: [[spes]], Ov. H. 2, 9: tranquillitatis lentissimae [[taedium]], Sen. Ep. 70: [[lentus]] abesto, [[remain]] [[long]] [[away]], Ov. R. Am. 243: [[vivacitas]] [[adeo]] lenta, [[persistent]], Plin. 8, 27, 41, § 100.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Slow, [[lingering]], [[lazy]]: [[lentus]] in dicendo, drawling, Cic. Brut. 48: mortis [[genus]], Suet. Caes. 87: si [[lentus]] pigrā muniret [[castra]] [[dolabra]], Juv. 8, 248: ira deorum, id. 13, 100.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With gen.: [[lentus]] coepti, Sil. 3, 176.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(g)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With inf.: nec Idalia lenta incaluisse [[sagitta]], Sil. 5, 19.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of [[bad]] payers, [[slow]], [[backward]]: infitiatores, Cic. Cat. 2, 10: [[negotium]], [[tedious]], id. Att. 1, 12; 1, 13 fin.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> Of [[character]], [[easy]], [[calm]], [[indifferent]], [[unconcerned]], [[phlegmatic]], [[sluggish]], [[obstinate]]: ut [[multa]] verba feci, ut lenta [[materies]] fuit, Plaut. Mil. 4, 5, 4: [[genus]] ridiculi patientis ac lenti, Cic. de Or. 2, 69: [[nimium]] [[patiens]] et [[lentus]] existimor, id. ib. 2, 75: Hannibalem lenti spectamus, Liv. 22, 14: [[lentus]] in suo dolore, Tac. A. 3, 70: tu, Tityre, [[lentus]] in [[umbra]], at [[ease]], Verg. E. 1, 4: lentissima pectora, [[insensible]], [[cold]] (to [[love]]), Ov. H. 15, 169.—*<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>D</b> (Pliant, [[hence]]) Ready, [[willing]], Lucil. ap. Non. 22, 32, and 338, 13.—Hence, adv.: lentē, [[slowly]], [[without]] [[haste]], [[leisurely]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lit.: [[lente]] ac [[paulatim]] proceditur, Caes. B. C. 1, 80: currere, Ov. Am. 1, 13, 40: corpora [[lente]] augescunt, [[cito]] exstinguuntur, Tac. Agr. 3: [[Nilus]] evagari incipit, [[lente]] [[primo]], [[deinde]] vehementius, Plin. 18, 18, 47, § 167. —Comp.: [[ipse]] cum reliquis copiis lentius subsequitur, Caes. B. C. 2, 40.—Sup.: [[asinus]] lentissime mandit, Col. 2, 15.—*<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> Transf., pliantly, [[readily]]: arida ligna lentius serrae cedunt, Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 227. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trop.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>a</b> Calmly, [[dispassionately]], [[indifferently]]: aliquid [[lente]] ferre, Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 190; cf. id. Fragm. ap. Non. 338, 9: agere, Liv. 1, 10: respondere, to [[answer]] cooly, [[phlegmatically]], Cic. de Or. 2, 71, 287. —Comp.: sed haec videri possunt odiosiora, cum lentius disputantur, Cic. Par. 1, 2, 10: [[quid]] lentius, celerius dicendum, Quint. 1, 8, 1.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> In a [[good]] [[sense]], [[calmly]], [[considerately]], [[attentively]]: [[nisi]] eum (librum) [[lente]] ac [[fastidiose]] probavissem, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 1.
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|gf=<b>lentus</b>,⁸ a, um,<br /><b>1</b> tenace, visqueux, glutineux : Virg. G. 4, 41<br /><b>2</b> souple, flexible : lenta [[vitis]] Virg. B. 3, 38, vigne flexible, cf. Virg. B. 1, 25 ; G. 2, 12 ; 4, 558<br /><b>3</b> tenace, qui [[dure]] longtemps : [[lentus]] [[amor]] Tib. 1, 4, 81, long amour ; [[tranquillitas]] lentissima Sen. Ep. 70, 3, calme persistant<br /><b>4</b> lent, paresseux : [[lentus]] [[amnis]] Plin. 36, 190, fleuve au cours lent ; lentum [[marmor]] Virg. En. 7, 28, le miroir immobile de la mer ; lentum [[venenum]] Tac. Ann. 6, 32, poison lent || [avec génitif] [[lentus]] cœpti Sil. 3, 176, lent à entreprendre ; [avec infinitif] [[lentus]] incaluisse Sil. 5, 19, lent à s’échauffer<br /><b>5</b> [fig.] lent : [[lentus]] in dicendo Cic. Br. 178, lent dans sa parole, son débit ; infitiatores lenti Cic. Cat. 2, 21, mauvais débiteurs, lents à payer ; lentum [[negotium]] Cic. Att. 1, 12, 1, affaire qui traîne<br /><b>6</b> calme, flegmatique, insensible, indifférent : [[lentus]] existimor Cic. de Or. 2, 305, je passe pour flegmatique, cf. Cic. de Or. 2, 279 ; lentissima pectora Ov. H. 15, 169, cœurs insensibles.
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lentus: a, um, adj. cf. lenis,
I pliant, flexible, tough, tenacious, sticky, viscous (syn.: flexilis, tardus, serus).
I Lit.: viburna, Verg. E. 1, 26: vitis, id. ib. 3, 38: genistae, id. G. 2, 12: rami, id. ib. 4, 558: flagellum, Phaedr. 3, 6, 6: verbera, i. e. produced with the limber whip, Verg. G. 3, 208: argentum, id. A. 7, 634; Cat. 61, 106; Tib. 4, 1, 171: lentior salicis virgis, Ov. M. 13, 800: gluten visco et pice lentius, tougher, more tenacious, Verg. G. 4, 41: ita istaec nimis lenta vincla sunt escaria, adhesive, tenacious, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 18; cf.: lentis adhaerens brachiis, Her. Epod. 15, 6: quoniam mas (aron) esset in coquendo lentior, Plin. 24, 16, 92, § 143.—
   B Transf., slow, sluggish, immovable: tellus lenta gelu, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 39: amnis, Plin. 36, 26, 65, § 190: in lento luctantur marmore tonsae, sluggish, motionless, Verg. A. 7, 28: lento pilo, Tib. 4, 1, 90: asinus, Phaedr. 1, 15, 7: uteri pondera lenta, immovable, heavy, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 96 (100): herba durior et in coquendo lentior, slower, longer, Plin. 24, 16, 92, § 143: venenum, Tac. A. 6, 32: remedia, Curt. 3, 5, 13; Suet. Tib. 73: miserum populum Romanum, qui sub tam lentis maxillis erit, id. ib. 21: lentaque fori pugnamus harena, Juv. 7, 47: funus matris, slow in coming, id. 6, 565.—
II Trop.
   A Lasting or continuing long: militiae, Tib. 1, 3, 82: amor, id. 1, 4, 81: spes, Ov. H. 2, 9: tranquillitatis lentissimae taedium, Sen. Ep. 70: lentus abesto, remain long away, Ov. R. Am. 243: vivacitas adeo lenta, persistent, Plin. 8, 27, 41, § 100.—
   B Slow, lingering, lazy: lentus in dicendo, drawling, Cic. Brut. 48: mortis genus, Suet. Caes. 87: si lentus pigrā muniret castra dolabra, Juv. 8, 248: ira deorum, id. 13, 100.—
   (b)    With gen.: lentus coepti, Sil. 3, 176.—
   (g)    With inf.: nec Idalia lenta incaluisse sagitta, Sil. 5, 19.—
   2    Of bad payers, slow, backward: infitiatores, Cic. Cat. 2, 10: negotium, tedious, id. Att. 1, 12; 1, 13 fin.—
   C Of character, easy, calm, indifferent, unconcerned, phlegmatic, sluggish, obstinate: ut multa verba feci, ut lenta materies fuit, Plaut. Mil. 4, 5, 4: genus ridiculi patientis ac lenti, Cic. de Or. 2, 69: nimium patiens et lentus existimor, id. ib. 2, 75: Hannibalem lenti spectamus, Liv. 22, 14: lentus in suo dolore, Tac. A. 3, 70: tu, Tityre, lentus in umbra, at ease, Verg. E. 1, 4: lentissima pectora, insensible, cold (to love), Ov. H. 15, 169.—*
   D (Pliant, hence) Ready, willing, Lucil. ap. Non. 22, 32, and 338, 13.—Hence, adv.: lentē, slowly, without haste, leisurely.
   1    Lit.: lente ac paulatim proceditur, Caes. B. C. 1, 80: currere, Ov. Am. 1, 13, 40: corpora lente augescunt, cito exstinguuntur, Tac. Agr. 3: Nilus evagari incipit, lente primo, deinde vehementius, Plin. 18, 18, 47, § 167. —Comp.: ipse cum reliquis copiis lentius subsequitur, Caes. B. C. 2, 40.—Sup.: asinus lentissime mandit, Col. 2, 15.—*
   b Transf., pliantly, readily: arida ligna lentius serrae cedunt, Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 227. —
   2    Trop.
   a Calmly, dispassionately, indifferently: aliquid lente ferre, Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 190; cf. id. Fragm. ap. Non. 338, 9: agere, Liv. 1, 10: respondere, to answer cooly, phlegmatically, Cic. de Or. 2, 71, 287. —Comp.: sed haec videri possunt odiosiora, cum lentius disputantur, Cic. Par. 1, 2, 10: quid lentius, celerius dicendum, Quint. 1, 8, 1.—
   b In a good sense, calmly, considerately, attentively: nisi eum (librum) lente ac fastidiose probavissem, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 1.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lentus,⁸ a, um,
1 tenace, visqueux, glutineux : Virg. G. 4, 41
2 souple, flexible : lenta vitis Virg. B. 3, 38, vigne flexible, cf. Virg. B. 1, 25 ; G. 2, 12 ; 4, 558
3 tenace, qui dure longtemps : lentus amor Tib. 1, 4, 81, long amour ; tranquillitas lentissima Sen. Ep. 70, 3, calme persistant
4 lent, paresseux : lentus amnis Plin. 36, 190, fleuve au cours lent ; lentum marmor Virg. En. 7, 28, le miroir immobile de la mer ; lentum venenum Tac. Ann. 6, 32, poison lent