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πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὄστρεια παρὰ Νηρεῖ τινι ἰδὼν γέροντι φυκί ἠμφιεσμένα ἔλαβον ἐχίνους τ' ἐστὶ γὰρ προοίμιον δείπνου χαριέντως ταῦτα πεπρυτανευμένου → So first I spotted oysters wrapped in seaweed at the shop of some old Nereus, and sea urchins, which I bought; these were the appetizers for a delightfully managed dinner
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|lshtext=<b>mĕlĭuscŭlus</b>: a, um,<br /><b>I</b> adj. [[dim]]. [[melius]], [[somewhat]] [[better]], [[rather]] [[better]] (anteclass. and [[post]]-Aug.).—Of a [[convalescent]]: qui [[meliusculus]] esse coepit, Cels. 3, 22; Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 19.—Of things: si eris [[verax]], ex tuis rebus feceris meliusculas, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 15; cf. v. 6: apes coloris meliusculi, Col. 9, 3, 2: [[facies]], Sen. Ben. 1, 3: [[spes]], [[rather]] [[more]], Varr. ap. Non. 394, 10.— In neutr. [[sing]].: meliusculum est monere, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 3.—Adv.: mĕlĭuscŭlē.<br /><b>I</b> Rather [[better]], [[pretty]] [[well]] ([[class]].): cum [[meliuscule]] [[tibi]] esset, [[when]] [[you]] were [[somewhat]] [[better]] (of a [[convalescent]]), * Cic. Fam. 16, 5, 1: jam valere, [[Fronto]], Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 12 Mai.—<br /><b>II</b> Rather [[more]], [[somewhat]] [[more]]: [[meliuscule]] [[quam]] [[satis]] fuerit, biberis, Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 51. | |lshtext=<b>mĕlĭuscŭlus</b>: a, um,<br /><b>I</b> adj. [[dim]]. [[melius]], [[somewhat]] [[better]], [[rather]] [[better]] (anteclass. and [[post]]-Aug.).—Of a [[convalescent]]: qui [[meliusculus]] esse coepit, Cels. 3, 22; Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 19.—Of things: si eris [[verax]], ex tuis rebus feceris meliusculas, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 15; cf. v. 6: apes coloris meliusculi, Col. 9, 3, 2: [[facies]], Sen. Ben. 1, 3: [[spes]], [[rather]] [[more]], Varr. ap. Non. 394, 10.— In neutr. [[sing]].: meliusculum est monere, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 3.—Adv.: mĕlĭuscŭlē.<br /><b>I</b> Rather [[better]], [[pretty]] [[well]] ([[class]].): cum [[meliuscule]] [[tibi]] esset, [[when]] [[you]] were [[somewhat]] [[better]] (of a [[convalescent]]), * Cic. Fam. 16, 5, 1: jam valere, [[Fronto]], Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 12 Mai.—<br /><b>II</b> Rather [[more]], [[somewhat]] [[more]]: [[meliuscule]] [[quam]] [[satis]] fuerit, biberis, Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 51. | ||
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|gf=<b>mĕlĭuscŭlus</b>,¹⁴ a, um, dim. de [[melior]], un peu meilleur, qui [[est]] un peu mieux : Pl. Capt. 968 ; [[Varro]] Men. 153 ; Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 9 || meliusculum [[est]] inf. Pl. Curc. 489, il vaut un peu mieux de || un peu mieux portant : Ter. Hec. 354. | |||
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Revision as of 06:58, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĕlĭuscŭlus: a, um,
I adj. dim. melius, somewhat better, rather better (anteclass. and post-Aug.).—Of a convalescent: qui meliusculus esse coepit, Cels. 3, 22; Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 19.—Of things: si eris verax, ex tuis rebus feceris meliusculas, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 15; cf. v. 6: apes coloris meliusculi, Col. 9, 3, 2: facies, Sen. Ben. 1, 3: spes, rather more, Varr. ap. Non. 394, 10.— In neutr. sing.: meliusculum est monere, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 3.—Adv.: mĕlĭuscŭlē.
I Rather better, pretty well (class.): cum meliuscule tibi esset, when you were somewhat better (of a convalescent), * Cic. Fam. 16, 5, 1: jam valere, Fronto, Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 12 Mai.—
II Rather more, somewhat more: meliuscule quam satis fuerit, biberis, Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 51.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mĕlĭuscŭlus,¹⁴ a, um, dim. de melior, un peu meilleur, qui est un peu mieux : Pl. Capt. 968 ; Varro Men. 153 ; Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 9
