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|lshtext=<b>unguis</b>: is (abl. ungui, Cat. 62, 43; Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 46; id. C. 2, 8, 4; Prop. 1, 20, 39; cf. [[Charis]]. p. 120), m. cf. Gr. ΟΝΥΧ-, [[ὄνυξ]]; Sanscr. nakha,<br /><b>I</b> a [[nail]] of a [[person]]'s [[finger]] or [[toe]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 247; 10, 35, 52, § 106; 28, 2, 5, § 28; Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 51; 1, 19, 46; id. S. 1, 3, 101; Prop. 1, 20, 39; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 64; 2, 6, 4; id. A. A. 3, 708.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of animals. a [[claw]], [[talon]], [[hoof]], Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 247; Hor. C. 2, 19, 24; Ov. M. 4, 717; 10, 540; Col. 6, 12; Mart. 14, 199 al.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Proverbial phrases.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ab imis unguibus [[usque]] ad verticem summum, from [[top]] to [[toe]], from the [[crown]] of his [[head]] to the [[sole]] of his [[foot]], Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A rectā conscientiā transversum unguem non discedere, not to [[depart]] a [[finger]]'s [[breadth]] in the [[least]], Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4; cf. ellipt.: [[urge]] [[igitur]], nec transversum unguem, [[quod]] aiunt, a [[stilo]], id. Fam. 7, 25, 2: si tu ex [[isto]] [[loco]] digitum transvorsum aut unguem latum excesseris, Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 17 sq.; Hier. Ep. 127, 8 (v. [[transversus]] and [[digitus]]).—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>3</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cum [[medium]] ostenderet unguem, i. e. showed [[utter]] [[derision]], the greatest [[contempt]] ([[because]] the [[middle]] [[finger]] [[was]] regarded as [[indecent]]), Juv. 10, 53.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>4</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Incestos amores De tenero meditatur ungui, i. e. from [[childhood]], ἐξ ἁπαλῶν ὸνύχων, Hor. C. 3, 6, 24 (for [[which]]: a teneris unguiculis, Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2).—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>5</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ad or in unguem, [[after]] the Gr. εἰς ὄνυχα or ἐπ ὄνυχος, to a [[hair]], to a [[nicety]], [[exactly]], [[perfectly]] (an [[expression]] borrowed from sculptors, [[who]], in [[modelling]], [[give]] the [[finishing]] [[touch]] [[with]] the [[nail]]; or joiners, [[who]] [[test]] the [[accuracy]] of joints in [[wood]] by the [[nail]]: materiem dolare ad unguem, Col. 11, 2, 13: ad unguem Factus [[homo]], [[highly]] [[polished]], [[perfectly]] [[accomplished]], Hor. S. 1, 5, 32; cf.: [[carmen]] [[decies]] castigare ad unguem, id. A. P. 294 Jan. ad loc.: suturae capitis in unguem committuntur, Cels. 8, 1, § 12; Verg. G. 2, 277 Serv.; Vitr. 4, 6, 2; cf. also: carmina molli [[numero]] fluere, ut per leve severos effundat junctura [[unguis]], Pers. 1, 65.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>6</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Homo, cujus pluris erat [[unguis]], [[quam]] tu [[totus]] es, a [[man]] whose [[little]] [[finger]] [[was]] [[worth]] [[more]] [[than]] [[your]] [[whole]] [[body]], Petr. 57 fin.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>7</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rodere ungues, to [[bite]] the nails, i. e. to be buried in [[thought]], etc.: [[ille]] in versu faciendo Saepe [[caput]] scaberet vivos et roderet ungues, Hor. S. 1, 10, 71; cf.: ungue meam morso [[saepe]] querere fidem. Prop. 3 (4), 25, 4: et [[saepe]] inmeritos corrumpas dentibus ungues, id. 2, 4, 3 (13).—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Of plants, a [[nail]]-[[like]] [[spot]], the [[tip]], [[extremity]], Plin. 12, 9, 19, § 36; 21, 18, 73, § 121; Col. 4, 24, 7; Pall. Febr. 12, 5.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> A [[kind]] of [[shell]]-[[fish]], perh. the [[razor]]-[[fish]], Varr. L. L. 5, 12, 23.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> A [[hook]]: ferrei, Col. 12, 18, 2. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>D</b> A [[white]] [[skin]] on the [[eye]], a [[web]], haw, [[πτερύγιον]], Cels. 7, 7, 4.
|lshtext=<b>unguis</b>: is (abl. ungui, Cat. 62, 43; Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 46; id. C. 2, 8, 4; Prop. 1, 20, 39; cf. [[Charis]]. p. 120), m. cf. Gr. ΟΝΥΧ-, [[ὄνυξ]]; Sanscr. nakha,<br /><b>I</b> a [[nail]] of a [[person]]'s [[finger]] or [[toe]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 247; 10, 35, 52, § 106; 28, 2, 5, § 28; Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 51; 1, 19, 46; id. S. 1, 3, 101; Prop. 1, 20, 39; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 64; 2, 6, 4; id. A. A. 3, 708.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of animals. a [[claw]], [[talon]], [[hoof]], Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 247; Hor. C. 2, 19, 24; Ov. M. 4, 717; 10, 540; Col. 6, 12; Mart. 14, 199 al.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Proverbial phrases.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ab imis unguibus [[usque]] ad verticem summum, from [[top]] to [[toe]], from the [[crown]] of his [[head]] to the [[sole]] of his [[foot]], Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A rectā conscientiā transversum unguem non discedere, not to [[depart]] a [[finger]]'s [[breadth]] in the [[least]], Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4; cf. ellipt.: [[urge]] [[igitur]], nec transversum unguem, [[quod]] aiunt, a [[stilo]], id. Fam. 7, 25, 2: si tu ex [[isto]] [[loco]] digitum transvorsum aut unguem latum excesseris, Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 17 sq.; Hier. Ep. 127, 8 (v. [[transversus]] and [[digitus]]).—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>3</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cum [[medium]] ostenderet unguem, i. e. showed [[utter]] [[derision]], the greatest [[contempt]] ([[because]] the [[middle]] [[finger]] [[was]] regarded as [[indecent]]), Juv. 10, 53.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>4</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Incestos amores De tenero meditatur ungui, i. e. from [[childhood]], ἐξ ἁπαλῶν ὸνύχων, Hor. C. 3, 6, 24 (for [[which]]: a teneris unguiculis, Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2).—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>5</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ad or in unguem, [[after]] the Gr. εἰς ὄνυχα or ἐπ ὄνυχος, to a [[hair]], to a [[nicety]], [[exactly]], [[perfectly]] (an [[expression]] borrowed from sculptors, [[who]], in [[modelling]], [[give]] the [[finishing]] [[touch]] [[with]] the [[nail]]; or joiners, [[who]] [[test]] the [[accuracy]] of joints in [[wood]] by the [[nail]]: materiem dolare ad unguem, Col. 11, 2, 13: ad unguem Factus [[homo]], [[highly]] [[polished]], [[perfectly]] [[accomplished]], Hor. S. 1, 5, 32; cf.: [[carmen]] [[decies]] castigare ad unguem, id. A. P. 294 Jan. ad loc.: suturae capitis in unguem committuntur, Cels. 8, 1, § 12; Verg. G. 2, 277 Serv.; Vitr. 4, 6, 2; cf. also: carmina molli [[numero]] fluere, ut per leve severos effundat junctura [[unguis]], Pers. 1, 65.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>6</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Homo, cujus pluris erat [[unguis]], [[quam]] tu [[totus]] es, a [[man]] whose [[little]] [[finger]] [[was]] [[worth]] [[more]] [[than]] [[your]] [[whole]] [[body]], Petr. 57 fin.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>7</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rodere ungues, to [[bite]] the nails, i. e. to be buried in [[thought]], etc.: [[ille]] in versu faciendo Saepe [[caput]] scaberet vivos et roderet ungues, Hor. S. 1, 10, 71; cf.: ungue meam morso [[saepe]] querere fidem. Prop. 3 (4), 25, 4: et [[saepe]] inmeritos corrumpas dentibus ungues, id. 2, 4, 3 (13).—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Of plants, a [[nail]]-[[like]] [[spot]], the [[tip]], [[extremity]], Plin. 12, 9, 19, § 36; 21, 18, 73, § 121; Col. 4, 24, 7; Pall. Febr. 12, 5.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> A [[kind]] of [[shell]]-[[fish]], perh. the [[razor]]-[[fish]], Varr. L. L. 5, 12, 23.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> A [[hook]]: ferrei, Col. 12, 18, 2. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>D</b> A [[white]] [[skin]] on the [[eye]], a [[web]], haw, [[πτερύγιον]], Cels. 7, 7, 4.
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|gf=<b>unguis</b>,⁹ is, m. (cf. [[ὄνυξ]]),<br /><b>1</b> ongle [de la main ou du pied] : [de l’homme] Cic. Tusc. 5, 77 ; Plin. 11, 247, etc. ; Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 51 ; 1, 19, 46, etc. &#124;&#124; des animaux] Cic. Nat. 2, 122 ; Plin. 11, 247 ; Hor. O. 2, 19, 24 ; Ov. M. 4, 717<br /><b>2</b> express. prov. : <b> a)</b> ab imis unguibus [[usque]] ad verticem Cic. Com. 20, des pieds à la tête ; <b> b)</b> ab [[aliqua]] re traversum unguem [[non]] discedere Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4, ne pas s’écarter de qqch. d’un travers d’ongle, de l’épaisseur d’un ongle = d’un pouce, d’une ligne ; urge [[igitur]], [[nec]] transversum unguem, [[quod]] aiunt, a [[stilo]] Cic. Fam. 7, 25, 2, courage donc et ne t’éloigne pas de ta plume de l’épaisseur d’un pouce, comme on dit, cf. Pl. Aul. 57 ; Apul. M. 2, 18 ; 10, 26 ; 11, 17 ; <b> c)</b> [[medium]] unguem ostendere Juv. 10, 53, montrer le doigt du milieu, narguer du doigt ; <b> d)</b> de tenero ungui Hor. O. 3, 6, 24, dès la [[plus]] tendre enfance ; <b> e)</b> ad unguem [[carmen]] castigare Hor. P. 294, châtier, corriger un poème jusqu’à la perfection [comme le marbrier éprouve le poli en passant l’ongle sur la pierre] ; ad unguem [[factus]] [[homo]] Hor. S. 1, 5, 32, homme accompli ; in unguem Virg. G. 2, 277, parfaitement, cf. Cels. Med. 8, 1, 12 ; v. Pers. 1, 65 ; <b> f)</b> vivos rodere ungues Hor. S. 1, 10, 71, ronger ses ongles au vif [geste d’impatience]<br /><b>3</b> [fig.] <b> a)</b> onglet dans les plantes : Plin. 12, 36 ; 21, 121 ; <b> d)</b> sorte de coquillage : [[Varro]] L. 5, 77 ; <b> c)</b> grappin, crochet : Col. Rust. 12, 18, 2 ; <b> d)</b> taie sur l’œil : Col. Rust. 7, 7, 4.
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unguis: is (abl. ungui, Cat. 62, 43; Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 46; id. C. 2, 8, 4; Prop. 1, 20, 39; cf. Charis. p. 120), m. cf. Gr. ΟΝΥΧ-, ὄνυξ; Sanscr. nakha,
I a nail of a person's finger or toe.
I Lit., Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 247; 10, 35, 52, § 106; 28, 2, 5, § 28; Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 51; 1, 19, 46; id. S. 1, 3, 101; Prop. 1, 20, 39; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 64; 2, 6, 4; id. A. A. 3, 708.—
   2    Of animals. a claw, talon, hoof, Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 247; Hor. C. 2, 19, 24; Ov. M. 4, 717; 10, 540; Col. 6, 12; Mart. 14, 199 al.—
   B Proverbial phrases.
   1    Ab imis unguibus usque ad verticem summum, from top to toe, from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot, Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20.—
   2    A rectā conscientiā transversum unguem non discedere, not to depart a finger's breadth in the least, Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4; cf. ellipt.: urge igitur, nec transversum unguem, quod aiunt, a stilo, id. Fam. 7, 25, 2: si tu ex isto loco digitum transvorsum aut unguem latum excesseris, Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 17 sq.; Hier. Ep. 127, 8 (v. transversus and digitus).—
   3    Cum medium ostenderet unguem, i. e. showed utter derision, the greatest contempt (because the middle finger was regarded as indecent), Juv. 10, 53.—
   4    Incestos amores De tenero meditatur ungui, i. e. from childhood, ἐξ ἁπαλῶν ὸνύχων, Hor. C. 3, 6, 24 (for which: a teneris unguiculis, Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2).—
   5    Ad or in unguem, after the Gr. εἰς ὄνυχα or ἐπ ὄνυχος, to a hair, to a nicety, exactly, perfectly (an expression borrowed from sculptors, who, in modelling, give the finishing touch with the nail; or joiners, who test the accuracy of joints in wood by the nail: materiem dolare ad unguem, Col. 11, 2, 13: ad unguem Factus homo, highly polished, perfectly accomplished, Hor. S. 1, 5, 32; cf.: carmen decies castigare ad unguem, id. A. P. 294 Jan. ad loc.: suturae capitis in unguem committuntur, Cels. 8, 1, § 12; Verg. G. 2, 277 Serv.; Vitr. 4, 6, 2; cf. also: carmina molli numero fluere, ut per leve severos effundat junctura unguis, Pers. 1, 65.—
   6    Homo, cujus pluris erat unguis, quam tu totus es, a man whose little finger was worth more than your whole body, Petr. 57 fin.—
   7    Rodere ungues, to bite the nails, i. e. to be buried in thought, etc.: ille in versu faciendo Saepe caput scaberet vivos et roderet ungues, Hor. S. 1, 10, 71; cf.: ungue meam morso saepe querere fidem. Prop. 3 (4), 25, 4: et saepe inmeritos corrumpas dentibus ungues, id. 2, 4, 3 (13).—
II Transf.
   A Of plants, a nail-like spot, the tip, extremity, Plin. 12, 9, 19, § 36; 21, 18, 73, § 121; Col. 4, 24, 7; Pall. Febr. 12, 5.—
   B A kind of shell-fish, perh. the razor-fish, Varr. L. L. 5, 12, 23.—
   C A hook: ferrei, Col. 12, 18, 2. —
   D A white skin on the eye, a web, haw, πτερύγιον, Cels. 7, 7, 4.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

unguis,⁹ is, m. (cf. ὄνυξ),
1 ongle [de la main ou du pied] : [de l’homme] Cic. Tusc. 5, 77 ; Plin. 11, 247, etc. ; Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 51 ; 1, 19, 46, etc. || des animaux] Cic. Nat. 2, 122 ; Plin. 11, 247 ; Hor. O. 2, 19, 24 ; Ov. M. 4, 717
2 express. prov. : a) ab imis unguibus usque ad verticem Cic. Com. 20, des pieds à la tête ; b) ab aliqua re traversum unguem non discedere Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4, ne pas s’écarter de qqch. d’un travers d’ongle, de l’épaisseur d’un ongle = d’un pouce, d’une ligne ; urge igitur, nec transversum unguem, quod aiunt, a stilo Cic. Fam. 7, 25, 2, courage donc et ne t’éloigne pas de ta plume de l’épaisseur d’un pouce, comme on dit, cf. Pl. Aul. 57 ; Apul. M. 2, 18 ; 10, 26 ; 11, 17 ; c) medium unguem ostendere Juv. 10, 53, montrer le doigt du milieu, narguer du doigt ; d) de tenero ungui Hor. O. 3, 6, 24, dès la plus tendre enfance ; e) ad unguem carmen castigare Hor. P. 294, châtier, corriger un poème jusqu’à la perfection [comme le marbrier éprouve le poli en passant l’ongle sur la pierre] ; ad unguem factus homo Hor. S. 1, 5, 32, homme accompli ; in unguem Virg. G. 2, 277, parfaitement, cf. Cels. Med. 8, 1, 12 ; v. Pers. 1, 65 ; f) vivos rodere ungues Hor. S. 1, 10, 71, ronger ses ongles au vif [geste d’impatience]
3 [fig.] a) onglet dans les plantes : Plin. 12, 36 ; 21, 121 ; d) sorte de coquillage : Varro L. 5, 77 ; c) grappin, crochet : Col. Rust. 12, 18, 2 ; d) taie sur l’œil : Col. Rust. 7, 7, 4.