refringo
καὶ ἤδη γε ἄπειμι παρὰ τὸν ἑταῖρον Κλεινίαν, ὅτι πυνθάνομαι χρόνου ἤδη ἀκάθαρτον εἶναι αὐτῷ τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ ταύτην νοσεῖν, ὅτι μὴ ῥεῖ. ὥστε οὐκέτι οὐδ' ἀναβαίνει αὐτήν, ἀλλ' ἄβατος καὶ ἀνήροτός ἐστιν → and now I depart for my companion, Cleinias since I have learned that for some time now his wife is unclean and she is ill because she does not flow, therefore he no longer sleeps with her but she is unavailable and untilled
Latin > English
refringo refringere, refregi, refractus V :: break open
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rē̆-fringo: frēgi, fractum, 3, v. a. frango,
I to break up, break open (class.; syn.: perfringo, dissicio).
I Lit.: cellas, Plaut. Capt. 4, 4, 10: postes portasque, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 622, and ap. Hor. S. 1, 4, 61 (Ann. v. 271 Vahl.); Caes. B. G. 2, 33; Liv. 10, 43; 24, 30; 25, 9 et saep. al.: januam, Tac. A. 14, 8: palatii fores, id. H. 1, 35: claustra, Cic. Mur. 8, 17; Val. Fl. 1, 595: carcerem, Liv. 34, 44 fin.: glaebam et revolvere in pulverem, Col. 11, 2, 60: totas refringere vestes, to tear open, Ov. M. 9, 208: radium solis refringi, is refracted, Plin. 2, 59, 60, § 150.—
B In gen., to break, break in pieces, break off (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): quae demersa liquore obeunt, refracta videntur Omnia convorti sursumque supina revorti, Lucr. 4, 440: refringit virgulta pede vago, Cat. 63, 86: ramum, to break off, * Verg. A. 6, 210; so, mucronem, Plin. 8, 15, 17, § 41; cf. aculeos, Plin. Ep. 3, 15, 3: silvas (Hyleus), Stat. Th. 4, 139. —
II Trop., to break, break in pieces, check, weaken, destroy, etc.: vim fluminis, Caes. B. G. 7, 56; cf. Liv. 5, 37: impotentem dominationem, Nep. Lys. 1, 4; cf.: Teutonicas opes, Frop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 44: nec Priami domus Achivos refringit, Hor. C. 3, 3, 28: ingeniorum impetus, Plin. Ep. 9, 26, 7: claustra pudoris et reverentiae, id. ib. 2, 14, 4: verba, to mutilate or mangle speech, like children, Stat. S. 2, 1, 123.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
refringō,¹¹ frēgī, frāctum, ĕre (re et frango), tr.,
1 briser, enfoncer [portes, barrières] : Cæs. G. 2, 33, 6 ; Cic. Mur. 17 || déchirer, lacérer [vêtement] : Ov. M. 9, 208 || casser, arracher en brisant : Virg. En. 6, 210
2 [en parl. d’un rayon de soleil] refringi Plin. 2, 150, se réfracter
3 [fig.] vim fluminis Cæs. G. 7, 56, 4, briser le courant du fleuve ; impotentem dominationem Nep. Lys. 1, 4, abattre une domination tyrannique || verba Stat. S. 2, 1, 123, écorcher, estropier les mots.
Latin > German (Georges)
refringo, frēgī, frāctum, ere (re u. frango), I) erbrechen, aufbrechen, zerbrechen, A) eig.: carcerem, Liv.: portas, Caes. u. Ov.: claustra nobilitatis (im Bilde), Cic.: refracta videntur, zerbrochen, Lucr.: – B) übtr., hemmend brechen, vim fluminis, Caes.: vim fortunae, Liv.: dominationem Atheniensium, Liv.: Achivos (die A. = die Kraft der A.), Hor.: verba, nach Kinderart verstümmeln, radebrechen, Stat. silv. 2, 1, 123. – II) Lichtstrahlen zurückbrechen, brechend zurückwerfen, radium solis refringi, gebrochen zurückgeworfen werde, Plin. 2, 150.
