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Θεὸς πέφυκεν, ὅστις οὐδὲν δρᾷ κακόν → Deus est, qui nihil admisit umquam in se mali → Es ist ein göttlich Wesen, wer nichts Schlechtes tut

Menander, Monostichoi, 234

Latin > English

vappa vappae N F :: flat wine
vappa vappa vappae N M :: worthless person

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

vappa: ae, f. kindr. with vapor; cf. vapidus,
I wine that has lost its spirit and flavor; palled, flat, vapid wine.
I Lit.: vitium musto quibusdam in locis iterum sponte fervere, quā calamitate deperit sapor vappaeque accipit nomen, probrosum etiam hominum, cum degeneravit animus, Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 125; Hor. S. 2, 3, 144; 1, 5, 16; Mart. 12, 48, 14.—
II Transf., masc., a spoiled or worthless fellow, a good-fornothing, Cat. 28, 5; Hor. S. 1, 1, 104; 1, 2, 12; Auct. Priap. 14; cf. Plin. l. l. supra.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

vappa,¹³ æ, f., vin éventé : Plin. 14, 125 ; Hor. S. 2, 3, 144 || [fig.] vaurien, mauvais sujet : Hor. S. 1, 1, 104 ; Catul. 28, 5.

Latin > German (Georges)

vappa, ae, f. (zu Wz. vap-, wov. auch vapidus, vapio), I) eig., umgeschlagener-, kahmiger Wein, Fusel, Hor., Plin. u.a.: vappā lippus, Pers. – II) übtr., ein verkommener Mensch, Taugenichts, Verschwender (Ggstz. homo frugi), Catull., Hor. u.a. Vgl. Porphyr. Hor. sat. 1, 2, 12.