altercor
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
altercor: ātus, 1, v. dep. alter,
I to have a discussion or difference with another, to dispute; to wrangle, quarrel, etc. (constr. cum aliquo, inter se, and alicui with acc. and absol.).
I In gen.: cur illa hic mecum altercata est? Pac. ap. Non. 470, 7: Labienus altercari cum Vatinio incipit, Caes. B. C. 3, 19: mulierum ritu inter nos altercantes, Liv. 3, 68.—Once with acc.: dum hunc et hujusmodi sermonem altercamur, App. M. 2, p. 115, 40: nimium altercando veritas amittitur, P. Syr. ap. Gell. 17, 14.—
II Esp., in rhet. lang., to strive to gain the victory over an opponent in a court of justice by putting questions for him to answer (cf. altercatio, II.): Crassus in altercando invenit parem neminem, in crossexamining, Cic. Brut. 43.—Hence poet., in gen, to contend, struggle with: altercante libidinibus pavore, * Hor. S. 2, 7, 57.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
altercor,¹⁴ ātus sum, ārī (alter), intr.,
1 échanger des propos, prendre à partie, disputer : altercari cum aliquo Cæs. C. 3, 19, 5, s’entreprendre avec qqn ; mulierum ritu inter nos altercantes Liv. 3, 68, 8, disputant entre nous comme des femmes
2 [au tribunal échanger attaques et ripostes avec l’avocat adverse : in altercando invenit parem neminem Cic. Br. 159, dans les prises à partie (les corps à corps oratoires) il Crassus ne rencontra pas son pareil, cf. Quint. 6, 4, 5 ; 6, 4, 14 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 3, 9, 24
3 [fig.] lutter avec [datif] : Hor. S. 2, 7, 57.