intento
Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλος → Life is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
intento: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id.,
I to stretch out or extend towards any thing.
I Lit.: haec sica intentata nobis est, Cic. Mil. 14: manus, Tac. A. 1, 27: alicui manus, Auct. B. Hisp. 22: cum voces cum manus intentarent, raise, Tac. A. 3, 36: strictos gladios, Suet. Caes. 14: manus ad sidera, Petr. 112. —
II Transf.
A To direct or turn towards: oculos in proeliantes, Petr. 70.—
B To stretch out threateningly towards, to threaten or attack with any thing: dolor ardentes faces intentat, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 76: arma Latinis Hernicis, Liv. 6, 27: Romanum imperium intentantes, id. 42, 12: praesentemque viris intentant omnia mortem, Verg. A. 1, 91: Verginius intentans in Appium manus, Liv. 3, 47, 7: ictus, Tac. H. 3, 31: probra ac verbera, id. A. 12, 47: terror omnibus intentabatur, all were struck with terror, id. ib. 3, 28: invicem crimen, Quint. 3, 10, 4: mortem, Amm. 15, 5, 37: pugnam, id. 16, 2, 12. —
C To attack, accuse one: quasi intentantis loco, Cic. Inv. 2, 43, 125.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
intentō,¹¹ āvī, ātum, āre (intendo), tr., tendre (diriger) contre, vers [pr. et fig.] : sicam alicui Cic. Mil. 37, diriger un poignard contre qqn, cf. Liv. 4, 37, 4 ; manus in aliquem Liv. 3, 47, 7, tendre ses mains dans la direction de qqn, cf. Liv. 6, 39, 7 ; alicui mortem Virg. En. 1, 91, mettre la mort sous les yeux de qqn || arma Latinis Liv. 6, 27, 7, menacer les Latins de la guerre || crimen Quint. 3, 10, 4, intenter une accusation.
