desultorius

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νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dēsultōrĭus: a, um, adj. desultor.
I Of or belonging to a vaulter (desultor): equi, Suet. Caes. 39: levitas, Mart. Cap. 1, § 88.—Subst.: desultorius, ii, m., Cic. Mur. 27, 57.—
II Desultory, superficial, Ap. M. 1, p. 102, 14.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

dēsultōrĭus,¹⁶ a, um (desultor), [cheval] qui sert à la voltige : Suet. Cæs. 39 || subst. m., Cic. Mur. 57, écuyer de cirque.