pseudothyrum
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
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pseudŏthyrum: i, n., = ψευδόθυρον.
I Lit., a backdoor, private entrance, postern-gate: palatii, Amm. 14, 1, 3; Oros. 7, 6 fin.—
II Trop., a secret manner: (nummi) per pseudothyrum revertantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 20, § 50: non janua receptis, sed pseudothyro intromissis voluptatibus, id. Red. in Sen. 6, 14.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pseudŏthўrum, ī, n. (ψευδόθυρον), fausse porte, porte de derrière : Amm. 14, 1, 3 || [fig.] échappatoire, moyen détourné : Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50 ; Sen. 14.
