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νόησε δὲ δῖος Ὀδυσσεὺς σαίνοντάς τε κύνας, περί τε κτύπος ἦλθε ποδοῖινgodly Odysseus heard the fawning of dogs, and on top of that came the beat of two feet

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ex-pĕto: īvi or ĭi, ītum, 3, v. a. and n.
I Act.
   A To long for, seek after, aspire to, desire, covet, wish a thing (freq. and class.; syn.: appeto, affecto, cupio, concupisco, aveo, gestio, volo, opto, desidero, requiro).
   (a)    With acc.: assunt, me expetunt, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89 (Trag. v. 49, ed. Vahl.): nihil hominem, nisi quod honestum sit, aut admirari aut optare aut expetere debere, Cic. Off. 1, 20, 66: unum ab omnibus ad id bellum imperatorem deposci atque expeti, id. de Imp. Pomp. 2, 5: Italia ab hoc auxilium absente expetivit, id. ib. 11, 30; cf.: Apollo unde sibi populi et reges consilium expetunt, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 199 (Trag. v. 186, ed. Vahl.): nunc a Flacco Lentuli poenae per vos expetuntur, are demanded, Cic. Fl. 38, 95: poenas ab aliquo, id. Pis. 7, 16; Liv. 1, 23, 4; cf.: jus ab invitis, id. 3, 40, 4: facinora ab aliquo, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 25: Plautinas fabulas, id. Cas. prol. 12: pecunia tantopere expetitur, Cic. de Or. 2, 40, 172; cf.: expetuntur divitiae ad usus vitae necessarios, id. Off. 1, 8, 25: mortem pro vita civium, id. Tusc. 1, 48, 116: ea vita expetitur, quae sit animi corporisque expleta virtutibus, id. Fin. 5, 13, 37: in qua (societate) omnia insunt, quae putant homines expetenda, honestas, gloria, etc., id. Lael. 22, 84: non ficto crimine insectari, non expetere vitam, non capitis arcessere, to attempt one's life, id. Deiot. 11, 30: stulta sibi consilia, to seek out, contrive, Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 4.—Of an inanimate subject: mare medium terrae locum expetens, striving or tending towards, Cic. N. D. 2, 45, 116.—
   (b)    With an object-clause (mostly poet.): quem quisque odit, periisse expetit, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 2, 7, 23 (Trag. v. 403, ed. Vahl.); cf.: audire expetis? Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 25: aliquid facere, id. Trin. 3, 2, 48: periisse expetunt, Liv. 40, 10, 5: dum nostram gloriam tua virtute augeri expeto, Cic. ad Q. Fr. 1, 1, 2: di me etsi perdunt, tamen esse adjutam expetunt, Pac. ap. Non. 104, 7: videre expeto te, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 20; cf.: hoc prius scire expeto, quid perdideris, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 17; id. Hec. 5, 1, 1; Hor. Epod. 11, 3; Ov. M. 7, 476; 9, 550 al.: quod et scire expeto et quaerere pudet, Curt. 4, 10, 32; 9, 3, 8; Plin. praef. 14.—
   (g)    With ut and subj.: fatebor et fuisse me et Sejano amicum et ut essem expetisse, Tac. A. 6, 8.—
   (d)    Absol.: ne legaretur A. Gabinius Cn. Pompeio expetenti ac postulanti, requesting, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 19, 57.—*
   B To reach, attain to any thing; with respect to time, to outlast: malo si quid bene facias, id beneficium interit: Bono si quid male facias, aetatem expetit, Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 23.— Hence, expĕtendus, a, um, P. a., desirable, excellent: forma expetunda mulier, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 60.
II Intr. (perh. only ante-class.; cf. Liv. 1, 22, 7 Weisenb. ad loc.).
   A To light upon, fall upon, befall a person.
   1    With in aliquem: delictum suum suamque culpam expetere in mortalem, Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 33: illius ira et maledicta in hanc, id. ib. 3, 2, 15: omnes clades hujus belli in eum, Tullus ap. Liv. 1, 22, 7: quojus ego hodie in tergum faxo ista expetant mendacia, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 42.—
   2    With alicui: mea sit culpa, si id Alcumenae innocenti expetat, Plaut. Am. 3, 1, 12.—
   B Absol., to fall out, happen, occur, result: nequiter paene expetivit prima parasitatio, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 22 Lamb. (al. expedivit): in servitute expetunt multa iniqua, befall, id. ib. 1, 1, 20; so, eadem in vigilanti expetunt, id. Mil. 2, 4, 40 (not vigilantes, v. Ritschl ad h. l.).

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

expĕtō,⁸ īvī ou ĭī, ītum, ĕre, tr. et intr.
    I tr.,
1 désirer vivement, souhaiter, convoiter, rechercher : auxilium ab aliquo Cic. Pomp. 30, souhaiter l’assistance de qqn : pecunia tantopere expetitur Cic. de Or. 2, 172, l’argent est si vivement recherché ; Cotta Sulpiciusque expetebantur Cic. Br. 207, c’est Cotta et Sulpicius qu’on recherchait (comme avocats) || [avec inf.] vincere expetunt Cic. Phil. 12, 9, ils désirent vaincre, cf. Pl. Aul. 652, etc. || [avec prop. inf.] Pl. Most. 128 ; Trin. 366 ; Ter. Hec. 727 ; nostram gloriam augeri expeto Cic. Q. 1, 1, 2, je souhaite vivement que notre gloire s’accroisse || [avec ut ] Tac. Ann. 6, 8
2 prendre, choisir : stulta sibi expetunt consilia Pl. Most. 861, ils ont recours à de sots expédients
3 chercher à obtenir, réclamer, revendiquer : expetere pœnas ab aliquo Cic. Pis. 16, chercher à obtenir le châtiment de qqn ; a Flacco Lentuli pœnæ per vos expetuntur Cic. Fl. 95, on cherche par votre entremise à venger sur Flaccus le châtiment de Lentulus ; expetere jus Liv. 3, 40, 4, revendiquer ses droits
4 chercher à atteindre [un lieu] : mare medium terræ locum expetens Cic. Nat. 2, 116, la mer tendant par sa pesanteur] vers le centre de la terre.
    II intr., a) survenir, tomber sur : expetent ista mendacia in hujus tergum Pl. Amph. 589, ces mensonges retomberont sur son dos ; mihi illius maledicta expetent Pl. Amph. 896, ses reproches retomberont sur moi ; in servitute expetunt multa iniqua Pl. Amph. 174, dans l’esclavage beaucoup de maux vous arrivent ; b) prendre de l’extension [dans le temps] : ætatem Pl. Pœn. 636, durer éternellement.