exscribo
Νέµουσι δ' οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυστολούµενα ἔσω δόµων σῴζουσιν, οὐδ' ἐρηµίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ' ὄλβιος → They manage households, and save what is brought by sea within the home, and no house deprived of a woman can be tidy and prosperous
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ex-scrībo: (excr-), psi, ptum (btum), 3, v. a.,
I to write out, write off, copy.
I Lit. (rare but class.): tabulas in foro summa hominum frequentia exscribo; adhibentur in exscribendo ex conventu viri primarii, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 189: complura exscripta de Magonis libris, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 18: ex Plauti comoedia duos versus exscripsimus, Gell. 3, 3, 8.—
B Transf. *
1 Of paintings, to copy: imagines exscribere et pingere, Plin. Ep. 4, 28, 1.—
2 In gen., to write or note down: nomina exscripta, Plaut. Rud. prol. 15: bonos in aliis tabulis exscriptos habet, id. ib. 21.—*
II Trop., to copy or take after, to resemble: filia totum patrem mira similitudine exscripserat, Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
exscrībō,¹³ psī, ptum, ĕre, tr.,
1 copier, transcrire : Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 189 ; Varro R. 2, 5, 18 || copier un tableau : Plin. Min. Ep. 4, 28, 1
2 [fig.] ressembler à qqn, reproduire les traits de qqn : filia, quæ patrem exscripserat Plin. Min. Ep. 5, 16, 9, une fille, qui était tout le portrait de son père
3 inscrire : Pl. Rud. 15.
