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Κακὸν φυτὸν πέφυκεν ἐν βίῳ γυνή, καὶ κτώμεθ' αὐτὰς ὡς ἀναγκαῖον κακόν → In vita occrevit nobis ut gramen mulier, malumque hoc opus est servemus domi → Ein schlimm Gewächs erwuchs im Leben uns die Frau, und wir besitzen sie als unumgänglich Leid

Menander, Monostichoi, 304-305

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

gestĭcŭlor: ātus, 1,
I v. dep. n. and a. gesticulus, to make mimic or pantomimic gestures, to gesticulate (perhaps not anteAug.; cf.: gestum agere, Cic. de Or. 2, 57, 233): scissor ad symphoniam gesticulatus laceravit obsonium, Petr. 36: gesticulandi saltandique studium, Suet. Dom. 8; Front. Orat. 1: jocularia carmina lasciveque modulata, quae vulgo notuerunt, etiam gesticulatus est, he represented in pantomime, Suet. Ner. 42.—Part. in pass. signif.: gesticulati motus, pantomimic movements, Sol. 27 fin.>

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

gestĭcŭlor,¹⁴ ātus sum, ārī (gesticulus),
1 intr., gesticuler : Fronto Orat. 1 || exécuter la pantomime : Suet. Dom. 8
2 tr., exprimer par des gestes : carmina Suet. Nero 42, exprimer (traduire) des vers par une pantomime.