petauristes

ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pĕtauristēs (-ta), æ, m. (πεταυριστής), équilibriste : Varr. d. Non. 56, 30 || -tārius, ĭī, Petr. 47, 9.