subausculto
ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία → root of all the evils is the love of money, for every possible kind of evil can be motivated by the love of money
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sŭb-ausculto: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I to listen secretly, to eavesdrop (rare but class.): subauscultando excipere voces, Cic. de Or. 2, 36, 153: opprime os: is est, etiam subauscultemus, Plaut. As. 3, 2, 40: tace, subauscultemus, ecquid de me fiat mentio, id. Mil. 4, 2, 3: videntur subauscultare quae loquor, Cic. Att. 10, 18, 1: viris subauscultantibus pariete interposito, id. Top. 20, 75.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sŭbauscultō,¹⁶ āre, tr., écouter furtivement, surprendre en écoutant, épier en écoutant : Pl. Mil. 993 ; Cic. de Or. 2, 153 ; Top. 75 ; Att. 10, 18, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
sub-ausculto, āre, heimlich zuhören, lauschen, horchen, Plaut. asin. 586 u.a. Cic. de or. 2, 153 u.a.
