intectus
δυοῖν κακοῖν προκειμένοιν τὸ μὴ χεῖρον βέλτιστον → the lesser of two evils, the less bad thing of a pair of bad things, better the devil you know, better the devil you know than the devil you don't, better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the devil you know than the one you don't, better the devil you know than the one you don't know, the devil that you know is better than the devil that you don't know, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
in-tectus: a, um, adj.,
I uncovered, unclad.
I Lit.: nuda, intecta corpora, Sall. H. 1, 59: semiruta moenia, domūs intectae, unroofed, id. ib. 2, 21: cetera intecti, with no other covering, Tac. G. 17: dux prope intectus, Tac. H. 5, 22: pedes, uncovered, i. e. with only sandals on them, id. A. 2, 59: corpus, id. H. 4, 77; cf.: nudum et intectum corpus, App. M. 10, p. 254: caput, Amm. 27, 10. —
II Trop., unconcealed, open, frank (opp. obscurus), Tac. A. 4, 1.
intectus: a, um, Part., from intego.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) intēctus, a, um, part. de intego.
(2) intēctus,¹³ a, um (in priv.), non vêtu, nu : Tac. G. 17 ; H. 5, 22 || [fig.] franc, sincère : Tac. Ann. 4, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) in-tēctus1, a, um, I) unbedeckt, a) übh.: aqua (Ggstz. contecta), Plin. ep.: domus, ohne Dach, Sall.: u. so stabulum, Apul. – b) unbekleidet, unbeschirmt, ohne Rüstung, pedes, Tac. u. Apul.: corpus, Sall. fr., Sen. u.a.: capite intecto, Tac.: latera intecta, Amm.: v. Pers., Sall. fr., Tac. u.a. – II) übtr., offen = offenherzig, aufrichtig (Ggstz. obscurus), Tac. ann. 4, 1.
(2) intēctus2, a, um, Partic. v. intego, w. s.
