fel
δὶς ἐξαμαρτεῖν ταὐτὸν οὐκ ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ → a wise man should not keep making the same mistake, a wise man should not repeat the same mistake, doing twice the same mistake is not a wise man's doing, making the same mistake twice does not befit the wise, making the same mistake twice does not belong to a man who is wise, making the same mistake twice does not belong to a wise man, the wise man does not make the same mistake twice, to commit the same sin twice is not a sign of a wise man, it is unwise to err twice
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
fel: fellis, n. Gr. χόλος, gall; cf. Germ. Galle; Engl. gall,
I the gall-bladder, gall, bile (cf. bilis): jecur a dextra parte sub praecordiis: ex inferiore parte ei fel inhaeret, Cels. 4, 1; cf. Plin. 11, 37, 74, § 191; 31, 10, 46, § 119; Ov. M. 2, 777: gallinaceum, Cic. Div. 2, 12, 29: nigrum, Plin. 11, 37, 75, § 193: piscis, Vulg. Tobiae, 6, 5.—In plur.: fella, Ser. Samm. 19, 333; Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 19; id. Tard. 1, 4 fin. al.—Poet.: hic vero Alcidae furiis exarserat atro Felle dolor, because the bile was regarded as the seat of rage, Verg. A. 8, 220.—
B Transf.
1 Poisonous liquid, poison (poet.): vipereum, Ov. Tr. 5, 7, 16; id. P. 1, 2, 18: sagitta armata felle veneni, Verg. A. 12, 857.—
2 Fel terrae, a plant, the lesser centaury, the fumitory (Fumaria officinalis, Linn.), Plin. 25, 6, 31, § 68.—
II Trop. (only in poets, whereas bilis is used in the trop. signif. also in good prose), bitterness, acrimony, animosity (syn.: bilis, stomachus, invidia, livor; odium): amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 70; cf.: corda felle sunt lita, id. Truc. 1, 2, 77: omnia jam tristi tempora felle madent, Tib. 2, 4, 11; Mart. 7, 25.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
fĕl,¹³ fellis, n.,
1 fiel : Cic. Div. 2, 29 || vipereum Ov. P. 1, 2, 18, venin d’une vipère || [fig.] fiel, amertume : Pl. Cist. 69 ; Tib. 2, 4, 11 || bile, colère : Virg. En. 8, 220 || plur. fella C. Aur. Acut. 3, 19, 188
2 terræ Plin. 25, 68, petite centaurée [plante].
Latin > German (Georges)
fel, fellis, n. (griech. χόλος, χολή, ahd. galla), I) die Gallenblase mit der Galle, dann die Galle in der Gallenblase (während bilis die Galle als bloße Flüssigkeit), A) im allg.: 1) eig., fel gallinaceum, Cic.: taurinum, Cels.: bubulum, Pallad.: caprinum, Cels.: nigrum, Plin.: suffusi felle, Plin.: fel exedit corpus, Cels.: ex inferiore parte ei (iecinori) fel (Gallenblase) inhaeret, Cels. – Plur. fella, [[Ser.]] Samm. 179. 209 u.a. Tert. de cor. mil. 14 extr. Cael. Aur. acut. 3, 19, 188 u.a.: Genet. Plur. fellium, Cael. Aur. de sign. diaet. pass. 63. – 2) bildl., wie das deutsche Galle, a) als Sinnbild der Bitterkeit, Gehässigkeit, corda felle sunt lita, Plaut.: omnia iam tristi tempora felle madent, Tibull.: iam gliscentis invidiae felle flagrantes, Apul.: in der Rede, plurimum fellis habere, Plin. ep. – b) für Zorn, atrum fel, Verg. Aen. 8, 220: acri felle concaluit, Amm. 19, 12, 5. – B) insbes., die Galle der Schlangen als schwer-, tödlich verwundendes Gift, Schlangengift, vipereo spicula felle linunt, Ov.: tela vipereo lurida felle, Ov.: dah. bildl., spicula (amoris) felle madent, triefen schwer von verwundendem Gifte, Ov. – II) übtr., fel terrae, Erdgalle, eine Pflanze, unser offizineller Erdrauch (Fumaria officinalis, L.), Plin. 25, 68.
