odoror
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)
ŏdōror: ātus, 1, v. dep. id.,
I to smell at, examine by smelling (cf. olfacio).
I Lit.: pallam, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 55.—
B Transf., to smell out, detect by the scent; to scent: ibo odorans, quasi canis venaticus, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 113: cibum, Hor. Epod. 6, 10: hominem, Col. 6, 2: vultures sagacius odorantur, Plin. 10, 69, 88, § 191: bellum, Vulg. Job, 39, 25.—
II Trop.
A To aspire to, aim at a thing, in a contemptuous sense; to snuff, as a dog: quos odorari hunc decemviratum suspicamini, Cic. Agr. 2, 24, 65.—
B To search out, trace out, investigate: odorabantur omnia et pervestigabant, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 31: quid sentiant, id. de Or. 2, 44, 186: quid futurum sit, id. Att. 14, 22, 1: soles enim tu haec festive odorari, id. ib. 4, 14, 2: pecuniam, id. Clu. 30, 82: tu velim ex Fabio odorere, id. Att. 4, 8, 4: sagacius, id. ib. 6, 4, 3: odorandi vias occultas sagax, Amm. 14, 5, 6.—
C To get an inkling or smattering of any thing: odoratus philosophiam, Tac. Or. 19, 3: veritatem leviter, Lact. 7, 1, 11.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ŏdōror,¹³ ātus sum, ārī (odor), tr.,
1 sentir, flairer : [un manteau] Pl. Men. 166 ; [de la nourriture] Hor. Epo. 6, 10
2 [fig.] chercher en flairant, se mettre en quête de : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 31 ; de Or. 2, 186 ; Att. 14, 22, 1 ; Clu. 82 ; etc. || poursuivre, aspirer à : Cic. Agr. 2, 65 || ne faire que flairer une chose = l’effleurer : Tac. D. 19.
Latin > German (Georges)
odōror, ātus sum, āri (odor), riechen, I) eig.: a) = durch den Geruchsinn wahrnehmen, odorem suavitatis (den lieblichen Geruch), Vulg. genes. 8, 21: sacrificium, Vulg. 1. regg. 26, 19: absol., nec comedunt nec odorantur, Vulg. deut. 4, 28. – b) an etw. riechen, durch Riechen untersuchen, pallam, Plaut. Men. 166. – c) wittern, cibum, Hor.: hominem, Colum. – II) übtr.: a) riechen = merken, procul bellum, Vulg. Iob 39, 25. – b) = erforschen, ausspüren, pecuniam, Cic.: quid futurum sit, Cic.: tu velim ex Fabio odorere, dem F. auf den Zahn fühlst, Cic. – c) verächtl. = nach etw. trachten, quos odorari hunc decemviratum suspicamini, daß ihnen dieses Dezemvirat in die Nase sticht, Cic. de lege agr. 2, 65. – d) in etwas nur riechen, nur einen Blick tun (= sich nur oberflächlich mit etw. bekannt machen), odoratus philosophiam, Tac. dial. 19, 3: veritatem ita leviter, ut etc., Lact. 7, 1, 11.
Latin > English
odoror odorari, odoratus sum V DEP :: smell out, scent; get a smattering (of )
