corbita

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τὸν αὐτὸν ἔρανον ἀποδοῦναι → pay him back in his own coin, repay him in his own coin, pay someone back in their own coin, pay back in someone's own coin, give tit for tat, pay back in kind

Source

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

corbīta,¹⁶ æ, f. (corbis), navire de transport : Pl. Pœn. 507 ; Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1.

Latin > German (Georges)

corbīta, ae, f. (corbis), ein langsam fahrendes Transport- od. Lastschiff, die Korvette, Lucil. sat. 15, 4. Cic. ad Att. 16, 6, 1. Gell. 10, 25, 5: corbita cibi, ein Lastschiff voll Speise, Plaut. Cas. 778. – als Bild der Langsamkeit, (homines) tardiores, quam corbitae sunt in tranquillo mari, Plaut. Poen. 507: operam celocem hanc mihi, ne corbitam date, helft mir wie ein Schnellschiff, wie ein Lastschiff nicht (= helft mir schnell, nicht langsam), Plaut. Poen. 543.