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Κακὸν φέρουσι καρπὸν οἱ κακοὶ φίλοι → Evil friends bear evil fruit → Malo ex amico fructus oritur pessimusErtrag, den schlechte Freunde bringen, der ist schlecht

Menander, Monostichoi, 293

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cānesco: ĕre,
I v. inch. n. caneo. to grow white, whiten.
I Lit., to become gray or hoary: pabula canescunt (sc. calore), Ov. M. 2, 212; Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 106: canescant aequora remis, Ov. H. 3, 65: canescunt tecta, id. Am. 1, 8, 52; Col. 3, 2, 12: capilli canescunt, Plin. 30, 15, 46, § 134; 7, 2, 2, § 23: in cujus (Minervae) aede ignes numquam canescunt in favillas, Sol. 22, 18.—
II Transf., = senescere, to grow old, Ov. M. 9, 422: eaque (quercus) canescet saeclis innumerabilibus, Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 2.—Trop., of discourse: cum ipsa oratio jam nostra canesceret, was getting feeble, Cic. Brut. 2, 8; cf. Quint. 11, 1, 31; Petr. 2, 8.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cānēscō,¹⁴ nŭī, ĕre (caneo), intr., blanchir : Ov. F. 3, 880 ; H. 3, 65 || [de vieillesse] Ov. M. 9, 422 ; Plin. 30, 134 || [fig.] vieillir : (quercus) canescet Cic. Leg. 1, 2, le chêne vieillira ; cumque oratio jam nostra canesceret Cic. Br. 8, et mon éloquence étant déjà grisonnante, prenant déjà de l’âge.

Latin > German (Georges)

cānēsco, nuī, ere (Inchoat. v. caneo), grau-, weißgrau werden, I) eig.: canescunt capilli, Plin.: canescunt aequora, Ov. – II) übtr. = senescere, altern, Ov. met. 9, 422: bildl., cum oratio iam nostra canesceret, gleichs. ergraut war, Cic. Brut. 8: v. Gedichten als Geisteskindern, ac ne carmen (die Poesie) quidem sani coloris enituit, sed omnia quasi eodem cibo pasta non potuerunt usque ad senectutem canescere, konnte nicht ein hohes Greisenalter erreichen, Petr. 2, 8. – / Abl. d. Partiz. canescenti, Mart. Cap. 9. § 999.

Latin > English

canesco canescere, -, - V :: become covered in white, whiten; grow old/hoary; be/grow white/gray with age