curto
Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλος → Life is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
curto: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. curtus,
I to shorten, diminish (not ante-Aug., and very rare): aliquid, Cels. 7, 9: radices, Pall. Feb. 10, 3.—
II Trop., to diminish: rem, Pers. 6, 34; cf.: Quantulum enim summae curtabit quisque dierum, Hor. S. 2, 3, 124.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
curtō,¹⁵ āvī, ātum, āre (curtus), tr., accourcir, retrancher : curtatæ radices Pall. 3, 10, 2, racines tronquées ; curtari pede Boet. Porph. comm. 5, p. 106, être amputé d’un pied || [fig.] réduire, écorner : Hor. S. 2, 3, 124 ; curtare rem Pers. 6, 34, écorner sa fortune.
Latin > German (Georges)
curto, āvī, ātum, āre (curtus), verkürzen, verstümmeln, vermindern, schmälern, a) der Länge nach, radices, Pallad. 3, 10, 2: si quis curtetur pede od. uno pede vel ambobus, Boëth. in Porphyr. 5. p. 106: curta (Imperat.), Cledon. art. praef. p. 9, 15 K. – b) der Menge nach, rem (das Vermögen), Pers. 6, 34: quantulum enim summae curtabit quisque dierum, Hor. sat. 2, 3, 124.
Latin > English
curto curtare, curtavi, curtatus V TRANS :: shorten, cut short, abbreviate; diminish; circumcise; geld; dock (dog's tail)
