lineo
εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
līnĕo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id.,
I to reduce to a straight line, to make straight or perpendicular.
I Lit.: dolabit, lineabit, secabitque materiam, Cato, R. R. 14, 3: bene lineata carina, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 40: radios, Vitr. 9, 4, 13.—
II Transf., pass. part.
A Striped: basiliscus albis maculis lineatus, Isid. 12, 4, 7; 16, 12, 4.—
B Decked out: inter comatos lineatosque juvenes, Hier. Ep. 117, n. 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
līnĕō (līnĭō), āvī, ātum, āre (linea), tr., aligner : Cato Agr. 14, 3 ; Pl. Mil. 916 ; Vitr. Arch. 9, 4, 13 || lineatus Hier. Ep. 117, 6, bien aligné = tiré à quatre épingles.
Latin > German (Georges)
līneo (līnio), āvī, ātum, āre (linea), I) nach der Richtschnur richten, nach dem Lote einrichten, materiam, Cato: radios, Vitr.: bene lineata carina, Plaut. – II) übtr., Partiz., līneātus, nach dem Schnürchen = schön aufgeputzt, comati lineatique iuvenes, Hieron. epist. 117, 6.
Latin > English
lineo linere, linui, linitus V TRANS :: smear, plaster (with); seal (wine jar); erase/rub over; befoul; cover/overlay
