praeseco
Εὐφήμει, ὦ ἄνθρωπε· ἁσμενέστατα μέντοι αὐτὸ ἀπέφυγον, ὥσπερ λυττῶντά τινα καὶ ἄγριον δεσπότην ἀποδράς → Hush, man, most gladly have I escaped this thing you talk of, as if I had run away from a raging and savage beast of a master
Latin > English
praeseco praesecare, praesecui, praesectus V :: cut in front, cut
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prae-sĕco: cŭi, ctum, or cātum, 1, v. a.,
I to cut off before or in front, to cut off or out (not in Cic.).
I Lit.: pars cultello praesecatur, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 34: brassica ut praesica, quod ex ejus scapo minutatim praesecatur, id. L. L. 5, § 104 Müll.: partem, Ov. R. Am. 112: projecturas tignorum, Vitr. 4, 2: lineam, Plin. 32, 2, 5, § 13: praesecta vitis, id. 17, 15, 25, § 115: praesecata gula, App. M. 1, p. 108, 15.—
II Trop.: praesectum decies non castigavit ad unguem, has not corrected by the pared nail, i. e. to perfect accuracy, Hor. A. P. 294 Bentl. and Haupt (but the better reading is perfectum).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præsĕcō,¹⁴ ŭī, secātum et sectum, āre, tr., couper par le bout], rogner : Varro R. 3, 16, 34 ; Ov. Rem. 112 ; Hor. P. 294.
Latin > German (Georges)
prae-seco, secuī, secātum u. sectum, āre, vorn abschneiden, crines, Caes.: aures, Liv. epit.: eam partem, Ov.: proiecturas tignorum, Vitr.: sibi gulam, Sen.: impetu teli praesecatā gulā, Apul.: si qua pars (favorum) nihil habet, cultello praesecatur, Varro r. r. 3, 16, 34. – bildl., carmen reprehendite, quod... praesectum deciens non castigavit ad unguem (ganz genau), Hor. de art. poët. 294 ed. Haupt (al. perfectum). – / Nbf. praesico, Varro LL. 5, 104.
