spiratio
δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → when the oak falls, everyone cuts wood | when an oak has fallen, every man gathers wood | on the fall of an oak, every man gathers wood | when an oak has fallen, every man becomes a woodcutter | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his strength | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his power | when the tree is fallen, every man goes to it with his hatchet
Latin > English
spiratio spirationis N F :: breathing; breath
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
spīrātĭo: ōnis, f. spiro.
I Lit., a breathing (post - class.), Scrib. Comp. 47; 180.—
II Transf., the breath: odor spirationis, Scrib. Comp. 185; 197.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
spīrātĭō, ōnis, f. (spiro), souffle [du vent] : Scrib. Comp. 47 || respiration, haleine : Scrib. Comp. 185.
Latin > German (Georges)
spīrātio, ōnis, f. (spiro), I) das Hauchen, Atmen, Scrib. Larg. 47 u.a. – II) meton., der Atem, Scrib. Larg. 185 u.a.
