adsto
From LSJ
πέτρην κοιλαίνει ρανὶς ὕδατος ἐνδελεχείῃ → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
adstō (astō), stĭtī, āre, intr.,
1 se tenir debout auprès, s’arrêter auprès : asta atque audi Pl. Cist. 597, arrête-toi là et écoute ; quis est quem astantem video ante ostium ? Pl. Bacch. 451, qui est-ce que je vois là debout devant la porte ? ut astat furcifer ! Pl. Most. 1172, quelle attitude il a, le pendard !