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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

in-frăgĭlis: e, adj.,
I that cannot be broken to pieces.
I Lit.: adamas, Plin. H. N. 20 prooem. § 2.—
II Trop., strong, that cannot be weakened: vox, Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 53: animi, Sen. Vit. B. 9.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

īnfrăgĭlis,¹⁶ e, qui ne peut être brisé : Plin. 20, pr. 2