prospectus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

prospectus: a, um, Part., from prospicio.
prospectus: ūs, m. prospicio.
I Lit., a lookout, distant view, prospect (class.): sterilis prospectus, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 15: cum saepibus prospectus impediretur, Caes. B. G. 2, 22; cf. Sall. J. 53, 1: non prospectu modo extra vallum adempto, sed propinquo etiam congredientium inter se conspectu, Liv. 10, 32: petere prospectum ex arce, Cat. 64, 241: habere prospectum in praeceps, Vulg. 2 Macc. 13, 5.—
   B Transf.
   1    Sight, view: aliquem in prospectum populi Romani producere, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 122: cum jam extremi essent in prospectu, to be in sight, Caes. B. G. 5, 10; cf. Hirt. B. Afr. 62: lugubris, Tac. H. 1, 4: praeclarus, Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 80: praebere prospectum navium, Liv. 27, 23: prospectum eripiens oculis, Verg. A. 8, 254.—
   2    Poet., sight, vision: late Aequora prospectu metior, Ov. H. 10, 28.—
II Trop.
   A Regard, respect (post-class.): cujus rationem prospectumque Bias non habuit, Gell. 5, 11, 10; so, prospectum officii deponere, Val. Max. 5, 1, 3 ext.—
   B Foresight (eccl. Lat.): humanus prospectus, Tert. Spect. 1.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) prōspectus, a, um, part. de prospicio.
(2) prōspectŭs,¹¹ ūs, m.,
1 action de regarder en avant, au loin, vue, perspective : Cæs. G. 2, 22, 1 ; 7, 81, 5 ; Sall. J. 53, 1 ; Liv. 10, 32, 6 ; maris Cic. Att. 12, 9, vue sur la mer, cf. Cic. Att. 14, 13, 1