deseco
ὁ Σιμωνίδης τὴν μὲν ζωγραφίαν ποίησιν σιωπῶσαν προσαγορεύει, τὴν δὲ ποίησιν ζωγραφίαν λαλοῦσαν → Simonides relates that a picture is a silent poem, and a poem a speaking picture | Simonides, however, calls painting inarticulate poetry and poetry articulate painting
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dē-sĕco: cŭi, ctum, 1,
I v. a., to cut off, cut away (class.): vitem, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 3: partes ex toto, Cic. Univ. 7: uvas a vite, Col. 12, 43, 1: segetes et prata, id. 11, 1, 8: spicas fascibus, Liv. 42, 64: particulam undique, * Hor. Od. 1, 16, 15; and poet.: saxa metallis, to carve out, Stat. S. 2, 2, 85: hordeum, pabulum, herbas, Caes. B. C. 3, 58, 5; cf. segetem, Liv. 2, 5: aures, Caes. B. G. 7, 4 fin.; cf. cervicem, Liv. 31, 34: spicas fascibus, id. 31, 34: collum, *Verg. A. 8, 438.—
II Transf.: tu illud (prooemium) desecabis, hos agglutinabis, Cic. Att. 16, 6 fin.>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēsĕcō,¹³ cŭī, ctum, āre, tr., séparer en coupant : partes ex toto Cic. Tim. 23, séparer des parties d’un tout ; uvas a vite Col. Rust. 12, 43, couper des raisins à la vigne ; spicas fascibus Liv. 42, 64, 2, enlever les épis des gerbes || hordeum Cæs. C. 3, 58, 5, couper l’orge ; aures Cæs. G. 7, 4, 10, couper les oreilles de qqn || [fig.] retrancher : proœmium Cic. Att. 16, 6, 4, retrancher un préambule.
