curto
From LSJ
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
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
curto: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. curtus,
I to shorten, diminish (not ante-Aug., and very rare): aliquid, Cels. 7, 9: radices, Pall. Feb. 10, 3.—
II Trop., to diminish: rem, Pers. 6, 34; cf.: Quantulum enim summae curtabit quisque dierum, Hor. S. 2, 3, 124.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
curtō,¹⁵ āvī, ātum, āre (curtus), tr., accourcir, retrancher : curtatæ radices Pall. 3, 10, 2, racines tronquées ; curtari pede Boet. Porph. comm. 5, p. 106, être amputé d’un pied || [fig.] réduire, écorner : Hor. S. 2, 3, 124 ; curtare rem Pers. 6, 34, écorner sa fortune.
