dilutus
Μένει δ' ἑκάστῳ τοῦθ', ὅπερ μέλλει, παθεῖν → Quod destinatum sorte, non fugies pati → Ein jeder muss das leiden, was er leiden soll
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dīlūtus: a, um,
I P. a., diluted, thin, weak, soft (perh. only post-Aug.).
A Lit.: potio (opp. meraca), Cels. 1, 3; cf.: vinum dilutius pueris, sonibus meracius, id.; and: potio quam dilutissima, id.: solum dilutius, Plaut. 17, 20, 33, § 144; hence also subst., dīlūtum, i, n., a liquid in which something has been dissolved, a solution, Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 46: rubor, id. 22, 22, 46, § 92: amethystus dilutior, paler, id. 37, 9, 40, § 122; colos, id. 37, 5, 18, § 67: urina, Cels. 2, 6: odor, slight, faint (opp. acutus), Plin. 15, 28, 33, § 110 et saep.—
2 Transf., of a wine-drinker, drunk (opp. abstemius), Aus. Ep. a. Id. 11.—
B Trop. (borrowed from colors), clear, manifest: dilutior erat defectus, Amm. 20, 3.—* Adv.: dīlūtē, slightly, weakly: Gallos post haec dilutius esse poturos, Cic. Font. Fragm. ap. Amm. 15, 12, 2; acc. to others an adj., sc. vinum.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dīlūtus,¹⁶ a, um,
1 part. de diluo
2 adjt, délayé : vinum dilutius Cels. Med. 1, 3, du vin plus trempé ; -tissimus Cels. Med. 1, 3 || clair : rubor dilutus Plin. 22, 92, rouge clair, cf. 37, 67 ; 37, 122 ; [fig.] Amm. 20, 3 || affaibli, faible : odor dilutus Plin. 15, 110, odeur atténuée || qui a bu, entre deux vins : dilutior Aus. Idyll. 11, præf. (p. 128, 21 Schenkl), un peu ivre.
