flagrantia
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
flā̆grantĭa: ae, f. flagro,
I a burning, a glowing heat, ardor (mostly post-class.).
I Lit.: montis (Aetnae), Gell. 17, 10, 8: solis, App. M. 4, p. 157; 6, p. 178: aestatis, Arn. 2, p. 69: aestiva, the heat of summer, Mart. Cap. 8, p. 183: non flagrantiā oculorum, non libertate sermonis, sed etiam complexu; etc., * Cic. Cael. 20, 49.—
II Trop.: omnem pectoris flagrantiam sedare, vehement desire, Prud. στεφ. 10, 734: materna, maternal affection, Gell. 12, 1, 22.—Concr. as a term of reproach: etiam opprobras vim, flagiti flagrantia? thou burning shame! worst of scoundrels! Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 28; cf. flagitium, II. A. >
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
flăgrantĭa,¹⁶ æ, f. (flagrans), vive chaleur, embrasement : oculorum Cic. Cæl. 49, le feu des regards || [fig.] sentiment ardent : Gell. 12, 1, 22 || flagiti flagrantia ! Pl. Rud. 733, foyer d’infamie !
