insidior
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη → The first and best victory is to conquer self.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
insĭdĭor: ātus, 1, v. dep. (
I act. form insidiaverint for insidiati erunt, Dig. 48, 19, 28, § 11) insidiae, to lie in ambush, lie in wait for; constr. with dat.
I Lit.: quam diu mihi, Catilina, insidiatus es, Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 11: apris, Mart. 12, 14, 10: in legatis insidiandis, Cic. Cael. 21, 51.—
II Trop.: somno maritorum, Cic. Cat. 1, 10, 26: tempori, to watch for, seize upon the favorable moment, Liv. 23, 35, 15: temporibus, to watch the changes of the times, to turn them to one's own advantage, Vell. 2, 21.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
īnsĭdĭor,¹⁰ ātus sum, ārī (insidiæ),
1 tendre un piège, une embuscade, un guet-apens, des embûches, alicui, à qqn : Cic. Cat. 1, 11 ; 1, 32 || in legatis insidiandis Cic. Cæl. 51, en dressant des embûches à des députés
2 [fig.] être en embuscade, guetter pour surprendre, être à l’affût : Cic. de Or. 1, 136 ; huic tempori Liv. 23, 35, 16, être à l’affût de ce moment-là.
