complementum
τὸ πολὺ τοῦ βίου ἐν δικαστηρίοις φεύγων τε καὶ διώκων κατατρίβομαι → waste the greater part of one's life in courts either as plaintiff or defendant
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
complēmentum: i, n. compleo,
I that which fills up or completes, a complement (rare; only fig.): numerorum (inania quaedam verba), * Cic. Or. 69, 230: omnium accusationum, that gives them their full weight, Tac. A. 3, 38: accusationis, Cod. Th. 9, 24, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
complēmentum,¹⁶ ī, n. (compleo), ce qui complète, complément : Cic. Or. 230 ; Tac. Ann. 3, 38.
Latin > German (Georges)
complēmentum, ī, n. (compleo), das Ausfüllungsmittel, Ergänzungsmittel, übtr., inculcata reperias inania quaedam verba quasi complementa numerorum, Cic. or. 230: quod (maiestatis crimen) tum omnium accusationum c. erat, was damals jeder A. erst den Nachdruck gab, Tac. ann. 3, 38: u. so c. accusationis, Cod. Theod. 9, 24, 3.
Latin > English
complementum complementi N N :: complement, something that fills out/up or completes
