insusurro
Ὁ μὲν βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς, ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή, ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή → Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience misleading and judgment difficult
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
in-sŭsurro: āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and
I a., to whisper in, into, or to; to insinuate, suggest.
I Lit.
(a) Neutr.: alicui, Cic. Tusc. 5, 36, 103: in aures, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 4: ad aurem familiariter, id. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 107: modo insusurrans, Suet. Cal. 22.— Impers.: in aurem ejus insusurratum, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 120.—
(b) Act.: alicui cantilenam, Cic. Att. 1, 19, 8: vota diis, Sen. Ep. 10: insusurratum nomen, id. Brev. Vit. 14. —
II Transf.: non solum nauta significat, sed etiam Favonius ipse insusurrat, navigandi nobis tempus esse, suggests to us, reminds us, Cic. Ac. 2, 48, 147.
