protervus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

prŏtervus: a, um, adj. protero; qs. trampling on every thing; hence,
I violent, vehement.
I Lit. (poet.): venti, Hor. C. 1, 26, 2: Africus, id. Epod. 16, 22: Eurus, Ov. H. 11, 14: stella canis, scorching, oppressive, id. Am. 2, 16, 4.—
II Trop., forward, bold, pert, wanton, shameless, impudent (class.; generally milder than procax and petulans; v. protervitas): petulans protervo animo sum, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 1: homo, Cic. Fin. 5, 12, 35; 1, 18, 61: dictum aut factum, id. ib. 2, 14, 47: vidua, id. Cael. 16, 38: Satyri, turba proterva, Ov. H. 5, 136: juvenes, Hor. C. 1, 25, 2: rixae, id. ib. 3, 14, 26: frons, id. ib. 2, 5, 15: oculi, Ov. H. 17, 77: manus, id. M. 5, 671: Musa, id. R. Am. 362: lingua, id. Ib. 520: sal protervum, ribald wit, Mart. 10, 9, 2.—Comp.: meretrix protervior, Just. 30, 2, 2.—Hence, adv., in two forms, proterve and proterviter.
   A prŏtervē.
   1    In a bad sense, boldly, wantonly, shamelessly, impudently (class.): aedes arietare, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 1: proterve iracundus, Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 53 (immoderate, superbe, Don.): consectans aliquem proterve, Cic. Rep. 1, 44, 68.—Comp., Ov. A. A. 1, 599.—Sup., Aug. Civ. Dei, 5, 22.—
   2    In a good sense, boldly, with spirit: confidenter pro se et proterve loqui, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 207.—
   B prŏtervĭter, boldly, wantonly, shamelessly, impudently, Enn. ap. Non. 513, 11 (Com. v. 8 Vahl.).

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

prŏtervus,¹¹ a, um,
1 [poét.] violent, véhément : venti protervi Hor. O. 1, 26, 2, vents impétueux ; proterva stella canis Ov. Am. 2, 16, 4, astre brûlant de la canicule
2 audacieux, sans mesure, impudent, effronté, libertin, lascif [pers. et choses] : Cic. Fin. 5, 35 ; Cæl. 38 ; Fin. 2, 47