floresco
μελετᾶν οὖν χρὴ τὰ ποιοῦντα τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν, εἴπερ παρούσης μὲν αὐτῆς πάντα ἔχομεν, ἀπούσης δὲ πάντα πράττομεν εἰς τὸ ταύτην ἔχειν → one must practice the things which produce happiness, since if that is present we have everything and if it is absent we do everything in order to have it | so we must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it
Latin > English
floresco florescere, -, - V :: (begin to) blossom; increase in physical vigor or renown
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
flōresco: ĕre,
I v. inch. n. floreo, to begin to blossom or flower, to come out in blossom (class.).
I Lit.: antequam (plantae) gemmas agant et florescere incipiant, Varr. R. R. 1, 30: florescunt tempore certo arbusta, Lucr. 5, 670: puleium aridum florescere ipso brumali die, Cic. Div. 2, 14, 33.—
II Trop., to begin to flourish or prosper, to grow into repute: nolite hunc nunc primum florescentem pervertere, Cic. Cael. 32, 79: hoc (Hortensio) florescente, Cassius est mortuus, id. Brut. 88, 303: cui quidem ad summam gloriam eloquentiae florescenti ferro erepta vita est, id. de Or. 3, 3, 11 (efflorescenti, Orell.).—Of things: patria nostra florescit, Plin. Ep. 5, 12, 1: illa senescere, at haec contra florescere cogunt, Lucr. 2, 74; cf. id. 5, 895.—
B To abound in (cf. floreo, I. B. 3.): armata florescant pube novales, Val. Fl. 7, 77.!*? The part. fut. pass. in neuter signif.: EODEM DIE (i. e. IV. Calend. Mai.) AEDIS FLORAE, QVAE REBVS FLORESCENDIS PRAEEST, DEDICATA EST, Calend. Praenest. ap. Inscr. Orell. II. p. 389; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 44.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
flōrēscō,¹³ ĕre, intr. (floreo), commencer à fleurir, entrer en fleur : Cic. Div. 2, 33 || [fig.] devenir florissant, brillant : Plin. Min. Ep. 5, 11, 2 ; Cic. Br. 303 || abonder : Val. Flacc. 7, 77. rebus florescendis præesse Fasti Præn. CIL 1, p. 236, 28, présider à la floraison.
Latin > German (Georges)
flōrēsco, ere (Inchoat. v. floreo), anfangen zu blühen, I) eig., Cic. de div. 2, 33. – II) übtr.: a) v. Lebl., erblühen, aufblühen, in glänzende Verhältnisse kommen, illa senescere, at haec contra florescere cogunt, Lucr.: gaudeo, quod patria nostra florescit, Plin. ep.: aedis Florae, quae rebus florescendis praeest, Fast. Praenest. 28. April im Corp. inscr. Lat. 12. p. 236 u. 317. – b) v. Pers.: hic florescens (Ggstz. hic occĭdens), Cic.: Sulpicius ad summam gloriam florescens, dem höchsten Ruhm entgegenblühend, Cic.
