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tortilis

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e

Latin > English

tortilis tortilis, tortile ADJ :: twisted, coiled

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

tortĭlis: e, adj. torqueo,
I twisted, twined, winding (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; syn. sinuosus): aurum, i. e. a golden chain, Verg. A. 7, 351: bucina, Ov. M. 1, 336: ansa, id. H. 16, 252: piscis, crooked, id. M. 13, 915: nervi, Luc. 6, 198: pampinus, Plin. 9, 51, 74, § 163.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

tortĭlis,¹⁵ e (torqueo), tortillé, qui s’enroule : Ov. M. 1, 336 ; Luc. 6, 198 || tortile aurum Virg. En. 7, 351, collier d’or.

Latin > German (Georges)

tortilis, e (torqueo), gedreht, gewunden, pampinus, Plin.: bucina, Ov.: aurum, goldene Kette, Verg.

Latin > Chinese

tortilis, e. adj. :: 可燃可擰可彎者