carbo

Latin > English

carbo carbonis N M :: charcoal; glowing coal; pencil/marker; worthless thing; charred remains; coal

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

carbo: ōnis, m. Sanscr. c)ra, coquere; cf. cremo,
I a coal, charcoal (dead or burning); of dead coals, Cato, R. R. 38 fin.; Plaut. Truc. 5, 12; Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 63; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.—Of glowing, burning coals, Cato, R. R. 108; Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 48; Lucr. 6, 802; Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25; Plin. 2, 20, 18, § 82; 16, 10, 19, § 45; Hor. C. 3, 8, 3 al.—
II Meton.
   A From the black color of coals are derived the trop. expressions: impleantur elogiorum meae fores carbonibus, i.e. with scurrilous verses, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 73: sanin cretā an carbone notati? Hor. S, 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108 (cf. opp. albus): miror Proelia rubrica picta aut carbone, Hor. S. 2, 7, 98.—
   B For something of little value; hence prov.: carbonem pro thesauro invenire, to be deceived in one's expectation, Phaedr. 5, 6, 6.—
   C A bad tumor, Ser. Samm. 39, 725; cf. carbunculus, C.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) carbō,¹² ōnis, m., charbon : Cic. Off. 2, 25 ; [fig., une marque au charbon était indice de blâme, oppos. à creta ] : impleantur meæ fores elegeorum carbonibus Pl. Merc. 409, ma porte serait charbonnée de vers satiriques ; hæc carbone notasti Pers. 5, 108, tu as blâmé cela (marqué avec du charbon) ; cf. Hor. S. 2, 3, 246 || cendre : Cels. Med. 5, 27, 5 || charbon [maladie] : Samm. 39, 725.

Latin > German (Georges)

carbo, ōnis, m. (über die Etymol. s. Walde² S. 129 f.), die Kohle übh., ausgeglüht od. glühend (hingegen pruna die glühende Kohle), I) eig.: candens, Cic.: carbones vivi, Petr.: carbones mollissimi, Pelag.: lenissimi, lentissimi, Pelag.: tam excoctam reddam atque atram quam carbo est, Ter.: carbonibus urere, Ov.: coquere carbonibus, Plin.: ardentes ore carbones haurire, Val. Max.: in carbonibus superpositus, Th. Prisc. – zur Bezeichnung von etw. Ungünstigem, impleantur meae fores elogiorum carbonibus, d.i. Schmähliedern, Plaut.: sani ut cretā an carbone notati, Hor.; vgl. Pers. 5, 108. Ven. Fort. 6, 10, 15: miror proelia rubricā picta aut carbone, Hor. – v. etw. Unbedeutendem, sprichw., carbonem pro thesauro invenire, Phaedr. 5, 6, 6. – II) übtr.: A) ein böses Geschwür (= carbunculus no. II, C, a), Seren. Samm. 725. – B) Carbo, als Beiname der Papirii.

Latin > Chinese

carbo, onis. m. :: 黑炭。紅炭。Carbone notare 以爲不善。