crassus
Latin > English
crassus crassa -um, crassior -or -us, crassissimus -a -um ADJ :: thick/deep; thick coated (w/ABL); turbid/muddy (river); dense/concentrated/solid
crassus crassus crassa -um, crassior -or -us, crassissimus -a -um ADJ :: fat/stout; rude, coarse, rough, harsh, heavy, gross; stupid, crass/insensitive
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
crassus: a, um, adj. Sanscr. kart-, to spin; cf.: crates, cartilago, etc.; as opp. to flowing, thin, lean, delicate, etc.,
I solid, thick, dense, fat, gross, etc. (freq. and class. in prose and poetry).
I Lit.: semina (opp. liquida), Lucr. 4, 1259; cf.: crassius semen, id. 4, 1244: corpus, id. 6, 857: unguentum, Hor. A. P. 375: paludes, Verg. G. 2, 110: cruor, id. A. 5, 469: aquae, greatly swollen, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 8: ager, Varr. R. R. 1, 24, 1; Cic. Fl. 29, 71; cf.: terga (agri), Verg. G. 2, 236: homo, Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 26: turdi, Mart. 2, 40: toga, Hor. S. 1, 3, 15; cf. filum, Cic. Fam. 9, 12, 2; Ov. H. 9, 77: restis, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 38: digiti crassi tres, as a measure, Cato, R. R. 40, 4.—
B Esp., of the atmosphere, thick, dense, heavy: aër crassus et concretus, Cic. Tusc. 1, 18, 42; cf.: crassissimus aër, id. N. D. 2, 6, 17: caelum Thebis (opp. tenue Athenis), id. Fat. 4, 7: Baeotum in crasso jurares aëre natum, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Juv. 10, 50: caligo nubis, Lucr. 6, 461; cf.: caliginis aër Crassior, id. 4, 350 al.: vitrum crassiore visu, less transparent, Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 196.—
II Trop. (rare; not in Cic.): crassum infortunium, i. e. a sound beating, Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 53: senes, stupid, dull, Varr. ap. Non. p. 86, 24: Ofellus Rusticus abnormis sapiens crassāque Minervā, i. e. dull, stolid, Hor. S. 2, 2, 3; cf.: crassiore ut vocant Musa, Quint. 1, 10, 28: turba, uncultivated, Mart. 9, 23: neglegentia, stupid, clumsy, Dig. 22, 6, 6: crassiora nomina, more rude or barbarous, Mart. 12, 18, 12; cf. Gell. 13, 20, 15.—Hence, adv.: crassē (rare; not in Cic.), thickly.
1 Lit.: picare vasa, Col. 12, 44, 5; cf. oblinere, Scrib. Comp. 46.—
2 Grossly, rudely: crasse illepideve compositum poëma (the figure taken from a coarse web), Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 76.—Of precious stones, not clearly, dimly (comp.), Plin. 37, 7, 31, § 106; 37, 8, 36, § 114.—Hence of the indistinct understanding of any thing, not clearly, confusedly: crasse et summatim et obscure intellegere aliquid, Sen. Ep. 121, 11.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) crassus,¹⁰ a, um,
1 épais : arbores crassiores Cato Agr. 28, 2, arbres plus épais
2 dense, gras : crassæ paludes Virg. G. 2, 110, marais fangeux ; crassus homo Ter. Hec. 440, gros homme ; crassum filum Cic. Fam. 9, 12, 2, gros fil ; crassus aer Cic. Tusc. 1, 42, air épais ; crassus ager Varro R. 1, 24, 1 ; Cic. Fl. 71, terre grasse
3 [fig.] crassum infortunium Pl. Rud. 883, gros malheur || [en part.] grossier, lourd, stupide : crassi senes Varr. d. Non. 86, 24, vieillards stupides ; crassa turba Mart. 9, 22, 2, la foule grossière ; crassiora nomina Mart. 12, 18, 12, noms barbares || crassissimus Cic. Nat. 2, 17. d. les mss souvent confusion avec grassus, grossus.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) crassus1, a, um, Adi. m. Compar., dick, I) indifferent, zur Bezeichnung der mathemat. Dimension, dick, stark (Ggstz. latus, longus), nucleus crassus sex digitos, Plin.: arbores crassiores digitis quinque, Cato: pollex crassior digitis ceteris, Plin. – II) im Ggstz. zum Dünnen, Feinen, Mageren, dick, dicht, fett, grob (Ggstz. tenuis, rarus, liquidus u.a.), A) eig. a) von sächl. Subjj.: aër, caelum, Cic.: tenebrae, Cic.: pulvis, Enn. fr.: aquae, verdickte, schlammige, Ov.; aber imber crassae aquae, in dicken Tropfen fallend, Mart.: crassior arbor, Plin.: filum, Cic.: toga, grobfädig, grob, Hor.: u. so vestitus, Laber. com. fr.: restis, Plaut.: ager, fetter, fruchtbarer Boden, Cic.: medicamentum crassius (Ggstz. aquatius), Sen. – neutr. subst., nocturnā, si quid crassi (in vinis) est, tenuabitur aurā, Hor. sat. 2, 4, 52. – b) v. Pers., dick, stark, homo crispus, crassus, caesius, Ter. Hec. 440. – B) übtr.: infortunium, derbe, tüchtige Prügel, Plaut.: senes, stumpfsinnige, Varro fr.: crassā Minervā, von derbem, schlichtem Hausverstande, Hor.: u. so crassiore Musā, Quint. – turba, ungebildeter, Mart.: neglegentia, plumpe, dumme, ICt.: crassiora nomina, rauhere, barbarischere, Mart. – Davon.
Latin > Chinese
crassus, a, um. adj. c. s. :: 粗。 厚。胖。肥。 — ager 肥田。 Crassa Minerva facere 粗魯作。Crassus homo 胖人。