polite
From LSJ
τοῖς οἰκείοις βουλεύμασιν ἁλίσκεσθαι → hoist by one's own petard, hoist with one's own petard, hoist on one's own petard, hoisted by one's own petard, be hoist with one's own petard
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
Ar. and P. ἀστεῖος, χαρίεις. Affable: P. and V. εὐπροσήγορος, φιλάνθρωπος, φιλόφρων (Xen.), P. ῥᾴδιος, κοινός, εὐπρόσοδος. Respectful: P. and V. κόσμιος, V. αἰδοῖος, αἰδόφρων.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pŏlītē: adv., v. 1. polio,
I P. a. fin.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pŏlītē¹⁵ (politus), avec du fini, du poli, avec élégance : Cic. Ac. 2, 120 ; Fin. 4, 5 ; Br. 76 || politius limare Cic. Ac. 1, 2, donner une forme plus polie, plus châtiée.
Latin > German (Georges)
polītē, Adv. (politus), wohlbearbeitet, nett, fein, geschmackvoll, schön, dicere, Cic.: eloqui, Cic.: scribere, Cic.: politius limare, Cic. Acad. 1, 2.
