succino
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
Latin > English
succino succinere, -, - V :: sing to, accompany; (in speech) chime in
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
suc-cĭno: (subc-; also succăno, Varr. L. L. 6, § 75 Müll.), ĕre, v. a. and n. cano,
I to sing to, accompany (rare).
I Lit.: tubicines imitatus est succinente Habinnā, Petr. 69, 4: cantibus iste tuis alterno succinet ore, Calp. Ecl. 4, 79.—
II Transf., to accord, agree: (agricultura) succinit pastorali, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 16: clamat: Victum date. Succinit alter: Et mihi, etc., another chimes in, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 48.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
succĭnō,¹⁴ ĕre (sub, cano),
1 intr., chanter après, répondre à un chant : Petr. 69, 4 ; Calp. Ecl. 4, 79 || [métaph.] Varro R. 1, 2, 16, accompagner || [fig.] faire écho, chanter à son tour : Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 48 || répondre : Varro R. 2, 1, 27
2 tr., chanter en réponse, répondre : Pers. 3, 20. forme succano Varro L. 6, 75.
Latin > German (Georges)
succino, uī, ere (sub u. cano), dazu = od. die zweite Stimme singen, begleiten, I) eig.: cantibus tuis alterno ore, Calp. ecl. 4, 79. – tubicines imitatus est succinente Habinnā, Petron. 69, 4. – II) übtr.: a) übh.: agricultura succinit pastorali (vitae), wir »spielt dem Hirtenleben gegenüber die zweite Flöte«, Varro r.r. 1, 2, 16. – b) einstimmen, zustimmen, succinit alter, Hor. ep. 1, 17, 48: cui ego ut succinerem, Varro r.r. 2, 1, 27. – c) m. Acc., mit leiser Stimme vorbringen, hermurmeln, herstottern, quid istas succinis ambages? Pers. 3, 20. – / Nbf. succano, angeführt bei Varro LL. 6, 75.
