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Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

Plato, Apology 21d

Latin > English

artum arti N N :: narrow/limited space/limits/scope/sphere; dangerous situation, short supply

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

artum,¹² ī, n. de artus pris substt:
1 espace étroit : in arto pugna Romano aptior futura videbatur Liv. 28, 33, 9, il apparaissait que le combat dans un espace resserré serait plus à l’avantage du Romain ; in artum compulsi Liv. 23, 27, 7, refoulés à l’étroit
2 [fig.] in arto esse Liv. 26, 17, 5, être dans une situation critique ; nobis in arto et inglorius labor Tac. Ann. 4, 32, pour moi le travail est borné et sans gloire ; in arto commeatus Tac. H. 3, 13, le ravitaillement est réduit.