crabro
αὐτὸν κέκρουκας τὸν βατῆρα τοῦ λόγου → you have struck the very threshold of the argument, you have struck the most important and chiefmost point
Latin > English
crabro crabronis N M :: hornet; wasp; [irritare crabones => to disturb a hornets'/wasp's nest]
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
crābro: ōnis, m.,
I a hornet: Vespa crabro, Linn.; Plin. 11, 21, 24, § 71 sq.; Ov. M. 11, 335; Verg. G. 4, 245 al.—Prov.: irritare crabrones, to stir up a hornet's nest, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 84.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
crābrō,¹⁴ ōnis, m., frelon : Virg. G. 4, 245 ; irritare crabrones Pl. Amph. 707, [prov.] jeter de l’huile sur le feu.
Latin > German (Georges)
crābro, ōnis, m., die Hornisse (Vespa crabro, L.), Verg. georg. 4, 245. Ov. met. 11, 335. Plin. 11, 61 u. 71. – Sprichw., irritare crabrones, ins Wespennest stechen od. stören, Plaut. Amph. 707.
Latin > Chinese
crabro, onis. m. :: 毒蒼蠅。Irritare crabrones 火上添油。
