immodestia

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ἀλλ' εἰ μὲν ἁγνόν ἐστί σοι Πειθοῦς σέβας, γλώσσης ἐμῆς μείλιγμα καὶ θελκτήριον → but if you have holy reverence for Persuasion, the sweetness and charm of my tongue

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Latin > English

immodestia immodestiae N F :: want of restraint

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

immŏdestĭa: (inm-), ae, f. immodestus,
I intemperate conduct, immodesty, licentiousness (very rare; not in Cic.): heri haec immodestia me coëgit, qui, etc., Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 9: publicanorum, avarice, extortion, Tac. A. 13, 50: histrionum, id. ib. 4, 14.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

immŏdestĭa,¹³ æ, f. (immodestus), manque de retenue, excès, dérèglement : Pl. Amph. 163 ; Tac. Ann. 13, 50 || indiscipline : Nep. Lys. 1, 2 ; Alc. 8, 5.

Latin > German (Georges)

immodestia, ae, f. (immodestus), a) die Maßlosigkeit, Taktlosigkeit, das maßlose-, ungebührliche Betragen, die Unbescheidenheit, der Übermut, die Übergriffe, excors imm., Plaut.: imm. publicanorum, Tac.: histrionum, Tac.: spectantium, Tac. – b) insbes., als milit. t. t., der Mangel an Disziplin, die Insubordination, Zuchtlosigkeit, adversariorum, Nep. Lys 1, 2: militum vestrorum, Nep. Alc. 8, 5.

Latin > Chinese

immodestia, ae. f. :: 不端方