lacto
τὸν αὐτὸν ἔρανον ἀποδοῦναι → pay him back in his own coin, repay him in his own coin, pay someone back in their own coin, pay back in someone's own coin, give tit for tat, pay back in kind
Latin > English
lacto lactare, lactavi, lactatus V :: entice, lead on, induce; wheedle, cajole, dupe
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lacto: āvi, ātum (used almost exclusively in the
I part. pres.), 1, v. a. and n. lac.
I To contain milk, to have milk, to give suck: ubera lactantia, Ov. M. 6, 342; 7, 321; Lucr. 5, 885: ubera quae non lactaverunt, Vulg. Luc. 23, 29: quaecunque (femina) id temporis lactans est, Gell. 12, 1, 17.—
II To suck milk, to take the breast, to suck: puer lactans, Liv. Andron. ap. Non. 153, 26 (Trag. Rel. v. 38 Rib.); cf.: infans lactavit, Aus. Epit. 32: anni lactantes, the suckling years (of a child), id. Idyll. 4, 67.—
III To be full of milk, to be milky: metae, cheeses, Mart. 1, 43, 7 (cf.: meta lactis, id. 3, 58, 35).—Part. as subst.: lactantia, ium, n., milky food, Cels. 2, 28, 2 al.—
Act., to give suck to: lactaverunt catulos suos, Vulg. Thren. 4, 2: filium suum, id. 1 Reg. 1, 23.—Pass.: lactare ut nutriaris, Aug. Enarr. in Psa. 130, 12: mamilla regum lactaberis, Vulg. Isa. 60, 16.
lacto: āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. lacio,
I to allure, wheedle, flatter, deceive with fair words, to dupe, cajole (mostly ante-class.): dictis lenibus lactare aliquem, Att. ap. Non. 16, 17: frustrando lactans, id. ib.: ita me amor lapsum animi ludificat...retinet, lactat largitur, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 9: animos, Ter. And. 5, 4, 9; 4, 1, 24: si te lactaverint peccatores, Vulg. Prov. 1, 10: nec lactes quemquam labiis tuis, id. ib. 24, 28.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) lactō,¹⁴ āvī, ātum, āre (lac),
1 intr. ; a) avoir du lait, allaiter : Lucr. 5, 885 ; Ov. M. 6, 342 ; Gell. 12, 1, 17 ; b) téter : Andr. d. Non. 153, 26 ; Aus. Ep. 32 ; c) se composer de lait : Mart. 1, 43, 7 ; lactans meta, fromage conique
2 tr., nourrir de son lait : Vulg. Lam. 4, 3 ; Is. 60, 16.
(2) lactō, āvī, ātum, āre (lacio), tr., caresser, séduire, leurrer : Acc. d. Non. 16, 17 ; Pl. Cist. 217 ; Ter. Andr. 912.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) lacto1, āvī, ātum, āre (lac), I) Milch geben, säugen, mamillā regum lactaberis, Vulg. Isai. 60, 16: ubera mammarum lactantia, Lucr.: ubera lactantia, Ov. u. Ser. Samm.: quaecumque (femina) id temporis lactans est, Gell.: sus lactans, Solin. 20, 12 cod. G B (Mommsen lactens): lactans fera (Wölfin), Augustin. – deus lactans, der die Saaten milchen läßt, Varro fr. – II) Milch (aus den Brüsten) trinken, saugen, puer lactans, Liv. Andr. 26 R.2: infans lactavit, Auson. epitaph. 34, 3: porcellus lactans, Spanferkel, Edict. Diocl. 4, 46 (wo vulg. lanctans): poet., anni lactantes, die Säugejahre (des Kindes), Auson. edyll. 4, 67. p. 39, 1 Schenkl. – subst., lactāns, a) ein noch saugendes Junges, v. Tieren, Schol. Iuven. 11, 65. – b) v. Kindern, ein Säugling, Commodian. instr. 2, 1 (2), 8; Plur., Augustin. serm. 151, 1 u. 2. – III) aus Milch bestehen, aus od. mit Milch bereitet sein, metae lactantes, Käse, Mart. 1, 43, 7 (vgl. 3, 58, 35 meta lactis). – Partiz. subst., lactantia, ium, n., Milchspeisen, Cels. 2, 28 u. 29 D. Apic. 7, 306.
(2) lacto2, āvī, ātum, āre (Intens. v. lacio), einen an sich locken, um ihn zu hintergehen, durch leere Versprechungen ködern, aufziehen od. zum besten haben, alqm. Plaut.: lactare amantem et falsā spe producere, Ter.: alqm dictis lenibus, Acc. tr. fr.: aviditatem operibus, Varro fr.: alqm frustrando, Ter.: sollicitando et pollicitando eorum animos, Ter.
Latin > Chinese
lacto, as, are. (lac.) :: 與哺乳。— eum 餡媚騙。Lactans deus 莊稼神。