interprimo

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λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

inter-prĭmo: pressi, pressum, 3, v. a. premo,
I to press or squeeze to pieces, to crush (ante- and post-class.).
I Lit.: qui sacerdoti scelestus faucis interpresserit, Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 41.—
II Trop., to suppress, conceal, Min. Fel. Oct. 10.