absterreo
ἡμέραν δ' ἐξ ἡμέρας ῥίπτεις κυβεύων τὸν πρὸς Ἀργείους Ἀρη → day after day you cast your dice in war against the Argives, day by day you make your throw adventuring war against the Argives
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
abs-terrĕo: ui, ĭtum, 2, v. a.,
I to drive away by terrifying, to frighten away, to deter (by fear): patrem, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 74; so Ter. Andr. 3, 1, 14: neminem a congressu meo neque janitor meus neque somnus absterruit, Cic. Planc. 27: homines a pecuniis capiendis, id. Verr. 2, 2, 58; so Hor. S. 2, 5, 83; Liv. 5, 41; Suet. Caes. 20 al.—With de: ut de frumento anseres absterreret, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 41.—With simple abl.: lenonem aedibus, Titin. ap. Non. 95, 1: teneros animos vitiis, Hor. S. 1, 4, 128; so Tac. A. 12, 45 al.—
II Transf. with an abstract object, to take away, remove, withdraw: pabula amoris sibi, Lucr. 4, 1064: satum genitalem cuiquam, id. 4, 1233: auctum, id. 5, 846.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
absterrĕō,¹² terrŭī, terrĭtum, ēre, tr., détourner par la crainte ; détourner, chasser : a) ab aliqua re Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 142, détourner de qqch., cf. Planc. 66 ; Liv. 23, 1, 11
