interitus
ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
intĕrĭtus: a, um, Part., from intereo.
intĕrĭtus: ūs, m. intereo,
I destruction, ruin, annihilation (class.): interitus est quasi discessus et secretio, ac diremptio earum rerum, quae junctione aliqua tenebantur, Cic. Tusc. 1, 29: omnium rerum interitus atque obitus, id. Div. 2, 16, 37: legum, id. Cat. 3, 8: exercitus, id. Div. 1, 32: pravitatis, id. Fin. 2, 9: immaturus, i. e. death, id. Brut. 33: tuum ingemuisse interitum, Verg. E. 5, 28: vitae, Gell. 15, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) intĕrĭtus, a, um, v. intereo.
(2) intĕrĭtŭs,⁹ ūs, m. (intereo),
1 [choses] destruction, anéantissement : Cic. Div. 2, 37 ; etc.
2 [personnes] mort, meurtre : Cic. Br. 125 ; Cat. 3, 23 ; Rep. 2, 20
