delitigo

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Τούτῳ τῷ λόγῳ χρήσαιτο ἄν τις ἐπ' ἐκείνων τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἳ παραδόξως ἀλαζονεύονται, μηδὲ τὰ κοινὰ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἐπιτελεῖν δυνάμενοι → One would use this fable for those who give themselves unreasonable airs, but can't handle everyday life (Aesop 40)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dē-lītĭgo: āre,
I v. n., to scold, rail angrily: iratusque Chremes tumido delitigat ore, Hor. A. P. 94.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

dēlītĭgō,¹⁶ āre, intr., gourmander, s’emporter en paroles : Hor. P. 94.