lentesco
Σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → Sometimes silence is preferable to words → Est ubi loquelā melius est silentium → Das Schweigen ist dem Reden manchmal vorzuziehn
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lentesco: ĕre,
I v. inch. n. lentus, to become viscous or sticky; to become pliant, soft (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I Lit.: salix, si minus lenta est, in stercore obruenda, ut lentescat, Col. 11, 2, 92: sed picis in morem ad digitos lentescit habendo, becomes viscous, adheres, Verg. G. 2, 250: ut in picem resinamve lentescit, Tac. G. 45: gemma cerae modo lentescit, Plin. 37, 10, 70, § 185: metallum in virgulas lentescens, Hier. Ep. 24, n. 3.—
II Trop., to slacken, relax: lentescunt tempore curae, Ov. A. A. 2, 357. —Of persons: non torpenti lentescit affectu, Ambros. in Luc. 8, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lentēscō,¹⁴ ĕre (lenteo), intr., devenir collant, visqueux, devenir souple : Virg. G. 2, 250 ; Col. Rust. 11, 2, 92 ; Tac. G. 45
