consuadeo
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
con-sŭādĕo: ēre,
I v. a., to advise or counsel strongly (Plautin.; cf. however, consuasor): id consuadeo, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 32: consuadet homini, id. Trin. 2, 4, 126: qui consuadet, vetat, id. ib. 3, 2, 46.—Of favorable auspices: picus et cornix ab laevā consuadent, etc., Plaut. As. 2, 1, 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cōnsuādĕō,¹⁶ ēre,
1 tr., conseiller fortement : Pl. Merc. 143
2 intr., donner un avis favorable : Pl. As. 261
