deflexus
From LSJ
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēflexus: a, um, Part., from deflecto.
dēflexus: ūs, m. deflecto,
I a bending, turning aside (post-class.), in the trop. sense: humani animi ab odio ad gratiam deflexus, Val. Max. 4, 2; cf. id. 7, 3: a virtute, Ambros. in Psa. 1, § 23.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) dēflexus, a, um, part. p. de deflecto.
(2) dēflexŭs, ūs, m., [fig.] action de se détourner, de passer de... à : Val. Max. 4, 2.
