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Menander, Monostichoi, 73

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

văpĭdus: a, um, adj. vapor,
I that has emitted steam or vapor, i. e. that has lost its life and spirit, spoiled, flat, vapid.
I Lit.: vinum, Col. 12, 5, 1.—
II Transf., spoiled, bad.
   A Lit.: pix, Pers. 5, 148.—
   B Trop.: astutam vapido servas sub pectore vulpem, Pers. 5, 117.—Adv.: văpĭdē, poorly, badly, ill: se habere, for male se habere, a favorite expression of Augustus, Suet. Aug. 87.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

văpĭdus,¹⁴ a, um (vapor), éventé [en parl. du vin] : Col. Rust. 12, 5, 1 || [en parlant de la poix, qui donne un mauvais goût] : Pers. 5, 148 || [fig.] gâté : Pers. 5, 117.