tractim
Τάς θύρας, τάς θύρας. Ἐν σοφία πρόσχωμεν. → the doors, the doors, in wisdom let us attend | The doors! The doors! In wisdom, let us be attentive!
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tractim: adv. tractus,
I by drawing along, i. e. little by little, by degress; in a drawling way, at length, slowly (poet. and in post-Aug. prose), Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4 (Ann. v. 418 Vahl.): quid, si ego illum tractim tangam, ut dormiat? i. e. should stroke him, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 157: ire, Lucr. 3, 530; 6, 118: susurrant, Verg. G. 4, 260; so, sonat jucundo hiatu, Gell. 7, 20, 3: tractim pronuntiata littera i, i. e. pronounced long, id. 4, 6, 6; cf. also, dicere (opp. festinanter), slowly, Sen. Ep. 40, 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
tractim¹⁴ (traho),
1 en traînant : si ego illum tractim tangam Pl. Amph. 313, si je le caressais [si je le touchais en promenant la main ; cf. en fr., si je lui caressais les côtes]
2 lentement : Lucr. 3, 530 ; Sen. Ep. 40, 9
3 d’une façon prolongée : Virg. G. 4, 26 || d’une façon traînante, allongée : Gell. 4, 6, 6.
