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Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

Plato, Apology 21d

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

tālāris: e, adj. talus.
I Of or belonging to the ankles.
   A Adj.: tunica, i. e. reaching to the ankles, long, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 31; 2, 5, 33, § 86; id. Cat. 2, 10, 22; Lact. 4, 14, 8; Vulg. Gen. 37, 23.—
   B Subst.: tā-lārĭa, ĭum, n. *
   1    The ankles or parts about the ankles, Sen. Ep. 53, 7.—
   2    (Sc. calceamenta.) Winged shoes or sandals fastened to the ankles.—Of Mercury, Verg. A. 4, 239; Ov. M. 2, 736.—Of Perseus, Ov. M. 4, 667; 4, 730.—Of the fifth Minerva: cui pinnarum talaria adfigunt, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59. —Prov.: talaria videamus, let us think of flight, let us fly, Cic. Att. 14, 21, 4.—
   3    (Sc. vestimenta.) A long garment reaching down to the ankles, Ov. M. 10, 591.—*
II Of or belonging to dice (in this sense talarius is more usual, v. h. v.): ludorum talarium licentia, of dicing, Quint. 11, 3, 58.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

tālāris,¹⁴ e (talus),
1 qui descend jusqu’aux talons, long, traînant : tunica talaris Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 31 ; Cat. 2, 22, tunique talaire [d’un caractère efféminé]
2 relatif à la tunica talaris : ludi talares Quint. 11, 3, 58, v. talarius.