disserto
σοφόν τοι τὸ σαφές, οὐ τὸ μὴ σαφές → wisdom lies in clarity, not in obscurity | wisdom is shown in clarity, not in obscurity
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
disserto: āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. dissero,
I to discuss, argue, debate a thing; or to dispute, converse, treat respecting a thing (ante-class. and post-Aug., esp. in Tac.): quid ego cum illo dissertem amplius? Cato ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 1 Müll.: dic mihi istuc, quod vos dissertatis, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 58; cf.: vim Romanam pacisque bona dissertans, Tac. H. 4, 69; so, haec atque talia, id. A. 12, 11.—Absol.: ostentandi gratia magno conventu hominum, Gell. 7, 14, 9: totis exercitibus coram dissertare, Tac. A. 13, 38.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dissertō,¹⁴ āvī, ātum, āre (dissero 2), tr., discuter, disserter sur, exposer, traiter [en paroles] : Pl. Men. 809 ; Tac. H. 4, 69 ; etc.
