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τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόνwhat is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

quālis: e, pron. adj. quis; kindr. with Gr. πη-λίκος;> Goth. huc-leik; Germ. welcher,
I how constituted, of what sort, kind, or nature, what kind of a (class.).
I Interrog.: qualine amico mea commendavi bona? Call. Probo, et fideli, et fido, Plaut. Trin. 4, 4, 3: qualis oratoris et quanti hominis in dicendo putas esse historiam scribere? Cic. de Or. 2, 12, 51: quali fide, quali pietate existimatis eos esse, qui, etc., Cic. Font. 10, 21: qualis est istorum oratio? what kind of a speech is that? id. Ac. 2, 14, 44 — In exclamations: hei mihi, qualis erat! Verg. A. 2, 274; Enn. ap. Serv. ad loc. (Ann. v. 7 Vahl.): O Romule, Romule, dic, qualem te patriae custodem di genuerunt! Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64 (Ann. v. 116 Vahl.).— In indirect questions: nam cogitato, qualem haberes gratiam (si, etc.), Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 54: ego te qualis sis scio, id. Aul. 2, 2, 40; Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 20: ipsius rei natura qualis et quanta sit quaerimus, Cic. Tusc. 3, 23, 56: qualis esset natura montis, cognoscere, Caes. B. G. 1, 21: doce me quales sint corpore, what sort of a body they have, Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 65.—
II Rel., with or without the correlative talis, so constituted, of such a sort, kind, or nature, such as, as: ut qualem te jam antea populo Romano, praebuisti, talem te et nobis impertias, Cic. Rosc. Am. 4, 11: ut res non tales, quales ante habitae sint, habendae videantur, id. Inv. 2, 58, 176; id. Off. 2, 13, 44: in hoc bello, quale bellum nulla barbaria gessit, the like of which, id. Cat. 3, 10, 25; id. Phil. 2, 7, 17: equitum acies, qualis quae esse instructissima potest, etc., Liv. 8, 39: tale tuum carmen nobis, quale, etc., Verg. E. 5, 47: bis sex ... qualia nunc hominum producit corpora tellus, id. A. 12, 899.—
   B Esp., in quotations and citations, as, as for instance, as for example: aperta et clara (somnia), quale est de illo, etc., Cic. Div. 2, 66, 135: cum proposito dissimili vel contrario ratio subjungitur: quale est Demosthenis: non enim, etc., Quint. 5, 14, 4; so id. 1, 5, 65 Zumpt N. cr.; 3, 6, 41; 3, 11, 6 et saep. al.—
   2    Poet. for the adv. qualiter, as, just as: qualis populea moerens philomela sub umbra Amissos queritur fetus, Verg. G. 4, 511; id. A. 3, 679; 4, 143: quale caelum Subrubet, Ov. Am. 2, 5, 35; id. M. 3, 682.—
   3    Repeated: qualis qualis (post-class. for qualiscumque), of what quality soever, whatsoever: quali quali obligatione interpositā, Dig. 20, 5, 12.—
III Indef.: quale, having some quality or other: et ita effici quae appellant qualia, Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 28: prius aliquid esse debet, deinde quale esse, Sen. Ep. 117, 28.— Adv.: quā-lĭter.
   A In what way or manner, how: refert, villa qualiter aedificetur, Col. 1, 4, 6; Mart. 5, 7, 1.— Qualiter qualiter, in what manner soever, for qualitercumque (postclass.), Dig. 4, 4, 7.—
   B Just as, as: lacri mae fluxere per ora, Qualiter abjectā de nive manat aquā, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 57; Cels. praef. p. 6; Val. Fl. 5, 305; Plin. 8, 48, 73, § 193.—
   C Repeated: qualiter qualiter, in whatever manner, however, Dig. 4, 4, 7 pr.; 9, 2, 7, § 1; 26, 7, 5, § 10.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

quālis,⁷ e,
1 interrog. [dir. et indir.], quel, quelle ; de quelle sorte, de quelle espèce, de quelle nature : qualis ista philosophia est ? Cic. Fin. 2, 27, quelle espèce de philosophie est-ce là ? qualem illam feminam fuisse putatis ? Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 102, quelle espèce de femme était-ce à votre avis ? constituam quid et quale sit id de quo quærimus Cic. Fin. 1, 29, j’établirai l’objet de notre enquête et sa nature
2 relatif [avec talis exprimé ou s.-ent.], tel que : (oratorem) talem informabo, qualis fortasse nemo fuit Cic. Or. 7, je représenterai un idéal de l’orateur tel que peut-être personne ne l’a réalisé ; ad aperta somnia veniamus, quale est de... Cic. Div. 2, 135, venons-en à des songes clairs, comme celui qui concerne... ; in hoc uno crudelissimo bello, quale bellum nulla umquam barbaria cum sua gente gessit Cic. Cat. 3, 25, dans la guerre actuelle qui est de toutes la plus cruelle, une guerre comme jamais horde barbare n’en fit à sa propre nation