terrifico

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ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἥκεις τὸν βατῆρα τῆς θύρας → you've come to the crux of the matter, come to the point, hit the nail on the head, you've come to the very threshold of the door, you are come to the very threshold of the door, you've arrived at the truth of the matter

Source

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

terrĭfĭco: āre, v. a. terrificus,
I to make afraid, to frighten, alarm, terrify (poet. and very rare), Lucr. 1, 134: caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos, Verg. A. 4, 210: viros, Stat. Th. 7, 678.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

terrĭfĭcō,¹⁴ āre (terrificus), tr., effrayer, épouvanter : Lucr. 1, 134 ; Virg. En. 4, 210.