transcurro

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trans -curro: curri or cŭcurri (the former, Cic. Brut. 81, 282; Auct. Her. 4, 34, 45; Liv. 40, 40, 7; Quint. 9, 3, 89; Sen. Contr. 1, 6, 10;
I the latter, Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96; Suet. Calig. 24; Curt. 6, 3, 16), cursum, 3, v. n. and a.
I To run over or across, to run, go, sail, etc., by or past.
   A Lit. cito Transcurre curriculo ad nos, Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 43 sq.: hinc ad forum, Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 25: praeter oculos, Ov. M. 14, 359; cf.: praeter ora populi, Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96.—Absol.: remos transcurrentes detergere, in sailing by, Caes. B. C. 1, 58: haud dubius, sine noxā transcursuros, si nemo se opponeret, Curt. 4, 13, 33; Val. Fl. 4, 615. — Impers. pass.: captis propioribus castris in altera transcursum castra ab Romanis est, Liv. 25, 39, 7: in arcem transcurso opus est tibi, Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 17.—
   B Trop.: ne sine delectu temere in dissimilem rem, Auct. Her. 4, 34, 45: hic tamen ad melius poterit transcurrere quondam, Hor. S. 2, 2, 82: in prolem transcurrit gratia patrum, Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 51; so, tempus, Petr. 136.—Impers. pass.: praecipiti cursu a virtute descitum, ad vitia transcursum, Vell. 2, 1, 1.—
   2    Of time, to pass by, elapse: patiar ergo aestatem inquietem transcurrere, Plin. Ep. 7, 2, 2: cum tempus jam longum transcurreret, Gell. 5, 10, 7.—
II To run, hasten, or pass through, to traverse.
   A Lit.: per spatium, Lucr. 4, 192: per geminum tempus (harundo), Sil. 12, 414: cum transcucurrisset Campaniam, Suet. Calig. 24: reliquas trunci partes (umor), Col. 3, 10, 1: (luna) radios solis, id. 2, 10, 10: Hellespontum, Nep. Eum. 3, 3: tot montium juga transcucurrimus, Curt. 6, 3, 16: caelum (nimbus), Verg. A. 9. 111.— In pass.: raptim transcursā primā porticu, App. M. 9, p. 217; id. Flor. 1, p. 520, 19.—
   B Trop.
   1    In gen.: suum cursum, to run through, hasten to the end of one's career, * Cic. Brut. 81, 282. —
   2    In partic., to run through or over in speaking, to treat cursorily, touch briefly upon: narrationem, Sen. Contr. 1, 2 med.: partem operis, Quint. 9, 3, 89: in quā (narratione) sciens transcurram subtiles nimium divisiones, pass over, id. 4, 2, 2; 10, 1, 19; 10, 5, 8.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

trānscurrō,¹² cŭcurrī et currī, cursum, ĕre.
    I intr.,
1 courir par-delà : hinc ad forum Ter. Eun. 764, se transporter au pas de course d’ici au forum ; in altera castra transcursum est Liv. 25, 39, 7, on se porta au second camp au pas de course || passer devant rapidement : Cæs. C. 1, 58
2 [fig.] passer vivement d’une chose à une autre : in dissimilem rem Her. 4, 45 ; ad melius Hor. S. 2, 2, 82, passer rapidement à un objet différent, à un état meilleur || s’écouler [en parl. du temps] : Plin. Min. Ep. 7, 2, 2 ; Gell. 5, 10, 7 || [acc. de l’objet intérieur] cursum suum transcurrerant Cic. Br. 280, ils avaient fourni leur carrière au pas de course.
    II tr.,
1 traverser rapidement, au pas de course : montium juga Curt. 6, 3, 16, franchir en courant les sommets des montagnes, cf. Suet. Cal. 24
2 [fig.] traiter [un sujet] rapidement, légèrement, effleurer : Quint. 9, 3, 89 ; 10, 1, 19 ; 10, 5, 8.