descensio
συνερκτικός γάρ ἐστι καὶ περαντικός, καὶ γνωμοτυπικὸς καὶ σαφὴς καὶ κρουστικός, καταληπτικός τ' ἄριστα τοῦ θορυβητικοῦ → he's intimidative, penetrative, aphoristically originative, clear and aggressive, and superlatively terminative of the obstreperative
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēscensĭo: ōnis, f. descendo (postAug.),
I a going down, descending.
I Prop.: balinearum, into the bath, Plin. 20, 17, 69, § 178: Tiberina, the sail down the Tiber, Cic. Fin. 5, 24, 70: grando in descensione saltus, upon the thickets, Vulg. Isa. 32, 19.—Hence, *
II Meton., the bath itself, Gr. ἐμβάσεις, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 26.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēscēnsĭō,¹⁶ ōnis, f. (descendo), action de descendre,
1 descente : descensio balinearum Plin. 20, 178, descente dans les bains ; Tiberina Cic. Fin. 5, 70, descente du Tibre en bateau || descente (coucher) des astres : Chalc. Tim. 59
2 enfoncement, cavité dans une salle de bains, baignoire [à laquelle on arrive en descendant des marches]: Plin. Min. Ep. 5, 6, 26.
