malacia
Θέλομεν καλῶς ζῆν πάντες, ἀλλ' οὐ δυνάμεθα → Bene vivere omnes volumus, at non possumus → Gut leben wollen wir alle, doch wir können es nicht
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mălăcĭa: ae, f., = μαλακία,
I a calm at sea, dead calm.
I Lit.: tanta subito malacia ac tranquillitas exstitit, ut se loco movere non possent, Caes. B. G. 3, 15, 3.—
B Trop.: in otio inconcusso jacere non est tranquillitas, malacia est, Sen. Ep. 67, 14.—
II Transf., a total want of appetite, nausea (post-Aug.): semen citreorum edendum praecipiunt in malacia praegnantibus, Plin. 23, 6, 56, § 105; so id. 23, 6, 57, § 107.— With stomachi: absinthium pellit malaciam stomachi, Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 48.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mălăcĭa,¹⁵ æ, f. (μαλακία), bonace, calme plat de la mer : Cæs. G. 3, 15, 3 || [fig.] langueur, apathie : Sen. Ep. 67, 14 || stomachi Plin. 27, 48, atonie de l’estomac, absence d’appétit, ou malacia seul Plin. 23, 105.
