obvio

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Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

Plato, Apology 21d

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ob-vĭo: āvi, 1, v. n.,
I to meet (post-class.).
I In gen.: alicui, Hier. Ep. 5, 1: sibi, Vulg. Psa. 84, 11.—
II In partic.
   A In a hostile sense, to withstand, resist, oppose: alicui, Macr. S. 7, 5: suae confessioni, Dig. 39, 5, 30.—
   B To prevent, hinder, obviate: grandini, Pall. 1, 35, 14: vermibus, id. Mart. 10, 4.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

obvĭō, āvī, ātum, āre, intr., aller au-devant de (avec datif) : Hier. Ep. 5, 1 || barrer passage, s’opposer à : Macr. Sat. 7, 5 || [fig.] prévenir, écarter, obvier à [dat.] : Pall. 1, 35, 14.