pressus

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πολιτεύω πόλεμον ἐκ πολέμου → make perpetual war the principle of government

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pressus: a, um, Part. and P. a., from premo.
pressus: ūs, m. premo,
I a pressing, pressure (class.).
   (a)    With gen. subj.: animus intentione suā depellit pressum omnem ponderum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 54.—
   (b)    With gen. obj.: hic pressu duplici palmarum continet anguem, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 42, 109: ipso oris pressu, i. e. a proper pressure of the lips, so as not to pronounce too broadly, id. de Or. 3, 11, 43.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) pressus, a, um,
1 part. de premo
2 pris adjt, a) comprimé : presso gradu Liv. 28, 14, 14, d’une marche appuyée, lente, ou presso pede Liv. 8, 8, 9 || [fig.] pressa voce Cic. Sen. 13, d’une voix étouffée ; pressi modi Cic. Tusc. 1, 106, mélodie lente || color pressior Plin. Min. Ep. 8, 20, 4, couleur plus étouffée, plus sombre, cf. Plin. 35, 32 ; b) [en parl. du style] serré, précis : oratio pressior Cic. de Or. 2, 96, style plus serré, plus précis, cf. Cic. de Or. 2, 56 ; Br. 51 ; 202 || bien articulé [prononciation] : Cic. Nat. 2, 149.
(2) pressŭs,¹² ūs, m.,
1 action de presser, pression : ponderum Cic. Tusc. 2, 54, la pression des fardeaux
2 action de serrer : oris Cic. de Or. 3, 43, façon de presser les lèvres, l’articulation.