coloro

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cŏlōro: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id..
I To give a color to, to color, tinge (class.): corpora, Cic. N. D. 1, 39, 110: lignum sinopide, Plin. 35, 6, 13, § 31: lineas testa trita, id. 35, 3, 5, § 16: medicamentum rubricā vel atramento, Scrib. Comp. 228: coloratum Tithoni conjuge caelum, Ov. Am. 2, 5, 35.—
   B In partic., to color reddish or brownish, to tinge: cum in sole ambulem, natura fit ut colorer, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 60; Quint. 5, 10, 81; Sen. Ep. 108, 4: pira sole, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 54; Prop. 3 (4), 13, 16: colorat aequora Nilus, Cat. 11, 7.—
II Trop. (cf. color, II.).
   A In gen., to imbue thoroughly: sapientia nisi alte descendit et diu sedit animum non coloravit, sed infecit, Sen. Ep. 71, 30.—
   B Esp.
   1    Of discourse, to give it a coloring; and in pass., to retain or receive a coloring, to be tinged: cum istos libros studiosius legerim, sentio orationem meam illorum tactu quasi colorari, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 60; id. Or. 13, 42: urbanitate quādam quasi colorata oratio, id. Brut. 46, 170. —
   2    (In a bad sense.) To give a coloring, to gloss over, palliate, Val. Max. 8, 2, 2: inepta sua serio vultu, Prud. Cath. 2, 35 (cf. color, II. B. b.).—Hence, cŏlōrātus, a, um, P. a.
   A Colored, having color: arcus, Cic. N. D. 3, 20, 51: uvae, Col. 11, 2: pira, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—
   2    Esp., colored red, red, imbrowned, Quint. 5, 10, 81: corpora, having a healthy color, id. 8, prooem. § 19; cf. virtus, Sen. Vit. Beat. 7, 3: aliquis speciosior et coloratior, Cels. 2, 2: Indi, Verg. G. 4, 293: Seres, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 6: Etrusci, Mart. 10, 68.—
   B Trop., colored, specious: ficta et colorata, Sen. Ep. 16, 2.—Adv.: cŏlōrātē, in a specious or plausible manner: offert tale patrocinium, Quint. Decl. 285.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cŏlōrō,¹³ āvī, ātum, āre (color), tr., colorer, donner une couleur : Cic. Nat. 1, 110 ; Plin. 35, 31, etc.; [en part.] brunir, hâler : cum in sole ambulem, natura fit ut colorer Cic. de Or. 2, 60, en me promenant au soleil, tout naturellement je me hâle || [fig.] donner une simple teinte : animum non colorare, sed inficere Sen. Ep. 71, 31, non pas donner à l’âme une teinte légère, mais l’imprégner profondément || [rhét.] : eloquentia se colorat Cic. Or. 42, l’éloquence prend les couleurs de la santé, prend de la force ; sentio illorum tactu orationem meam quasi colorari Cic. de Or. 2, 60, je sens qu’au contact de ces écrits mon style prend en quelque sorte de la couleur ; urbanitate quadam quasi colorata oratio Cic. Br. 170, style ayant pour ainsi dire un teint spécial, celui des gens de la ville (de Rome) || [fig.] colorer, déguiser : Val. Max. 8, 2, 2.

Latin > German (Georges)

colōro, āvī, ātum, āre (color), I) tr. färben, A) eig.: 1) im allg.: corpora, Cic.: genas, Sen. rhet.: lignum sinopide, Plin.: colorantur (pira Tiberiana) magis sole, Plin.: nubes coloratur, Sen. – 2) insbes., rötlich-, bräunlich färben, bräunen, cum in sole ambulem, naturā fit ut colorer, Cic.: sol colorat; non utique, qui est coloratus, a sole est, Quint.: qui in solem venit, colorabitur, Sen.: quîs (ovibus) Tarentum vel Baetica cluet naturā colorante, Tert. – B) übtr.: 1) im allg.: haec si animum non coloravit, sed infecit, nicht ganz durchdrungen, sondern nur eine äußere Färbung gegeben hat, Sen. ep. 71, 31: qui magisterio quodam et ductu vitae colorat mores adulescentium et velut murice probitatis inficit, Ambros. de off. 1, 43, 211. – 2) insbes.: a) der Rede Kolorit geben, dah. col. se od. Passiv colorari (v. der Rede), Kolorit annehmen od. erhalten, Cic. Brut. 170; de or. 2, 60; or. 42. – b) beschönigen, verdecken, libidinosam liberalitatem debiti nomine, Val. Max. 8, 2, 2: inepta sua vultu serio, Prud. cath. 2, 35. – II) intr. Farbe annehmen, bräunen, Apic. 7, 295 u. 8, 461.