repercussio
σταγόνες ὕδατος πέτρας κοιλαίνουσιν → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rĕpercussĭo: ōnis, f. id.,
I a rebounding, repercussion: vicinorum siderum, i. e. reflection, Sen. Q. N. 7, 19.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
rĕpercussĭō, ōnis, f. (repercutio), réflexion de la lumière : Sen. Nat. 7, 19, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
repercussio, ōnis, f. (repercutio), das Zurückschlagen, Zurückprallen, minoris (lapidis), Augustin. de quant. anim. 22, 37: vicinorum siderum, Rückschein, Widerschein, Sen. nat. qu. 7, 19, 1: rep. splendoris solis in nubibus, Rufin. recogn. 8, 42. – übtr., rep. dactyli, der Rückschlag, Mar. Victorin. 1, 11, 26. p. 45, 21 K.
