pressio
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pressĭo: ōnis, f. premo.
I Lit., a pressing, pressing down, pressure (only in Vitruvius): pressio cacuminis, Vitr. 10, 8. —
II Transf., the prop or fulcrum under a lever while the burden is raised, Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 6: pressio, quod Graeci ὑπομόχλιον appellant, Vitr. 10, 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pressĭō,¹⁵ ōnis, f. (premo), pression, pesanteur, poids : Vitr. Arch. 10, 3, 5 || point d’appui [d’un levier] : Vitr. Arch. 10, 3, 2 || treuil ou moufle : Cæs. C. 2, 9, 5.
Latin > German (Georges)
pressio, ōnis, f. (premo), I) das Drucken, Herabdrücken, der Druck, Vitr. 10, 3, 5. – II) meton., die Unterlage unter dem Hebel während des Hebens der Last (griech. ὑπομόχλιον), Vitr. 10, 3, 2. – u. so Plur. pressiones = Unterlagen, Steifen, um etwas emporzuheben, Caes. b. c. 2, 9, 5 sq.
