προλαμβάνειν
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
προλαμβάνειν: τινὰ = προφθάνειν, φθάνειν, Σουλπικία, εὐψύχι (οὕτω)· προέλαβές με κτἑ. IGSI, 2014, 1.
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also προλαμβάνω): anticipate, be ahead of, be ahead, be in front, get ahead of, get before, get in front of, get the start of, receive beforehand, steal a march on, take in preference
Lexicon Thucydideum
praecipere, to advise, warn, 4.33.2,
praecedere, to precede, surpass, 7.80.4.
