bello

Latin > English

bello bellare, bellavi, bellatus V INTRANS :: fight, wage war, struggle; take part in war/battle/fight (also animals/games)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

bello: āvi, ātum, āre, 1, v. n. bellum.
I Prop., to wage or carry on war, to war, to fight in war (class.; cf.: milito, proelior).
   A Absol.: fuit proprium populi Romani longe a domo bellare, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 32; 13, 36; id. Mur. 14, 32: homines bellandi cupidi, Caes. B. G. 1, 2; Nep. Ham. 3, 1; id. Hann. 2, 1: Romana arma primum Claudio principo in Mauretaniā bellavere, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11: verens, ne bellare perseveraret, Nep. Them. 5, 1: neque prius bellare destitit, quam, etc., id. Epam. 8, 5; Auct. B. Afr. 61: populus jam octingesimum bellans annum, Liv. 9, 18, 9; 40, 47, 3; 42, 59, 10: bellante prior, jacentem Lenis in hostem, Hor. C. S. 51: ad bellandum profecti, Tac. H. 2, 40.—
   B With prepp.
   1    With cum: cum Poenis, Cic. Verr 2, 4, 33, § 72: cum diis, id. Sen. 2, 5: cum Ennio, id. Arch. 11, 27; Nep. Hann. 1, 3; id. Timol. 2, 3; Liv. 6, 42, 4; 9, 41, 4; Curt. 8, 12, 12.—
   2    With adversum or adversus: adversum patrem tuum, Nep. Them. 9, 2: adversus Gentium, Liv. 44, 30, 1.—
   3    With contra: has contra, Val. Fl. 6, 373.—
   4    With de: de eo olim, Tac. A. 12, 60.—
   5    With pro: pro Samnitibus adversus Romanos, Liv. 9, 42, 9.—
   6    With inter se, Curt. 9, 4, 15.—
   C With dat. (poet.; cf. Gr. πολεμεῖν τινι): magno parenti, Stat. Th. 8, 506; cf. Sil. 9, 503.—
   D Impers. pass.: quod in Italiā bellabatur, Liv. 29, 26, 4; 43, 4, 5: bellatum cum Gallis eo anno, Liv. 6, 42, 5.—
   E With acc. (cf. Gr. πόλεμον πολεμεῖν): hoc bellum a consulibus bellatum quidam auctores sunt, conducted by, Liv. 8, 39, 16 (8, 40, 1). —
II Transf., poet., in gen., to fight, contend: quem quoniam prohibent anni bellare, loquendo Pugnat, Ov. M. 5, 101.—Esp., with abl. of weapon, etc. (rare): ense, Sil. 3, 235: manu, id. 8, 498: nec caestu bellare minor, Stat. Th. 6, 829; Claud. Ep. 1, 30; cf. bellor

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

bellō,⁹ āvī, ātum, āre (bellum), intr., faire la guerre,
1 longe a domo bellare Cic. Pomp. 32, faire la guerre loin de son pays || cum diis bellare Cic. CM 5, faire la guerre aux dieux ; adversum patrem Nep. Them. 9, 2, contre son père || [poét.] alicui Sil. 9, 503 || [pass. imp.] bellatum cum Gallis Liv. 29, 26, 4, on combattit contre les Gaulois || [avec l’acc. de l’objet intérieur] bellum hoc bellare Liv. 8, 39, 16, diriger cette guerre
2 [en gén.] lutter, combattre : eum prohibent anni bellare Ov. M. 5, 101, les ans l’empêchent de se battre ; ense bellare Sil. 3, 235, combattre avec l’épée.

Latin > German (Georges)

bello, āvī, ātum, āre (bellum), Krieg führen, I) eig.: homines bellandi cupidi, Caes.: b. cum alqo, Cic.: adversus alqm, Nep.: pro alqo adversus alqm, Liv.: magno parenti (Dat.), Stat.: inter se, Curt.: longe a domo, Cic.: bellatum mittere alqm in Asiam, Nep.: alqm bellandi cupiditate incendere, Nep.: neque prius bellare destitit, quam etc., Nep.: m. homog. Acc., bellare bellum hoc, Krieg führen, Liv. 8, 39, 16 (8, 40, 1): bellare bellum nostrum, Vulg. 1. Mach. 9, 30.: bella duo... bellata, Fronto princ. hist. p. 204, 17 N. – II) übtr. = kämpfen, fechten übh., pictis armis, Verg.: ense, manu, Sil.: caestu, Stat.: quoniam prohibent anni bellare, loquendo pugnat, Ov.: inter primos bellantes, Dict.; vgl. Deder. Dict. 2, 4. – / Nbf. bellor, ārī, Verg. Aen. 11, 660. Sil. 2, 349. Commodian. instr. 1, 33, 8; vgl. Prisc. 18, 291. Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 4.

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