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importune

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη → The first and best victory is to conquer self.

Plato, Laws, 626e

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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verb transitive

P. and V. λιπαρεῖν; (Plato); see implore, press.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

importūnē: (inp-), adv., v. importunus.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

importūnē (importunus), mal à propos, à contretemps, à tort : Gell. 10, 16, 18 || rudement, violemment, cruellement : Just. 42, 1, 3 || -tunius Lact. Inst. 5, 2 ; -issime Gell. 20, 6, 14.

Latin > German (Georges)

importūnē, Adv. (importunus), I) unpassend, immitti (v. einem Verse), Gell.: pugillares repetere, zur Unzeit, Paul. dig. – II) schroff, barsch, rücksichtslos, unverschämt, ungestüm, insistere, Cic.: vexare, Iustin.: importune (unverschämt) precabantur, ut etc., Gregor. dial. 1, 9 med.: importunius alci insultare, Lact.: importunissime facere, Gell.