inflecto
ἢ τοὺς πότους ἐρεῖς δῆλον ὅτι καὶ τὰ δεῖπνα καὶ ἐσθῆτα καὶ ἀφροδίσια, καὶ δέδιας μὴ τούτων ἐνδεὴς γενόμενος ἀπόλωμαι. οὐκ ἐννοεῖς δὲ ὅτι τὸ μὴ διψῆν τοῦ πιεῖν πολὺ κάλλιον καὶ τὸ μὴ πεινῆν τοῦ φαγεῖν καὶ τὸ μὴ ῥιγοῦν τοῦ ἀμπεχόνης εὐπορεῖν; → There you'll go, talking of drinking and dining and dressing up and screwing, worrying I'll be lost without all that. Don't you realize how much better it is to have no thirst, than to drink? to have no hunger, than to eat? to not be cold, than to possess a wardrobe of finery? (Lucian, On Mourning 16)
Latin > English
inflecto inflectere, inflexi, inflexus V :: bend; curve; change
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
in-flecto: exi, exum, 3, v. a.,
I to bend, bow, curve.
I Lit.: cum ferrum se inflexisset, Caes. B. G. 1, 25: bacillum, Cic. Div. 1, 17: capillum leniter, Suet. Aug. 79. —Mid.: sinus ad urbem inflectitur, bends itself, curves round, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 12, § 30: montes inflexi theatrali modo, Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 30: nullum cursus sui vestigium, to turn aside, Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49.—
B In partic.
1 To change, alter, modulate, mitigate a tone: voces cantu, Tib. 1, 8, 37: vox inflexa, a plaintive tone, Cic. Or. 17 fin.; Mart. Cap. 3, § 268 sqq.—
2 In gram., to mark or pronounce with a circumflex accent, Arn. 1, p. 44; cf.: agite, equi, facitote sonitus ungularum appareat: Cursu celeri facite inflexa sit pedum pernicitas, i.e. beat quick time with your feet, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 113.—
II Trop., to change, affect, aller, pervert: solus hic inflexit sensus, Verg. A. 4, 22: jus civile gratiā, Cic. Caecin. 26, 73: orationem, manner or style of speaking, id. Brut. 9, 38: magnitudinem animi, to lessen, id. Fam. 1, 7.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
īnflectō,¹¹ flexī, flexum, ĕre, tr.,
1 courber, plier, infléchir : cum ferrum se inflexisset Cæs. G. 1, 25, 3, le fer s’étant courbé || faire tourner, faire dévier : oculos alicujus Cic. Quir. 8, attirer les regards || sinus ad urbem inflectitur Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 30, le golfe s’infléchit vers la ville
2 [fig.] a) jus civile Cic. Cæc. 73, faire plier (changer) le droit civil ; orationem Cic. Br. 38, changer le caractère de l’éloquence ; b) vocem ad miserabilem sonum Cic. de Or. 2, 193, plier la voix à un ton pathétique ; vox inflexa Cic. Or. 56, intonation plaintive ; c) suum nomen ex Græco nomine inflexerat Cic. Rep. 2, 35, il avait adopté un nom [Tarquin] différent du nom grec [Démarate] ; inflexo immutatoque verbo Cic. de Or. 3, 168, par un mot détourné et changé [figure de mot : trope] ; d) fléchir, émouvoir : Virg. En. 4, 22 ; e) [gramm.] marquer de l’accent circonflexe : Arn. 1, 59.
Latin > German (Georges)
īn-flecto, flexī, flexum, ere, einbeugen, nach innen beugen, krümmen, I) eig.: bacillum, Cic.: capita inflectentes, das Haupt zurückwerfend (v. Bacchantinnen), Catull.: capillum, Suet.: cum ferrum se inflexisset, Caes.: infl. nullum umquam vestigium sui cursus, niemals von der Richtung ihres Laufes abweichen, Cic.: infl. vestros oculos, auf sich ziehen, Cic.: medial, inflecti, sich beugen, sich krümmen, einen Bogen bilden, sinus ab litore ad urbem inflectitur, Cic.: sinus alter usque ad sinem provinciae inflectitur, Mela. – II) übtr.: a) lebl. Objj.: α) übh. beugen, ius civile, Cic.: magnitudinem animi, herunterstimmen, Cic. – β) die Stimme od. Tonart beugen, modulieren, voces cantu, Tibull.: inflexā ad miserabilem sonum voce, Cic.: modum canendi, Boëth. inst. mus. 1, 1. p. 185, 25 Fr.: volet (orator) inclinatā voce videri gravis et inflexā miserabilis, Cic.: sonus inflexus, die mittlere Tonart, Cic. or. 57. – γ) die Rede geschmeidig machen, orationem, Cic. u. Sen. rhet. – δ) einen Namen abbiegen, umwandeln, suum nomen ex Graeco nomine, Cic. de rep. 2, 35. – od. ableiten, inflexo iustitiae nomine, Boëth. in Cic. top. 3. p. 316, 12 B. – ε) als gramm. t. t., zirkumflektieren, gedehnt aussprechen (Ggstz. acuere), Arnob. 1, 59. Mart. Cap. 3. § 269. – b) eine Person od. deren Sinn beugen, bewegen, rühren, alqm leviter, Cic.: sensus animumque labantem, Verg.: precibus inflectere nostris! laß dich durch unsere B. bewegen! Verg.: non luctus gemitus virorum mulierum immanem eorum animum inflexit, quin... dignitate alios, alios civitate eversum irent, Ps. Sall. de rep. 2, 4, 2.
Latin > Chinese
inflecto, is, exi, exum, ectere. 3. :: 彎。屈。— sensus 改主意。— eum lacrymis 哭動其心。— voces cantu 變聲以唱。