intractabilis

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ἀντὶ λέοντος πίθηκον γίγνεσθαιbecome a monkey instead of a lion

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Latin > English

intractabilis intractabilis, intractabile ADJ :: unmanageable, intractable

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

in-tractābĭlis: e, adj.,
I not to be handled or meddled with, unmanageable, intractable; rough, rude, wild, fierce (since the Aug. per.): genus intractabile bello, Verg. A. 1, 339; cf. in comp.: homo naturā intractabilior et morosior, Gell. 18, 7, 1.— Of inanim. and abstr. things: pastinacae virus intractabile est, Plin. 19, 5, 27, § 89: loca frigore, uninhabitable, Just. 24, 4: intractabilis et dura aetas, Sen. Ep. 25, 1: bruma, Verg. G. 1, 211: ira, Grat. Cyn. 159.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

intractābĭlis,¹³ e, intraitable, indomptable : Virg. En. 1, 339 ; Sen. Ep. 25, 1 || qu’on ne peut manier (utiliser) : Virg. G. 1, 211 || inhabitable : Just. 24, 4, 4 || incurable : Plin. 19, 89 || -lior Gell. 18, 7, 1.

Latin > German (Georges)

in-tractābilis, e, schwer zu behandeln, -zu bändigen, -zu überwinden, ungefügig, unbeugsam, spröde, genus (hominum) intractabile bello, unbesiegbar, Verg.: homo naturā intractabilior, Gell.: deinde oro et obsecro te, ne te difficilem amicis et intractabilem praestes, Sen. – v. Lebl., aetas alcis iam dura et intractabilis, Sen.: bruma, rauhe, Verg.: frigore intractabilia loca, wegen der K. unbewohnbare, Iustin.: quod (χαλεπόν) est cum difficile, tum molestum quoque et incommodum et intractabile, Gell.

Latin > Chinese

intractabilis, e. adj. c. :: 難待。粗魯者。— bruma 嚴冬。