obstupefio
From LSJ
δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → when the oak falls, everyone cuts wood | when an oak has fallen, every man gathers wood | on the fall of an oak, every man gathers wood | when an oak has fallen, every man becomes a woodcutter | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his strength | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his power | when the tree is fallen, every man goes to it with his hatchet
Latin > English
obstupefio obstupefieri, obstupefactus sum V SEMIDEP :: be astonished
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
obstŭpĕfīo: fieri, v. obstupefacio.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
obstŭpĕfīō,¹⁶ factus sum, fĭĕrī, pass.,
1 être paralysé, rendu insensible : Val. Max. 3, 8, 6 ; 5, 1, 1
2 [fig.] être frappé de stupeur : Cic. Dej. 34 ; Cat. 2, 14.
