spatior
λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
Latin > English
spatior spatiari, spatiatus sum V DEP :: take a walk, promenade
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
spătĭor: ātus, 1,
I v. dep. n. [id.].
I To take a walk, to walk about, promenade (class.; cf.: ambulo, deambulo): cum resideret, deinde spatiaretur, Cic. Rosc. Am. 21, 59: in xysto, id. Opt. Gen. 3, 8: aggere in aprico, Hor. S. 1, 8, 15: Pompeiā in umbrā (i. e. porticu), Prop. 4 (5), 8, 75: Pompeiā sub umbrā, Ov. A. A. 1, 67: in porticibus, Petr. 90: summā harenā, Ov. M. 2, 573 et saep.—
II In gen., to walk about or along, to go, proceed, = incedere (poet. and in postAug. prose): (Dido) ante ora deum pingues spatiatur ad aras, Verg. A. 4, 62: lato arvo, Ov. M. 4, 87; cf. id. ib. 11, 64; Quint. 11, 3, 131; cf. id. 11, 3, 135: cornix sola in siccā secum spatiatur harena, Verg. G. 1, 389: pompa spatietur, will move along, Prop. 2, 13, 19 (3, 5, 3): lato spatiata campo, Sil. 4, 71.—
B Transf., of things, to spread out, expand: spatiantia passim Bracchia compescit, Ov. M. 14, 629: spatiantes alae, his spreading wings, id. ib. 4, 364: radices in summā tellure spatiantur, Plin. 17, 10, 12, § 65: intus, ut in metallis, spatiante venā, id. 17, 8, 4, § 45: morbum nosse, et vires ejus, antequam spatientur, opprimere, Sen. Ira, 3, 10, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
spătĭor,¹¹ ātus sum, ārī (spatium), intr.,
1 aller de côté et d’autre, de long en large, aller et venir, se promener : Cic. Amer. 59 ; Opt. 8 ; Hor. S. 1, 8, 15
2 marcher, s’avancer : Virg. En. 4, 62 ; Ov. M. 4, 87 ; Quint. 11, 3, 131
3 s’étendre : Ov. M. 14, 629 ; Plin. 17, 65 ; Sen. Ira 3, 10, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
spatior, ātus sum, ārī (spatium), mit gemessenem Schritte einhergehen, einherschreiten, herumspazieren, lustwandeln, sich ergehen, absol., Cic. u. Quint.: in palatio, Plin. ep.: sub divo, Suet.: in aggere aprico, Hor.: in sicca arena (v. der Krähe), Verg.: lato arvo, Ov.: ante ora deûm ad aras, Verg. – übtr., v. Lebl., sich ausbreiten, alae spatiantes, Ov.: spatiante venā intus, Plin.: vires eius (morbi), antequam spatientur, opprimere, Sen. – / vulg. spatiarus = spatiaris, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1220. – Aktive Nbf. spatio, wov. Infin. spatiare, Ven. Fort. vit. s. Mart. 4, 108.
