utilis

Latin > English

utilis utilis, utile ADJ :: useful, profitable, practical, helpful, advantageous

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ūtĭlis: e, adj. utor.
I In gen.
   A Useful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous, etc. (cf. commodus).
   1    Absol.: hae hamae utiles sunt, Cato, R. R. 135, 2: non faciat quod utile sit, quod expediat? Cic. Off. 3, 19, 76: utiles et salutares res, id. N. D. 1, 15, 38: quid Sophocles et Aeschylus utile ferrent, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 163: quernaque glans victa est utiliore cibo, Ov. F. 1, 676.—
   2    With dat. pers.: tibi, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 10: quam id mihi sit facile atque utile, Aliorum exempla commonent, Ter. And. 4, 5, 16: nec clam te est, quam illi utraeque res nunc utiles Et ad pudicitiam et ad rem tutandam sient, id. ib. 1, 5, 52; id. Hec. 1, 2, 76: si eam legem vobis adcommodatam atque utilem esse intellegerem, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 14: sic fuit utilius finiri ipsique tibique, id. Tusc. poët. 1, 48, 115; id. Inv. 1, 1, 1: non enim mihi est vita utilior quam animi talis affectio, id. Off. 3, 6, 29 dub.; Nep. Milt. 3, 5; id. Them. 7, 6: alicui utiles esse amicos, Caes. B. G. 4, 7: quod tibi utilissimum erit consilii capies, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 2: loci muniti et sibi utiles, Sall. J. 97, 1.—So with dat. of thing benefited: fons ... Infirmo capiti fluit utilis, utilis alvo, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 14: vivit siliquis et pane secundo; Militiae quamquam piger et malus, utilis urbi, id. ib. 2, 1, 124: glycyrrhizae sucus utilissimus voci, Plin. 22, 9, 11, § 25: palmae non utiles stomacho, id. 23, 4, 51, § 97: ver utile silvis, Verg. G. 2, 323; Prop. 4 (5), 1, 138.—
   3    With ad and acc.: quem hominem inveniemus ad eam rem utilem, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 108; cf. Ter. And. 1, 5, 52 (supra, A. 2.): nonne igitur sapiens, si fame ipse conficiatur, abstulerit cibum alteri, homini ad nullam rem utili? Cic. Off. 3, 6, 29; cf.: quaecumque herba potens ad opem radixque medendi Utilis, Ov. H. 5, 148.—
   4    With abl. instr.: ter et viciens volneratus est, ob id neutrā manu, neutro pede satis utilis, Plin. 7, 28, 29, § 104: pedibus, naribus, Ov. M. 3, 212: bis pomis utilis arbos, Verg. G. 2, 150.—
   5    With inf. (poët.): adspirare et adesse choris erat utilis (tibia), Hor. A. P. 204.—
   B Neutr. absol.: ūtĭle, is, n., what is useful, the useful: omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci, Hor. A. P. 343: bonus atque fidus Judex honestum praetulit utili, id. C. 4, 9, 41: utilium tardus provisor, id. A. P. 164: sententiae de utilibus honestisque, Quint. 3, 8, 13; cf. id. 1, 2, 29. —
   C Utile est, with a subject-clause: amicum castigare ob meritam noxiam ... est utile Et conducibile, Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 2: numquam est utile peccare, Cic. Off. 3, 15, 64: nimirum sapere est abjectis utile nugis, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 141: id arbitror Apprime in vitā esse utile, ut ne quid nimis, Ter. And. 1, 1, 34; cf.: ut tu, si arbitrarere utile exque re publicā esse, persequerere bello Dolabellam, Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 5, 1: utilissimum ratus inpendentem evitare tempestatem, Nep. Alcib. 4, 4.—
II In partic.
   A Fit, suitable, adapted, proper, etc.: utilissimus ad vitilia holoschoenos, Plin. 21, 18, 69, § 113: hic castrensibus utilis armis, Prop. 3, 9 (4, 8), 19: utilium bello studiosus equorum, Ov. M. 14, 321: fraxinus hastis, id. ib. 10, 93: lignum Navigiis, Verg. G. 2, 442: passo psithia utilior, id. ib. 2, 93: calamus fistulis, Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 164: ventri lactuca movendo utilis, Mart. 11, 52, 6: (lapathum) silvestre ad multa medicamina utile est, Plin. 19, 12, 60, § 185.—Poet. with gen.: radix medendi Utilis, Ov. H. 5, 147.—
   B In jurid. lang.: utilis actio, exceptio, interdictum, judicium, etc., i. e. which was brought on general principles of justice, in cases for which there was no express legal provision, or, as we say, in equity: actio, Dig. 13, 5, 5, § 9; 39, 3, 22 fin. al.: exceptio, ib. 4, 4, 41: interdictum, ib. 43, 20, 1, § 35 sq.: judicium, ib. 10, 2, 2, § 11.— Hence, adv.: ūtĭlĭter, usefully, profitably, beneficially, advantageously.
   1    In gen.: utiliter a naturā permotiones istas animis nostris datas, Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 135: modo ne laudarent iracundiam et dicerent utiliter a naturā datam, id. Off. 1, 25, 89; 2, 5, 17: utiliter in certamen respondere, Liv. 4, 6, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.; 28, 19, 3; Quint. 4, 1, 45; 6, 1, 8: serviet utiliter (captivus), Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 70 al.—Comp.: utilius starent etiam nunc moenia Phoebi, Ov. H. 1, 67.—Sup.: a Cicerone quidem utilissime praedicta sunt omnia, Quint. 4, 2, 57; Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 110.—
   2    In partic., in jurid. lang., rightly, duly, lawfully: stipulari, Dig. 45, 1, 97; 45, 1, 45; 45, 1, 46: agere ex empto, ib. 19, 1, 30 fin.>

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

ūtĭlis,⁷ e (utor), qui sert, utile, profitable, avantageux : Cic. Nat. 1, 38 ; Off. 3, 76, etc. || [constr.] a) dat., alicui Cic. Off. 3, 84 ; Agr. 2, 14, utile à qqn, cf. Cæs. G. 4, 7 ; Nep. Milt. 3, 5 ; Them. 7, 6 ; alicui rei Cic. Inv. 1, 1, utile à qqch., qui sert à qqch., cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 14 ; 2, 1, 124 ; Virg. G. 2, 323 ; b) ad rem Cic. Off. 3, 29, utile, bon à qqch., en vue de qqch. ; in hoc tempus Liv. 5, 18, 4, utile pour les circonstances actuelles ; c) [poét. avec gén.] radix medendi utilis Ov. H. 5, 147, racine médicinale ; d) [avec inf. poét.] : tibia adesse choris erat utilis Hor. P. 204, la flûte [rendait le service de] suffisait à soutenir les chœurs ; e) n. utile, l’utile : Hor. P. 343 ; O. 4, 9, 41, ou utilia Hor. P. 164 ; Quint. 3, 8, 13, etc. || utile est avec inf. Cic. Off. 3, 64, il est utile de ; utilissimum ratus... evitare Nep. Alc. 4, 4, ayant jugé très utile d’éviter... ; [avec prop. inf.] il est utile que : Liv. 3, 51, 4 ; f) [droit] : utilis actio, etc., action utile = qui se fonde, à défaut de loi, sur l’équité ou l’analogie avec une loi : Dig. 13, 5, 5, 9 ; 43, 20, 1, 35, etc.

Latin > German (Georges)

ūtilis, e (= utibilis, v. utor), was zu gebrauchen ist, zuträglich, brauchbar, tüchtig, tauglich, dienlich, nützlich, I) im allg.: a) übh.: α) absol.: utiles et salutares res, Cic.: hoc est utile et conducibile, Plaut.: id arbitror apprime in vita esse utile, ut ne quid nimis, Ter.: miles, ut emeritis non est satis utilis annis, Ov.: minus et minus utilis adsto, immer weniger fest stehe ich da, immer weniger kann ich mich aufrecht halten, Ov. her. 2, 129. – β) m. ad u. Akk.: homo ad eam od. ad ullam rem utilis, Plaut. u. Cic.: utilissimus ad vitilia holoschoenos, Plin. – γ) m. in (= in bezug auf, für) u. Akk., res maxime in hoc tempus utilis, Liv. 5, 18, 4. – δ) m. Dat.: dant utile lignum navigiis pinus, Verg.: equi utiles bello, Ov.: posse iis utiles esse amicos, Caes.: non mihi est vita mea utilior, Cic.: hic (calamus) tibiis utilior, fistulis ille, Plin.: calamus fistulis utilissimus, Plin.: is mihi vir et suis et communibus rationibus utilissimus civis fore videtur, Cic. – ε) (poet.) m. Genet.: radix medendi utilis, Ov. her. 5, 147 (Ehwald liest medendo). – ζ) m. Infin.: tibia adesse choris erat utilis, Hor. de art. poët. 204: opera cognosci utilia, Val. Max. 4, 6 praef. – η) m. 2. Supin., cognitu non utilia, Gell. praef. § 13. – b) neutr. subst.: qui miscuit utile dulci, Hor.: sententiae de utilibus honestisque, Quint. – c) utile est m. Infin., utile, sed ingloriosum est, ex illaborato in alienos succedere labores, Varro sent. mor. no. 149. p. 271 Riese: numquam est utile peccare, Cic. de off. 3, 64: ea, quae magis utile esset audire ac discere, Gell. 4, 1, 19: utilissimum tamen est umido sale fovere, Cels. 4, 6 (3). p. 128, 23 D. – m. Acc. u. Infin., nec in perturbata re publica eos utile est praeesse vobis, qui proximi invidiae sint, Liv. 3, 51, 4. – II) insbes., als jurist. t.t., in Ermangelung eines Gesetzes auf Analogie beruhend, actio, iudicium, ICt. – / Superl. spätlat. utillimus, Cassiod. var. 5, 39. Plin. Sec. ed. Rose p. 2, 2: arch. oitilis, Neutr. oitile, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 201, 9 u. 14, 3554, 9.

Latin > Chinese

utilis, e. adj. c. utilior. s. utilissimus. :: 有益。有用。利。可用者。Homo ad nullam rem utilis 無所用之人。

Translations

useful

Afrikaans: nuttig; Albanian: dobishëm; Arabic: مُفِيد‎, نَافِع‎; Egyptian Arabic: مفيد‎; Asturian: útil; Azerbaijani: lazımlı, faydalı, xeyirli; Belarusian: карысны; Bengali: ব্যবহারযোগ্য; Bulgarian: полезен; Catalan: útil; Chinese Cantonese: 有用; Mandarin: 有用, 實用, 实用; Czech: užitečný; Danish: nyttig, tjenlig; Dutch: nuttig, bruikbaar, dienstig; Esperanto: utila; Estonian: kasulik; Faroese: nýttigur; Finnish: hyödyllinen, käytännöllinen; French: utile; Galician: útil; Georgian: სასარგებლო, მარგებელი, გამოსადეგი, ვარგისი; German: nützlich; Gothic: 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐍃, 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃; Greek: χρήσιμος; Ancient Greek: ἄρκιος, ἐπιτάδειος, ἐπιτήδειος, ἐπιτήδεος, κράγυος, κρήγυος, λυσιτελής, ξύμφορος, ὄνειος, ὀνήσιμος, ποτίφορος, πρὸ ἔργου, πρόσφορος, προὔργου, σύμφορος, χρεῖος, χρήσιμος, χρηστήριος, χρηστικός, χρηστός, ὠφελήσιμος, ὠφέλιμος; Haitian Creole: itil; Hebrew: שִׁמּוּשִׁי‎, מוֹעִיל‎; Hindi: उपयोगी, उपकारी; Hungarian: hasznos; Icelandic: gagnlegur; Ido: utila; Indonesian: berguna; Irish: úsáideach, acrach; Italian: utile; Japanese: 有用, 便利, 役に立つ; Kabuverdianu: jeitozu; Korean: 유용하다, 도움이 되다; Kurdish Central Kurdish: بەسوود‎, بەکەڵک‎, بە دەسد‎; Lao: ທົ່ວໄປ; Latin: utilis; Latvian: derīgs; Lithuanian: naudingas; Luxembourgish: sënnvoll; Malay: berguna; Maori: whaihua; Mongolian: хэрэгтэй; Norwegian: nyttig; Bokmål: tjenlig; Nynorsk: tenleg; Occitan: util; Old English: nytt; Papiamentu: útil; Persian: سودمند‎, مفید‎; Plautdietsch: deenstboa, nutzboa; Polish: pożyteczny, przydatny, użyteczny; Portuguese: útil; Romanian: util, folositor, trebuincios; Russian: полезный, пригодный, практичный, нелишний; Scottish Gaelic: goireasach; Serbo-Croatian: koristan; Cyrillic: употрѐбљив; Roman: upotrèbljiv; Slovak: užitočný; Slovene: uporaben; Southern Altai: тузалу; Spanish: útil; Swahili: faida; Swedish: nyttig, användbar, tjänlig; Tagalog: makabuluhan, may bisa; Telugu: ఉపయోగకరము; Thai: ประโยชน์; Turkish: faydalı, yararlı; Tuvaluan: aogaa; Ukrainian: корисний; Uyghur: bolmaq; Vietnamese: có ích; Welsh: buddiol; West Frisian: nuttich; Westrobothnian: tjenli; Yiddish: נוציק‎, נוצלעך‎, ניצלעך‎