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ad pedes alicuius se proicere, se abicere, procumbere, se prosternereto throw oneself at some one's feet.Rate it:
ad perfectionem, (ad summum) pervenireto attain perfection.Rate it:
ad philosophorum or philosophandi rationes revocare aliquidto deal with a subject on scientific principles.Rate it:
ad praecipiendi rationem delābi (Q. Fr. 1. 1. 6. 18)to adopt a didactic tone.Rate it:
ad propositum reverti, redireto come back to the point.Rate it:
ad rationem, ad artem et praecepta revocare aliquid (De Or. 1. 41)to systematise.Rate it:
ad rationis praecepta accommodare aliquidto treat with scientific exactness; to classify.Rate it:
ad rei publicae rationes aliquid referreto consider a thing from a political point of view.Rate it:
ad reliqua pergamus, progrediamurto pass on.Rate it:
ad rem redireto come back to the point.Rate it:
ad Romam proficiscito set out for Rome.Rate it:
ad sanitatem adducere, revocare aliquemto bring some one back to his senses.Rate it:
ad sanitatem reverti, redireto recover one's reason, be reasonable again.Rate it:
ad scribendum or ad scribendi studium se conferreto become a writer, embrace a literary career.Rate it:
ad se redireto regain one's self-possession.Rate it:
ad senatum referre (Cic. Dom. 53. 136)to bring a question before the senate (of the presiding magistrate).Rate it:
ad spem aliquem excitare, erigereto awaken new hope in some one.Rate it:
ad summam auctoritatem pervenireto attain to the highest eminence.Rate it:
ad summam senectutem pervenireto live to a very great age.Rate it:
ad summos honores pervenire (cf. also sect. V. 17)to attain to the highest offices.Rate it:
ad summum perducereto bring to the highest perfection.Rate it:
ad teli coniectum venire (Liv. 2. 31)to come within javelin-range.Rate it:
ad temporum rationem aliquid revocareto calculate the date of an event.Rate it:
ad tempus adesseto be there at a given time.Rate it:
ad tibiam or ad tibicinem canereto sing to a flute accompaniment.Rate it:
ad unum omnes perieruntthey perished to a man.Rate it:
ad verbum transferre, exprimereto translate literally, word for word (not verbo tenus).Rate it:
ad vim et arma descendere (vid. sect. V. 9, note Similarly...)to have recourse to force of arms.Rate it:
ad virtutem excitare, cohortari (or simply adhortari, cohortari)to incite to valour.Rate it:
ad vulgarem sensum or ad communem opinionem orationem accommodare (Off. 2. 10. 35)to express oneself in popular language.Rate it:
adamasse aliquem (only in Perf. and Plup.) (Nep. Dion 2. 3)to become devoted to some one.Rate it:
adduci aliqua re (ad aliquid or ut...)to be induced by a consideration.Rate it:
addūcor, ut credamI am gradually convinced that...Rate it:
adesse alicui or alicuius rebus (opp. deesse)to assist, stand by a person.Rate it:
adhibere aliquem cenae or ad cenam, convivio or in conviviumto welcome some one to one's table.Rate it:
adhibere deo precesto pray to God.Rate it:
adhuc sub iudice lis est (Hor. A. P. 77)the case is still undecided.Rate it:
adhuc tua messis in herba est (proverb.)your crop is still green, i.e. you are still far from your ambition.Rate it:
aditum conveniendi or colloquium petereto ask a hearing, audience, interview.Rate it:
adiungi, addi coniunctivo (Marc. Cap. 3. 83)to be used with the conjunctive mood.Rate it:
admirabilia (= παράδοξα)paradoxes; surprising things.Rate it:
admiratione afficito be admired.Rate it:
admiratione incensum esseto be fired with admiration.Rate it:
admirationem alicui movereto fill a person with astonishment.Rate it:
admirationem habere (Quintil. 8. 2. 6)to be admired.Rate it:
admirationi esseto be admired.Rate it:
admittere, permittere equumto give a horse the reins.Rate it:
admodum adulescens, senexstill quote a young (old) man.Rate it:
adscribere alicui salutem (Att. 5. 20. 9)to add to one's letter good wishes to some one.Rate it:
adulescens alios bene de se sperare iubet, bonam spem ostendit or alii de adulescente bene sperare possunthe is a young man of great promise.Rate it:

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