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portas refringereto break down the gates.Rate it:
portu, terra prohiberi (B. C. 3. 15)to be unable to land.Rate it:
positis scalis muros ascendereto scale the walls by means of ladders.Rate it:
positum est a nobis primum (c. Acc. c. Inf.)we start by presupposing that...Rate it:
positum, situm esse in aliqua reto depend upon a thing.Rate it:
possessione alicuius rei cedere alicui (Mil. 27. 75)to give up a thing to some one else.Rate it:
post homines natoswithin the memory of man.Rate it:
post hominum memoriamwithin the memory of man.Rate it:
post se relinquere aliquemto overtake and pass some one.Rate it:
posteriposterity.Rate it:
postliminium (De Or. 1. 40. 181)a returning from exile to one's former privileges.Rate it:
postridie qui fuit dies Non. Sept. (Nonarum Septembrium) (Att. 4. 1. 5)on the day after, which was September 5th.Rate it:
postulare aliquem repetundarum or de repetundisto accuse a person of extortion (to recover the sums extorted).Rate it:
potareto drink to excess; to be a drunkard.Rate it:
potestas immoderata, infinitadespotic, tyrannous rule.Rate it:
potestas vitae necisquepower over life and death.Rate it:
potestatem habet in aliquem vitae necisque (B. G. 1. 16. 5)he has power over life and death.Rate it:
potestatem sui facere (alicui) (cf. sect. XII. 9, note audientia...)to accept battle.Rate it:
potestatem, copiam alicui dare, facere with Gen. gerund.to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.Rate it:
potestatem, copiam pugnandi hostibus facereto offer battle to the enemy.Rate it:
povocare aliquem ad certamen singulareto challenge some one to single combat.Rate it:
prae lacrimis loqui non posseto be unable to speak for emotion.Rate it:
prae se agere hostemto drive the enemy before one.Rate it:
praecepta dare, tradere de aliqua reto give advice, directions, about a matter.Rate it:
praecepta de moribus or de virtutemoral precepts.Rate it:
praecepta grammaticorumthe rules of speech, grammar.Rate it:
praecepta philosophorum (penitus) percepta habereto be well acquainted with the views of philosophers.Rate it:
praecipitem agi, ireto be ruined, undone.Rate it:
praecipitem ferri aliqua re (Verr. 5. 46. 121)to be carried away by something.Rate it:
praecipitem in iram esse (Liv. 23. 7)to be short-tempered; to be prone to anger.Rate it:
praecipitem ire; in praeceps deferrito fall down headlong.Rate it:
praecipitem se fugae mandareto flee headlong.Rate it:
praecurrere aliquem (celeritate)to overtake and pass some one.Rate it:
praedatum ireto go in search of plunder, booty.Rate it:
praeesse exercituito be at the head of an army.Rate it:
praeficere aliquem bello gerendoto charge some one with the conduct of a war.Rate it:
praeficere aliquem exercituito place some one at the head of an army, give him the command.Rate it:
praeire verba (carmen) (Liv. 31. 17)to read prayers for the congregation to repeat.Rate it:
praemiis (amplissimis, maximis) aliquem afficereto remunerate (handsomely).Rate it:
praemium exponere or proponere(to encourage) by offering a reward.Rate it:
praemium ponereto offer a prize (for the winner).Rate it:
praeoccupare locum (Liv. 35. 27)to occupy a place beforehand.Rate it:
praesenti animo uti (vid. sect. VI. 8, note uti...)to possess presence of mind.Rate it:
praesidia, custodias disponereto station posts, pickets, at intervals.Rate it:
praesidiis firmare urbemto garrison a town.Rate it:
praesidio castris milites relinquereto leave troops to guard the camp.Rate it:
praesidium collocare in urbeto garrison a town.Rate it:
praestare aliquem, aliquid, de aliqua re or Acc. c. Inf.to be answerable for a person, a thing.Rate it:
praetendere, praetexere aliquidto make something an excuse, pretext.Rate it:
praeter c. Accus.putting aside, except.Rate it:

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