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praeter spem, exspectationemcontrary to expectation.Rate it:
praeterito anno (not praeterlapso)in the past year.Rate it:
praeterquam quod or nisi quodto except the fact that...Rate it:
precari alicui bene (male) or omnia bona (mala), salutemto bless (curse) a person.Rate it:
precari aliquid a deoto pray to God.Rate it:
precari deum, deosto pray to God.Rate it:
preces facereto pray.Rate it:
precibus aliquem fatigareto importune with petitions.Rate it:
precibus obsequito grant a request.Rate it:
pretium alicui rei statuere, constituere (Att. 13. 22)to fix a price for a thing.Rate it:
prima (superiora); consequentia (Fin. 4. 19. 54)premises; consequences.Rate it:
prima luceat daybreak.Rate it:
primas (e.g. sapientiae) alicui deferre, tribuere, concedereto give the palm, the first place (for wisdom) to some one.Rate it:
primis (ut dicitur) or primoribus labris gustare or attingere litterasto have a superficial knowledge, a smattering of literature, of the sciences.Rate it:
primis litterarum elementis imbuito receive the first elements of a liberal education.Rate it:
primo quoque temporeat the first opportunity.Rate it:
primum or principem inter oratores locum obtinereto be considered the foremost orator.Rate it:
principatu deici (B. G. 7. 63)to be deposed from one's leading position.Rate it:
principatum tenere, obtinereto occupy the leading position.Rate it:
principem (primum), secundum locum dignitatis obtinereto occupy the first, second position in the state.Rate it:
principem civitatis esseto be the chief man in the state.Rate it:
principem in re publica locum obtinereto hold the first position in the state.Rate it:
principes or primoresthe aristocracy (as a leading class in government).Rate it:
principes rem publicam administrantes or simply principesstatesmen.Rate it:
prisca, obsoleta (opp. usitata), ambigua verbaobsolete, ambiguous expressions.Rate it:
pro aris et focis pugnare, certare, dimicareto fight for hearth and home.Rate it:
pro consule in Ciliciam proficiscito go to Cilicia as pro-consul.Rate it:
pro lege dicereto support a bill (before the people).Rate it:
pro maleficiis beneficia reddereto return good for evil.Rate it:
pro re (nata), pro temporeaccording to circumstances.Rate it:
pro tempore et pro reaccording to circumstances.Rate it:
pro testimonio dicereto state as evidence.Rate it:
pro victimis homines immolareto sacrifice human victims.Rate it:
pro viribus eniti et laborare, utto strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter.Rate it:
pro viribus or pro mea parteas well as I can; to the best of my ability.Rate it:
pro virili parte (cf. sect. V. 22.)as well as I can; to the best of my ability.Rate it:
probabilia coniectura sequito try to conjecture probabilities.Rate it:
probe scio, non ignoroI know very well.Rate it:
procedere cum exercituto advance with the army.Rate it:
procella (tempestas) aliquem ex alto ad ignotas terras (oras) defertthe storm drives some one on an unknown coast.Rate it:
prodigia procurare (Liv. 22. 1)to avert by expiatory sacrifices the effect of ominous portents.Rate it:
proeliis secundis utito fight successfully.Rate it:
proelio (ad pugnam) hostes lacessere, provocareto provoke the enemy to battle.Rate it:
proelio concurritur (Sall. Iug. 59)the lines charge in battle one on another.Rate it:
proelio equestri contendereto give battle with a cavalry-division.Rate it:
proelio interesseto take part in the engagement.Rate it:
proelio vincereto gain a victory, win a battle.Rate it:
proelio vinci, superari, inferiorem, victum discedereto be defeated in fight, lose the battle.Rate it:
proelio, armis decertare (B. G. 1. 50)to fight a decisive battle.Rate it:
proelium anceps estthe issue of the battle is undecided.Rate it:

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