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proelium committere(1) to begin the battle, (2) to give battle.Rate it:
proelium cruentum, atroxa bloody battle.Rate it:
proelium deserereto give up the fight.Rate it:
proelium dirimere (B. C. 1. 40)to break off the fight.Rate it:
proelium equestre facereto give battle with a cavalry-division.Rate it:
proelium facereto give battle.Rate it:
proelium facere secundumto fight successfully.Rate it:
proelium inire (Liv. 2. 14)to engage.Rate it:
proelium intermittereto interrupt the battle.Rate it:
proelium iustum (opp. tumultuarium)a pitched battle.Rate it:
proelium renovare, redintegrareto begin the fight again.Rate it:
proelium restituereto renew the battle with success.Rate it:
proficisci ad bellum, in expeditionem (Sall. Iug. 103)to go to war, commence a campaign.Rate it:
proiici inhumatum (in publicum)to be cast out unburied.Rate it:
promisso stareto abide by one's undertaking.Rate it:
promittere (ad cenam) (Off. 3. 14. 58)to accept an invitiation to dinner.Rate it:
promittere ad aliquemto promise to dine with a person.Rate it:
promittere crinem, barbamto grow one's hair, beard long.Rate it:
promunturium in mare procurrita promontory juts out into the sea.Rate it:
promunturium superareto double a cape.Rate it:
pronuntiatio c. Gen.artistic delivery; declamation.Rate it:
prope (propius, proxime) abesseto be not far away.Rate it:
prope abesse a culpato be almost culpable.Rate it:
propenso animo, studio esse or propensa voluntate esse in aliquem (opp. averso animo esse ab aliquo)to look favourably upon; to support.Rate it:
propensum, proclivem esse ad aliquid (opp. alienum, aversum esse, abhorrere ab aliqua re)to have an inclination for a thing.Rate it:
properat, maturat proficiscihe starts in all haste, precipitately.Rate it:
propīno tibi hoc (poculum, salutem)I drink your health.Rate it:
propius accedere ad urbem or urbemto advance nearer to the city.Rate it:
propius ad deos accedere (Mil. 22. 59)to approach the gods.Rate it:
propositum assequi, peragereto carry out one's plan.Rate it:
propositum est mihi c. Inf.I intend, propose to...Rate it:
propositum, consilium tenere (opp. a proposito deterreri)to abide by one's resolution.Rate it:
prorogare alicui imperium (in annum)to prolong a person's command.Rate it:
proscribere aliquem or alicuius possessionesto proscribe a person, declare him an outlaw.Rate it:
prospectus est ad aliquidone has a view over...; one is able to see as far as...Rate it:
prosternere, profligare hostemto rout the enemy.Rate it:
proverbii locum obtinere (Tusc. 4. 16. 36)to be used as a proverb.Rate it:
proverbium vetustate or sermone tritum (vid. sect. II. 3, note tritus...)an old proverb which every one knows.Rate it:
provinciam administrare, obtinereto manage, govern a province.Rate it:
provinciam alicui decernere, mandareto entrust some one with an official duty, a province.Rate it:
provinciam obireto visit, traverse a province.Rate it:
provincias inter se comparant(the magistrates) arrange among themselves the administration of the provinces, the offical spheres of duty.Rate it:
provincias permutareto exchange provinces.Rate it:
provincias sortiri (Liv. 38. 35)to draw lots for the provinces.Rate it:
provocare ad populum (Liv. 2. 55)to appeal to the people.Rate it:
proxime ad verum accedereto be very near the truth.Rate it:
proximo anno(1) last year; (2) next year.Rate it:
prudenter, considerate, consilio agere (opp. temere, nullo consilio, nulla ratione)to act reasonably, judiciously.Rate it:
prudentia (civilis) (De Or. 1. 19. 85)statesmanship; political wisdom.Rate it:
publico carere, forum ac lucem fugereto shun publicity.Rate it:

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