Appearance

Theme

Reading text

Font
Size
100%
Spacing

Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

Issues / Feedback

This report will be visible to the general public on our GitHub issue tracker. Please do not submit private or sensitive information.
Only needed if you want updates or clarification on GitHub.

Dictionary settings

Enabled Dictionaries
Search Scope

Match conjugated verbs and declined nouns/adjectives.

Highlight Strength 50%
Contents (4 senses)
GAF Gaffiot (1)
Source
Source & Attribution
Félix Gaffiot, Dictionnaire illustré latin-français (1934). Digital data kindly provided by gaffiot.fr.
• 1 contractus, a, um, part. de contraho || adjt,
1. replié, fermé : Quint. 11, 3, 95
2. resserré, étroit, mince : Nilus contractior Plin. Min. Pan. 30, 3, le Nil plus resserré dans son cours ; contractiores noctes Cic. Par. 5, nuits plus courtes ; contractior oratio Cic. Br. 120, langage trop ramassé, cf. Or. 78 || contracta paupertas Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 20, l'étroite pauvreté, qui vit à l'étroit || modéré, restreint : studia contractiora Cic. Cæl. 76, passions qui se restreignent davantage
3. [fig.] replié sur soi : contractus leget Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 12, dans le recueillement il lira
4. [expr.] porca contracta Cic. Leg. 2, 55, truie due comme expiation.