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

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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• blow (subs.):
    1. I. A stroke:
      1. 1. plāga: to endure b.s, plagas pati, Ter.; p. perferre, Cic.: the sound of b.s, crepitus plagarum, Cic.: to inflict a mortal blow, p. mortiferam infligere, Cic.
      2. 2. ictūs, ūs: esp. of a blow which penetrates and wounds: v. stroke.
      3. 3. cŏlăphus (a b. with the fist): Pl.: I will give you a b., colaphum tibi ducam, Quint.
      4. 4. ălăpa (a flat-handed blow: so called from the noise produced): v. slap. Phr.: to aim a b. at any one with a javelin, aliquem spiculo petere, Liv.: he aims a b. at his breast with a sword, pectora gladio petit, Ov.
    2. II. An act of hostility: plāga: a b. from a friend is more bearable than one from a debtor, levior est p. ab amico quam a debitore, Cic. Phr.: the matter has come to b.s and fighting, res venit ad manus et ad pugnam, Cic.
    3. III. A sudden event or act involving loss or evil:
      1. 1. plāga: a b. was given to your candidateship, p. est injecta petitioni tuae, Cic.: to give a death-b. to the constitution, plagam mortiferam rei publicae imponere, Cic. Phr.: to deal a heavier blow on the state, graviorem rei publicae infligere securim, Cic.
      2. 2. ictus, ūs: the b. of a new calamity, ic. novae calamitatis, Cic.: v. stroke.
      3. 3. vulnus: v. wound.
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• blow (v.):
  1. A. Intrans.:
    1. I. to make a current of air:
      1. 1. flo, 1: the wind blew favourably for us from Epirus, belle nobis flavit ab Epiro ventus, Cic.: Caes.
      2. 2. perflo, 1 (b. through or over): the winds b. through the clouds, venti nubila p., Lucr.: the winds b. over the earth, venti terras p., Virg.
      3. 3. reflo, 1 (b. back or against): the Etesian winds b. greatly against us (i. e. are directly contrary), Etesiae valde reflant, Cic.
      4. 4. spīro, 1 (poet.: v. to breathe): the east wind began to b. more strongly, coepit sp. valentius Eurus, Ov.: Plin.
      5. 5. aspīro, 1: towards night the breezes b., asp. aurae in noctem, Virg.
      6. 6. inspiro, 1 (b. upon or into): the breezes b. upon the boughs of the trees, in. ramis arborum aurae, Quint.: to b. into an orifice, foramen ins., Plin.
    2. II. To sound (of instruments): căno, cĕcĭni, cantum, 3: the trumpets blew, cecinere tubae, Prop.: v. to sound.
    3. III. To pant: anhēlo, 1: v. to pant.
    4. IV. To blossom: q. v.: flōreo.
  2. B. Trans.:
    1. I. To drive by a current of air:
      1. 1. flo, 1: dust blown by the wind, pulvis vento flatus, Auct. B. Afr.
      2. 2. afflo, 1 (to b. upon): to b. a warm vapour upon the limbs, calidum membris af. vaporem, Lucr.: Plin.
      3. 3. efflo, 1 (b. out): whales b. out showers aloft, balaenae nimbos in sublime ef., Plin.: Ov. Phr.: others b. the bellows, alii follibus auras accipiunt redduntque, Virg.: to b. a fire, ignem conflare, Pl.; ignem sufflare, Plin.: by b.ing a spark of fire they made it burn up, scintillam ignis flando accenderunt, Liv.: to b. out a light, *lumen flatu exstinguere: to b. up fortifications, moenia pulvere nitrato destruere (cf. Virg. Aen. 4, 326): to b. the nose, ēmungo, munxi, munctum, 3: with pron. reflect. or as reflect. v.: Auct. Her.: Juv. N.B.--In many cases this verb when employed in connexion with such words as "wind," "storm," etc., may be translated by the Latin verbs for "to drive," "throw," etc.: the wind has blown off the roof of the farm-house, detexit ventus villam, Pl.: the wind has blown all the tiles from the roof, ventus omnes de tecto deturbavit tegulas, Pl.: the wind had blown me back to Italy, ventus me retulerat in Italiam, Cic.: to be blown back by adverse winds, ventis reflantibus rejici, Cic.: the ships were blown back by a storm, naves tempestate rejectae sunt, Caes.
    2. II. To sound a wind instrument:
      1. 1. inflo, 1 (to b. into): to b. into the light reeds, calamos leves inflare, Virg.: Cic.
      2. 2. flo, 1 (poet.): the flute is blown, tibia flatur, Ov.: v. to sound, PLAY UPON.
    3. III. To shape glass: Phr.: glass is blown, flatu figuratur vitrum, Plin.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• BLOW
1. s. percussio (a striking with force), ictus, plaga, verber, petitio (blow aimed at one). FIG., fulmen, casus, damnum. A mortal blow, ictus mortiferus, plaga mortifera. At one blow, uno ictu. To give one a blow, plagam alicui inferre, infligere. A blow in the face with the open hand, alicui alapam ducere. A blow with the clinched fist, alicui colaphum ducere; alicui pugnum or colaphum impingere. To give one blows, aliquem pulsare, verberare, verberibus caedere. They come to blows, res venit ad manus. To despise the blows of fortune, fulmina fortunae contemnere. I have received a heavy blow, gravissimam accepi plagam (figuratively). One blow follows another, damna damnis continuantur. To prepare himself for the decisive blow, ad discrimen accingi.
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  • v. of the wind, flare, (spirare, poetical).
  • Of the breath, flare, conflare: to puff, anhelare: of a horse, fremere (to snort). To blow an instrument, canere, cantare, ludere (with ablative), inflare (with accusative): of the instrument blown, canere. The winds blow contrary, reflant venti. A wind which blows from the north, ventus qui a septentrionibus oritur. To blow upon, afflare. To blow away, dissipare, difflare; rapere (snatch off). To be blown down, vento affligi ad terram, prosterni, dejici. To blow out, exstinguere. To blow (make by blowing), flare, flatu figurare. To blow up the fire, ignem conflare, sutflare, buccis excitare. To blow up the cheeks, buccas inflare, sufflare. To blow up the body, corpus inflare. To blow a man up, inflare alicujus animum: to be blown up, inani superbia tumere, superbia se efferre. To blow up (kindle, inflame), accendere, conflare. To blow up with gunpowder, aliquid vi pulveris pyrii displodere. To be blown into the air, vi pulveris pyrii sublime rapi.
3. Vid. BLOOM, BLOSSOM.