ex-prĭmo Copy link Outline I. Lit.B. Transf.1. With an object denoting that out of which something is pressed or squeezed, ...2. To form by pressure, to represent, ...II. Trop.A. To squeeze or wring out, to extort, ...B. Transf. , to imitate ...A. Lit.B. Trop.1. In gen.2. Expressa carmina Battiadae, translated ...1. Lit., with pressure, strongly2. Trop., expressly, distinctly, clearly ... ⓘexpressī | ve: perf part pass masc/neut gen sg · perf part pass masc nom/voc pl · perf ind act 1st sg • ex-prĭmo, pressi, pressum, 3, v. a. [premo], to press or squeeze out, to force out (class.). I. Lit.: oleum ex malobathro, Plin. 12, 26, 59, § 129: sucum expresso semini, id. 20, 1, 2, § 3: sucum flore, id. 21, 19, 74, § 127: sucum radici, id. 27, 13, 109, § 136; cf.: vinum palmis, oleum sesamae (dat.), id. 6, 28, 32, § 161: oleum amygdalis, id. 13, 1, 2, § 8: sudorem de corpore, Lucr. 5, 487: lacrimulam oculos terendo, Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 23: si nubium conflictu ardor expressus se emiserit, id esse fulmen, Cic. Div. 2, 19, 44: liquorem per densa foramina (cribri), Ov. M. 12, 438; cf.: aquam in altum, Plin. 31, 3, 23, § 39: aquam in altitudinem, Vitr. 8, 7: quantum has (turres) quotidianus agger expresserat, had carried up, raised, Caes. B. G. 7, 22, 4 Oud.: pecuniam alicui, Suet. Oth. 5; id. Vesp. 4.— B. Transf. 1. With an object denoting that out of which something is pressed or squeezed, to press, squeeze, wring: spongiam ex oleo vel aceto, Cels. 5, 24 med.: lanam ex vino vel aceto, Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 31; cf.: Venus madidas exprimit imbre comas, Ov. A. A. 3, 224: spongiae expressae inter duas tabulas, Plin. 31, 11, 47, § 128: oleam, id. 12, 27, 60, § 130: folia rosae, id. 21, 18, 73, § 122: tuberculum, id. 11, 11, 12, § 29.— 2. To form by pressure, to represent, form, model, portray, express (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose; freq. in the elder Pliny): (faber) et ungues exprimet et molles imitabitur aere capillos, Hor. A. P. 33; cf.: alicujus furorem ... verecundiae ruborem, Plin. 34, 14, 40, § 140: expressa in cera ex anulo imago, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 54: imaginem hominis gypso e facie ipsa, Plin. 35, 12, 44, § 153; cf.: effigiem de signis, id. ib.: optime Herculem Delphis et Alexandrum, etc., id. 34, 8, 19, § 66 et saep.: vestis stricta et singulos artus exprimens, exhibiting, showing, Tac. G. 17: pulcher aspectu sit athleta, cujus lacertos exercitatio expressit, has well developed, made muscular, Quint. 8, 3, 10. II. Trop. A. To squeeze or wring out, to extort, wrest, elicit: lex, quam ex natura ipsa arripuimus, hausimus, expressimus, qs. pressed out, Cic. Mil. 4, 10: utilitas expressit nomina rerum, has imposed, Lucr. 5, 1029: cf.: cum ab iis saepius quaereret, neque ullam omnino vocem exprimere posset, Caes. B. G. 1, 32, 3: expressa est Romanis necessitas obsides dandi, Liv. 2, 13, 4: confessionem concessi maris hosti, id. 37, 31, 5: confessionem cruciatu, Suet. Galb. 10: deditionem ultimā necessitate, Liv. 8, 2, 6: pecunia vi expressa et coacta, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 69, § 165: tu si tuis blanditiis a Sicyoniis nummulorum aliquid expresseris, Cic. Att. 1, 19, 9: risum magis quam gemitum, Plin. Ep. 4, 7, 7 et saep.—With ut: expressi, ut conficere se tabulas negaret, have constrained, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 47, § 112: expressit, ut polliceretur, Curt. 6, 7. — B. Transf. (acc. to I. B. 2.), to imitate, copy, represent, to portray, describe, express, esp. in words (cf. reddo): cum magnitudine animi tum liberalitate vitam patris et consuetudinem expresserit, i. e. imitated, Cic. Rab. Post. 2, 4: lex expressa ad naturam, id. Leg. 2, 5, 13: vitia imitatione ex aliquo expressa, id. de Or. 3, 12, 47: rem ante oculos ponit, cum exprimit omnia perspicue, ut res prope dicam manu tentari possit, Auct. Her. 4, 40, 62; cf. id. ib. § 63: hanc speciem Pasiteles caelavit argento et noster expressit Archias versibus, Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79: mores alicujus oratione, id. de Or. 2, 43, 184: multas nobis imagines fortissimorum virorum expressas scriptores Graeci et Latini reliquerunt, id. Arch. 6, 14; cf. id. ib. 12, 30: in Platonis libris omnibus fere Socrates exprimitur, id. de Or. 3, 4, 15: Mithridaticum bellum magnum atque difficile totum ab hoc expressum est, depicted to the life, id. Arch. 9, 21; cf.: ut Euryalum exprimat infans, may resemble, Juv. 6, 81.—With rel.-clause as object: diligenter, quae vis subjecta sit vocibus, id. Fin. 2, 2, 6: exprimere non possum, quanto sim gaudio affectus, tell, express, Plin. Ep. 5, 15, 2; Vell. 2, 124, 1: verbis exprimere quid quis sentiat, Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 7: quod exprimere dicendo sensa possumus, Cic. de Or. 1, 8, 32: mores in scriptis exprimere, Suet. Vit. Ter. 4.—Of translating into another language, to render, translate: si modo id exprimere Latine potuero, Cic. Rep. 1, 43; cf. id. ib. 1, 44: κατάληψιν, verbum e verbo exprimentes comprehensionem dicemus, id. Ac. 2, 10, 31: nec tamen exprimi verbum e verbo necesse erit, id. Fin. 3, 4, 15; cf.: verbum de verbo expressum extulit, Ter. Ad. prol. 11: fabellae Latinae ad verbum de Graecis expressae, Cic. Fin. 1, 2, 4; Plin. Ep. 4, 18, 1.—Of words, to pronounce, utter: nolo exprimi litteras putidius nolo obscurari neglegentius, with affected distinctness, Cic. de Or. 3, 11, 41: verba, Quint. 1, 2, 6; 9, 4, 10; 40 al.—Rarely of a personal object: oratorem imitando effingere atque exprimere, Cic. de Or. 2, 22, 90: moderatorem rei publicae nostris libris diligenter expressimus, id. Att. 8, 11, 1.—Hence, expressus, a, um, P. a., clearly exhibited, prominent, distinct, visible, manifest, clear, plain, express (syn. solidus, opp. adumbratus). A. Lit.: species deorum, quae nihil concreti habeat, nihil solidi, nihil expressi, nihil eminentis, Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 75; cf.: litterae lituraeque omnes assimulatae, expressae, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 189: corpora lacertis expressa, powerful, muscular, Quint. 8 praef. § 19:protinus omnibus membris, expressus infans, fully formed, id. 2, 4, 6.— B. Trop. 1. In gen.: habuit Catilina permulta maximarum non expressa signa, sed adumbrata virtutum, Cic. Cael. 5, 12; cf.: est gloria solida quaedam res et expressa, non adumbrata, id. Tusc. 3, 2, 3 (v. Madv. ad Cic. Fin. 5, 22, 62, p. 723 sq.): indicia solida et expressa, id. Planc. 12; cf.: veri juris germanaeque justitiae solida et expressa effigies, id. Off. 3, 17, 69: expressa sceleris vestigia, id. Rosc. Am. 22, 62: expressiora et illustriora, id. Fam. 1, 7, 9; cf. Plin. Ep. 5, 15, 3; and: quid expressius atque signatius in hanc causam? Tert. Res. Carn. 3.— 2. Expressa carmina Battiadae, translated, Cat. 65, 16.—Of distinct pronunciation: vitia oris emendet, ut expressa sint verba, ut suis quaeque litterae sonis enuntientur, Quint. 1, 11, 4: expressior sermo, id. 1, 1, 37: expressior loquacitas generi picarum est, Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 118. —In a bad sense, of a too emphatic, affected pronunciation: sonus erat dulcis: litterae neque expressae neque oppressae, ne aut obscurum esset aut putidum, Cic Off. 1, 37, 133.—Hence, adv.: expressē. * 1. Lit., with pressure, strongly: artus expressius fricare, Scrib. Comp. 198.— 2. Trop., expressly, distinctly, clearly: conscripta exempla, Auct. Her. 4, 7, 10: quod ipsum expressius Hesiodus hoc versu significavit, Col. 11, 1, 29.—Of pronunciation, distinctly: ut ea (R littera) a nullo expressius efferretur, Val. Max. 8, 7, 1 ext.
exprĭmō Copy link Outline 1 faire sortir en pressant, exprimer : extraire l'huile des amandes [avec ex ...2 [en gén.] faire sortir : sueur exprimée du corps ; feu qu'a ...3 faire monter : faire monter l'eau ; dans la mesure où le ...4 représenter, exprimer :a) [plastiquement] : (l'artisan) saura représenter les ongles, cf.b) [par la parole] : cette scène, notre ami Archias l'a dépeinte en ...c) rendre, traduire : rendre mot pour mot ) ; pièces traduites du ...d) reproduire, imiter : être le vivant portrait de son père dans sa ... ⓘexpressī | ve: perf part pass masc/neut gen sg · perf part pass masc nom/voc pl · perf ind act 1st sg • exprĭmō, pressī, pressum, ĕre (ex, premo), tr. 1. faire sortir en pressant, exprimer : oleum amygdalis Plin. 13, 8, extraire l'huile des amandes [avec ex : 12, 129] 2. [en gén.] faire sortir : expressus de corpore sudor Lucr. 5, 487, sueur exprimée du corps ; nubium conflictu ardor expressus Cic. Div. 2, 44, feu qu'a fait jaillir le choc des nuages : tenuem jam spiritum expressit (Epicharis) Tac. Ann. 15, 57, elle fit sortir (elle s'ôta) le peu de souffle qui lui restait ; vocem exprimere non potuit Cic. Att. 2, 21, 5, il ne put tirer une parole [de l'assemblée] || prononcer, articuler : nolo exprimi litteras putidius Cic. de Or. 3, 41, je ne veux pas qu'on articule les lettres avec trop d'affectation || faire saillir, laisser saillant : lacertos exercitatio exprimit Quint. 8, 3, 10, l'exercice fait saillir les muscles ; vestis exprimens singulos artus Tac. G. 17, vêtement laissant voir (dessinant) toutes les formes || [fig.] faire sortir de force, arracher : ab aliquo aliquid blanditiis Cic. Att. 1, 19, 9, arracher qqch. à qqn par des flatteries ; a nobis confessio culpæ exprimitur Liv. 21, 18, 5, on veut tirer de nous à toute force un aveu de culpabilité ; expressi ut... negaret Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 112, j'ai arraché de lui l'aveu qu'il ne... 3. faire monter : aquam in altum Plin. 31, 39, faire monter l'eau ; quantum has (turres) cotidianus agger expresserat Cæs. G. 7, 22, 4, dans la mesure où le terrassement de chaque jour avait exhaussé les tours 4. représenter, exprimer : a) [plastiquement] : (faber) ungues exprimet Hor. P. 33, (l'artisan) saura représenter les ongles, cf. Plin. 34, 140 ; 35, 153 ; b) [par la parole] : hanc speciem noster expressit Archias versibus Cic. Div. 1, 79, cette scène, notre ami Archias l'a dépeinte en vers ; Mithridaticum bellum ab hoc expressum est Cic. Arch. 21, la guerre contre Mithridate a été exposée par lui, cf. de Or. 2, 184 ; Arch. 14 ; in Platonis libris omnibus fere Socrates exprimitur Cic. de Or. 3, 15, Socrate est représenté dans presque tous les dialogues de Platon, cf. Or. 3 ; de Or. 3, 15 ; Att. 8, 11, 1, etc. || [avec prop. inf.] Cic. Ac. 2, 77 ; c) rendre, traduire : verbum e verbo Cic. Ac. 2, 31, rendre mot pour mot (verbum de verbo Ter. Ad. 11 ) ; fabellæ ad verbum de Græcis expressæ Cic. Fin. 1, 4, pièces traduites du grec à un mot près (mot pour mot) ; d) reproduire, imiter : vitam patris et consuetudinem Cic. Rab. Post. 4, être le vivant portrait de son père dans sa vie et dans ses habitudes, cf. de Or. 2, 90 ; 3, 47.
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expressive Copy link Outline 1. Indicating1. index, ĭcis; c.2. expr. by signĭfico, dēclāro, etc.II. Full of expressiveness1. expr. by vis2. expr. by signĭfĭco, the pres. part. of which is used as adj. • expressive: 1. Indicating: foll. by of: 1. index, ĭcis; c.: the eyes are e. of feeling, indices animi oculi, Cic. Or. 18, 60: cease that cry, e. of your folly, quin continetis vocem, i. stultitiae vestrae, Cic. C. Rab. 6, 18: Quint. 2. expr. by signĭfico, dēclāro, etc.: (actions) e. of affection, hatred, *quae amorem, odium significant, etc.: v. to express. II. Full of expressiveness: 1. expr. by vis: I have always thought this word most e., hujus verbi vim vel maximam semper putavi, Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 17: to be more e. than language itself (of pictures), ipsam vim dicendi superare, Quint. 11, 3, 67. 2. expr. by signĭfĭco, the pres. part. of which is used as adj.: gesture and movement are alike e., gestus motusque significat aliquid, Quint. 11, 3, 9: than which nothing can be found more e., quo nihil inveniri posset significantius, Quint. 8, 2, 9: Gell. (who has superl.). Phr.: the eyes are the most e. feature in the countenance, in vultu plurimum valent oculi, Quint. 11, 3, 75: the head is the most e. (of the body), praecipuum est caput ad significationem, ib. § 68: e. gestures (of a speaker), apti ex ipso sermone motus, ib. § 69: e. eyes, oculi loquaces, Tib. (in Cic. Leg. 1, 9, 27, arguti oculi are the eyes, as full of movement and life naturally: see the place).
EXPRESSIVE Copy link • EXPRESSIVEsignificans (significant, of words; also of persons; solos esse Atticos tenues et lucidos et significantes, Quint.): fortis (powerful; of a speech): nervosus: gravis (powerful; of a speaker): loquax (speaking, etc., of the eyes; also of the whole countenance): argutus (Cic.): significativus (= quod significat, very late; with genitive, Ulp.; enunciatio... simul et quantitatis et aestimationis significative).