flo Copy link Outline I. Neutr., to blowII. Act., to blow, blow at, blow out, blow up ...A. Lit.2. Transf., to cast or coin metals by blowingB. Trop. ⓘflat: pres ind act 3rd sg • flo, flāvi, flātum, 1, v. n. and a. [root fla-; Gr. ἐκ-φλαίνω, to stream forth; φλασμός, vain-glorying; hence, Lat. flatus, flabrum, etc., flos, flōreo, Flōra; Germ. blasen, blähen; Eng. blow, bloom, blast, etc., Georg Curtius Gr. Etym. p. 301; cf. Grimm, Wörterb. s. v. blähen, blasen]. I. Neutr., to blow (class.; cf.: spiro, halo): belle nobis flavit ab Epiro lenissimus ventus, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 1: corus ventus in his locis flare consuevit, Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 3; id. B. C. 3, 25, 1; 3, 26 fin.; Quint. 12, 10, 67; Ov. M. 7, 664: Etesiae contra fluvium flantes, Lucr. 6, 717: quinam flaturi sint venti, Plin. 3, 9, 14, § 94: inflexo Berecynthia tibia cornu Flabit, will blow, sound, Ov. F. 4, 181.—Prov.: simul flare sorbereque haud factu facile'st: ego hic esse et illic simitu hau potui, i. e. to do two opposite things at once, as we say, to blow hot and cold with the same breath, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 104.— II. Act., to blow, blow at, blow out, blow up, or blow away (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.). A. Lit.: hieme anima, quae flatur, omnium apparet, which is emitted, Varr. L. L. 6, § 9 Müll.: Chimaera Ore foras acrem flaret de corpore flammam. Lucr. 5, 906: pulvis vento flatus, Auct. B. Afr. 52, 4: tibia flatur, is blown, Ov. F. 4, 341: Phrygius lapis flatur follibus, donec rubescat, is blown upon, Plin. 36, 19, 36, § 143.— 2. Transf., to cast or coin metals by blowing: aes antiquissimum, quod est flatum, pecore est notatum, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 9: flata signataque pecunia, Gell. 2, 10, 3.—Hence, the directors of the mint were called triumviri auro argento aeri flando feriundo (abbrev. III. VIRI A. A. A. F. F.), Inscr. Orell. 569; v. ferio.— B. Trop.: omisso magna semper flandi tumore, of high-flown, bombastic talk, Quint. 12, 6, 5: spernere succina, flare rosas, Fulva monilia respuere, qs. to blow away, i. e. to despise, Prud. στεφ. 3, 21.
flō Copy link Outline 1 intr., souffler :2 tr.,a) exhaler : vomir des flammes ; le souffle qu'on exhale ;b) souffler dans un instrument ; la flûte résonne ; [poét.] embouchant la ...c) faire fondre [des métaux] : frapper de l'argent, monnayer ; cf.d) [fig.] lancer de grands mots, cf. . ⓘflat: pres ind act 3rd sg • flō, āvī, ātum, āre, 1. intr., souffler : Cic. Att. 7, 2, 1 ; Cæs. G. 5, 7, 3 2. tr., a) exhaler : flammam Lucr. 5, 906, vomir des flammes ; anima quæ flatur Varro L. 6, 9, le souffle qu'on exhale ; b) souffler dans un instrument ; tibia flatur Ov. F. 4, 341, la flûte résonne ; [poét.] Pieria prœlia flare tuba Mart. 11, 3, 8, embouchant la trompette des Piérides chanter les combats ; c) faire fondre [des métaux] : flare pecuniam Cic. Sest. 66, frapper de l'argent, monnayer ; cf. Gell. 2, 10, 3 ; d) [fig.] magna flare Quint. 12, 6, 5, lancer de grands mots, cf. Gell. 1, 2, 6.
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flat (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Of surface1. aequus (only of ground in this sense)2. plānus3. campester, tris, tre (of level tracts of country4. prōnus (of persons lying f. on the face)II. Insipid, dull1. văpĭdus (of wine that has lost its flavour)2. (fig.) frīgĭdus (dull, stale)3. insulsusIII. Sheer, utterIV. In music, below pitch • flat (adj.): I. Of surface: 1. aequus (only of ground in this sense): v. level. 2. plānus: a f. fish, p. piscis, Plin. 9, 20, 36. 3. campester, tris, tre (of level tracts of country: opp. to montanus, collinus): Varr. 4. prōnus (of persons lying f. on the face): to stretch a man f. upon the ground, aliquem pronum sternere solo, Virg.: an oak growing for a little way f. along the ground, ilex paulum modo p., Sall. Jug. 93, med. Phr.: to lay f., sternere, prosternere: v. to level, prostrate. II. Insipid, dull: 1. văpĭdus (of wine that has lost its flavour): f. wine, v. vinum, Col. (subs. vappa: cf. Plin. 14, 20, 25: deperit sapor vappaeque accipit nomen): Hor. 2. (fig.) frīgĭdus (dull, stale): (jokes) like these are f., haec f. sunt, Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 260: v. frigid, dull. To be f. or dull, frīgeo, 2 (v. to flag, 3): the market was very f., *annona admodum frigebat (comp. annonam incendere, excandefacere, to raise prices, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, ad fin.). 3. insulsus: v. insipid. III. Sheer, utter: mĕrus: f. prodigies, m. monstra, Cic. Att. 4, 7, 1. Phr.: to tell a f. lie, aperte mentiri, Cic.: to give a f. denial, plane, aperte (perh. sine fuco et fallaciis, cf. Cic. Att. 1, 1) negare, Cic. (v. openly): "our only hope is f. despair" (Milt.), una salus victis nullam sperare salutem, Virg. Aen. 2, 354. IV. In music, below pitch: to sing f., *absurde (out of tune) atque infra accentum cantare (?).
flat (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A level surfaceII. A storeyIII. Colloq. a foolish personIV. In music, a note depressed by a semitone • flat (subs.): I. A level surface: plānĭties, ēi: v. plain. II. A storey: tăbŭlātum: v. storey. III. Colloq. a foolish person: homo ineptus, insulsus, stultus: v. fool. IV. In music, a note depressed by a semitone: (vocula) mollis (?): cf. Germ. moll.
FLAT Copy link • FLAT 1. planus (without perceptible prominences or inequalities, opposed to asper, saxosus, montuosus or montanus): aequus (horizontally level; opposed to superior, inferior, acclivis): non fastigatus (not sloping; e.g., a roof, tectum): non profundus (having no depth). Flat bottoms, carinae planae: flat-bottomed vessels, naves planae carinis; naves piano alveo; naves paullo humiliores: the flat hand, palma (the natural); plana manus (the hand made flat, as opposed to the fist): a flat nose, nasus simus: a flat country, campus: the whole country is flat, omnia sunt campi. A flat coast, litus planum (the bottom not sinking rapidly); litus breve (having little depth of water). Without spirit (of liquors), vapidus: edentulus (PROP.; toothless; IMPROP., of wine; Plaut., Poen., 3, 3, 87): gustu hebes (Col.; of wine, 3, 2, 24): iners ac sine sapore (Plin.; of the plant blitum). To become flat, evanescere or fugere. Not lively, languidus, languens (without strength and life; e.g., a color, look, voice, thought): iners (without strength and expression; verses): frigidus (frosty, cold; e.g., a thought). To become flat, languescere; evanescere (to become dull): to be flat, languere; frigere (of a conversation, etc.). 2. s. A plain, planities: aequor: aequus et planus locus: campus (with or without planus or apertus, level ground; opposed to mountainous or hilly country): aequata planities: exaequatio (a place that has been made level [SYN. in PLAIN]). A shallow, Vid: The broad side of a blade; e.g., to strike with the flat of his sword, lamina gladii percutere. In music, perhaps sonus mollis (Kr.). 3. v. TRANS. [Vid: To FLATTEN.] INTRANS To FLATTEN.