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

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S&H Smith & Hall (2)
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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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• strain (v.):
  1. A. Trans.:
    1. I. To stretch: contendo, intendo, tendo, 3: v. to stretch. Phr.: to s. every nerve, omnes nervos [aetatis industriaeque] contendere, Cic. Verr. Act. 1, 12, 35: so, nervos intendere, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 20: manibus pedibusque obnixe facere omnia, id. Andr. 1, 1, 134: less fig., summa ope eniti, Sall. Cat. init.: toto pectore incumbere ad laudem, Cic. Fam. 10, 10: to s. the eyes, oculis quantum maximum potest fieri contendere, cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 28: *aciem oculorum in aliquam rem summa contentione dirigere.
    2. II. To injure by over-exertion: Phr.: to s. the voice, *vocis nimia contentione uti: vocem nimia virium contentione frangere, debilitare.
    3. III. To overdo a thing: chiefly in p. part.: v. strained.
    4. IV. To purify by means of a strainer:
      1. 1. cōlo, 1: to s. honey, mel c., Col. 12, 11: Plin. Comp. percōlo, 1: Cato. Plin.
      2. 2. lĭquo, 1: to s. (clarify) wine, vina l., Hor. Od. 1, 11, 6: a bag for s.ing wine, saccus quo vinum liquatur, Col. Comp. dēlĭquo, 1 (to s. off, into another vessel): Varr.. Cels.: Col.
    5. V. To injure a joint by a sudden wrench: intorqueo, 2: v. to sprain.
  2. B. Intrans.: nītor, nixor; or expr. by intendo, contendo, with pron. refl. or equiv. obj.: e. g. sese intendere: vires (nervos suos) contendere, etc.: v. supr. (I.).
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• strain: ; straining: (subs.):
    1. I. Act of stretching or exerting: contentio (e. g. vocis, lateris, animi, etc.): v. exertion, effort.
    2. II. Injury done by over-exertion: expr. by verb: v. to strain (A., II.).
    3. III. Of music or poetry:
      1. 1. mŏdus (esp. in pl.): plaintive s.s, flebiles m., Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106: Ov.
      2. 2. cantus, ūs: inspire me with mournful s.s, praecipe lugubres c., Hor. Od. 1, 24, 3: v. song.
    4. IV. Style, manner: Phr.: in this s., hujusmodi, ad hunc modum v. effect (III.).
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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• STRAIN
1.
  • s. Force, vis: intentio (the straining; opposed to remissio).
  • A musical sound [Vid :, MUSIC].
  • A song, carmen.
  • Style, manner, tone, Vid.
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  • v. To stretch, contendere: intendere. To strain every nerve, contendere nervos omnes; manibusque pedibusque obnixe facere omnia (proverbially, Terentianus, Andr., 1, 1, 134); in anything, omni virium contentione incumbere in aliquid or laborare in re; omni studio incumbere in aliquid; rem magno conatu studioque agere; contendere et laborare, or omni ope atque opera eniti, ut etc. To strain the mind, the eyes, animum, aciem oculorum intendere.
  • To force, Vid:
  • To purify by filtration, deliquare (by pouring off a liquid; Col., 12, 39, 2): percolare (by passing through a strainer): defaecare (to clear from the dregs): despumare (to take off the scum, to skim): diffundere (to strain by drawing off, wine; Vid: the commentators on Hor., Ep., 1, 5, 4).
  • Sprain, convellere.