Carl Meissner - Latin Phrase-Book

gloriam, famam sibi comparare – to gain distinction.

gloriam (immortalem) consequi, adipisci – to win (undying) fame.

gloriae, laudi esse – to confer distinction on a person; to redound to his credit.

laudem afferre – to confer distinction on a person; to redound to his credit.

gloria, laude florere – to be very famous, illustrious.

summa gloria florere – to have reached the highest pinnacle of eminence.

clarum fieri, nobilitari, illustrari (not the post-classical clarescere or inclarescere – to become famous, distinguish oneself.

gloriam colligere, in summam gloriam venire – to become famous, distinguish oneself.

aliquem immortali gloria afficere – to confer undying fame on, immortalise some one.

aliquem sempiternae gloriae commendare – to confer undying fame on, immortalise some one.

immortalitatem consequi, adipisci, sibi parere – to attain eternal renown.

gloria duci – to be guided by ambition.

laudis studio trahi – to be guided by ambition.

laudem, gloriam quaerere – to be guided by ambition.

stimulis gloriae concitari – to be spurred on by ambition.

gloriae, laudis cupiditate incensum esse, flagrare – to be consumed by the fires of ambition.

de gloria, fama alicuius detrahere – to detract from a person's reputation, wilfully underestimate a person.

alicuius gloriae or simply alicui obtrectare – to detract from a person's reputation, wilfully underestimate a person.

alicuius famam, laudem imminuere – to detract from a person's reputation, wilfully underestimate a person.

obscurare alicuius gloriam, laudem, famam 82 82 In the same way, to improve a man, alicuius mores corrigere (not aliquem c. ); to understand some one, alicuius orationem or quid dicat intellegere . (not obscurare aliquem ) – to render obscure, eclipse a person.

famae servire, consulere – to have regard for one's good name.

famam ante collectam tueri, conservare – to live up to one's reputation.

bene, male audire (ab aliquo) – to have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.

bona, mala existimatio est de aliquo – to have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.

famam crudelitatis subire (Catil. 4. 6. 12) – to gain the reputation of cruelty.

infamiam alicui inferre, aspergere – to damage a person's character, bring him into bad odour.

infamem facere aliquem – to damage a person's character, bring him into bad odour.

magnam sui famam relinquere – to leave a great reputation behind one.

opinionem virtutis habere – to have the reputation of virtue.

existimatio 83 83 existimatio has two uses: (1) active – opinion held by others, criticism; (2) passive – reputation, character, usually in a good sense, consequently = good reputation without the addition of bona, integra , etc. hominum, omnium – the common opinion, the general idea.

esse in honore apud aliquem – to be honoured, esteemed by some one.

honorem alicui habere, tribuere – to honour, show respect for, a person.

aliquem honore afficere, augere, ornare, prosequi ( vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi… ) – to honour, show respect for, a person.

aliquem cupiditate honorum inflammare (or aliquem ad cupiditatem honorum inflammare ) – to kindle ambition in some one's mind.

honores concupiscere (opp. aspernari ) – to aspire to dignity, high honours.

honoris causa aliquem nominare or appellare – to speak of some one respectfully.

statuam alicui ponere, constituere – to set up a statue in some one's honour.

aliquem colere et observare (Att. 2. 19) – to pay respect to, be courteous to a person.

aliquem ignominia afficere, notare – to inflict an indignity upon, insult a person.

alicui ignominiam inurere – to inflict an indignity upon, insult a person.

infamiam concipere, subire, sibi conflare – to incur ignominy.

vitae splendori(em) maculas(is) aspergere – to sully one's fair fame.

notam turpitudinis alicui or vitae alicuius inurere – to injure a man's character, tarnish his honour.

ignominiam non ferre – to chafe under an indignity, repudiate it.

maculam (conceptam) delere, eluere – to blot out a reproach.

studiose (diligenter, enixe, sedulo, maxime) dare operam, ut… – to take great pains in order to…

egregiam operam ( multum, plus etc. operae ) dare alicui rei – to expend great labour on a thing.

operam alicui rei tribuere, in aliquid conferre – to expend great labour on a thing.

operam (laborem, curam) in or ad aliquid impendere – to expend great labour on a thing.

multum operae ac laboris consumere in aliqua re – to exert oneself very energetically in a matter.

studium, industriam (not diligentiam ) collocare, ponere in aliqua re – to apply oneself zealously, diligently to a thing.

incumbere in (ad) aliquid – to be energetic about, throw one's heart into a thing.

opus 84 84 opus always means the concrete work on which one is engaged; labor is the trouble, fatigue, resulting from effort; opera is the voluntary effort, the trouble spent on an object. Thus laborare = not simply to work, but to work energetically, with exertion and consequent fatigue; operari , to be busy with a thing. Terence thus distinguishes opus and opera : quod in opere faciundo operae consumis tuae . Cf. Verg. Aen. 1. 455 operumque laborem miratur = the trouble with such huge works must have cost. facere (De Senect. 7. 24) – to do work (especially agricultural).

opus aggredi – to take a task in hand, engage upon it.

ad opus faciendum accedere – to take a task in hand, engage upon it.

res est multi laboris et sudoris – the matter involves much labour and fatigue.

desudare et elaborare in aliqua re (De Senect. 11. 38) – to exert oneself very considerably in a matter.

labori, operae non parcere – to spare no pains.

laborem non intermittere – to work without intermission.

nullum tempus a labore intermittere – not to leave off work for an instant.

lucubrare (Liv. 1. 57) – to work by night, burn the midnight oil.

inanem laborem suscipere – to lose one's labour.

operam (et oleum) perdere or frustra consumere – to lose one's labour.

rem actam or simply actum agere (proverb.) – to have all one's trouble for nothing.

labore supersedēre (itineris) (Fam. 4. 2. 4) – to spare oneself the trouble of the voyage.

patiens laboris – capable of exertion.

fugiens laboris – lazy.

operae pretium est (c. Inf.) – it is worth while.

acti labores iucundi (proverb.) – rest after toil is sweet.

contentionem adhibere – to exert oneself.

omnes nervos 85 85 nervi properly = sinews, muscles, not nerves the existence of which was unknown to the ancients. Metaphorically nervi denotes not only strength in general but also specially – (1) vital power, elasticity, e.g. omnes nervos virtutis elidere (Tusc. 2. 11. 27), incīdere , to paralyse the strength of virtue; (2) motive power, mainspring, essence, of a thing, e.g. vectigalia nervi rei publicae sunt (Imp. Pomp. 7. 17), nervi belli pecunia (Phil. 5. 2. 15). in aliqua re contendere – to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter.