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And. I, 1, 75). — To betroth one’s self, 
sponsalia facere. — to a woman, despon- 
dere sibi aliquam. — To be betrothed to a 
man, alicui desponderi. — She was al¬ 
ready betrothed to the youth, jam destinata 
erat juveni. — A man betrothed, sponsus. 
— (Awoman ) betrothed to a man, sponsa, 
desponsa alicui. — The parties betrothed, 
sponsi. — To whom Lavinia was betrothed, 
cui Lavinia pacta fuerat. 
BETTER, as to the outward sense, melior ; 
pulchrior ( more beautiful ); jticundior, 
suavior, ( more agreeable); lietior (more 
joyful). — Better times, tempora lffitiora, 
feliciora. — weather, tempestas Ifetior, 
cffilum mitius.-IT In respect of the 
nature, destination, object, and also the 
use of a thing, melior; potior, superior; 
pnestantior, prastabilior; opportunior, 
commodior, magis idoneus, ( more suita¬ 
ble, convenient ) ; salubrior ( more whole¬ 
some) ; utilior ( more useful, profitable). — 
To be better in something than another, vin- 
cere, superare, prsstare aliquem aliqua 
re. — To make better, corrigere (wholly); 
emendare (it may be, in part) ; (see To 
Better). — We are better off, meliore 
suinus conditione, meliore loco sunt res 
nostra;. — It is better, melius or satius 
est, praestat. — To have a better opinion 
of one, melius, sequius judicare de aliquo. 
-IT (in a moral view), melior, potior, 
pnestabilior. — To be better, meliorem, 
praferendum esse ; prastare, antecelle- 
re. — To become b., meliorem fieri, ad 
bonam frugem se recipere, se colligere, 
in viam redire.-ir (as to health, &c.), 
melior.— I am better, melius mihi fit; 
melius me habeo ; meliuscule (some¬ 
what better) mihi est. — I become better, 
convalesco, sanitatem recipio.-IT At 
abetter pace, citius. 
Better, adv. mel ius, etc. — Somewhat bet¬ 
ter, meliuscule. — The thing begins to 
go on belter, res melius ire incipit. — To 
attend better, diligentius attendere. — 
To think belter of one, sequius, benigni- 
usjudicare de aliquo. — To know better, 
rectius scire, nosse, intelligere. 
The Better (the advantage, superiority). 
— The Romans had the better in the less 
important battles, parvis preeliis Romana 
res superior erat. — To get, have the 
better, aliquem vincere, superare ; su- 
periorem fieri; superiorem or victorem 
discedere; superiorem fieri bello (in 
the war). — The patricians had the better 
of it, victoria penes patres erat. — Anger 
had the better of pity, plus ira quam mise- 
ricordia valebat. 
Betters, superiores loco or dignitate, or 
superiores. 
To Better, melius facere orefficere, cor¬ 
rigere, emendare. — To better his ways, 
mores suos mutare, in viam redire, ad 
bonam frugem se recipere. — his cir¬ 
cumstances, amplificare fortunam, auge- 
re opes. — His circumstances are bettered, 
ejus res sunt meliore loco. — That may 
be bettered, emendabilis, sanabilis. — 
Past bettering, insanabilis. -IT (ad¬ 
vance), augere, ampliorem facere. 
BETWEEN, inter.— Between the city and 
the Tiber, inter urbetn ac Tiberim. — 
Between hope and fear, inter spem me- 
tumque.-IT Also by other turns of ex¬ 
pression. -Between the armies lay abridge, 
pons in medio erat. — To see all above, 
beneath, between, omnia supera, infera, 
media videre. — A plain lies between the 
city and the river, planities urbem et flu- 
vium dirimit. — A space between, inter¬ 
vallum, spatium interjectum ; tempos 
interjectum. — The nose set between the 
eyes, nasus oculis interjectus. — There 
is a friendship between you and him, tibi 
cum illo amicitia est, intercedit illi te¬ 
cum amicitia. — Many words passed be¬ 
tween us, multa verba ultro citroque ha- 
bita sunt. — To make a distinction between 
two things, duas res discernere.— Between 
ourselves, quod inter nos liceat dicere :— 
this is between ourselves, haec te tecum 
habeto, hoc tibi soli dictum puta. — 
Between whiles, interdum ; identidem. 
beverage, potus, potio. 
bevy, grex.- IT (company), caterva, 
circulus, grex, globus. 
BEWAIL, deplorare, lamentari; complo- 
rare (esp. of several), deflere, de aliqua 
*e flere, alicui rei illacrimari. 
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BEWARE, cavere (sibi), pracavere. —If 
you are wise, you will beware of him, si sa- 
pis, ilium cavebis. — To beware that one 
does not hurt you, cavere aliquem. — You 
must beware of him, tibi ab isto caven- 
dum. — Beware how you believe, cave 
credas. —- They beware of something, ca- 
vetur aliquid. — Beware what you do, 
vide quid agas. — Beioare of an inquisi¬ 
tive person, percunctatorem fugito. 
BEWITCH, fascinare, effascinare ; in- 
cantare (by spells). — Ail eye bewitches 
my lambs, oculus mihi fascinat agnos. 
- IT Fig. capere, rapere, delinire, 
perm ulcere. 
BEWRAY. See Betray, Show. 
BEY ON D (with motion in a certain direction), 
trans ; super. — To go beyond, transire, 
transgredi. - IT (on the other side), 
trans ; ultra (prep, and adv.). — One that 
is beyond, qui trans aliquid est, ulterior. 
— I was beyond sea, trans mare fui.— 
Beyond this villa is another, ultra lianc 
villam est alia. — Beyond the sea, trans 
mare, transmarinus. - IT (more 
than, above), supra; plus, amplius. 
— Beyond ten thousand, supra decern 
millia, amplius decern millia. — There 
is nothing beyond wisdom, sapiential 
nihil prastantius. — To honor any one 
beyond all others, aliquem primo loco 
habere, ponere ; aliquem prater ceteros 
omnes colere. — Beyond due measure, 
supra modum. — Beyond what is suffi¬ 
cient, ultra quam satis est; — is credi¬ 
ble, supra quam credibile est.— To 
go beyond (surpass, excel), superare, 
prastare, antecellere. — JVothing can go 
beyond, nihil ultra potest, nihil potest 
supra or supra potest. — Do not aim at 
what is beyond your reach, ne sutor ultra 
crepidam. —- Beyond his strength, supra 
vires. — To go beyond his strength, vires 
excedere. — Beyond all doubt, sine ullSl 
dubitatione.— Splendid beyond description, 
supra quam ut describi possit eximius. 
BIAS, momentum. - IT (inclination), 
inclinatio animi or voluntatis. 
To Bias, inclinare. — To be biased in favor 
of the Stoics (to incline to their side), in¬ 
clinare se ad Stoicos. — Biased in favor 
of the Carthaginians, ad Pcenos inclina- 
tior. — The judge is biased in our favor, 
judex inclinatione voluntatis propendet 
in nos. — To be biased (prejudiced), opi- 
nione prajudicatH duci. 
BIB, subst. (for a child’s breast), cinctus or 
fascia pectoralis infantum. 
BIB, v. (to drink), potare, bibere ; sorbilla- 
re (sip). - Always bibbing, bibax. 
Bibber, potor, potator. 
BIBLE, biblia (-orum), litene divina?, li- 
bri divini. 
BIBULOUS, bibulus. 
BICKER, velitari; minutis preeliis inter 
se pugnare.-TT (quarrel), inter se 
altercari, rixari, jurgiis certare. - 
IT (quiver), coruscare, tremere. 
Bickering, prcelium leve, levius, parvu- 
lum ; pugna concursatoria, procursatio; 
— (brawl), jurgium, rixa. 
BID (invite), invitare or vocare.— to sup¬ 
per, invitare or vocare aliquem (ad coe- 
nam). — to my house, aliquem invito do- 
mum meam. -IT (command, order), 
jubere, imperare, pracipere, dicere, 
mandare. — If you would have done as I 
bade you, si meum imperium exsequi 
voluisses. — You had best do as Ibidyou, 
tu fac ut dixi, si sapis. — Do as he shall 
bid you, quod imperabit, facito. — Run 
and bid the woman come hither, curre, mu- 
lierem arcesse.-IT (to bid at a sale), 
licere, licitari, licitationem facere. — To 
bid against one, aliquo licente contra lice- 
ri . — To bid anas, liceri asse.— Tobidvp- 
oa,aliquid liceri.—Fig. tobidfair, promit- 
tere al iquem or aliquid; spem facere,dare 
alicujus rei; aliquid sperare jubere, bene 
de se sperare jubere.-IT (proclaim), 
pronuntiare.-IT (denounce), denunti- 
are. — Bid defiance to a person, provocare 
aliquem (challenge)-, contumacem esse 
in aliquem ; alicui resistere. — a thing, 
contumacem esse adversus aliquid (e. g. 
imperia patris); contumaciter spernere 
(e. g. imperia validiorum); contemnere 
aliquid (e. g. omnia jura humana); ob- 
viam ire alicui rei, se offerre alicui rei, 
(e. g. periculis).-IT I bid one welcome, 
aliquem salvere jubeo, alicui salutem 
do, benigne aliquem excipio. —To bid 
good morrow, saluto, salvere jubeo. 
Bidding, invitatio ; jussus, jussum, impe¬ 
rium, imperatuin ; licitatio ; pronuntia, 
tio, etc. 
Bidder, vocator; licitator, licens. 
BIER, feretrum ; lectica (for the rich), 
sandapila (for the poor). 
BIG, magnus, grandis, ampins ; crassus, 
pinguis, obesus; capax. — As big as, 
instar (with genit.). — The (pistic was as 
big as a book-, instar voluminis erat epis- 
tola. -—• To be as big as something else, 
complete magnitudinem alicujus rei. — 
This gown is too big for me, hope toga 
major est quam pro corpore meo. — 
Somewhat big, subgrandis. — Very 
big, perinagnus, pergrandis ; hugely so, 
ingens ; immoderately so, pragrandis; 
monstrously so, vastus, iminanis.- i 
big man, homo magni corporis, homo 
grandis, homo procerus. — That has a 
big head, nose, capito, naso. — Big 
(grown), adultus, grandis. — To grow big, 
pubescere. — Somewhat bigger, grandius- 
culus. — Bigger cups, scyphi capacio- 
res. - TT (pregnant), gravida, prag- 
nans. — Clouds big with rain, gravida 
nubes, graves imbre nubes ; the south 
wind is big with showers, Notus parturit 
imbres. — A day big with fate, dies fata- 
lis. -TT (full), plenus, gravis. - 
TT (swollen, as with rage, &c.), tumens, 
tumidus. -TT (puffed up, tumid), tu¬ 
mens, tumidusjturgidus, inflatus.—Bin- 
talk, verborum tumor, oratio inflata, am¬ 
pullae ; jactatio, venditatio. — Big looks, 
supercilium grande. 
Bigness, magnitudo, amplitudo, crassi- 
tudo. 
BIGA MY, bigamia. 
BIGOT, homo superstitiosus. 
Bigoted, superstitiosus. 
Bigotry, nimia et superstitiosa religio. 
BILBERRY, baca myrtilli. — plant, vac- 
cinium myrtillus. 
BILE, bills. — Full of b., biliosus. — A 
bilious fever, febris ex bile redundante 
nata, febris biliosa.-TT (sore), ulcus, 
furunculus. 
BILGE-WATER, sentina. 
BILL (of a bird), rostrum. — Little b., ros- 
tellum. 
To Bill, rostrum conserere rostro.- 
IT (of persons), columbatim labra conse¬ 
rere labris. 
BILL (a hook), falx, falx rostrata.- 
TT (battle-axe), bipennis. 
BILL (roll), index (gen.) ; numeri (of 
soldiers). — of account, index mercium 
emptarum, libellus rationarius, tabella 
rationaria ; present a bill, inferre ratio- 
nem. — A bill of fare, index ciborum. — 
of divorce, litene quibus repudiutn re¬ 
mittitur ; to send one, alicui nuntium or 
repuditim remittere. — of exchange, 
syngrapha. — Bill of indictment, libellus. 
— Bills of mortality, indices mortuo- 
rum. - TT (proposed law), rogatio- 
lex. — To bring in a bill, legem or 
rogationem ferre. — To pass it, roga- 
tionem or legem accipere; legem scisce- 
re (of the people). — To carry it through, 
rogationem or legem perferre. — To°re- 
ject it, legem or rogationem antiqua- 
re.-TT (of a physician), prascriptum. 
BILLET, epistoiiuin, codicilli ; libellus 
(esp. of the emperor). — Billet-doux, ta¬ 
bella; amatorie script®, tabella bland®, 
epistola blanda. -— TT (ticket for quar¬ 
ters), tessera liospitii militaris. - 
TT (log of wood), see below. 
To Billet, tesserU hospitii militem dona- 
re ; milites per hospitia disponere. — 
To billet his soldiers upon the towns, mili¬ 
tes per oppida dispertire, in oppidis col- 
locare. 
BILLET (small log), lignum, lignum fis- 
sum.- TT Other meanings see under 
the foregoing word. 
BILLOW, fluctus. 
Billowy, fiuctuosus 
BIND (chain, fetter), colligare, vincire, 
constringere. — one with fellers, chains, 
aliquem vinculis colligare, catenis vin¬ 
cire, vinculis or catenis constringere. 
— To bind one hand and foot, quadrupe- 
dem aliquem constringere. — Fig. to 
bind up (tie the hands of), aliquem cir- 
cumseribere ; aliquem coercere. - 
TT (fasten, tie), ligare, alligare, deligare, 
