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lībrō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to balance, poise; of weapons, to aim, 5.479; to dart, 9.417. (lībra, a balance)

lībro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [libra].

To balance, make even, level, to determine a level: aquam, to level water, i. e. to ascertain the fall of water by means of a level, Vitr. 8, 6, 3: collocationem libratam indicare, id 8, 6, 1.—Pass. impers.: libratur autem dioptris, Vitr. 8, 6, 1.—
- B Transf., to make even or level: pavimenta, Cato R. R. 18, 7.—
II To hold in equilibrium, to poise, balance: terra librata ponderibus, Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69: columnarum turbines ita librati perpenderunt, ut puero circumagente tornarentur, Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 91: librati pondera caeli orbe tene medio, Luc. 1, 58.—
- B To cause to hang or swing, to keep suspended, keep in its place: vela cadunt primo et dubia librantur ab aura, are waved to and fro, Ov. F. 3, 585: et fluctus supra, vento librante, pependit, Sil. 17, 274: aëris vi suspensam librari medio spatio tellurem, Plin. 2, 5, 4, § 10.—
- C To cause to swing, to swing, sway, brandish, set in motion, hurl, dash, cast, launch, fling, throw: summā telum librabat ab aure, Verg. A. 9, 417: ferro praefixum robur, id. ib. 10, 479: caestus, id. ib. 5, 478: tum librat ab aure intorquens jaculum, Sil. 5, 576: dextra libratum fulmen ab aure misit, Ov. M. 2, 311; 5, 624; 7, 787; Luc. 3, 433: librata cum sederit glans, Liv. 38, 29: librare se, to balance or poise one's self, to fly: cursum in aëre, Ov. Am. 2, 6, 11: saepe lapillos Tollunt; his sese per inania nubila librant, Verg. G. 4, 196: haliaeetos librans ex alto sese, Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 8: corpus in herba, to stretch one's self out on the grass, Ov. F. 1, 429: incidentis manus libratur artifici temperamento, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 115: librare iter, to take one's way, Sen. Oed. 899.—
III Trop.
- A To make of even weight, to balance, make equal (poet.): orbem horis, Col. 10, 42: crimina in antithetis, Pers. 1, 85.—
- B To weigh, ponder, consider (poet. and in post-class. prose): librabat metus, Stat. Th. 9, 165: quae omnia meritorum momenta perpendit, librat, examinat, Naz. Pan. ad Const. 7: praescriptiones, Cod. Th. 8, 4, 26.— Hence, lībrātus, a, um, P. a.
- A Level, horizontal: aquam non esse libratam, sed sphaeroides habere schema, Vitr. 8, 6.—
- B Poised, balanced, swung, hurled, launched; forcible, powerful: librata cum sederit (glans), Liv. 38, 29: librato magis et certo ictu, violent, powerful, Tac. H. 2, 22: malleus dextra libratus ab aure, Ov. M. 2, 624: per nubes aquila librata volatu, Sil. 15, 429. —Comp.: libratior ictus, Liv. 30, 10; cf. id. 42, 65.—Hence, * adv.: lībrātē, deliberately: aliquid eligere, Serv. Verg. A. 2, 713.

lībro, āvī, ātum, āre (libra), wägen, I) mit der Gewichtswage, quis libravit in pondere montes et colles in statera? Vulg. Isai. 40, 12. – dah. übtr.: a) im allg.: crimina in antithetis, Pers. 1, 86. – b) insbes., erwägen, metus, Stat. Theb. 9, 166: momenta meritorum, Nazar. pan. 7, 4: praescriptiones, Cod. Theod. 8, 4, 26: mit folg. indir. Fragesatz, Amm. 22, 10, 1. – II) mit der Bleiwage nivellieren, 1) eig.: pavimenta, gleichmachen, Cato: aquam, dessen Gefälle bestimmen, Vitr.: u. so fontes aquarum, Vulg. – übtr., paribus orbem horis, Tag u. Nacht gleichmachen, Colum. poët. 10, 22. – 2) meton.: a) im Gleichgewichte erhalten, terra librata ponderibus, Cic.: aëris vi suspensam librari medio spatio tellurem, Plin.: ita libraverat corpus, ut se pedibus exciperet, Curt.: geminas libravit in alas suum corpus, er schwang sich im Gleichgewicht in die beiden (zurechtgestellten) Flügel hinein, Ov. met. 8, 201. – übtr., si immensum imperii corpus stare ac librari sine rectore posset, Tac. hist. 1, 16. – b) balancierend in Schwung bringen, schwingen, schleudern, glandem, Liv.: telum, Verg.: saxa fundā, Curt.: securi elatā in caput alcis ictum, Sulp. Sev.: se, sich schwingen, fliegen, v. Bienen, Verg., v. Vögeln, Plin.: so auch cursum in aëre, Ov. – poet., corpus in herba, sich im Grase niederlassen, Ov. – c) in der Schwebe erhalten, vela librantur ab aura, Ov.: pondus pediculo libratur, Plin. – ➳ arch. Perf. leibravit, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1258.

lībrō, (11) āvī, ātum, āre (libra), tr., ¶ 1 peser avec la balance, [dʼoù] peser [fig.] : Pers. 1, 86 ; Stat. Th. 9, 166 ¶ 2 mettre de niveau : pavimenta Cato Agr. 18, 7, mettre une aire de niveau ; aquam Vitr. Arch. 8, 6, 3, déterminer le niveau de lʼeau || mettre en équilibre, balancer : quibus librata ponderibus (terra) Cic. Tusc. 5, 69, [chercher] par quels poids la terre se tient en équilibre, cf. Ov. M. 1, 13 ; librari medio spatio tellurem Plin. 2, 10, que la terre se tient en équilibre au milieu de lʼespace ; geminas libravit in alas suum corpus Ov. M. 8, 201, il se balança en équilibre sur les deux ailes || [fig.] Tac. H. 1, 16 ¶ 3 balancer, lancer en balançant : summa telum ab aure Virg. En. 9, 417, balancer un trait à la hauteur de lʼoreille ; glans librata Liv. 38, 29, 6, le projectile balancé [par la fronde] ; per inania nubila sese librare Virg. G. 4, 196, sʼélancer dans le vide des airs, cf. Plin. 10, 8 || corpus in herba Ov. F. 1, 429, marcher sur lʼherbe avec précaution, sʼavancer en se balançant || vela librantur ab aura dubia Ov. F. 3, 585, les voiles se balancent (oscillent) sous le souffle hésitant du vent.

lībrō, lībrāre (libra)

1. in evenwicht houden of brengen; ➤ tellus ponderibus librata suis (Ov.); corpus in alas ~ zijn lichaamsgewicht over de vleugels verdelen; (metaf.) si immensum imperii corpus stare ac librari sine rectore posset (Tac.);
2. horizontaal, vlak maken;
3. (metaf.) taxeren, wegen, schatten [crimina; gaudia];
4. zwaaien, slingeren [telum; caestūs; se per nubila vliegen]; — p. adj. lībrātus, a, um (met kracht) geslingerd.

libro , as, are.
探輕重。細想。比準。抛。舞刀。平分。— aquam 造水平溝。— se pondusculo (abl.) 带小砣怕風刮。

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lībrō āvī, ātus, āre

libra, to poise, balance, hold in equilibrium: terra librata ponderibus: in alas suum corpus, O.: Vela dubiā librantur ab aurā, are swayed, O.: imperi corpus, sway, Ta.— To swing, sway, brandish, hurl, dash, cast, launch, fling, throw: telum, V.: caestūs, V.: dextrā libratum fulmen ab aure Misit, O.: librata cum sederit glans, L.: corpus in herbā, stretch, O.

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