Latin–English dictionary

proelior

(intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight

proelium

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

profānus

Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.

professor

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

profestrīx

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

proficīscor

(transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.

profilia

The daughter of someone's child.

prōfīlius

A son of one's child.

profiteor

(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.

prōflīgātor

(idiomatic) One who frequently makes large purchases, especially of extravagant goods.

profugio

(transitive) To escape from.

profugus

(attributive, also, figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc. [from 1680s]

profunditas

the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

profundum

Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

profundus

Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.

profūsiō

abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia

profūsus

Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.

prōgeniēs

An animal or plant's progeny or young.

progenitor

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

progenitrix

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

prognatus

One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

prognosticare

(transitive) To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill.

programma

A set of structured activities; a plan of action.

programmatura

(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).

progredior

(intransitive) To move nearer to the point of perspective.

progressus

The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity

prohibeō

(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.

prohibitio

An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.

prohoemium

An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.

proinde

(conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason.

prōlābor

(intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.

prōlātiō

An act or instance of making something larger.

prōlēs

An animal or plant's progeny or young.

prolixe

With good will; in all happiness; willingly.

proloquor

(intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.

Promētheus

(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.

prōminens

Coastal land that juts into the sea.

prōmineō

(intransitive) To stick out.

prominere

(intransitive) To stick out from a surface without breaking it.

promiscuus

(of a person) Without care in making distinctions, thoughtless.

promissiō

(countable) an oath or affirmation; a vow.

prōmissum

(countable) an oath or affirmation; a vow.

prōmittō

(ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.

promontorium

(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

promptuārium

A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.

promptus

Readily obtainable.

prōmulgātiō

The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law.

promulgo

(transitive) To make known or make public.

prōmulsis

An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood, and vegetables.

promunturium

(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

prōmus

The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services.

pronomen

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

pronuntiare

(transitive) To publicly implicate by name.

prōnuntiātiō

(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

prope

At or towards a position close in space or time.

prōpellō

(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.

propense

With good will; in all happiness; willingly.

prōpensiō

A slant or slope.

prōpensus

Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.

properantia

Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

properē

In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.

properus

Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

prophēta

Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

prophetes

(Christianity, Judaism) Any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets.

prophētīa

A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.

prōpīnātiō

(countable) A proposed salutation (e.g. saying "cheers") while drinking alcohol.

propino

A common toast used when drinking in company.

propinqua

Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.

propinquus

Physically close.

propior

Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.

propitiātiō

The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.

propitiō

(transitive) To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.

propitius

Auspicious or lucky.

propōla

A retail sales company or salesman.

prōpōnō

(transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.

prōportiō

(countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.

prōpositō

(transitive, informal) To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).

proprietās

The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.

proprius

Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.

propter

Within easy reach; nearby.

propterea

(conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.

proptereā quod

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

propudianus

Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.

propudiosus

Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.

prōpugnātor

Someone who fights on another's behalf.

propugnatrix

(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.

prora

(nautical) The front part of a vessel.

proreta

(nautical) The person on a ship in charge of the anchor. [10th or 11th century]

prōrogō

To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend.

prōrsum

(nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

prorsus

Proceeding without deviation or interruption.

prōruptus

spontaneous, natural and informal; unconstrained

prōsa

Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.

prōsāpia

Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

proscēnium

The part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain.

prōsequor

(ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]

proseucha

(countable, Judaism) A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans.

Prosōpobiblion

(trademark) A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.

Prosōpobiblium

(trademark) A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.

prosper

Expressing or indicating favour or goodwill; approving, encouraging.

prosperitās

The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.

prosperō

(transitive) To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.

prosperus

(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

prospicio

(transitive) To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.

prosternō

(transitive) To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.

prōstituō

(transitive, derogatory) To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.

prostomis, -idis

(farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.

prōsum

(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.

prōsus

(figurative) Direct; forthright; frank; sincere.

protactinium

A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91. A dense, silvery-gray actinide metal.

prōtectiō

The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

prōtēctor

Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.

prōtēctrīx

Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.

protego

(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

protervitās

The property of being saucy.

protervus

Shameless or impudent; shocking or audacious; brash. [from 1570s]

Protestāns

(Christianity) A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or in some cases later).

protestanticus

(Christianity) Of or pertaining to several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation.

protestatio popularis

A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.

proton

(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. [from 1920]

protonis

(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. [from 1920]

protraho

(transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of

protuberantia

An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.

prōturbō

(transitive) To repel or drive back.

prōvectus

At or close to the state of the art. (Can we add an example for this sense? )

prōveniō

(intransitive) To come before the public.

prōventus

(chiefly, sport) The scoreline; the result.

Proverbia

A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.

Providentia

A city in Providence County, Rhode Island, the state capital and largest city.

prōvideō

(obsolete) To provide.

provincia

A maritime county in the south of England, United Kingdom bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire, the English Channel and the Solent separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.

Provincia Jeju

An island, province, and city in South Korea.

Provincia Panormitana

A metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo.

prōvīsor

A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc.

prōvocābulum

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

prōvocātiō

(legal, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).

prōvocātor

One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.

prōvocō

(transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.

proximitās

Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.

proximum

The residential area near one's home.

proximus

Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.

prūdens

Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.

prudentia

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

pruīna

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

pruīnōsus

Having frost on it or in it.

prūna

A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.

prūnum

An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.]

prūnus

The fruit and its tree.

Prūsa

A province and metropolitan municipality in northwestern Anatolia Turkey, on the Sea of Marmara.

Prūssia

(chiefly, historical) A geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe.