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oppidum capere, expugnareto take, storm a town.Rate it:
oppidum cingere vallo et fossato surround a town with a rampart and fosse.Rate it:
oppidum colli impositum estthe town stands on rising ground.Rate it:
oppidum constituere, condereto build, found a city.Rate it:
oppidum diripereto plunder a town.Rate it:
oppidum evertere, excīdereto completely destroy a town.Rate it:
oppidum fame domareto starve a town into surrender.Rate it:
oppidum in obsidione tenereto keep a town in a state of siege.Rate it:
oppidum incendereto fire a town.Rate it:
oppidum manu (opere) munituma town artificially fortified.Rate it:
oppidum mari adiacetthe town lies near the sea.Rate it:
oppidum maritimuma seaport town.Rate it:
oppidum monti subiectum estthe town lies at the foot of a mountain.Rate it:
oppidum natura loci munitum (B. G. 1. 38)a town with a strong natural position.Rate it:
oppidum obsidereto besiege a city.Rate it:
oppidum obsidione claudereto besiege a city.Rate it:
oppidum obsidione liberareto raise a siege (used of the army of relief).Rate it:
oppidum oppugnareto storm a town.Rate it:
oppidum recipereto retake a town.Rate it:
oppidum solo aequareto raze a town to the ground.Rate it:
oppidum tormentis verberareto rain missiles on a town, bombard it.Rate it:
opponere alicui aliquidto object, to adduce in contradiction.Rate it:
opportunitas loci (B. G. 3. 14)the advantageous situation of a place.Rate it:
opportuno loco situm or positum esseto be favourably situated.Rate it:
opprimere hostes (imprudentes, incautos, inopinantes)to surprise and defeat the enemy.Rate it:
oppugnationem, obsidionem relinquereto give up an assault, a siege.Rate it:
optata mihi continguntmy wishes are being fulfilled.Rate it:
optima re publicaat the time of a most satisfactory government.Rate it:
optima studia, bonae, optimae, liberales, ingenuae artes, disciplinaethe sciences; the fine arts.Rate it:
optimarum artium studio incensum esseto be interested in, have a taste for culture.Rate it:
optimatium dominatusaristocracy (as a form of government).Rate it:
optimis studiis or artibus, optimarum artium studiis eruditum esseto have received a liberal education.Rate it:
optimo iurewith full right.Rate it:
optimo iure (cf. summo iure, sect. XV. 1).legitimately; with the fullest right.Rate it:
optionem alicui dare (Acad. 2. 7. 19)to give a person his choice.Rate it:
optionem alicui dare, utrum...anto offer a person the alternative of... or...Rate it:
opus aggredito take a task in hand, engage upon it.Rate it:
opus facere (De Senect. 7. 24)to do work (especially agricultural).Rate it:
opus locareto contract for the building of something.Rate it:
opus omnibus numeris absolutuma master-piece of classical work.Rate it:
opus redimere, conducereto undertake the contract for a work.Rate it:
opus rusticumtillage; cultivation.Rate it:
opus summo artificio factuma master-piece of classical work.Rate it:
oraculum consulereto consult an oracle.Rate it:
oraculum dare, edereto give an oracular response.Rate it:
oraculum petere (ab aliquo)to ask for an oracular response.Rate it:
oraculum Pythium (Pythicum)an oracle given by the Delphian Apollo (Apollo Pythius).Rate it:
oram legere (Liv. 21. 51)to hug the coast.Rate it:
orare et obsecrare aliquemto entreat earnestly; to make urgent requests.Rate it:
oratio accurata et politaa carefully prepared speech.Rate it:

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