( ahalmena)

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1. ( boterea) power; gauzak erabakitzeko \ahalmena the power to decide things; animaliak liluratzeko \ahalmena zuen she had the power to charm animals; \ahalmenez powerfully, mightily

2. ( gaitasuna)

a. ability, capability, capacity; hitz baten adierazte \ahalmena the expressive ability of a single word; irudimena, margolariak beharrena duen gogo-\ahalmena imagination: the capacity of the mind that a painter needs the most; gaiztakeriarako \ahalmena ere badu gizonak man also has a capacity for evil

b. Fis. capacity; bero-\ahalmen heat capacity

c. ( mikroskopioari d., e.a.) power

3. Leg. power, authority

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1. fullness; ez dago ilargia beti bere \betean the moon isn't always full

2. -(r)en \bete izan to be as much as the other; bata bestearen \betea da one is as good as the other; nornahi baduk hire \bete anybody can measure up to you; gorputzaren \bete den hobia a grave sized for the body; ene \beteko zama dakart I'm carrying a load I can bear io.

a. full; Agur Maria, graziaz \betea Hail Mary, full of grace

b. ilargi \bete full moon

a. full, complete; plaza \betean esan zuen he said it in the middle of the square; argi \betetara atera zen she came out in the glare of the light

b. (irud.) (esa.) ezpain \beteko musua a wet kiss; osasun \betean zegoela at the height of his health; arnasa \bete kantatu zuen she sang it at the top of her lungs; ez omen da buru \bete he's said not to be all there

a. (denborazko esaerekin) hori baino ordu \bete lehenago an hour before that

b. (luzera, ahalmena) zaku \bete egur zeramala carrying a sackful of firewood

c. (kopurua) hiru katilu \bete kafe three cups of coffee; gurdi \bete belarra a cartful of grass du/ad.

a. to fill (- z: with) ; sakela babaz \bete zuen he filled his pocket with beans; {leporaino || mukuru} \bete to cram... full, stuff

b. (gainaldea, e.a.) to cover (-z: with) ; arbela formulez \bete zuen she {covered || filled} the blackboard with formulae

c. (eskaria, eskabidea) to fill in (GB), fill out (USA)

d. (zulo) to fill up

e. (denbora) to fill, occupy; ez dakit nola \betetzen duen denbora I don't know how he {fills || occupies} his time

f. (irud.) zorrez \beteta bizi nintzen I lived very much in debt | I was up to my neck in debts; ea nola \betetzen dugun eguna let's see how we spend the day

a. (eginbeharra, asmoa) to fulfill, accomplish; bere asmoak \betetzeko in order to {fulfill || accomplish} his goals

b. (agindua) to carry out

c. (desioa) to satisfy ; munduko gauzek ezin \bete dezake gizonaren bihotza wordly things cannot satisfy man's heart; lan horrek ez nau \betetzen that job doesn't satisfy me| I don't find my job {satisfying || fulfilling}

d. (betekizuna) to meet, satisfy, fulfill ; ipini zion penitentzia \bete arte until she satisfies the penitence meted out by him

e. (baldintza) to comply with

3. (adinari d.) to reach, attain; gaur hamar urte \betetzen ditu gure bigarren semeak today marks our second son's tenth birthday | today is our second son's tenth birthday

4. Lagunart. to knock up; hori gutxi balitz, andregaia \bete zuen to top it all, he knocked his girlfriend up da/ad.

1. to fill up; antzokia mukuru \bete zen the theatre was {jam packed || full to bursting}

a. (plana, profezia) to be fulfilled, come true; horrela \bete zen Malakias profetak esan zuena thus what the prophet Malachi said came true

b. (epea) to expire, be up; \bete zaigu epea the time's expired on us

3. (p., janariaz) bazkaltzen zeharo \betetzen naiz I had my fill at lunch; sabela \betetzera etortzen duk eta kitto he only comes {to fill his belly || to stuff his face}

4. (adinari, urteurrenari d.) iaz \bete ziren ehun urte jaio zenetik last year marked the hundredth anniversary of his birth

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a. Anat. ( oro.) hand; ekarri \esku! give me your hand!; \eskuari eragin to wave one's hands

b. ( animaliena) paw

c. [ izenen aurrean ] hand-, manual, handi-; pocket-; \eskulan handiwork; \esku hiztegi pocket dictionary

d. (irud.) ahotik \eskura ad-libbing; \esku bika with both hands; \esku beteak ditu to be experienced | to have seen a thing or two \esku biekin jantzi dress up ; \eskua eman to give up ; i-i \eskua eman to shake sb's hand ; i-i \eskua {eman || luzatu} to give sb a hand; \eskua hartu to take sb's hand ; \eskua luzatu i. to stretch one's hand ii. (irud.) to lay one's hand; \eskua luzatzen badiozu, ikusiko duzu if you lay a hand on him you'll see what happens; besteenganako sentiberatasuna da handitu behar dugun gaitasunetako bat, eta, horretarako, \eskua luzatu behar diogu, eta bihotza ukitu lagun hurkoari one of the talents that needs to be greatly magnified is sensitivity to others, and this involves reaching out and touching another heart; \eskua sartu to intervene; ezin dugu \eskua sartu arazo horretan we cannot intervene in that matter ; \eskuak ezarri to lay one's hands ( gainean: on) ; \esku-\eskuan at one's reach ; \eskuan dirua cash \eskuan erosi to pay cash for ; \eskuan ordaindu to pay in cash; \eskuan zuloa du Kir. he's got butterfingers | he's always missing the ball; \eskutik \eskura from hand to hand; \eskutik \eskurako tabako contraband tobacco; e-r \eskutik utzi to let go of sth ; \eskuz aldatu to change hands; \eskuz egin to make... by hand, handmake; eskuz \esku from hand to hand ; \eskuz jo to punch; \esku artean on one; \esku artean duzun zeregina bukatutakoan when you're finished that matter at hand; ez da inor aterako hemen \esku arteko lana amaitu arte nobody is leaving here until the work we've got at hand is finished

2. ( irismena) reach; \eskutik hurrun out of reach; \eskumenean within one's reach

3. generosity; \esku laburra izan to be stingy; \esku zabal generosity; \esku zabalez generously

a. ( ahalmena) power, authority; i-i \esku eman to authorize sb; i-i \eskua kendu to strip sb of authority; \esku handiko gizona a powerful man ; \esku luzeak ditu he's got far-reaching powers ; \esku dut zuen gainean I'm over you ; noraino heltzen dira lehendakari baten \eskuak? what are the limits to the president's powers? ; horretan ez zuen \eskurik he had no authority over that; ez du lurralde honetan \eskurik he has no jurisdiction over this territory

b. (-(r)en) zure \esku da it's up to you | it depends on you

c. ( kontrola) control; etsaien \eskuetan erori zen hiria the city fell into enemy hands | the city fell under enemy control; \esku onetan dago it's in good hands; herrialdea armadaren \esku dago the territory is under army control

d. ( baimena) authorization, permission, consent \eskurik gabe without {authorization || permission}

e. ( hautakizuna, aukera) prerogative

a. ( erantzukizuna) reponsibility; horretan ez dut \eskurik I'm not {answerable to || responsible for} that; eginkizun hori Supermanen \esku {jarri || utzi} zuten that task was left to Superman ; eginkizun hori bere \esku hartu zuen he took it upon himself to do that task

b. etorkizuna zure \esku dago the future is up to you

6. Kartak. dealer; nork du \esku? who's dealing? | whose deal is it?

a. (idazkera) handwriting ; \esku ederra beautiful handwriting

b. nire \eskuaz idatzi nuen I wrote it by my own hand

8. Nekaz. detail ; zazpiko \eskua a work detail of seven

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1. ( ahalmena) speech

2. (Akad.) speaking; \mintzamena landu beharko dugu we'll have to work on your speaking