( belarria)

[from *berarri] iz.

1. Anat.

a. ear; \belarriak apal-apal eginda with its ears drooping

b. [ izenen aurrean ] ear-, aural; \belarri zulo ear hole | aural orifice formala.

c. (esa.) i-i \belarriak {berotu || gorritu} to box sb's ears; i-i {egin || eman} to knock sb, to bash sb; \belarrietara heldu to reach sb's ears; \belarri bat emango nuke pianoa horrek bezain ongi jotzeko I'd give my {right arm || eyetooth} to play the piano as well as he does ; \belarri batetik sartu eta bestetik atera to go in one ear and out the other; buruz \belarri egin to play dumb; ez dadila inoren \belarrietara heldu gure asmoen berri let no one hear of our intentions; Txomin \belarrietaraino sartuta dago arazo zikin honetan Txomin is deeply involved in this sordid business; \belarrira esan | \belarri ertzera esan to suggest; zazpi \belarrirekin egon to be all ears

2. (irud.) ear; euskaldunen \belarria ez dago punturik gabeko bertsora egina the Basque ear does not lend itself to free verse ; musikarako \belarria du (s)he's got an ear for music; \belarriak dauzka he's got a good ear

3. (gerrikoari d.) buckle; \belarria lotu to buckle up; \belarria askatu to unbuckle

iz. Landr. ( perretxiko bat) phylloptopsis; \belarri landu oyster mushroom

iz.

1. ( ernamuin) sprout, bud; \erneetatik dakar hori it's had that since it sprouted; \erne gaizto egin not to sprout right; \erne berriak bota to sprout anew

2. (irud.) \erne bat {ez zait || etxat (B) } egin it never occured to me io.

1. alert; \erne egon to be alert | be on the lookout; zaude \erne nire hitzak aditzeko! listen up and hear my words!; \erne begi! watch out! | keep an eye out!; \erne ibili to be on the lookout; kontuz eta \erne ibili! be careful and watch out! ; \erneago ibiltzeko asmoarekin intent on being more alert; adimen \erneko emakumea a woman with an alert mind

a. ( begia) lively, watchful

b. ( belarria) alert du/ad. to germinate, sprout, cause... to germinate; lurrak belarra \erne dezan so that the earth will sprout grass da/ad.

1. to sprout; eguraldi hotzak egiten badu, garia ez da \ernetzen if there's cold weather, wheat doesn't sprout

2. (irud.) to rise up, sprout; haren hitza gure bihotzen \erne\\\ernedadin so that his word will sprout in our hearts

iz.

1. touch; \hunki eta fereka touching and patting

2. \hunki latza da it's rough to the touch du/ad. ( ukitu)

1. to touch; nork \hunki du ene jantzia? who's touched my suit?; eta haren belarria \hunkirik sendatu zuen hura and touching his ear he cured him; ez haut gehiago \hunkiko I will longer lay a hand on you

2. (irud.) fraideak bezala, haragirik \hunki gabe like a monk who has never known things of the flesh

[cf. Cast. "mocho"] iz.

1. Basque ignorant of his own language

2. hitz itsusia. Spaniard, Spic (USA) hitz itsusia., Dago (GB) hitz itsusia. io.

1. ( ez luzea)

a. ( oro.) short

b. ( ez behar bezain luzea) short, too short

c. ( denboraldia) short, brief

a. ( sudurra) pug

b. ( belarria) short, small

3. ( galdutakoa, moztutakoa)

a. ( burua) shaved, cropped

b. ( eskua) maimed

c. ( buztana, isatsa) bob

4. ( ez argia)

a. dim, not very bright, foolish, dumb (USA) ; ziria sartu nahi dit, baina ez naiz honen \motza he wants to put one over me but I'm not so dumb

b. ( ezjakina) uncouth, uncultured

5. ( hitza)

a. disrespectful

b. ( ez luzea) brief

a. serious

b. ( itsusia) ugly

7. ( kamutsa) blunt, dull; nire luma \motz zorrozteko to sharpen my dull pen

8. euskaldun \motza da he's Basque who can't speak his own language

9. ( soildua) bare, barren; mendi \motza a barren mountain

du/ad. [ motz, mozten ]

a. ( oro.) to cut off, cut

b. ( gorputz atala, burua) to cut off, amputate

c. ( lepoa) to slit, cut

d. ( adarra) to cut off, prune

e. ( belarria, e.a.) to lop off, cut off

2. ( ilea)

a. to cut, clip

b. ( apurtxo bat) to trim

c. ( artilea) to shear

d. ( bizarra) to shave, shave off

3. ( zuhaitza) to cut down, chop down

4. Kir.

a. ( pilota) to cut, cut in

b. ( futbola) to intercept

5. Mat. to intersect, cut

6. ( komunikabidea) to cut off

7. (irud.) \moztuta utzi zuen he left her speechless

io.

a. ( bertute moralaren araberakoa) good, faithful, honest, upright, sincere; kristau \zintzo {good || faithful || upright} Christian; gizon \zintzo eta egiati faithful and truthful man; mutil \zintzo eta saiatu horietako bat zen he was one of those upright, hard-working kind of boys

b. ( bidezkoa) just, fair, forthright, scrupulous

a. ( leiala) loyal, faithful, steadfast; aitortza \zintzo faithful confession

b. ( benetakoa) true, sincere; abertzale \zintzo batek ez luke horrelakorik esango a true patriot wouldn't say such a thing

a. ( testua) reliable

b. ( ikertzailea, historialaria) reliable, accurate

c. ( txostena) reliable, factual

4. ( belarria) sharp, alert; jakin dezagun adimendu ona izatea ez dagoela bakarrik belarri \zintzoak izatean we should be aware that having a good mind is dependent on having sharp ears adb.

1. faithfully, sincerely; agindua \zintzo betetzeko to faithfully carry out the order; legea \zintzo ez gordetzeko aitzakia bila looking for an excuse not to comply with the law faithfully; lana \zintzo egiten dutenak those who work for an honest living; hitzez hitz itzultzea edota mamia \zintzo gorderik translating it word for word or having faithfully maintained its essence

2. fairly, honestly; \zintzo jokatu to be fair || fair and square

du/ad.

a. ( labana, ezpata) to sharpen, put an edge on

b. ( arkatza) to sharpen

c. ( punta atera) to put a point on

d. ( bizkarlabana) to strop

e. ( labana zorroztarriarekin) to grind, whet

a. ( belarria) to prick up; belarriak \zorroztu to prick up one's ears

b. ( begiak) to fix, rivet (-- (r)i: to) da/ad.

1. to grow sharp

a. to grow {harsh || strict}

b. ( arazoa) to become acute; arazoa zorrozten ari da the problem is becoming acute

[from *zunur from *zurur ?] io.

a. wise, prudent, sagacious formala ; zahar hitz, \zuhur hitz (atsot.) a good maxim is never out of season | the prover cannot be bettered (atsot.)

b. sensible, judicious; mundutarrak \zuhurago dira euren gauzetan, Jainkoaren jendea baino worldly people are more sensible about their own affairs than God's people; zahietan \zuhur, irinetan ero (atsot.) penny wise, pound foolish (atsot.)

a. alert, wide-awake; egon zaitezte guztiok \zuhur, entzuten {be || stand} alert all of you and listen

b. cautious; izan zaitezte, bada, \zuhurrak sugeak legez, eta tolesgabeak usoak legez prove yourselves to be as cautious as a snake and yet as innocent as a dove

a. (z.o.) thrifty, frugal

b. (z.tx.) ( zekena) mean, stingy; \zuhuraren sakelak bi zulo (atsot.) fools live poor to die rich (atsot.) ; bazen gizon txit aberats bat, guztia \zuhurra eta inori on egiteko eutsia there was one a very rich man who was absolutely stingy and reluctant to do good to anyone

a. ( zorrotza) sharp, discerning, keen

b. ( belarria) keen, sharp; belarri \zuhurrak dauzkanak entzun bera let him who has keen ears, hear adb. thriftily; \zuhur bizi izan to live thriftily