( erabilgarria)

du/ad.

a. (aintzat hartzekoa) to be worth; deus \balio izan ez duten gauzak things which aren't worth anything ; bere pisua \balio izan du it's worth it ; ez al du \balio izan gure adiskidetasunak? isn't our friendship worth anything? | isn't our friendship of any worth? ; gaur asko \balio izan du eskolak nowadays an education is worth a lot; ez du ezertarako \balio izanrik it's absolutely worthless | it doesn't have any value whatsoever

b. (holako prezio izan) to be worth, cost; askorik \balio izan al du? it is worth much?; zenbat \balio izan du? how much is it?| how much does it cost? ; zenbat \balio izan du etxe horrek? how much does that house cost? |how much is that house worth? ; hiztegi horrek 70 dollar \balio izan du that dictionary {is worth || costs} seventy dollars ; horiek 4 euro kiloa \balio izan dute they cost 4 euros a kilo ; orain 1.000 euro \balio izan du baina datorren urtean gehiago \balio izanko du it is worth 1,000 euros but next year it will be worth more ; etxeak ordaun zenuena baino gehiago \balio izan du the house is worth more than you paid for it ; kostatzen dena \balio izan du it's worth it

c. (p.) to have one's merits ; asko \balio izan duen medikua da he's a doctor worth his salt | he's a good doctor ; asko \balio izan duen gizona da he's a man worth his salt ; ez du ezertarko \balio izanrik (s)he's useless; haren ahizpak ez du \balio izan her sister isn't up to much; aurten ez dago \balio izan duen ikaslerik this year there aren't any good students | this year there aren't any students worth their salt

d. (txanpon) to be legal tender

2. (egokia, erabilgarria izan) to be good, be of use, serve, suffice, suit ; frontoi horrek ez du eskuz joatzeko \balio izan that ball court is no good for playing handball ; mailu honek \balio izan al dizu? will this hammer do?; zaharra da baina oraindik ere \balio izan du it's old but it's still of use ; zer dohainek \balio izan izan dizu ETBn sartzeko? what talent was it that got you into ETB? ; ez du kargurako \balio izan (s)he's not suitable for the office ; zulo hark bizilekutzat \balio izan zion that hole served as his residence

b. (eragingarria izan) to be valid, hold, stand; egun teoria horrek ez du \balio izan nowadays that theory doesn't {hold || stand up}; bere argudioek ez dute \balio izan her arguments are not valid ; han esanak \balio izan du hemen ere what was said there goes for here as well

3. (pena merezi) to be worth, be worthwhile ; munduko ondasun guztiek beretzeak zer \balio izan dio bere arima galtzen badu? what good does it do him if in gaining all the world's possessions he loses his soul? ; horretaz hitz egiteak ez du \balio izan it's not worth talking about

a. (jokoan, e.a.) to count, be {permitted || allowed} ; ez du \balio izan! it doesn't count! |that's not {allowed || permitted} ! ; tanto horrek ez du \balio izan that point doesn't {score || count} ; ez du \balio izan berriro jotzeak you {can't || are not allowed} to hit it a second time

b. (ekintza) to be valid; bataioak, beste elizan egin bazen ere, \balio izan du baptism, even if performed in another church, is valid

c. (arau, atal, e.a.) to be applicable, be valid ; atal horrek ez du \balio izan orain that section is no longer applicable

[from Lat. "causa" (thing)] iz.

1. ( oro.)

a. thing; beste \gauzarik? anything else?; hori beste \gauza da! that's another matter; eta holako \gauzak and things like that; \gauzak diren bezala as things stand; Jainkozko gauzetan in divine matters; \gauza guztien gainetik above all things; beste \gauza askoren artean among many other things; \gauza bat gerlaz hitz egitea eta bestea, arras bestea, gerla bat egitea talking about war is one thing, indeed quite a different matter, and another is fighting one

b. \gauzak [ izen plurala ] belongings, things

2. (+ il., io.) ez da barre egiteko \gauza it's no laughing matter; \gauza arraroa da it's a strange thing

3. ( ideia) atsoen \gauzak old ladies will be old ladies!

4. ( arazoa) affair, business; hori nire \gauza duk that's my business! io.

1. ( gai) apt, capable; ez da \gauza hori egiteko he's not capable of doing that; oraindik \gauza da lanerako he is still able to work ; ez da hortarako \gauza he's not apt for that

2. valid; \gauza den sakramentu valid sacrament

3. ( erabilgarria) ez da zuretzat \gauza it's no use to you; ez da \gauza hortarako it's useless for that

iz.

1. ( zikina dena) dust; bideko \hautsa dust on the road; \hautsa harrotu to kick up dust; \hautsa kendu to dust; hiritik irtetean oinetako \hautsak astin itzazue shake the dust off your shoes when leaving the city; \hautsez bete dusty

b. [ izenen aurrean ] dust-; \hauts-hodeiak dust clouds | clouds of dust

c. gariaren \hauts wheat dust

2. ( erabilgarria) powder; esne\hauts milk powder; burdin \hauts iron dust | iron filings

3. ( errautsa) ash; zigarro-\hauts cigarette ash; \hauts-koloreko harri ashen stone