( funtsa)

[from Proven.] iz.

a. ( muina) essence, gist; korapiloaren \funtsa the essence of the complication; zoaz \funtsera eta ikusiko duzu berdintsuak direla get to the bottom of it all and you'll see they're about the same

b. ( oinarria) basis, foundation; zer \funts du teoria honek? what is the basis of this theory?; euskara \funtsetik daki he knows Basque through and through

c. ( zergati, arrazoi) grounds, reason; horrek ez du \funtsik that is groundless | that's completely unjustified; \funtsik gabe unjustifiably | needlessly; \funts gabeko uste groundless conviction| baseless conviction

2. ( p.)

a. steadfastness, stability, foundation; \funtsak joanak ditu he's batty |he's off his rocker (USA) |he's barmy (GB)

b. ( formaltasuna, seriotasuna) formal nature, formality, express character

c. ( izaera) disposition, nature; Haren izatearen \funts guztia ezagutzeko gai bagina if we were capable of knowing the nature of His being

3. (I) ( ezarritako kapitala) capital investment; diru-maileguaren \funtsa eta korritua the capital loan and interest

4. (NB) (Z) ( lur-ondasuna)

a. grounds, real estate

b. land, landed property; \funts ederretan bizi dira they live on beautiful property

5. ( tutik) ez du \funtsrik egin he hasn't done a thing

6. Fil. base, foundation

[from Cast. "hechura" from Lat. "factura"] iz.

a. ( antza) shape, form; ilunpetan giza \itxura bat ikusi zuen she saw a human figure in the darkness

b. ( isla) outline

c. (esa.) \itxura hartu to make out, figure out; esaldi horri ez diot \itxurarik hartzen I can't figure that sentence out | I can't make heads or tails of that sentence

2. ( egoera) shape, condition; makina horrek \itxura txarra du that machine looks like it's in bad shape; \itxura onean \\ txarrean ikusten zaituztet you look good \\ bad

3. ( irudia) image; Ama Birjinaren \itxura a figure of the Virgin Mary

a. aspect, configuration; \itxura denez apparently | from the looks of it

b. ( aukera) Antwerpena gauerdiko heldu garenik, ez du \itxura handirik there's little probability that we will reach Antwerp by midnight

a. appearance; mutil horrek aitaren \itxura du that boy takes after his father ; insektuak hostoaren \itxura hartu zuen the insect imitated a leaf

b. appearance, aspect; \itxura gorde to keep up appearances; \itxuraren jabea da he is as good as he looks ; \itxurak tronpagarriak izan daitezke appearances can be deceiving; \itxura hutsa da it's mere show; gaixo-\itxurak egin zituen he played sick | he acted sick

6. ( funtsa, oinarria) grounds, basis; \itxurarik ez duen gezurra a {baseless || groundless} lie; orain ere euria \itxurarik gabe ari du even now it is pouring down something fierce (USA)

7. personification, representation; -(r)en \itxura egin to embody, personify, represent

iz.

a. Anat. foot; \oinak feet; \oin okerra dauka he's got a {lame || crooked} foot

b. [ izenen aurrean ] foot-; \oin-hotsak aditu zituen he heard footsteps

c. (esa.) \oin geldiko bizimodu ederra a sedentary lifestyle ; \oin-\oinean ibili dira they're hot on each other's heels; \oin azpian zapaldu to tread underfoot; \oin hutsez on foot | walking

a. ( animaliena) foot; erbiaren \oin hare's foot

b. ( oheari d.) foot

a. ( oinarria) base, foundation

b. ( mendiari d.) base, foot; mendiaren \oinean gelditu ziren they stopped at the foot of the mountain

c. ( arbola, gurutzea) foot; Gernikako Arbolaren \oinean at the foot of the Tree of Gernika; gurutzearen \oinean at the foot of the cross

d. ( orrialdeari d.) foot

4. ( neurri, h.g. oinbete) foot (= 30, 4 cm) \oin karratu square foot

5. ( kapitala) startup capital

6. ( bertsoari d.) foot

7. ( kokapena) \oin oneko soroak dira gureak our fields are in a good location

8. ( estaia, solairua) lehen \oin first floor (GB), second floor (USA)

9. ( belaunaldia) generation; \oinetik \oinra from generation to generation

10. ( erritmoa) rate; \oin honetan ez gara sekulan helduko we'll never get there at this rate

a. ( funtsa) basis, grounds; \ointzat hartu to take as a basis

b. (irud.) \oin makalak ditu uste horrek that conviction has a flimsy basis

12. (G) ( oinetakoa) footwear

13. ( aukera) occasion

iz.

1. ( harroina) foundation, basis; \oinarria ezarri to lay the foundation

a. ( funtsa, sustraia) basis, base, foundation, cornerstone; argudio horrek ez du \oinarririk that argument has no basis ; egiazko erlijioaren \oinarria the foundation of true religion; biltzarrearen erabakiak \oinarritzat hartuz taking the decisions of the assembly as a basis

b. ( euskarria) mainstay, support, basis, lynchpin; turismoa herriko ekonomiaren \oinarria da tourism is the mainstay of the town's economy; -(e)an \oinarri hartu to be based on | to rest on ; gure ekonomiak industrian hartu du \oinarria our economy is based on industry

a. Mat. basis, base

b. (Geom.) base

4. Fil. foundation, base

iz. depths; han \sakonean there in the depths; \sakoneko funtsa sound basis; azaleko nahiz \sakoneko arrazoiak both superficial and sound reasons io.

a. ( hondo handikoa) deep; leize \sakon bat a deep ravine; ur \sakonak deep waters; hiru metro zabal-zabal eta beste hainbeste \sakon three metres in width and another so many in depth; zulo \sakon batera jausi zen he fell down a deep hole

b. ( platera) deep

c. ( sustraia) deep

2. (irud.)

a. ( hasperena, arnasketa) deep

b. ( loa) deep, sound

c. ( sinestea) deep-seated

d. ( sentimendu) deep, inmost, heart-felt

e. ( aldaketa) profound, far-reaching

f. ( gogoeta) deep, profound

g. ( begirunea, mesprezua) profound, deep

h. ( misterioa) profound, enigmatic

i. ( gaia) profound

j. ( analisi) deep, penetrating

k. ( oihua) deep, resonous, low-pitched adb. deeply, in depth, profoundly; astiro eta \sakon aztertzeko to delve into it slowly and in depth

[from * zani] iz.

1. ( jagolea) keeper, custodian; haurrak \zaina gabe utzi behar zituen she had to leave the children without someone to look after them; ni ote naiz anaiaren \zaina? am I my brother's keeper?

2. -keeper, -custodian

iz.

1. ( Anat.) ( odolari d.)

a. vein

b. ( arteria) artery

2. ( Anat. — kirio)

a. nerve

b. (irud.) \zainak eman zidan eta erosi I bought it on impulse; \zainak aireak dauzka he's jittery; \zain txarra ematen dit there's something fishy about it; \zainak jo ninduen eta ez nintzen hara joan I had a funny feeling about it and didn't go there; \zain eta muin lan egin to be busy working; oso ikasle ona da; \zainak deutso, ama ere holakoxea zen eta she's a very good student; it's in her blood as her mother was like that too

3. ( oinarria, funtsa) core. gist, crux

4. (Geol.) vein

5. ( sustraia) root, rhizome

adb. waiting; i-r \zain eduki to keep sb waiting; zure \zain egon naiz I've been waiting for you; prezioak noiz jaitsiko \zain gaude etxebizitza bat erosteko we're waiting for prices to go down to buy a flat; zer gertatu \zain gaude denok all of us are waiting for something to happen; zuk lana bukatzeko \zain daude they're waiting for you to get the work done; gu, politikariok, non gaude, zertan ari gara, zeren \zain gaude? where are we politicians, what are we doing, what are we waiting for?