( iritzia)

opinión publica

da/ad.

1. ( izan)

a. to be; txoria kaiolan dago the bird is in the cage; txoria kaiolan egoten da the bird is usually in the cage ; bi urte \egon zen African he was two years in Africa; Roosevelt Etxe Zurian \egon zen 15 urtez Roosevelt was in the White House for 15 years

b. ( etxean) to be in, be at home; Amaia al dago? is Amaia {in || there}?; kanpoan dago she's {out || away}

c. ( egoera, osasunari d.) to be; ondo zaude? are you {well || all right}?

d. ( kokatu) to stand, be; Udaletxea enparantza nagusian dago the Town Hall {stands || is} in the main square

a. ( egoera adierazten duen izenari d.) ados \egon to agree; eri \egon to be sick; gatibu daudenak those who are held captive

b. ( adb. bati d.) bizirik \egon to be alive; lotan \egon to be asleep; bi orduz \egon dira zain they've been waiting for two hours

c. to be; dagoen dagoenean as it is; zegoen zegoenean utzi zuen he left is as it was

c. ( + -ta, -a, -rik) egina dago it's done; dena ongi antolatuta dago everything is well organized; paperean bilduta dago it's wrapped in paper; asko ikasia nago I've learnt a lot

a. ( iraun) to remain, be, stay, keep on idatzi izan dut, eta lehengoan nago oraindik, uste hori ez dela zuzena I've written about it and I still believe that conviction is wrong; ni oraindik lehenean nago I still feel the same way as before ; gauden euskaldunak! let us stay Basque!

b. ( itxaron) to wait; \egon pixkat! wait a moment!

4. ( atxiki) [ -(r)i ]

a. to go with, correspond to; eltze estalki hau dagokio the lid goes with that pot; oinetako honi dagokion laguna the mate that goes with this shoe; erakunde horri dagokion dirulaguntza the aid {which corresponds || corresponding} to that organization

b. ( egokia izan) to befit, correspond to; Haren izen santuari dagokionez as befitting His holy name; auzi honi dagokionez, hau da nire iritzia as far as this matter {is concerned || goes}, this is my opinion; haur nintzenean, haurrari dagokionez hitz egiten nuen when I was a child I spoke as {that befitting a child || like a child}

c. ( aipatu) to refer to; horri nagokio that's what I'm referring to; Atxagak idatzi duen liburuari nagokiola, nik... in referring to the book written by Atxaga, I...

5. (+ -tzen) Lagunart. to be ; hori egiten zeudek they're doing that

6. (I)

a. ( uste ukan) to believe, be confident; (ba)nago irabaziko dutela I'm confident that they'll win | I believe that they'll win; banengoen, ba! I thought so!

b. ( nor bere buruari galdetu) to wonder; (ba)nago nola ez diren galtzen I wonder how they don't get lost

7. ( nor gabe, pertsonarik gabe)

a. ( informazio berria ematen denean) there + be; mahai gainean katu bat dago there is a cat on the table; mahai gainean katu batzuk daude there are cats on the table; mahai gainean katu bat zegoen there was a cat on the table ; mahai gainean katu bat egongo da \\ litzateke there will \\ would be a cat on the table; ez dago bananarik there aren't any bananas; jende asko zegoen bileran there were many people at the meeting

b. ( + -tze) badago hori egitea (G) that can be done; ez dago hori egiterik that can't be done; hara joaterik ez dago there's no going there | you can't go there

c. ez dago esan beharrik it goes without saying

8. ( joera ukan) to tend, incline; nora dago zure iritzia? how are you inclined about it? | what are your leanings? Oharra: egon duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila itzazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieran, adib., pozik egon aurkitzeko, bila ezazu pozik adieran

iz.

1. ( irudipena) misconception; \aburuz ari da he's labouring under a misconception

2. ( iritzia) opinion, view, persuasion; gure \aburuz in our opinion; buru bezainbat \aburu each one with a different opinion; \aburu {agertu || eman} to state one's opinion | to speak one's mind

iz. (H. Jak.) meaning du/ad.

1. ( aditzera eman, e.a.)

a. to state, declare; auzitegian ez zekiela \adierazi zuen in court he stated that he didn't know ; gizon hura ikusi zuela \adierazi zuen (s)he stated that (s)he had seen that man

b. ( jakinarazi, ezagutarazi) to let (sb) know, notify, convey

c. ( egin litekeena, litekeen ideia, e.a.) to suggest; zer adierazten dizu argazki horrek? what does that photograph suggest to you?

d. ( zifra, egitate) to quote, five, state; txekearen zenbakia \adierazi behar duzu you must {give || quote || state} the number of the cheque

2. ( azaldu)

a. ( iritzia, ideia) to express, verbalize; gero hasi zen bakoitz bere eritzia adierazten then each one began expressing his opinion; bere barrengo sentimenduak \adierazi zituen artearen bidez he expressed his innermost feelings through art; nahi dutena elkarri ezin \adieraziz unable to {convey || communicate} to each other what they want; ez dute beren iritzi politikoak adierazterik they can't express their political views; guztion iritziak nahiko ongi \adierazi ditu he's voiced the opinions of us all quite well; "Weltanschauung" euskaraz nola adieraz genezake? how could we express "Weltanschauung" in Basque?; gaizki \adierazi duzu you've worded it wrong; \adierazi ezinezko gogoetak inexpressable thoughts; ezin \adierazi den poza an undescribable happiness

b. ( teoria, e.a.) to explain, expound on

c. ( ideia, burutapena, e.a.) to word, put, phrase

d. ( esan nahi) to say, express; txostenak ez du horrela \adierazi baina halaxe da the report doesn't {say || express} it like that but that's how it is | the report doesn't say so in so many words but that's how it is; zer \adierazi nahi duzu horrekin? what do you mean by that?

e. to word, put, phrase; ez duzu ongiegi \adierazi you didn't phrase very well; beste moduan \adierazita zegoen it was worded {differently || in a different way}

3. ( ezeren seinale edo ikurra izan) to express, represent, denote, depict; batuketa adierazteko "+" ikurra erabiltzen da the symbol "+" is used to express addition

4. ( iragarri) to announce, declare

5. ( itxuratu) to represent, embody; proiektu horrek adierazten du gure itxaropena that project represents our hope io.

1. ( entzuna izatea merezi duena)

a. audible, discernable; oihu \adieraziak distinct shouts

b. ( istorioa, ipuina, kanta) remarkable, extraordinary

2. ( ulergarria) intelligible, understandable, comprehensible

iz.

a. visit, call; gaur \agertu bat egin beharko diot Aittari today I'll have to pop in on Father

b. ( agerraldia) showing; zerk eragotziko dizu \agertu batzuk elizara egitea? what holds you back from showing up at church?

2. document, title; \agerturik gabe without any documentation du/ad.

1. ( jendaurrera atera)

a. to show, display; faxismoaren buru itsusia berriro \agertu du fascism has again shown its ugly head

b. ( iritzia) to express, state, declare

c. ( politika) to state, declare

d. ( froga) to produce, come up with

e. ( jakinarazi) to let... know, notify; zuri \agertu nahi dizut nire beharra I wish to make my need known to you

2. ( itxuratu) to stand for, symbolize; Ikurrinak gure aberria agertzen du the "Ikurrina" stands for our country

a. Kristau. to reveal

b. ( sekretua) to reveal, disclose, let out

c. to reveal, discover, uncover; berezko dohaina zuen iturri zaharrak berritzeko eta iturri berriak agertzeko he had an uncanny gift for revitalizing old sources and discovering new ones da/ad.

a. to appear, turn up; galdutako giltzak ez dira \agertu the lost keys haven't turned up; jakintsu \agertu nahi dutenak those who want to appear wise; ilunbe beltzen artean \agertu zitzaion argia light appeard amid the pitch black darkness; ez da deus gorderik, \agertuko ez dena there is nothing covered that will not be {uncovered || revealed} | truth will out (atsot.)

b. ( zerrenda) to appear, be; ez zen zerrendan \agertu he wasn't on the list

c. ( leku jakin batean) to show up, turn up; azkenean desagertutako politikaria Tahitin \agertu zen finally the missing politician showed up in Tahiti; mozkorturik \agertu zen he showed up drunk; jipoi eder bat emango diogu herri honetara agertzen bada we'll give him a proper beating if he {shows up || sets foot} in this town

d. ( ikusteko moduan agertu) to come into {sight || view}; zeruertzean \agertu zen itsasontzia a ship appeared on the horizon

e. Leg. to appear, be arraigned; agertzeko agindu arraignment deposition

f. Met. eguna \agertu zen day broke

a. ( era ikusgarrian azaldu) to appear ( i-i: to, before) ; aingerua \agertu zitzazion the angel appeared to him

b. ( mamua) to appear, walk

3. to show o.s., reveal o.s.; leial \agertu da she's shown herself to be loyal

a. ( liburua) to appear, to be published

b. ( idatzia) to write

5. ( portatu) to act like, behave like; gizon bezala \agertu behar duzu you should act like a man

iz.

a. change; eguraldi \aldaketa bat a change in the weather

b. ( egindakoari d.) modification, alteration

c. ( iritzia, zoriona) change, reversal

d. changeover; sistema hamartarrerako \aldaketa the changeover to the decimal system

2. ( bestea bihurtuz) transformation; sistemaren \aldaketa erabatekoa izan zen transformation of the system was complete

a. reform, change, revision

b. ( birmoldaketa) remodelling, reorganization

a. shift, move

b. Trenb. change, transfer; \aldaketa egin to change, transfer

iz. [cf. Iber. ar'ci, merely formal coincidence]

a. Fis. light; Izan bedi \argia. Eta \argia egin izan zen Let there be light. And there was light; e-r \argiari eman to expose sth to light; \argi ikuskor visible light; \argi polarizatu polarized light

b. [ izenen aurrean ] light-; \argi-intentsitate light intensity; \argi-izpi light ray; \argi-uhin light wave

2. ( beronen iturria) [K]

a. light; \argia {itzali || hil} to turn off the light; \argia piztu to turn on the light; autoaren atzeko \argiak the cars back lights

b. Aut. \argi keinukari i. turning signal (light) ii. flashing light; \argi labur dipped headlights; \argi luze high beam | brights; balazta-\argi brake light; egoera-\argi parking light

3. ( argialdi, argizkunde) [ mugagabe ]

a. light, illumination; suaren \argi the light of the fire; \argi bizi \\ ilun bright \\ dim light; \argi {urri || motel} faded light

b. (esa.) \argia aurten ikusi du it' s come out this year; \argitan jarri to uncover, reveal, bring to light

4. ( egun argia)

a. [ mugagabea ] daylight; egun \argitan in broad daylight; egun \argiz by light | in the daytime

b. ( egunsentia) daybreak; \argia {urratu || zabaldu || hasi} zuen when day broke; \argida, jaiki behar dugu it' s daybreak, we have to get up ; \argiak txirrist egin zuen day broke suddenly

c. [ izenen aurrean ] day-, morning-; \argi ezkila morning bell; \argi izar ( h.g. artizar) day star, morning star

d. (esa.) ez zuen \argi ikusi it never saw the light of day | it never appeared; \argitara eman to publish | to come out with

5. Ele. ( h.g. \argi-indar) power, electric power; \argi gabe gelditu to be left without power

6. ( ezaguerari d.)

a. understanding, enlightenment; \argi gutxiko da (s)he' s dense; Indiara joan zen, \argiaren bila he went to India in search of enlightenment; A\argiaren Mendea the Age of Enlightenment

b. (- tan, -tara) adierazpen horren \argitan in light of that explanation; gauzak zuk guri dioskuzunaren \argitara ikusiz, ez da harritzekoa in light of the things you' re telling us, it' s not surprising

7. ( agiri)

a. paper

b. proof; \argirik al duzu? do you have any proof?

8. ( ikusmena) seeing; \argia izango banintz if I had my sight io.

1. ( argi asko duena)

a. ( etxea, gela) well-lit

b. ( eguna) bright

c. ( eguzkia) bright, radiant, luminous

2. ( kolorea)

a. light; urdin \argia light blue

b. ( ur) clear, cristalline, unclouded

c. ( gardena) lucid, transparent

3. ( p.)

a. smart

b. agreeable, nice

c. ( argi-ikusle) clairvoyant

c. ( erdi moxkor, lore eginda) tipsy, happy Lagunart.

d. ( ospetsu) illustrious, distinguished; Jaun txit \argia distinguished Sir

4. (irud.)

a. ( egoera) clear; hori \argi dago that is clear

b. ( xedea, asmoa) clear, obvious

c. ( ustea, iritzia) well-defined, articulate, clear

d. ( azalpena) express, explicit, unreserved, candid

e. ( hizkera) clear, articulate, lucid

5. ( erne) aware ; \argi ibili to be on the look out ; \argi!, bestela erori egingo zara! watch out or else you' ll fall

a. ( metala) refined

b. ( harri) precious adb.

1. clearly, explicitly; \argi hitz egin to speak {plainly || bluntly}; hori \argi ikusi zuten they saw that clearly; e-r \argi utzi to make sth clear

2. ( kontuz) carefully; \argi ibili to tread carefully

il.

1. (berezia) special, specific; batzuei guztietatikoak irakasten dizkiet eta beste batzuei \berebizikoak to some I teach general things and to others specific things

2. (aparta)

a. exceptional, extraordinary, great; \berebiziko lana egin zuen he did exceptional work; \berebizikoa da zure semea your son is most exceptional | your son is a gem; \berebiziko hitzaldia egin zuen he gave a masterful speech; horretarako \berebizikoa da he's is great at that; \berebiziko partidua izan da it was a great match; \berebiziko ondoen better than ever; harroa zen baina \berebiziko ondoen apaldu zuten she was arrogant but she was taken down a notch or two

b. (egoki-egoki) \berebiziko dator zure iritzia your opinion is right on; hori izan zen zuretzat \berebizikoa that was just what you needed; \berebizikoa da lan horretarako he's the very man for that job

3. (izugarria, ederra) (z.tx.) \berebiziko masailekoa eman zion she slapped him silly; \berebiziko atsekabeak great sorrows; emazteari \berebizikoak eman zizkion he beat his wife horribly; i-i \berebizikoak bota to give sb a piece of his mind

iz.

1. ( modua) manner, way, aspect; \era askotako diverse, sundry, assorted; esaidazu erraz ulertzeko \eran tell me in a way that is easy to understand; \era batean, \era batera i. ( modu berean) in the same way ii. ( aldi berean) at the same time; beste \era batean esango dizut I'll tell you in another way ; \era bateko uniform; \era {batez || berdinaz} uniformly; \era berean i. ( modu berean) in the same manner; likewise, in the same vein ii. ( aldi berean) at the same time; badu antzen bat baina \era berean, zein ezberdina! she looks a bit like her but at the same time, how different!; enperatriza eta \era berean erregina zen Victoria Victoria was simultaneously empress and queen; \era bereko uniform, homogenous; ; \era horretan ere egin liteke likewise that could also be done; \era berdineko uniform; \era guztietako of all kinds ; \erara dator it's just what the doctor ordered | it's just what {we || I, e.a.} need

2. ( itxura) shape, form; gurutze \eran jarri to form into a cross; e-i \era eman to shape sth; \eraz aldatu to change shape

b. ( mota) kind; \era berekoak dira they're the same kind

3. ( abagunea) occasion; beste \era batez zerbitzatuko dizut I'll serve you on another occasion; \era ederra izan zuen Australiara joateko he had a wonderful opportunity to go to Australia; \era oneko timely, right; \era {onez || onenean} at the right time, conveniently; \erak dakarrenez as the occasion arises; \era den guztietan on every occasion

4. ( ordena) order; \eran jarri to put in order; \era gabe disorderly \era gabeko grinak unbridled passions; \era oneko orderly, diligent

a. ( aldia) time; \era bateko simultaneous, concurrent; \era batera simultaneously, concurrently; \era txarrak jo eta zituenak galdu zituen he went through a rough patch and lost everything he had

b. ( astia) free time

a. ( nahikeria, apeta) whim; haurrari ez zaizkio \era\\\era guztiak eman behar you mustn't give in to whim of a child; haragiaren \era eta nahi guztiak ase eta gero after satisfying every whim and desire of the flesh; neure \eran bizi naiz I do what I please

b. ( iritzia) opinion

7. (Gram.) mood

8. ( adeitasuna) politeness, manners; \era one-koa well-mannered; \era onez well-manneredly

iz.

1. decision; (e-r egiteko) \erabakia hartu to take the decision (to do sth); \erabakian tinko egon to be firm in one's decision; \erabaki sendo firm decision

2. Leg. decision, sentence, judgement io.

1. determined

2. stipulated, designated; ez dago egun jakin eta \erabakirik there is no exact or fixed date du/ad.

1. ( inork e-r)

a. ( asmoa hartu) to decide; e-r egitea \erabaki to decide to do sth b. ( iritzia hartu) to decide, make up one's mind

c. Leg. to judge, decide; i-en alde \erabaki to decide in favour of sb

2. ( bereizi) to differentiate

3. ( tinko egon) to be resolved; hori egiteko \erabakirik determined to do that

il.

1. ( guztizkoa) complete, total, absolute, utterly; \erabateko garaipena lortu zuten they achieved a total victory; \erabateko sekretua da it's top secret

2. ( zirt-zartekoa) decisive, conclusive

3. ( orotakoa) general, sweeping, widespread; \erabateko iritzia general opinion

4. ( jasangaitz) intolerable, unbearable, unsufferable ; ume hori gaur \erabatekoa dago that kid's impossible today; \erabatekoa da hau! what a disaster!

iz.

1. Fin. ( libera) franc

2. (Hist.) Frank io. free; portu \frankoa free port

zenb.

1. ( gauza bat edo zenbatu ezinezko gauza batekin) a lot of; diru \franko a lot of money

2. ( bat baino gehiago) many, a lot of; katu \franko many cats; emakume \frankoren iritzia da it's the opinion of many women | it's the opinion of many a woman; errusieratik hitz berri \franko hartu zuen it took in many new words fromRussian adb. a lot; \franko ezagutzen nuen I knew him well

du/ad.

1. ( murrua, orma, harresia) to reinforce, strengthen, bolster

a. ( armada) to beef up, strengthen, bolster, reinforce

b. ( taldea) to strengthen, bolster

3. ( ezerk osasuna) to strengthen, invigorate, energize, fortify; itsasoko aireak indartzen du the sea air is {invigorating || fortifying}; giza gorputzaren eta adimenaren gaitasun guztiak indartzen ditu it invigorates all the faculties of the physical and intellectual man

4. ( herria, hiria) to fortify

5. (irud.)

a. ( beldurra) to strengthen, reinforce

b. ( argudiobidea) to strengthen, enhance

c. ( bake) to consolidate

d. ( ahalegina, presioa) to intensify, heighten, strengthen

e. ( jarrera) to strengthen

f. ( kolorea) to intensify, sharpen

g. ( giroa, e.a.) to cultivate; maitasunezko, bakezko eta harmoniazko espiritu bat indartzen badugu etxean if we will cultivate the spirit of love and peace and harmony in our homes da/ad.

1. ( indartsuago bihurtu) to become strengthened, grow stronger

2. ( osasuna) to grow more robust, grow stronger

3. ( iritzia, aburua, adiskidetasuna) to grow stronger, be strengthened

iz.

1. imagination; \iruditu hutsa sheer imagination

2. ( susmoa) suspicion, misgiving; hemen agertzen dira Santa Kruzen \irudituak Lizarragarengana here Santa Kruz's misgivings about Lizarraga come to the fore; ikusi orduko \iruditu gaiztoak hartu zuen as soon as he saw him his suspicion was aroused du/ad.

1. ( itxuratu) to represent, symbolize; ikurrinak aberria iruditzen du the flag represents the fatherland; gorriak iraultzaren odola iruditzen du the red represents the blood shed in the revolution

2. ( imajinatu) to imagine; irudi ahal litezkeen txarkeria guztiak all the depravity imaginable da/ad. [ zaio ]

a. to seem, look; ederra iruditzen zait she looks pretty to me; gezurra iruditzen bazaizu ere strange though it may seem to you | incredible though it might seem to you; horrela iruditzen zait that's how I look at it | that's how it {seems || looks like} to me; beste zerbait nahi zuela \iruditu zitzaidan it seemed to me he wanted something else; etxetik kanpo zait iruditzen nonbait naizela galdua away from home I seem to be somewhat lost

b. erraz izango zela \iruditurik, baietz esan zuen looking like it would be easy, he said yes

2. ( iritzia) to think; zer iruditzen zaizu gobernu berria? what do you think of the new government? | what is your opinion of the new government?

[from Lat. "planum" (flat)] io.

1. smooth; harri \leunak smooth stones; olioa baino \leunagoa haren lepoa her neck was smoother than oil

a. ( itsasoa) calm

b. ( gainaldea) smooth, even, level

3. ( biguna) soft; jantzi \leunak smooth clothes

4. ( gogortasunik ez duena)

a. ( klima) mild

b. ( haizea) gentle

c. ( musika, ahotsa) soft, mellow, sweet

d. ( hotsa, soinua) soft, quiet, gentle

e. ( zaporea) smooth, mild, suave

f. ( aldapa) gentle; mendixka \leunak gentle hills

g. ( kolorea) gentle, mild, light

h. ( ibilera, jokabidea) gentle, graceful, poised

i. ( ukia) soft, silky, satiny, velvety

j. ( usaina) gentle, sweet, delicate

k. ( lana) easy

l. ( iritzia) mild

m. ( ilea) smooth, straight; ile \leuneko abareak smooth-haired animals; ile \leuna du she has straight hair

n. e-r eskularru \leunez tratatu to treat sth with kid gloves

a. ( p.) gentle, meek, mild, kind

b. ( izaera) gentle, meek

izo. one's own; norbera ardura bedi \norbere buruaz each one should fend for himself; horretaz bakoitzak \norbere iritzia izan behar du each one should have his own {opinion of || view on} that

[from Rom. "pensare"] du/ad.

1. ( oro.) to think; ez dakigu zer \pentsatu we don't know what to think; utzi pentsatzen! let me think!

2. ( aintzakotzat hartu, hausnartu)

a. to think, ponder, reflect, meditate; oraindik ez dakit baina \pentsatuko dut I don't know yet but I'll think about it; ongi \pentsatuta, ez dut uste hori egingo dutenik on second thought, I don't think they'll do it; asko \pentsatu eta gero, joatea erabaki zuen after much thought, he decided to go; zer \pentsatu handia eman to give (sb) a lot to think about | to give (sb) food for thought ; zer, ongi \pentsatu al duzu? well, have you thought {it through || about it carefully}? | well, have you given it careful thought?

b. bada zertan pentsa there's something to think about; heriotzan behar dugu \pentsatu eta hartara prestatu we should think about death and prepare ourselves for it

c. ( -z) zertaz pentsatzen duzu? i. ( normalean) what do you think about? ii. ( oraintxe bertan) what are you thinking about?

3. ( halako iritzia duena) to think, hold an opinion; bada, bai, bestela pentsatzen duenik there are indeed those who think differently