( itxura egin)

[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

[from *e-gi-n] iz.

1. act; Apostoluen E\eginak Acts of the Apostles

2. ( ondorioa) effect, consequence; \eginak eragilea du lehen there is no effect without cause | things don't happen by themselves

3. fact; \egina dela {eta || bide} by that very fact | ipso facto du/ad.

1. ( jardun)

a. ( oro.) to do ; \egin ezazu nahi duzuna do as you please; ez dakit zer egin I don't know what to do; zer egiten duzu hor? what are you doing there? ; ez dakit zer \egin I don't know what to do; ikasleek ariketa \egin zuten the students did the exercise

b. ( burutu) to do, execute, carry out; \egin dugu gure eginkizuna we've done what we set out to do

c. (+ -(r)ekin) to do; esango al diguk, babo horrek, zer egin behar dugun hirekin? will you tell us, you fool, what we're going to do with you?

2. ( sorrarazi)

a. ( oro.) to make, create; irakasleak ariketak egin zituen the teacher made (up) the exercises Oharra: ikus adibideak make sarreran

b. Tek. to make, manufacture

c. ( etxea) to build, construct, make

d. (l an, irudi) to make, fashion; mahai bat \egin zuen he made a table

e. ( bihurtu) to make; alkate \egin dute they've made him mayor

3. ( prestatu, gertu, gauzatu)

a. to make, prepare; bidea \egin to make way

b. ( ohea) to make

c. ( galdera) to ask; "maiz egiten diren galderak" Inform. "frequently asked questions"

c. ( afari, bazkari) to make, put (GB), pose

d. ( maleta, balisa) to pack

e. ( apustu, dema) to lay, make

f. ( gorbata) to tie

g. ( tratu) to make

4. ( beste aditzak ordezkatzeko) to do; esan zidaten hori prestatzeko eta \egin nuen they told me to prepare it and I did; garbitu al zara? Bai, ni egin naiz, zoaz zu ere egitera! have you washed yourself? I have so you go and do so too!

5. ( itxura egin) inorena \egin to act like; inozoarena egin to act like a fool | to act the fool; gaiztoarena \egin to act the {villain || bad guy (USA) Lagunart. } | to play the part of the villain; gaztearena egiten duten zaharrak old people who act like young people; Garikoitzek, Charlotenak egiten dituenean, barrez lehertzekoa izaten da when Garikoitz imitates Charlie Chaplin he is absolutely hilarious

6. Met. to be; euria egiten duenean when it rains; hotza egiten du hemen it's cold here

7. ( aditz elkartuak egiteko, normalean ez da itzultzen)

a. ( + iz.) barre \egin to laugh; hitz \egin to speak; lan \egin to work; lo \egin to sleep ; zin \egin to swear

b. (+ adb.) atzera \egin to go back, get back; aurrera \egin to go ahead, make headway

c. ( kontu egin) to suppose; \egin dezagun (kontu) gizon errugabe bat hil dutela... let's suppose that they've killed an innocent man...

8. ( elipsia)

a. ( apustu egin) to bet; mila euro \egingo nuke baietz I'd bet a thousand euros it is ; ezetz egiten diat I bet it isn't; burua \egin nuke ez direla garaiz helduko I'd bet my life they won't arrive on time

b. ( hitz egin) to speak; ongi egiten dute euskaraz they speak Basque well

c. ( erabaki egin) to decide; \egin dute bihar bilduko direla they have decided to meet tomorrow; \egin dute elkarri idatzeko they have agreed to write each other

d. ( kotizatu) to perform; zer \egin\\\egin dolarrak? what did the dollar do?

e. ( joko egin) to play; musean \egin play mus; \egingo al dugu kartetan? shall we play cards?

f. ( bide egin) i. ( jo) to head for; ezkerrera \egin zuen he veered to the left ii. ( igaroz) zelai eta mendiak \egin zituen atzerritik bere etxera he went across meadows and mountains abroad to get to his house

9. ( bukatu) nireak \egin du I've had it | my number's up Lagunart. ; hireak \egin dik you've had it!

10. (G) ( erein) to sow

11. ( uste izan) to think, believe; neska laguna zela \egin nuen I took her for your girlfriend | I thought she was your girlfriend

12. ( begiratu) to look out; leiho horrek plazara egiten du that window looks out on the square da/ad.

1. to become; apaiza \egin zen he became a priest

2. ( iruditu) [ zaio ] to seem, look; zaila egiten zait hori sinestea it's hard for me to believe that

3. ( ohitu) to get used (- ra: to) ; azkenean lanera \egin zen finally he got used to the job

4. ( kokatu) to be located, be; non egiten da herri hori? where is that town located? Oharra: egin duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila itzazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieran, adib., hitz egin aurkitzeko, bila ezazu hitz adieran

ad/lag.

1. (B) ( + -ke) hori egin da(g)iket I can do that; eroan e(g)izu! take it away!

2. ( galdegaia adierazteko)

a. ( du/ad.) to do; beste guztiak itsutu \egin al ditu? has it blinded all the rest?

b. ( da/ad.) zer esan du?— joan \egingo direla esan du what did he say? — he said they would go

du/ad.

a. ( marrazkia, e.a.) to outline, draw out, detail

b. to mould (GB), mold, give shape to

2. to imitate, simulate

3. ( itxura egin) to feign, fake

iz.

a. beauty, glory; menditontorretik haraneko herri guztiak beren \ederrean erakutsi zizkion from the top of the mountain he showed him all the villages of the valley in their glory

b. \ederrarena egin to strut about

a. ( oniriztea, begirunea) appreciation, esteem ; i-en \ederra ukan to be appreciated by sb | find sb's favour ; -(r)i \eder egin to make a good impression on | to give a good impression to; -(r)i \eder ez egin not to make a good impression on | to give a bad impression to; herritarren \ederra galdu du he's lost the respect of the town's people ; haren \ederragatik in consideration of him; ez zara \eder zu hemen you are not highly thought of here

b. decency; ez da \eder egiten it's not the right thing to do

3. ( begikotasuna, adiskidetasuna) favour (GB), favor (USA), friendship; horren \ederra eduki ezinik unable to win him over; i-en \ederra irabazi to gain sb's {favour (GB) || favor (USA) }; ez larritu, Jainkoaren \ederra duzu eta never fear as God is with you

4. (z.tx.) \ederraka bota to blow a lot of hot air; i-i \ederrak eman to beat sb up; i-i \ederrak esan to tell sb off; \ederrak hartu to be beaten up | to get a good beating ; \ederra egin duk! you sure pulled a good one!; \ederra egin dio he pulled a nasty one on him; giltzak ahaztu? \ederrra egin dugu forgot the keys? this is a fine mess we're in! ; i-i \ederra sartu to put one over sb | to pull a fine one on sb io.

1. beautiful; Helena Troiakoa oso \ederra omen zen Helen of Troy was said to be very beautiful; neska polit bat eta emakume \eder bat a pretty girl and a beautiful woman; itxura \ederreko gizona a good-looking man

a. good; \ederrenaz bere burua kanpora agertzen du she shows her good side to others

b. ( zoragarria) tremendous, great, fine; lan \ederra egin duzu you've done a fine job

c. ( ironikoa) good, fine; astindu \ederra hartu behar duzu you need a good thrashing

a. ( sekulakoa) great, tremendous, huge; alde \ederra dago bien artean there's a tremendous difference between the two

b. ( oparo) huge; uzta \ederra an abundant harvest

4. esteemed; hain \eder zaio Jainkoari God holds him in such esteem

a. fine; arte \ederrak fine arts

b. adin \ederrenean in the flower of one's youth

a. ( zilegi) ez zaigu \eder egiten that doesn't suit us; \eder ez bezala shamefully

b. \ederra egin zukeen Mongoliara joatea he would have done better if he had gone to Mongolia

iz.

1. ( mantxa) blotch, blur; \hits bat mirail honek badu erdian the mirror has a blotch in the middle

2. ( adorea) pluck, nerve, courage

3. (irud.) \hits bat bada orain bi adiskideren artean relations have cooled between the two friends io.

1. ( bizitasunik ez duena, e.a.)

a. ( kolorea) dull, drab

b. ( aurpegia) pale, pallid

c. ( argia, eguzkia) dull, dim

d. ( begia) languid, dull, unexpressible

e. (edari) flat

f. ( herria, omena) dull, dreary, desolate, dismal; Berastain halako herri \hitsa zen Berastain was such a dreary place

a. ( itxura) dull; itxura \hitseko gizon bat a shabby-looking man

b. ( zikina) dirty, filthy ; \hitsak daude etxe horretako bazterrak the corners in that house are dirty

3. ( goibela)

a. ( oro.) sad, lamentable; gauza \hitsa da holako zerbait egin beharra it's a sad thing having to do that

b. ( gertakaria, gertaera) sad, tragic, dire, pitiful

c. ( gogoeta, kanta, oroipena) sad, mournful, sorrowful

d. ( bazkari, afaria) sorry, miserable; bazkari \hitsa egin dugu gaur we had a sorry excuse for a dinner today

e. ( omena, izena) bad, sorry, sorrowful; hango jendeak omen \hitsa du people from there have a bad reputable

4. ( herabea) unassertive, timid, irresolute

5. ( exkaxa) bad, poor, scant, meagre (GB), meager (USA) ; euri bakan egiten du eta uztai beti \hitsak izaten dira it rains ever so slightly and the crop yield is usually meagre

6. ( ahula) weak, feeble

iz.

1. ( albo)

a. side; \alde askotako multilateral; \alde bateko unilateral | one-sided; \alde biko bilateral | two-sided | double-sided; \alde biko kontrata bilateral contract

b. ( eskualdea, lekua) place, area; \alde guztietan everywhere ; \alde batetik bestera from one place to another; alderik \alde from place to; aldez \alde from place to place

c. Mil. flank

d. ( disko, kaseteari d.) side; A \aldea side A

e. (d iamanteari d., e.a.) side, facet

2. ( zentzu abstraktuan)

a. ( itxura) aspect, angle, point; \alde batetik merkea da on one hand it' s cheap; \alde ongi dago baina bestetik oso gaizki on one hand it is correct but on the other it is very wrong; \alde honez from this point of view; hitz hori bi \aldetan aditzen da that word can be understood two ways

b. ( auziari, eztabaidari d.) side, stand, position; nire \aldea hartu zuen she took my side; \alde bat hartu to take sides

c. \alde batera once and for all

3. - alde

a. region, area; Durango\alde Durango region

b. zone, area; mendi\alde moutain {area || zone}; hego\alde southern area

c. leiho hau hego\aldera da this window faces south

4. ( diferentzia)

a. difference, disparity; zer \alde dago haien artean? what difference is there between them?; haien artean \alde handia dago there' s a big difference between them

b. ( tartea) distance, interval, span, stretch

c. advantage; i-i \aldea kendu to pull ahead of

5. ( norbaitena) side; aitaren \aldeko ahaideak relatives on my father' s side

6. (z.o.) jenderik onena \alde dute they' ve got the best people with them post.

1. [+ -(r)en]

a. for, on behalf of; asko egin dute euskararen \alde they' ve done a lot for Basque; gure osabaren \aldeko hileta our uncle' s funeral

b. for, in favour of (GB), in favor of (USA) ; i-en \alde jarri to come out in favour of sb; "Nafarroa euskararen \alde" "Navarre is for Basque"

c. on; zaldi horren \alde egin dut apustua I' ve bet on that horse

2. [0] except for, with the exception of, barring; aita \alde beste guztiak all except for father

3. ( -tik) away from; nire etxea herritik \alde dago my house is away from the town

[from *zeen from zeren] erak. which; \zein liburu nahi duzu? which book do you want? izo.

a. which one; semeetatik \zein egin duzu ondoko? which one of your sons have you made the heir?; \zein nahi duzu? which one do you want?

b. ( bat baino gehiago delarik) \zein dira? which ones are they?

2. (G) ( nor) who; \zein da? who is it? junt.

1. ( harridura adierazteko)

a. how; \zein ederto zoazen! how nice you're coming along!

b. ( elipsia) how; \zein ederra! how great!

c. ikusirik \zein gauza guti edireiten den euskara izkiriaturik seeing how little is found written in Basque

2. ( gisa banatzaile)

a. as well as; emakumeak \zein gizonak, umeak \zein helduak women as well as men, children as well as adults; irabazi \zein galdu to win as well as lose

b. \zein... \zein either... or; \zein batera \zein bestera one way or the other

a. ( bakoitza) each ; \zeinak bere motaren arabera each according to its own kind ; \zein ere den gauzagatik for whatever thing it might be ; \zeinek bere itxura, herrik bere aztura (atsot.) so many countries, so many customs; \zein bere bidetik joan da, hartu zuten \zeinek bere bidea each went his own way

b. \zein baino \zein...-ago as... as the other; euskaldunak \zein baino \zein burugogorragoak ziren one Basque was as hardheaded as the other ; Coca-Cola eta Pepsi jo eta ke ari dira \zeinek baino \zeinek gehiago Coca-Cola and Pepsi are {actively || busily} trying to outdo each other; \zeinek baino \zeinek gaiztakeria gehiago eginez each one outdoing the other in committing outrages; han ari dira \zeinek hobeki eta elkarri bekaiztu gabe there each one works as well as the next without anyone feeling jealous; holakoak ziren, \zein baino \zein lasaiago eta lotsagalduago that's how they were, one as permissive and brazen as the other

4. ( bezain) as... as; hain ona da eztia osagarritzat \zein janaritzat honey is as good as an ingredient as a food; zelatan dagoenak, bere gaizkia, hain sarri entzun dezake \zein ongia an eavesdropper can hear evil as often as he can good

5. Lit. who, whom; Piarres, \zeina duela hogei urte herri honetako auzapeza baitzen, Parisera joanen da bihar Piarres, who was the mayor of this town twenty years ago, will go to Paris tomorrow; Piarres ikusi dut, \zeinek ez baitit hitzik erran I saw Piarres who didn't utter a word to me; gizon horrek, \zeinek zerbitzu handi bat egin baitit, nire eskerrak merezi ditu that man, who did me a great service, deserves my gratitude; arbola, \zeinen itzalean jarri bainaiz, haritz zahar bat da the tree, under whose shade I have sat down in, is an old oak; etxea, \zeinetan bizi bainaiz, zaharra da the house in which I live is old; bi zakur \zeinetarik bat gaiztoa baitzen two dogs of which one is mean; zer da adiskide bat, \zeinetarik ez baitugu fidantzarik? what is a friend in whom we have no trust?; emakume hori, \zeinetaz mintzo bainaiz, amaren adiskidea da that woman about whom I am talking is my mother's friend formala. | the woman I am talking about is my mother's friend; gizon hori, \zeini diru asko utzi baitiozu, ez da bat ere fidatzekoa that man to whom you lent money is not trustworthy

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. ( itzalpea, ilungunea)

a. shade; haritz handi batzuen \itzalean {in || under} the shade of some oak trees; artaldeek \itzal biltzen duten garai honetan during this time when flocks of sheep seek shade; zuhaitz horrek \itzal egiten digu ezkerraldetik that oak gives us shade on the left side

b. (Arteg.) shade part, shaded area, shade; argi eta \itzala light and shade

c. (irud.) jeneralaren \itzalean under the protection of the general; ez du nahi besteek \itzal egitea she doesn't want to be overshadowed by others; Hego Koreak \itzal egin zion beste Korearen ekonomiari the South Korean economy has overshadowed the economy of the other Korea; Bonaparte printzearen \itzalean lanari ekin zioten langile apalak the humble writers who worked under Prince Bonaparte; amaren \itzaletik alde egi nahi zuen he wanted to get out from under his mother's wing; geroztik hona erdi \itzalean egon da it's been half hidden since then; munstroa dirudi beste ontziei \itzala eginik it looks like a monster, towering over the other ships

2. ( objektua, gorputzaren ingurua irudikatzen duena)

a. shadow; arratsaldean zuhaitzen \itzala luzatzen denean in the afternoon when the shadow of the trees grows long; gorputzari \itzal darraion bezala like a shadow tagging along behind him

b. (esa.) \itzal bezain isila as silent as {the shadows || a post || as the grave}; haren \itzal bihurtu da he's become her shadow

3. (irud.) ( itxura, irudia, b.b.)

a. hark egiten zuen lana ez zen Martinek egiten zuenaren \itzala baizen the work he did couldn't hold a candle to what Martin did: bi \itzal besterik ez ginen lilurazko gau hartan we were nothing but two spirits on that enchanted night; otsoaren \itzalik ere ez da han gelditzen not even the slightest trace of wolves remains there; ez du bere aitaren \itzalik ere he doesn't look a bit like his father; hildakoen \itzalak spirits of the dead

4. ( espetxea, presondegia) prison, jail, penitentiary; \itzalean egon da hiru urte he's been {locked up || in prison} for three years

a. ( begirunea) reverence, veneration, respect; Haren izen santuari zor zaion \itzala the reverence due to His holy name; \itzal gabe disrespectfully, irreverently

b. ( ospea) prestige; \itzal handiko gizona a very prestigious man; \itzal handiko highly respected

6. (NB) (I) ( akatsa) defect io.

1. ( iluna, itzaltsua) dark, murky; baso \itzal bat a dark forest

2. ( gizona) imposing, huge

3. (irud.) respectable, proper, genteel

iz.

1. slowness; horrek badu \patxada! my is he slow!

2. ( lasaitasuna) ease, calmness; \patxadan ari dira they're taking it easy; hitz egin dezagun \patxadan let's talk it over

3. ( itxura) look, aspect; begira gizon horren \patxada! get a load of how that man looks!