( izen bezala)

[from Lat. "nec unus"?] izo.

1. ( ezezkoan) nothing; \deus ez nothing; \deus ere ez nothing at all ; \deus ez da iraunkorra nothing is permanent ; ez du \deus egiten he does nothing | he doesn't do anything; baina ez du \deus gehiago esan but he has said nothing else; \deus handirik ezin dezaket nik jakin I can't know very much; \deus esan gabe without saying anything ; \deusek ez du haren hunkitu ahal izan haren bihotza nothing has been able to touch his heart; ez dut galdu nahi \deusengatik he doesn't want to miss it for anything

2. ( baiezkoan)

a. anything, something; \deus baldin bada lur honen gainean zuzenik if anything on this earth is just

b. \deus gutxi next to nothing

3. ( galderazkoan) anything; \deus entzun duzu? have you listened to anything?

4. ( izen bezala) \deusak i. ( zerak) stuff | things ii. accessories; \deus guzti everything; \deus guztien ahal duzu you have dominion over everything; ez zen \deus\\\deusik esan not a thing was said io. insignificant, paltry; arrazoi \deusa insignicant reason

iz.

a. ( oro.) smoke; suaren \keak hil zituen smoke from the fire killed them; intsentsuaren \ke smoke from incense; tobako-\ke tobacco smoke; \ke lodia thick smokel; \ke handia zegoen there was a lot of smoke; \ke mina bothersome smoke; \kea dariola belching out smoke ; \kea kendu zen the smoke dissipated; \ketan egon to be smoking; \ketan lehortu to smoke; \kez bete i. ( gela) to smoke out ii. ( erlauntza, erlategi) to smoke; \kez eta kedarrez belztuta blackened by smoke and soot

b. [ izenen aurrean ] smoke-; \ke-detektagailua smoke detector

2. \keak [ izen plurala ] boasting, gloating; ez duzu zeren \kerik hartu zure aberastasunaz you have no reason to lord your wealth over anybody

3. (irud.) \kea bezala suntsitu to go up in smoke; \kea asmatu duela uste du he thinks he's something else; \kea hartu to smoke, have a smoke; \kea bezala joan dira ene ametsak my dreams vanished like smoke; \keak adina urte ditu he's as old as sin; -(r)i \ke atera i. to get mileage out of | to enjoy ii. ( jipoitu) to whip the tar out of | to beat the hell out of; \kea ere bilduko luke he's as stingy as they come

zenb. [ zehaztugabe ]

1. ( iz., izen sintagma aurrean, baina il. ondoan)

a. ( izen + io.) quite; \aski etxe handia quite a large house; \aski eragozpen larri quite formidable obstacles; aldakuntza gorri \askiak quite severe changes

b. ( + iz. galderetan) enough; ba al duzu \aski diru? have you got enough money?

c. ( + iz., baiezkoan) plenty of, quite a lot of; \aski jende etorri zen quite a few people came

2. ( + io., il., edo adizlagunen aurrean) quite, rather; \aski ona da jateko it is very good to eat; Euskal Herritik \aski urruti nabil aspaldian I' ve been quite a long way from the Basque County lately; munduaren egoera \aski gogoan eduki gabe without bearing very much in mind the world situation

3. ( aditz batekin) quite a lot; arlo horretan \aski aurreratu dugu we have make quite a bit of headway in that field

4. ( aditzlagun bezala)

a. enough; \aski baino gehiago more than enough; \aski eta gehiegi more than enough | quite a lot

b. segur \aski surely; maiz \aski quite often

iz. Landr. dog's grass, couch grass, grama grass

[from *bade ?] iz. ( \bata)

a. one; \batak bestea one another; \bata bestearen gainen one on top of the other; \bata ona da eta bestea txarra one is good and the other bad

b. \bata bestearen ondoren one after another

2. \batak some; \batak etorri ziren baina besteak ez some came but others didn't

3. bere \batean dirau he's sticking to his guns | he's not budging zen.

a. (zenbakia) one; etxe \bat erosi zuen, ez etxe bi he bought one house, not two; horietako \bat one of those

b. (gutxi gora behera, zenbakiekin erabiltzen da) about, some; hamar \bat pastel jan zituen she ate about ten cakes

2. (edozer dela adieraziz)

a. a, an; kalean neska \bat ikusi nuen I saw a girl in the street

b. (zenbatu gabe) litro \bat esne a litre of milk; liburu pare \bat a couple of books

3. (izenorde gisa) one; \batek badaki! who knows!; zuk ere baduzu, \bat\\\batberak du bere you also have it, each one has his own; bi hitz horiek gauza \bat esan nahi dute those two words mean the very same thing

4. (izen propio baten ondoren, azpimarratzeko) a; Romeo \batek Julieta \bati bezala like a Romeo to a Juliet

5. (+ -ren \bat +)

a. (oro., izen) a certain; gi-zonen \bat etorri zen zutaz galdezka a certain man came asking about you; baten \bat someone | someone or the other

b. (zenbaki ondoren) some, around; ehunen \bat litro some one hundred litres; zazpiren \bat gizon some seven men |about seven men (or so)

c. (susmagarri) gurpilen \bat ba zulatu zitzaion some wheel blew out on him

6. (esa.) \bat edo beste one or the other; \bat edo \bat i. one or the other ii. (nor edo nor) someone; \bat banaka every other one junt. (+ era bukatuarekin) [ batez bat || batez batean || batez batera]

1. (orduko) as soon as; hori horiek esanaz \bat amonak negarrari eman zion the moment that grandma heard those words she began to cry hitz horiek esanaz \bat, irrifarrez hasi zen he began to smile as he said those words; hori esanaz batera hasi zen dantzan when he said that he started dancing

2. (batera) together with

iz.

1. Anat.

a. ( hankagaina, mehaka-hezurra) hip; eskuak aldaketan jarrita with her hands on her hips

b. ( ipurtaldea) \aldakak [ izen plurala ] buttocks

3. ( aldamena) side; adiskide baten \aldakan at a friend' s side

iz.

a. ( adaxka, kimua) offshoot

b. shoot, sprout

c. (irud.) ( p.) scion

d. (irud.) ( adar) offshoot, branch; erlijio hori hinduismoaren \aldaka da that religion is an offshoot of Hinduism

2. Arkaismoa. ( aldamen, albo) side; \aldakako soro batean in a side field | in a field to the side; lagun on baten \aldakan izan to have a good friend at one' s side

3. (Hist.) tribute

4. ( ingurualde) mintza zakizkio Jainkoari, zure aldaketan zintukeen adiskide errespetagarri bati bezala speak to God as you would to a repectable friend you would have around you

[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

[from Lat. "corpus" (body)] iz.

a. Anat. body; hegztiek lumez estalita dute \gorputza the birds' bodies are covered with feathers; \gorputz handiko elefante ederra a beautiful hulking elephant; \gorputzik gabeko espirituak incorporeal spirits; \gorputzik eza incorporeality; \gorputz hilkor mortal body; \gorputzarekiko beharrak physical needs; \gorputzaren of the body | body's | physical; giza \gorputzaren eta adimenaren gaitasun guztiak indartzen ditu it invigorates all the faculties of the physical and intellectual man; medikuek aspalditik jakin izan dute gure barruko jarrerak eta ongizateak eragin handia dutela gure \gorputzaren osasunean doctors have long known that our mental outlook and well-being affect our physical health

b. [ izen plurala ] body-; physical, bodily; \gorputz-atal body part; \gorputz-harremanak physical relationship; \gorputz-lan physical work; \gorputz-oinazeak physical torment

c. (esa.) \gorputzekoa egin to have bowl movement; gorputzez \gorputz borrokatu to fight hand to hand; \gorputzez eduki to have carnally

a. body; \gorputza eta besoak zauriz beterik zeuzkan his body and arms were riddled with wounds

b. Kristau. body; hala anitz garelarik \gorputz bat gara Kristo baitan in that way though there are many of us who are one body in Christ; senar-emazteak, \gorputz bat balira bezala husband and wife, as if they were of one flesh; G\gorputz Saindua (I) Eucharist

3. ( gorpua) body, corpse; ikaragarria da: atzo bizi, egun \gorputz it's disturbing: yesterday he was alive and today he's {dead || a corpse}; \gorputz geratu to drop dead

4. Fis. Fil. body; \gorputz baten masa the mass of a body ; \gorputz erorkeraren legea the law of falling bodies; \gorputz hartu to condense; e-i \gorputz eman to materialize | to give {body || shape} to sth

5. Nekaz. corps; armada-\gorputz army corps

iz.

1. enjoyment, pleasure; gure belarrien \gozorako to the delight of our ears

2. ( ahogozoa) taste, palate; \gozoa hartu to taste | to have a taste

3. ( gozoki)

a. \gozoak [ izen plurala ] sweets (GB), candy (USA)

b. [ izenen aurrean ] sweet- (GB), candy- (USA) ; \gozodenda sweet shop (GB), candy store (USA) io.

1. ( azukrea, eztia bezala) sweet

2. ( zapore onekoa) delicious, tasty, savoury (GB), savory (USA), delectable; Euskal Herriko janaria \gozo-\gozoa da the food from the Basque County is quite delicious

3. ( ez gogorra)

a. ( soinua, ahotsa) soft, gentle

b. ( klima) mild

c. ( laztana) gentle

d. ( euria) gentle; euri \gozo eta ongilea a gentle and beneficial rain

e. ( sua) gentle

4. ( atsegina)

a. ( oro.) pleasant, nice; usain \gozoa a pleasant smell; giro \gozoa zegoen gela hartan there was a nice atmosphere in that room; amets \gozoa a pleasant dream

b. ( lana, loa) delightful, nice

5. ( biguna) soft; zur \gozoa soft wood; harri \gozoa soft stone

6. ( oparoa) fertile, rich; lur \gozoa rich soil

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

[from Lat. "necem" or extraction from "nekatu"] iz.

a. toil, hard work; \neke askoren seme izan da hiztegi hau this dictionary is the product of a lot of hard work; \neke eta izerdiak sweat and toil; geure \nekez eta izerdiaz irabazitakoa galtzeko zorian gauden we are on the verge of losing what we have toiled and sweated for; \neke gogor toilsome work | backbreaking work; \nekearen \nekez from sheer {toil || hard work}; \neke hutsez for nothing

b. ( ahultasuna eta indargabetasuna) weariness, fatigue, exhaustion; bideko \nekeak ahuldurik weakened by the exhausting journey; \nekez lehertu zen he collapsed from exhaustion; \nekez beterik wearily

2. ( jasatea) suffering, sorrow, adversity, affliction; \neke larri {intense || excruciating} suffering; maitasunak dakarzkigun \neke eta atseginak the joys and sorrows that come with love; \nekeetan lagundu to help with one's sorrow | to console; \nekean egon to be bad off | to be in a bad way

a. ( zailtasuna) trouble, difficulty, hardship; \neke gabe lortu zuten they achieved it without any {difficulty || problem} ; \neke handiz hartzen zuen arnasa he had great trouble in breathing; maisu euskaldun berri batzuentzat \neke handia da dena euskaraz ematea for some teachers who learnt Basque as adults it is difficult to teach everything through Basque; \nekea hartu to take the trouble | to go through the trouble ; batzuek ez bezala, euskara ikasteko \nekea hartu nuen unlike others, I went to the trouble of learning Basque ; ingelesez ongi ez dakitenek ere erabil dezakete hiztegi hau, \neke gehixeago hartzen badute those who don't know English very well can also use this dictionary if they go to a little more trouble; \nekearen \nekez atera zen lokatzetik he strained to pull himself out of the mud; \nekeari ihes egin to get around the problem; euskaldun gehienek \nekerik gabe irakur zezaketeen egunkaria behar zuten most Basques needed a newspaper that they could read without much difficulty

b. ( larrialdia) predicament, crisis, distress

c. ( koska, kontua) hor dago \nekea that's the hard part

4. \nekeak [ izen plurala ] fee, compensation, charge; zenbat da zure \nekea? how much is it for your trouble? io. ( neketsua)

1. ( lana) hard, strenuous, exhausting

2. bizimodu \neke hard life

3. ( zaila) hard, difficult; hori \neke zait that's hard for me; \neke da egitea it's hard to do

[cf. Aquit. "bon(n)"] iz.

1. ( ongi izate)

a. good; bakoitzak bere \ona bilatzen du each one for himself | everyone looks out for number one; gure aberriaren \onerako for the good of our country; \on egiten ibili zen baina mesprezatu egin zuten horregatik he went about doing good yet was despised for it

b. (irud.) zer \on dakar hainbeste gauza ikasteak? what good does it do to learn so many things?

a. ( onura) good, favour (GB), favor (USA) ; \on baino kalte gehiago egiten duen programa bat a programme which does more harm than good; zutaz ez du \onik erran he's had nothing good to say about you

b. (irud.) zeure osasunerako eta neure \onerako to you health and my wealth

3. ( sena) sense; bere \onera itzuli zen he came to his senses; bere \onetik irten i. ( haserretu) to fly off the handle, hit the roof ii. ( asaldatu) to get worked up iii. to be shaken up | to be shaken out of one's complacency

4. \onak [ izen plurala ] possessions; bere \on guztiak jokoan eta apustuan xahutu zituen he squandered his wealth on gambling and betting io.

1. [ erkatzeko era hobe ; era superlatibo hoberen edo onen ]

a. ( behar diren nolakotasuna dituena) good; oso laban \ona da it's a very {good || fine} knife; arrain gordina \ona al da jateko? is raw fish good eating?; itsasontzi hori \ona da arrainak harrapatzeko that ship is good for {catching fish || fishing}

b. ( ahotsa) good, fine, beautiful

2. ( mesedegarria)

a. good, beneficial; esnea \ona da haurrentzat milk is good for children

b. favorable; haize \onak eta kaltegarriak favorable and unfavorable winds

3. ( gaia, behar bezala egin dezakeena)

a. ( p.) good, fine; langile \ona good worker

b. ( hizkuntza, hizkera) good, perfect, flawless

4. ( erabateko) good, proper; jipoi \ona eman zioten they gave him a good beating

a. ( zintzoa) good, nice; oso tipo \ona duk he's a nice guy (USA) | he's a nice {chap || bloke} (GB)

b. ( moral aldetik) good; fede \onekoa da he's {faithful || devoted}; Artzain O\ona the Good Shepherd; gizon \on eta santua a good and {holy || saintly} man

a. ( egokia) bide \ona the straight and narrow (path); bide \onetik {down || along} the right road

b. arratsalde \on i. good afternoon ii. good evening Oharra: on duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila ezazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieretan, adib., egun on aurkitzeko, bila ezazu egun adieran

iz.

a. ( ahalegina) attempt, try, go, endeavour (GB), endeavor (USA) ; alferrikako \saioak vain attempts; lur jota ikusten genuen aktore hura azken urteetan, \saio adina huts egiten ezkontzan eta zineman it was sorrowful for us to see that actor, over the last few years, fail in marriage and on the silver screen as often as he tried; hiru donostiar atxolotu zituzten "hondamendi \saioagatik" three people from Donostia were arrested for "attempted destruction"

b. ( esperimentua) experiment; halako batean, \saio-antzean bezala, hiztegi hau egiten hasi nintzen one day, as a kind of experiment, I started work on this dictionary; \saio-tankera du it's got an experimental air to it

c. ( helburua lortzen ez duen ekintza) ; lapurreta-\saioa robbery attempt; estatu-kolpe \saioa coup attempt

d. [ izen aurrean ] \saio-euskara batean in an attempt at Basque

a. ( jardunaldia) session; afalondoan bertso-\saio bat egin zuten kafetxo bana hartuta after dinner they had a ad-lib verse session over a bit of coffee; goizero gimanasia-\saioa egiten du he does gymnastic exercise every morning; txistulariek \saioa azkendu zutenean when "txistu" flute players closed the session

b. ITB. (emanaldia) broadcast

3. test, run

4. ( idatzitakoa) essay