( merezi izan)

( du/ad.)

1. to deserve; \merezi izan izan du he had it coming | he deserved it; ongi \merezi izan du egin zaion omenaldia he richly deserved the homage given to him; saria \merezi izan du she deserves the prize | she's deserving of the prize; ez zuen gutxiagorik \merezi izan he deserved no less

2. ( pena \merezi izan izan) to be worth it; pena \merezi izan du hara joatea it's worth going there; joan zaitez filme berri hori ikustera; \merezi izan du go and see that new movie; it's worth it

to deserve, be worthy of

1. [ dio ] to owe; zenbat \zor izan dizut? How much do I owe you?

2. ( merezi izan) to deserve; hitzaileak herioa \zor izan du the murderer deserves death

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

iz.

1. Fin.

a. profit; \irabazi garbi net profit; \irabazi gordin gross profit; \irabaziak eta galerak profits and losses; \irabazi bidegabeak illicit profits | ill-begotten gains; \irabazi urriak lortu to bring in meagre profits

b. \irabaziak earnings; kapitalaren \irabaziak capital gains; \irabazien erdia eman zion he gave her half of his earnings; liburuen \irabaziak behartsuen artean banatu zituen he distributed the earnings from the books among the poor; urteroko \irabaziak yearly earnings

2. ( apustuari d.) winnings du/ad.

1. ( onura edo abantaila lortu)

a. ( lortu) to get, achieve, obtain

b. ( ardietsi) to gain, earn; betiko bizitza irabaz dezagun let us gain eternal life ; itzul-lanetan \irabazi duen entzutea a reputation gained from his translation work; zer \irabazi duzu hainbeste gezur esanda? what have you gained by lying so much?; barkamen osoa irabazteko in order to gain a full pardon

c. ( merezi izan) to deserve; ongi \irabazia du gaur egiten zaion omenaldia he richly deserves the homage they're paying to him today

d. ( saria) to win

e. ( lurralde, eskualde, itsasoari) to reclaim; holandarrek lurra \irabazi diote itsasoari the Dutch have reclaimed land from the sea

f. ( besteren onginahia lortu edo beretu) to gain; zer balio du gizonak mundua irabaz dezan, arima galtzen baldin badu? what good is it for a man to gain the world if he loses his soul

2. Fin.

a. ( soldata, bizimodua) to earn; egunoroko ogia \irabazi to earn one's daily bread; lan asko egiten du baina gutxi irabazten he works a lot but earns little; jateko adina \irabazi to earn enough to eat

b. ( interesa) to earn

c. ( dirua) to make, earn; nekearen nekez \irabazitako txanponak hard-earned money; etxea erosi zuen salmentan \irabazi zuenarekin he bought the house with what he made on the sale; ikazkintzan irabazten zituen sos apurrak the pittance he made from charcoal making

3. ( garaitu)

a. ( partidua, lasterketa) to win; nork irabazten du? who's winning?

b. ( lehiakidea) to leave behind, surpass, outstrip

c. ( kontrakoa) to beat; Galartzak Retegiri \irabazi dio oraingoan Galartza's beaten Retegi this time

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

io.

1. honorable, worthy; \duin izan to be worthy; ez zara \duin you are not worthy; ez gara horrenbeste ondasunen \duin we are not worthy of so much wealth; Erregearen alabarekin bere ezkontzeko \duin da gizon hori that man is worthy of marrying even the King's daughter

2. ( begirune merezi duena) worthy, upright; herriaren ordezkari \duina a worthy representative of the country

3. ( aski dena, beharrekoa dena) decent; bizitzko baldintza \duinak nahi dituzte they want decent living conditions adb.

1. ( nahikoa, aski) enough, sufficient; \duin du horrekin she has enough with that

2. ( bezain) as... as; eguzkia \duin argia duzu aurpegia your face is as radiant as the sun

[from *e-ra-oa-n (causative of i-oa-n, "go")] iz. patience, forebearance; \eraman {oneko || handiko} patient, long-suffering; \eraman onez patiently ; \eraman {txarreko || gutxiko || urriko} impatient, restless du/ad.

a. ( oro.) to carry; mutikoa besoetan neraman I was carrying the boy in my arms ; pianoa handiegia da guk biok eramateko the piano is too big for both of us to carry

b. ( norabait) to take, take away ; fardel hau \eramango al duzu niretzat? will you take this package for me? ; eramateko janari take-away food ; bi donut — orain jateko ala eramateko? two doughnuts — to eat here or take away? ; preso \eraman dute they've taken him prisoner

c. ( inork inor, i-r kotxean, e.a.) to take; aireportura \eramango zaitut I'll {take || drive} you to the airport ; nora naramazue? where are you taking me?

d. ( garraio) to transport, carry, convey

e. ( bide batek) to take, lead ; bide horrek Elizondora \eramango gaitu that road will lead us to Elizondo

f. ( aurreraka) to take ; ba darama bere zoramendua azken hariraino he's taking his madness to the extreme; abiada ederra darama it's rolling along at great speed; balak daraman indar handia the great force with which the bullet is travelling

2. ( gidatu) to lead, take; zaldia errekaraino \eraman zuen he led the horse up to the stream; i-r eskutik \eraman to lead sb by the hand; nora garamatza bide honek? where is this road leading us to?

a. ( arropa) to wear; zer daramazu? what are you wearing; normalean zer eramaten duzu? normally, what do you wear?

b. ( gauza txikiak, e.a.) to wear, have on ; betaurrekoak \\ belarrietakoak \eraman to wear glasses \\ earrings ; ez daramat dirurik I don't have any money on me

c. ( izen, deitura, izenburu, titulu) to bear, have

a. ( aldendu) to take away, carry off; Zegaman, egunez ikusi, gauez \eraman (atsot.) in Zegama, what they see in the day time, is gone in the night time; lapurrak etxean sartu eta zegoen guztia \eraman zuten thieves broke into the house and stripped it bare; etxeko gauza guztiak \eraman zituzten they took away everything in the house

b. ( haizeak e.r) to blow away, carry off; "haizeak \eramandakoa" "gone with the wind" ; haizeak adar bat \eraman zuen the wind carried off a branch

c. ( bala batek, e.a.) to take off, blow off, blow away ; balak bi hatz \eraman zituen the bullet {took || blew} off two fingers | the bullet blew away two fingers

d. ( kendu) to take ; bizia \eraman zioten they took his life

a. Nekaz. to bear, produce

b. Fin. to bear

a. ( bizimodua) to lead; alferkerian darama bere bizitza he's leading an idle life; bide txarra \eraman zuen he led a bad life

b. ( denda, enpresa, e.a.) to run

c. ( atsekabea, sorpresa, e.a.) ez du poz makala \eraman\\\eraman! (s)he must have been delighted!

7. ( jasan) to bear, stand, suffer, put up with; oinazeak \eraman to bear suffering; pazientizaz \eraman beharreko kontuak issues which have to be borne patiently; dena isilean darama (s)he suffers it all in silence

a. ( denbora) to spend, have been; hemen bost hilabete daramatzat I've been here for five months; zenbat denbora daramazu hemen? how long have you been here?; eguzkitan daramat arratsalde osoa I'm spending the whole afternoon out in the sun; Lisboan \eraman nituen egunak the days I spent in Lisbon

b. (+ -tzen) 14 urte daramatza hori ikertzen he's been researching that for fourteen years

9. ( merezi ukan) to deserve; ez da deusik izan hau heriotzerat deramakenik it wasn't anything that ought to have led to his death

10. ( i-k e-er baino gehiago) to beat; lasterka mendian gora ez dio inork \eramango nobody can {beat || match} him running uphill; txikiak handiari eramaten dio the small one has an advantage over the big one

11. ( behartu) to lead, make; saltzera darama bere etxera it's making him sell his house

12. ( eroan, ohi egin) mundu gaizto honek anitz jende tronpatu darama this evil world usually fools a lot of people

13. Mat. to carry

14. Kir. to return ; aurrelariak atzera, baina atzelariak \eraman du the forward player hit it towards the back but the back player returned it Oharra: eraman duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila itzazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieran, adib., bizitza eraman aurkitzeko, bila ezazu bizitza adieran