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1 nahi
iz.1.a. wish, will ; zeren hartzen dugun gogo eta borondate hura ez baita zinezkoa, nahikundea baita eta ez \nahia for that desire and will which we acquire is not sincere because it is a fancy and not a wish; ene \nahitik on my own free will ; jabearen \nahiaren kontra against the owner's will; haren nahirik \nahiena his greatest wishb. (+ aditz era bukatuarekin) bazuten galdetu \nahia baina ez ziren ausartu they felt like asking but they didn't dare; alderdi horiei negoziaketa politikoa eragotzi \nahia leporatu zien he blamed those parties for wanting to obstruct political negociations; nire lagundu \nahia zenbaterainokoa zen jakin zutenean... when they found out the extent to which I was willing to help...; jakin \nahiak zirikatu ninduen hiztegi hau egiteko curiosity piqued me into doing this dictionaryc. \nahi eta \nahi ez like it or not ; \nahi eta \nahi ez hori egin beharko da like it or not that will have to be doned. (+ bezain, bezala, gabe) \nahi bezain laster, ekarriko dizut as soon as you want it, I'll bring it to you; \nahi gabe egin zuen he didn't mean to do it |he did it inadvertently formala. ; \nahi ahala garagardoa edaten duena tripandia izaten da the one who drinks as much beer as he likes usually has a {beer belly || potbelly}; ez zen \nahi bezala egin it wasn't done like {they || I || we, e.a} wanted; \nahi bezala bizi dira they live it up; \nahi {bezainbat || adinbat} saiatuko dira, baina ez dute deus erdietsiko try as they might, they won't achieve anything2. will, order; nagusiaren \nahiak egin behar ditu she has to carry out her boss's wishes; haren \nahiak betetzeko in order to carry out his will; \nahiari bake eman to go without; \nahia utzi to go without | to deny o.s.3. ogiaz \nahia egin zuen he got his fill of bread; \nahiak egin to get one's fill | to satisfy o.s.; nork bere baitarik jakin nahirik berariz dihardute, eta \nahiak egin ez dute askatu \nahi they're wanting to find out for themselves and do not want to let up until they are satisfied; i-i \nahiak eragin to satisfy sb; guztiek \nahia egiten diote aberatsari everyone indulges the rich man junt. (B)1. or; edo egiaz \nahi gezurraz elikatuko naiz by hook or crook I'll get by | whether by telling the truth or lying, I'll {be eating || survive}; \nahi dela dohain \nahi alokeraz edo sariz whether it be free, rented, or paid for; \nahi ezkutuka \nahi agerian be it hidden away or out in the open; \nahi hau, \nahi hura whether it's this one or the other2. Arkaismoa. albeit Arkaismoa., although; \nahi bada ez naizela aberats, behar dut erosi although I am not wealthy, I have to buy it; \nahi bada ez diren hemengoak although they are not from here; \nahi eta galdu, jokatu daigun honezkero (B) even if we lose let's gamble now io.1. desired, wished for; saririk \nahiena da it's the most sought-after prize; zer duzu \nahienik? what do you desire the most?2. formala. desirous; hantxe zeuden guri begira, zerbait gaiztakeria egin -\nahi-\nahiak there they were, peering at us, anxious to cause us some kind of evil; bestara joan \nahia da she wishes to go to the festival -
2 bota
I.iz. boot; i-i \bota eman give sb the boot; mendiko \botak mountain boots; zaldiz ibiltzeko \botaak riding bootsII.du/ad.1. (egotzi, jaurtiki)a. (oro.) to throw, toss, pitch, fling, cast; e-r uretara \bota to throw sth into the water; bekaturik ez duena \bota diezaiola lehenengo harria let he who is without sin cast the first stoneb. (txanpona) to tossc. (aingura) to weighd. (dadoa) to throw, cast2.a. (ardoa, ura, e.a. zerbitzatu) to pour, pour out; aizu, \bota sagardo gehiago! hey, pour me some more cider!b. (izerdia) to pour out; izerdia \bota behar da you have to sweatc. malkoak \bota zituen (s)he shed tears3. (gehitu)a. Sukal. to add (- ra: to)b. sutara ikatza \bota to put coal on the fire4. (lurreratu)a. (etxea) to tear down, demolish, pull downb. tiroz \bota nuen I gunned him down5. (kanporatu)a. (p.) to throw out, chuck out Lagunart., turf Argot., eject formala. ; etxetik \bota zuen he threw him out of the house; bere burua leihotik \bota eta hil zen he threw himself out of the window and killed himselfb. (langilea, enplegatua) to fire, dismissc. (kide bat elkartetik) to expeld. (kargutik) to throw out (- tik: of), oust (- tik: from)e. (ikasle ikasgelatik) to expelf. (zabor,e.a.) to throw out, throw away;g. (alferrik galdu) to throw away, waste; hori dirua \botaa da that's wasting money!; hori dirua \botatzea da that's throwing money awayh. (amak umea, nahi gabe) to miscarry i. (urdailetik) to throw up, vomit; gibelak ahotik \bota zuen he threw his guts up6. (erion, jario)a. (kea) to belch out, give offb. (gasa) to give off, give out, emit7.a. (bertsoa) to come out with, come up with; Manukortak Lazkao Txikiri \bota zion bertso hau Manukorta come up with this verse for Lazkao Txikib. zer edo zer galdetuko al dizut? \emdash \bota! can I ask you some-thing? \emdash shoot! ; hitzgorri galantak \bota zituen he let out some hair-curling cuss words; ez, nireak eta asto beltzarenak \bota gabe not without my giving him a piece of my mind8. (igaro, eman) to spend, have; egun zoragarria \bota genuen Lekeition we spent a wonderful day in Lekeitio9.a. (kimu berri) to sprout, put forthb. (sustrai) sustraiak \bota to take root10. Met. bihar elur gehiago \botako du it'll snow some more tomorrow; goiak \bota ahala \botako du it'll rain like crazy11. (erdarakadak) puzkerra \bota\\\bota to fart; i-i errua \bota to blame sb12. (-tzat hartu) onera \bota to take... to be good; txarrera \bota to take... to be bad Oharra: bota duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila itzazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieran, adib., faltan bota aurkitzeko, bila ezazu falta adieran io. Argot.1. to throw o.s., jump2. (uretara) to dive, jumpJakingarria: Norbaiti zerbait botatzen badiozu, kalte egin nahian, to throw at esan behar da. Norbaiti zer edo zer botatzen badiozu harrapa dezan, to throw to esaten da.III.iz. (I) Kir. serve du/ad. Kir. to serve -
3 deskuiduan
adb.1. ( kontura gabe, nahi gabe) inadvertantly; lorontzi bat \deskuiduan puskatu zait I inadvertantly broke a flower vase2. ( kasualitatez, menturan) by chance; \deskuiduan ikusten baduzu, esaiozu nire liburua itzultzeko if you happen to see him, tell him to give my book back -
4 atzerriratu
iz. exile, emigr— du/ad.1. to send abroad2. ( besteak nahi gabe) to exile, send into exile da/ad.1.a. to go abroad; Mongoliara \atzerriratu zen he went abroad to Mongoliab. ( beste nonbait bizitzera) to emigrate2. to go into exile -
5 erbesteratu
io. exiled; \erbesteratuak the exiled; Frantziako elizgizon \erbesteratuen bitartez through exiled French clergymen du/ad. to exile, banish da/ad.1. ( nahi gabe)a. to go into exileb. ( ihesika) to take refuge; Freedoniara erbesteratu ziren, militarren beldur they took refuge in Freedonia for fear of the soldiers2. ( emigratu) to go abroad, emigrate -
6 ito
du/ad.1. ( uretan) to drownb. ( asfixiatu) to suffocate, smother; \itotzeko zorian on the verge of suffocation; lepoa estututa \ito zuen he strangled herc. Aut. to flood2. ( landarea)a. ( ur gehiegi eman) to overwaterb. ( belar txarrek) to choke3.a. to burden, oppressb. zorretan \ito to burden with debts; zorrez \itoa burdened with debts | debt-ridden da/ad.1. ( nahi gabe)a. ( uretan) to drown; ez zekien igerian eta \ito zen he didn't know how to swim and drownedb. ( asfixiatu) to suffocate, asphyxiate; kaxak ez zuen zulorik eta txoria \ito hil zitzaion the box didn't have any holes and so his bird died from suffocation: \itoko al haiz! drop dead!c. ( janariagatik, e.a.) to choke; haragi-puska bat eztarrian trabatuta \ito zen he choked on a piece of meat stuck in his throatd. (irud.) preska eta \itotzen running and out of breath; barrez \ito beharrean choking with laughter -
7 beste
[from *berste from *berzte from bertze] io.1.a. other; \beste gizona the other man; \beste gizon handi hura that other big man; \beste liburu guztiak all the other booksb. (+ bat) \beste bat another; \beste bat nahi dut I want another one; \beste tarta handi bat another large pie; \beste herri ingeles batean in another English town; \beste tarta handi bat another large pie; \beste herri ingeles batean in another English town; \beste bat! \beste bat! encore! encore!2. (+ izo.)a. else; \beste nonbait \\norbait \\ zerbait somewhere \\ someone \\ something elseb. \beste horrenbeste \\ hainbeste another so manyJakingarria: Kontuz! "beste" agertzen bada "zerbait", "norbait", edo "zenbait" hitzen aurrean, else esan behar dugu eta ondoren jartzen da beste zerbait something else; beste nonbait somewhere else; beste norbait someone else. Esaldia ezezkoa baldin bada, nothing else edo anything else esan dezakegu. besterik ez dago there's nothing else3. (izenordaina gisa) other; \bestek esan beza zein den hobea let others say which is better: \besterena da it's somebody else's4. (esa.)a. (+ -rik) hil zituzten, \besterik ez they just killed them; "B\besterik gabe, agur t'erdi" "Yours Truly"; \besterik gabe har gure agurrik beroena please accept our kindest regards; \besterik ezean for want of anything else; hori \besterik ez da it's {just || only} that | it's that and nothing elseb. (io. mugatu baten ondoren) alfer \bestea! nothing but a loafer!c. eta \besteak and others, et al. umorezko erabilera. ; badakit Erregina eta \beste horretaz mintzatuak direla I know the Queen and others have talked about that izo. other; \bestea nahi dut I want the other one post. [-z] (salbu, ezik) except; Amaiaz \beste inor ez da etorri nobody came except Amaia zen. as much as; zuk \beste diru dut I have as much money as you {do || have}; egingo nuke edonori ziria sartzeko \beste badakiela I'd bet he knows enough to fool anyone; esanak esan arren, eta nahi \beste egin arren however much they say and however much they do -
8 ezik
adb. \ezik ezenean ere, 300 euro balio du makina horrek however little it might be, that machine is worth 300 euros post.1. ( kenduta, salbu) except, except for, save for; mundu guztiak egin du, zuk izan \ezik everyone's done it except you2. ( gabe, barik) without; diru \ezik nago I'm broke; aspaldion bere \ezik dagoz herrikoak the townspeople have been without him for a while3. ( besterik) but; norengana joko dut, zuregana izan \ezik? who will I turn to if not to you?4. ( baino) than; lehen gehiago egiten zen \ezik orain before more was done than now junt.1. honela izan \ezik should this not be the case | if not so; gertatutakoa esan \ezik, ez harritu should (s)he not tell about what happened, don't be surprised2. ( nahiz eta) beti \ezik ere, hori sarritan egiten nuen although not always, I would often do that; bertutez \ezik, nahi eta nahi ez egingo dut if not out of virtue, I'll do it out of necessity3. ( gabe) without; bere seme ikusi \ezik hil zen he died without seeing his son; nahi \ezik unwillingly; Errege zela jakin \ezik without knowing he was the King -
9 kutsu
iz.a. ( aztarna) trace, vestige; eztia husten duzunean, gelditzen zaio beti ere ontziari zenbait hondar edo \kutsu when you empty it of honey, there's always some remnant or aftertaste left behind in the vessel; etsaien etxeen \kutsurik bat ere gelditu gabe without leaving any trace of the enemies' houses behindb. ( erlikia) remains; ongi nahi diegun zeruko santuen edozein \kutsu asko estimatzen dugu we greatly appreciate any relic of the heavenly saints of whom we are so fondc. (irud.) bizimodu gaiztoak ariman uzten dituen \kutsu gaiztoak the evil traces that an evil lifestyle leaves in the soul; lotsaren \kutsurik ez dute they're not the least bit ashamed; ez du bere aitaren \kutsurik ere he doesn't look like his father in the very least; gogo \kutsurik gabe without the slightest inclinationd. ( irud.) zalantza \kutsurik gabe without the slightest doubt2.a. ( mantxa, narrioa) taint, markb. (irud.) taint; aiena itzazu nigandik bekatuaren \kutsuak keep me away from the taint of sin; zuetarik bekatu \kutsurik gabe enea jaurti biezaio lehen let he among you who is without sin cast the first stone3.a. contagion, taint; e-i \kutsua eman to contaminate sth; \kutsua hartu to be contaminated; nafarreria, sendatuz gero, uzten zuen bere ondotik ere, zenbait \kutsu smallpox, once overcome, usually left some taint in its wakeb. infection4.a. ( izaera, tankera) character, trait; -(r)i \kutsua eman to set the tone for ; auzoko \kutsua, onerako zein txarrerako, itsaskorra da the character of the town, for better or worse, grows on you apaiztegiko \kutsua ez zaizula joan ezagun da it's obvious that character you got while at the seminary hasn't rubbed off; talde hori antzinako klasikoen \kutsua euskal letretan txertatzeko sortu zen that group was formed to implant the temperament of the ancient classics in Basque letters; herri \kutsua duten bertsoak verses with a touch of the folk tradition; herri horrek euskal \kutsua badu that town does have a Basque character to itb. ( hizkerari d.) accent, intonation, inflection; Zarauzko (hizkeraren) \kutsua hartu duzu you've taken on a bit of a Zarautz accent5. ( zaporea) taste; \kutsu latza du it's got a sour taste; \kutsu ona du it's got a good taste; erre \kutsua burnt aftertaste; eltzeak luzaro edukiz berrian hartzen duen usaina eta \kutsua the pot keeps the smell and taste of a new pot for a long timeb. ( irud.) ( gustua) alprojen \kutsu duen janzkera bat a rakish manner of dress; asmoz, \kutsuz, eta jantziz by design, in taste and in dress6. ( ondarea, jarauntsia)a. inheritance; \kutsurik utzi al dizu? did he leave you any inheritance?b. ( irud.) heritage, legacy; arbasoen \kutsua gorde egin behar da we must preserve our forefathers' heritage7. Sukal. ( zukua) broth; urdaiaren \kutsuan busti ditugu xerrak we dipped the steaks into a bacon broth8. ( pittin) bit; \kutsua edan dut I drank a little bit; ene \kutsua kendu zidaten my little bit was taken away from me9. ( partaidetza) participation, part; e-tan \kutsu izan ( du/ad.) to have a part in sth; horretan ez dut \kutsurik I play no part in that10. ( hondarra, hondakina)a. ( esneari d.) dregsb. ( ardoari d.) dregs, leesc. ( hondakina) sediment, settlings io. ahaide \kutsu distant relative; oraindik \kutsukoak gara we're still distantly related -
10 agertu
iz.1.a. visit, call; gaur \agertu bat egin beharko diot Aittari today I'll have to pop in on Fatherb. ( 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.a. to show, display; faxismoaren buru itsusia berriro \agertu du fascism has again shown its ugly headb. ( iritzia) to express, state, declarec. ( politika) to state, declared. ( froga) to produce, come up withe. ( jakinarazi) to let... know, notify; zuri \agertu nahi dizut nire beharra I wish to make my need known to you2. ( itxuratu) to stand for, symbolize; Ikurrinak gure aberria agertzen du the "Ikurrina" stands for our country3.a. Kristau. to revealb. ( sekretua) to reveal, disclose, let outc. 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.1.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 listc. ( 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 townd. ( ikusteko moduan agertu) to come into {sight || view}; zeruertzean \agertu zen itsasontzia a ship appeared on the horizone. Leg. to appear, be arraigned; agertzeko agindu arraignment depositionf. Met. eguna \agertu zen day broke2.a. ( era ikusgarrian azaldu) to appear ( i-i: to, before) ; aingerua \agertu zitzazion the angel appeared to himb. ( mamua) to appear, walk3. to show o.s., reveal o.s.; leial \agertu da she's shown herself to be loyal4.a. ( liburua) to appear, to be publishedb. ( idatzia) to write5. ( portatu) to act like, behave like; gizon bezala \agertu behar duzu you should act like a man -
11 honelako
il. [+1]1. ( zenbatu ezinezko izenekin, bai eta izen pluralekin ere) such; \honelako gizonek ez dute ezertarako baliorik such men are absolutely worthlessb. ( zenbatzeko moduko izenekin baina soilik singularrean) such a; \honelako neskak ez luke hori egingo such a girl wouldn't do thatc. ( izenik gabe) \honelakoa nahi dut I want such one like this; ez dut \honelakorik ikusi I haven't seen such a thing; \honelakoak nahi dituzte they want ones like this2. ( gehiago ez den zerbait adierazteko) like this; \honelako edo halako bizimodua hartu banu, izango nintzen zintzoa if I had lived a life like this or like that, I would have been good -
12 horixe
erak. [ indartua ]1. that very; gizon \horixe da nahi duguna that's the man we want2. ( izenik gabe) \horixe da egin behar duguna that's what we have to do; \horixe bera gertatu zaigu that very thing's happened to us3. (esa.) etorri nahi al duk? — \horixe! do you want to come? — indeed I do! (GB) | you bet I do! (USA) | most certainly! formala. ; bai \horixe yes, indeed! | you bet (USA) Lagunart. ; amore eman? — ez \horixe! give up? — certainly not! | no way! Lagunart. -
13 itzal
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 sideb. (Arteg.) shade part, shaded area, shade; argi eta \itzala light and shadec. (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 ships2. ( 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 himb. (esa.) \itzal bezain isila as silent as {the shadows || a post || as the grave}; haren \itzal bihurtu da he's become her shadow3. (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 dead4. ( espetxea, presondegia) prison, jail, penitentiary; \itzalean egon da hiru urte he's been {locked up || in prison} for three years5.a. ( begirunea) reverence, veneration, respect; Haren izen santuari zor zaion \itzala the reverence due to His holy name; \itzal gabe disrespectfully, irreverentlyb. ( ospea) prestige; \itzal handiko gizona a very prestigious man; \itzal handiko highly respected1. ( iluna, itzaltsua) dark, murky; baso \itzal bat a dark forest2. ( gizona) imposing, huge3. (irud.) respectable, proper, genteel -
14 kito
adb.1. ( zorrei d.)a. free; ehun euro kendu ehun euro bihurtu, \kito da hori withdraw one hundred euros and put one hundred euros back in, there's no cost to it; zorrak \kito utzi to pay one's debts; zorrak \kito egin to settle one's debtsb. (irud.) aurten \kitorik ez dugu egiten we haven't done a thing this year2. (esa.) eta \kito and that's it | and that's that | just; euskaraz eta \kito! in Basque only! | just Basque!; zergatik nahi duzu joan? — nahi dudalako eta \kito why do you want to go? — because I just want to; halako batean muturrekoa emango diat eta \kito one of these days I'm just going to punch your lights out; bazter-nahasletzat hartzen naute beste auzirik gabe eta \kito they just take me for a trouble-maker without any further consideration -
15 maila
I.iz.1.a. step; har\maila stone step; \mailaz \maila igon to go up the stepsb. ( zurubiari d.) rungc. (irud.) (urratsa, pausua) step, pace; \mailaka nahi dut horra heldu I want to get there step by step2. ( kate bati d.) link3.a. level; gure ekonomiaren \maila the level of our economy; \maila gorena highest level; \maila jasoago batean at a higher level; "\maila guztiak" "all levels"; \maila guztietako irakaskuntza teaching at all levels; gaineko \mailara heldu da she's reached the top; goi-\mailako i. ( aldizkaria) (Akad.) high-level ii. ( zuzendaria, e.a.) top-level; molekula-\mailan on a molecular levelb. degree; \mailan gora in ascending degrees; \mailan behera in descending degreesc. class; gizarte-\mailak social classes; bigarren \mailako hiritarrak second-class citizens; bigarren \mailako arazoak secondary mattersd. standard; bizi \maila standard of livinge. (Akad.) year (GB), grade (USA) ; hirugarren \\ laugarren \mailan daude they're in the third \\ fourth year (GB) | they're in the third \\ fourth grade (USA) ; lehen \mailako hezkuntza primary education; beheragoko \maila guztiak lorturik, doktoregoa nahi zuen having attained all lower degrees, he wanted a doctoratef. Mil. rank; goi-\mailako ofizialak high-ranking officers; hura \maila goragokoa zen he was higher-rankingg. ( hizkuntzei d.) register; hizkuntz \mailak linguistic registersh. ( ileari d.) shingles; begira, ebaki dizkidazu ene ileak \mailarik gabe look, you've cut my hair without tapering iti. ( mendiei) stratum, layerj. ( kategoria) class, category, kind; Berori beste \maila bat da you are another class; pilotari gutxi dira haren \mailakoak few pilota players are of his class4. Mat. degree; polinomio baten \maila degree of a polynomial5. Kristau.a. orderb. ( aldareari d.) footstoolc. ( arrosarioari d.) decade; bost \mailako arrosarioa five decade rosary6. ( ahaidetasunari d.) degree; ahaidetasun-\mailaak degrees of kinship7. Nekaz.a. ( belarpiloa) heap of grassb. ( belar ondua) fresh hay (hung to dry)c. ( galburuari d.) row of kernels8. Naut. fishing line, sea bream line9. ( haritzari d.) oak appleII.iz. mesh; sare baten \mailak the mesh of a net -
16 zein
[from *zeen from zeren] erak. which; \zein liburu nahi duzu? which book do you want? izo.1.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?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 Basquea. 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 loseb. \zein... \zein either... or; \zein batera \zein bestera one way or the other3.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 wayb. \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 other4. ( 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 good5. 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 -
17 zer
I.izo.1.a. \zer? what?; \zer diozu? what are you saying?; \zer arren? why? | how come?; \zer ba? how come?; \zer dela eta? for what reason? eta niri \zer? what about me?; zuri eta niri \zer? what do I have to do with you?; nire eta zure artean \zer? what do I have to do with you?; hau \zer dela? guess what it is?; \zeri eta \zertara how? | what for and to what end?; \zeri dagokiola etorri zara? for what reason have you come?; \zertatik \zertara erori zaren! how is it that you fell!b. eta niri \zer? what about me?2. \zer gerta ere whatever might happen | whatever should happen | whatever happens ; \zer ikus ere whatever might be seen3. → zeren, zertan, zertarako, zertarik zenb. [ erak. ]1.a. what; \zer liburu? what book?; \zer gauza nahi duzu? what thing do you want?b. ( zeharkako gelderetan) ez dakit \zer nahi duten I don't know how much they want2. (+ aditzera bukatu) ez dago \zer eginik there's nothing to do; ez dago \zer esanik there's nothing to be said | no comment; ez du \zer izuturik he's got nothing to be frightened of; \zer galdurik ez dute they've got nothing to lose3. ( harridura)a. \zer ondo! how nice!b. ( zenbatzeko modukoa) what a; \zer gizona! what a man!c. ( zenbatu ezinezkoa) what; \zer zorigaitza! what bad luck!II.iz. [ -r- ]1.a. reason; \zerik gabe without reason; beste \zerik barik for no reason whatsoeverb. eskerrik asko — ez dago \zerrik thank you — don't mention it | you're welcome2. (Psik.) \zera the id3. Lagunart.a. ( p.) what's-his-name gizonezkoa., what-d'ye-call-him gizonezkoa., what's-her-name emakumezkoa., so-and-so, what's-his-face Lagunart. ; hi, \zera, arin etorri you, fellow, come quickly; atzo ikusi nian \zera... ahaztu zaidak haren izena! yesterday I saw what's-her-name...I've forgotten her nameb. ( izenondo gisan) gizon \zer bat some kind of a manc. ( leku) \zerera joan dira they went to some place; \zereko \zerarekin ezkondu zen she married some guy from some place4. Lagunart. ( gauza)a. stuff, thing, something or the other, thingamajig, thingamabob (GB), watchamacallit Lagunart., what-d'ye-call-it Lagunart. ; \zer denik ere ez not a thing; \zer bat ikusi diat kalean I saw somethng or the other in the street; gero egurrezko \zer bat ekarri ziaten later they brought a wood {thing || what-d'ye-call-it || thingamajig}; larruzko \zer asko egiten ziaten they made a lot of leather {stuff || things}; lege honek eskatzen dituen \zerakin, eskubidea zeukak according to the stuff required by this law, he has the rightb. ( makina, tresna) thing, gizmo Lagunart.c. \zereko \zera it ; \zereko \zera egiten zuten egongelan they were doing it in the living roomd. \zerak [ izen plurala ] stuff, things; bere \zerak hartu zituen eta alde egin he got his stuff and left5. (irud.) \zer edo \zer something; ikus dezagun \zertarainoko indarra duen bihotzean let's see how strong his heart is6. bai \zera I bet! | for sure!; ez dugu hori egin beharrik — bai \zera we don't have to do that — the hell we don't!; badakit kantari hori oso gogoko duzula — bai \zer! I know you like that singer a lot — yeah, right! (iron.) -
18 ala izan
1. ( abereek jan, e.a.) to forage, feed; ardiak mendian \ala izan ziren sheep foraged in the mountains; arrainak \ala izan direnean when fish feed2. (irud.) to bite, gnaw at, eat; kontzientzia \ala izan zitzaion his conscience gnawed at him; haren hitzak minbizia bezala \ala izan ziren her words ate through him like a cancer; nahi baduk bizi minik gabe, ez hadila \ala izan gose gabe (atsot.) he that eats least eats most (atsot.) | feed by measure and defy the physician (atsot.) -
19 ahalke
iz. [from ahal "power" + gabe "-less"]1. (I) formala. ( lotsa) shame, chagrin, contrition; ez zuten \ahalkerik they were not ashamed; gauza hori \ahalke ematekoa da that is a shameful thing; ez demaiozula emazteari zeure duzun eskua eta botorea nahi ez baduzu \ahalketan zure burua ikusi Zah. do not hand your power and authority over to your wife if you do not wish to open yourself to shame -
20 alegia
iz.1. ( alegoria) fable, allegory2.a. deception, guile; mintza zaitez \alegiarik eta disimulurik gabe speak without guile or deceptionb. \alegiaz faking, feigning, acting; \alegiaz esan to say in jest | to kidc. -(r)en \alegia egin to fake adb. as if; gau guztian egon naiz \alegia hila all night long I' ve been as if I were dead junt.1. ( zerbait argitzeko, azaltzeko)a. that' s to say, in other words; ez da oso onesta den horietakoa, lapurra \alegia he' s not the honest sort, in other words a thiefb. bai, eta \alegia, Joanesen seme zaharrena da yes indeed, he is Joanes' eldest sonc. guk jakin nahi genuke... \alegia we' d like to know,... well...2. ( indartzeko) indeed; zigor gogorra eta latza \alegia a severe and harsh punishment indeed
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