(bidez ibili)

1. (bidea ireki)

a. to open up, blaze

b. to make way for; kiroletan aritzeak egiten dio gorputzeko izerdiari bide sports activity works up a body sweat

2. (bidez ibili) to make one's way

iz.

a. (oro.) way; bide estua eta meharra Kristau. strait and narrow path

b. (estrata) road; erret \bide highway; \bideari ekin to hit the road

c. (animaliena) track, trail; mando\bide mule track

d. (ibilbide jakin bat) route, course, direction; \bidea galdu to lose one's way; lurpeko \bide underground passage

e. (irud.) Europan bidez \bide ibili to go along the highways and byways of Europe; herriz herriz eta bidez \bide from town to town and along every track; \bidea balkoitik neurtu to sit on the fence | to watch how things turn out; \bidea ebaki i. (bide ireki) to blaze the path | to blaze ahead ii. (eragotzi) to stand in the way of; \bidea hautsi i. (aitzindari izan) to blaze the trail | to pave the way ii. (eragotzi) to cut off; salbatzeko \bidean ari haiz you're on the right track; \bide berriak urratu to break new ground; \biderik bitarte to and fro

2. (norabidea) way, direction; \bidea galdu to lose one's way; bidea galdurik dabil he's wandering aimlessly

3. (era)

a. way, means

b. -t(z)eko \bide ean i. (zorian) on the verge of ii. (arriskuan) in danger of; galtzeko \bidean dago it is on the verge of being lost iii. on the way to; i-r lehenbailehen sendatzeko \bidean jarri to put sb on the road to immediate recovery

c. (irud.) \bide batez i. (batera) simultaneously, at the same time ii. (bidenabar) by the way; \bide batez bi mandatu egin zituen he took care of two errands while he was at it; lehengo \bidetik dabil he's still doing the same thing

4. (helburu batera iristeko) way, means; hori lortzeko \bide bakarra da it's the only way to achieve that

5. (bidaialdi) journey, trip; ordu bi \bidek ez nau ikaratuko a two hour trip won't scare me

6. Anat. passage; tract; arnas\bide respiratory tract; gernu\bide urinary tract

7. Trenb.

a. track, line

b. platform;

4. \bidean at platform 4

c. \bide estuko narrow-gauged post. -(e)la \bide on account of, due to, because of; hori dela \bide, ezin naiz ahaztu because of that I can't forget

part. apparently, seemingly; zoratu \bide da he seems to have gone mad; baina ez \bide da hau bakarra but this doesn't seem to be the only one; galdu \bide egin zen he seems to have got lost; ez \bide dio erantzun he apparently hasn't answered her

[from an irregular contraction of "Jaungoiko" (Lord of the high) or it is the original term. "Jaungoiko" and "Jainko" may be unrelated] iz.

1. god; gerla \jainkoa god of war; anbrosia \jainkoen janaria zen ambrosia was the food of the gods

2. J\jainkoa God; J\jainkoak emandako providential; J\jainkoak nahita providentially

b. ( \jainkoaren) J\jainkoaren deia divine {vocation || calling}; J\jainkoaren Bidea the divine way; J\jainkoaren bidez divinely; \jainkoaren Erreinu Kingdom of God; \jainkoaren eskuetako tresna instrument in God's hands, hands of God; J\jainkoaren izenean! i. in the name of God ii. ( dohainik) free, gratis; J\jainkoaren izenean ibili to go begging; J\jainkoaren izeneko beggar, mendicant formala. ; \jainkoaren oilo butterfly; \jainkoaren txakurra caterpillar

c. (irud.) ala \jainkoa! egad!| omigosh!|good heavens!; Egun on, J\jainkok ( demaizula) Zah. Good morning; \jainko lagun, lortuko dugu with God's help we'll manage it; J\jainkoari eskerrak thank God!; J\jainkoak lagun diezazula! God be with you!; J\jainkoak nahi dezala! let's hope to God!; zenbat seme-alaba duzu? J\jainkorik aina How many children have you got? — just one

d. (atsot.) gizonak ekin, J\jainko egin man proposes, God disposes; J\jainkoari erreguz eta beharrari mailuz (atsot.) God helps those who help themselves (atsot.)