erlojua ez dabil

[from *e-bil-i or *i-bil-i] iz.

a. journey; \ibili bat egin to go on a journey; Pauloren \ibiliak Paul's journeys

b. walk

2. \ibilian asko ikasten da you learn a lot by practicing; \ibilian, gero eta lirainago bihurtuko da through practice, (s)he will become more graceful; balea handia bazen ere, azkar zen \ibilian although the whale was big, it could move fast da/ad.

a. ( oinez joan) to walk, go about; oinez \ibili to walk

b. ( mugitu) to move

c. ( zaldia) to go, run; zaldiz \ibili to ride, go on horseback; etxetik lantegira eta lantegitik etxera \ibili to commute from home to the factory and from the factory to home

d. ( bidaian) to travel, go about; leku askotan \ibilitakoa da she's been to a lot of places; Ni ere Ameriketan \ibilia naiz I too have been to America ; leku askotan \ibilitakoa da she's been to a lot of places; Euskal Herri osoan barrena \ibili ondoren after travelling throughout the whole of the Basque Country

e. ( hegazkin, hegazti, e.a.) to fly; airean dabiltzen hegaztiak birds that fly in the air

2. (irud.) neska baten atzetik \ibili to be courting a girl |to be going after a girl; esamesa handiak dabiltza rumours are running rampant; askorekin \ibili ondoren, neskazaharra gelditu da after going out with many, she wound up an old maid

a. Tek. to go, work, run

b. ( erlojua) to go; erlojua ez dabil the watch's not running

4. ( egon)

a. to be; nola zabiltza? how's it going? | how are you getting on?; oker ez banabil if I'm not mistaken; kontuz \ibili to be careful

b. haserre dabil he's been angry; gaixorik dabil (s)he's been ill

5. ( aritu, jardun) to be, be busy; auzietan \ibili to be engaged in lawsuits; haizea dabil the wind's blowing; zure bila dabiltza they're looking for you; gerorik gerora \ibili naiz I've been putting things off; alferrik dabiltza they're wasting their time; lanpeturik dabil he's been busy; orain baserrian dabil now he's working on the farm; lapur ugari dabil azken bolada honetan thieves have been on the increase lately ; lanpeturik dabil he's busy; Etxegarai kardinalea ez zen turista gisa \ibili Kuban Cardinal Etxegarai wasn't in Cuba as a tourist

5. e-r egiten \ibili to be doing sth | to be in the course of doing sth

6. ( maiz joan) to attend; elizara \ibili to attend church

7. ( jantzia) to dress; ongi dabilena da she is well dressed

io. [from atze + -ra] ( ez oso argia, e.a.) slow, slow on the uptake; hizketan \atzeratxo dago ume hori that child' s slow in learning to talk adb.

1. back; \atzera joan to go back

2. ( berriro)

a. again, over, anew, afresh

b. (+ aditza) back; \atzera deitu to call back; \atzera ekarri to bring back; \atzera ekarriko al didazu zuri utzitako kitarra? will you bring me back the guitar I lent you?; \atzera erantzun to answer back; \atzera etorri to come back; \atzera ordaindu to pay back; \atzera saldu to sell back

3. ( ez oso azkar) slow; \atzera dabil nire erlojua my watch' s running slow

4. (Akad.) \atzera gelditu to fail; \atzera utzi to fail | to suspend

5. \atzera bota to reject, refuse, turn down

io.

a. ( herria) backward, under-developed

b. ( metodoa, e.a.) backward

2. ( p., adimena) retarded

3. ( aldizkariari d.) back; ale \atzeratua back issue du/ad.

1. ( uste edo behar baino geroago egiteko utzi)

a. to postpone, put back; jaialdia \atzeratuegin dute the festival has been postponed

b. to set back; gidariaren gaisoaldiak \atzeratu egin zuen ibilaldia the driver' s illness set the trip back

c. ( uste edo behar baino denbora gehiago igaro) to set back, put back; bi urte \atzeratu zen lana bukatzeko the work was set back two years to finish it

2. ( atzera eragin)

a. to hold back; haren zakartasunak atzeratzen nau joatetik his rudeness holds me back from going

b. ( erloju) to put back, set back; erlojua \atzeratu egin du he' s set his watch back; erloju horrek hamar mintu atzeratzen ditu eguero that clock runs ten minutes behind every day

3. ( atzerago jarri)

a. to put back; ez oinik \atzeratu! don' t step back!

b. ( bultzatuz) to push back; atzera itzazu aulki horiek! push those chairs back!; atzera ezazu aulkia scoot your chair back

4. {\atzeraturik || \atzeratu(t)a} egon to be behind; \atzeratu(t)a dabil eskolan she' s behind in school; arlo horretan inguruko herriak baino \atzeratuagoak gabiltza in that field we' re running behind the neighbouring countries da/ad.

1. ( berandu heldu) to {be || run} behind; lagun batekin suertatu eta \atzeratu egin naiz I {chanced upon || ran into} a friend and {got || fell} behind

a. ( atzera egin) to withdraw; ibaiaz beste aldera \atzeratu ziren they withdrew to the other side of the river

b. ( pauso bat atzera) to step back, take a step back; atzera zaitez apur bat step back a bit

3. ( utzi)

a. ( utzi) to stop, hold back; on egitetik \atzeratu to {stop || hold back from} doing good

b. to quit; erabakia hartuz gero ez zen \atzeratu once he made the decision, he didn' t quit