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1 aurpegi
face -
2 vizaĝo
face -
3 vizaĝa neŭralgio
face-ache, tic douloureux -
4 aurpegi
iz. [from aurre- (fore-) + begi (eye)]1.a. ( begitartea) face, countenance formala., visage Liter. ; \aurpegiz \aurpegi face to face; i-i \aurpegiz \aurpegi begiratu to look sb in the faceb. txakur \aurpegia du he' s got a dog' s facec. (irud.) (esa.) \aurpegirik gabeko bankariak the faceless bankers ez dut \aurpegirik horretarako I don' t have the {nerve || stomach || guts} for that; \aurpegira {bota || eman} i. to rebuke, berate, censure ii. ( leporatu) to blame, accuse; \aurpegira eman zioten bere hutsegite hori they rebuked him for that mistake of his; eta gero botatzen digute \aurpegira alferrak garela and then they accused us of being lazy; \aurpegia hautsi (B) to overcome one' s shyness; \aurpegia izan [ du/ad. ] to be cheeky2.a. ( txanponari d.) sideb. ( auzia) side, aspect, facet; \aurpegi txarra du it has a bad side to itc. (Geom.) sided. ( image) image, impression ; orain alderdiak bere iragan zalantzagarria utzi nahirik, \aurpegi berri bat erakusteko asmoa du now the party, wishing to leave its dubious past behind, intends to put on a new imaged. Tek. face; \aurpegi lau flat face; \aurpegi zentratuko end-centered | face-centered -
5 mutur
iz.a. ( txerriena, e.a.) snout, noseb. ( behiena, txakurrena) nosec. (irud.) (ontziarena) lip2. ( aurpegiaren ezpainaldea) Lagunart.a. mouth, kisser Argot., snout Lagunart. ; \muturrean jo zian he knocked him in the kisser Argot.b. ( ezpainak b.b.) lips, thick lips; gazte mutur-handi bat a youth with big, thick lipsc. ( aurpegia) mug Lagunart., face; \mutur beltz sullen face; i-i \mutur beltza jarri to glare at sb | to make a bad face at sb; \mutur gaizto scowling faced. (esa.) (irud.) \mutur beltza dauka gaur eguraldiak the weather looks nasty today; guztiok ezagutzen dugu kapitalismoaren \mutur beltza all of us are familiar with the nasty side of capitalism; ez sartu \muturra! don't stick your nose in this!; i-i \muturrak hautsi to beat sb; \muturraren gainera erori to fall flat on one's face; \muturrez aurrera erori to fall head first; i-kin \muturrez egin to run into sb; \muturrez erori to fall flat on one's face; \muturrez \mutur egon to have fallen out | to be at oddsa. ( oro.) end, tip; oin-\muturra lurrean, orpoa, berriz, airean zuen the tip of his toes were on the ground while his heel was up in the air; kapela \mutur zorrotz bat a pointed hatb. ( zatia) piece; lukainka \mutur bana jan zuten they each ate a piece of sausagec. ( gelditzen den zatia) end, stubd. ( zati biribila) heade. ( makilari d.) end, tipf. ( makila zorrotzari d.) tip, pointg. ( pistolari d.) butt, griph. Aeron. ( hegazkinari d.) nose; \muturrez erori to nosedivei. ( suziriari d.) noseconej. Aut. ( autoari d.) nose, hoodk. Nekaz. ( goldeari d.) endl. ( bietan bakoitza; elkarrengandik urruti dauden puntuak) extreme, end; \mutur batean faxismoa dugu at one extreme there is fascism; Vladivostok Errusiaren beste \muturrean dago Vladivostok is at the other end of Russia; gure mahai-\muturreko lagunak our friends at the end of the table; eskuin-\muturreko \\ ezker-\muturreko alderdiak extreme rightwing \\ extreme leftwing parties; auzitegiak hogeita seina urteko kartzela zigorra ezarri die eskuin \muturreko bostei the court sentenced each of the five right-wing extremists to 26 years in prison; azken \muturreraino jo dute they've taken it to extremes4. Geog. cape; Matxitxakoko M\muturra Cape Matxitxako5. ( ausardia) audacity, gall, nerve; e-r egiteko \muturra ukan to have to {nerve || gall || audacity} to do sth6. ( pittin) bit; diru \mutur bat a bit of money; euri \mutur bat a bit of rain adb. disgustedly; \mutur egon to be put out -
6 begitarte
[from begi- (eye) + tarte (between)] iz.1. (B) ( bisaia, aurpegia)a. countenance Lit., visage Lit., face; \begitarte iluna zuen his face was {grim || sullen} | he had a {grim || sullen} face ; i-r \begitartez ezagutu to know sb by sightb. (irud.) mundu honen \begitartea bestelakotzeko to change the face of this world ; mundu guztiko \begitartearen gainean on the face of the whole world2. (harrera) reception, welcome; i-i \begitartea egin to receive sb; {\begitarte onez || \begitartez} hartu to receive sb well | to give sb a friendly reception3. (harrera) reception, welcome ; i-i \begitartea egin to receive sb ; {\begitarte onez || \begitartez} hartu to receive sb well | to give sb a friendly reception4. (aurre) presence; Jaungoikoaren \begitartera agertzeko in order to be in the presence of the Lord5. (begirune) respect, deference, regard; zor zitzaion \begitarte eta errespetu handiagatik on account of the high regard and respect due to him -
7 aurkez aurke
adb. face to face; gerra egiten denean armaz, on da \aurkez aurke \aurkez aurke joan eta garaitzea when one takes up arms in war it is best to go face to face and win -
8 begiz begi
iz. face to face; \begiz begi \begiz begi aurkitu ziren they found themselves face to face\\\begiz begi -
9 aho
iz. [cf. B, G "ago", "abo"]1. Anat.a. mouthb. [ izenen aurrean ] mouth-, oralc. (esa.) \aho batez unanimously; \aho batezko unanimous; \aho bete hortzekin gelditu to be {disappointed || disillusioned}; i-r \aho bete hortzekin utzi to disappoint sb | to let sb down; \aho {betean || beteka || betez} out and out |clearly | without beating around the bush; \aho betean esan zidan bi martziano ikusi zituela he out and out told me that he had seen two Martians; \aho zabalik gaping; \ahotan hartu i. ( aipatu) to mention ii. ( maiseatu) to talk about, murmur; beti \ahotan hartzen zuen bere amaren janari ona he was always talking about his mother's cooking; ez duzu Jainkoaren izena alferrik \ahotan hartuko (Bibl.) thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain; \ahotara ekarri to bring in irreverently; \ahotik hortzera rashly | hastily | suddenly | off the cuff; ahoz \aho face to face; \ahoz behera lying down | on one's stomach; \ahoz beherako etzanera lying down position; \ahoz gora face up | on one's back; \ahoz gorako etzanera position facing upa. ( hobiari, haitzuloari d., e.a.) entrance, mouthb. ( ibaiari d.) mouthc. ( kanpaiari d.) mouthd. ( sumendiari d.) crater, mouth3. ( zati bat)a. ( zigarroari d.) cigarrette holderb. ( musika-tresnari d.) mouthpiece4. ( dastamenari d.) taste; \aho ona du it tastes good; \aho oneko mouth-watering, tasty, appetizing, scrumptious; \aho txarreko unsavoury, nasty; oilasko \ahotik ezin utzia finger-licking good chicken | mouth-watering chicken5. ( mintzamenari d.) articulation, diction; \aho eder eloquence, fluency; \aho ederreko eloquent, articulate; \aho garbiko well-spoken; ez dut \aho\\\aho aski hori gaitzesteko I cannot condemn that enough6. ( labanari d., e.a.) blade, edge; \aho biko ezpata double-edged sword; politika hori \aho biko ezpata da that policy is a double-edged sword; norbait ezpataren \aho\\\ahotik igaro to put sb to the sword; aizkoraren \aho\\\ahoa zorroztu the sharpen the blade of an axe7. → ahoz, ahozko -
10 keinu
I.[cf. Cat. "gui—o"] iz.1.a. ( begiz) wink; begi-\keinu bat a wink of an eyeb. ( aurpegiz) face, expression; batzutan gehiago balio du \keinuak mihiak baino sometimes the look on someone's face counts more than wordsc. ( imintzioa) grimace, wry face, scowl; \keinuz adierazi zuen uste zuena with a scowl he got across what he thoughtd. ( eskuz, e.a. zerbait adierazi edo jakinerazteko) gesture, sign; \keinu batez esan zion he signalled to him; \keinuz eta zeinuz hitz egin behar zuten elkarrekin they had to talk to each other through gestures and pantomimee. signal; Museko \keinuak Kartak. Mus signals; badakizu Museko \keinuak egiten begiz, berlarriz, ezpainaz, eta mihiz you know how to make Mus signals by using your eyes, ears, lips, and tongue; \keinuz eta aieruz by allusion and insinuationf. ( gorputzaren higidura, zer edo zer jakinarazteko) signal, sign; prest daude haren \keinura they're ready for his signal; jaisteko \keinua eman zien he signalled to them to come down2. ( mehatxua)a. threat, threatening gesture; jotzeko \keinua egin dit, baina ez nau jo he made a threatening gesture but didn't hit meb. Kir. ( eskrima) feintII.iz. bit, dab; \keinu bat a little bitIII.iz. bogey man -
11 musu
[from Lat. musu (muzzle)] iz.1. kiss; hiruna \musu eman nien I gave them each three kisses2.a. ( aurpegia) face; musuz \musu face to face, viz-a-viz; \musuz aurrera erori to fall headlongb. ( muturra) snout; txerrien \musuak pigs' snoutsc. ( ezpaina) lip3. ( muturra) point, end -
12 aitzin
iz. [from Rom., Fr. "ains", old Cast. "anzes"]1.a. front part; aldare \aitzina front part of the altar; ezker eta eskuin, \aitzineta gibel left and right, front and back; aitzinez \aitzin face to face | viz-—-vizb. Arkit. fa—ade; etxe txikitxo \aitzin zuria the white fa—ade of a little house -
13 atera
du/ad. [from ate (door) + -ra]1. ( oro.)a. to take out ( -tik: of) ; giltzak sakeletik \atera zituen he took the keys out of his pocket ; txakurra kanpora \atera zuen he took the dog outsideb. to get out, take out ( -tik: of) ; txanpona kaxatik \atera zuen she {took || got} the coin out of the box ; txanpona kaxatik \atera zuen she {took || got} the coin out of the boxc. ( tinko den zerbait, e.a. hortz) to pull out, draw out ( -tik: of)d. ( begi) to take out, pluck oute. ( p.) to take out ; paseatzera \atera to take sb out for a walk; i-r espetxetik \atera i. to get sb out of prison ii. ( ihes eginez) to spring sb from prison; harrika \atera dute herritik they' ll stone him out of townf. Kim. to extractg. ( arma) to draw ( -tik: from) ; ezpata \atera to draw one' s swordh. Fin. ( bankutik) to withdraw ( -tik: from)i. ( ezabatu) kendu, borratuj. ( arnasa) to take ( -tik: from)k. argitara \atera to expose to light2. (irud.)a. to get out ( -tik: of) ; datuak liburu askotatik \ateratakoak dira the information is gleaned from many books ; hitzik ere ez du \atera he didn' t {utter || say} a word; i-r bere onetik \atera to get on sb' s nerves; nondik \atera duzu ideia hori? where did you get that idea from?3. ( zikindura, tinta gune, e.a.) to get out ( -tik: of), remove ( -tik: from)4. ( soldadu, ordezkari) to withdraw5. (Josk.) ( janzki) to let out6. ( lortu)a. to get; harena behar du beti \atera he' s always got to get his way ; pobreek nekez \ateratzen dute beren bizia the poor struggle to {get by || make ends meet}b. ( dirua) to make, getc. ( titulua, ikastagiria) to get, earn7. ( gorputzatala) mingaina \atera to stick one' s tongue out; mingaina \atera zidan she stuck her tongue out at me8.a. ( soluziobide) to reach, obtain, getb. ( ondorioa) to draw; ondorioa \atera to draw conclusions |to reach a conclusion; hori \atera dezakegu ikusten dugunetik that we can infer from what we see9. ( sortu)a. ( produktu) to produce, makeb. ( modelu berri bat) to come out withc. ( kanta, abesti) to make up, composed. ( moda berri bat) to createe. Leg. to come out with; horren kontrako lege bat \atera zuten they came out with a law against that10.a. ( argazkia) to take; argazki bat \atera nahi zigun he wanted to take a picture of usb. ( kopia) to make, have made11. ( bereganatu)a. ( sari, loteria) to get, receive; horrela ez duzu ezer \aterako you won' t get anything that way; urtean enpresa honek 2.000.000 dolarretako mozkina \ateratzen du that company makes a profit of 2,000,000 dollars a year12.a. ( bete) to keep, fulfill, comply with; emandako hitzak \atera behar dira promises must be keptb. ( zorrak) to pay up, liquidatec. ( bekatu) to atone for13. ( frogatu) to prove, demonstrate; lana izango du bere errugabetasuna \ateratzeko it' ll be hard for him to prove his innocence | he' s got his work cut out to prove his innocence14. ( albiste) to let it be known ; {hil dela || hil delakoa || hil delako } \atera dute word' s gone out that he' s died15. Kir. ( pilota, baloi)a. ( tenis) to serveb. ( futbola) to throw in16.a. ( hartu) \atera gehiago help yourself to some moreb. aizak, \atera beste hiru gorri waiter, we' ll have another three ros—s17. (Pol.) to elect, have elected da/ad.1. ( p.)a. to come out, go out; kalera \atera ginen we went out; ez \atera ez egon zen she couldn' t make up her mind whether to go out or not; nondik \atera zara? where did you {come || pop up} from?; zinetik \ateratzean ikusi genuen {on leaving the cinema || when we were coming out of the cinema} we saw her; hemendik \ateratzean egingo dugu we' ll do it on the way out of here; etxetik gehiago \atera behar genuke we should get out of the house some more ; noiz \atera zen espetxetik? when did he get out of prison?b. ( agertu) to appear, emergec. (irud.) bizirik \atera to survive, come out alive; istripuan soilik bera \atera zen bizirik only he survived the accident; larrialditik \atera to get out of a {jam || fix}; komatik \atera to emerge from a coma | to come out of a coma; ez da bere eleetatik \ateratzen he' s sticking to his {guns || story}; mahaiburuaren kargutik \ateratzekoa da aurten he' s giving up the chairmanship this year2. ( gauzak b.b.)a. ( oro.) to come out ( -tik: of) ; ura hemendik \ateratzen da water comes out hereb. ( ageri) to emerge, appear ; pikortak aurpegian \atera zitzaizkion pimples {broke out || appeared} on his facec. ( landare) to appear, come upd. ( aldizkari) to come out, appeare. Astron. to rise, come upf. ( eguzki) to come out, come upg. ( kale, karrika) to lead ( -ra: to) ; kale hori enparantzara \ateratzen da that street leads to the squareh. ( etorri) to come out ( -tik: from), come ( -tik: from) ; ardoa mahatsetatik \ateratzen da wine comes from grapesi. ( hortz) haurrari hortz bat \atera zaio the child cut a toothj. ( eraztun kendu, e.a.) to come off, slip off; eraztuna hatzetik \atera zait my ring has {slipped || come} off my finger; zapata \aterata daukazu your shoe' s {come || slipped} offk. ( albiste) to come out ; berri hori atzoko egunkarian \atera zen that piece of news came out in the paper yesterdayl. (irud.) aurpegiari bozkarioa \atera zitzaion joy showed on her face3. ( ondorio izan; suertatu)a. to turn out; to be, prove, turn out to be ; ez zaio ongi \atera it didn' t work out for him very well; ehiztari \atera zen he turned out to be a hunterb. ( arrakasta) to turn out; garaile \atera ziren they turned out to be the victor ; azterketa ondo \atera zitzaion he did well on the test |he aced the test (USA) Lagunart.c. ( porrot egin) to come out; asmoa gaizki \atera zitzaien the scheme misfired | the plan went wrong on themd. ( prezio) to cost; oso garestia \aterako zaizu this is going to cost you | this is going to run into a lot of money4.a. ( p.) to leave, depart ( -tik: from) ; zortzietan hiritik \atera ziren they left the city at eight o' clockb. ( autobusa, trena) to leave, depart ( -tik: from)c. Naut. ( itsasontzia) to sail5. i-kin \atera to go out with, date; 3 urte dira \ateratzen direla they have been going out for three years6. ( bide) to lead ; nora \ateratzen da bide hau? where does this road lead to? ; Kale Nagusira \ateratzen da it leads to {Main Street (USA) || High Street (GB) }7. ( esankizun) to come out; eta orain honekin \atera da and now he comes out with this; esan ba! — ez zait \ateratzen! say it! — I just can' t!8. ( balkoi, leiho bat, e.a.) to jut out, project9.a. Tek. to become disconnectedb. Trenb. trenbidetik \atera to leave the rails | to jump the track10. ( jokoetan, e.a.)a. ( xakejokoan) to have the first moveb. Kartak. to lead; batekoarekin \atera to lead with an acec. Kir. to start11. Inform. to exit, quit12. Antz. to come on, enter; harakin bezala jantzita \ateratzen da he comes on dressed as a butcher Oharra: atera duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila ezazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieran, adib., argazkiak atera aurkitzeko, bila ezazu argazki sarreran -
14 aurpegiera
iz. face, facial expression; erbestekoei \aurpegiera ona egiten dakitenak gipuzkoarrak dira the ones who know how to put on a good face with foreigners are the Gipuzkoans -
15 aurre
iz. [from ahur ? (palm of the hand)]1.a. front, front partb. ( mendiari d.) facec. Leg. fa—dade, face, frontd. (irud.) atzerik gabe \aurrerik ez there is no cause without effect2.a. ( lehentasuna) preference, priorityb. ( abantaila) lead, advantage; i-i \aurrea kendu to steal a march on sb; \aurrea hartu → aurrea hartu3. Naut. bow post. [ -tik ] past, beyond; Tolosatik \aurre ez da igaro it hasn' t gone beyond Tolosa -
16 bekoki
[begi- (eye= + ? or beko- +)] iz.1.a. Anat. ( kopeta) foreheadb. (esa.) \bekokia zimurtu zuen he {frowned || scowled}; \bekokiko izerdiaz by the sweat of his brow ; \bekokiko zimurrak sakonak zituen she had deep wrinkles in her face ; \bekoki astun frown; \bekoki ilun sullen face2. (irud.)a. (ausardia) boldness, daring, mettle; hori eskatzeko \bekokia zuen he was bold enough to ask for that; hara joateko \bekokia zuen (s)he dared to go thereb. guts, backbone, couragec. (NG-Baztan) (lotsa, ahalke) shame; ez du \bekokirik she is without shame | she's shameless -
17 bihurtu
du/ad.1. (bestetu) to turn into; ura ardo \bihurtu zuen he turned water into wine2. (itzuli, atzera eman)a. to give back, return; liburuak \bihurtu zizkien he returned the books to themb. (eskubidea, e.a.) to restorec. (ordainduz) to pay back3. (orkatila) to sprain, twist4. (testu bat hizkuntza batera) to translate (- ra: into) da/ad.1.a. (besteratu) to turn into, change intob. to become, to turn; hauts bihurtzen da gorputza the body turns to dust ; mutila gizona \bihurtu zen the boy became a man; odolak ura \bihurtu zitzaizkion his blood ran cold2. (itzuli)a. to return, go back, come back, be back; atzo joan ziren eta bihar \bihurtuko dira they went yesterday and they'll be back tomorrow; bide onetara bihurtzeko in order to return to the straight and narrowb. to revert to, go back to; bizimondu basatira \bihurtu zen he reverted to his wild ways; bere zereginetara \bihurtu zen he went back to his activities3. (bildu) to come down to, boil down to; hiru alditan bihurtzen dira urte horiek those years boil down to three periods; lur-mota asko dira biana guztiak bitara bihurtzen dira there are many kinds of soil but they all boil down to two (kinds)4. (I) ( aurka egin, buru egin) to resist, oppose, face up to; etsaiei bihurtzeko in order to face up to his enemies -
18 biratu
du/ad.1. (inguruan birak egin) to turn around, turn; errotarria biratzera kondenatu zuten they condemned him to turning the millstonea. to turn over; hankaz \biratu zuen gorputz eroria he turned the fallen body over with his foot ; orria \biratu to turn the pageb. to turn; aurpegia biratzen duzu ez ikusteko baina alferrik da you turn your face away in order not to see it but it's no use da/ad.a. (pla-neta, e.a.) to revolve, go around, orbit; Ilargia Lurraren iguruan biratzen da the Moon revolves around the Earth | the Moon orbits the Earthb. (ardatzean) to turn, rotate, spin (- (e)an: on)a. to turn round (GB), turn around (USA) ; \biratu zen eta orduan ezagutu nuen haren aurpegia he turned around and then I recognized his faceb. Naut. to turn back; traineruak herrirantz \biratu ziren the row boats turned back towards the townc. to turn over; ohean \biratu zen he turned over in bed -
19 buruz buru
adb.1.a. (aurrez aurre) face to faceb. (borrokatu) hand to hand2. (alde batetik bestera) from one side to another; \buruz buru \buruz buru zeharkatu to cross from one side to another -
20 elkar
[*(h)ark-(h)ar (he takes), cf. Lat. "ille illum", "ab illo ille"] izo. each other, one another Oharra: ikus oharra each other sarreran ; \elkar maite dute they love each other | they love one another; gure etxeek \elkar ukitzen dute our houses border on each other; \elkarri liburu bat eman zioten they gave {each other || one another} a book; Mikel eta Maitek \elkar maite dute Mikel and Maite love each other; \elkarren arteko gorrotoa mutual hatred; bihar ikusiko dugu \elkar we'll see each other tomorrow; \elkarren antzeko bi hitz two words similar to each other; \elkarren ondoan jarrita daude they're sitting next to each other; baina hemen \elkarren berri badakigu but here we know about each other; \elkarren etsai direla being mutual enemies ; \elkarren gainean i. on top of each other ii. ( aurrez aurre) face to face; \elkarri begira looking at each other; → elkarrekin
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