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21 besteko
il. (adinako) as much as: ez da asko Magdalenaren damua \bestekoa ere not even repentence as great as Mary Magdalene's junt. on the other hand -
22 dantza
[from Rom. "dan—ar" from Old Fr. "dancier" from Vul. Lat. "diantiare" ] iz.1.a. dance ; \dantza askatua dance in which the dancers do not touch one another; \dantza lotu contact dance | dance in which the dancers hold each other's hands ; ezpata\dantza Basque sword dance ; makil\dantza stick dance; sagar\dantza Basque apple danceb. ez daki \dantzan she doesn't know how to dance; \dantzan ikasi to learn how to dance; \dantzan ari dira they're dancingc. [ izenen aurrean ] dance-; \dantza-ikastaro dance course ; \dantza-lagun dancing partner; \dantza-soinu dance music; \dantza-urrats dance stepd. (esa.) nola soinu, hala \dantza (atsot.) as the tune changes so should your dance | change according to circumstances; haizorratza \dantzan dabil the weather vane is spinning wildly ; hala ere, mundu osoan e-posta mezuak alde batetik bestera \dantzan jarri dituen albistea izan zen however, it was a piece of news which caused a furious flurry of e-mail messages across the whole world2. ( dantzatze) dancing; oso atsegin du \dantza he likes dancing very much; eskola hartan estudiatu zuen \dantza he studied dance at that school; aretoko \dantza ballroom dancing3. ( dantzaldi) dance; \dantzara joan to go to the dance -
23 deus
[from Lat. "nec unus"?] izo.1. ( ezezkoan) nothing; \deus ez nothing; \deus ere ez nothing at all ; \deus ez da iraunkorra nothing is permanent ; ez du \deus egiten he does nothing | he doesn't do anything; baina ez du \deus gehiago esan but he has said nothing else; \deus handirik ezin dezaket nik jakin I can't know very much; \deus esan gabe without saying anything ; \deusek ez du haren hunkitu ahal izan haren bihotza nothing has been able to touch his heart; ez dut galdu nahi \deusengatik he doesn't want to miss it for anything2. ( baiezkoan)a. anything, something; \deus baldin bada lur honen gainean zuzenik if anything on this earth is justb. \deus gutxi next to nothing3. ( galderazkoan) anything; \deus entzun duzu? have you listened to anything?4. ( izen bezala) \deusak i. ( zerak) stuff | things ii. accessories; \deus guzti everything; \deus guztien ahal duzu you have dominion over everything; ez zen \deus\\\deusik esan not a thing was said io. insignificant, paltry; arrazoi \deusa insignicant reason -
24 drin
iz. ( ari den sokari d., e.a.) whoosh, hum, whir; zume meheak, \drin mehea a thin piece of wicker does not make much of a sound -
25 egosi
io. boiled; arrautza \egosiak boiled eggs; okela \egosia boiled meat du/ad.1. Sukal. to boil; uretan \egosi to boil... in water; e-r ordu erdia egosten eduki to keep sth {boiling || on the boil} for half an hour; otarraina ere berdea da berez, baina egostean gorritzen da a lobster is also naturally green but it turns red when boiledc. (irud.) ibili eta ibili oinak \egosi zaizkio, eta urbatuak ditu after so much walking, his feet got fried and they're covered with blisters2. ( urdailean: = liseritu) to digest3. ( sutan, berotan ezarri)a. ( adreilua) to bakeb. ( ikatza) to fire da/ad.1. to boil2. (irud.) (eguzkitan) to fry Lagunart., to get a sunburn -
26 erabat
adb.1.a. ( guztiz, zeharo) completely, totally, absolutely; hori \erabat larriagoa da that is much more serious; \erabat ukatu to deny categoricallyb. ( behin betiko) definitively2. ( aldi berean) at the same time, simultaneously; \erabat joan to go at the same time ; \erabat egiten zuten they were doing it at the same time ; \erabat egin to do at one go3. ( oro har) in general; \erabat jo to generalize; ongi deritzat, \erabat harturik behintzat, egindakoari I approve, at least overall, of what has been done; \erabat esan to sum up; \erabat esateko, bihar ez gara etorriko in a word, we're not coming tomorrow4. ( eten gabe) non-stop, in sucession, in a row; Indurain bost urtetan \erabat txapeldun izan da Indurain has been champion for five years -
27 erabili
du/ad.1.a. to move; erabil itzazu zangoak arinago move your legs fasterb. ( ibilarazi) to drive, propel; urak darabil eihara water drives the mill ; nolabaiteko erokeriak zerabailen haren mihia some kind of madness drove him to talkc. ( astindu) to shake, jar, jiggle; harriak kaxan sartu eta erabiltzen hasi zen he put the stones into the box and started shaking it; txakurrak buztana darabil hara eta hona the dog is wagging its tail every which way2. (irud.) zer darabilzu gogoan? what's going on in your mind? | what are you pondering? luzez \erabili dut gogoan zer nuen egiteko I pondered for a while about what to do ; bekaizgoak darabil he's driven by envy3. ( baliatu) to use, employ, utilize; ongi erabiltzen du elea he has a way with words ; zenbait jende dabil munduan burua \erabili ezinik several people go around unable to use their heads ; \erabiliz \erabiliz burdina ere higatzen da even iron wears away through sheer use; euskara darabilte they use Basque4. ( makina, e.a.) to operate, handle5. ( tratatu) to treat ; sehiak ez dira gaizki erabiltzeko servants are not to be treated badly; ostikoka \erabili dituzte they have mistreated them by kicking them6. ( eraman, eroan)a. to carry, take; zama bat soinean \erabili to carry on a load on one's shoulders; erabiltzeko ona portable | conveyable; zer darabiltzazu? what are you carrying?b. ( garraiatu) to carry, transport7. ( jardun, ari izan)a. to be busy doing ; belarra \erabili to be cutting grassb. ( borroka) to wage ; horren aurkako borroka luzea darabilt I've been waging a long battle against that8. ( lur) to till, cultivate ; zenbat lur erabiltzen duzu? how much land do you cultivate? ; lur erabili berrian oin-hatzak ageri dira footprints have appeared on the freshly tilled land -
28 ere
adb.1. ( halaber)a. too, also; guk \ere egiten dugu hori we also do that | we do that too; Hartenstein jauna \ere badator Mr. Hartenstein is also coming |Mr. Hartenstein's coming too ; zu baldin bazoaz, ni \ere bai if you are going, so am Ib. (+ bezala) zeruan bezala, lurrean \ere on earth as it is in heaven; urtero bezala, aurten \ere this year as well as every other year; Portugalen bezala, Angolan \ere in Angola as well as in Portugalc. ( ezezkoan) either, neither; ez dugu hori egin — guk \ere ez we don't do that — neither do we | nor do we ; ez eta haiek \\ \ere neither do they \\ I; ezin dut hori egin, ez eta zuk \ere I can't do that nor can you ; ez genuen hori egin ez eta haiek \ere we didn't do that nor did they Oharra: ikus oharra neither sarrerana. even; ume txiki batek \ere badaki hori even a small child knows that ; oraingo egunean \ere even to this day ; gaztea eta agurea \ere the youth and even the old man; jo \ere egin zuten they even hit himb. ( ezezkoan) even; izenik \ere\\\erezigun galdetu he didn't even ask us our name; hori egiten ere ez dakizu? don't you even know how to do that?c. (+ ezer, inon, inor, e.a.) at all; ez zen inor \ere etorri no one came at all; ez genuen inor \ere ikusi we didn't see anyone at all; ezer \ere behar baduzu, deitu if you need anything at all, calld. ( + -rik, -ta) jakinda \ere ez nizuke esango even if I did know I wouldn't tell you ; zuk ikusita \\ irabazita \ere however much you might have seen \\ won ; hil eta gero \ere gogan izango naute even after my death I will be remembered ; azkenekoa izanda \ere even if it's the last onee. (+ - (ren)gatik) zaila izanagatik \ere, ez dugu huts egingo however difficult it may be, we won't fail3. ( + ba) ba- \ere even if, although; polita bada \ere even though it's prettyb. even when; guk ondo egiten badugu \ere, eta asmo onak baditugu \ere even when we do right and even when our intentions are goodc. (+ baldintzazkoa) even ; ikusiko bazenu \ere, ez zenuke sinetsiko even if you did see her, you wouldn't believe itd. (+ -tzea) zarauztarra naizen? galdetzea \ere! me from Zarautz? what a question!; aizu, hori esatea \ere! hey, what a thing to say!4. (+ izenordea + bait -) nork \ere gauzak jendea baino maiteago baitu ez da zintzoa whoever loves things more than people is not righteous; zenbat \ere ogia gogorra baitzen, gosetiek gogotik jaten dute no matter how stale the bread might be, hungry people eat it gladly ; zenbat \ere gure asmoak eta egitateak on baitira however good our intentions and deeds are; non \ere, noiz \ere aurkituko baitut wherever and whenever I may find him -
29 finkatu
du/ad.1.a. to fixb. ( irmo ezarri) to secure; har ezazue ongi gogoan eta finka espirituaren egia hau bear well in mind and cling to this spiritual truthc. horrek finkatzen du gure fedea that makes our faith firm2.a. ( gauzak) to secure, fastenb. ( seilua, e.a) to glue on, stick on, paste onc. ( ilea) to setd. ( kartela) to post, put up, stick upe. (Argaz.) to fixf. (irud.) bere begiak harengan \finkaturik having fixed his eyes on her; zangoak non finkatzen zituen ikusi ere gabe without as much as even to see where to put his feet down3.a. ( legea, araua) to establish, fix, lay down, set down; Euskara Batuaren idazkera \finkatu to establish the written standard for Unified Basque ; Arana Goirik \finkatutako arauak rules set by Arana Goirib. ( erakundea, e.a.) to establish, set up ; Harria haiz ere hire gainean \finkatuko diat ene Eliza you are Peter the Rock and on this rock I shall establish my Church; Napoleonek bere enperadoregoa \finkatu zuenean when Napoleon established his empire4. ( iltzez) to nail; Jesus gurutzean kontra \finkatu zuten Jesus was nailed to the cross6. to rest, lay; nire burua kuxinaren gainera \finkatu nuen I laid my head against the cushion7.a. (Argaz.) to fixb. Kim. to fix, set up da/ad.1.a. ( irmo ezarri) to lodge, settle, take hold; bala burmuinean \finkatu zen the bullet became lodged in his brain ; ene arima \finkatu da Kristo baitan my soul has taken hold in Christ; oi, prestutasun guztiz prezagarria, arren finka zaitez ni baitan Lit. o beloved integrity, I pray thou takest hold of me Lit.b. (irud.) to lie, rest ; zoriona ez da ogasunetan finkatzen happiness does not rest on richesc. to become lodged, become stuck, get stuck; horrela \finkatu zen gorrotoa haren bihotzean that's how hatred became stuck in his heart2. to become {set || fixed}, get set3. ( p. nonbait) to establish o.s., settle down ( -(e)an: in) ; holandarrak Hego Afrikan\finkatu ziren 1.652an the Dutch settled in South Africa in 16524. ( lotu) to get down to; lanera \finkatu zen he devoted himself to work -
30 gorroto izan
( du/ad.)1. to hate, loathe; ez du Inazio \gorroto izan he doesn't hate Inazio; horrenbeste \gorroto izan ote du? does he hate him so much?2. (B) [ dio ] to hate; \gorroto izan handia dit he hates me a lot; lagun hurkoari \gorroto izan dionak ez du Jainkoa maite he who hates his neighbour does not love God -
31 grazia
iz.1.a. Kristau. grace; Agur Maria, \graziaz betea Hail Mary, full of grace; Jainkoaren \graziaz by the grace of Godb. Leg. grace2. ( ganorea) grace, elegance3. (H)a. ( barre egiteko dohaina) ez du batere \graziarik it's not funny at all; \graziarik gabeko ateraldia an unwitty wisecrack; ipuin hauen \grazia eta gatza the humour and the wit of these storiesb. ( atsegina izateko, e.a.) ez zion \grazia handirik egin txapela kentzeak he didn't like taking his beret off very much -
32 gura
[from Lat. guia] iz.1. ( nahia) wish, desire; \gura barik reluctantly | without wanting to | unwillingly; \gura adina lo eginda having slept to his heart's content; bere \gura eta grina txarrak ukaturik repudiating his evil desires and passions ; \gura betean to one's heart's content; \gura eta \gura ez like it or not | willy-nilly; \gura txarrak menderatu behar dira illicit desires must be mastered; zer \gura eta ase as much as one wishes | to one's heart's content2. ( gogoa) desire, will; jateko \gura galdu zuen he lost his appetite; edozer egiteko \gura galdu zuen he lost his {will || desire} to do anything -
33 gutxiago
zenb.1. ( zenbatu ezinezko izenekin) less; ur \gutxiago less water; gazta gutxi, gazta \gutxiago little cheese, less cheese; hori baino \gutxiago less than that; askoz \gutxiago much less2. ( zenbatzeko moduko izenekin) fewer; liburu \gutxiago {dituzte || dute} they have fewer books; mongoliar \gutxiago fewer Mongolians; 100 baino \gutxiago gelditzen dira fewer than a hundred remain3. ( elipsian) fewer; are \gutxiagok ezagutzen dute even fewer know him4. ( adb. gisan) less; orain \gutxiago idazten du now she writes less5. ( erkatuz gero) less, inferior; jende hori ez da gu baino \gutxiago those people are no less than us | those people are not inferior to usJakingarria Kontuz: kontagarria baldin bada, fewer esan behar genuke. Adib. katu gutxiago fewer cats jende gutxiago fewer people eta ez *less cats edo *less people -
34 gutxitxo
zenb. [ zehaztugabe ]1. rather few2.a. rather little; diozuna \gutxitxo da you're not saying very much; gauean lo \gutxitxo egina nengoen I had slept rather little at nightb. a little bit; itxaron \gutxitxo bat a smidgeon of hope; azukre \gutxitxo zegoen there was just a little bit of sugar -
35 hari
iz.1. (Josk.) thread; josteko \hari sewing thread; jostorratzean \haria sartu to thread a needle; \hari batetik eskegirik hanging from a threadb. ( lihoa) linen; \harizko alkandora linen shirtc. hortz \hari dental flossd. [ izenen aurrean ] \hari-izpi strand of thread; \hari-mutur end of a threade. (esa.) orratzetik \hariraino behar duzu jakin you should know the all the ins and outs of it; orratzak baino \hariak luzeago behar du izan (atsot.) it's better to give in willingly than be bested unwilling; \hari korapilatua ez da sekula oso (atsot.) a broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound (atsot.)a. ( oro.) thread; armiarmari darion \haria thread coming from a spiderb. urrezko \\ zilarrezko \hari golden \\ silver thread3.a. Ele. wire; telefono-\hariak telephone wiresb. Mus. string; bibolinaren \hariak violin strings4. Tek. thread; pieza \hariduna a threaded piece; torloju honek ez du \haria hartu nahi this screw won't screw in; \harietan lotutakoa, gogorragoa da iltzeaz jositakoa baino once screwed in, it is more securely fastened than being held by nails; \hariak igo to strip the thread5. (irud.)a. ( ildoari, elkarrizketari d.) thread; argudioaren \haria the thread of the argument; gogoeten \haria train of thoughtb. (esa.) \harira etorri to get to the point; baina gatozen \harira! but let's get to the point!; \hari mehea izan ( du/ad.) not to feel up to it; horrelako gauzetan hasteko \hari mehea daukat nik I don't feel much like starting on such things -
36 jan
iz.1. food; \jan gutxi ematen digu baina makilakada asko he doesn't give us much in the way of food but does give a lot of beatings2. \janean eta ardoan kontuz ibili behar da you have to be careful with your food and wine ; \jan eta edaneko bizimodua da hori that is really living it up3. ( abereentzakoa) feed, fodder4. [ izenen aurrean ] edible; \jan-gauzak edibles io.1. that eats, that's eaten; ez naiz gose, \jana naiz I'm not hungry, I've eaten; \jan luze slow eating; \jan luzea da he's a slow eater; \jan zaharra da he hasn't eaten for a while; ongi \jana da he's eaten his fill2. ez \jan ez lan egon to be in a dither du/ad.1.a. to eatb. (esa.) bitxia begiez \jan zuen he eyeballed the jewel; musuka jateko haurra da she's a child you can't resist kissing; ez zeukan zer \jan eta zer jantzi he had nothing to eat or put on | he didn't have anything to eat or clothes on his back; idia bere adarrekin eta guzti jango luke he could eat an ox, horns and all2.a. ( azido batek, e.a.) to eat into, eat away, corrode; herdoilak \janda, ontzia itsusi eta likits agertzen da bere gainbehera amaigabean eaten through with rust, the ship looks unsightly and filthy as it sinks in its terminal declineb. (Geol.) to erode, swallow up; puska bat \jan dio itsasoak the sea washed away a piece of itc. pipiek \jandako habeak woodworm-infested beamsd. bere ondasun guztiak \jan zituen he went through all his wealth3. (irud.)b. gai hori \janda daukat I'll got that subject {under my belt || down pat} -
37 jo
iz.1. ( kolpea) hit2. Kir. shot; \jo laburra short shot; \jo luzea long shot; \jo luzeko pilotaria a jai-alai player with a long shot; \jo huts missed shot; zer \jo ederrak egiten zituen! what beautiful shots he made!3. (irud.)a. atearen \joa knocking at the doorb. umearen \jo kicking (in the belly)c. bihotzaren \joa the beating of a heart | the heartbeat4. ( astoarena) heehaw io. worn out, exahausted du/ad.a. to hit, strike; Joanesek \jo nau! Joanes hit me!; \jotzera egin to attack | to chargeb. ( ukabilaka) to punch, sockc. ( kolpatu) to pound, beat; dinbi-danba \jo to beat to a pulpd. i-r ostikoz \jo to kick sbe. ( atea) to knockf. ( garia) to thresh, thrash2. ( kaltetu, eraso, e.a.)a. Med. to strike; malariak \jo zuen he was struck down by malariab. ( desegin, suntsitu) to deteriorate, devastate; sitsak \jotako arropa moth-eaten clothes; harrak \jotako sagarrak worm-infested apples | worm-eaten applesc. (irud.) zorigaitzak \jo zuen he was struck by bad luckd. (esa.) eleberriaren pasarte batek \jo ninduen begietan a passage in the novel caught my eyea. to hit, strike; horma \jo arte ez zen gelditu it didn't stop until it hit the wall; konortea galdurik lurra \jo zuen he hit the ground when he lost consciousness; tximistak \jo zuen he was struck by lightningb. ( gauza batez, tresna batez, e.a.) to strike; burdina \jo to strike iron; ezpataz \jo zuen he struck him with his sword; zuhaitza aizkoraz \jo to chop a tree (with an axe)c. (esa.) bihotzean \jo ninduen it hit me where it hurt; loak \jotzen nau I'm falling asleep; ihortziak \jo balu bezala as if struck by lightninga. ( inork musika tresna) to play; danborra \jo to {beat || play} the drum; txistua \jo to play the txistu fluteb. ( inork musika) to play; Brasilgo musika \jo to play Brazilian music; Mozart-en sinfonia bat \jo to play a symphony of Mozart'sc. ( ordulariari d.) to strike; ordu batak \jo du it's struck one ; hamabiak \jo zuten the clock struck twelve; goizeko bostak \jotzen ari zenean when it was striking five in the morningd. oilarrak \jo zuen the cock crowede. ( soinu egin) to ring; kanpaiak \jo zuen the bell rang; txirrinak \jo zuen the bell {rang || buzzed}; telefonoak \jo zuen the phone rang5. ( iritsi)a. to hit, reach; non \jo du lehenbizi itsasontzia honakoan? where did the ship stop at on its way here?b. ( xede, muga) to reach, hitc. (irud.) {lur || erreka} \jo to hit rock bottom; zurian \jo nuen I hit the target; hogei urte \jo ditu he's reached twenty6. ( ibili) to travel, go across; bazter asko \jo ditu he's {been || travelled} to many countriesa. to head (- ra: for), make one's way ( -ra, aldera: to) ; itsasontziak Australiara \jo zuen the ship {sailed || headed} for Australia; Walensak goizeko 4 t'erdietan \jo zuen ontzioletara Mercedes auto batean eta bi bizkarzainek lagunduta Walesa headed for the shipyards at four thirty in the morning in a Mercedes, accompanied by two bodyguards; aurrera \jo baino lehen before going ahead; nondik \jo ez nekiela in which I didn't know where to turn; egun guztia \jo hona eta \jo hara spending the whole day going to and fro; \jo goiak \jo beheak going every which wayb. ( leiho batek, e.a.) to look out on, face; leihoak hegoaldera \jotzen du the window faces southc. \jo horra eta \jo hara || \jo bat eta \jo beste || \jo Ondarro eta \jo Mutriku to go to and fro | to go from one place to another8. ( zer edo zer lortu, jakin, edo konpontzeko)a. ( p.) to turn to; larrialdietan gurasoengana \jotzen dut I turn to my parents in times of trouble ; poliziarengana \jo zuen he went to the policeb. ( lana, hiztegia, telefonoa, liburua, e.a.) to refer to, consult; zenbait duda-muda argitzeko, hiztegi batera \jotzen dut to clear up some doubts, I refer to a dictionaryc. ( auzitegia) to resort to, refer to, take recourse to; gora \jo to appeald. to turn to, resort to; taldeak izubidera \jo zuen the group resorted to terrorisme. \jotzen duenak \jotzen duela whatever happens9. ( sexuari d.) larrua \jo hitz itsusia. to screw, fuck hitz itsusia.10. ( joera izan) to be inclined; edanera \jotzen du he tends to drink; horretara \jo dute ere euskaraz ari direnean they're inclined that way even when speaking Basque; nahiz eta elkarren berri ez jakin, nolabait helburu batera \jo zuten even though they did not know about each other, they tended towards the same goal11. ( kopuruei d.)a. to reckon, calculate, estimate; zenbat urte \jotzen dizkiozu maisuari? how old would you reckon the teacher to be?; zenbat balio duela \jotzen duzu? how much do you reckon it's worth?; behetik \jota conservatively estimated; gehienez \jota at mostb. to boil down, come down (- ra: to) ; badago liburu guztiak bitara \jotzerik all of the books can reduced to two volumesc. sariak miloiraino \jotzen du the prize amounts up to a million12. Met.a. to blow; haizeak \jotzen du the wind is blowing; bihar haizeak ere hotz \joko du, iparraldetik etorriko baita tomorrow there will be a cold wind blowing as it will be coming from the northb. hemen eguzkiak \jotzen du the sun beats down here13. ( gehitu) to add; \jo ezazu hau lehengo zerrendara add this to the list14. ( eman, suposatu) to assume, suppose; \jo dezagun hori egia dela let's {assume || suppose} that's true15. -tzat \jo to consider as, take for; galdutzat \jo behar dut borroka hau I should consider this fight a losing proposition; mirarigarritzat \jo zuten they considered it miraculous16. ( ekin) to get to, take to; lanari \jo zion he got down to work17. (+ eta) \jo eta ke busily, actively, up a storm; lanean ari dira \jo eta ke they've working up a storm | they're working like the dickens; \jo eta \jo ari dira they're having at18. \jota dago (s)he's exhausted -
38 joan
[from *e-oa-n] iz.1. passage, course; denboraren \joana gelditzeko in order to stem the passage of time2. balea bueltaka zebilen, \joan eta etorrian the whale flipped around back and forth du/ad. (I) (NG) ( eroan, eraman)1. to take2. ( kendu) to take away; ohoinek \joan zizkigun ondasunak thieves took our possessions io. aldi \joanetako euskaldunak Basques from bygone times da/ad.1.a. ( oro.) to go; Aiara joaten naiz I go to Aia; Aiara noa I'm going to Aia; \joan Amaiarengana! go over to Amaia!b. ( oinez) to walk, goc. ( autoz) to drive, go; gero Getariara \joan ginen (kotxean) then we drove to Getariad. ( trenez) to go, travele. ( hegazkinez) to go, fly, travelf. ( zaldiz, txirrinduz) to go, rideg. ( nola adieraziz) Oriora \joan zen igerika he swam to Orio; Azkoitiara \joan zen {lasterka || atxitxinketan || korrika} she ran to Azkoitia h. ( leku jakin batera) eskolara \\ elizara \\ mezatara \\ ohera \joan to go to school \\ church \\ Mass \\ bed; etxera \joan to go home2. ( jarraitu, aurreratu) zer moduz doaz gauzak? how are things going?; gauzak gaizki doaz things are going badly; gaixoa gaizki doa the patient is better | the patient is {getting || coming} along nicely3.a. ( iragan, igaro, pasa) to go by; urteak \joan, urteak etorri as time goes by; \joan zen astean \\ hilean last week \\ month; hola dihoakigu bizia, isilik eta ohartzeke that's how life goes, stealthily and without warningb. ( zendu, desagertu) to go away; Henry Fonda ere \joan zaigu Henry Fonda has also passed away | Henry Fonda has also departed from us; haurtzaroa \joan zaigu behin betirako our childhood is gone forever4. ( abiatu, alde egin)a. to go away, leave, depart; joateko ordua da it's time to go; \joan! go away!, \joan, ba! off with you!; goazen! let's go! ; noan etxera, garaia da 'ta I'll be off now, it's already timeb. (esa.) \joan eta bila! found out for yourself!5. ( sartu) to become, join; soldadu \joan zen he become a soldier | he joined the army6. ( egon) [ zaio ]b. ( atxiki) saria bihoakio Amaiari the prize should go to Amaia; herriari dihoazkion arazoetan in matters corresponding to the town; ez dihoakit niri nor izanen den erabakitzea it is not up to me to decide who it will be7.a. (+ -tuz) euskaldunen kopurua gehituz doa the number of Basque-speakers is gradually increasingb. (+ -tzen) zorrak gehitu ahala dirua urritzen zihoakigun our money was decreasing in proportion to how much debts were increasing8. (+ -tzera) to be going to; ezkontzera doazela iragarri dute they have announced that they are going to get married Oharra: joan duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila itzazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieran, adib., pikotara aurkitzeko, bila ezazu pikota adieran -
39 leku
iz.1.a. place, spot; edozein \lekutan eta edozein alditan any time and {any place || anywhere}; Afrikako zenbait \lekutan in some places in Africa; \leku ederrak dira hauek these are beautiful spots; \leku guztietan in every place | everywhere; \leku seguru safe place; i-en \lekua hartu to take sb's place; \lekuak hartu to settle down; gauzak bere \lekuan jarri to put things away; liburu bat bere \lekuan jarri to put a book back; i-r bere \lekuan jarri to put sb in their place; gauza bat bere \lekutik kendu to to remove sth from its place; e-r \lekuz aldatu to transfer sth; i-kin \lekuz aldatu to change places with sb; \lekuz kanpo egin to be out of placeb. ( non) \lekuan where; bere aita-amak galdu zituen \lekuan where (s)he lost his mother and father; ni nagoen \lekuan where I am; zuk zeure \lekuan egizu lo, nik neure \lekuan egingo dut eta you sleep where you are as I'm going to sleep where I am | you sleep on your side as I'm going to sleep on mine; ez zuten behar zen \lekuan bilatu they didn't look where they should have; euskaldunik baizen ez zen \leku batean in a place where there were only Basques; krimenaren \lekuan at the scene of the crime; nagoen \lekutik ez da ezer ikusten you can't see anything from where I amc. (irud.) \leku onean dago! (s)he's sitting pretty!2. [ mugagabea ] \lekutan dago! is it ever far away! | it's quite out of the way; \lekutan daki kafea egiten! can (s)he ever make coffee!; \lekutako amonaren etxean bizi da he lives out in the sticks; \lekutako kontuak! what stories!; \lekutako \lekutako mutil duk! what a beautiful, beautiful boy he is!; \lekutara! how far!; \lekutara eraman zuten they took him far away3.a. ( ordenari d.) position, place; aditzaren \lekua perpausean the position of the verb in the sentenceb. leku berezia du Vondel-ek Holandako idazleen artean Vondel {enjoys || has} a special place among writers from Holland; hiriko bizitzari ez dio \leku handirik opa bere eleberrian he doesn't make much mention of city life in his novel; beren hizkuntzak ez du \lekurik han their language has no place there; eliza ez da \leku egokia horrelako gauzez hitz egiteko the church is not a suitable place to talk about such things4. ( gune) room, space; ba al dago \lekurik? is there any room?; e-i \lekua eman to make room for sth5.a. ( herria) place, town; village; \lekuan \lekuko hitzak local wordsb. [ izenen aurrean ] place-; \leku-izenak place names -
40 luze
iz.1. duration, length; bere biziaren \luzea the duration of his life; barka, arren, aipamenaren \luzea please forgive the length of the remark2. bidearen \luzera along the road | alongside the road3. \luzearen \luzez over a long period of time4. Kir. \luzeko jokoa baseline game io.1. ( neurria, ez laburra, ez motza) long; nolako \luzea da? how long is it?; ile \luzea du she has long hair; haga \luze batetik zintzilik zegoen it was hanging from a long pole; ez da behar adinako luzea it isn't long enough; bidai \luze long {trip || journey}; bide \luze egin duk you've come a long way; soineko \luze long dress; Van Gogh-en eskutitz \luze batean in a long letter from Van Gogh; eta ulertu nahi ez dutenek, berriz, beste traidore baten izen a idatziko dute beren zerrenda beltz gero eta \luzeagoan on the other hand, those who don't want to understand will write down the name of another traitor on their ever lengthening black listb. ( luzapena) prolonged, extendedc. ( bokala) longd. (z.o.) good, long; bost kilometro \luze a good five kilometrese. ( + zenbakia) 50 metro \luze eta 25 metro zabal 50 metres long and 25 metres wide; lau milimetro \luzeko ile(ak) hair four millimetres long2. ( denboraldia, iraunaldia)a. long, lengthy, protracted; urte \luzeak long years | many years; barau \luzea a long fast; lan gaitz eta \luzea long and difficult work; ez du denbora \luzeean iraungo it's not going to last very much longer; mende \luzeen lasaikeriagatik on account of many long centuries of neglect; espetxean egon zen 27 urte \luzez he was in prison for 27 long yearsb. ( epea) long3. ( altua) tall; gizon \luze eta lerdena zen he was a tall and slim man4. ( berandu, e.a.) late; \luze egin zait it's gotten late; \luze gabe jakingo duzu you'll know before long; \luzeen dela | \luzeenaz ere at most | at the latest5. ( patxadatsua) slow, sluggish6. ( eskuzabala) generous7. stretched out; bertan \luze gelditu to drop dead8. (irud.) beso \luzeak ditu he's got pull | he's influential; hortzak \luzerik gelditu zen he was still hungry; azkazal \luze thief adb.1. long; \luze mintzatu zen he spoke at length; egia esan, \luze jo zidan sendatzeak in fact, it was one long road to recovery2. sprawled out, stretched out; etxeko astorik handiena hilda \luze gelditu zaio the biggest donkey on his farm wound up dead, lying sprawled out
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