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1 gauza
[from Lat. "causa" (thing)] iz.1. ( oro.)a. thing; beste \gauzarik? anything else?; hori beste \gauza da! that's another matter; eta holako \gauzak and things like that; \gauzak diren bezala as things stand; Jainkozko gauzetan in divine matters; \gauza guztien gainetik above all things; beste \gauza askoren artean among many other things; \gauza bat gerlaz hitz egitea eta bestea, arras bestea, gerla bat egitea talking about war is one thing, indeed quite a different matter, and another is fighting oneb. \gauzak [ izen plurala ] belongings, things2. (+ il., io.) ez da barre egiteko \gauza it's no laughing matter; \gauza arraroa da it's a strange thing3. ( ideia) atsoen \gauzak old ladies will be old ladies!4. ( arazoa) affair, business; hori nire \gauza duk that's my business! io.1. ( gai) apt, capable; ez da \gauza hori egiteko he's not capable of doing that; oraindik \gauza da lanerako he is still able to work ; ez da hortarako \gauza he's not apt for that2. valid; \gauza den sakramentu valid sacrament3. ( erabilgarria) ez da zuretzat \gauza it's no use to you; ez da \gauza hortarako it's useless for that -
2 nahasi
iz.1. ( nahastura) mix, mixture2. ( nahas-mahas) entanglement, mess, mixup3. Nekaz. ( belar txikitua) feed mixture io.1.a. mixed, mixed upb. (z.tx.) mixed up, jumbled up, in {disorder || disarray}2.a. ( nahaspilatu, korapilatu) confused, mixed up; amets \nahasiak confused dreams; hizkera \nahasi confusing language; munduko itsaso \nahasi honetan in this confusing sea of a worldb. (irud.) blurred, fuzzyc. ( ilea) tangled, entangledd. ( oroipena) confused vague, hazye. ( tratua) shady, vaguef. ( lizuna) perverted du/ad.a. ( oro.) to mix, mix up; ura gatzarekin nahastean when mixing water (in) with saltb. ( hizkuntza) euskarari erdara \nahasiz mixing {Spanish || French} in with Basquec. ( ordena) to mix up, jumble up; seilu guztiak \nahasi ditu he's {mixed || jumbled} all of the stampsd. ( elkartu) to merge, combine, minglee. ( kartak) to shufflef. ( gauza ilunetan, e.a.) to get (sb) {involved || mixed up} in; nire aita mafian \nahasi zuten they got my father {involved || mixed up} in the mafiag. (irud.) gau batez edana eta burua \nahasia etorri zen one night he came drunk and flustered; gaur inoiz baino \nahasiagoak daude arazoak gure herrian today things are more confused than ever in our countrya. to bewilder, perplex, confuse, baffle, mix up; \nahasia dabiltza they're baffled; burutik \nahasi dabil his head is all mixed upa. to confound, baffle; deabrua ere \nahasiko lukete bere erretolika horrekin he could confound the devil himself with that spiel of his; \nahasi gabe erantzuten badu if she answers without muddling itb. to mix up, mistake; merke zela uste nuen baina \nahasia nengoen I thought it was cheap but I was mistaken4. ( arima-baretasuna kendu) to perturb, disturb; haiek esandakoak nahasten nau zeharo what they've said disturbs me very much; beldurrak ez du nahasten fear doesn't perturb him5. ( jendartean nahasmendua sortu) to stir up; bazterrak nahasten zituzten they were stirring things up in the country; herria nahasteko bera bakarrik asko da he's enough to stir the country up da/ad.1.a. ( oro.) to mix (- kin: with)b. ( elkartu) to blend, combine ( -kin: with)c. ( jendartean) to mingle, merge; jendeatzarekin \nahasi zen he became lost in the crowd | he {disappeared || melted} into the crowd; poliziak manifestariekin \nahasi ziren the police mingled with the demonstrators2.a. ( nahaspilatu) to get confused ; berak sortu zuen \ldblquote neurtitz" hitz herri-bertsoak eta poesia aurrerantzean elkarrekin nahas ez zitezen he came up with the word \ldblquote neurtitz" so that folk verses and poetry would no longer be confused ; hamaika aldiz \nahasi zen bere lanean he got mixed up in his work time and time againb. ( nahasmenduan sartu) to get {confused || mixed up || perplexed}; zergatik ez zenuen ongi egin? — \nahasi nintzelako why didn't you do it right? — because I got confusedc. ( ikusmena) to become blurred; ikusmena guztiz \nahasi zait my vision has become completely blurredd. ( eritasunagatik, sukarragatik) to ramble, rave, {go || get} delirious; eria nahasten ez bada if the patient doesn't go delirious3. ( gauzak bestetzat hartu) to be {mistaken || confused}4.a. ( arima-baretasuna galdu) to be {perturbed || upset || bothered}; hitz horiek entzundakoan, erregea \nahasi zen bere barrenean upon hearing those words, the king was upset insideb. ( urdaila) to become upset, turn; barnea nahasteko kirats bat a {stomach-turning || nauseating} stench5. i-r i-kin \nahasi to become involved with; bere adiskidearen emaztearekin \nahasi zen he got involved with his friend's wife; lohikerietan \nahasirik involved in {depravity || debauchery || wicked things}6. ( asaldatu) to become restless; bere soldaduak bidali zituen \nahasi zitzaion herri batera he sent his soldiers to a town that had risen up against him -
3 amilka
adb.1. falling; \amilka erori zen he came {plunging || tumbling} down2. ( piloka) piling up; atseginak apurka, ezbeharrak \amilka nice things trickle in, awful things flood in -
4 atondu
du/ad.1. ( prestatu)a. to prepare, arrange; Azkue handiak bere "Gipuzkera Osatua" \atondu zuenean when the great Azkue prepared his "Enhanced Gipuzkoan"; "Alproja" taldekoek plaza \atondu zuten Euskal Jairako the "Alproja" theatre troupe prepared the square for the Basque Festival; gaiak ederki \atondu zituen she made a great arrangement of the topicsb. ( konpondu) to fix upc. ( hitzarmena, e.a.) to set out, arrange; ugazaben eta langileen arteko harremanak atontzeko lege berri bat a new law that sets out the relationship between the management and the workers2. ( edertu, apaindu) to adorn, embellish da/ad.1. to get ready2. ( ongi jantzi, apaindu) to dress up; \atondu beharko dugu ezteietarako joateko we' ve have to dress up to go to the wedding3. ( moldatu, elkar ulertzea lortu) to work things out; hor, batzuk ongi moldatzen dira eta besteak, ordea, \atondu ezin some people get along their while others are unable to work things out -
5 bazter
iz.1.a. (ertza) edge; bide \bazterrean at the edge of the road ; ur \bazterrean at the edge of the water; \bazterrez ibili Naut. to coastb. (oihalari d.) end, edge; mihise-\bazter edge of a sheetc. (orrialdeari d.) margin; barneko \bazterrean eskuz idatzitako oharrak hand-written notes written on the inside margind. (irud.) \bazterrera utzi i. to put aside, sideline ii. to leave2. (txoko)a. corner; begi \bazterrez behatu zion she observed him from the corner of her eyeb. [ izenen aurrean ] corner-3. Geog.a. (ibaiari d.) bankb. itsaso \bazter seaside4. (muga) boundary, limit, end ; bere aberastasunak ez du \bazterrik there's no end to his wealth ; \bazter gabe limitless5. (aldea, lurraldea)a. side, dimension; \bazter handiak ditu etxe horrek that house is of huge dimensions ; munduaren beste \bazterrean on the other side of the worldb. begira \bazterrei! look around you!; \bazter guztietara begira jarri zen he started looking {all around him || everywhere}c. (kopuru handia adierazteko) \bazter guztiak zorrez bete ditu he's got deep into debt6. (eskualdea, herrialdea) \bazterrak [ pl. bb. ]a. land, country; territory, area; Dagestaneko \bazterretan in the {land || territory || country} of Dagestan; masaitarren \bazterretara sartu ziren they entered the land of the Masai; \bazter handia da Sudan Sudan is a big countryb. (irud.) (esa.) \bazterrak nahasi i. to stir things up ii. to get stirred up; \bazterrak nahasi ziren eta amarengana joan zen nigarrez things got out of hand and she went crying to her mother ; \bazterrak ikusi to travel about; bazterrik \bazter ibili to go to and fro7. (ondorio) consequence, repercussion; honek \bazter beltzak ditu that'll have dire consequences8.a. (beste) out of the way place; munduaren beste \bazter bat a faraway countryb. [ izenen aurrean ] out-of-the-way ; \bazterretxe out-of-the-way house ; \bazter haize ibili to go through a cross-wind io.1. deserted, desolate, bleak2. (urrutiko) faraway ; herri \bazter faraway town3. nik uste dut alderdi hori \bazter dela I think that party was left out post. (salbu, ezik) except, except for, save, barring; King Kong \bazter beste guztiak all the others except for King Kong -
6 berebiziko
il.1. (berezia) special, specific; batzuei guztietatikoak irakasten dizkiet eta beste batzuei \berebizikoak to some I teach general things and to others specific things2. (aparta)a. exceptional, extraordinary, great; \berebiziko lana egin zuen he did exceptional work; \berebizikoa da zure semea your son is most exceptional | your son is a gem; \berebiziko hitzaldia egin zuen he gave a masterful speech; horretarako \berebizikoa da he's is great at that; \berebiziko partidua izan da it was a great match; \berebiziko ondoen better than ever; harroa zen baina \berebiziko ondoen apaldu zuten she was arrogant but she was taken down a notch or twob. (egoki-egoki) \berebiziko dator zure iritzia your opinion is right on; hori izan zen zuretzat \berebizikoa that was just what you needed; \berebizikoa da lan horretarako he's the very man for that job3. (izugarria, ederra) (z.tx.) \berebiziko masailekoa eman zion she slapped him silly; \berebiziko atsekabeak great sorrows; emazteari \berebizikoak eman zizkion he beat his wife horribly; i-i \berebizikoak bota to give sb a piece of his mind -
7 erdi
[cf. Aquit. "Erditse"] iz.1.a. half; \erdiak halves; \erdia gelditzen zait I've got half left; bildots \erdiaz ase daiteke gizona half a lamb can satisfy a manb. gauzen \erdiak debekatzen ditu medikuak the doctor forbids half of the things; etxe honetan gauza \erdiak geureak dira half of everything in this house is oursc. Slovobiako hiritarren \erdiak bakearen alde dira half of Slovobia's citizens are in favour of peace; sagarren \erdiak ustelduta daude half of the apples are {rotten || spoilt} ; sagar horien \erdiak ustelak dira half of those apples are {rooten || spoiled} ; neuzkan liburuetatik \erdiak irakurri ditut I've read half of the books I had ; ondasunen \erdiak eman zizkien he gave them half of his possessions ; oiloen \erdiak baino gehiago eri dira more than half the hens are sickd. \erdiak ez dira etorri half haven't come2. ( zentrua) centre (GB), center (USA) ; hiriaren \erdira heldu zirenean, hantxe gelditu ziren when they reached the city centre, they stayed there ; Lurraren \erdia the centre of the Earth ; bidez \erditan egon halfway | to be halfway there3.a. middle; kale \erdian zegoen it was in the middle of the street; gizon horien \erdian da it's smack in the middle of those men; \erdi-\erdian jo nuen he hit it right in the middleb. ( denboraldia, e.a.) middle; arratsalde \erdian etorri zen she came in the middle of the afternoon ; apirilaren \erditsutan etorriko da he'll come round the middle of April ; egunaren \erdian in the middle of the day ; neguaren \erdian in the middle of winterc. \erditik egin to split down the middle4. half; \erdi gizon, \erdi otso half man, half wolf5. ( erditze) giving birth ; \erdi baino lehen before giving birth semez \erdi da she's given birth io. half; laranja \erdia jan zuen he ate half an orange; gaitz \erdi izango zen she would have been half sick adb.1. half; sagar horiek \erdi ustelak dira those apples are half {rotten || spoilt}; \erdi lotan half asleep; botila ardoz \erdi beterik dago the bottle is half full of wine ; botila ardo \erdi hutsa gelditu da the bottle wound up half empty of its wine ; ontzi hori \erdi hutsa dago that glass is half empty2. \erdi sartuan gelditu da giltza the key became stuck halfway; giltza \erdi sartuan gelditu zait my key got stuck halfway ; gauzak {\erdi eginean || \erdi egin gabe} utzi zituen he left things left half done -
8 erro
iz.1.a. root; \erroa {eman || bota} to take root; \erroak egin i. to take root ii. ( itzala ukan) to have pullb. (esa.) \erroak eginak dauzka he's doing fine (in business); egian \erroak eginik dago it is rooted in truth; \errotik aztertu to delve into ; \errotik egin to uproot. eradicate, pull up ; oihanak \errotik egin to {cut down || raze} a forest ; \erroz gora in a mess; \erroz gora aurtikitu to turn things upside down2. Mat. root; \erroa atera to extract the root; \erro hirukoitz triple root; \erro irudikari imaginary root; \erro karratu square root; \erro kubiko cube rootb. (Gram.) root; aditz baten \erroa the root of a verbc. [ izenen aurrean ] root-, radical; \erro-ikur radical sign3. (irud.)a. ( familiari d.) stock, lineage aitaren \errotik on his father's side ; \erro txikitik da he comes from a humble family | he has humble origins; \erro handitik da he is of good stock | he comes from a good familyb. ( jatorria) origin; gauzak \erro-\erro jakin to know things {backwards and forwards || back to front}; gaitza \errotik kendu behar da the bad part must be rooted out completely4. ( oinarria)a. ( etxeari d.) foundation; etxearen \erroak the foundations of a houseb. (irud.) foundation, base, grounds; zoriontasunaren \erroak the bases for happiness; \errorik gabeko sinestea a baseless belief5. ( olagarroari d.) tentacle6. ( behiarena)a. udder; -(r)i \erroa kendu to weanb. (esa.) gure behiak \erro handiago eta zuenak esne gehiago we've got the good name while you've got the goods7. ( giharre) muscle8. ( ateari d.)a. hinge; atea bere \erroetan bezala like a door on its hingesb. ( oro.) \erroetatik kendu to unhinge9. ( joera) inclination, tendency10. ( eguzkiari d.) beam, sun beam ; eguzkiak egingo dio mendiari goitiko beste \erroa the sun shined down another beam upon the mountain11. ( laranja, baratxuriari d.) segment -
9 ezin
iz.1.a. impossible nature, impossibility; hainbeste \ezinen eta eragozgarriren kontra against so many impossible situations and obstacles; \ezina egin \\ eskatu to do \\ ask the impossible ; \ezina egina the impossible made possible ; \ezin bezainbat da it's as good as impossible ; \ezina ekinaz egina (atsot.) have at it and have it (atsot.) ; ez dago \ezinik nothing is impossible ; \ezinik ezer ez dago nothing is impossible | there's no such thing as impossible; \ezinak ez du legerik there are no limits to the realms of possibiltyb. \ezina denean when it's impossible2.a. ( gaitasunik eza) inability, incapacity; jan \ezina inability to eat; jan \ezina dauka he's unable to eat; handia da ene mina, esan nahi eta esan \ezina great is my pain when I want to express it and am unable to do so ;haiei lagundu \ezinak jota utzi ninduen my inability to help them depressed meb. (+ -(e)an) inability, incapacity; bere \ezinean isilik gelditu zen being powerless, he shut up; oso \ezinean nago I'm in a bind; nahiz eta \ezinean ibili, lortu du iristea he managed to reach it although with great difficulty; \ezinean ibili da lasterketan she's been lumbering along in the race3. ( osasunari d.) disability, handicap part.1.a. cannot, can't; \ezin jan dut || \ezin dut jan I can't eat; \ezin jan dezaket I can't eat; \ezin jan izan dut I haven't been able to eat; \ezin jan izango dut || \ezingo dut jan I won't be able to eat; \ezin jan izaten dut I'm usually unable to eat; \ezin etorri naiz I can't come | I'm unable to come; \ezin dizut esan I can't tell you; \ezin ibil naiteke I cannot walk; \ezin lorik egin dut I can't sleep, \ezin sinets litezkeen gauzak unbelievable things | things which are impossible to believeb. ( aditz + bukatua) arnasa \ezin harturik dago she's unable to {breathe || take a breath}; ogia \ezin {irabaziz || irabazirik} dabil he's unable to make a living ; lana \ezin {bukatuz || bukaturik} ibiltzen da he's usually unable to finish his work; lana bukatu \ezinik gabiltza we've been unable to finish ; \ezin egonaz dago he can't keep still ; kotxea \ezin piztuz ari da the car can't get startedc. ( aditz + bukatua + -a) damu dut zugana \ezin etorria I regret being unable to come to you; haien arteko \ezin eramana the inability of their being able to get alongd. \ezin\\\ezinkonta ahala countless; \ezin esan ahala innumerablee. plaza \ezin gehiagoan jendez betea the square is jammed pack full of people2. ( + io., zenb.)a. ( + - ago) \ezin gorriago as red as can be; \ezin aberatsagoa da she's as rich as rich can be ; \ezin gehiagoraino aberatsa da she's as rich as rich can be; \ezin hobeto egin dute they've done a splendid jobb. (+ aditz era bukatua + - zko) \ezin ulertuzkoa da it is incomprehensible; \ezin ahantzizko hitzaldia an unforgettable speech -
10 garaitiko
il.1. ( gainerakoa) rest, remaining; \garaitiko gauzak the rest of the things | the remaining things; \garaitikoan for the rest2. ( goikoa)a. ( pentsamendua) high-minded, lofty, nobleb. from on high; \garaitiko ahots bat a voice from on high -
11 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 -
12 kexu izan
1. ( urduri izan) to be anxious; ez izan beraz bihoarkoaz \kexu izan so don't be anxious about the next day; \kexu izan dira langileak ekonomia beheraka joango dela the workers are worried that the economy will decline2. ( haserre izan) to be {annoyed || perturbed || vexed || livid}; biziki \kexu izan zen ama mother was absolutely livid3. ( triste izan, goibel izan) to be grieved, be distressed; \kexu izan da ene bihotza hiltzeko heineraino my heart is grieved, even to death; nahi duzuna izanik ere zu beti \kexu izan zara even when things are going your way you're distressed | even when things are going your way you're Lagunart. -
13 lehen
I.[from *lenen] iz. \lehena \lehen first things first; hala izango dira azkenak \lehen eta \lehenak azken in that way the last ones will be the first and the first ones will be the last; zein da \lehena? who's first?; \lehena naiz I'm first ordinala1. first; ez zen \lehen aldia it wasn't the first time ; \lehen egunetan apur bat eman behar zaie zerriei during the first days the pigs should be fed little; hori dugu \lehen arazoa that's the foremost problem we have ; \lehen ikusian at first sight; gure \lehen bi haurrak our first two children ; urteko \lehen astean during the first week of the year; Adam, munduko \lehen gizona Adam, the first man in the world2. ( hezkuntza) primary3. ( nagusia) leading, principal4. (irud.) \lehen eta gero euskalduna zen he was first and foremost a Basque adb. first; \lehen egin behar duzu you must do it firstII.iz.1. ( iragana) past; \lehena eta geroa the past and the future; \lehenarekin edo geroarekin ametsetan bizi direnak those who live and dream about the past or the future; \lehenera jo to go back back to one's old ways | to revert to old habits | to revert to type2. (irud.) bere \lehenean dago he's sticking to his guns; ni betinaiz \lehena I'm the same as always adb.1. before, formely; \lehen Europa osoan, eta orain inon ez before, through-out Europe and now nowhere; \lehen ez zen horrelakorik gertatzen things like that didn't use to happen; \lehen bezala as before; \lehen ez bezala unlike before; \lehen esan bezala as I said before; \lehen mintzatu naiz horretaz I've spoken about that before; kutsaduraren ondorioak, \lehen edo gero, jasango ditugu we shall, sooner or later, suffer the effects of pollution2. Lit. first; \lehen hilen gara ezen ez gezur erranen we shall die first rather than lie3. \lehen baino \lehen as soon as possible; baino \lehen → baino lehen -
14 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 -
15 saltsatu
du/ad.1. to dip... into sauce2. to wallow; ez dut sekula izan linguistika matematika hutsarekin saltsatzeko gogorik ez asmorik I've never had the will nor the intention to mix linguistics with pure mathematicsb. ( arazoak sortarazi) to stir things up; hori da bazterrak saltsatzen dabilena he's the one who's been stirring things up -
16 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.) -
17 abiada
iz.1.a. speed, impulse; \abiada handia daroa he's really moving it; \abiada hartu to pick up speed; aldapan \abiada handia hartu zuen he picked up a lot of speed going downhill; \abiada hartuz gero, ez dago hura isiltzerik once you get him going, you can't shut him upb. \abiadan in a hurry | fast; umeak \abiadan atera ziren the children rushed out; \abiadan egingo dugu we'll do it in a jiffy | we'll rush to do it2. ( irteera) departure3. (irud.) ( erritmoa) gauzen \abiada how things are going -
18 abiatu
du/ad. (I) ( sorrarazi) to launch; egunkari hori 1990ean \abiatu zuten they launched that newspaper in 1990 da/ad.1.a. ( bidea hartu, abian jarri) to set off, take off, head ( -ra: for) ; abiatzen bazarete hemendik Amsterdamera, pasa beharko duzu Bordele, Paris, eta Brusela if you're setting off for Amsterdam, you'll have to go through Bordeaux, Paris, and Brussels; noiz \abiatu behar dugu? when are we going to start?; ontzi hura gerlara abiatzekoa zen that ship was to set off for war; zurubian gora \abiatu zen he started going up the ladderb. ( irten) to leavec. ( prestatu) to get readyd. ( abiaburua adierazi) to start; ihesi \abiatu ziren they started to run away; eta Jesusek, handik \abiaturik, gizon bat ikusi zuen and as Jesus started in that direction, he saw a man; baldintza horietatik \abiatuz gero having started with those conditions; katua aguaren atzetik \abiatu zen the cat tore after the mouse; gaurko egoeratik \abiatuz starting with the current situation2.a. ( hasi) to begin, start; gaizki \abiatu dira gauzak things have started out wrong ; ontsa \abiatu den lana, erdi akabaturik (atsot.) a good beginning is half the work (atsot.) ; orduantxe \abiatu ziren serbiar eta musulmanen arteko haserreak that's when the animosity between the Serbs and Moslems beganb. ( -(e)an hasi) to begin, start; lanean \abiatu to start work; oihuz \abiatu ziren they started shouting ; dagoeneko \abiatu gaizki esaka they've already begun to talk ill of him; haurra xutik abiatzekoa zen the child still hadn't learnt to walk yet; haur txiki bat utzu zuen, doi-doia xutik \abiatua he left behind a little child who had barely started to walk; eltze puska batekin kendu zituen zauri hartako zornea eta sortzen \abiatuak ziren harrak he cleaned out the pus from the wound and the worms that had begun to set in with a piece of pottery -
19 adina
zenb. ( bezainbat, adinbat)1.a. ( zenbatu ezinezko izenekin) as much as; Perot-ek Rockefeller-ek \adina diru du Perot has as much money as Rockefeller; hi ni \adina? hik niri agindu? (you think) you're my equal? you are going to boss me around?b. ( zenbatzeko moduko izenekin) as many as ; guretzat \adina opari ekarri du zuentzat he's brought as many presents for us as for you; bekatuak diren eran eta diren \adina aitortu behar dira sins must be confessed as they are and as often as they are committed2. (+ behar, ahal)a. ahal \adina diru bildu zuen he hoarded as much money as he could; ahal \adina diru biltzen du he's hoarding as much money as he can; behar (den) \adina gauza as many things as necessaryb. (+ -tzeko) edonor airean bildatzeko \adina indar badu elefante batek an elephant has enough strength to throw anyone up in the air; bestela, zenbait herri hainbeste euskara mota — sarri etxeak \adina — irakatsi beharko lirateke otherwise there are as many towns — often as many houses — as there are varieties of Basque which would have to be taught; amaren bihotza biguntzeko \adinaa zen he could melt his mother's heart -
20 agerian
adb.1. ( nabari denez) evidently, clearly, openly; \agerian eta ez ezkutuan openly and not clandestinely2. ( estali gabe) uncovered; umea \agerian dago the child is uncovered; \agerian eta ezkutuan openly and clandestinelyb. ( jende aurrean) publically; Afganistanen debekaturik dago, horrelako gauzak agerian egitea in Afghanistan it is forbidden to do such things in public; ez da ausartzen \agerian hitz egitera he doesn't dare speak in public3. \agerian utzi to show |to display; askotan zorakeria ugari egin nuen, gaztetako ahulezia eta giza izaeraren makaltasuna \agerian utziz, eta horrek, damuz diot, Jainkorari mingarriak zaizkion tentaldi batzuetara eraman ninduen I frequently fell into many foolish errors, and displayed the weakness of youth, and the foibles of human nature, which, I am sorry to say led me into various temptations, offensive in the sight of God
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