English-Ido Dictionary

lightness: lejer-eso; (of character) frivol-eso; (of foot, etc.) ajileso; alert-eso.

lightning: fulmino; there is l.: (impers.) fulminas; l. stroke: fulmino-stroko; struck by l.: frapar per fulmino-stroko; l. rod: para-fulmino, fulmino-kondikt-ilo; heat-l.: silenc-oza fulmino; l. bug: lucilo.

lights: (lungs) pulmoni; (knowledge) savo, konoco.

lightship: faro-navo.

ligneous: lign-oza, -atra.

lignin: lignino.

lignite: lignito.

lignum-vit?: gayako.

like: prizar, amar (cf. amorar; diletar; plezar; facar (ulo) kun plezuro; juar; volar; dezirar; havar inklineso por).

like: (similar to) simila (ad); (such, of like kind) tala; (equal) egala; equival-anta; sama; (cf. suffix -atra); to be l.: simil-esar (ulu, ulo); (adv.) quale; he acts l. a king: il agas quale rejo (as if he were a king) (cf. kom); (n.) (la) simil-o, -ajo; l.-minded: sam-opinion-anta.

likelihood: (probability) probabl-eso, -ajo; (cf. versimil-eso, -ajo).

likely: (probable) probabla; (plausible, apparantly true) versimila; (believable) (credible) kred-ebla, -inda.

liken: komparar (cf. simil-igar).

likeness: simil-eso; (portrait) portreto (also fig.).

likewise: egale, simile, same; (also) anke.

liking: amo; gusto; afeciono.

lilac: lilac-o; l.-colo(u)red: -ea, (n.) -koloro.

liliaceous: lili-atra; l. plant: liliaceo.

Lilliputian: Liliput-ala, -atra.

lily: (plant) lili-o, (flower) -o-floro; water-l.: nenufaro; l. of the valley: maifloro.

limb: (of the body) membro; (of tree) (grosa) brancho; (astron., tech.) limbo; -ed: membr-iz-ita.

limber: flex-ebla; flex-ebl-igar; (artil.) municion-furgono.

lime: (fruit) limeto; citrono (cf. limon-, -iero); (tree) limet-iero, citron-iero; (linden) tilio; l. juice: citron-suko, -liquoro; (substance) kalko; l. kiln: kalko-forno; quick-l.: kalko kaustika, kalko-aqu-iz-ita; bird-l.: arbor-gluo; l.light: kalcio-lumo; l.stone: kalko-petro.

limit: limit-izar; (restrain) restriktar; (n.) limito (cf. termino; frontiero); -less: sen-limita, ne-limit-iz-ita.

limitation: limit-iz(ad)o; restrikto; (legal) preskrito.

limited (responsibility), (company): restrikt-ita responsiv-eso; acion-kompanio, -firmo; (French) komandit-ala societo.

limp: (intr.) klaudikar; (adj.) laxa; -ing: klaudik-anta.

limpid: limpida; -ity: eso; klar-eso.

linch-pin: (rot)axo-kelo.

linden (tree): tilio.

line: (geom., telegraphic, R.R., genealogical, military, writing, printing) lineo; (stroke, dash, as in printing, writing) strek-o, -eto; (row, file) serio; rango; (cord) kord-o, -eto; (of business) specal-ajo, fako, sorto, speco (di aferi); infantry of the l.: kombat-infantrio; vessel of the l.: kombat-navo; to follow in l.: inter-sequar; single l.: (R.R.) un-opla fervoyo; in l.: line-e, en rekta lineo; l. up: rang-izar, line-igar, -eskar; (to border) garnisar la bordo, bord-izar; (l. garments) futer-izar; to cover with l.s: line-izar.

lineage: raso, familio; ancestri; decend-anti, -ant-aro.

lineal: (descent, etc.) line-ala.

linear: lineara.

linen: tel-o, -o-tuko; (flax article) lin-ajo; (a piece of washable wearing apparel or household goods) linjo; body l.: korp-ala lin-jaro; house l.: dom-ala lin-jaro.

liner: (ocean-ala) paketboto.

ling: lengo.

linger: (go slowly) marchar, irar lente; (remain) restar (intr.); (languish) langorar (intr.); (delay, spin out) tard-igar; (last, continue) durar (intr.); -ing: (slow) lenta, ne-rapida; (remaining) rest-anta.

lingo: linguo; (corrupt) jargono.

lingual: (relating to the tongue) lang-ala.

linguist: lingu-isto.

linguistic: lingu-ala, linguistik-ala.

linguistics: linguistiko.

liniment: linimento.

lining: (of garments) futero; (in gen.) interna kovr-ajo.

link: katen-izar, -ligar, (fig.) -igar, kun-ligar.

link: (katen-) ringo, (pl.) masho; (fig.) kun-lig-ilo; (cuff) butono; golf l.s: golf-eyo, -agro; (torch) torcho.

linnet: kanabino.

linoleum: “linoleum”.

linseed: lino-semini; l. oil: lin-oleo.

linsey-woolsey: tiritano.

lint: (surg.) sharpio; (tow) filaso.

lintel: lintelo.

lion: (also fig.) leon-o; -ess: -ino; -ize: glori-izar.

lip: labio; between the cup and the l.s: inter la kupo e la labii; (border) bordo.

lipoma: lipomo.

liquefaction: liquid-ego, -esko.

liquefy: liquid-igar, -eskar.

liqueur: liquoro.

liquid: liquida, -o, -ajo (cf. fluido).

liquidate: (finan.) liquidacar.

liquor: (alcoholic) alkahol-ajo; (liquid) liquido.

liquorice: (bot.) regolis-o, (paste) -pasto, (water) -aquo.

lisp: zeze-ar (intr.); (fig.) stoterar.

list: (of persons, things; roll) listo; (edging) paspelo; (race course) lico; (of a ship) flank-inklin-o, -eso; to l.: flanke inklinar.

listel: listelo.

listen: (voluntary) askoltar; (hear involuntarily) audar; (heed advice) obediar, sequar; -er: askolt-anto, -ero.

listless: ne-vigil-anta, -ema, ne-alerta, ne-agema, indolenta, ne-suci-ema; indiferenta.

lists: lico, areno, (match) konkurso.

litany: litanio.

liter: litro.

literal: (not figurative) liter-ala; (translation; verbatim) vort-opa.

literary: literatur-ala.

literature: literaturo.

litharge: litargiro.

lithe: flex-ebla.

lithium: litio.

lithograph: litograf-ar, (result) -uro; -ic: -ala.

lithology: litologio.