English-Ido Dictionary

main: (principal) precipua, chefa; (essential) esenc-ala; importanta; (large) granda; (ocean) oceano; m.land: kontinento; the m. body of: (of army, etc.) la grosa parto, la plu-multi; m.mast: granda-masto; m.sail: granda seglo; m.yard: granda-yardo; m.shaft: granda ax-arboro; in the m.: generale; por la plu-multi; sume; by m. strength: per forco; with might and m.: kun (od, per) sua tota forci.

mainly: precipue, chefe.

mainspring: granda resorto; (fig.) fonto (chefa); motivo.

maintain: (keep in the same state) mantenar (cf. konservar); (sustain) sustenar (cf. sub-tenar, suportar); (keep in the needs of life) entratenar; (assert) asertar, afirmar, alegar.

maintenance: manteno, konservo; susteno, helpo; entraten-ado, nutr-ado (cf. aliment-ado).

maize: maizo.

majestic: majest-oza.

majesty: (quality) majesto; (title) Sinioro (la rejo, e.c.).

majolica: mayoliko.

major: (army) mayoro; m.-general: mayor-generalo; brigad-generalo; sergeant-m.: serjent-mayoro; (greater) (la) plu-multo; (mus., logic) major-a, -o.

majorat: majorato.

majordomo: majordomo, domo-chefo.

majority: (age) major-eso; (more than half) majoritato, plu-multo; (rank of a major) mayor-eso.

majuscule: (capital letter) mayuskulo.

make: (a concrete object, perform a certain act) facar; (to cause, render, make to do) igar (cf. suffix -igar); (compel) igar, koaktar; (money) amas-igar, ganar, aquirar; (reach) atinger; m. away with: (abolish) abolisar, suupresar; (kill) mortigar; ocidar; m.-believe: igar ulu kredar ulo; dup-igar; fingar; m. for: (tend to) tendencar (ad) ; favorar; (direct one’s steps) direktar su, irar (ad); (aim at) vizar, (skopo); m. haste: (intr.) hastar, plu-rapid-igar; m. (it) up: ri-pac-igar, ri-kincili-igar; m. off: (go away) for-irar; m. free with: agar, uzar sen-ceremonie; m. good: (compensate) kompensar, (cf. equivalar); (maintain) mantenar; justifikar; establisar; m. head against: irar kontre; rezistar; m. known: konoc-igar ulo da ulu; publik-igar (ulo); m. a great deal by: profitar multe per; m. up: (medicine) preparar; (clothes, etc.) fasonar, (cut out) taliar; (a story) inventar; (complete) komplet-igar; (compose) kompozar, konstitucar; (an actor) kostum-izar, travestiar; (a quarrel) (ri-)konciliar, inter-konsentar (pri); (accounts) facar bilanco di; (put in order) ordinar; (shape) formacar; (to draw up) redaktar; m. out: (understand) komprenar (cf. dechifrar); (establish) pruvar; konstatar; m. over: transferar; cedar; m. water: (leak) likar; (urinate) urin-ifar; m. ill: igar malada, malad-igar (ulu); m. well: ri-san-igar (ulu); m. a noise: bruisar; m. a compact: paktar; konvencionar; m. a mistake: erorar; m. the most of: sparar; facar sugun posibl-eso; m. fun of: mokar; m. a first appearance: debutar; m. up one’s mind: decidar; rezolvar; m. war: militar (por, kontre); m. one’s escape: eskapar, fugar; m. ready: preparar; m. away with property: alienar (sua) hav-ajo; m. shift with: saci-esar da ulo; adaptar su ad; m. a way for: voy-ifar ad (od, por) ulu; m. headway: avancar, progresar; m. sail: hisar la segli; (voyage) voyajar; m. sure: cert-igar su (pri); m. fast: ligar ad; akrochar (see fasten); m. the best of one’s way: avancar, marchar tam rekte kam posible (ad); m. amends for: kompensar; indemn-izar; m. an appointment with: fixigar rendevuo kun; m. friends: ri-koncili-eskar (kun); ri-konciliar (ulu kun ulu); m. love to: kurtezar; to m. no difference: ne-importar; ne-multe, poke-importar; m. up: (in printing) pagin-igar.

make: (n.) fasono, formo; fabrik-o, -uro; (trade mark) fabrik-marko; (cut) tali-ado, -uro; (kind) sorto.

maker: kre-anto, -into, -ero; fabrik-anto, -ero, -isto; fac-anto, -ero.

make-weight: plen-ig-ivo.

maki: makio.

malachite: malakito.

maladministration: mala administrado.

malady: maladeso (cf. morbo; manio; des-san-eso).

malapropos: na-oportun-a, -e.

malaria: malario.

malcontent: ne-kontent-a, -(ul)o.

male: maskul-a, -o; (grown man) viro; (cf. hom-ulo (in composition see suffix -ulo).

malediction: malediko.

malefactor: kriminanto, delikt-anto, -into, -ero.

maleficence: mal-fac-ado, -em-eso.

maleficent: mal-fac-ema, maligna; (thing) noc-iva.

malevolence: mal-vol-(ad)o.

malevolent: mal-vol-anta, maligna.

malfeasance: mal-fac-ado (cf. fraudo; delikto, krimino).

malformation: mis-formac-o, -uro.

malice: malico; mal-volo; (in high degree) malign-eso, (act) -ajo; (jur.) krimin-ala intenco; with m. aforethought: kun pre-intenco, pre-medito.

malicious: (mischievous, spiteful) malic-oza, -ema; (womans, pirit) maligna (hom-ino spirito).

malign: difamar (ulu); (adj.) malign-(eg)a.

malignancy: malign-(eg)eso.

malignant: malign-(eg)a; mal-vol-anta; mal-intenc-anta, -oza.

malinger: fingar maladeso.

mall: ligna martel-ego; (as used in play) malio; (place) malio-placo.

mallard: sovaja anado.

malleable: male-ebla.

malleolus: maleolo.

mallet: ligna-martelo; (for play) malio.

mallow: (bot.) malvo; marsh-m.: (bot.) malvavisko.

malnutrition: nutr-ado, -eso ne-perfekta.

malodorous: malodor-anta, -oza; fetida.