English-Ido Dictionary

benevolence: bon-volo; (to be kindly disposed (to), to wish well to) (tr., intr.) bon-volar; -lent: bon-vol-anta, -oza; bon-fac-anta, -era, -ema; (of institutions) karitat-ema, -oza.

Bengal finch: Bengal-ucelo.

benighted: (ignorant) ne-savant-a; (gen.) nul-sav-anta.

benign(ant): benigna; -ity: -eso.

benison: benedikto.

bent: flex-ita; inklin-ata; kurva; hok-oza, -atra; to be firmly b. on: obstinar; (inclination of mind) inklineso, tendenco, suffix -em-.

benumb: torpor-igar, -eskar; (from cold) frost-et-ar, -et-igar.

benzine: benzino; b. motor: -motoro.

benzoate: benzoato.

benzoic acid: benzoat-acido.

benzoin: (bot.) benzo-o.

benzol: benzolo.

bequeath: legacar (ulo ad ulu) ; bequest: (act, sum) lagac-o, -ajo.

berberry: berberiso.

berate: reprimand-egar.

Berber: Berbero.

bereave: privacar; -ment: (loss) perdo; (sorrow) chagreno.

beret: (cap) beredo.

bergamot: bergamot-iero, -piro, -esenco.

berlin: (coach) berlino.

berme: (fort.) bermo.

bernicle-goose: bernaklo.

berry: bero; b. producing: ber-if-anta.

berth: (employment) ofico, employo; (on board ship) kabin-et-lito, nav-lit-eto; (anchorage place) ankr-ag-eyo; (for ship at dock) dok-, warf-plaso; to give or keep a wide b.: tenar ye disto fore.

beryl: berilo.

beseech: suplikar, implorar.

beseem: (intr.) konvenar (ad ulu).

beset: (surround) cirkondar, cernar; siejar; (haunt, importune) obsedar; -ting: kustuma, -ala, -ata.

beside(s): (close by) apud, -e; (moreover) ultre, cetere, pluse; (aside from) flanke, eskarte; aparte, exter; (in addition) ultre, pluse; (irrelevant) ne-aplik-ebla, ne-relat-anta ad; (in comparison with) kompare, plue; (except) ecepte, exter; b. that: ultre ke; b. oneself: esar fola, dementa.

besiege: siejar.

besmear, besmirch: indutar; stri-iz-achar; sordid-igar, fang-izar; makul-izar.

besmut: karbon-izar.

besom: verg-balay-ilo.

besotted: stupid-ig-ita, stupor-ig-ita; fol-ig-ita; brut-ig-ita.

bespatter: spric-izar, makul-izar, fang-izar (cf. besmear).

bespeak: (order in advance) pre-komendar (goods); (indicate) indikar.

besprinkle: (with liquids) arozar; (water) aqu-izar; (with stars, etc.) tra-semar, dis-semar.

best: (verb) ganar la avantajo (super); (adj.) maxim bona (od, saja, ecelanta, judik-oza, e.c.); (adv.) maxime; act for the b.: agar maxim bone (posible); everything is for the b.: omno esas (od, standas) maxim bone (posible); the b. part: plu granda parto; la maxim bon-ajo, lo maxim bona; b. man: (at a wedding) honor-kompan(ul)o; at b.: ad-maxime; he thought b.: il judikis, ke esas (plu) saja; put the b. construction on: donar la maxim bona senco ad; she had the b. of it: el havis l’avantajo (od, profito); to the b. of my recollection: segun quante me povas (ri-)memorar; to do, act to the b. of my power: facar (agar) segun posibl-eso; to the b. of my knowledge: segun mea savo (od, konoco) di; the b. of the way: la plu granda parto di la voyo; I like it b. of all: me maxime prizas ita.

bestial: besti-ala; -ity; besti-aleso, brut-aleso (quality); b. debauchery: besti-ala debocho; -ize: bestial-igar.

bestiarius: bestiario.

bestir oneself: mov-eskar; (command) mov-eskez!

bestow: (give) donar; (as gift) donacar; (attribute) atribuar; to b. a favour: facar favoro, servo (ad ulu).

bestrew: tra-, dis-semar.

bestride: (stride over) super-, trans-pazar; (sitting) sidar kavalke (sur); kun gambi fork-atre, eskart-ita.

bet: pari-ar.

betake oneself: rekursar ad; irar ad.

betel: (plant) betel-o; (piece for chewing) -ajo.

bethink oneself: (ri-) memor-igar (su, ulo).

betide: eventar (ad).

betimes: frue, fru-tempe

betoken: indikar, signifikar.

beton: (concrete) betono.

betony: betonio.

betray: (play false) trahizar; (reveal) revelar; (lead) enduktar; b. one’s trust: prevarikar (intr.); -al: trahiz(ad)o, perfid-eso, -ajo.

better: (verb) plu-bon-igar, (become) -eskar; (of health) ri-san-igar, -eskar; konvalecar (intr.); to get the b. of: vinkar, ganar, l’avantajo.

better: (adj.) plu bona, (adv.) plu bone; all the b. because: tale plu bone (ke) be b. off: esar en plu bona situ-eso; much b.: multe plu bone; b. and b.: sempre plu bone; in lack of b.: en manko di (ulo) plu bona; b. late than never: plu bona tarde kam nul-tempe; b.ment: (plu-)bon-igo; betters: (superiors) superior(ul)i.

between: (time, space) inter; (in the middle) meze; to be in b.: inter-jacar; b. times: inter-tempe, ye intervali; b. decks: (space and deck) inter-ferdeko; coming in between: inter-kur-anta, -venanta, -eventar; a line or space b.: inter-lineo; to place b.: interpozar.

betwixt: inter.

bevel: bizel-o, -izar.

beverage: drink-ajo.

bevy: trupo, grupo.

bewail: (intr.) lamentar; deplorar; (cry, intr.) plorar.

beware: gardar (su); (distrust) des-fidar.

bewilder: kon-fuz-igar, -eskar; perplex-igar, -eskar.

bewitch: sorcar, charmar, facinar; -ing: charm-(eg)-anta; ravis-anta, -iva.