English-Ido Dictionary

business: (general term) afer-o, -i; komerco, industrio; (handicraft) mestiero; (occupation) (fact of being occupied) okup-eso, (that which occupies) okupant-ajo, -ivo; laboro, tasko, employ-eso; profesiono; (concern) koncerno, afero; ofico; devo; fako; extensive b.: granda aferi (od, komerco); line of b.: speco di aferi; run of b.: fluo di aferi, di komerco; granda vend-ado; in b.: en la aferi, en komerco; old-established b.: anciena firmo; on b.: por la aferi; to do good b.: facar bona komerco, prosperar en sua komerco; to do b. with: relatar komercale kun ulu; komercar kun ulu; retire from b.: retretar ek aferi; place of b.: afer-eyo; b.man: afer-isto, komerc-anto, -ero, -isto; b. agent: afer-agento; public-b.: statala (od, politik-ala) aferi; I will make it my b.: me asumas to, me (sola) sorgos to; mind your own b.: atencez pri vua propra aferi; that is not your b.: to ne koncernas vu; to koncernas nur me; to ne esas vua fako; to understand one’s b.: komprenar sua fako; that is bad b.: to esas mala afero.

business-like: praktik-ema, afer-atra, -ema.

busk: (corset stays) busko.

buskin: koturno.

bust: (chest and statuary) busto; torso.

bustard: utardo.

bustle: (intr.) tumultar; (intr.) hastar; movar rapide o hast-oze; -ling: ag-iva, -ema; alerta.

busy: employ-ata, okupata; diligenta, labor-ema; briska, ag-ema, -iva; to b. oneself: okupar su (pri); b.body: en-mix-emo, omno-tush-emo.

but: ma; (except) ecept-e, -inte; (only) nur; (yet, in time) ankore; (argument) or, nam; (unless) sen ke; se

.ne, ecepte ke, ecepte ke.

butcher: buchar: (noun) -isto, -ero; -y: (slaughter house) buch-eyo, -erio; (shop) karn-vend-eyo; karn-erio; (carnage) buch-ado, masakro.

butcher-bird: lanio.

butcher’s broom: rusko.

butler: keler-isto; chef-serv-isto, tablo-chefo.

butt: kap-batar, -butar, -frapar; b. joint: but-juntar, -pozar.

butt: (noun) kapo-bato; (b.joint) but-junt-uro; lash-o, -iz-uro; (end) extrem-ajo, (grosa) fino; (of tree) stumpo; (target) skopo-plako; (laughing stock) subisar joki o moki da ulu; (cask) fudro, barel-ego; (of pistol) kroso.

butter: butro; a slice of bread and b.: pan-loncho butr-izita; artificial b.: margarino.

buttercress: kardamino.

buttercup: ranunkulo.

butterfly: papiliono.

buttermilk: butro-lakto; (whey) selakto.

buttock: gluteo, sedo; (arse) kulo; (of a horse) gropo.

button: buton-agar (ulo); (cover with) -izar; -ing: -ag(ad)o; to remove the b.s: des-buton-izar; to unb.: des-buton-agar; to make b.s: buton-ifar.

button: (noun) buton-o; b.hole: -truo; b. hook: -ag-ilo, -tir-ilo.

buttress: (ark-)apogar; (noun) apog-arko; (abutment) abutmento; (support) suport-ilo; (for a wall) kontraforto; flying b.: apog-arko.

butts: (shooting range) paf-eyo, -agro.

buxom: sana e vigor-oza; gaya.

buy: komprar (ulo, po, por ulu, de ulu); (bribe) subornar; b. back: ri-, retro-komprar; (fig.) redemtar.

buzz: (intr.) zumar (as bees); (whisper) susurar (tr., intr.) (murmur) (intr.) murmurar; (gossip, prattle) (intr.) babilar.

buzzard: buzardo.

by: (agent: by means of) per; by mail: per posto; (to go) by railway: per la fervoyo; written by a pencil: skrib-ita per krayono; (agency; after passive verbs referring to agent; authorship): da; the tree was sprinkled with water by the gardener: l’arboro esas aspers-ita per aquo da la garden-isto; signed by him: signat-ita da lu; loved by all: amata da omni; sent by God: send-ita da Deo; by whom is this book: da qua esas ta libro; (according to) segun; time by your watch: kloko segun vua posh-horlojo; (near) proxim, apud; by the river: apud, proxim la rivero; (in oaths) per; by God: per Deo; (past); (space) I passed by him: me preter-iris il; (time) in time gone by: dum pasinta tempo; come by two o’clock: venez ante du kloki; by far greater: multe plu grande; by heart: memore; by all means: certe; by no means: nule, tote ne; by the way: incidente; latere; okazione; apud la voyo; by oneself: sola, aparta, sen-helpa; by reason of: pro ke; by and by: balde, pos kurta (od, kelka) tempo; by chance: hazarde, incidente; forsan, posible; by sight: ye vido, per vido; by degrees, by steps: grad-oze, -ope; little by little: pok-ope; bygone: pasinta; by halves: du-ime; by hand: per la manuo; bypath: ne-direta voyo; bifurk-voy(et)o; transversa voy(et)o; by product: laterala produkt-ajo (od, fabrik-uro); by-stander: asist-anto, -ero; spekt-anto; by stealth: sekrete, cel-ite; by this time: ja; by the by: okazione (di), incidente; by-law: statuto; regulo; by-word: dic-ajo populara; proverbo; (fig.) mok-ajo; by virtue of: en la nomo di; per la povo (od, autoritato) di; pro (ke); by your leave: kun vua permiso; se vu voluntez.

byzantine: bizantina.

byssus: biso.

C

c: (mus) Cb: ces; C#: cis.

cab: (four-wheeled) fiakro; (two-wheeled) kabrioleto; c. horse: fiakro-kavalo.

cabal: (intrigue, plot) komploto, konspiro, intrigo; (clique) add -ant-aro to above.

cabala: kabalo.

cabalistic: kabal-ala, -atra.

cabbage: kaulo; c. head: kaulo-kapo; c.soup: kaulo-supo; c. rose: centifolio; headed c.: kap-kaulo.