English-Ido Dictionary

awhile, to wait: vartar kelke.

awkward: (clumsy) ne-habila, ne-experta, ne-graci-oza; (embarassing) konfuz-ig-anta, perturb-anta; (inopportune) in-opurtuna.

awl: aleno.

awn: aristo.

awning: tego-telo, vel-ego, storo-telo, marquizo.

awry: des-, ne-rekta; des-, nejusta; dis-tord-ita.

ax(e): hak-ilo; to cut with an a.: hak-ar.; a.man: hak-isto; stroke of a.: hak-il-stroko.

axial: ax-ala.

axil: (bot.) axelo.

axilla: (anat.) axelo.

axiom: axiom-o; -atic: -atra, -ala.

axis: (all senses) axo; (second vertebra of neck) axoido; a. of rotation: rotac-axo; to turn on an a.: rotacar.

axonometry: axonometrio.

axle: axo; a. tree: ax-arboro; a. pin: axo-stifto; a. case: axo-buxo.

aye: (affirmation) yes; (time) sempre, eterne; aye-aye: (naut.) tre bona, sioro; the ayes and the noes: le yes e le no.

azalea: azaleo.

azimuth: azimuto.

azote: nitro.

azure: (the colour) azur-o; (adj.) -a, -oza, -atra.

azyme: azimo.

B

B: (music) B [natural]: b=si; Bb: bes; B#: bis.

B.A.: bacheloro pri literaturo.

baa: (muton-)bramar.

baba: (French bun) “baba”.

babble: (intr.) babliar; (of a stream) (intr.) murmurar, babliar.

Babel: (lit. and fig.) Babel; Tower of B.: Babel-turmo.

baboon: babuino; (fig.) simio; dog-faced b.: cinocefalo.

babouche: babucho.

baby: infant-eto; (verb.) traktar quale infant-eto; -ish: infant-ala, -atra; -hood : infant-eso; b. linen: infanto-linji ; b. farm: lokac-ebla nutr-erio (en ruro) por infant(et)i; infant-azilo; b. carriage: infanto-vetur-eto.

baccalaureate: bacheler-eso.

bacchanalia: bakanalo; -ian: bakanal-ala, Bak-ala.

Bacchante: Bak-an-ino.

Bacchus: Bak-o; -ic: -ala; follower of B.: -ano.

bacciferous: ber-if-anta, ber-port-anta.

bacciform: ber-atra, -forma.

bachelor: (unmarried man) celib-ulo; (university graduate) bachelero (pri cienco, e.c.); b. aspirant: bachelero-kanditato; b. room: celib-ul-eyo, -chambro.

bacillus: bacil-o; -lary, -liform: -a, -ala, -atra, -ema, -forma.

back: (noun) (of body, knife, book, hand, etc.) dorso (cf. fundo); (opposite of front) reverso; (rear) dop-o, -ajo; b. to b.: dorso an dorso; to break one’s b.: ruptar la spino; to turn one’s b.: turnar la dorso (ad ulu); to set the b. of (di ulu, ulo) to (ulu, ulo): adosar; to lean one’s b.: adosar su; b.ground of a painting: fundo di pikturo.

back: (prefix) dop, ri-, retro-; (adj., adv.) dop-a, -e; b. shop: dopa butiko; to call b.: ri-vokar, retro-vokar; to come back: ri-, retro-venar; to flow b.: retro-fluar; to give b.: retro-cedar; to keep back: ditenar; to throw b.: retro-jetar; to go b.: retro-irar, ri-venar (ad); to be b.: esar retro-ven-inta (de); (remote) for-a, -e; distanta; (in arrears) tarda, ne-pag-ita; (earlier) frua; b. of me: dop me; to turn b.: (feathers, hair) arufar; (change direction again) ri-turnar (su, ulo); retro-irar, -marchar.

back: (verb) (intr.) retro-irar, -marchar; (cause to b.) retro-ir-igar (a boat, etc.); (strengthen, sustain) fort-igar, sustenar, apogar; (bet) pariar; (second, back up a motion, resolution) sekondar; (a warrant, etc.) vistar; (com. bills) indosar.

backbite: (tr., intr.) maldicensar.

backboard: dors-apog-ilo, rekt-ig-ilo.

backbone: vertebrala kolono, spino; to lack b.: (fig.) ne havar forteso di karaktero, di decid-em-eso.

backdoor: dopa pordo.

backer: partisano; sekond-anto; (bettor) pari-anto (pri, por); indos-anto.

backgammon: triktrako.

background: dopa areo, parto; (as of a picture) fundo.

back-handed: (writing) sinistre inklin-ita; per la dorso di la manuo; ne-direta, ne-yusta.

backing: suporto, helpo.

back-pedal: kontre-ped-al-agar.

backroom: dopa chambro.

backside: (of body) kulo, sedo, gluteo, rumpo; (opp. of face) reverso.

backslider: (from faith) reneg-anto; apostat(ul)o.

back-stroke: retro-stroko.

backward(s): dope, retro-e; (with movements) ad-dope; kontre-sinsa; (tardy) tarda; (back foremost) kun dorso avane, dors-avane; to walk b. and forwards: iradar e venadar; to fall b.: falar renverse; movement b. and forwards: movo altern-anta; to be b.: (of studies) esar poke avanc-inta; (on a dial) kontre-horloje.

backwardation: (stock exchange) diporto.

backwater: sen-flua (od, tranquila) aquo; to be.: (naut.) ad-dope-, retro-rem(ad)ar.

backwoods: (to live in) (vivar en) la distanta (od, prima) forest(ar)o; -man: forest-isto, “squatter”.

bacon: lardo.

bacterium: bakterio; -cide: bakteri-ocid-ivo; -iologist: bakteriologi-isto ; -iology: bakteriologio.