English-Ido Dictionary

beeswax: (abel-) vaxo; cerato blanka di abeli.

beet: (the plant) beto; (edible root) betravo.

beetle: (ent.) koleoptero; (mallet) ligno-martel-ego; horn b.: skarebe-o; may b., brown b.: melolonto; black b.: (cockroach) blato; stag b.: lukano.

beetle: (verb) super-pendar; saliar; b. browed: dika brovi (qui surpendas o salias).

befall: (intr.) eventar (ad).

befit: konvenar (ad); decar (ad).

beflag: flag-izar.

befog: nebul-izar; (fig.) konfuz-igar, -eskar; mistifikar.

before: (prep., adv., adj.) (of time) ante, -e, -a; (in space) avan, -e, -a; (already), ja; (not before, not until, only then) erste; (in the presence of); koram; (comparison) prefere (kam); (proir) priora; b. now: ante nun; b. Christ: ante Kristo (a.K.); b. long: (soon) balde; b. mentioned: antee mencion-ita; the day b. yesterday: ante hiere; (the one) b. last: ante-lasta, prelasta; b. hand: de ante, ente-e; frue.

befoul: des-net-igar, sordid-igar; koruptar.

befriend: favorar, (amike) helpar, esar amiko ad.

beg: (request) demandar; (ask earnestly) pregar, suplikar; (ask for alms) mendikar; to b. pardon: demandar, pardono; (pardon me) pardonez me; I b. to inform you: Me havas l’honoro informar vu; b. the question: evitar la punto, la problemo.

beget: (living beings) genitar, parturar, naskigar; (to effect) efekt-igar; produktar; (cf. suffix –ifar).

beggar: (mendicant) mendik-anto, -ero, -isto, -ist-ino; (rogue) fripono, raskalo; (verb) povr-igar, ruinar; exhaustar (la povo deskriptar); -ly: meskina, mizer-oza, -oze; -y: mendik-(ad)o, -er-eso; povr-eg-eso.

begin: (tr., intr.) komencar; (start) iniciar; b. upon: entamar; (cf. suffix -eskar).

beginner: komenc-anto, debut-anto, novico.

beginning: komenco; origono, fonto; from the b.: de komence; in the b.: komence, -ante.

begone: for! for-irez! depart-ez!

begonia: begonio.

begrudge: envidiar (la posedo di).

beguile: (deceive) trompar; (lead stray) seduktar; (while away) pasar la tempo; (charm) charmar.

beguine: (noun) begino.

behalf: favoro; defenso; por (la interesto, avantajo, e.c.); en la nomo di.

behave: (well or badly) (intr.) kondutar; (b. to or toward: treat) traktar (ulu).

behavior: konduto, manieri.

behead: sen-kap-igar, kap-tranchar (ulu).

behest: impero; sumno.

behind: (prep., adv.) (space) dop, -e; (after, in time) pos, -e; (adj.) tarda, pos-a; (inferiority in rank, studies, etc.) inferiora; b. hand: tard-a, -e; to be b. hand: tard-esar, (get b. h) –eskar.

behold: regardez! videz! yen!

beholden: debar; oblig-esar ad ulu.

behoves, it: esas (mea, vua, e.c.) devo.

being: exist-(ad)o, -eso; (fact of b.) eso; (present participle) es-anta; a b.: ento, exist-ajo, homo; created b.: kre-ito, -uro, ajo.

belabor: bat-ar, -egar.

belated: tarda; to be b.: tard-esar; (retarded) tard-igita.

belay: (nav.) turn-ligar, amar-agar; (stop) halt-ez!

belch: (as gas from stomach) (intr.) rukt-ar, (tr.) –igar; (gen.) vom-ar.

beldam: old-in-acho.

beleager: siejar.

belemnite: belemnito.

belfry: klosh-turmo.

belie: (calumniate) kalumniar; (contradict) kontre-dicar; (give the lie to) dementiar.

belief: kred-o, -ajo; opiniono; past b.: ne-kred-ebla.

believe: kredar: (ulu, ulo); (have as an opinion) opinionar; to make b.: igar ulu kredar ulo; simular; trompar; -able: kred-ebla, -inda; probabla.

belittle: mikr-igar; min-valor-igar.

bell: (gen.) klosho; (without a clapper and struck from the outside, as clock b.) timbro; (small, round, with ball inside as sleighbell) sonalio; to ring the b.: klosh-son-igar, -eskar; (small b., as of a house) klosh-eto; b. ringer: klosh-son-ig-isto, -ero; b. steeple: klosh-turmo; b. cord, pull: klosh(et)o-kordono; b. shaped: klosh-atra, -forma.

belladonna: beladono.

belle: bel-ino (chefa).

bellflower: kampanulo.

bellicose: milit-ema, kombat-ema.

bellied, big: ventr-oza.

belligerant: (inter-)militant-a, -o.

bellow: (thunder, waves, etc.) grondar (intr.), mujar (intr.); (animals) bramar (intr.); (words) klam-(eg)ar; (scream) kri-egar (intr.).

bellows: (for blowing) (forj-)sufl-ilo.

belly: (anat. and fig.) ventro; (scientific term) abdomino; (paunch) pancho; big b.ed: ventr-oza; b.ache: ventro-doloro, (med.) gastralgio; b. band: (of horses) sub-ventra rimeno; (of children) ventr-zono;b.full: ventr-edo; b. out: (intr.) bufar.

belong: (intr.) apartenar; -ing: aparten-anta, (b. to) propra.

belongings: aparten-aji, posed-aji.

beloved: (of things) am-ata; (of persons) amor-ata; kar(eg)a.

below: (downward) infre; (next underneath) sub, -e, -a; (in rank, etc.) inferiora; (further down on the same general level) ad-vale; (at bottom) bas-e; (to be unworthy, etc.) esar ne-dec-anta, ne-digna.