English-Ido Dictionary

sprinkle: (rain a little) (intr.) pluv-etar; (wet with any liquid) arozar; (with powder) pulver-izar; (with salt) sal-izar; (with holy water) aspersar; -ed with gold: ore dis-sem-ita; -ler: aroz-ilo; aspers-ilo; aqu-iz-ilo; a s. of rain: kelka pluv-guti, pluv-eto.

sprint: kurar (rapide).

sprite: elfo, koboldo.

sprocket-wheel: dento-roto, kateno-roto.

sprout: spros-ifar; (bud) burjon-ifar; (germinate) jerm-ifar; s. out: (grow) kresk-eskar.

sprout: (n.) sproso.

spruce: (tree) abieto; silver-leaved s.: piceo.

spruce: (adj.) net-ega; (person) eleganta.

spry: ajila.

spud: (weeding tool) sark-ilo; (potato) terpomo.

spume: spumo, -ifar.

spunk: kurajo, ardoro, kordio.

spur: (s. on a horse) sporn-agar; (put spurs on) -izar; (fig.) stimular, ecitar.

spur: sporno; (stimulus) stimulo, impulso; (branch) branch-(et)o; on the s. of the moment: pro instant-ala impulso o instigo o ecito; to win one’s s.s: pruvar sua kurajo o habil-eso.

spurge: euforbio.

spurious: falsa; (adulterated) fals-ig-ita, alter-ita; (argument) sofism-ala, -oza; falsa, ne-legitima; (writing) apokrifa, ne-autentika; (med., bot.) falsa; (counterfeit) kontrafaktita.

spurn: repulsar o rejetar kun des-estimo; repuls-achar; rejetar des-estime.

spurrey: spergulo.

spurt: (gush forth) (intr.) spricar, (tr.) -igar; (increase speed) acelerar la rapideso, la pazi, e.c.; (n.) acelero, augment-anta impetuo; subita esforco; s. of water: aquo-sprico.

sputter: (mumble) barbuliar; (stammer) balbutar; (crackle as in cooking) (intr.) krepitar; sizar; (of pens) sput-etar.

spy: (catch sight of) remarkar; (find) trovar; (lie in wait for) guatar; (to s. on) spionar (ulu, ulo); (also intr.) (n.) spion-anto, -ero, -isto; -ing: spion-(ad)o.

spyglass: lorno.

squab: (in gen.) ucel-yuno; (pigeon) kolombo-yuno.

squabble: inter-disput-(ach)ar, -(ach)o.

squad: esquadro; awkward s.: rekrut-esquad-acho.

squadron: (of ships) eskadro; (cavalry) eskadrono.

squalid: des-net-ega, sordida; meskin-ega; kras-oza; s. poverty: abjekta povr-eso.

squall: (of woman, of baby) (scream) (intr.) kri-ar; (vociferate) klam-achar; (weeping) (intr.) plor-(ach)ar; plor-kri-(ach)ar.

squall: (of wind) burasko; s. came up: burask-eskis; -ly: -oza, -ema; -ing children: kri-ach-anta puer-eti.

squalor: kras-eso, -aji; sordid-eso (see squalid).

squamous: squam-oza, -atra, -ala.

squander: disipar, spensar fole, prodig-achar.

square: (make s.) quadrat-igar (ulo); (adjust) ajustar; (bribe) subornar; (an account) sald-ar, quit-igar; (balance) facar bilanco; (make right) just-igar, ordinar; s. a yard: ortangule aranjar yardo; rektigar yardo; transvers-igar yardo.

square: (four-sided) quadrata, -o; (leaving no balance) sald-ita, balanc-ig-ita; (level with) sam-nivela kun; (true) konforme ad; (perpendicular) perpendikla, (at a right-angle) ortangule ad; (straight) rekte; (honest) honesta; (square slab, tile) karelo; (open public space) placo; (an instrument) squadro; (lying across) transversa; a s.-rigged ship: navo kun (transversa) yardi; fabric with s.s: stofo kun quadrati; (s. number, root, sail, stern, table, etc.) quadrata; s. measure: are-ala mezuro.

squash: aplastar (cf. charj-egar); (annul, reverse in law) kasacar.

squash: (bot.) kukurbitaceo; gurdo; (pumpkin) kukurbito; lemon-s.: limonado.

squat: (on hams on heels) (intr.) squatar; (lie close to the ground, crouch) (intr.) blotisar; (of settlers) uzurpar (tereno).

squat: (adj.) grosa e kurta, stump-atra.

squaw: muliero (di Amerikana sovaji).

squawk: kri-(ach)ar.

squeak: (of animals) (intr.) kri-(et)ar; (of objects) (intr.) stridar (cf. grincar).

squeal: (intr.) kriar (cf. siflar).

squeamish: delikat-(ach)a; skrupul-oza, -ema, -ach-oza; (prudish) prud-(ach)a; (of the stomach) nauz-ema.

squeegee: kauchuka skrap-ilo o balay-ilo.

squeeze: klemar, (the hand) presar; (the teeth) kun-prear; s. into: kompresar; kun-pres-egar; to s. out: ek-presar (juice, etc.).

squib: petard-eto; (lampoon) (mok-) satiro.

squid: kalmar-(et)o.

squill: squilo.

squint: strab-esar, regardar strabe; s.-eyed: strab-a, (person) -(ul)o.

squire: (in England) rur-ala (ter-) propriet-ero; (knight’s attendant) skud-iero, nobel-eto; (of a lady) akompan-anto.

squirm: (twist) tordar su; (frisk, wriggle) (intr.) friskar; (climb) klim-(ach)ar sur).

squirrel: skurelo.

squirt: (spurt) spric-igar (ulo) (see splash); (to syringe) siring-agar (cf. klister-izar; injektar); (n. gen. sense) aquo-sprico; (instr.) spric-ig-ilo; siringo.

stab: poniard-agar; vundar per stroko di kultelo, di espado, e.c. (cf. prik-egar; (n.) poniardo-, kultelo-, dag-vund-uro.

stabile, stable: stabila; (for beasts) stablo.

stability: stabil-eso.

stabilize: stabil-igar, -eskar.