English-Ido Dictionary

browse: pasturar; devorar (branch-eti, folii, e.c.).

bruise: kontuzar; (with a pestle) pistar.

bruit: divulgar, proklamar, publik-igar.

brunette: brun(et)a; (woman) brun-et-ino.

brunt: (la precipua) shoko, violento, furio; to bear the b. of: asumar la spensi; responso pri la chefo parto di.

brush: (verb) (as hair) brosar; (in painting) pinsel-agar; (graze) frolar; (sweep) balay-(et)ar; b. past: frolar; pasar rapide; b. away: (tears) vishar, sik-igar; b. up: (languages, etc.) ri-studiar, ri-lektar; (clean) net-igar.

brush: (noun) (the act) bros(ad)o; net-igo; (small broom) bros-ilo; (skirmish) skarmucho, kombat-eto; (artist’s, painter’s b.) pinselo; toothb.: dento-bros-ilo; clothes b.: vesto-bros-ilo; stroke of the b.: broso; pinsel-stroko; (b. for shaving) barbo-pinselo; underb.: (dorn-oza) bush-i, -aro.

brusk, brusque: bruska.

brute: bestio; (fig. of man) brut-o, -ulo, -ino; animalo; -tal: brut-ala; kruela, ne-humana; -tality: brut-al-eso, -al-ajo; kruel-eso, -ajo; -talize: brut-(al)igar; brut-eskar; des-human-igar; stupid-igar; fol-igar; -talizing: brut-ig-anta.

bubalis: bubalo.

bubble: (verb) (intr.) ebuliar, -eskar; (tr.) -igar; (intr.) efervecar.

bubble: (noun) (aero-) bul-eto; (act) ebuli(ad)o; -bly: ebuli-oza.

bubo: bubono.

bubonic plague: bubon-ala, -oza pesto; bubono-pesto.

buccaneer: pirato.

buck: (male of deer, sheep, etc.) add -ulo to root; (gallant) galant-ulo, elegant-ulo; b. up: kuraj-e, -ez!

bucket: sitelo; (of water wheel) trog-(roto); by the b.: sitel-ope; b.ful: -edo.

buckle: (fasten with a b.) bukl-agar; (bend) kurv-eskar, ark-eskar, flexar; (apply oneself) laborar energi-oze (od, diligente); (noun) buklo, kloz-buklo; flex-uro, kurv-ig-uro; tongue of b.: buklo-pinto.

buckler: shildo.

buckram: bugrano.

buckshot: grosa plombo-grani.

buckskin: daimo-felo.

buckthorn: ramno.

buckwheat: saraceno.

bucolic: rustika; bukolik-ala; b. poem: bukoliko.

bud: burjon-o, -ifar.

budge: mov-et-ar, -et-igar.

budget: (finan.) budjeto.

buff: (coloured) cham-ea; flava-bruna; light-b.: izabela.

buff, blind man’s: blind-ludo.

buffalo: bufalo; b. robe: bufal-felo (od,-ledro).

buffer: (but-)bufro; but-ilo.

buffet: pugno-frapar, -batar; (a blow) frapo, bato, stroko; (sideboard) plado-moblo, kredenco; (lunch room) bufeto.

buffoon: bufon-(ul)o; -ala, -atra; to be or act the b.: bufon-esar, facar la bufon-aji; -ery: -aj-o, -i; arlekin-ajo.

buffy: (coat of skin) koteno.

bug: (bed-b.) cimo.

bugbear: teror-ig-ilo.

buggy: (Angla) kabrioleto; (Amerikana) faetono (od, kalesho).

bugle: (hunting horn) chas-korno; (military) klariono; key b.: buglo.

build: konstruktar; (one’s hopes, etc.) fondar, apogar; fidar ad; (with brick, stone) masonar; (noun) konstrukto; (shape) fasonar; formo.

building: (what is built) konstrukturo, edifico, strukturo, domo; main b.: domo-korpo.

bulb: bulbo; -ous: -oza, -atra.

bulge: konvex-igar, -eskar; (intr.) bufar; (noun) konvex-ig-o, -uro; ventro, buf-uro.

bulk: (size) volumino; (quantity of material) maso; (whole of one body) bloko; (majority: greater part) plu-mult-eso; (of votes) majoritato; in b.: bloke; b. out: (jut out) (intr.) saliar; (be important) (intr.) importar; grav-eskar; -y: gros-(eg)a, masiva, volumin-oza.

bulkhead: (of ships) parieto, -ego (hermetika).

bull: (stocks, etc.) spekular pri l’alt-igo (di la preci); (plu-)altigar (preci).

bull: (animal) tauro, bov-ulo; (papal) bul-letro; (blunder) stult-ajo, mis-pazo; asn-al-ajo; to take the b. by the horns: asaltar quik l’obstaklo; b.fight: tauro-kombato; b.fighter: toreadoro.

bull-baiting: tauro-kombato kontre hundi.

bull-dog: buldogo.

bulldoze: timid-igar; male traktar; tiran-esar.

bullet: kuglo; b.proof: kugl-espruva.

bulletin: (periodical publication) buletino; (placard) afisho (oficala); b. board: inform-tabelo; afish-tabelo.

bullfinch: buvrelo.

bullfrog: rano.

bull-headed: obstin-eg-ema

bullion: (crude ore) kruda oro od arjento; (ingot) ora (od, arjenta) lingoto.

bullock: bov-ulo (kastr-ita).

bulls-eye: (target) skopo-punto; (shot) centro-paf-ajo; (window) ronda luko (od, fenestr-eto), bov-okulo; (lantern) eklipso-lanterno.

bully: tiran-esar, rude (od, male) traktar (od, koaktar); esar disput-ema; (adj.) (slang) bon-ega! (noun) tirano; rodomonto; brav-acho; -ing: brut-ala; tiran-ala.

bulrush: junko.

bulwark: remparo; (fig.) defens-ajo, muro; to b.: bastion-izar; plu-fort-igar; rempar-igar.

bum: (U.S.) (loafer) nul-fac-ero; vag-ant-acho; mendik-ist-acho.

bumblebee: burdono.

bump: frapar, shokar; kontre-batar; (noun) (protuberance) gibo; konvex-ajo, sali-ajo; (blow) frapo, shoko; to put a b. on: gib-izar: to remove the b.s: des-gib-izar.

bumper: plena glas-edo.

bumpkin: rustik-(ach)o.