Ido-English Dictionary

vivac-a: lively, nimble, vivacious, sprightly, brisk; -eso: vivacity: liveliness; ta infanto esas tre -a: that child is very lively; il vivacigas omno quon il agas: he puts life into whatever he does. — EFIS

viv-dis-sek-ar: (tr.) to vivisect: to dissect living beings.

vivipar-a: viviparous.

viz-ar: (tr., intr.) to aim at, to take aim (cf. intencar, tendencar, ambiciar); -o: aim: direction of the sight toward an object; -ar (vers) ucelo: to aim at a bird; -o-grano: sight (of a gun); -lineo: line of aim. — F

vizaj-o: visage: face of a person. Def.: L’avana parto di la homala kapo, konsiderata de extere ed en lua expresiveso; V-679. — EFI

vizel-o: (zool.) weasel (Mustela vulgaris). — DE

vizier-o: visor (of a helmet, a cap); okul- -o: eye-shade (for the head). — DEFIS

vizion-o: vision, apparition; -era, -ema; -ero, emo: visionary (person). Ex.: Imaginar sua vizioni esar realaji. La vizioni di la profeti. Unesme la populo nomizis Columbus kom vizionero. — DEFIS

vizir-o: vizier; granda -o: g. v. — DEFIRS

vizit-ar: (tr.) to visit, pay a v. to, call upon (ulu, ulo); -karto: visiting card; -festo: (rel.) visitation. — DEFIRS

voc-o: (also gram.) voice; (fig.) expression of opinion; -o alta, basa, klara, obskura, rupto-sona: high, low clear, unclear, broken v.; mi- -e: in an undertone; -e: by word of mouth; voca voto: viva voce vote; -ala: vocal, verbal, oral, uttered or relating to the v.; -o-kondukt-ilo: v. conductor (cf. parol-tubo); la -o publika: (fig.) public opinion; la -o di koncienco: (fig.) the v. of conscience; elekt-ita per 7 voci ek 12: elected by 7 out of 12 (viva voce) votes; -o-reflekt-ilo: sounding board (as for pulpit); sen-voc-eso: loss of voice, aphonia. — EFIS

vodevil-o: (theat.) vaudeville. — DEFIR

(ad)vok-ar: (tr., intr., also fig.) to call (to) (ulu), ask to come, summons; -eso: vocation. Ex.: (Ad-)vokar la hundo per lua nomo. (Ad-)vokar la guardo. Vokar por helpo. Kun-vokar la rezervo-trupi a la militala servado. Vokar (a) Deo por helpo. Mea patrio esas en danjero, la honoro vokas. V. exp.: vid. klamar. — eIL

vocal-o: (gram.) vowel. — DeFIS

vokaliz-ar: (intr., tr., mus.) to vocalize: to sing a vowel sound without uttering words. — DEFIRS

vokativ-o: (gram.) vocative (case). — DEFIS

vol-ar: (tr.) to will: determine in the mind, to decide, resolve, exercise volition (cf. dezirar, voluntar); -o: (act) will, volition; -ado: (faculty) the will, volition; -eto, -esko: low degree of will, fancy, mind, slight degree of inclination, caprice, humor; -ala: willful: relating to will; -ata, -ita: willed, willful, intended, voluntary (cf. voluntar); -e: willfully; -anta: voluntary: proceeding from free-will; sen-vol-a: involuntary; segun-vol-a: optional; segun-vole: at pleasure, at will; segun-vola pafado: firing at will; bon-, mal- -volo: good, ill will; me volas vidar il: I will (am determined) to see him; me volas facar ol: I mean to (will) do it; me ne volas: I won’t, I do not mean to; volo ne-flex-ebla: inflexible will; la reflexi esas ne-dependanta de la volado: the reflexes are independent of the will (volition); me havas vol-eto refuzar: I have a mind to refuse; vol-ala (od, vol-anta) ago, movo: voluntary act, motion; vol-ita eroro: willful error. — DeFIRS

volatil-a: volatile; -eso: volatility. Def.: Vaporeskema ye l’ordinara temperaturo; IV-4. — EFIS

volf-o, -ulo, -ino: wolf; (astron.) Wolf, Lupus; -o-homo: (mythol.) were-wolf.

volkan-o: volcano; -ala, -atra: volcanic (stone, etc.); -oza: volcanic: full of v.s; -o exting-ita: extinct v. — DEFIRS

volontari-o: (esp. military) volunteer. — DEFIRS

volt-ar: (intr.) to volt: make a sudden turn or leap aside (as in fencing); (cf. voltijar). — DEFIRS

volt-o: (elec.) volt. — DEFIRS

voltij-ar: (intr.) to vault (on a horse, on a slack rope, etc.); -(ad)o: vaulting, leaping, tumbling; -anto, -isto: leaper, vaulter, tumbler; -ero: (fig.) voltigeur: F. light-infantry soldier. — DeFIR

voltmetr-o: voltmeter. — DEFIRS