Ido-English Dictionary

drapir-ar:(tr.) to drape: to cover with drapery, hang in folds. — DEFIR

drash-ar:(tr.) to thresh, thrash (grain); -ilo, -mashino: flail; thresher. — De

drastik-a:(med. and fig.) drastic. — DEFIRS

dren-ar:(tr.) to drain (a field, a wound, etc.); -tubo: drainage pipe. — DEFIRS

dres-ar:(tr.) to train, break in (animals). V. exp.: On dresas l'animali por igar li exekutar ula determinita (ofte ne naturala) movi, sive por servar la homo (ex. kavalkado), sive por facar irga prodaji. Omna domestika animalo esas edukata da sua mastro; ma ne omni esas dresita. Me povas edukar chasokundo (t.e. hundo de chasala raso) sen ule dresar lu (por la chaso o por irga altra agado); VI—383. — DFR

driad-o:(myth.) dryad, wood-nymph. — DEFIS

drift-ar:(intr., nav.) to drift. Def.: Esar pulsata da vento o mar-fluo exter sua voyo; II—75. — DE

dril-o:(tech.) drill-handle, holder; (cf. borilo, trepano). Def.: La instrumento qua portas e movas la borilo (en metalo). — DER

drink-ar:(tr.) to drink; -eyo, -erio: bar, public house; -o-pekunio: drink-money, tip; -kansono: drinking song; -o-fum-eyo: tap-room (lit. drink and smoke place); ne- -ebla: undrinkable. — DE

drog-o: drug; -erio: druggist's establ.; -izar: to physic, give a d. to (ulu, su). — DEFIS

drol-a: droll, funny, humorous. — DEF

dromedar-o:(zool.) dromedary. — DEFIRS

dron-ar:(tr.) to drown; (of ships) to founder, go to the bottom; -ito: a d.ed person. Def.: Mortigar ulu, su per asfixio en liquido. V. exp.: La navisti ne dronesis, nam la navo ne dronesis, ma nur sinkis til la bordo; (cf. II—16). — E

dront-o:(orni.) dodo, dronte (Didus ineptus). — DFS

druget-o:(fabric) drugget. — DEF

druid-o: druid. — DEFIRS

drup-o:(bot.) drupe. — EFIS

druz-o:(min.) druse. — DEFS

du: two; -o: a couple, pair, dyad; -ima, -imo: half (N.B. but «half» in composition is translated by mi- as, mi-horo, mi-cirklo); -im-igar: to divide in half; -opla, -oplo: double; -opl-igar: to double, to duplicate; -foye: two times, twice; -ala: dual; -alo: dual; number in gram.; -al-ismo: dualism; dek-e-du: twelve; duadek e tri: twenty-three; dekeduo: a dozen; duadeko: a score; duacent-e-un: two hundred and one; duacent-e-okadek-e-sis: 286; dek-e-duamil: 12,000; du-ople kin esas dek: twice five is ten; du-ima litro: half a liter; du-ime aquo, du-ime vino: half water, half wine; du-ime fola: half foolish; ye duima voyo: (at) half way, midway; dividar du-ime (kun ulu) to go halves; la soldati marchis duope: the soldiers marched by twos; omna duesma dio: every second day, every other day; la du: both (adjectively); due: both (adverbially); li du iris a la staciono: they both went to the station; ni du konkordis: we were both agreed; omna du esis ebria: both men were drunk; du-masta navo: two-masted ship; plu kam du-ime: more than half; il arivis ye du kloki: he arrived at two o'clock; dumanua: two-handed; du-part-igo: bipartition; du-partis-ana, -ala: bipartisan; du-senc-a: double meaning; equivocal; -ajo: equivocation; du-yar-ala: biennial (cf. mi-yarala). DEFIRS

dub-ar:(intr.) to doubt; waver in opinion, hesitate to believe; -ala, -anta: dubative; -ema, -inda, -ebla: doubtful, dubious, ambiguous, questionable; -anto, -emo: doubter; -em-eso: distrustfulness; sen- -e: without doubt, undoubtedly. Ex.: Me ne dubas, ke il venos. Dubar pri ulo. Solvar dubo. — EFIS

duel-ar:(intr.) to fight a duel (kun, kontre ulu). — DEFIRS

duen-o: duenna, chaperon. — DEFS

duet-o:(mus.) duet, duo. — DEFIRS

duk-(ul)o: duke (de); -ino: duchess; -ala: ducal; -eso: (rank, dignity) dukedom; -io: duchy. — EFIS

dukat-o:(coin) ducat. — DEFIRS

dukt-ar:(tr.) to lead, conduct, bring along (ulu, ulo). V. exp.: vid. guidar. — eFIS

duktil-a: ductile. — DEFIS

dulkamar-o:(bot.) woody night-shade, bitter-sweet (Solanum dulcamara). — DEFIS