Ido-English Dictionary

fak-o: anything portioned off, as a compartment, division (in a desk), stall (in a stable); branch, proper office, province, department, speciality (in a business, profession, government, field of knowledge); -eto: pigeon-hole; small specialty of duty, in research; -aro: set or nest of drawers; -estro: department head; to ne esas en mea -o: that is out of my province; that's not in my line; komprenar sua fako: to understand one's business. — D

fakir-o: fakir: Mahometan monk. — DEFIRS

faksimil-o: facsimile, exact copy. — DEFIRS

fakt-o: fact; -a, -ala: real, relating to f.; -e: in fact; -ala questiono: a question of f. — DEFIR

faktor-o:(math., metaph.) factor. — DEFIRS

faktori-o:(com.) factory: trading agency. Def.: Kontoro di agenti di kompanio komercala en lando stranjera. — DeFIS

faktorial-a, -o*:(math.) factorial. — DE

«faktotum»: factotum: a doer of all kinds of work. — DEF

faktur-o:(com.) invoice, bill; -o pag-enda: bill payable. — DFIS

fakultat-o: faculty, power of doing anything; (of a university) faculty; grantar fakultato ad ulu: to grant a person the faculty (or power); la fakultati natural: the natural faculties; la fakultato di medicino: the f. of medicine. — DEFIRS

fakultativ-a*: facultative, optional. — DEFIS

fal-ar:(intr.) to fall (down), tumble; -etar: to stumble (cf. mispazar, ped-butar); -anta: falling; -inta: fallen, -igar: to cause to fall, to fell, (ulo, ulu); lasar falar: to let (ulo) fall, drop (ulo). — DE

falang-o:(anat., milit.) phalanx. — DEFIRS

falansteri-o:(sociol.) phalanstery. — DEFIRS

falbal-o: furbelow, flounce; -izar: to cover with f.s. — DFI

falc-o:(carp.) check, rebate, ledge (of a door or shutter). Def.: Speco de kanelo en la kadro di pordo, por recevar la bordo di ca pordo; V-621. — DR

falch-ar:(tr.) to mow down (with a scythe); (fig.) to cut down, destroy; -ajo: what is mowed, the crop; -edo: swath, wind-row; -ilo: scythe. — FI

fald-ar:(tr.) to fold (a letter, etc.) (cf. plisar); -ebla: foldable; (fig.) pliant (cf. flexebla); -uro: a fold. — DE

falen-o:(ent.) moth: genus Phalaena; (cf. tineo). — DeFIS

fali-ar:(tr., intr.) to fail, miscarry, miss (an aim), not to succeed; (com.) to fail, to become insolvent without implication of disgrace; (cf. bankrotar); -o: failure, insolvency; -igar: to cause to miss, to fail; to frustrate; -into: insolvent person; -ego: debacle, break up, down-fall; -ar renkontrar: fail to meet (ulu); -ar ocidar su: fail to kill oneself; me iros sen -ar: I will go without fail. — DEFIS

falk-o:(nav.) wash-board, weather- board. — FIS

falkon-o:(orni.) falcon, hawk; -arto: falconry. — DEFIS

fals-a: false, imitating in order to deceive as, f. hair, teeth, windows, signatures, money, jewels, drugs, etc.; not genuine, spurious; -eso: falsity; -ajo: falsehood; -igar: to falsify, pervert, adulterate (drugs) debase (coin); falsa-monet-if-isto, fals-ig-ero di moneti: forger, coiner; (cf. artificala). — DEFIRS

falset-o: falsetto (voice). — DEFIRS

falv-a: fallow, fawn-colored, tawny, of a yellowish-brown color, pale red; -a bestio: fallow deer, stag, etc. (cf. daimo). — DF

fam-o: fame, renown; (cf. reputo); -oza: famous, celebrated; -oz(ul)o: a celebrity; -izar: to cover with fame, render illustrious. — DEFI

famili-o:(also zool., bot.) family, kin(dred); -ala konsil-ant-aro: f. counsel; -ala simil-eso: family likeness; vorto- -o: (gram.) collection of words of the same root. — DEFIRS

familiar-a: familiar, intimate; -eso: familiarity (state), close acquaintance; -ajo: familiarity (act); -aji produktas des-estimo: familiarities breed contempt; -igar persono pri lua tasko: to familiarize a person with his job; ne- -eskez kun male edukita personi: do not get familiar with ill-bred people; -a amiko: an intimate friend. Ex.: Lua vizajo esas familiara a me. Lua konduto esas tro familiara. — DEFIS

famin-o: famine. V. exp.: Ne esas hungro, mem general, ma manko di la maxim necesa nutrivi en tota lando o populo; IV-10; (cf. indijar). — EFI

fan-ar:(tr., agri.) to winnow (grain). — DeF