Sonja's English-Esperanto Dictionary

a bunch of adj kelkaj, multaj, multe da; N aro da, grupo da

a few adj kelkaj; a few days ago antaŭ kelkaj tagoj

A sharp (music) A diesaPIV

Aaron N (name) AaronoZ,PIV

abandon the Esperanto community vi kabei

abbess N abatino

abbey N abatejo

abbot N abatoF

able seaman N (Canadian Navy rank) matrosoPIV

aborigine N indiĝenoAk, praloĝantoPIV, aŭtoktonoPIV, aborigenoPIV, (in the Americas also) indianoZ

abortion N (caused by a human) abortigo; (miscarriage, early birth to dead baby) abortoAk

absent-minded adj distriĝemaPIV, distritaIK, neatentemaIK

abstain vi (from sex) deteni sin

abstention N sindeteno

abstract N (brief summary of article) resumoBW

abuse (thing) misuzi; (person) mistrakti, (with violence) perforti, (with coarse or insulting words) insulti

academic year N studjaroIK

Acadian N (person) akadianoEEG,SEK

accessibility N alirebleco

accountant N librotenistoIK, kontistoJW

ace (card) aso; (expert) spertulo

acetaminophen N paracetamolouz

acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) N aspirinoAk

Achernar (Alpha Eridani) N (star) Aĥernaro (Alfa Eridana)AT, Akernaro (Alfa Eridana)AT

acid rock N psikedela rokoBW

acknowledge receipt phras konfirmi ricevon

acne N (health condition) akneoPIV,Kr

acorns N (German cards suit) glanoEB

acquis N (EU law) Eŭrop-Unia havoEJA

acquis communautaire N (EU law) Eŭrop-Unia havoEJA

action item N farota aferoPIV, farendaĵo

active dry yeast N gistaĵoPIV, gistopulvoroPIV

activist n (person who is active in an organization or party) aktivulo; (agitator; person who arouses interest in a political, social or religious cause) agitisto

actually (in fact) efektive, fakte

acupuncture N akupunkturoAk

Adam's apple N gorĝa pomoPIV, AdampomoPIV,MT, gorĝpomoMT

adder N (serpent, Vipera) vipuroF, viperoAk

addicted adj dependa, mania

addiction N dependeco

addictive adj dependiga

adjective N adjektivoF, A-vortoBW, a-vortoPIV

adolescence N adoleskantecoPIV,Kr

adrenaline N adrenalinoAk

adult N (attained maturity of growth) plenkreskuloZ,Kr, adoltoPIV,Kr, (legally an adult, attained legal age) plenaĝuloF; adj plenkreska, adolta, plenaĝa; (for adults only, erotic, pornographic) permesata nur al adoltojPIV, erotikaAk, porn(ografi)aPIV

advanced course N kurso por progresintoj, progresinta kursoIK

adviser N konsilisto

advocate N (barrister or person who pleads for a cause or idea) advokatoAk, (person who speaks for someone or in favour of someone) proparolantoPIV, (person who recommends) rekomendanto; VT (recommend) rekomendi

aerobic exercise N (aerobic exercise) aerobikoPIV, aerobiaj ekzercoj

aesthetician N beligist(in)oPIV

affirmative action N pozitiva diskriminacioAk

affricate consonant N afrikatoJW

Afghanistan N AfganioBW,uz, AfganujoBW

African Civet N Afrika civetoPIV, civetiktoPIV

African Development Bank (AfDB) N Afrika Banko por Evoluo (ABE)Mo

African Union (AU) N Afrika Unio (AU)Mo

Afrikaans N la afrikansa (lingvo)BW

after all (in the end) fine; (despite everything) malgraŭ ĉio

again phras ((asking to be reminded) what's his name again? memorigu min do pri lia nomoLB

age discrimination N diskriminacio laŭ aĝoAk

agenda N (at a meeting) tagordoZ,PIV; (day planner) agendoZ,PIV

agent (representative, person entrusted with a task) agento; (acting as go-between) peranto, peristo, (broker, middle man) makleristoF; (substance or force) aganto

aggressive adj agresemaAk, atakema

agree konsenti, (have the same opinion, also) samopinii

agriculture N agrikulturoZ,PIV,Kr,RV, terkultur(ad)oZ,BW,PIV,RV, agrokultur(ad)oKr,PIV

ah! (in general) ha!, (sudden fear) hu!

ahoy! interj ho hoj!PIV, hoj!PIV

AIDS N aidosoAk,PIV,Mo

air conditioner (AC) N klimatiziloPIV,Kr,IK

air conditioning N klimatizoIK

airline N flugkompanioKr,VIE, aviada kompanioKr

al-Qaeda N AlkaidoMo

al-Qaida N AlkaidoMo

Albania N AlbanioBW,uz, AlbanujoBW

Alberta (province) AlbertoBW

alcohol N alkoholo

alcoholic N (person) alkoholismulo

alcoholic beverage N alkoholaĵo

alcoholism N alkoholismo

Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) N (star) Aldebarano (Alfa Taŭra)AT,PIV,BW

Algeria N AlĝerioBW

Ali N (name) AlioPIV

All Blacks N novzelanda rugbeteamoANZ

all-you-can-eat buffet N ĝissata bufedoDH

Allah AlahoZ,PIV

allemanda N (dance) alemandouz

allemande N (dance) alemandouz

allergy N alergioAk

alley N (mallarĝa) strateto

Allium aliumo

allspice N (dioika) pimentoPIV

almain N (dance) alemandouz

alman N (dance) alemandouz

almond migdalo

almond tree migdalarbo

almond-eyed migdalokula

aloe N (plant) alooAk

Alpha Centauri N (star) Alfa CentaŭraAT (Note: Despite ending in an A, Alfa is a noun here.)

Alpine skiing n skidescend(ad)oEB, descenda skiado

also known as (AKA) alinome

Altair (Alpha Aquilae) N (star) Altairo (Alfa Agla)AT,PIV

altered state of consciousness N aliigita psika statoSEK

alternating current (AC) N alterna kurentoPIV

ambidextrous ambaŭmanaPIV

ambient music media muziko

ambulance N (vehicle) ambulancoAk,EB

ameba N ameboAk

amend VT (formally change part of law or resolution) amendiAk

American aloe N (Agave americana) Amerika agavoPIV

American checkers angla damludo

American Samoa N Usona SamooBW

American Sign Language (ASL) N la usona signolingvo, la usona gestolingvo

Amharic (language of Ethiopia) la amhara (lingvo)BW

ammo N municio

ammunition N municio

amoeba N ameboAk

Amon N (deity) AmonoPIV

among other things adv interalie

Amoun N (deity) AmonoPIV

ampersand N (punctuation) kaj-signoBW

amphetamine N amfetamino

Amun N (deity) AmonoPIV

amusement park N kermesoPIV,EB, kermesa amuzejoEB, distra parkoDH, amuzparko

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth okulon pro okulo, denton pro dento

An-hwei (province of China) AnhejoBW

anachronism N anakronismoAk

anal sex N anuskoitoPIV, sodomioPIV

anal fissure N anusa fendo

analgesic N (drug) analgeziko

anarchism anarĥiismo, anarĥio

anarchy anarĥio

anatomy N anatomio

Andes N (mountains) AndojPIV

Andorra N (country) AndoroBW

androgyne N (plant) androginoPIV; (animal) see hermaphrodite; (person having elements of both genders in personal style or appearance) ambaŭseksecul(in)oBW, ambiguseksul(in)oSEK, androginoBW

androgynous adj (plant) androginaPIV; (animal) see hermaphroditic; (person having elements of both genders in personal style or appearance) ambaŭseksecaBW, ambiguseksaSEK, androginaBW; (belonging to neither sex) senseksa

angle bracket N (punctuation) angula krampoPIV,BW

Anglophone N anglalingvano; adj anglalingva

Angola N AngoloBW

Anguilla N AngviloBW

Anhui (province of China) AnhejoBW

Anhwei (province of China) AnhejoBW

anilingus anuslekado

animation N (animated film) desegnita filmoKr,BW, movbildoRV

anime N japana desegnita filmo, animeoRV

Anishinaabe language N la oĝibva (lingvo)

Anishinaabemowin N la oĝibva (lingvo)

ankle n maleolo

ankle sock N maleola ŝtrumpetoEB

annual report N estrara raporto

anoint sanktolei

anorak N anorakoHV

Antarctica N AntarktoAk,BW, AntarktioPIV

Antares (Alpha Scorpii) N (star) Antareso (Alfa Skorpia)AT,PIV

anthracite N antracitoZ,PIV

anti-aliasing N glatigoKL,BW

anti-virus software senvirusigiloKL

antibiotic N antibiotikoAk

antidepressant N kontraŭdeprima medikamentoSEK, antidepresia medikamentoPIV

Antigua and Barbuda N Antigvo-BarbudoBW

antiseptic adj antisepsaZ,PIV, kontraŭsepsa

antiwrinkle cream N senfaltiga kremoIK

anus N anusoAk, postaĵotruoAk

anyhow adv (nevertheless, regardless) tamen; (in any case) ĉiaokaze, (well..., used to change subject) nu; (somehow) iel

anyway adv (nevertheless, regardless) tamen; (in any case) ĉiaokaze, (well..., used to change subject) nu; (somehow) iel

Apartheid N apartismoKr, rasa apartigoKr

apéritif N (alcoholic drink) aperitivoAk

aphasia N (loss in ability to speak or understand) afazioPIV,MT,IK

aphemia N (loss in ability to speak or understand) afazioPIV,MT,IK

aphrodisiac N (thing that increases sexual desire) afrodiziigaĵoPIV; adj (which increases sexual desire) afrodiziigaPIV

apostrophe N (punctuation) apostrofoAk

app n (software) aplikaĵoKL, programoKL

appetizer N (eaten before meal) see first course; (beverage served before meal) aperitivoPIV,JW

apple pomo

apple pie N pomtortoANZ

applicant N (to job ad) konkursantoIK, kandidatoIK

application n (software) aplikaĵoKL, programoKL

application suite N programpaketoBW

apply Vt (put theoretical knowledge to practice, e.g. method, rule, law) aplikiZ,Ak, (use for its intended purpose, e.g. sword, remedy, strength) aplikiZ,Ak; (put, e.g. glue) meti; (use) uzi; (put into action) aktivigi;
VI (be pertinent or relevant, e.g. a rule) validi; apply for (a job) kandidatiĝiPIV,JW; (request) peti; (join a society, become a participant or member) aliĝi

apply for a job V kandidatiĝi (or prezenti sin or proponi sin) por posteno (or ofico or laborloko)JW,Mo,PIV,IK

apply oneself V (work hard) diligenti, (devote oneself) doni sin, dediĉi sin

approximant consonant N duonfrikativoJW

April ApriloF, aprilouz

April Fools' prank N Aprila trompoZ,PIV

apron N (loose, sleeved, non-fancy garment to cover shoulders to knees) kiteloF; (cloth worn in front) antaŭtukoRV,JW

Arab League N Araba Ligo (AL)Mo

Arabic (language) la araba (lingvo)BW

Arctic N ArktoAk; adj ArktaAk

Arctic Fox N (Alopex lagopus) arkta vulpoWP

Arctic Hare N (Lepus arcticus) arkta leporoWP

Arctic Wolf N arkta lupoSEK

Arcturus (Alpha Boötis) N (star) Arkturo (Alfa Bovista)AT,PIV

area N (region) regiono; (measure of surface in square units) areoAk; (part of a surface or area) areoAk; (subject of study) fako

Argentina N ArgentinoBW

argh! oj!, aĥ!

arid adj (without water) senakvaJW, (unable to grow anything) malfekundaJW

Armageddon N (location) Har-MagedonoPIV; (end of the world) mondofinoPIV, (ultimate destiny of humanity and the world) fina sorto (de la homoj kaj de la mondo)PIV; (Book of Revelation) ApokalipsoPIV

armed forces N armeoAk

Armenia N ArmenioBW,uz, ArmenujoBW

arms race N vetarmadoPIV,JW,Kr

Arpitan language N la arpitana (lingvo)BW

array N (programming language) tabeloKL

arrogant adj arogantaF

arsehole N (anatomy) anusoZ,PIV, pugtruouz; (person) fekuloPIV, kanajloANZ

artichoke N (globe artichoke) artiŝokoF; artichoke head artiŝokoF, artiŝokkapoPIV

artificial insemination N artefarita fekundigoVIE,PIV, artefarita impregnadoMT

artificial pacemaker N (medical device) korstimuliloKr,VIE, kora stimuliloPIV, artefarita pulsatoroMT, pejsmejkroKr

artless adj (without guile, cunning or deceit) senartifikaPIV

Aruba N AruboBW

asbestos N asbestoAk

ASCII art N Askia grafikoKL

ASCII graphics N Askia grafikoKL

asexual adj (not having a sex or gender) neseksaPIV; (not involving sexuality) senseksaPIV; (not sexually attracted to people) neseksemaSEK

asexual reproduction N neseksa reproduktiĝoPIV

ask V (question) demandi, the boy asked me if the teacher was right la knabo demandis min, ĉu la instruisto pravas; ask a question demandi, fari demandon;
(request) peti, I'll ask my mother to take my picture mi petos mian patrinon foti min, she asked for wine ŝi petis vinon, she asked him for wine ŝi petis lin pri vino, ŝi petis vinon de li

ask for a pay raise phras peti altigon de salajroIK

asp N (Vipera aspis) aspidoF

Asperger syndrome (AS) N sindromo de AspergerSEK

aspie N homo kun la sindromo de Asperger; to be an aspie havi la sindromon de Asperger

aspirated adj (phoneme) aspiraciaPIV

aspiration N (phonetics) aspiracioPIV

aspirin N aspirinoAk

assembly language N simbola maŝinkodoKL, asembla lingvoKL

asshole N (anatomy) anusoZ,PIV, pugtruouz; (person) fekuloPIV, kanajloANZ

assigned gender N (gender given to baby by looking at its genitalia and assuming its future gender identity will be the same) atribuita seksoSEK

assigned sex N (gender given to baby by looking at its genitalia and assuming its future gender identity will be the same) atribuita seksoSEK

assimilation N (phonetics) asimil(ad)oJW,Kr,PIV, akomodiĝoJW

assistant professor N (university staff title) adjunktoIK

associate professor N (university staff title) docentoIK

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) N Asocio de Sudorient-Aziaj Nacioj (ASAN)Mo

asterisk N (punctuation) asteriskoPIV,BW, steletoPIV,BW

ATM N bankaŭtomatoJW

attachment N (in e-mail) kunsendaĵoKL

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, ADD) N atentomanka-hiperaktiva perturbo (AHP)SEK

attic (in general) subtegmentoF, (under mansard roof) mansardo

attitude N (way of thinking) pensmaniero; (arrogance, haughtiness, pride) aroganteco, orgojlo

auctioneer aŭkciisto

audio system N (stereo device with CDrecordcassette player, radio receiver, etc.) sonaparatoHV

August (month) AŭgustoF, aŭgustouz

aulos N aŭlosoEB

aunt onklino, (informal or diminutive) onjo

auntie onjo

Australia N AŭstralioBW

Australian Aborigine N aŭstralia aborigenoEEG,ANZ,PIV

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) N Aŭstralia ĈefurboteritorioBW

Australian Kelpie N aŭstralia ŝafhundoSEK, kelpihundoANZ

australopithecine N aŭstralopiteko

Australopithecus aŭstralopiteko

Australopithecus afarensis afara aŭstralopiteko

Australopithecus africanus afrika aŭstralopiteko

Austria N AŭstrioBW,uz, AŭstrujoBW

author N (writer of a book or text, originator, cause) aŭtoroF, author of a website aŭtoro de TTT-ejo; (person who professionally writes books) verkistoF

autism N aŭtismoPIV,MT

autism spectrum N aŭtisma spektroSEK

autistic person N aŭtismuloPIV

auto race N aŭtokonkursoEB

autodetect v aŭtomate detekti, memdetekti

automobile repair shop N aŭtoriparejoPIV

automobile race N aŭtokonkursoEB

available adj havebla, disponebla

avocado N (Persea americana fruit) avokadoAk, (tree) avokadarboAk, avokadujoAk

awesome adv (excellent) bonege, brile; adj (awe-inspiring) impona, timiga

Ayers Rock N UluruoANZ

Azerbaijan N AzerbajĝanoBW

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