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| Baal {prop} /ˈbeɪəl/ (deity) | :: Baalo |
| Ba'athism {n} /ˈbɑːθɪzəm/ (ideology) | :: baatismo |
| babby {n} (baby) SEE: baby | :: |
| babe {n} (baby or infant) SEE: baby | :: |
| babe {n} (darling) SEE: baby | :: |
| babehood {n} (babyhood) SEE: babyhood | :: |
| babirusa {n} (a member of the genus Babyrousa) | :: [♂♀] babiruso, [♂] virbabiruso, [♀] babirusino, [♂♀ offspring] babirusido, [♂ offspring] virbabirusido, [♀ offspring] babirusidino, |
| Babism {n} (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) | :: Baba Kredo, Babismo, babismo |
| baboon {n} /ˌbæˈbuːn/ (primate) | :: paviano |
| babouche {n} (Turkish or oriental slipper) | :: babuŝo |
| babushka {n} (matryoshka) SEE: Russian doll | :: |
| babushka {n} /bəˈbuːʃ.kə/ (an old woman) | :: maljunulino, oldulino, maljuna virino |
| babushka {n} (woman’s headscarf tied under the chin) | :: kaptuko, ŝalo, kapfulardo |
| baby {n} /ˈbeɪbi/ (very young human being) | :: bebo, infaneto |
| baby {adj} (of a child) | :: beba |
| baby {adj} (intended for babies) | :: porbeba |
| baby bottle {n} (bottle with a teat) | :: suĉbotelo |
| baby carriage {n} (cart that is designed for moving a baby around in a lying position) SEE: pram | :: |
| baby doll {n} (doll) | :: bebpupo |
| babydom {n} /ˈbeɪbidəm/ (Stage of life) | :: bebaĝo |
| babyhood {n} /ˈbeɪbihʊd/ (state or period of infancy) | :: bebaĝo |
| baby monitor {n} (Intercom system) | :: bebogardilo |
| baby powder {n} (astringent powder) | :: talko |
| babysitter {n} /ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/ (baby or child caretaker) | :: vartisto, vartistino |
| baby tooth {n} (tooth which will be replaced) SEE: milk tooth | :: |
| baccalaureate {n} (bachelor's degree) SEE: bachelor's degree | :: |
| Bach {prop} /bɑːx/ (German composer) | :: Baĥo |
| bachelor {n} /ˈbætʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/ (unmarried man) | :: fraŭlo |
| bachelor {n} (bachelor's degree) | :: bakalaŭreco |
| bachelor {n} (person who has achieved bachelor's degree) | :: bakalaŭro |
| bachelordom {n} (bachelorhood) SEE: bachelorhood | :: |
| bachelorette {n} /ˌbætʃləˈɹɛt/ (unmarried woman) | :: fraŭlino |
| bachelorhood {n} (the condition of being a bachelor) | :: fraŭleco |
| bachelor's degree {n} (first or lowest academic degree) | :: bakalaŭro |
| bachelorship {n} (bachelorhood) SEE: bachelorhood | :: |
| back {adj} /bæk/ (near the rear) | :: malantaŭa |
| back {adj} (not current) | :: malprogresa, neprogresinta, subevoluinta |
| back {adv} (to or in a previous condition or place) | :: retre |
| back {adv} (away from the front or from an edge) | :: malantaŭe, poste, retre |
| back {n} (the rear of body) | :: dorso |
| back {n} (the reverse side) | :: malantaŭo |
| back {n} (that which is farthest away from the front) | :: fundo, malantaŭaĵo, malantaŭo |
| back {n} (the edge of a book which is bound) | :: dorso |
| back {n} (a position behind most players on the team) | :: defendanto |
| back {v} (to go in the reverse direction) | :: malantaŭeniri |
| back {v} (to support) | :: apogi, subteni |
| back and forth {n} (movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position) | :: oscilo |
| backbone {n} /ˈbækˌboʊn/ (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord) | :: vertebraro |
| backbone {n} (backbone) SEE: spine | :: |
| backdate {v} (to backdate) SEE: antedate | :: |
| backdrop {n} /ˈbæk.dɹɒp/ (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage) | :: dekoracio |
| backlash {n} /ˈbækˌlæʃ/ (violent or abrubt reaction) | :: protestreago |
| backpack {n} /ˈbæk.pæk/ (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) | :: dorsosako, tornistro |
| backpackers {n} (hostel) SEE: hostel | :: |
| backside {n} /ˈbækˌsaɪd/ (back side of something) | :: dorsoflanko |
| backslash {n} /ˈbækˌslæʃ/ (punctuation mark) | :: deklivo |
| backup {n} /ˈbækˌʌp/ (copy of file or record) | :: sekurkopio, rezervkopio, savkopio |
| backwards {adv} /ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)dz/ (toward the back) | :: malantaŭen |
| bacon {n} /ˈbeɪ.kən/ (cut of meat) | :: lardo |
| bacon beetle {n} (beetle feeding on food) | :: larda dermesto |
| bacteria {n} /bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/ (bacteria) | :: bakterioj |
| bacteriology {n} /bækˌtɪəɹ.ɪˈɒlədʒi/ (scientific study of bacteria) | :: bakteriologio |
| bacterium {n} /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/ (single celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) | :: bakterio |
| bad {adj} /bæd/ (unfavorable; negative) | :: malbona |
| bad {adj} (not suitable or fitting) | :: malbona |
| bad {adj} (not appropriate, of manners etc.) | :: malbona |
| bad {adj} (tricky; stressful; unpleasant) | :: malbona |
| bad {adj} (evil, wicked) | :: malbona |
| bad {adj} (faulty; not functional) | :: nefunkcia |
| bad {adj} (of breath: malodorous) | :: malbona, malbonodora |
| bad {adj} (severe; urgent) | :: grava |
| bad {adv} (badly) SEE: badly | :: |
| Badajoz {prop} /ˌbɑːdəˈhoʊs/ (province) | :: Badaĥozo |
| Badajoz {prop} (city) | :: Badaĥozo |
| badger {v} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| badger {n} /ˈbædʒɚ/ (mammal) | :: melo |
| bad humour {n} (bad temper) | :: spleno |
| bad luck {n} (misfortune) | :: malbonŝanco |
| badly {adv} /ˈbæd.li/ (in a bad manner) | :: malbone |
| badness {n} /ˈbæd.nəs/ (the quality of being bad) | :: malbono |
| badware {n} (malware) SEE: malware | :: |
| bag {n} /ˈbɛɡ/ (flexible container) | :: sako |
| bag {n} (suitcase) SEE: suitcase | :: |
| bag {n} (backpack) SEE: backpack | :: |
| bagatelle {n} /ˌbæɡəˈtɛl/ (trifle) | :: bagatelo |
| bagel {n} /ˈbeɪɡəl/ (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) | :: kringo, bagelo |
| baggage {n} (luggage) SEE: luggage | :: |
| Baghdad {prop} /bæɡˈdæd/ (city) | :: Bagdado |
| baglike {adj} (resembling a bag or some aspect of one) | :: saka |
| bagpipe {n} (bagpipes) SEE: bagpipes | :: |
| bagpipes {n} /ˈbæɡ.pɑɪps/ (musical wind instrument) | :: sakŝalmo |
| baguette {n} /bæˈɡɛt/ (a variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape) | :: bastonpano {f} |
| Bahá'í {n} (follower of the Bahá'í Faith / follower of Bahá'u'lláh) | :: bahaano |
| Bahá'í {adj} (pertaining to Bahá'ís or beliefs held in the Bahá'í Faith) | :: Bahaa |
| Bahamas {prop} /bəˈhɑː.məz/ (country in the Caribbean) | :: Bahamoj {p} |
| Bahá'í Faith {prop} (religion) | :: Bahaa Kredo, Bahaa Religio, Bahaismo |
| Bahrain {prop} /bɑːˈɹeɪn/ (country in the Middle East) | :: Barejno |
| baiji {n} /ˈbaɪd͡ʒi/ (freshwater dolphin) | :: blanknaĝila delfeno |
| bail {n} /beɪ̯l/ (release from imprisonment on payment of such money) | :: kaŭcio |
| Bačka {prop} /ˈbɑːtʃ.kə/ (historical region divided between Serbia and Hungary) | :: Baĉka |
| baker {n} /ˈbeɪ.kɚ/ (person who bakes and sells bread, etc) | :: panisto, panistino |
| baker's {n} (bakery) SEE: bakery | :: |
| baker's dozen {n} (cousin) SEE: cousin | :: |
| bakery {n} /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/ (a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold) | :: bakejo |
| baklava {n} /ˈbæk.lə.və/ (sweet pastry) | :: baklavo, paĥlavo |
| Baku {prop} /bɑːˈkuː/ (the capital city of Azerbaijan) | :: Bakuo |
| balaclava {n} /ˌbæl.əˈklɑː.və/ (headgear) | :: skimasko |
| balance {n} /ˈbæləns/ (equilibrium) | :: ekvilibro |
| balance {n} (difference between credit and debit of an account) | :: saldo |
| balcony {n} /ˈbælkəni/ (structure extending from a building) | :: balkono |
| bald {adj} /bɑld/ (having no hair) | :: kalva, senhara |
| baldacchin {n} /ˈbaldəkɪn/ (canopy suspended over an altar or throne) | :: baldakeno |
| baldaquin {n} /ˈbældəkɪn/ (fine canopy of silk) | :: baldakeno |
| baldness {n} (condition or state of being (or becoming) bald) | :: kalveco, senhareco |
| Baldwin {prop} /ˈbɔːldwɪn/ (given name) | :: Baldueno |
| bale {v} (to remove water from a boat) SEE: bail | :: |
| Balearic Islands {prop} (group of Mediterranean islands) | :: Balearoj {p} |
| Balearic Sea {prop} (sea) | :: Baleara Maro |
| baleen {n} /ˈbeɪliːn/ (plates in mouth of baleen whale) | :: balenosto |
| Bali {prop} /ˈbɑːli/ (island of Indonesia) | :: Balio |
| Balkan {adj} /ˈbɔːlkən/ (of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula) | :: balkana |
| Balkanian {adj} (Balkan) SEE: Balkan | :: |
| Balkanic {adj} (of or relating to Balkan peninsula) SEE: Balkan | :: |
| Balkan Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in southeastern Europe, see also: Balkans) | :: Balkana duoninsulo |
| Balkans {prop} /ˈbɑl.kənz/ (geographical region in the southeast of Europe, see also: Balkan Peninsula) | :: Balkanio |
| ball {n} /bɔːl/ (solid or hollow sphere) | :: globo, sfero |
| ball {n} (object, generally spherical, used for playing games) | :: pilko |
| ball {n} (quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape) | :: bulo |
| ball {n} (formal dance) | :: balo |
| ballad {n} /ˈbæləd/ (narrative poem) | :: balado |
| ballast {n} /ˈbæl.əst/ (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | :: balasto |
| ballast {n} (material laid to form a bed for a road) | :: balasto |
| ballet {n} /ˈbæleɪ/ (theatrical presentation) | :: baleto |
| ballistics {n} /bəˈlɪst.ɪks/ (science of the study of falling objects) | :: balistiko |
| ballistic vest {n} (bulletproof vest) SEE: bulletproof vest | :: |
| ball lightning {n} (a short-lived, glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air) | :: globa fulmo |
| balloon {n} /bəˈluːn/ (inflatable and buoyant object) | :: balono |
| balloon {n} (child’s toy) | :: balono, ludbaloneto |
| balloon {n} (inflatable object to transport people through the air) | :: balono |
| ballot {n} /ˈbalət/ (process of voting) | :: baloto |
| ballot {v} (to vote) | :: baloti |
| ballot box {n} (a sealed box into which a voter puts a voting slip) | :: balotkolektujo |
| ballpark {n} (field) | :: pilkejo |
| ball pen {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen | :: |
| ballpoint pen {n} (pen) | :: globkrajono |
| balls {n} (follow the translations in the entry "ball") SEE: ball | :: |
| balls {n} /bɔːlz/ (testicles) | :: kojonoj |
| balls-up {n} (something which becomes botched in some way) SEE: screwup | :: |
| balm {n} (sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants) SEE: balsam | :: |
| balm {n} (plant or tree yielding such substance) SEE: balsam | :: |
| balm {n} (soothing lotion) SEE: balsam | :: |
| balm {n} (figurative: something soothing) SEE: balsam | :: |
| balsam {n} /ˈbɔːlsəm/ (plant or tree yielding such substance) | :: balzamino |
| balsam {n} (soothing ointment) | :: balzamo |
| balsam {n} (flowering plant of the genus Impatiens) | :: balzamino |
| Balthazar {prop} /ˈbælθəˌzɔɹ/ (Babylonian king) | :: Belŝacaro |
| Baltic {prop} (Baltic Sea) SEE: Baltic Sea | :: |
| Baltic Sea {prop} (a sea) | :: Balta Maro |
| balustrade {n} /ˈbæl.ə.stɹeɪd/ (row of balusters) | :: balustrado |
| Bamako {prop} (capital of Mali) | :: Bakuo |
| Bambara {prop} (language) | :: Bambara lingvo, Bambara |
| bamboo {n} /bæmˈbu/ (plant) | :: bambuo |
| bamboo {adj} (made of bamboo) | :: bambua |
| ban {v} /bæn/ (forbid) | :: malpermesi |
| ban {n} (prohibition) | :: malpermeso |
| banal {adj} /bəˈnɑːl/ (common) | :: banala |
| banality {n} /bəˈnælɨti/ (quality of being banal) | :: banaleco |
| banalize {v} (to make banal) | :: banaligi |
| banana {n} /bəˈnɑːnə/ (fruit) | :: banano |
| banana {n} (plant) | :: bananarbo, bananujo [nonstandard] |
| banana peel {n} (outermost layer of the banana) | :: bananŝelo, banana ŝelo |
| bananaquit {n} (Coereba flaveola) | :: cerebedoj |
| banana republic {n} (country) | :: bananrespubliko |
| banana skin {n} (banana skin) SEE: banana peel | :: |
| banana split {n} /bə.ˈnæ.nə splɪt/ (A dessert containing a banana cut in half) | :: fendita banano |
| band {n} /bænd/ (group of musicians) | :: bando |
| band {n} (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) | :: bando |
| bandage {n} /ˈbændɪdʒ/ (medical binding) | :: bandaĝo |
| Bandar Seri Begawan {prop} /ˌbɑːndəɹ sɪˌɹiː bɪˈɡaʊ.ən/ (capital of Brunei) | :: Bandar-Seri-Begavano |
| bandgap {n} (physics) | :: benda breĉo, bendbreĉo |
| bandicoot {n} /ˈbændiˌkut/ (small Australian marsupial with a long snout) | :: bandikoto |
| bandog {n} (guard dog) SEE: guard dog | :: |
| bandura {n} /bænˈdʊəɹə/ (Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument) | :: banduro |
| bane {v} (to (kill by) poison) SEE: poison | :: |
| banger {n} (woman's breast) SEE: breast | :: |
| Bangkok {prop} /bæŋˈkɒk/ (the capital of Thailand) | :: Bankoko |
| Bangladesh {prop} /ˌbæŋ.ɡlə.ˈdɛʃ/ (country) | :: Bangladeŝo |
| Bangladeshize {v} (to make Bangladeshi) | :: bangladeŝigi |
| bangs {n} /bæŋz/ (hair that hangs down over the forehead) | :: franĝo, fruntharoj {p} |
| Bangui {prop} (capital of the Central African Republic) | :: Bangio |
| banjo {n} /ˈbæn.dʒoʊ/ (a musical instrument) | :: banĝo |
| banjoist {n} (person who plays the banjo) | :: banĝisto |
| Banjul {prop} (capital of the Gambia) | :: Banĵulo |
| bank {n} /bæŋk/ (institution) | :: banko |
| bank {n} (branch office) | :: banko |
| bank {n} (storage for important goods) | :: deponejo |
| bank {n} (embankment, an earth slope) | :: teramaso |
| bank account {n} (fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank) | :: banka konto |
| banker {n} /ˈbæŋkɚ/ (one who conducts the business of banking) | :: bankisto, bankistino [female] |
| bank holiday {n} (a weekday granted to workers as a national holiday) | :: banka ferio, banka libertago |
| bank machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| banknote {n} (paper currency) | :: monbileto, banknoto |
| bankrupt {adj} /ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/ (having been legally declared insolvent) | :: bankrota |
| bankrupt {v} (force into bankruptcy) | :: bankroti |
| bankruptcy {n} /ˈbæŋkɹʌptsɪ/ (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) | :: bankroto |
| banner {n} /ˈbænɚ/ (flag) | :: rubando |
| banner {adj} | :: flag, flago |
| banquet {n} /ˈbæŋkwɪt/ (a large celebratory meal; a feast) | :: bankedo |
| banshee {n} /bænˈʃiː/ (in Irish folklore, a female spirit) | :: banŝio |
| banzai {interj} (hurrah) SEE: hurrah | :: |
| baobab {n} /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/ (Adansonia digitata) | :: baobabo |
| baptise {v} (baptise) SEE: baptize | :: |
| baptism {n} /ˈbæptɪzəm/ (Christian sacrament) | :: bapto |
| baptismal {adj} (relating to baptism) | :: bapta |
| baptismal font {n} (a basin used for baptism) | :: baptujo |
| baptist {n} /ˈbæptɪst/ (person who baptizes) | :: baptisto, baptistino |
| Baptist {adj} (of the Baptist religious denomination) | :: baptisma |
| baptize {v} /ˈbæptaɪz/ (To perform the Christian sacrament of baptism) | :: bapti |
| baptize {v} (To dedicate or christen) | :: bapti |
| bar {n} (vertical bar mark) SEE: pipe | :: |
| bar {n} (music: section of a staff) SEE: measure | :: |
| bar {prep} (with the exception of) SEE: except | :: |
| bar {n} (solid object with uniform cross-section) | :: stango |
| bar {n} (rail bar at level crossing) | :: barilo |
| bar {n} (business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages) | :: drinkejo |
| bar {n} (counter of such a premises) | :: bufedo |
| bar {n} (official order prohibiting some activity) | :: malpermeso, prohibicio |
| bar {n} (collective term for lawyers) | :: advokataro |
| bar {v} (to obstruct the passage of) | :: bloki |
| bar {v} (to prohibit) | :: malpermesi |
| bar {v} (to lock or bolt with a bar) | :: bari |
| barb {n} (bit for a horse) SEE: bit | :: |
| barb {n} (beard or something that resembles a beard) SEE: beard | :: |
| Barbados {prop} /bɑɹˈbeɪ.doʊs/ (country in the Caribbean) | :: Barbado |
| Barbara {prop} /ˈbɑɹb(ə)ɹə/ (cognates and transliterations of female given name) | :: Barbro |
| barbarian {n} /bɑɹ.ˈbɛəɹ.i.ən/ (uncivilized person) | :: barbaro |
| barbarous {adj} (barbarian) SEE: barbarian | :: |
| Barbary dove {n} (Streptopelia risoria) SEE: ringneck dove | :: |
| barbecue {v} (grill) SEE: grill | :: |
| barbed wire {n} (twisted strands of steel wire) | :: pikdrato |
| barber {n} /ˈbɑː.bə/ (person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards) | :: barbiro |
| barberry {n} /ˈbɑɹbɛɹi/ (Berberis) | :: berberiso |
| barbican {n} /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bɪkən/ (A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town) | :: barbakano |
| Barbie {prop} (diminutive of Barbara) | :: Barnjo |
| barbiturate {n} /ˌbɑɹˈbɪtʃu.ɪt/ (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) | :: barbiturato |
| barcarole {n} /ˈbɑːkəɹəʊl/ (Venetian folk song) | :: barkarolo |
| Barcelona {prop} /ˌbɑɹsəˈloʊnə/ (capital of Catalonia) | :: Barcelono |
| barcode {n} /ˈbɑː(ɹ)kəʊd/ (set of machine-readable parallel bars) | :: strikodo |
| bard {n} /bɑːd/ (professional poet and singer) | :: bardo |
| bare {adj} /bɛəɹ/ (naked, uncovered) | :: nuda |
| bare {adv} (barely) SEE: barely | :: |
| bare-bottomed {adj} (having an unclothed rear) | :: nudpuga |
| bare-butt {adj} (with the butt exposed) | :: nudpuga |
| barefoot {adj} /ˈbɛɹfʊt/ (wearing nothing on the feet) | :: nudpieda |
| barefoot {adv} (wearing nothing on the feet) | :: nudpiede |
| barefoot doctor {n} (farmer with basic medical training) | :: nudpieda kuracisto |
| barefooted {adj} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot | :: |
| barefooted {adv} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot | :: |
| barely {adv} /ˈbɛɹ.li/ (by a small margin) | :: apenaŭ |
| barely {adv} (almost not at all) | :: apenaŭ |
| barf {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| barf {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| barium {n} /ˈbɛəɹɪəm/ (chemical element) | :: bario |
| bark {v} /bɑːk/ (to make a loud noise (dogs)) | :: boji |
| bark {n} (short, loud, explosive utterance) | :: bojo |
| bark {n} (exterior covering of a tree) | :: arboŝelo |
| barking dogs seldom bite {proverb} (people who make threats rarely carry them out) | :: bojanta hundo ne mordas, ne ĉio batas, kio tondras, kiu multe parolas, ne multe faras |
| barley {n} /ˈbɑɹli/ (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) | :: hordeo |
| barley sugar {n} (sweet) | :: hordeosukeraĵo |
| barmaid {n} /ˈbɑː(ɹ)meɪd/ (woman who serves in a bar) | :: trinkejistino |
| barman {n} (bartender) SEE: bartender | :: |
| bar mitzvah {n} /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/ (Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys) | :: barmicvo |
| barn {n} (child) SEE: child | :: |
| barn {n} /bɑɹn/ (building) | :: garbejo |
| barn owl {n} /ˈbɑːn ˌaʊl/ (Tyto alba) | :: turstrigo |
| barometer {n} /bəˈɹɑməɾɚ/ (an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure) | :: barometro, baroskopo |
| baron {n} /ˈbæɹən/ (male ruler of a barony) | :: barono |
| baroness {n} /ˌbæ.ɹəˈnɛs/ (female ruler of a barony) | :: baronino |
| barony {n} /ˈbæ.ɹə.ni/ (a dominion ruled by a baron or baroness) | :: baronio, baronujo, baronlando |
| Baroque {adj} /bəˈɹoʊk/ (relating or belonging to the Baroque period) | :: baroka |
| Baroque {prop} | :: baroko |
| baroque organ {n} (type of pipe organ) | :: baroka orgeno |
| baroscope {n} (barometer) SEE: barometer | :: |
| barrack {n} /ˈbæ.ɹək/ (a building for soldiers) | :: kazerno, soldatejo |
| barracks {n} (buildings used by military personnel) SEE: barrack | :: |
| barracuda {n} (predatory competitor) SEE: shark | :: |
| barre chord {n} (a guitar chord) | :: baro |
| barrel {n} (tube) SEE: tube | :: |
| barrel {n} (jar) SEE: jar | :: |
| barrel {n} /ˈbæɹəl/ (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop) | :: barelo |
| barrel {n} (metallic tube of a gun) | :: tubo, paftubo |
| barrel organ {n} (pipe instrument with air controlled pins in a revolving barrel) | :: gurdo |
| barren {adj} /ˈbæɹən/ (unable to bear children; sterile) | :: malfekunda |
| barren {adj} (infertile) | :: malfekunda |
| barren {adj} (unproductive) | :: senfrukta |
| barricade {n} /ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/ (a barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence) | :: barikado |
| barrier {n} /ˈbæɹi.əɹ/ (structure that bars passage) | :: barilo |
| barrier {n} (obstacle or impediment) | :: barilo |
| barrister {n} /ˈbæ.ɹɪst.ə(ɹ)/ (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) | :: advokato |
| bar-tailed godwit {n} (bar-tailed godwit) | :: Lapona limozo |
| bartender {n} /ˈbɑːˌtɛndə(ɹ)/ (person who works in a bar) | :: trinkejisto |
| Bartholomew {prop} /bɑɹˈθɑləmju/ (male given name) | :: Bartolomeo |
| baryon {n} /ˈbɛəɹiɒn/ (heavy subatomic particle) | :: bariono |
| basalt {n} /bəˈsɑlt/ (hard rock) | :: bazalto |
| base {n} /beɪs/ | :: bazo |
| base {v} (have as its foundation or starting point) | :: bazi |
| base {n} (bass) SEE: bass | :: |
| base {n} (apron) SEE: apron | :: |
| baseball {n} /ˈbeɪs.bɔl/ (ball game) | :: basbalo, bazopilkado |
| baseball cap {n} /ˈbeɪs.bɔl ˌkæp/ (cap) | :: basbala ĉapo |
| baseboard {n} (panel or molding between floor and interior wall) SEE: skirting board | :: |
| Basel {prop} (city in Switzerland) | :: Bazelo |
| basement {n} /ˈbeɪsmənt/ (floor below ground level) | :: kelo |
| base pair {n} (molecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands) | :: bazoparo |
| Bashkir {prop} /bɑːʃˈkɪəɹ/ (language) | :: Baŝkira lingvo |
| Bashkiria {prop} (Bashkortostan) SEE: Bashkortostan | :: |
| Bashkortostan {prop} /bɑʃˈkɔɹtoə̯stɛən/ (federal subject of Russia) | :: Baŝkirio, Baŝkirujo |
| Bashkortostani {adj} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir | :: |
| Bashkortostani {n} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir | :: |
| basic {adj} /ˈbeɪsɪk/ (necessary, essential for life or some process) | :: baza |
| basic {adj} (elementary, simple, merely functional) | :: baza |
| basic {adj} (chemistry: of a base) | :: baza |
| basic income {n} (basic income) | :: baza enspezo |
| basil {n} /ˈbæz.əl/ (plant) | :: bazilio, ocimo |
| basil {n} (herb) | :: bazilio, ocimo |
| basilean {n} (partisan of a king) SEE: royalist | :: |
| basilica {n} /bəˈsɪlɪkə/ (Christian church building having a nave) | :: baziliko |
| basilisk {n} /ˈbæs.ɪ.lɪsk/ (snake-like dragon type) | :: bazilisko |
| basilisk {n} (type of lizard (genus Basiliscus)) | :: bazilisko |
| basin {n} /ˈbeɪsɪn/ (area of land that drains into a common outlet) | :: baseno |
| basket {n} /ˈbɑːskɪt/ (container) | :: korbo |
| basketball {n} /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl/ (the sport) | :: korbopilkado |
| Basque {n} /bɑːsk/ (language) | :: eŭska lingvo [preferred], la eŭska [clipped form], vaska lingvo, la vaska [clipped form] |
| Basque {n} (member of a people) | :: eŭsko [male or female] [preferred], eŭskino [female], vasko [male or female], vaskino [female] |
| Basque {adj} (relative to the Basque people or their language) | :: (people) eŭska [preferred], vaska; (language) eŭsklingva [preferred], vasklingva |
| Basque Country {prop} (autonomous community within Spain) | :: Eŭskio |
| bass {adj} /beɪs/ (low in pitch) | :: basa |
| Basseterre {prop} (capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis) | :: Bastero |
| Basse-Terre {prop} (capital city of Guadeloupe) | :: Bas-Tero |
| bass guitar {n} /ˈbeɪsɡɪˈtɑːɹ/ (stringed musical instrument) | :: basgitaro, malalta |
| bassoon {n} /bəˈsuːn/ (musical instrument in the woodwind family) | :: fagoto, hobojego |
| bassoonist {n} (person who plays the bassoon) | :: [♂♀] fagotisto, [♀] fagotistino |
| bastard {n} /ˈbɑːs.təd/ (person born to unmarried parents) | :: bastardo, bastardino [female] |
| bastille {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| bastille {n} (fortress) SEE: fortress | :: |
| bastille {n} (citadel) SEE: citadel | :: |
| bat {n} /bæt/ (small flying mammal) | :: vesperto |
| bate {v} (simple past of beat) SEE: beat | :: |
| bate {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate | :: |
| bath {v} /bæθ⁓bɛəθ⁓beəθ/ (To wash a person or animal in a bath) | :: bani |
| bathe {v} /beɪð/ (to clean oneself with water) | :: (sin) bani |
| bathing suit {n} (tight fitting garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| bathing trunks {n} (pair of shorts or briefs) SEE: swimming trunks | :: |
| bathos {n} (depth) SEE: depth | :: |
| bathroom {n} /ˈbɑːθ.ɹuːm/ (a room with a bathtub) | :: banĉambro |
| bathroom {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| Bathsheba {prop} /bæθˈʃiːbə/ (female given name) | :: Betsabea |
| bath towel {n} (towel for drying the body) | :: bantuko |
| bathtub {n} /ˈbæθtʌb/ (large container in which a person may bathe) | :: banujo |
| batik {n} /bəˈtiːk/ (A method of dyeing fabric) | :: batiko |
| Batman {prop} /ˈbætmæn/ (the bat-themed hero) | :: Vespertviro |
| baton {n} /bəˈtɑn/ (a short vertical post in a fence used to separate wires, not set into the ground) | :: bastoneto |
| Bats {prop} (language) | :: bacba lingvo |
| battering ram {n} (type of siege engine used to smash gates and walls) | :: ramo |
| battery {n} /ˈbætəɹi/ (device storing electricity) | :: pilo |
| battery {n} (coordinated group of artillery) | :: baterio |
| battle {n} /ˈbætl̩/ (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat) | :: batalo |
| battle {n} (struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life) | :: lukto |
| battle {v} ((intransitive) to join in battle; to contend in fight) | :: lukti |
| battle {v} ((transitive) to assail in battle; to fight) | :: batali |
| battle axe {n} (electric guitar) SEE: electric guitar | :: |
| battle-cruiser {n} (type of warship) | :: batalkrozoŝipo |
| battlefield {n} (field of a land battle) | :: batalejo |
| battleground {n} (location) SEE: battlefield | :: |
| Battle of Britain {prop} (series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II) | :: Batalo de Anglio |
| battleship {n} (warship) | :: batalŝipo |
| battleship {n} (guessing game) | :: marbatalo |
| bauble {n} /ˈbɔbəl/ (small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees) | :: kristnaska globo |
| bauxite {n} /ˈbɔːksaɪt/ (ore) | :: baŭksito |
| Bavaria {prop} /bəˈveəɹɪə/ (state) | :: Bavarujo |
| bay {n} /beɪ/ (body of water) | :: golfo |
| Bay of Bengal {prop} (Large bay in the northeastern Indian Ocean) | :: Bengala Golfo |
| bayonet {n} /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)nɨt/ (weapon) | :: bajoneto |
| Bayonne {prop} (city and commune of southwest France) | :: Bajono |
| bazaar {n} /bəˈzɑɹ/ (marketplace) | :: budaro |
| BC {adv} (before Christ) | :: a.K. (antaŭ Kristo) |
| be {v} (occupy a place) | :: esti |
| be {v} (occur, take place) | :: okazi |
| be {v} (exist) | :: ekzisti, esti |
| be {v} (elliptical form of "be here", or similar) | :: veni, iri, iri |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject and object are the same) | :: esti |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same) | :: egali, esti |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal) | :: esti |
| be {v} (used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it) | :: esti |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase) | :: esti |
| be {v} (used to form the passive voice) | :: (passive form of the verb) -iĝi, esti + passive participle [-ata, -ita, -ota] |
| be {v} (used to form the continuous forms of various tenses) | :: esti + active participle [-anta, -inta, -onta] |
| be {v} ((archaic) used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs) | :: Not used in Esperanto |
| be {v} (used to form future tenses, especially the future subjunctive) | :: (not translated; use the future tense [-os]) |
| be {v} (used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like) | :: esti |
| be able to {v} (have ability to) | :: povi |
| beach {n} /bit͡ʃ/ (sandy shore) | :: plaĝo, strando |
| beadle {n} /ˈbiːdəɫ/ | :: pedelo |
| beak {n} /biːk/ (structure projecting from a bird's face) | :: beko |
| beam {n} /biːm/ (ray) | :: radio |
| beam {n} | :: trabo |
| bean {n} /biːn/ (seed) | :: fabo |
| bean curd {n} (tofu) SEE: tofu | :: |
| beanpole {n} (pole) | :: fazeolstango |
| beanpole {n} (tall, thin person) | :: stangofiguro |
| bear {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth | :: |
| bear {v} /bɛə(ɹ)/ (to support or sustain) | :: elteni |
| bear {n} (large mammal of family Ursidae) | :: urso |
| bear {n} (large hairy man) | :: urso |
| bearcat {n} (giant panda) SEE: giant panda | :: |
| bear cub {n} (young bear) | :: ursido |
| beard {n} /bɪɹd/ (facial hair) | :: barbo |
| bearded {adj} /ˈbɪɹdəd/ (having a beard) | :: barbhava, barba |
| bearded vulture {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
| beardless {adj} (without a beard) | :: senbarba |
| bearing {n} /ˈbɛɹɪŋ/ (mechanical device) | :: lagro |
| beast {n} /biːst/ (non-human animal) | :: besto |
| Beast {prop} (figure in the Book of Revelation) | :: apokalipsa besto |
| beast of prey {n} (animal) | :: rabobesto |
| beat {v} /biːt/ (to hit, to knock, to pound, to strike) | :: bati |
| beat {v} (to move with pulsation or throbbing) | :: bati |
| beat {v} (to mix food) | :: bati |
| beat {v} | :: bato n, bati v |
| beat around the bush {v} (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant) | :: ĉirkaŭparoli |
| beat one's brains out {v} (rack one's brain) SEE: rack one's brain | :: |
| Beatrice {prop} /ˈbiː(ə)tɹɪs/ (female given name) | :: Beatrica |
| beau {n} (boyfriend) SEE: boyfriend | :: |
| Beaufort scale {prop} (measure for the intensity of the wind) | :: Boforta skalo |
| beautiful {adj} /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ (possessing charm and attractive) | :: bela |
| beautiful fruit dove {n} (the fruit dove species Ptilinopus pulchellus) | :: belega fruktokolombo, skarlattufa fruktokolombo, rozfrunta fruktokolombo |
| beautifully {adv} /ˈbjuːtɪf(ə)li/ (In a beautiful manner) | :: bele |
| beautify {v} /ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/ (to make beautiful or more beautiful) | :: beligi |
| beauty {n} /ˈbjuɾi/ (quality of pleasing appearance) | :: belo |
| beauty {n} (someone beautiful: male) | :: belulo |
| beauty {n} (someone beautiful: female) | :: belulino |
| beauty contest {n} (beauty pageant) SEE: beauty pageant | :: |
| beauty pageant {n} (competition on attractiveness) | :: beleco-konkurso |
| beauty spot {n} (birthmark) SEE: mole | :: |
| beaver {n} /ˈbiːvə/ (semiaquatic rodent) | :: kastoro |
| be awake {v} (awake) SEE: awake | :: |
| be awake {v} (wake up) SEE: wake up | :: |
| be born {v} (to come into existence through birth) | :: naskiĝi |
| be called {v} (to have a specific name) | :: nomiĝi |
| because {adv} /biˈkɔz/ (on account) | :: pro |
| because {conj} (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that) | :: ĉar |
| because of {prep} (on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of) | :: pro |
| become {v} /bəˈkʌm/ (to begin to be) | :: iĝi, ekesti |
| bed {n} (piece of furniture) | :: lito |
| bed {n} (the bottom of a lake or other body of water) | :: fluejo |
| bed {n} (garden plot) | :: bedo |
| bedbound {adj} (unable to leave one's bed) SEE: bedridden | :: |
| bedbug {n} (small nocturnal insect) | :: cimo, litcimo |
| bedclothes {n} (sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed) | :: litkovrilo, litkovriloj |
| bedfast {adj} (unable to leave one's bed) SEE: bedridden | :: |
| bedlam {n} /ˈbɛdləm/ (place or situation of chaos) | :: pandemonio |
| bedridden {adj} /ˈbɛdɹɪdən/ (confined to bed) | :: litmalsana |
| bedroom {n} /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping) | :: dormĉambro |
| bedsheet {n} /ˈbɛdʃiːt/ (a sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen) | :: littuko |
| bedtime {n} /ˈbɛdtaɪm/ (time when one goes to bed to sleep) | :: dormohoro |
| bedtime story {n} /ˈbɛdtaɪm ˈstɔːɹi/ (story read to children before they sleep) | :: antaŭdorma rakonto |
| bee {n} /ˈbiː/ (insect) | :: abelo |
| bee {n} (name of the letter B, b) | :: bo |
| beech {n} /biːt͡ʃ/ (tree of genus Fagus) | :: fago |
| beech marten {n} (Martes foina) | :: foino |
| bee-eater {n} /ˈbiː iːtəɹ/ (bird in the family Meropidae) | :: abelmanĝulo |
| beef {n} /bif/ (meat) | :: bovaĵo |
| beef {n} (cow, bull) SEE: cow | :: |
| bee fly {n} (bee fly) | :: bombilio |
| beef up {v} (to strengthen or reinforce) SEE: strengthen | :: |
| beekeeper {n} /ˈbiˌkipɚ/ (someone who keeps bees) | :: abelisto {m} {f}, virabelisto {m}, abelistino {f} |
| beekeeping {n} (raising bees) | :: abelkulturo |
| Beelzebub {prop} /biːˈɛlzɪbʌb/ (a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil) | :: Belzebubo |
| beer {n} /bɪɹ/ (alcoholic drink made of malt) | :: biero |
| beeswax {n} /ˈbizwæks/ (wax secreted by bees) | :: abelvakso |
| beet {n} /biːt/ (Beta vulgaris) | :: beto |
| Beethoven {prop} /ˈbeɪˌtoʊvən/ (German surname) | :: Betoveno |
| beetle {n} /ˈbiːtəl/ (insect) | :: skarabo |
| before {prep} /bəˈfɔɹ/ (earlier than) | :: antaŭ |
| before {prep} (in front of in space) | :: antaŭ |
| before {prep} (at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking) | :: antaŭ |
| before {adv} (at an earlier time) | :: antaŭe |
| before {adv} (in advance) | :: antaŭe |
| before {adv} (at the front end) | :: antaŭe |
| before {conj} (in advance of the time when) | :: antaŭ ol, antaŭ kiam |
| beforehand {adv} /bɪˈfɔɹhænd/ (at an earlier time) | :: antaŭe |
| before long {prep} (soon) SEE: soon | :: |
| befriend {v} (make friends) SEE: make friends | :: |
| beg {v} /bɛɡ/ (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money) | :: almozpeti |
| beg {v} | :: peti, petegi |
| beget {v} /biˈɡɛt/ (to cause, to produce) | :: generi |
| beggar {n} /ˈbɛɡɚ/ (person who begs) | :: almozulo, almozulino [female], almozisto, almozistino [female] |
| begin {v} /bɪˈɡɪn/ (to start, to initiate or take the first step into something.) | :: komenci, eki |
| beginner {n} /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ (someone who just recently started) | :: komencanto |
| beginning {n} /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/ (initial portion of some extended thing) | :: komenco |
| beginning {n} | :: eko |
| begonia {n} /ˈbəɡəʊniː.ə/ (plants of the genus Begonia) | :: begonio |
| behave {v} /bɪˈheɪv/ (to act in a specific manner) | :: konduti |
| behave {v} | :: konduti |
| behave oneself {v} (to act in a polite or proper way) SEE: behave | :: |
| behavior {n} /bɪˈheɪvjɚ/ (way an animal or human behaves or acts) | :: konduto, agmaniero |
| behaviour {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior | :: |
| behead {v} /bɪˈhɛd/ (to remove the head) | :: senkapigi |
| beheadal {n} (beheading) SEE: beheading | :: |
| beheading {n} (an instance of beheading) | :: senkapigo |
| behemoth {n} /bəˈhi(ː)məθ/ (mighty beast in the Book of Job) | :: behemoto |
| behemoth {n} (mighty monster) | :: behemo, behemoto |
| behest {n} (promise) SEE: promise | :: |
| behind {prep} /bɪˈhaɪnd/ (at the back of) | :: malantaŭ |
| behind {prep} | :: apog |
| behind {n} (buttocks) | :: postaĵo |
| behold {v} /bɪˈhoʊld/ (to see, to look at) | :: rigardi |
| behold {interj} | :: jen |
| beige {n} /ˈbeɪʒ/ (colour) | :: flavgriza, beĵa |
| beignet {n} /ˈbɛn.jeɪ/ (fritter) | :: benjeto |
| Beijing {prop} /beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ (capital of China) | :: Pekino |
| Beijinger {n} (Pekingese) SEE: Pekingese | :: |
| Beijingese {n} (Pekingese) SEE: Pekingese | :: |
| Beijingese {adj} (Pekingese) SEE: Pekingese | :: |
| being {n} /ˈbiɪŋ/ (a living creature) | :: estaĵo, estulo |
| being {n} (the state or fact of existence) | :: esto |
| Beirut {prop} /beɪˈɹuːt/ (capital of Lebanon) | :: Bejruto |
| Belarus {prop} /ˌbɛləˈɹus/ (country) | :: Belorusujo, Belorusio |
| Belarusian {n} /ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/ (language) | :: Belorusa lingvo |
| bel canto {n} /ˌbɛlˈkantəʊ/ (elegant style of singing) | :: belkanto |
| belch {v} /ˈbɛltʃ/ (expel gas from the stomach through the mouth) | :: rukti |
| Belfast {prop} /ˈbɛl.fæst/ (capital of Northern Ireland) | :: Belfasto |
| Belgian {n} /ˈbɛl.dʒən/ (Belgian, person from Belgium) | :: [♂♀, ♂] belgo, [explicitly ♂, possible word] virbelgo, [♀] belgino, [♂♀, ♂] belgiano, [♀] belgianino, [♂♀, ♂] belgujano, [♀] belgujanino |
| Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgium) | :: belgia, belguja |
| Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people) | :: belga, belgiana, belgujana |
| Belgian Congo {prop} (Belgian colony) | :: Belga Kongo |
| Belgium {prop} /ˈbɛldʒəm/ (country in Europe) | :: Belgio, Belgujo |
| Belgrade {prop} /ˈbɛlɡɹeɪd/ (capital of Serbia) | :: Beogrado |
| belief {n} /bɪˈliːf/ (something believed) | :: kredo |
| believable {adj} (capable of being believed; credible) | :: kredebla |
| believably {adv} (in a believable way) | :: kredeble |
| believe {v} /bɪˈliːv/ (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) | :: kredi je, kredi |
| believe {v} (to accept as true) | :: kredi, fidi |
| believe {v} (to consider likely) | :: kredi |
| believe {v} (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) | :: kredi, fidi |
| believe it or not {adv} (you may not believe the following, but it is true) | :: kredu-ne-kredu |
| Belize {prop} /bəˈliːz/ (country) | :: Belizo |
| bell {n} /bɛl/ (percussive instrument) | :: sonorilo |
| belladonna {n} (a plant, Atropa belladonna) SEE: deadly nightshade | :: |
| belle {n} /bɛl/ (beautiful woman) | :: belulino |
| belles-lettres {n} (humanities) SEE: humanities | :: |
| belles-lettres {n} /ˌbɛlˈlɛtɹ/ (light literary compositions valued for their aesthetic properties) | :: beletro, beletristiko |
| bell-gable {n} (an architectural element) | :: sonorilmuro |
| bellow {n} /ˈbɛloʊ/ (the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise) | :: bleko, bleko, muĝo |
| bellow {v} (to make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal) | :: bleki |
| bellows {n} /ˈbɛl.oʊz/ (air blower) | :: balgo |
| bellows {n} (any flexible container or enclosure) | :: balgo |
| bell tower {n} (tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry) | :: sonorilturo |
| belly {n} /bɛli/ (abdomen) | :: ventro |
| bellyache {n} /ˈbɛliˌeɪk/ (pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen) | :: ventrodoloro |
| bellybutton {n} (the navel or umbilicus) SEE: navel | :: |
| belly dance {n} (form of dance) | :: ventra danco |
| Belmopan {prop} (Belmopan) | :: Belmopano |
| belong {v} /bɪˈlɒŋ/ (be the property of) | :: aparteni al |
| belong {v} (set theory: be an element of) | :: aparteni al |
| beloved {adj} /bɪˈlʌvd/ (loved) | :: amata |
| beloved {n} (someone who is loved) | :: amato, amatino |
| below {prep} /bəˈloʊ/ (lower in spatial position than) | :: sub |
| below {prep} (lower in value than) | :: sub, malpli ol |
| below {prep} (downstream of) | :: flupost |
| below {prep} (south of) | :: sude de, sude de |
| below {prep} (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of) | :: sub |
| below {adv} (in a lower place) | :: malsupre |
| belowstairs {adv} (downstairs) SEE: downstairs | :: |
| belt {n} /bɛlt/ (band worn around the waist) | :: zono |
| beluga {n} /bəˈluː.ɡə/ (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) | :: belugo |
| belvedere {n} /ˈbɛl.vəˌdɪɹ/ (raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area) | :: belvedero |
| bemock {v} (mock) SEE: mock | :: |
| bench {n} /bɛntʃ/ (long seat) | :: benko |
| benchlet {n} (stool) SEE: stool | :: |
| bend {v} /bɛnd/ (to cause to shape into a curve) | :: kurbigi, fleksi, klini |
| bend {v} (to be inclined; to direct itself) | :: alkliniĝi |
| bend down {v} (to bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position) | :: malleviĝi, kliniĝi, sin klini |
| bend over {v} (to bend one's upper body forward) | :: kliniĝi |
| Benedict {prop} /ˈbɛnədɪkt/ (male given name) | :: Benedikto |
| Benedictine {adj} (of or pertaining to St. Benedict of Nursia) | :: benediktana |
| benefactor {n} /ˈbɛnəˌfæktɚ/ (on who gives gifts or help) | :: bonfaranto |
| benefit {n} /ˈbɛn.ə.fɪt/ (advantage, help or aid) | :: avantaĝo, profito, utilo |
| benefit {n} (payment, subsidy) | :: subvencio |
| benefit {n} (performance given to raise funds) | :: benefico |
| benefit {v} (to be or provide a benefit to) | :: profiti |
| benefit {v} (to receive a benefit) | :: profiti |
| benefit of the doubt {n} (a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence) | :: benefico de dubo |
| Benelux {prop} (an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) | :: Benelukso |
| Bengalize {v} (to make Bengali) | :: bengaligi |
| Bengal tiger {n} (Panthera tigris tigris) | :: bengalia tigro |
| Benghazi {prop} (Benghazi, Libya) | :: Bengazi |
| Benin {prop} /bəˈnin/ (country) | :: Benino |
| Benjamin {prop} /ˈbɛndʒəmɪn/ (the youngest son of Jacob) | :: Benjameno |
| Benjamin {prop} (male given name) | :: Benjameno |
| benthos {n} /ˈbɛnθɒs/ (flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water) | :: bento |
| benumb {v} (make numb) SEE: numb | :: |
| benzene {n} /ˈbɛnziːn/ (aromatic compound C6H6) | :: benzeno |
| benzine {n} (benzene) SEE: benzene | :: |
| benzol {n} (an impure benzene) | :: benzolo |
| Beograd {prop} (Belgrade) SEE: Belgrade | :: |
| Beowulf {prop} /ˈbeɪoʊwʊlf/ (Epic poem) | :: Beoŭulf |
| be prepared {phrase} (motto) | :: estu preta |
| be quiet {interj} (remain silent) SEE: silence | :: |
| Berber {n} (Member of northwest African ethnic group) | :: berbero |
| beret {n} /bəˈɹeɪ/ (type of brimless cap) | :: bireto |
| bergamot {n} (Mentha × piperita) SEE: peppermint | :: |
| Bergen {prop} (city in Norway) | :: Bergeno |
| beriberi {n} (pathology: ailment caused by deficiency of vitamin B) | :: beribero |
| be right {v} (be correct in one's judgement or statement about something) | :: pravi |
| Bering Sea {prop} /ˈbɛɹɪŋ ˈsiː/ (sea) | :: Beringa Maro |
| Bering Strait {prop} (strait between Russia and Alaska) | :: Beringa Markolo |
| berkelium {n} /ˈbɜːɹkliəm/ (transuranic chemical element) | :: berkelio |
| Berlin {prop} /bɚ.ˈlɪn/ (capital city of Germany) | :: Berlino |
| Berliner {n} /bɚˈlɪnɚ/ (native or inhabitant of Berlin) | :: berlinano |
| Berliner {n} (doughnut) | :: benjeto |
| Berlin Wall {prop} (wall that parted Berlin) | :: Berlina muro |
| Bermuda {prop} /bɚˈmjuːdə/ (island group) | :: Bermudo, Bermudoj |
| Bern {prop} /bɜː(ɹ)n/ (city) | :: Berno |
| Bernard {prop} /bəɹˈnɑɹd/ (male given name) | :: Bernardo |
| berry {n} /ˈbɛɹi/ (small fruit) | :: bero |
| Bertram {prop} /ˈbɜːtɹəm/ (male given name) | :: Bertrando |
| beryl {n} /ˈbɛɹəl/ (gem) | :: berilo, berilŝtono |
| beryllium {n} /bəˈɹɪli.əm/ (chemical element) | :: berilio |
| be sick {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| beside oneself {prep} (consumed by an emotion) | :: krom si mem |
| besides {prep} /bəˈsaɪdz/ (in addition to) | :: cetere, aldone al |
| besides {prep} (other than; except for) | :: krom, escepte (de) |
| besides {adv} (also; in addition) | :: aldone, krome, plue |
| besides {adv} (moreover; furthermore) | :: cetere, krome, plue |
| bestiary {n} (A medieval treatise of animals) | :: bestarlibro |
| best man {n} (primary attendant to the groom) | :: fianĉamiko |
| bestride {v} (dominate) SEE: dominate | :: |
| bestseller {n} (book or thing sold in large numbers) | :: furorlibro |
| bet {n} /ˈbɛt/ (a wager) | :: veto |
| bet {v} (to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event) | :: veti |
| beta {n} /ˈbeɪtə/ (letter of the Greek alphabet) | :: beto |
| beta {adj} (beta) | :: beta |
| Bethlehem {prop} /ˈbɛθləhɛm/ (City) | :: Bet-Leĥem |
| betray {v} /bəˈtɹeɪ/ (to deliver into the hands of an enemy) | :: perfidi |
| betrayal {n} (treason) SEE: treason | :: |
| betroth {v} /bəˈtɹoʊð/ (to promise to give in marriage) | :: fianĉigi |
| betroth {v} (to promise to take as a future spouse) | :: fianĉiĝi |
| betrothed {n} /bɪˈtɹəʊðd/ (fiancé or fiancée) | :: fianĉo {m}, fianĉino {f} |
| better {adj} /ˈbɛtə/ (comparative of the adjectives good or well) | :: pli bona |
| better {v} (to improve) | :: plibonigi |
| better an egg today than a hen tomorrow {proverb} (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush) SEE: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush | :: |
| better late than never {adv} (it’s better to do something late, than to never do it at all) | :: pli bone malfrue ol neniam |
| between {prep} /bɪˈtwiːn/ (in the position or interval that separates two things) | :: inter |
| between {prep} (shared in confidence by) | :: inter |
| between Scylla and Charybdis {prep} /bəˈtwiːn.ˈsɪlə.ænd.kəˈɹɪbdɪs/ (idiomatic) | :: fali de sitelo en barelon |
| betwixt {prep} /bɪˈtwɪkst/ (between, specifically between two things) | :: inter |
| beverage {n} /ˈbevəɹɪdʒ/ (drink) | :: trinkaĵo |
| beware of the dog {phrase} (beware of the dog) | :: atentu la hundon |
| bewitch {v} /bəˈwɪtʃ/ (to cast a spell) | :: sorĉi |
| be wrong {v} (have an incorrect belief, be mistaken) | :: malpravi, erari |
| beyond {prep} (beyond) SEE: above | :: |
| beyond {n} (unknown) SEE: unknown | :: |
| beyond {prep} /biˈjɑnd/ (further away than) | :: preter |
| beyond {prep} (on the far side of) | :: trans |
| beyond {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| Bharat {prop} (India) SEE: India | :: |
| Bharat {prop} (an alternative name of India) | :: Barato |
| Bhutan {prop} /buːˈtɑːn/ (Himalayan country) | :: Butano |
| Bhutanese {n} /bu.təˈniːz/ (person from Bhutan) | :: butanano {m}, butananino {f} |
| biangle {n} (digon) SEE: digon | :: |
| bias {n} /ˈbaɪəs/ (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality) | :: biaso, emo, inklino, partieco |
| Białystok {prop} (city) | :: Bjalistoko |
| bibimbap {n} (Korean dish of white rice topped with vegetables, beef, a whole egg, and gochujang) | :: bibimbapo |
| bible {n} /ˈbaɪbəl/ (comprehensive manual) | :: Biblio |
| bible {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| Bible {prop} (Jewish holy book) SEE: Tanakh | :: |
| Bible {prop} /ˈbaɪbəl/ (Christian holy book) | :: Biblio |
| biblical {adj} /ˈbɪblɪkəl/ (of or relating to the Bible) | :: biblia |
| bibliography {n} /bɪbliɒɡɹəfi/ (section of a written work) | :: bibliografio |
| bibliography {n} (list of books or documents) | :: bibliografio |
| bibulously {adv} (drunkenly) SEE: drunkenly | :: |
| Bicol {prop} /ˈbikɔl/ (language) | :: Bikola lingvo |
| Bicolano {prop} (Bicol) SEE: Bicol | :: |
| bicycle {n} /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/ (vehicle) | :: biciklo |
| bicycle {v} (to ride a bicycle) | :: bicikli |
| bicyclist {n} (rider of bicycle) SEE: cyclist | :: |
| bidet {n} /bɨˈdeɪ/ (low-mounted plumbing fixture for cleaning the genitalia and anus) | :: bideo |
| bidimensional {adj} (two-dimensional) SEE: two-dimensional | :: |
| big {adj} /bɪɡ/ (of a great size, see also: large) | :: granda |
| bigamy {n} /ˈbɪɡəmi/ (state of having two spouses simultaneously) | :: bigamio |
| Big Apple {prop} (nickname for New York City) | :: Granda Pomo |
| big baby {n} /bɪɡ ˈbeɪbi/ (Adult or youth prone to immature behavior associated with babies.) | :: bebego |
| Big Bad Wolf {n} /bɪɡ bæd ˈwʊlf/ (fictional evil wolf) | :: granda malbona lupo |
| Big Bang {prop} (cosmic event) | :: praeksplodo |
| big-breasted {adj} (having large breasts) | :: grandmama |
| Bigfoot {n} /ˈbɪɡˌfʊt/ (unidentified yeti-like animal) | :: saskvaĉo |
| bigger {adj} /ˈbɪɡɚ/ (comparative of big) | :: pli granda |
| bighearted {adj} (noble, kind and generous) | :: grandkora |
| bigot {n} /ˈbɪɡət/ (translations to be checked) | :: maltoleremulo, bigoto |
| big toe {n} (largest of the toes of the foot of a human) | :: halukso |
| big wheel {n} (Ferris wheel) SEE: Ferris wheel | :: |
| Bihar {prop} /bɪˈɦɑːɻ/ (a state in eastern India) | :: Biharo |
| biker {n} (person who rides a bicycle) SEE: cyclist | :: |
| bikini {n} /bɪˈkiːni/ (bathing suit) | :: bikino |
| bile {n} /baɪl/ (secretion produced by the liver) | :: galo |
| bilingual {adj} /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ (speaking two languages) | :: dulingva |
| bilingual {adj} (written in two languages) | :: dulingva |
| bilingual {n} (a person who is bilingual) | :: dulingvano, dulingvulo |
| bill {n} /bɪl/ (bird's beak) | :: beko |
| bill {n} (invoice) | :: kalkulo |
| bill {n} (piece of paper money) SEE: banknote | :: |
| billboard {n} (large advertisement along side of highway) | :: reklampanelo |
| billet-doux {n} (love letter) SEE: love letter | :: |
| billfold {n} (wallet) SEE: wallet | :: |
| billion {n} /ˈbɪljən/ (a thousand million; 1,000,000,000; a milliard) | :: miliardo |
| billion {n} (a million million; 1,000,000,000,000, see also: trillion) | :: duiliono |
| billionaire {n} /ˌbɪl.jəˈnɛɚ/ (wealth exceeding one billion (109)) | :: miliardulo |
| billow {n} /ˈbɪloʊ/ (large wave) | :: ondego |
| Billy {prop} (William) SEE: William | :: |
| billy goat {n} (male goat) | :: virkapro, boko, kapriĉo [neologism] |
| Billy Wix {prop} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| bin {n} /bɪn/ (container for rubbish) | :: rubujo |
| binary {adj} /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/ (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) | :: duuma |
| binary {adj} (logic states) | :: duuma, bulea |
| binary {adj} (using binary number system) | :: binara, duuma, dubaza |
| binary {adj} (having two parts) | :: duelementa, dukomponanta |
| binbag {n} /ˈbɪnbaɡ/ (bin bag) | :: rubsako |
| bind {v} /baɪnd/ (transitive to tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.) | :: ligi |
| bind {v} (transitive connect) | :: ligi |
| bind {v} (transitive put together in a cover, as of books) | :: bindi |
| binky {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| binomial {adj} /baɪˈnəʊ.mi.əl/ (consisting of two parts) | :: binoma |
| binomial {n} (algebra: polynomial with two terms) | :: binomo |
| binomial nomenclature {n} (The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts) | :: dunoma nomenklaturo |
| biochemical {adj} (involving chemical processes in living organisms) | :: biokemia |
| biochemist {n} (A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry) | :: biokemiisto |
| biochemistry {n} (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) | :: biokemio |
| biodegradable {adj} /baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/ (capable of being decomposed by biological activity) | :: biodegradebla |
| biographer {n} (the writer of a biography) | :: biografo |
| biography {n} /baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi/ (personal life story) | :: biografio |
| bioinformatics {n} /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/ (field of science) | :: bioinformadiko, biokomputiko |
| biological parent {n} (biological parent) | :: biologia gepatro |
| biologist {n} (student of biology; one versed in the science of biology) | :: biologo, biologino [female], biologiisto, biologiistino [female] |
| biology {n} /baɪˈɑlədʒi/ (study of living matter) | :: biologio |
| bioluminescence {n} /ˌbaɪ̯oʊ̯ˌluməˈnɛsəns/ (emission of light by a living organism) | :: bioluminesko |
| biomass {n} /ˈbaɪ.ə(ʊ)ˌmæs/ (total mass of living things) | :: biomaso |
| biome {n} /ˈbaɪoʊm/ (biological community) | :: biomo |
| birch {n} /bɝtʃ/ (tree) | :: betulo |
| birch {n} (punishment device) | :: vergo |
| birch {v} (to punish with a birch) | :: vergi |
| birch {v} (to punish as if one were using a birch) | :: vergado |
| bird {n} /bɝd/ (animal) | :: birdo, birdeto [diminutive] |
| bird {n} (woman) | :: bubino {f} |
| birdcatcher {n} (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) | :: birdkaptisto |
| bird flu {n} (avian influenza) SEE: avian influenza | :: |
| birdhouse {n} (aviary) SEE: aviary | :: |
| birdie {n} /ˈbɝdi/ (bird, birdling) | :: birdeto |
| birdlime {n} (serving of a prison sentence) SEE: time | :: |
| birdling {n} /ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ/ (small bird; birdie; nestling (young bird, baby bird)) | :: birdeto, virbirdeto [male], birdetino [female] |
| birds of a feather flock together {proverb} (people of similar character, etc. tend to associate) | :: kun kiu vi festas, tia vi estas |
| birds of the feather flock together {proverb} (birds of a feather flock together) SEE: birds of a feather flock together | :: |
| birdsong {n} (musical sound made by a bird) | :: birdkanto |
| biro {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen | :: |
| birth {n} /bɝθ/ (instance of childbirth) | :: naskiĝo |
| birth {v} (to give birth (to)) | :: naski |
| birthday {n} /ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/ (anniversary) | :: naskiĝotago, naskotago, naskiĝtago |
| birthmark {n} (a mark on the skin formed before birth) | :: naskomarko, denaska makulo |
| birthplace {n} /ˈbɝθˌpleɪs/ (location where a person is born) | :: naskiĝloko, naskiĝejo |
| biscuit {n} (cracker) SEE: cracker | :: |
| biscuit {n} /ˈbɪskɪt/ (small, flat baked good, see also: cookie; cracker) | :: kringo |
| biscuit {n} (woodworking: wafer to provide gluing surface) | :: biskvito |
| bisexual {adj} /baɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ (sexually attracted to both men and women) | :: ambaŭseksema |
| bisexual {n} (bisexual person) | :: ambaŭseksemulo [male or female], ambaŭseksemuliĉo [male, neologism], ambaŭseksemulino [female] |
| bisexual {adj} (hermaphrodite) SEE: hermaphrodite | :: |
| bisexuality {n} (psychology) | :: ambaŭseksemo |
| Bishkek {prop} /bɪʃˈkɛk/ (capital of Kyrgyzstan) | :: Biŝkeko |
| Bishnupriya Manipuri {prop} (language) | :: biŝnuprija manipuri, biŝnuprija manipuri lingvo |
| bishop {n} /ˈbɪʃəp/ (church official, supervisor of priests and congregations) | :: episkopo, episkopino |
| bishop {n} (chess piece) | :: kuriero |
| bishopess {n} (female bishop) | :: episkopino |
| bismuth {n} /ˈbɪz.məθ/ (chemical element) | :: bismuto |
| bison {n} /ˈbaɪ̯sən/ (wild ox, Bison bonasus) | :: bizono |
| bison {n} (North American animal, Bison bison) | :: bizono |
| bissextile {n} (leap year) SEE: leap year | :: |
| bissextile year {n} (year with an extra day) SEE: leap year | :: |
| bit {n} /bɪt/ (metal in horse's mouth) | :: mordaĵo |
| bit {n} (small amount of something, see also: a little) | :: peco, iometa |
| bit {n} (math: binary digit) | :: bito |
| bit {n} (computing smallest unit of storage) | :: bito, duumo |
| bit {n} (datum that may take on one of exactly two values) | :: bit, duumo |
| bit {n} (coin of a specified value) SEE: coin | :: |
| bitch {n} /bɪt͡ʃ/ (female canine) | :: hundino [dog], lupino [wolf], vulpino [fox] |
| bitch {n} (disagreeable, aggressive person, usually female) | :: aĉulino, fiulino, harpio, megero |
| bitch {v} (complain (about something) spitefully) | :: plendaĉi |
| bitch {n} (complaint) SEE: complaint | :: |
| bitch {n} (playful variation on dog (sense "man")) SEE: dog | :: |
| bitch out {v} (to complain) SEE: bitch | :: |
| bite {v} /baɪt/ (to cut into by clamping the teeth) | :: mordi |
| bite {n} | :: mordo |
| biting {adj} /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/ (cutting or incisive) | :: acerba |
| biting midge {n} (any Ceratopogonidae) | :: mordmuŝeto {c}, brulmuŝeto, diptero |
| Bitola {prop} (city) | :: Bitola |
| bitter {adj} /ˈbɪtə/ (having an acrid taste) | :: amara |
| bitterly {adv} /ˈbɪtəɹli/ (in a bitter manner) | :: amare |
| bittern {n} /ˈbɪtəɹn/ (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) | :: botaŭro |
| bitterness {n} /ˈbɪtənəs/ (quality of being bitter in taste) | :: amareco, amaro |
| bitterness {n} (quality of feeling bitter) | :: amareco, amaro, amarsento |
| bitters {n} (beverage) | :: amaraĵo |
| bittersweet {adj} /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/ (both bitter and sweet) | :: dolĉamara |
| bittersweet {adj} (expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure) | :: dolĉamara |
| bivouac {n} /ˈbɪv.u.æk/ (encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering) | :: bivako |
| blab {n} (gossip) SEE: gossip | :: |
| blabbermouth {n} (chatterbox) SEE: chatterbox | :: |
| black {v} (to blacken) SEE: blacken | :: |
| black {adj} (absorbing all light) | :: nigra |
| black {adj} (without light) | :: malhela |
| black {adj} (relating to people with dark skin) | :: nigrula |
| black {adj} (historical: designated for use by those with dark skin) | :: negro |
| black {adj} (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white") | :: nigra |
| black {n} (colour/color) | :: nigro |
| black {n} (dark-skinned person) | :: nigrulo |
| black alder {n} (Alnus glutinosa tree) | :: nigra alno, glueca alno |
| black and white {adj} (black-and-white) SEE: black-and-white | :: |
| black-and-white {adj} (using shades of grey/gray) | :: nigrblanka |
| black-and-white {adj} (displaying images in shades of grey/gray) | :: negroblanka |
| black-backed jackal {n} (Canis mesomelas) | :: nigradorsa ŝakalo |
| black bear {n} (American black bear) | :: Amerika nigra urso |
| black bear {n} (Asiatic black bear) | :: Azia nigra urso |
| Blackbeard {prop} (pirate's name) | :: Nigrabarbo |
| blackberry {n} /ˈblækbeɹi/ (shrub) | :: rubusujo |
| blackberry {n} (fruit) | :: rubusbero |
| blackbird {n} /ˈblækˌbɚd/ (Turdus merula: blackbird) | :: merlo |
| black cat {n} (Martes pennanti) SEE: fisher | :: |
| black cat {n} (black-furred cat) | :: nigra kato |
| black-crowned night heron {n} (Nycticorax nycticorax) | :: noktardeo |
| Black Death {prop} (14th century pandemic outbreak) | :: nigra morto |
| black dwarf {n} (cooled white dwarf) | :: nigra nano |
| black elder {n} (Sambucus nigra) SEE: elder | :: |
| blacken {v} /ˈblækən/ (make black) | :: nigrigi |
| blacken {v} (become black) | :: nigriĝi |
| black eye {n} (bruised eye) | :: subokula bluaĵo |
| blackfly {n} (fly of the Simuliidae) | :: kuleto, similio |
| Black Forest {prop} (German forest and mountain range) | :: Nigra Arbaro |
| Black Forest gâteau {n} (type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany) | :: nigrarbara kuko |
| black grouse {n} /ˈblæk ɡɹɑʊs/ (Lyrurus tetrix) | :: tetro |
| blackguard {n} (scoundrel) SEE: scoundrel | :: |
| black-headed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) | :: ridmevo |
| black hole {n} /blæk ˈhoʊl/ (celestial body) | :: nigra truo |
| black ice {n} (invisible film of ice) | :: glatglacio |
| blacking {n} (shoe polish) SEE: shoe polish | :: |
| blackish {adj} /ˈblækɪʃ/ (somewhat black) | :: nigreta |
| black knight {n} (evil character) | :: nigra kavaliro |
| black lead {n} (graphite) SEE: graphite | :: |
| black-legged kittiwake {n} (Rissa tridactyla) | :: trifingra mevo |
| blackmail {n} (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure) | :: ĉantaĝo |
| blackmail {v} (to extort money) | :: ĉantaĝi |
| black market {n} (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) | :: nigra merkato |
| black rhinoceros {n} (Diceros bicornis) | :: kurtbuŝa rinocero, nigra rinocero |
| Black Sea {prop} (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) | :: Nigra Maro |
| black sheep {n} (disliked person) | :: idaĉo |
| blackshirt {n} (member of a fascist party) SEE: fascist | :: |
| blacksmith {n} /ˈblæk.smɪθ/ (iron forger, see also: smith) | :: forĝisto |
| black swan {n} (Cygnus atratus) | :: nigra cigno |
| blackthorn {n} /ˈblækˌθɔɹn/ (Prunus spinosa) | :: prunelarbo |
| black vulture {n} (Aegypius monachus) SEE: Eurasian black vulture | :: |
| black widow {n} (species of venomous spider) | :: nigra vidvino |
| black widow {n} (a murderous woman) | :: nigra vidvino |
| black woodpecker {n} /ˈblækˈwʊdpɛkə(ɹ)/ (Dryocopus martius) | :: nigra pego |
| bladder {n} /ˈblædə/ (flexible sac in zoology) | :: veziko |
| bladder {n} (urinary bladder) SEE: urinary bladder | :: |
| blade {n} /bleɪd/ (sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil) | :: klingo, akraĵo |
| blame {v} /bleɪm/ (place blame upon) | :: mallaŭdi |
| blame {n} (censure) SEE: censure | :: |
| blame {n} (responsibility) SEE: responsibility | :: |
| blanket {n} /ˈblæŋkɪt/ (fabric) | :: kovrilo |
| blaspheme {v} /ˈblæs.fim/ (to speak against God or religious doctrine) | :: blasfemi |
| blasphemous {adj} /ˈblæs.fəm.əs/ (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) | :: malpia |
| blasphemy {n} /ˈblæs.fə.mi/ (Irreverence toward something sacred) | :: blasfemo |
| blast furnace {n} (furnace where iron ore is smelted) | :: altforno |
| blastoderm {n} /ˈblæstəˌdɚm/ (point from which the embryo develops) | :: blastodermo |
| blather {v} /blæðə(ɹ)/ (to talk rapidly without making much sense) | :: babilaĉi |
| blather {n} (nonsensical or foolish talk) | :: babilaĉo, vortlakso [vulgar] |
| bleed {v} /ˈbliːd/ (lose blood) | :: sangi |
| blend {n} (in linguistics) SEE: portmanteau word | :: |
| bless {v} /blɛs/ (confer blessing on) | :: beni |
| blessing {n} /ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/ | :: beno |
| blessing {n} (prayer before a meal) SEE: grace | :: |
| bless you {interj} (said to somebody who has sneezed) | :: sanon |
| bless you {interj} (short for "God bless you") SEE: God bless you | :: |
| bleuatre {adj} (bluish) SEE: bluish | :: |
| blind {adj} /blaɪnd/ (unable to see) | :: blinda |
| blindfold {n} (a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes) | :: okulkovro |
| blindingly {adv} (extremely) SEE: extremely | :: |
| blind man's buff {n} (game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others) | :: blindludo |
| blindness {n} /ˈblaɪndnəs/ (condition of being blind) | :: blindeco |
| blindworm {n} (slowworm) SEE: slowworm | :: |
| blink {v} /blɪŋk/ (to close and reopen both eyes quickly) | :: palpebrumi |
| bliss {n} /blɪs/ (perfect happiness) | :: beato, beateco |
| blister {n} /ˈblɪstɚ/ (bubble on the skin) | :: blazo |
| blitzkrieg {n} (fast military offensive) | :: fulmomilito |
| block {n} /blɑk/ (substantial often approximately cuboid piece) | :: ŝtipo |
| block {v} (to fill, making it impossible to pass) | :: ŝtopi |
| blockade {n} /blɑˈkeɪd/ (the isolation of something) | :: blokado |
| blog {n} /blɑɡ/ (a personal or corporate website) | :: blogo |
| blogger {n} /ˈblɔ.ɡɚ/ (contributor to a blog) | :: blogisto, blogistino [female] |
| blond {adj} /blɒnd/ (of a pale golden colour) | :: blonda |
| blond {adj} (having blond hair) | :: blonda |
| blond {n} (fair-haired person) | :: [♂♀] blondulo, [♂] virblondulo, [♀] blondulino |
| blonde {n} (blond) SEE: blond | :: |
| blonde {adj} (blond) SEE: blond | :: |
| blood {n} (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies) | :: sango |
| blood feud {n} (feud between clans or families) SEE: vendetta | :: |
| bloodhound {n} /ˈblʌd.haʊnd/ (dog) | :: spurhundo |
| bloodless {adj} (lacking blood) | :: sangomanka |
| blood plasma {n} (clear fluid portion of blood) | :: sangoplasmo |
| bloodstain {n} (a spot that has absorbed blood) | :: sangomakulo |
| bloodsucker {n} (vampire) SEE: vampire | :: |
| bloodsucker {n} (parasite) SEE: parasite | :: |
| bloodthirsty {adj} /ˈblʌdθəːsti/ (thirsty for blood) | :: murdema, sangavida, sangosoifanta |
| blood transfusion {n} (taking blood from one and giving it to another individual) | :: sangotransfuzo |
| blood vessel {n} (component of the circulatory system that carries blood) | :: sanga vaskulo |
| bloody {adj} /ˈblʌ.di/ (characterised by great bloodshed) | :: sangema |
| bloody {adj} | :: sanga |
| bloom {n} (flower) SEE: flower | :: |
| bloom {v} /bluːm/ (flourish) | :: flori |
| bloomers {n} (Women’s underpants with short legs.) | :: kalsonŝorto |
| blooper {n} (gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail) SEE: spanker | :: |
| blot {n} /blɑt/ (blemish, spot or stain) | :: makulo |
| blotto {adj} ((very) drunk or intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| blouse {n} /blaʊs/ (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) | :: bluzo |
| blow {v} /bləʊ/ (to produce an air current) | :: blovi |
| blow {v} | :: blovi |
| blow {n} (act of striking or hitting) | :: bato, frapo |
| blow {n} (cocaine) SEE: snow | :: |
| blow-dryer {n} (an electrical device used for drying hair) SEE: hairdryer | :: |
| blower {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone | :: |
| blowgun {n} (weapon) | :: blovpafilo |
| blowjob {n} /ˈbloʊdʒɑb/ (the act of fellatio) | :: midzo |
| blowpipe {n} (weapon) SEE: blowgun | :: |
| blow up {v} (to explode (transitive)) | :: eksplodigi |
| blow up {v} (to explode (intransitive)) | :: eksplodi |
| blue {adj} /bluː/ (blue-colored, see also: dark blue; light blue) | :: blua |
| blue {n} (colour) | :: bluo |
| blue {n} (blue uniform) SEE: blues | :: |
| blue {n} (sky, literally or figuratively) SEE: sky | :: |
| blueberry {n} /ˈblu.ˌbɛ.ɹi/ (fruit) | :: mirtelo |
| blueberry {n} (plant) | :: mirtelo, vakcinio |
| bluebird {n} (bird of Sialia) | :: blubirdo |
| bluebottle {n} (cornflower) SEE: cornflower | :: |
| blue-eyed {adj} (having blue eyes) | :: bluokula |
| blues {n} /bluːz/ (musical form) | :: bluso |
| bluestone {n} (limestone) SEE: limestone | :: |
| bluestone {n} (basalt) SEE: basalt | :: |
| bluethroat {n} (bird) | :: blugorĝulo |
| blue whale {n} (a whale, Balaenoptera musculus) | :: blua baleno |
| blue-winged kookaburra {n} (Dacelo leachii) | :: bluflugila kukabarao |
| bluff {n} /blʌf/ (act of bluffing) | :: blufo |
| bluff {n} (poker: attempt to represent yourself as holding a stronger hand than you do) | :: blufo |
| bluff {v} (to make a bluff) | :: blufi |
| bluff {v} (to scare with a false show of strength) | :: blufi |
| bluish {adj} /ˈbluːɪʃ/ (somewhat blue in color) | :: blueta |
| blunt {adj} /blʌnt/ (having a thick edge or point, not sharp) | :: malakra |
| blurry {adj} /ˈblɜːɹi/ (not clear, crisp, or focused) | :: eksterfokusa, malklara |
| blush {n} /blʌʃ/ (an act of blushing) | :: ruĝiĝo |
| blush {v} (to redden in the face from shame, excitement or embarrassment) | :: roziĝi, ruĝiĝi |
| boar {n} (wild boar) SEE: wild boar | :: |
| boar {n} /bɔɹ/ (male pig) | :: virporko, porkiĉo |
| board {n} /bɔːɹd/ (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) | :: tabulo |
| board game {n} (game played on a board) | :: tabulludo |
| boarding house {n} (private house for paying guests) | :: loĝantejo, pensiono |
| boarding pass {n} /ˈbɔɹdɪŋ ˌpæs/ (a document to board a plane, ship, etc.) | :: ŝipa bileto ŝipobileto (for a ship) |
| board meeting {n} (meeting of the board of a company etc.) | :: estrarkunveno |
| boast {n} /bəʊst/ (brag) | :: fanfaronaĵo |
| boast {v} (to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself) | :: fieri, fanfaroni |
| boat {n} /boʊt/ (water craft) | :: boato |
| boat lift {n} (mechanism) | :: šiplifto |
| boatyard {n} (shipyard) SEE: shipyard | :: |
| Bob {prop} /bɑb/ (diminutive of Robert) | :: Robĉjo |
| bobcat {n} /ˈbɒbkæt/ (North American wild cat) | :: rufa linko |
| bobolink {n} (songbird) | :: dolikonikso |
| Boche {n} (German) SEE: German | :: |
| Boche {n} (derogatory: German) SEE: Fritz | :: |
| bodge {v} (do a clumsy or inelegant job) SEE: botch | :: |
| bodhisattva {n} /boʊ̯diːˈsɑtvə/ (bodhisattva) | :: bodhisatvo |
| bodkin {n} (dagger) SEE: dagger | :: |
| body {n} /ˈbɑdi/ (physical structure of a human or animal) | :: korpo |
| body {n} (corpse) | :: kadavro |
| body {n} (largest or most important part of anything (e.g. car bodywork)) | :: ĉefparto |
| bodybuilder {n} /ˈbɑː.diˌbɪl.dɚ/ (a person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique) | :: korpokulturisto |
| bodybuilding {n} /ˈbɑːdiˌbɪldɪŋ/ (sport of muscle development) | :: korpokulturado |
| body corporate {n} (corporation) SEE: corporation | :: |
| bodyguard {n} /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːɹd/ (person responsible for protecting an individual) | :: korpogardisto |
| body odour {n} (unpleasant smell on a perons's body) | :: korpodoro |
| body of work {n} (entirety of the creative or academic output) | :: verkaro |
| body part {n} (anatomy: part of organism) | :: korpoparto |
| bogart {v} (get something by bullying, intimidation; be a tough guy) | :: elpreni |
| bogey {n} (structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi) SEE: bogie | :: |
| bogeyman {n} /ˈboʊɡimæn/ (menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | :: infantimigulo |
| bogie {n} (cigarette) SEE: cigarette | :: |
| bogie {n} (ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
| bogie {n} /ˈboʊɡi/ (structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi) | :: boĝio |
| Bogotá {prop} (Bogota) SEE: Bogota | :: |
| Bogota {prop} /ˌboʊɡəˈtɑː/ (capital of Colombia) | :: Bogoto |
| Bohemia {prop} /boʊˈhimiə/ (The region of the Czech Republic) | :: Bohemio |
| bohemium {n} (rhenium) SEE: rhenium | :: |
| bohrium {n} /ˈbɔːɹiəm/ (chemical element) | :: borio |
| boil {n} /bɔɪl/ (accumulation of pus) | :: abceso, furunko, karbunklo |
| boil {n} (point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour) | :: bolo |
| boil {n} (collective noun for hawks) | :: akcipitraro |
| boil {v} (heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas) | :: boligi |
| boil {v} (cook in boiling water) | :: boligi |
| boil {v} (begin to turn into a gas) | :: boli |
| boiled {adj} (angry) SEE: angry | :: |
| boiled {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| boiling point {n} /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ (temperature at which a liquid boils) | :: bolpunkto |
| boisterous {adj} /ˈbɔɪstəɹəs/ (full of energy; noisy) | :: bruema |
| bokeh {n} /ˈboʊ.kə/ (subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image) | :: bokeo |
| bold {adj} /bəʊld/ (courageous, daring) | :: aŭdaca |
| bold {adj} (having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface) | :: grasa |
| bold {adj} (presumptuous) SEE: presumptuous | :: |
| boldness {n} /ˈboʊldnəs/ (courage) | :: maltimo |
| bolide {n} /ˈboʊ.laɪd/ (extremely bright meteor) | :: bolido |
| Bolivia {prop} /boʊ.ˈlɪv.i.ə/ (country in South America) | :: Bolivio |
| Bolivianize {v} (to make Bolivian) | :: boliviigi |
| Bologna {prop} /bəˈloʊnjə/ (city) | :: Bulonjo |
| Bolshevik {n} /ˈbɒlʃəvɪk/ (a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917) | :: bolŝeviko |
| bolt {n} /boʊlt/ (metal fastener) | :: ŝraŭbo, bolto |
| bolt {n} (sliding pin or bar in a lock) | :: riglilo |
| bolt {n} (bar to prevent a door from being forced open) | :: blokilo |
| bolt {n} (sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm) | :: ĉano |
| bolt {n} (lightning spark) | :: fulmo, sparko |
| bolt {n} (large roll of material) | :: ŝtofbobeno, rulaĵo |
| bolt {v} (to secure a door) | :: rigli |
| bomb {n} /bɑm/ (device filled with explosives) | :: bombo |
| bomb {v} (attack with bombs) | :: bombi |
| bombard {v} /ˌbɑmˈbɑɹd/ | :: bombardi |
| Bombay {n} (Mumbai) SEE: Mumbai | :: |
| bomber {n} /ˈbɑməɹ/ (aircraft) | :: bombardero |
| Bonaire {prop} (island) | :: Bonero |
| Bonapartism {n} /ˈbəʊnəpɑːtɪzəm/ (pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte) | :: bonapartismo |
| bon appétit {phrase} /ˌbɒn apəˈtiː/ (used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat) | :: bonan apetiton |
| Bonaventure {prop} (male given name) | :: Bonaventura |
| bone {n} (material) | :: osto |
| bone {n} (component of a skeleton) | :: osto |
| bone marrow {n} (bone marrow) | :: osta medolo, medolo |
| boner {n} (rigid state of penis or clitoris) SEE: erection | :: |
| bonfire {n} /ˈbɑnˌfaɪ.ɚ/ (fire to burn unwanted items or people) | :: rubfajro |
| bonfire {n} (large, outdoor controlled fire) | :: rubfajro, festfajro |
| bong {n} /bɒŋ/ (vessel used in smoking various substances) | :: akvopipo |
| bonjour {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| bonnet {n} (second stomach of a ruminant) SEE: reticulum | :: |
| bonsai {v} /ˈbɑnsaɪ/ (a miniaturized tree or plant) | :: bonsajo |
| bon vivant {n} /ˌbɑn viˈvɑnt/ (person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink) | :: bonvivanto |
| bon voyage {interj} /ˌbɒn vwaɪˈɑːʒ/ (wish of good journey) | :: bonan vojaĝon |
| boo {interj} /buː/ (exclamation used by a member of an audience) | :: hu |
| boo {v} (to shout boos derisively (intransitive)) | :: hui |
| booby {n} /ˈbuːbi/ (bird) | :: sulo |
| booby trap {n} (an unforeseen source of danger; a pitfall) SEE: pitfall | :: |
| book {n} (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material) | :: libro |
| book {v} (to reserve) | :: rezervi |
| bookcase {n} /ˈbʊkːeɪs/ (furniture displaying books) | :: libroŝranko |
| bookend {n} (object designed to keep books upright) | :: libroapogilo {s} |
| booklet {n} /ˈbʊk.lət/ (small book) | :: libreto |
| bookmark {n} /ˈbʊkmɑɹk/ (strip used to mark a place in a book) | :: legosigno |
| bookrack {n} (rack for books) SEE: bookshelf | :: |
| bookshelf {n} /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/ (shelf for storing books) | :: libro-bretaro, librobreto |
| bookshop {n} (shop that sells books) | :: librobutiko, librovendejo |
| bookstore {n} (bookshop) SEE: bookshop | :: |
| Boolean {adj} /ˈbuli.ən/ (logic: pertaining to data items that have values “true” and “false”) | :: bulea |
| boom {n} /bum/ (period of prosperity) | :: haŭso |
| boom barrier {n} (gate at level crossing) | :: barilo |
| boomerang {n} /ˈbuːməɹæŋ/ (flat curved airfoil) | :: bumerango |
| boom gate {n} (boom barrier) SEE: boom barrier | :: |
| boost {v} /buːst/ (to lift or push from behind) | :: vigliĝi |
| booster {n} /ˈbustɚ/ (Something that boosts) | :: vigliĝilo |
| booster {n} (The first stage of a multistage rocket) | :: akcela raketo |
| boot {n} /but/ (heavy shoe that covers part of the leg) | :: boto |
| boot {v} (to start a system) | :: praŝarĝi |
| boot {n} (kick) SEE: kick | :: |
| boot {n} (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car) SEE: trunk | :: |
| bootstrap {v} (to load the operating system) SEE: boot | :: |
| boot up {v} (to start computer by bootstrap procedure) SEE: boot | :: |
| borage {n} /ˈbɒɹ.ɪdʒ/ (Borago officinalis) | :: borago |
| borax {n} (crystalline salt) | :: borakso |
| bordello {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| border {n} /ˈbɔɹdɚ/ (the line or frontier area separating regions) | :: landlimo |
| border collie {n} (border collie) | :: landlima ŝafhundo |
| Border Collie {n} (Border Collie) SEE: border collie | :: |
| bore {v} /bɔɹ/ (to inspire boredom) | :: tedi, malamuzi |
| bored {adj} /bɔːɹd/ (suffering from boredom) | :: enui [predicative with the person bored in the nominative] |
| boredom {n} /ˈbɔɹ.dəm/ (state of being bored) | :: enuo |
| boric acid {n} (White crystalline solid soluble as a weak acid) | :: borata acido |
| boring {adj} /ˈbɔːɹɪŋ/ (causing boredom) | :: enua, teda, enuiga |
| born {v} (be born) SEE: be born | :: |
| boro {v} (borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| boron {n} /ˈbɔːˌɹɒn/ (chemical element) | :: boro |
| boron nitride {n} (binary compound of boron and nitrogen) | :: bornitrido, bora nitrido |
| borrow {v} /ˈbɒɹəʊ/ (receive temporarily) | :: prunti |
| borrow {v} (to copy a word from another language) | :: prunti |
| borrower {n} /ˈbɔɹəuə/ (one who borrows) | :: prunteprenanto |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina {prop} /ˈbɒzni.ə ænd ˌhɜɹtsɨɡoʊˈviːnə/ (country on the Balkan peninsula) | :: Bosnio-Hercegovino, Bosnio kaj Hercegovino |
| bosomy {adj} (having a large bosom) SEE: big-breasted | :: |
| Bosphorus {prop} /ˈbɒs.fəɹ.əs/ (a strait that passes through Istanbul) | :: Bosporo |
| boss {n} /bɔs/ (supervisor) | :: mastro, estro |
| boss {n} (person in charge) | :: ĉefo, ĉefulo |
| boss {n} (leader, head of an organised team) | :: mastro |
| boss {n} (enemy in video game) | :: estro |
| bossage {n} (rough, unfinished stone block) | :: boso, bosaĵo |
| Boston {prop} /ˈbɔstən/ (city in Massachusetts) | :: Bostono |
| bot {n} (robot) SEE: robot | :: |
| bot {n} /bɑt/ (a piece of software for doing repetitive tasks) | :: roboto |
| botanical garden {n} (a place where a variety of plants are grown for scientific reasons) | :: botanika ĝardeno |
| botanic garden {n} (botanical garden) SEE: botanical garden | :: |
| botanist {n} /ˈbɒt.ən.ɪst/ (a person engaged in botany) | :: botanikisto |
| botany {n} /ˈbɒtəni/ (scientific study of plants) | :: botaniko, plantscienco |
| botch {v} /bɑt͡ʃ/ (to perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner) | :: fuŝi |
| botch {v} (to do something without skill, without care, or clumsily) | :: fuŝi |
| botch {n} (An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly) | :: fuŝaĵo |
| botch {n} (a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle) | :: fuŝaĵo |
| botch {n} (a mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing) | :: fuŝaĵo |
| both {determiner} /bəʊθ/ (each of two; one and the other) | :: ambaŭ |
| bother {v} /ˈbɑðɚ/ (to annoy, disturb) | :: malordigi, ĝeni, perturbi |
| botheration {interj} (expression of annoyance) SEE: bother | :: |
| Botswana {prop} /bɑːtˈswɑːnə/ (Republic of Botswana) | :: Bocvano |
| bottle {n} /ˈbɒ.təl/ (container) | :: botelo |
| bottle {n} (contents of such a container) | :: botelo |
| bottle {n} (nerve, courage) | :: audaco |
| bottle {v} (seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption) | :: boteligi |
| bottle {n} (container with a rubber nipple) SEE: baby bottle | :: |
| bottle cap {n} (closure used to seal bottles) | :: botelfermilo |
| bottle opener {n} (device to open bottles) | :: botelmalfermilo |
| bottom {n} (abyss) SEE: abyss | :: |
| bottom {n} /ˈbɑtəm/ (lowest part) | :: fundo, malsupro |
| bottom {n} (euphemistic: buttocks or anus) | :: pugo |
| bottom {n} (BDSM: submissive in sadomasochism) | :: malsuprulo |
| bottom {n} (gay sexual slang: penetrated partner in sex) | :: pasivulo |
| bottoms up {interj} (Cheers!) | :: eltrinku |
| boudoir {n} (woman's private room) SEE: bower | :: |
| bouillabaisse {n} (mixture) SEE: mixture | :: |
| bouillon {n} /ˈbuː.jɒn/ (a clear seasoned broth) | :: buljono |
| boulder {n} /ˈboʊldəɹ/ (large mass of stone) | :: ŝtonego |
| boules {n} (game played with metal balls) | :: globludo, petanko |
| boulevard {n} /ˈbʊləvɑɹd/ (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) | :: bulvardo, aleo |
| bounce {v} /baʊns/ (to move quickly up and down) | :: resalti |
| bound {v} /ˈbaʊnd/ (to leap) | :: saltegi |
| bounded {adj} /ˈbaʊndɪd/ (type of set) | :: limigita |
| bounty {n} (abundance or wealth) SEE: abundance | :: |
| bounty {n} (generosity) SEE: generosity | :: |
| bouquet {n} /boʊˈkeɪ/ (bunch of flowers) | :: bukedo |
| bourdon {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee | :: |
| bourgeois {n} /bu(ɹ)ʒ.ˈwɑː/ (the middle class) | :: burĝaro |
| bourgeois {n} (individual member of the middle class) | :: burĝo |
| bourgeoisie {n} /ˌbʊə(ɹ)ʒwɑːˈziː/ (class) | :: burĝaro |
| bovarysm {n} (anxiety to escape from an unsatisfactory social or sentimental condition) | :: bovarismo |
| bovine {adj} /ˈboʊvaɪn/ (of, relating to or resembling cattle) | :: bova |
| bovine spongiform encephalopathy {n} (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) | :: Bova Spongoforma Encefalopatio, malsano de bova freneziĝo, bovofreneziĝo |
| bow {n} /boʊ/ (weapon used for shooting arrows) | :: arko, pafarko |
| bow {n} (rod used for playing stringed instruments) | :: arĉo |
| bow {n} (type of knot with two loops) | :: banto |
| bow {v} /baʊ/ (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference) | :: kliniĝi |
| bow {n} /baʊ/ (front of a boat or ship) | :: pruo |
| bow and arrow {n} /bəʊ(.)ən(d.)æɹəʊ/ (weapon) | :: pafarko kaj sago |
| Bowden cable {n} (cable used to transmit force by the movement of an inner cable) | :: boudenkablo |
| bowdlerize {v} /ˈbaʊd.lə.ˌɹaɪz/ (to remove or alter parts of a text considered offensive) | :: cenzuri |
| bower {n} /baʊ.əɹ/ (a woman's bedroom or private apartments, especially in a medieval castle) | :: buduaro |
| bowhead {n} (Balaena mysticetus) | :: gronlanda baleno |
| bowhead whale {n} (a whale, Balaena mysticetus) SEE: bowhead | :: |
| bowl {n} /boɫ/ (container for food) | :: bovlo |
| bowl {n} (part of a spoon) | :: ĉerpilo |
| bowling {n} /ˈboʊliŋ/ (a game played by rolling a ball down an alley) | :: bovlingo |
| bowling alley {n} (a building which contains bowling lanes) | :: bovlingejo |
| bowman {n} (archer) SEE: archer | :: |
| bowsprit {n} /ˈbəʊspɹɪt/ (spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel) | :: busprito |
| bowtie {n} /boʊˈtaɪ/ (necktie shaped like a bow) | :: bantkravato |
| box {n} /bɒks/ (cuboid space; container) | :: skatolo |
| box {n} | :: skatolo |
| box {n} (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus) | :: bukso |
| boxer {n} /ˈbɑːksɚ/ (breed of dog) | :: boksero |
| boxing {n} /ˈbɒksɪŋ/ (the sport of boxing) | :: boksado |
| boy {n} /bɔɪ/ (young male) | :: knabo, knabiĉo |
| boy band {n} (pop group whose members are all young men) | :: knaba muzikgrupo |
| boycott {v} /ˈbɔɪkɑt/ (to abstain from dealing with a person or organisation as a protest) | :: bojkoti |
| boyfriend {n} /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/ (male partner in a romantic relationship) | :: koramiko |
| boyfriend {n} (male friend) | :: amikiĉo, viramiko |
| boyhood {n} /ˈbɔɪˌhʊd/ (The state or period of being a boy) | :: knabeco |
| bra {n} /bɹɑː/ (brassiere) | :: mamzono |
| brace {n} (harness) SEE: harness | :: |
| bracelet {n} /ˈbɹeɪslət/ (a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament) | :: brakringo |
| braces {n} (handcuffs) SEE: handcuffs | :: |
| bracken {n} (any of several coarse ferns) | :: pteridio |
| bracket {n} /ˈbɹækɪt/ (generically any of "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", "<" and ">") | :: krampo |
| brag {n} (boast) SEE: boast | :: |
| braggadocio {n} (braggart) SEE: braggart | :: |
| braggart {n} /ˈbɹæɡɑːt/ (one who constantly brags or boasts) | :: fanfaronulo |
| Brahma {prop} /ˈbɹɑmə/ (Hindu god of creation) | :: Bramo |
| braid {v} /bɹeɪd/ (to intertwine) | :: plekti |
| braille {n} /bɹeɪl/ (system of writing using raised dots) | :: Brajlo |
| brain {n} /bɹeɪn/ (organ) | :: cerbo, encefalo |
| brain {n} (brains: intellect) | :: cerbo, intelekto, menso |
| brain drain {n} (emigration of educated people) | :: cerbofuĝo |
| brain fart {n} (something ill-considered) | :: memortruo |
| brainpower {n} (mental ability) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| brain stem {n} (part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum) | :: cerba trunko |
| brainstorm {n} (brainstorming) SEE: brainstorming | :: |
| brainstorming {n} (method of problem solving) | :: ideŝpruĉado, komuna cerbumado |
| brain-washing {n} (form of indoctrination) | :: cerbolavado |
| brake {n} /bɹeɪk/ (device used to slow or stop a vehicle) | :: bremsilo, bremso |
| brake {n} (something that slows or stops an action) | :: bremso, brido |
| brake {v} | :: bremsi |
| bramble {n} (diverse Rubus shrubs) SEE: blackberry | :: |
| brambling {n} (bird) | :: montofringo |
| bran {n} /ˈbɹæn/ (outside layer of a grain) | :: brano |
| branch {n} /bɹæntʃ/ (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk) | :: branĉo |
| brand {n} /bɹand/ (name, symbol, logo) | :: markigo |
| brand new {adj} (utterly new) | :: freŝbakita |
| brand spanking new {adj} (brand new) SEE: brand new | :: |
| Brasília {prop} /bɹəˈziːli.ə/ (The capital of Brazil) | :: Braziljo |
| brass {n} /bɹɑːs/ (alloy of copper and zinc) | :: latuno |
| brass {n} (made of brass (attributive use)) | :: latuna |
| brassiere {n} (bra) SEE: bra | :: |
| brat {n} /bɹæt/ (a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child) | :: knabaĉo, knabinaĉo |
| Bratislava {prop} /ˌbɹætɨˈslɑːvə/ (The capital of Slovakia) | :: Bratislavo |
| brave {adj} /bɹeɪv/ (strong in the face of fear) | :: brava, kuraĝa |
| bravo {interj} /ˈbɹɑvoʊ/ (interjection) | :: brave |
| Brazil {prop} /bɹə.ˈzɪl/ (Portuguese-speaking country in South America) | :: Brazilo |
| Brazilian {n} /bɹə.ˈzɪ.lɪ.ən/ (person from Brazil) | :: brazilano |
| Brazilian jiu-jitsu {n} (martial art and combat sport derived from judo) | :: brazila ĵuĵicuo |
| Brazzaville {prop} /ˈbɹɑːzəvɪl/ (the capital of the Republic of the Congo) | :: Brazavilo |
| bread {n} /bɹɛd/ (baked dough made from cereals) | :: pano |
| bread and circuses {n} /ˈbɹɛd ənd ˈsɜːkəsəz/ (food and entertainment provided by the state) | :: pano kaj ludoj |
| breadbasket {n} (stomach) SEE: stomach | :: |
| breadbox {n} (a container for storing bread) | :: panskatolo |
| breadcrumb {n} (tiny piece of bread) | :: panero |
| breadfruit {n} /ˈbɹedfɹuːt/ (tree) | :: panarbo |
| breadfruit {n} (fruit) | :: panfrukto |
| bread knife {n} (knife designed to cut bread) | :: pantranĉilo, tranĉilo kun denta klingo |
| breadmaker {n} (baker) SEE: baker | :: |
| bread roll {n} (miniature round loaf of bread) | :: bulko |
| breadth {n} (width) SEE: width | :: |
| breadwinner {n} /ˈbɹɛdˌwɪnɚ/ (primary income-earner in a household) | :: panakiranto |
| break {v} /bɹeɪk/ (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces) | :: rompi, rompiĝi |
| break {v} (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces) | :: rompi |
| break {v} (intransitive, of a bone: to crack) | :: panei |
| break {n} (rest or pause, usually from work) | :: paŭzo |
| breakable {adj} (fragile) SEE: fragile | :: |
| breakable {adj} /ˈbɹeɪkəbl/ (able to be broken) | :: rompebla |
| break down {v} (to cease to function) | :: panei |
| breakfast {n} /ˈbɹɛkfəst/ (first meal of the day) | :: matenmanĝo |
| breakfast {v} (to eat the morning meal) | :: matenmanĝi |
| breakfast cereal {n} (food made from processed grains) | :: matenmanĝa cerealaĵo |
| break of dawn {n} (daybreak) SEE: daybreak | :: |
| break the Sabbath {v} (to break the Sabbath) | :: profani la sabaton, malsanktigi la sabaton |
| break up {v} (to end a relationship) | :: rompi [with kun] |
| bream {n} /bɹɪm/ (Abramis brama) | :: bramo |
| breast {n} /bɹɛst/ (milk-producing organ) | :: mamo |
| breast cancer {n} (cancer of the breast) | :: mama kancero, mamkancero |
| breastfeed {v} (feed a baby milk via the breasts) | :: mamnutri |
| breast milk {n} (milk produced by humans) | :: mamlakto |
| breastpin {n} (brooch) SEE: brooch | :: |
| breastplate {n} (armor) | :: kiraso |
| breaststrap {n} (breastplate) SEE: breastplate | :: |
| breath {n} /bɹɛθ/ | :: spiro, spirado |
| breathe {v} /bɹiːð/ (to draw air in and out) | :: spiri |
| breathless {adj} /ˈbɹɛθləs/ (having difficulty breathing; gasping) | :: anhela |
| breed {v} /bɹiːd/ (to keep animals and have them reproduce) | :: bredi |
| breed {n} (race or lineage) | :: raso |
| breeding {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| breeze {n} /bɹiːz/ (a light, gentle wind) | :: venteto, brizo |
| breezefly {n} (horsefly) SEE: horsefly | :: |
| brent goose {n} (Small member of the goose family) | :: berniklo |
| Breslau {prop} (Wroclaw) SEE: Wroclaw | :: |
| Breton {n} /ˈbɹɛtən/ (person from Brittany) | :: bretono |
| Breton {n} (the language) | :: bretona lingvo |
| breve {n} /bɹiːv/ (semicircular diacritical mark) | :: hoketo |
| brew {n} (beer) SEE: beer | :: |
| brew {n} (hill) SEE: hill | :: |
| Brexit {prop} /ˈbɹɛɡzɪt/ (withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU) | :: Briteliro, Breksiĝo |
| bribe {n} /bɹaɪb/ (inducement to dishonesty) | :: koruptaĵo |
| bribe {v} (to give a bribe) | :: korupti, subaĉeti |
| bribery {n} /ˈbɹaɪbəɹi/ (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions) | :: subaĉetado |
| brick {n} /bɹɪk/ (hardened block used for building) | :: briko |
| bride {n} /bɹaɪd/ (woman in the context of her own wedding) | :: novedzino |
| bridegroom {n} /ˈbɹaɪdˌɡɹuːm/ (bridegroom, groom) | :: edziĝanto |
| bridesmaid {n} /ˈbɹaɪdzˌmeɪd/ (woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony) | :: fianĉamikino |
| bridge {n} /bɹɪd͡ʒ/ (construction or natural feature that spans a divide) | :: ponto |
| bridge {n} (piece on string instruments) | :: ponto |
| bridge {n} (card game) | :: briĝo |
| Bridget {prop} /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪt/ (female given name) | :: Birgita |
| Bridgetown {prop} /ˈbɹɪdʒˌtaʊn/ (capital of Barbados) | :: Briĝtaŭno |
| bridle {n} /ˈbɹaɪdəl/ (headgear for horse) | :: brido |
| bridled titmouse {n} (Baeolophus wollweberi) | :: strivizaĝa paruo |
| briefcase {n} /ˈbɹiːfˌkeɪs/ (case used for carrying documents) | :: dokumentujo, valizeto, paperujo, mansako, teko |
| briefly {adv} /ˈbɹiːfli/ (in a brief manner) | :: mallonge |
| briefs {n} /bɹiːfs/ (male underwear) | :: kalsoneto |
| brigand {n} /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənd/ (bandit) | :: eksterleĝulo |
| brightness {n} /ˈbɹaɪtnəs/ | :: helo |
| Brighton {prop} /ˈbɹaɪtən/ (town in East Sussex) | :: Brajtono |
| brilliant {n} /ˈbɹɪljənt/ (cut gemstone) | :: brilianto |
| brimstone {n} (sulfur) SEE: sulfur | :: |
| brine {n} /bɹaɪn/ (salt water) | :: peklakvo |
| brine {v} (to preserve food in a salt solution) | :: pekli |
| bring {v} /ˈbɹɪŋ/ (to transport toward somebody/somewhere) | :: alporti |
| bring a knife to a gunfight {v} (to be inadequately equipped) | :: ne kunportu tranĉilon al pafillukto |
| bring back {v} (to fetch something) | :: rekonduki, reporti |
| bring owls to Athens {v} (to undertake a pointless venture) SEE: carry coals to Newcastle | :: |
| bring to heel {v} (compel someone to obey) | :: obeigi |
| bring up {v} (to bring from a lower position) | :: levi |
| bring up {v} (to raise children) | :: kreskigi, eduki |
| brinjal {n} (an aubergine) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| briny {n} (sea) SEE: sea | :: |
| briskly {adv} /ˈbɹɪskli/ (fast, quickly, swiftly) | :: rapide |
| bristle {v} /ˈbɹɪs.l̩/ (to rise or stand erect, like bristle) | :: hirtiĝi |
| Britain {prop} (United Kingdom) SEE: United Kingdom | :: |
| Britain {prop} /ˈbɹɪ.tn̩/ (island, see also: Great Britain; British Isles) | :: Britio |
| Britain {prop} (Brittany) SEE: Brittany | :: |
| britches {n} (pants) SEE: pants | :: |
| Briticism {n} (word or expression used in Britain) | :: anglismo |
| British Broadcasting Corporation {prop} (BBC) | :: Brita Dissenda Korporacio |
| British Columbia {prop} /ˈbɹɪt.ɪʃ kə.ˈlʌm.bi.ə/ (province of Canada) | :: Brita Kolumbio |
| British Commonwealth {prop} (Commonwealth of Nations) SEE: Commonwealth of Nations | :: |
| British Isles {prop} /ˌbɹɪ.tɪʃ ˈaɪlz/ (group of islands) | :: Britaj Insuloj |
| Britishize {v} (to make British) | :: britigi |
| British Virgin Islands {prop} (British overseas territory) | :: Britaj Virgulinsuloj |
| Brittany {prop} /ˈbɹɪtəni/ (region of North West France) | :: Bretonio |
| bro {n} (a male sibling) SEE: brother | :: |
| bro {n} /bɹoʊ/ (diminutive of brother) | :: fraĉjo |
| broach {n} (spit) SEE: spit | :: |
| broach {n} (brooch) SEE: brooch | :: |
| broad {adj} (wide) SEE: wide | :: |
| broad {n} (whore) SEE: whore | :: |
| broadcast {v} /ˈbɹɔːdkɑːst/ (to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means) | :: elsendi |
| broadcaster {n} (organisation) | :: elsendanto |
| broad-minded {adj} (having an open mind, tolerant of diversity) | :: larĝanima |
| broccoli {n} /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/ (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) | :: brokolo |
| brochure {n} /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/ (booklet of printed informational matter) | :: broŝuro |
| broken {adj} /ˈbɹəʊkən/ (fragmented) | :: disrompita |
| broken {adj} (not working properly) | :: difektita, rompita |
| broken heart {n} (feeling of grief or loss) | :: rompita koro |
| bromide {n} (platitude) SEE: platitude | :: |
| bromine {n} /ˈbɹoʊmin/ (nonmetallic chemical element) | :: bromo |
| bronchitis {n} /bɹɒŋˈkaɪtɪs/ (inflammation of the lungs) | :: bronkito |
| Bronx cheer {n} (synonym of raspberry) SEE: raspberry | :: |
| bronze {v} (to tan) SEE: tan | :: |
| bronze {n} /bɹɑnz/ (alloy) | :: bronzo |
| Bronze Age {prop} (archaeology) | :: Bronzepoko |
| brooch {n} /bɹoʊtʃ/ (jewellery with pin) | :: broĉo |
| brood {v} /bɹuːd/ (to keep an egg warm) | :: kovi |
| brood {v} (to protect) | :: kovi |
| brook {n} /bɹʊk/ (a small stream) | :: rivereto; rojo [poetic] |
| broom {n} /bɹuːm/ (domestic utensil) | :: balailo |
| broom {n} | :: balao |
| broth {n} /bɹɔθ/ (water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled) | :: buljono |
| brothel {n} /ˈbɹɑθəl/ (house of prostitution) | :: malĉastejo |
| brother {n} /ˈbɹʌðɚ/ (male sibling) | :: frato |
| brother {n} (male fellow member of a religious community) | :: frato |
| brother {n} (peer) | :: frato |
| brother {n} | :: frato |
| brotherhood {n} /ˈbɹʌðɚhʊd/ (state of being brothers or a brother) | :: frateco |
| brotherhood {n} (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) | :: frataro |
| brother-in-arms {n} (fellow combatant or soldier) | :: samsoldato |
| brother-in-law {n} /ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/ (one's husband's brother) | :: bofrato |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's wife's brother) | :: bofrato |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's sister's husband) | :: bofrato |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's husband's sister's husband) | :: bofrato |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's wife's sister's husband) | :: bofrato |
| brow {n} (forehead) SEE: forehead | :: |
| brow {n} (eyebrow) SEE: eyebrow | :: |
| brown {n} /bɹaʊn/ (colour) | :: bruno |
| brown {adj} (having a brown colour) | :: bruna |
| brown {v} (to tan) SEE: tan | :: |
| brown bear {n} (Ursus arctos) | :: bruna urso |
| brown coal {n} (lignite) SEE: lignite | :: |
| brown dwarf {n} (starlike object) | :: bruna nano |
| brown falcon {n} | :: bruna falko |
| brownish {adj} /ˈbɹaʊnɪʃ/ (of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown) | :: bruneta |
| brownnose {v} (fawn) SEE: fawn | :: |
| brown trout {n} (species of freshwater trout) | :: bruna truto |
| browser {n} (web browser) SEE: web browser | :: |
| Bruges {prop} /bɹuːʒ/ (city in Belgium) | :: Bruĝo |
| bruise {n} /bɹuːz/ (medical: mark on the skin) | :: kontuzo |
| Brumaire {prop} /bɹʊˈmɛəɹ/ (the second month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: brumero |
| brumous {adj} (wintry) SEE: wintry | :: |
| brunch {n} /bɹʌntʃ/ (a meal) | :: matenlunĉo |
| Brunei {prop} /bɹuːˈnaɪ/ (a country in Southeast Asia) | :: Brunejo |
| brunion {n} (nectarine) SEE: nectarine | :: |
| brush {n} /bɹʌʃ/ (implement) | :: broso |
| brush {v} (to clean (with a brush)) | :: brosi |
| brusque {adj} /bɹʌsk/ (rudely abrupt, unfriendly) | :: abrupta |
| Brusselian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to, Brussels) | :: brusela |
| Brusselian {n} (someone from Brussels) | :: bruselano [man or woman], bruselanino [woman] |
| Brussels {prop} /ˈbɹʌsəlz/ (capital of Belgium) | :: Bruselo |
| Brussels sprout {n} (vegetable) | :: burĝonbrasiko |
| brutality {n} (a state of being brutal) | :: brutaleco |
| brute {n} /bɹuːt/ (brutal person) | :: bruto |
| bryozoan {n} /ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/ (invertebrate in the phylum Bryozoa) | :: briozoo |
| bubble {n} (Greek) SEE: Greek | :: |
| bubble {n} /ˈbʌb.əl/ (spherically contained volume of air or other gas) | :: bobelo |
| bubble {v} (to rise up in bubbles) | :: bobeli |
| bubble {n} (someone who has been fooled) SEE: dupe | :: |
| bubble {v} (to cry, weep) SEE: weep | :: |
| bubble {v} (to cheat, delude) SEE: cheat | :: |
| bubbly {adj} /ˈbʌbli/ (cheerful, lively) | :: gaja |
| bubonic plague {n} (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) | :: bubona pesto |
| buccaneer {n} /ˌbʌkəˈnɪə(ɹ)/ (pirate) | :: marrabisto |
| Bucharest {prop} /ˌbuːkəˈɹɛst/ (The capital of Romania) | :: Bukareŝto |
| buck {n} (ram) SEE: ram | :: |
| buck {n} /bʌk/ (male deer, goat, etc.) | :: cerviĉo [male deer; neologism, nonstandard], vircervo [male deer; idiomatic] |
| bucket {n} /ˈbʌkɪt/ (container) | :: sitelo |
| Buckingham Palace {prop} (the official London residence of the British monarch) | :: Palaco Buckingham |
| buckle {n} /ˈbʌk(ə)l/ (belt clasp) | :: buko |
| buckwheat {n} /ˈbʌkʍiːt/ (fruit of this plant as cereal) | :: poligono |
| bud {n} /bʌd/ (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded) | :: burĝono |
| Budapest {prop} /ˈbuːdəpɛst/ (the capital city of Hungary) | :: Budapeŝto |
| Budapester {n} (Budapestian) SEE: Budapestian | :: |
| Budapestian {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Budapest) | :: budapeŝta |
| buddha {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| buddha {n} /ˈbudə/ (enlightened human) | :: budho |
| Buddha {prop} /ˈbʊdə/ (spiritual and philosophical teacher) | :: Budho |
| Buddha's hand {n} (citrus fruit) | :: cedratujo |
| Buddhism {n} /ˈbu.dɪ.zəm/ (religion and philosophy) | :: budhismo |
| Buddhist {adj} /ˈbudɪst/ (of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism) | :: budhisma |
| Buddhist {adj} (of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists) | :: budhista |
| Buddhist {n} (practitioner of Buddhism) | :: budhano |
| Buddhist {n} (follower of Buddha) | :: budhano |
| Buddhistic {adj} (of, relating to Buddhism) | :: budhisma |
| budget {n} /ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/ (the amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame) | :: buĝeto |
| Buenos Aires {prop} /ˌbweɪnoʊs ˈaɪɹeɪs/ (capital of Argentina) | :: Bonaero |
| buffalo {n} /ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/ (Old World mammals) | :: bubalo |
| buffalo {n} (North American bison) | :: bizono |
| buffer {n} /ˈbʌfɚ/ (portion of memory in computing) | :: bufro |
| buffer {n} (solution to stabilize pH) | :: bufro |
| buffer {n} (anything used to isolate or to minimise the effects of one thing on another) | :: bufro |
| buffer zone {n} (neutral area) | :: bufrozono |
| buffet {n} /bəˈfeɪ/ (counter or sideboard) | :: bufedo |
| buffet {n} (food, see also: smorgasbord) | :: bufedo |
| bufflehead {n} /ˈbʌfəlhɛd/ (a duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola) | :: grandkapa klangulo |
| buffoon {n} /bəˈfuːn/ (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) | :: bufono |
| bug {n} /bʌɡ/ (a colloquial name for insect) | :: cimo |
| bug {n} (problem that needs fixing (especially in computing)) | :: cimo, fuŝo, miso |
| bugger {n} (heretic) SEE: heretic | :: |
| bugger {n} /ˈbʌɡɚ/ (someone who commits buggery) | :: bugrulo |
| bugger {n} (slang: someone very fond of something) | :: maniulo |
| bugger {v} (to have anal intercourse with) | :: bugri |
| bugger {interj} (slang: expressing annoyance) | :: fek |
| buggery {n} (anal sex) SEE: anal sex | :: |
| build {v} /bɪld/ ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) | :: konstrui |
| build {v} ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) | :: konstrui |
| build castles in the air {v} (to have any desire, idea, or plan unlikely to be realized) | :: konstrui kastelojn en aero |
| builder {n} (a bodybuilder) SEE: bodybuilder | :: |
| building {n} /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ (act or process of building) | :: konstruado |
| building {n} (closed structure with walls and a roof) | :: konstruaĵo |
| Bujumbura {prop} /ˌbuːdʒəmˈbʊɹə/ (former capital of Burundi) | :: Buĵumburo |
| bulb {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| Bulgaria {prop} /bʌlˈɡɛɹ.i.ə/ (country) | :: Bulgario, Bulgarujo |
| Bulgarian {n} /bʌlˈɡɛɹi.ən/ (language) | :: bulgara lingvo |
| bull {n} /ˈbʊl/ (uncastrated adult male bovine) | :: virbovo, taŭro, boviĉo |
| bull {n} (adult male animal) | :: virbovo, taŭro |
| bull ant {n} (Myrmecia brevinoda) | :: soldatformiko |
| bullcrap {n} (bullshit) SEE: bullshit | :: |
| bulldog {n} /ˈbʊldɔɡ/ (breed of dog) | :: buldogo |
| bull elephant {n} (bull elephant, male elephant) | :: virelefanto, [neologism] elefantiĉo, |
| bullet {n} /ˈbʊl.ɪt/ (projectile) | :: kuglo |
| bullet {n} (typography: printed symbol in the form of a solid circle) | :: bulmarko |
| bulletin board {n} (a board) | :: anonctabulo |
| bulletproof vest {n} /bʊl.ɪtpɹuːf vɛst/ (garment) | :: kuglorezista veŝto |
| bullet train {n} (Japanese high-speed train) | :: ŝinkanseno |
| bullet train {n} (high-speed train) | :: ŝinkanseno |
| bullfinch {n} (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) | :: pirolo |
| bullfrog {n} /ˈbʊlfɹɑɡ/ (bullfrog) | :: taŭra rano |
| bull run {n} (event in which people run with bulls in the streets) | :: taŭrokuro, taŭrokurigo |
| bullshit {n} /ˈbʊlʃɪt/ (deceitful statements, etc) | :: fekaĵo |
| bully {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| bully {n} /ˈbʊli/ (person who is cruel to others) | :: ĉikanulo |
| bully {v} (to intimidate) | :: ĉikani |
| bully {v} (act aggressively towards) | :: ĉikani |
| bully {interj} (well done!) | :: brave |
| bullying {n} /ˈbʊl.i.ɪŋ/ (act of intimidating a person) | :: ĉikanado |
| bullying {n} (persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant) | :: ĉikanado |
| bulwark {n} /ˈbʊl.wɝk/ (defensive wall or rampart) | :: remparo |
| bulwark {n} (nautical: planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale) | :: pavezo |
| bum {n} /bʌm/ (hobo) | :: vagabondo, trampo, vaganto, vagulo |
| bumblebee {n} /ˈbʌmbl̩bi/ (genus of bee) | :: burdo |
| bumbler {n} (someone who bumbles; a stumbler or blunderer) | :: fuŝulo, fuŝisto |
| bumfodder {n} (toilet paper) SEE: toilet paper | :: |
| bumfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy | :: |
| bumper sticker {n} (sticker) | :: gluebla aŭtoŝildo |
| bun {n} /bʌn/ (A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) | :: bulko |
| bun {n} (A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) | :: hartubero |
| bunch {n} /ˈbʌntʃ/ (a group of similar things) | :: garbo |
| bunch {n} (a cluster of grapes) | :: traŭbo |
| bung {n} (bribe) SEE: bribe | :: |
| bungler {n} (one who makes mistakes) | :: fuŝulo, fuŝisto |
| bunker {n} /ˈbʌŋkɚ/ (hardened shelter) | :: bunkro |
| Bunsen burner {n} (small laboratory gas burner) | :: brulilo de Bunsen |
| bur {n} (prickly husk) SEE: burr | :: |
| burdock {n} /ˈbɝːdɑːk/ (any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium) | :: lapo |
| bureaucracy {n} /bjʊˈɹɑːkɹəsi/ (government by bureaus) | :: burokratismo |
| bureaucrat {n} /ˈbjʊəɹəkɹæt/ (An official in a bureaucracy) | :: burokrato |
| bureau de change {n} /ˈbjʊəɹ.əʊ.dəˌʃɒ̃ʒ/ (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) | :: monŝanĝejo |
| burger {n} /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡə(ɹ)/ (informal: hamburger) | :: burgero |
| burglar {n} /ˈbɝɡlɚ/ | :: domŝtelisto |
| Burgundy {prop} /ˈbɝːɡəndi/ (region) | :: Burgonjo |
| burka {n} (female garment that covers the whole body) | :: burko |
| burka {n} (male garment made from felt or karakul (Caucasus)) | :: burko |
| Burkina Faso {prop} /bəː(ɹ)ˈkiːnə ˈfɑsoʊ/ (country) | :: Burkino |
| burly {adj} /ˈbɜːli/ (well-built) | :: fortika |
| Burma {prop} /ˈbɝmə/ (Southeast Asian country (former name), see also: Myanmar) | :: Birmo |
| burn {n} /bɝn/ (physical injury) | :: brulvundo |
| burn {n} (act of burning something) | :: brulo, brulado |
| burn {v} (to cause to be consumed by fire) | :: bruligi |
| burn {v} (to be consumed by fire) | :: bruli |
| burn {v} (to injure with heat or chemicals) | :: bruligi |
| burn {n} (vegetable disease) SEE: brand | :: |
| burning bush {n} (Dictamnus albus) SEE: gas plant | :: |
| burp {v} /bɝp/ (to emit a burp) | :: rukti |
| burqa {n} (burka) SEE: burka | :: |
| burr {n} /bɝ/ (mispronouncion of "r") | :: kartavo, kartavado |
| burr {v} (to pronounce "r") | :: kartavi |
| burrito {n} /bəˈɹi.toʊ/ (Mexican dish) | :: burito |
| burst {v} /bɝst/ (to break from internal pressure) | :: krevi |
| burst into tears {v} (suddenly start crying) | :: ekplori |
| Burundi {prop} /bʊˈɹʊndi/ (a country in Eastern Africa) | :: Burundo, Burundio |
| bury {v} /ˈbɛ.ɹi/ (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb) | :: enterigi |
| bus {n} (medical slang: ambulance) SEE: ambulance | :: |
| bus {n} (vehicle) | :: buso, aŭtobuso |
| bush {n} /bʊʃ/ (category of woody plant) | :: arbetaĵo |
| bushido {n} (ethical code of the samurai) | :: buŝido |
| bushmaster {n} (pit viper) | :: muta sonserpento, surukukuo |
| business {n} /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ (commercial enterprise or establishment) | :: entrepreno, establo |
| business {n} (commercial, industrial or professional activity) | :: komerco, afero |
| business {n} (collective noun for a group of ferrets) | :: furaro |
| business card {n} (small card) | :: vizitkarto |
| businesslike {adj} (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business) | :: negoca, afereca |
| businesslike {adj} (earnest, practical and undistracted) | :: afereca |
| businessman {n} /ˈbɪznəsmæn/ (a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution) | :: aferisto |
| businessperson {n} (a person in business) | :: aferisto |
| business trip {n} (business trip) | :: afervojaĝo |
| businesswoman {n} (woman of business) | :: aferistino |
| busk {v} (nautical: to tack) SEE: tack | :: |
| bus station {n} (major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes) | :: busstacio |
| bus stop {n} (a stop for public transport buses) | :: bushaltejo |
| busy {adj} /ˈbɪzi/ (doing a great deal) | :: okupata |
| but {conj} /bʌt/ (rather) | :: sed, tamen |
| but {conj} (except) | :: krom, escepte de |
| butane {n} /ˈbjuːteɪn/ (the organic compound) | :: butano |
| butcher {n} /ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ɚ/ (a person who prepares and sells meat) | :: buĉisto |
| butcher's {n} /ˈbʊtʃə(ɹ)z/ (butcher’s shop) | :: buĉejo, viandvendejo |
| butchershop {n} (a butcher's shop) | :: buĉejo, viandvendejo |
| butchery {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir | :: |
| butler {n} /ˈbʌt.lɚ/ (chief male servant) | :: ĉefservisto |
| butt {n} /bʌt/ (buttocks) | :: pugo |
| butter {n} /ˈbʌtəɹ/ (soft foodstuff made from milk) | :: butero |
| butter {n} (other foodstuffs like butter) | :: ŝmiraĵo |
| buttercup {n} (flower of the genus Narcissus) SEE: daffodil | :: |
| buttercup {n} /ˈbʌt.ɚ.kʌp/ (herb of the genus Ranunculus) | :: ranunkolo |
| butterfly {n} /ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ/ (insect) | :: papilio |
| butterfly effect {n} (technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory) | :: papilia efiko |
| butterfly effect {n} | :: papilia efiko |
| buttermilk {n} /ˈbʌtɚˌmɪlk/ (traditional buttermilk) | :: buterlakto |
| buttfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy | :: |
| butthole {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| butt-naked {adj} (naked) SEE: naked | :: |
| buttock {n} /ˈbʌtək/ (each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body) | :: sidvango, gluteo |
| button {n} /ˈbʌtn̩/ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) | :: butono |
| button {n} (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) | :: butono |
| button {n} | :: butono |
| button {v} (to fasten with a button) | :: butonumi |
| buttonhole {n} (hole for a button) | :: butontruo |
| button mushroom {n} (Agaricus bisporus) | :: ĉampinjono |
| buxom {adj} /ˈbʌksəm/ (having a full, voluptuous figure) | :: abunda |
| buy {v} /baɪ/ (to obtain something with money) | :: aĉeti |
| buy {n} (purchase) SEE: purchase | :: |
| buyer {n} /ˈbaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ (person who makes purchases) | :: aĉetanto, aĉetantino [female] |
| buzz {v} /bʌz/ (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound) | :: zumi |
| buzz {n} (whisper) SEE: whisper | :: |
| buzzard {n} /ˈbʌzəɹd/ (bird of the genus Buteo) | :: buteo |
| buzzard {n} (scavenging bird) SEE: vulture | :: |
| by {prep} /baɪ/ (near, or next to) | :: apud |
| by {prep} (not later than) | :: antaŭ |
| by {prep} (indicates the agent of a passive verb) | :: de |
| by {prep} (indicates creator of a work) | :: de, far |
| by {prep} (indicates a means) | :: per |
| by {prep} (with the authority of) | :: de |
| by {prep} | :: laŭ |
| by accident {adv} (accidentally) SEE: accidentally | :: |
| by and by {adv} (soon) SEE: soon | :: |
| by chance {prep} (unexpected(ly); accidental(ly)) | :: okaze, hazarde |
| by default {prep} (in absence of any opposing action) | :: defaŭlte |
| by dint of {prep} (because of; by reason of) SEE: because of | :: |
| bye {interj} /baɪ/ (short for goodbye, see also: goodbye) | :: ĝis |
| by foot {adv} (on foot) SEE: on foot | :: |
| by hand {prep} (manually) SEE: manually | :: |
| by hand {prep} (manually) | :: mane |
| by heart {prep} /baɪ ˈhɑɹt/ (knowing completely) | :: parkere |
| bylaw {n} /ˈbaɪ.lɔ/ (law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization) | :: statuto |
| by means of {prep} (By using) | :: pere de |
| byte {n} /baɪt/ (8-bit unit) | :: bitoko, bajto |
| by the by {prep} (by the way) SEE: by the way | :: |
| by the time {prep} (when) SEE: when | :: |
| by the way {prep} (incidentally) | :: parenteze, cetere |
| Byzantine Empire {prop} /ˈbɪzəntiːn ˈɛmpaɪə(ɹ)/ (Greek-speaking empire in the Eastern Mediterranean region) | :: Bizanca imperio |
| Byzantium {prop} (Byzantine Empire) SEE: Byzantine Empire | :: |
| Byzantium {prop} /bɪˈzænti.əm/ (ancient Greek city) | :: Bizanco |