malda

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a. ( aldapa, aldatsa ) slope; maldetako belarrak du indarrik gehiena grass on the slope isn't the strongest; \malda piko steep slope; \malda ezti gentle slope

b. hill; \maldan gora \\ behera uphill \\ downhill; \maldak igo to go uphill; bide erosoak eta \maldarik gabeak easy and level roads; handik herrira \malda dago from there it's downhill all the way to the town

c. (irud.) komunismoa \maldan behara hasi zen 1989an communism started crumbling in 1989; gazteen moraltasuna \maldan behera dabil youth morality is going downhill

2. thicket; \maldan {sartu || gorde} to hide among the thickets

3. ( babesa ) kofoinak eguzkialdeari begira, haize-\maldan dira hobekienik beehives are best when facing the sun, with protection from the wind; bertan egin zuten aterpea haizearen eta eguzkiaren \maldan there they made a shelter from the wind and sun; gaueko \malda bilatu behar dute haitz baten azpian they must look for shelter for the night under a rock

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iz. Med. sore