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[cf. Aquit. "bon(n)"] iz.

1. ( ongi izate )

a. good; bakoitzak bere \ona bilatzen du each one for himself | everyone looks out for number one; gure aberriaren \onerako for the good of our country; \on egiten ibili zen baina mesprezatu egin zuten horregatik he went about doing good yet was despised for it

b. (irud.) zer \on dakar hainbeste gauza ikasteak? what good does it do to learn so many things?

2.

a. ( onura ) good, favour (GB) , favor (USA) ; \on baino kalte gehiago egiten duen programa bat a programme which does more harm than good; zutaz ez du \onik erran he's had nothing good to say about you

b. (irud.) zeure osasunerako eta neure \onerako to you health and my wealth

3. ( sena ) sense; bere \onera itzuli zen he came to his senses; bere \onetik irten i. ( haserretu ) to fly off the handle, hit the roof ii. ( asaldatu ) to get worked up iii. to be shaken up | to be shaken out of one's complacency

4. \onak [ izen plurala ] possessions; bere \on guztiak jokoan eta apustuan xahutu zituen he squandered his wealth on gambling and betting io.

1. [ erkatzeko era hobe ; era superlatibo hoberen edo onen ]

a. ( behar diren nolakotasuna dituena ) good; oso laban \ona da it's a very {good || fine} knife; arrain gordina \ona al da jateko? is raw fish good eating?; itsasontzi hori \ona da arrainak harrapatzeko that ship is good for {catching fish || fishing}

b. ( ahotsa ) good, fine, beautiful

2. ( mesedegarria )

a. good, beneficial; esnea \ona da haurrentzat milk is good for children

b. favorable; haize \onak eta kaltegarriak favorable and unfavorable winds

3. ( gaia, behar bezala egin dezakeena )

a. ( p. ) good, fine; langile \ona good worker

b. ( hizkuntza, hizkera ) good, perfect, flawless

4. ( erabateko ) good, proper; jipoi \ona eman zioten they gave him a good beating

5.

a. ( zintzoa ) good, nice; oso tipo \ona duk he's a nice guy (USA) | he's a nice {chap || bloke} (GB)

b. ( moral aldetik ) good; fede \onekoa da he's {faithful || devoted}; Artzain O\ona the Good Shepherd; gizon \on eta santua a good and {holy || saintly} man

6.

a. ( egokia ) bide \ona the straight and narrow (path); bide \onetik {down || along} the right road

b. arratsalde \on i. good afternoon ii. good evening Oharra: on duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila ezazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieretan, adib. , egun on aurkitzeko , bila ezazu egun adieran