astun

I.

iz. Arraina. twaite shad (Allosa falax)

II.

iz. ( pisua ) heaviness, unwieldiness io.

1.

a. ( oro. ) heavy, weighty

b. Kir. heavy; pisu \astun heavy weight

3. Kim. heavy; metal \astunak heavy metals

2.

a. ( p., animalia, e.a. ) slow, slow-moving, plodding

b. ( ibilera ) ponderous, slow, sluggish

c. ( lana ) slow

3. ( gorputzari d. ) heavy; tripa \astun daukat I feel full up | I' m stuffed; burua \astuna daukat my head heels heavy | my head feels like lead

4. ( lo ) deep, heavy

5. ( gogaikarria )

a. ( irakurtzea, egotea, e.a. ) boring, dull, tiresome; irakurtzean liburua \astuna gelditu zen the book was heavy going | the book was difficult reading; \astuna da hori egin beharra it' s a bore having do that

b. ( p. ) tedious, boring, dull; ez izan \astuna! come off it!; irakasle \astuna a dull teacher; \astunenetakoa da he' s an awfully dull sort | he' s very much on the dull side

6.

a. ( industria ) heavy

b. Fis. heavy; ur \astuna heavy water adb. slowly, sluggishly; \astun dabilen idi bat an ox that plods along