bete

iz.

1. fullness; ez dago ilargia beti bere \betean the moon isn't always full

2. -(r)en \bete izan to be as much as the other; bata bestearen \betea da one is as good as the other; nornahi baduk hire \bete anybody can measure up to you; gorputzaren \bete den hobia a grave sized for the body; ene \beteko zama dakart I'm carrying a load I can bear io.

1.

a. full; Agur Maria, graziaz \betea Hail Mary, full of grace

b. ilargi \bete full moon

2.

a. full, complete; plaza \betean esan zuen he said it in the middle of the square; argi \betetara atera zen she came out in the glare of the light

b. (irud.) (esa.) ezpain \beteko musua a wet kiss; osasun \betean zegoela at the height of his health; arnasa \bete kantatu zuen she sang it at the top of her lungs; ez omen da buru \bete he's said not to be all there

3.

a. (denborazko esaerekin) hori baino ordu \bete lehenago an hour before that

b. (luzera, ahalmena) zaku \bete egur zeramala carrying a sackful of firewood

c. (kopurua) hiru katilu \bete kafe three cups of coffee; gurdi \bete belarra a cartful of grass du/ad.

1.

a. to fill (- z : with ) ; sakela babaz \bete zuen he filled his pocket with beans; {leporaino || mukuru} \bete to cram ... full, stuff

b. (gainaldea, e.a.) to cover (-z: with) ; arbela formulez \bete zuen she {covered || filled} the blackboard with formulae

c. (eskaria, eskabidea) to fill in (GB) , fill out (USA)

d. (zulo) to fill up

e. (denbora) to fill, occupy; ez dakit nola \betetzen duen denbora I don't know how he {fills || occupies} his time

f. (irud.) zorrez \beteta bizi nintzen I lived very much in debt | I was up to my neck in debts; ea nola \betetzen dugun eguna let's see how we spend the day

2.

a. (eginbeharra, asmoa) to fulfill , accomplish; bere asmoak \betetzeko in order to {fulfill || accomplish} his goals

b. (agindua) to carry out

c. (desioa) to satisfy ; munduko gauzek ezin \bete dezake gizonaren bihotza wordly things cannot satisfy man's heart; lan horrek ez nau \betetzen that job doesn't satisfy me| I don't find my job {satisfying || fulfilling}

d. (betekizuna) to meet, satisfy, fulfill ; ipini zion penitentzia \bete arte until she satisfies the penitence meted out by him

e. (baldintza) to comply with

3. (adinari d.) to reach, attain; gaur hamar urte \betetzen ditu gure bigarren semeak today marks our second son's tenth birthday | today is our second son's tenth birthday

4. Lagunart. to knock up; hori gutxi balitz, andregaia \bete zuen to top it all, he knocked his girlfriend up da/ad.

1. to fill up; antzokia mukuru \bete zen the theatre was {jam packed || full to bursting}

2.

a. (plana, profezia) to be fulfilled, come true; horrela \bete zen Malakias profetak esan zuena thus what the prophet Malachi said came true

b. (epea) to expire, be up; \bete zaigu epea the time's expired on us

3. (p., janariaz) bazkaltzen zeharo \betetzen naiz I had my fill at lunch; sabela \betetzera etortzen duk eta kitto he only comes {to fill his belly || to stuff his face}

4. (adinari, urteurrenari d.) iaz \bete ziren ehun urte jaio zenetik last year marked the hundredth anniversary of his birth