finkatu

du/ad.

1.

a. to fix

b. ( irmo ezarri ) to secure; har ezazue ongi gogoan eta finka espirituaren egia hau bear well in mind and cling to this spiritual truth

c. horrek finkatzen du gure fedea that makes our faith firm

2.

a. ( gauzak ) to secure, fasten

b. ( seilua, e.a ) to glue on, stick on, paste on

c. ( ilea ) to set

d. ( kartela ) to post, put up, stick up

e. (Argaz.) to fix

f. (irud.) bere begiak harengan \finkaturik having fixed his eyes on her; zangoak non finkatzen zituen ikusi ere gabe without as much as even to see where to put his feet down

3.

a. ( legea, araua ) to establish, fix, lay down, set down; Euskara Batuaren idazkera \finkatu to establish the written standard for Unified Basque ; Arana Goirik \finkatutako arauak rules set by Arana Goiri

b. ( erakundea, e.a. ) to establish, set up ; Harria haiz ere hire gainean \finkatuko diat ene Eliza you are Peter the Rock and on this rock I shall establish my Church; Napoleonek bere enperadoregoa \finkatu zuenean when Napoleon established his empire

4. ( iltzez ) to nail; Jesus gurutzean kontra \finkatu zuten Jesus was nailed to the cross

5. ( frogatu ) to establish; hori egia dela finkatzeko in order to establish that that is true

6. to rest, lay; nire burua kuxinaren gainera \finkatu nuen I laid my head against the cushion

7.

a. (Argaz.) to fix

b. Kim. to fix, set up da/ad.

1.

a. ( irmo ezarri ) to lodge, settle, take hold; bala burmuinean \finkatu zen the bullet became lodged in his brain ; ene arima \finkatu da Kristo baitan my soul has taken hold in Christ; oi, prestutasun guztiz prezagarria, arren finka zaitez ni baitan Lit. o beloved integrity, I pray thou takest hold of me Lit.

b. (irud.) to lie, rest ; zoriona ez da ogasunetan finkatzen happiness does not rest on riches

c. to become lodged , become stuck, get stuck; horrela \finkatu zen gorrotoa haren bihotzean that's how hatred became stuck in his heart

2. to become {set || fixed}, get set

3. ( p. nonbait ) to establish o.s., settle down ( -(e)an: in) ; holandarrak Hego Afrikan\finkatu ziren 1.652an the Dutch settled in South Africa in 1652

4. ( lotu ) to get down to; lanera \finkatu zen he devoted himself to work