itzal

iz.

1. ( itzalpea, ilungunea )

a. shade; haritz handi batzuen \itzalean {in || under} the shade of some oak trees; artaldeek \itzal biltzen duten garai honetan during this time when flocks of sheep seek shade; zuhaitz horrek \itzal egiten digu ezkerraldetik that oak gives us shade on the left side

b. (Arteg.) shade part, shaded area, shade; argi eta \itzala light and shade

c. (irud.) jeneralaren \itzalean under the protection of the general; ez du nahi besteek \itzal egitea she doesn't want to be overshadowed by others; Hego Koreak \itzal egin zion beste Korearen ekonomiari the South Korean economy has overshadowed the economy of the other Korea; Bonaparte printzearen \itzalean lanari ekin zioten langile apalak the humble writers who worked under Prince Bonaparte; amaren \itzaletik alde egi nahi zuen he wanted to get out from under his mother's wing; geroztik hona erdi \itzalean egon da it's been half hidden since then; munstroa dirudi beste ontziei \itzala eginik it looks like a monster, towering over the other ships

2. ( objektua, gorputzaren ingurua irudikatzen duena )

a. shadow; arratsaldean zuhaitzen \itzala luzatzen denean in the afternoon when the shadow of the trees grows long; gorputzari \itzal darraion bezala like a shadow tagging along behind him

b. (esa.) \itzal bezain isila as silent as {the shadows || a post || as the grave}; haren \itzal bihurtu da he's become her shadow

3. (irud.) ( itxura, irudia, b.b. )

a. hark egiten zuen lana ez zen Martinek egiten zuenaren \itzala baizen the work he did couldn't hold a candle to what Martin did: bi \itzal besterik ez ginen lilurazko gau hartan we were nothing but two spirits on that enchanted night; otsoaren \itzalik ere ez da han gelditzen not even the slightest trace of wolves remains there; ez du bere aitaren \itzalik ere he doesn't look a bit like his father; hildakoen \itzalak spirits of the dead

4. ( espetxea, presondegia ) prison, jail, penitentiary; \itzalean egon da hiru urte he's been {locked up || in prison} for three years

5.

a. ( begirunea ) reverence, veneration, respect; Haren izen santuari zor zaion \itzala the reverence due to His holy name; \itzal gabe disrespectfully, irreverently

b. ( ospea ) prestige; \itzal handiko gizona a very prestigious man; \itzal handiko highly respected

6. (NB) (I) ( akatsa ) defect io.

1. ( iluna, itzaltsua ) dark, murky; baso \itzal bat a dark forest

2. ( gizona ) imposing, huge

3. (irud.) respectable, proper, genteel