kneel: (k. down) genu-pozar (intr.); (bend the knees) genu-flexar.
knickerbockers: bracho.
knick-knacks: bagateli; orn-iv-achi; (playthings) lud-ili.
knife: kultelo; (cutting instr. in gen.) tranch-ilo; paper-k.: paper-kultelo.
knight: kavaliero; k.hood: -eso, (collect.) -aro; k.ly: -ala, -atra.
knit: trikotar; (fig.) kun-juntar; unionar; k. the brows: kontraktar la brovi, (frown) frunsar la brovi; k.ting: trikot-ado, -ajo; k.ting needle: trikot-agulo; k.ting machine: trikot-ilo, -mashino.
knob: (of a door) pordo-butono; (in wood) tubero; (protuberance) gibo, konvex-ajo, sali-ajo; (see knoll).
knock: frapar; (knock up against); (tr., intr.) shokar; k. on the door: frapar la pordo; k. down: abatar; k.er: (as of a door) frap-ilo, pordo-martelo; k.-kneed: kurva-gamba, -i; tush-gamba.
knoll: kolin-eto, basa-monteto; (v.) son-ar, -igar (klosho); (toll) tinklar, -igar.
knot: (in string, etc.) nodo; (nautical) nodo; (of persons, of things) grupo; (difficulty) embaras-anta stando; (tuft) tufo; (in wood) tubero; Gordian k.: Gordiala nodo; tie a k. in: nod-igar; produce k.s: nod-ifar; (cf. intrikar); k.ty: (of wood) tuber-oza; (of cords) nod-oza; (difficult) des-facila.
knout: knuto.
know: (by acquaintance, by sense of perception) konocar; (by learning) savar; (recognise) ri-konocar (cf. agnoskar); intelektar; konciar; komprenar; God knows: Deo savas; I do not k.: me ne savas; I know of no one who: me konocas nulu qua…; let me k.: informez me; to make something k.n to someone: konoc-igar ulo da ulu; informar, instruktar ulu pri ulo; know by name: konocar la nomo; konocar ulu per la nomo; I know him: (recognise him) me ri-konocas il; k. by sight: konocar ulu nur per vido; k. by heart: savar memore; k. a lesson, a language: savar leciono, linguo.
knowing: inteligenta; cienc-oza (pri); (clever) habila; (cunning) ruz-oza, -ema; -ly: koncie, kun konoco.
knowledge: sav-o, (what is known) sav-ajo; (information, acquaintance) konoc-(ad)o, -ajo; to my k.: segun mea savo (pri afero), segun mea konoco (pri ulu); without the k. of his father: sen la savo (od, konoco) di sua patrulo.
knuckle: (of finger) fingro-artiko; (of meat) poplito; (tech.) junturo; k. under: cedar, submisar su.
kobold: koboldo.
kola-nut: kola-nuc-o, (tree) -iero.
kopje: kolino.
Koran: korano.
la: (mus.) la.
labarum: labaro.
la(b)danum: ladano.
label: (on bottles, etc.) etiketo, -izar.
labial: labi-ala.
labiate: labi-oza.
laboratory: laboratorio.
laborious: (act; thing) labor-oza, (person) -ema.
labo(u)r: (work ) (tr., intr.) laborar; (in childbirth) parturar; (take pains) (intr.) penar; (strive) (intr.) esforcar; (suffer) sufrar (cf. dolorar; subisar); l. under error: erorar.
labo(u)r: labor-(ad)o, -uro; (literary) verk(et)o; hand-l.: manu-labor-(ad)o; division of l.: labor-divido; forced l.: punis-laboro, koakt-ata laboro; l.ing in childbirth: partur-anta.
labo(u)rer: labor-anto, -ero, -emo, -isto.
labryinth: labirinto.
labyrinthodon: labirintodonto.
lac: lako; gum-l.: gum-lako; l. varnish: lako-verniso.
lace: dentelo, -a, -ala, -atra; (for shoe, etc.) laco; (gimp) pasmento; (of gold or silver; galoon) galono (ora, arjenta); shoe-l.: laco di alta shuo; to l.: (shoes, corsets, etc.) lac-agar; (put a l. in) lac-izar; to trim with l.: dentel-izar; Brussels l.: dentelo de Bruxelles.
lacerate: lacerar.
lachrymal: lakrim-ala.
lachrymatory: lakrimo-vazo.
lachrymose: (person) plor-(et)ema, -et-anta; (which causes tears) plor-ig-anta.
lack: (be deficient in a thing needed) (intr.) mankar; (cf. bezonar); (to be destitute) indijar; because of l. of attention: pro manko di atenco.
lackadaisical: sentiment-ema, mien-if-anta, -if-ema; (languid) langor-ema.
lackluster, lacklustre: sen-brila, matida.
lackey: lakeo.
laconic: lakonika.
laquer: lak-o, -izar.
lactation: (secretion) lakt-ifo; (suckling) alakt-(ad)o.
lacteal: (relative to milk) lakt-ala; (full of milk) -oza; (resembling) -atra.
lactiferous: lakt-oza, lakto-dukt-anta.
lactometer: laktometro.
lacuna: lakuno.
lacustrine: lag-ala; (inhabitant) lag-ana, -o-habit-anta.
lad: yun-ulo; puer-ulo; (son) fili-ulo; (waiter) garsono; (cf. kerlo).
ladanum: ladano.
ladder: skalo.
lade: (somebody or something with something) charjar; (goods) kargar; heavily laden: grave charj-ata, -ita; charj-eg-anta, opresanta.
lading, bill of: konosmento.
ladle: kulier-eg-o; l. out: ek-kulier-eg-agar.
lady: (woman) sior-ino; (of the nobility) sinior-ino; (married or widowed) damo; young l.: damzelo; ladies’-man: amor-ist-ulo; favorat(ul)o di sior-ini.
lady-bird, -bug: kocinelo.
lady-day: festo dil anunco.
