bell: (gen.) klosho; (without a clapper and struck from the outside, as clock b.) timbro; (small, round, with ball inside as sleighbell) sonalio; to ring the b.: klosh-son-igar, -eskar; (small b., as of a house) klosh-eto; b. ringer: klosh-son-ig-isto, -ero; b. steeple: klosh-turmo; b. cord, pull: klosh(et)o-kordono; b. shaped: klosh-atra, -forma.
belladonna: beladono.
belle: bel-ino (chefa).
bellflower: kampanulo.
bellicose: milit-ema, kombat-ema.
bellied, big: ventr-oza.
belligerant: (inter-)milit-ant-a, -o.
bellow: (thunder, waves, etc.) grondar (intr.), mujar (intr.); (animals) bramar (intr.); (words) klam-(eg)ar; (scream) kri-egar (intr.).
bellows: (for blowing) (forj-)sufl-ilo.
belly: (anat. and fig.) ventro; (scientific term) abdomino; (paunch) pancho; big b.ed: ventr-oza; b.ache: ventro-doloro, (med.) gas-tralgio; b. band: (of horses) sub-ventra rimeno; (of children) ventr-zono;b.full: ventr-edo; b. out: (intr.) bufar.
belong: (intr.) apartenar; -ing: aparten-anta, (b. to) propra.
belongings: aparten-aji, posed-aji.
beloved: (of things) am-ata; (of persons) amor-ata; kar(eg)a.
below: (downward) infre; (next underneath) sub, -e, -a; (in rank, etc.) inferiora; (further down on the same general level) ad-vale; (at bottom) bas-e; (to be unworthy, etc.) esar ne-dec-anta, ne-digna.
belt: zono; (leather strap) rimeno; (cross-b.) bandoliero, baldrio; endless b.: sen-fina rimeno; to b.: zon-izar; (cf. band).
beluga (whale): belugo* (Delphinapterus leuca).
belvedere: belvedero.
bemire: en-fang-igar.
bemoan: (intr.) plendar, (intr.) lamentar; (groan) (intr.) jemar.
bench: (long wooden seat) benko; (workman’s) labor-tablo; (judge’s seat) judici-ala sid-ilo, -eyo; (of magistrates) judici-ist-aro; (tribunal) tribunalo, korto; (as of a river) bermo.
bend: (verb) (curve) kurv-igar, -eskar; (as the head) inklinar (tr., intr.); (as the arm) flexar; (the brows) frunsar, kontraktar (la brovi); (one’s efforts, one’s endeavours) direktar; aplikar su; (to be bent on doing something) serchar, obstinar, aspirar; (arch) ark-igar; (subdue) domtar; b. down: inklinar.
bend: (noun) (see bend, verb) (sinuosity) sinuo; (of a road, river, etc.) kudo.
beneath: (next under) sub, -e, -a; (below, lower) infr-e, -a; (notice, etc.) ne-valora (la peni, e.c.); ne-digna.
benedick, -dict: nova spozulo.
Benedictine: (monk) benediktan-o; (liqueur) -o-liquoro; B. convent: kuvento di benediktani.
benediction: benedik-o; (to pronounce b. upon) -ar.
benefaction: bon-faco; donac-ajo; -tor: bon-fac-anto, -emo, -ero; to be a benefactor: (to do good (to) tr., intr.) bon-facar.
benefice: (living) benefic-o; (holder of) –iero.
beneficence: bon-fac-ado, -emeso; -cient: bon-fac-anta, -era, -ema; (remedy) bon-efik-anta; -cial: bon-fac-anta; salutara, avantaj-oza; utila; profit-oza, -ebla, -inda.
beneficiary: (of a benefice, also as of a benefit performance) benefic-iero; (gen.) profit-anto; recev-anto, -onto; donac-ario.
benefit: (verb) avantaj-izar (ulu, pre ulo), (tr. intr.) profitar; ganar; plu-bon-igar; helpar; b. performance: benefico.
benevolence: bon-volo; (to be kindly disposed (to), to wish well to) (tr., intr.) bon-volar; -lent: bon-vol-anta, -oza; bon-fac-anta, -era, -ema; (of institutions) karitat-ema, -oza.
Bengal finch: Bengal-ucelo.
benighted: (ignorant) ne-savant-a; (gen.) nul-sav-anta.
benign(ant): benigna; -ity: -eso.
Benin: Benin.
benison: benedikto.
bent: flex-ita; inklin-ata; kurva; hok-oza, -atra; to be firmly b. on: obstinar; (inclination of mind) inklin-eso, tendenco; (suffix) -em-.
benumb: torpor-igar, -eskar; (from cold) frost-et-ar, -et-igar.
benzene: beneno.
