# Interlingua/Basic Interlingua English Dictionary

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## A

* a to; at; in
* ab from, since
* [ad] to; at (= a)
* accender to light
* adjutar to help
* ager to act, do
* al contraction of a + le
* [alco] anything, something (= alique)
* [alcun] any, some (= alicun)
* alicubi (-ícubi) anywhere, somewhere
* alicun any, some
* alique (ál-) anything, something
* [alora] then (= tunc)
* [alsi] (-í) also, too (= etiam)
* alte high
* altere (ál-) other
* amar to like, love
* ambe both
* amico friend
* [an] used to introduce a question; if, whether
* [ancora] still, yet
* anglese English
* anniversario anniversary, birthday
* anno year
* [anque] (ánke) also, as well, too (= etiam)
* ante before (prep.)
* [antea] previously (= ante)
* aperir to open
* apparer to appear
* appellar to call
* appertiner to belong
* apportar to bring
* apprender to learn
* apud (á-) by, near
* arbore (ár-) tree
* arder to burn
* argento silver
* ascoltar to listen to
* asexual asexual
* assatis (-sá-) rather
* assecurar to assure, insure
* [assi] (-sí) so, thus (= si)
* attacar attack
* attender to wait for
* attinger to attain, reach
* attraher to attract
* audir to hear
* augmentar to increase
* aure ear
* auro gold
* avante before
* ave bird
* avion aeroplane

## B

* basse low
* bastante enough; quite
* batter to beat, hit
* belle beautiful
* ben well
** ben que although
* besonio need
* biber to drink
* billet ticket
* bira beer
* bisexual bisexual
* bon good
* boteca shop
* brachio arm
* bracio arm; brace
* breve short
* bucca mouth
* bureau office

## C

* cader to fall
* calide (cá-) hot
* cambiar to change
* camera (cá-) room
* campo field
* capace able, capable
* caper o sasir grasp or hold
* capillos hair
* capite (cá-) head
* car dear; expensive
* casa house
* caso case
* cata each, every
** cata uno each (one)
* causa cause
** a causa de because of
* chassar to hunt
* celar to hide
* celo sky, heaven
* cento hundred
* cercar to look for
* certe certain
* cessar to stop
* [ci] here (= hic)
* cinque five
* circa about
* [circum] about (= circa)
* citate city, town
* clauder to close
* cognoscer to know
* colliger gather
* collo neck
* comenciar to begin
* como as; how; like
* comprar to buy
* comprender to understand
* con with
* contar count
* continer to contain
* convenir to suit
* coperir to cover
* corde heart
* corpore (cór-) body
* cosa thing
* costar cost
* creder to believe
* crescer to grow
* [cuje] whose
* currer to run
* curte short
* cute skin

## D

* dar to give
* de from; of
* deber to have to, must, ought; duty
* debile (dé-) weak
* dece ten
* del contraction of de + le
* deman tomorrow
* demandar to ask
* dente tooth
* depost afterwards, since
* derecto right
* [desde] afterwards, since
* [detra] behind
* devenir to become
* dextere (déks-) right
* dicer to say, tell
* die day
* difficile (-fí-) difficult
* digito (dí-) finger
* dimension size
* disparer to disappear
* dolor pain
* dono gift
* dormir to sleep
* dubita (dú-) doubt
* ducer to lead
* dum while
* [dunque] therefore
* duo two
* dur hard
* durante during
** durante que while

## E

* e and
* ecce here is (are), behold
* effortiar se to make an effort
* emer to buy
* [era] was, were, used to be (= esseva)
* era era
* es am, is, are
* [esque] (éske) used to introduce a question
* esser to be
* esseva was, were, used to be
* estate summer
* estranie strange
* estranier foreign
* etate age
* etiam (é-) also, as well, too
* evenir to happen
* ex from, out of
* exactemente exactly
* exopere strike,hunger strike(=exopero de fame) , worker strike(=exopero de empleos)
* expensive expensive
* exprimer (se) to express (oneself)
* extra besides, outside

## F

* facer to do, make
* facie face
* facile (fá-) easy
* facto deed, fact
* familia family
* fatigate tired
* favor favor
** per favor please
* felice happy
* femina (fé-) woman
* ferir hit, wound
* filia daughter
* filio son
* fin end
** a fin de in order to
** a fin que in order that
** in fin in short
* finir to finish
* foco fire
* folio leaf
* foras outside
* foris outside
* forsan (fór-) perhaps
* forte strong
* fortiar to force
* fratre brother
* frigide (frí-) cold
* fundar to found
* fundo bottom

## G

* gai gay (merry)
* gamba leg
* gambon ham
* ganiar to gain, win
* gauder to be glad
* gaudio joy, happiness
* gay gay (homosexual)
* gelato ice cream
* german German (adj.)
* gorga throat
* grande big, great, large
* grate grateful
* gratias thank you

## H

* ha has, have
* haber to have
* hastar to hurry
* heri yesterday
* hiberno winter
* hic here
* hodie today
* homine (hó-) man
* homo: short for homosexual, usable as an adjective or a noun
* homosexual: homosexual
* hora hour; o'clock
* humero (hú-) shoulder

## I

* ibi there
* il it; there
** il ha there is, are
* illa she, her
* illac there
* illas they, them (fem.)
* ille he, him
* illes they, them (masc.)
* illo it; that
* illos they, them (neutr.)
* impedir to hinder
* imprimer to print
* in in, into
* incontrar to meet
* infante child
* infra below
* inseniar to teach
* insimul (-sí-) together
* integre (ín-) whole
* inter among, between
* interim meanwhile
* intersexual intersex (adj)
* intersexualitate intersex (n); intersexuality
* intertanto meanwhile
* intra within
* inviar to send
* ipse -self
* iste this, these (adj.)
* isto this (pron.)

## J

* [ja] already, at once (= jam)
* jacer to lie
* jam = already, at once
* jammais ever
* jectar to throw
* jentaculo (-tá-) breakfast
* jocar to play
* junger to join
* juvene (jú-) young
* juxta next to

## L

* la her, it
* [la] there (= illac)
* labio lip
* lacrima (lá-) tear
* large broad, wide
* las them (fem.)
* lassar to leave, let
* latere (lá-) side
* lavar to wash
* le the; him, it
* leger to read
* legier (-jér) light (adj.)
* lente slow
* les them (masc.)
* levar to lift
* leve left (adj.)
* libere (lí-) free
* libro book
* lingua tongue; language
* littera (lí-) letter
* lo it
** lo que what, which
* loco place
* longe long
* [lontan] distant
* lor their
* los them (neut.)
* lumine (lú-) light

## M

* [ma] but (= mais)
* mais but
* major greater
* mal bad; badly
* malgrado in spite of
* mancar to lack, be missing
* mangiar (-jár) to eat
* maniera manner
** de maniera que so that
* mano hand
* mar sea
* marita wife
* marito husband
* matino morning
* matre mother
* me me
* medie half
* mediedie (-díe) midday
* melio better (adv.)
* melior better (adj.)
* mense month
* mente mind
* mentionar to mention
* mesme same; -self
* mesmo even
* mi my
* micre tiny
* minor smaller
* minus (mí-) less, minus
** a minus que unless
** al minus at least
* mitter to put
* molle soft
* moneta coin, money
* monstrar to show
* morir to die
* mover to move
* multe many, much
* multo very; very much
* mundo world

## N

* nam because
* nascer to be born
* naso nose
* natar swim, float
* [necun] no, none, not any (= nulle)
* [necuno] nobody (= nemo)
* nemo nobody
* nette clean
* ni neither, nor
* nihil nothing
* nimie too many, too much
* no no
* nocte night
* nomine (nó-) name
* non not
** il non importa que/tan no matter what/how
* nondum (nón-) not yet
* nonne? is it (not)?
* nonobstante nevertheless
* nos we, us
* nostre our
* nove new; nine
** de nove again
* novem (nó-) nine
* nulle no, none
* nunc now
* nunquam (nún-) never

## O

* o either, or
* oblidar to forget
* obra work
* obtener to obtain, to get
* occurrer to happen
* octo eight
* oculo (ó-) eye
* omne all, every
* [on] one, you, they, people (= uno)
* [ora] now (= nunc)
* osso bone

## P

* pagar to pay
* pan bread
* pais (-ís) country
* parer to appear, seem
* parlar to speak
* parola word
* partir to leave
* parve small
* passato past (noun)
* patata potato
* patre father
* pauc few
* pauco a little
* paupere (páu-) poor
* pausa guideline
* pecia piece
* pectore (péc-) breast
* pede foot
* pejo worse (adv.)
* pejor worse (adj.)
* pena difficulty
** a pena hardly, scarcely
* pensar to think
* per by, through
* perder to lose
* periculo (-rí-) danger
* perque (perké) because; why
* pertiner to belong
* pesante heavy
* peter to ask
* petra stone
* piranha piranha
* placer to please; pleasure
* plen full
* plure several
* plus more; plus
** al plus at the most
** de plus besides, moreover
** in plus furthermore
* poc = pauc
* poco = pauco
* pois afterwards; for
** pois que since, because
* poner to put
* populo (pó-) people
* porta door
* portar to carry
* post after, behind
* postea afterwards
* postmeridie afternoon
* poter to be able, can; power
* povre poor
* precio price; prize
* prender to take, hold of, catch or seize
* presso near (adv.)
** presso a near (prep.)
* preste quick, ready
* presto immediately; quickly
* preter (pré-) beyond, besides
* prime first
* pro for; in order to
* probar to prove, test
* prohibir forbid
* promitter to promise
* proponer to suggest
* proprie own
* proque (proké) because; why
* protruder to protrude:(protrusion) protrusion
* proxime (pró-) next
* puera (pú-) girl
* puero (pú-) boy
* pulsar to push

## Q

* [qua] like, as
* qual what, which
* qualque (quálke) some
* quando when
* quante how many, how much
* quanto as much as; how much
** quanto a as for
* quasi almost
* quatro four
* que that; what; than; whom
* qui who
* quo where (to...)

## R

* rapide (rá-) quick
* ration reason
* [re] about
* recercar search
* reciper to receive
* rege king
* regina queen
* regno kingdom
* regratiar to thank
* regrettar to regret
* reguardar to look at
* remaner to remain, stay
* repasto meal
* repeter to repeat
* responder to answer
* restaurante restaurant
* restar to remain, stay
* retornar to come back
* retro back; ago
* revenir to come back
* ric rich
* rota wheel

## S

* salutar to say hello to
* salvo but for
* san healthy
* sanguine (sán-) blood
* saper to know
** a saper namely
* sasir o caper grasp or hold
* satis (sá-) enough; fairly, quite
* scriber to write
* se her-, him-, it-, oneself, themselves
* seculo (sé-) century
* secundo along; according to
* secur secure; sure
* sed but
* seder to sit
* seliger choose
* semper always
* [sempre] always (= semper)
* senior Mr., sir
* seniora Mrs., lady
* senioretta Miss
* sentir to feel
* septe seven
* septimana week
* sequer to follow
* [sera] (-rá) will be (= essera)
* servitor waiter, servant
* sex six
* si yes; if; as; so
* sia be; whether, or
* simile (sí-) similar
* sin without
* sinistre left
* sino bosom
* sol alone, single, sole; sun
* solmente only
* solo only; solo; soil, floor
* [son] are (= es)
* soror sister
* sortar sort (= kind, class);
** de sorta que so that
* sortir to go out, to come out
* [sovente] often (= subinde)
* speculo (spé-) mirror
* sperar to hope
* stadio stadium; stage (of development)
* star to stand
* stomacho (stó-) stomach
* stoppar to stop
* strata street
* su her, his, its, one's
* sub under
* subite (sú-) sudden
* sud south
* suggerer suggest
* super (sú-) above, on, over
* suppa soup
* supponer to suppose
* supra above
* [sur] above, on, over (= super)

## T

* tabula (tá-) table
* tacer to be silent
* tal such
* [tamen] (tá-) however, yet (= totevia)
* tante so many, so much
* tanto as; so; so much
** in tanto que inasmuch as
* tarde late
* tassa cup
* te you (obj.)
* tempore (tém-) time; weather
* terra earth
* testa head
* tener to hold, keep
* timer to be afraid of
* tirar to pull, to shoot
* toccar to touch
* tornar to turn
* tosto early, soon
** plus tosto rather
* tote all, every
* totevia (-ía) nevertheless
* toto all, everything
** non del toto not at all
* tractar to deal with
* traducer to translate
* traher to drag, draw
* tranquille calm, quiet
* traino train
* trans across, beyond
* transgenere transgender
* travaliar to work
* tres three
* [troppo] too, too much
* trovar to find
* tu you; your
* [tum] then
* tunc then

## U

* ubi where
* ubique everywhere
* ulle any, some
* ultime (úl-) last
* ultra beyond; besides
* un a, an; one
* unquam (ún-) ever
* urbe town
* usar to use
* usque as far as, until
* utile (ú-) useful

## V

* va go(es), am/is/are going
* vacue empty
* vader to go
* varie various
* vender to sell
* ventre stomach
* venir to come
* ver true
* verso towards
* vespere (vés-) evening
* vetere (vé-) old
* vetule (vé-) old
* via away; road, way
* viagiar (-jár) to travel
* vice time; turn
** a vices at times
** in vice de instead of
* vider to see
* vino wine
* visage (-áje) face
* visitar to visit
* vista sight, view
* viste considering
* vita life
* vitro glass
* viver to live
* voce voice
* volar to fly
* voler to want, wish
* vos you
* vostre your

## W

* west west

## Y

* [ya] already, at once (= ja, jam)