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This is a list of English false friends in the constructed language Ido.
Words with different meaning
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| Ido word
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means in English
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whereas English word
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is translated to Ido as
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| an
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on, at, to (being in contact)
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a / an
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(always omitted)
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| angoro
|
anguish, agony
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anger
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iraco
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| avertar
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to advertise, to warn
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avert
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eskartar, preventar
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| bruiso
|
noise
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bruise
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ekimoso
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| chapelo
|
hat
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chapel
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kapelo
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| demandar
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to ask for, to request
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to demand
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postular
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| dextra
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right (side, direction)
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dexterous
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habila
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| divenar
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to become
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divine
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konjektar, predicar
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| do
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therefore
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to do
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facar
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| domo
|
house
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dome
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kupolo
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| dronar
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to drown
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to drone
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zumar
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| editar
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to publish
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to edit
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redaktar
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| fendar
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to split, cleave
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to fend
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defensar
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| fiera
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proud
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fiery
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fairala, ardoroza
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| flarar
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to smell
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to flare (up)
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flagrar
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| for
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far from, away from
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for
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por
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| fundo
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ground, river-/seabed, background
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fund
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kapitalo, kaso
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| gamo
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gamut, scale
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game
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ludo (plaything), vildo (beasts)
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| glitar
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glide, slip
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to glitter
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brilar
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| grapo
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cluster (of fruits, flowers)
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grape
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vit-bero
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| graso
|
fat
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grass
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herbo, gazono
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| guto
|
drop (of liquid)
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gut
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intestino
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| halo
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large covered space, hall
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halo
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halono, aureolo
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| hike
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here
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to hike
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(~promenar)
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| hisar
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raise flag or sail
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to hiss
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sisar
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| kapo
|
head
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cap
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kasqueto, kepio
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| kava
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hollow, cavity
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cave
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kaverno
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| klamar
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to shout, exclaim
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to claim
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postular, reklamacar, pretendar
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| klefo
|
key
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cleft
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fenduro, krevisuro
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| kompostar
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to set up in type
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to compost
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(~facar dungo)
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| komprar
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to buy
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to compare
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komparar
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| lego
|
law
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leg
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gambo
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| lejera
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light, lightweight
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lecherous
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laciva
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| lektar
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to read
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lecture
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diskursar, donar leciono, reprimandar
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| likar
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to leak
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to like
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prizar
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| lore
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at that time
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lore
|
savajo, folklore
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| maro
|
sea
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mare
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kavalino
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| mentiar
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to lie
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to mention
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mencionar
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| milito
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war
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militia
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milico
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| momento
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momentum
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moment
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instanto
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| mordar
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to bite
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to murder
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ocidar
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| on
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one, someone, they
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on
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sur (upon, above), an (at, to), enswichita (switched on)
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| or
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now, but (in argument)
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or
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o / od
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| pago
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payment
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page
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pagino (of book), pajo (occupation)
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| pano
|
bread
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pan
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padelo, kasrolo, tortuyo
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| parento
|
relative
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parent
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genitoro, patro/matro
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| pino
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pine
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pin
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pinglo
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| plena
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full
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plain (adjective)
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plana (level), simpla (simple)
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| postular
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to demand
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to postulate
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postulatigar
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| razar
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to shave
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to raze
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rezigar
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| regardar
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to look
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to regard
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egardar, estimar
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| revar
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to dream
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to rave
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delirar
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| ridar
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to laugh
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to ride
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vehar, vetur-irar, biciklirar, kavalkar
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| sablo
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sand
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sable
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zibelino
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| salo
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salt
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sale
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vendo
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| salto
|
jump
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salt
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salo
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| sana
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healthy
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sane
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mente sana
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| sat
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enough
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sat (past of sit)
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sidis
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| sedo
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bottom (of body)
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seed
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semino, grano
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| sentima
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fearless
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sentimental
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sentimentala
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| shaki
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chess
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shah
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sha
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| shaki
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chess
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to shake
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sukusar, tremar
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| sika
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dry
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sick
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malada, nauzeanta
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| singla
|
each
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single
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sola, unika
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| sinistra
|
left
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sinister
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malauguroza, maligna
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| sive
|
either (as in either..or)
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sieve
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sivo, kriblo
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| sizar
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seize, gripe, grasp
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to size up
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evaluar
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| spegulo
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mirror
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speckle
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makulo
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| standar
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to be in a certain state
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to stand
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stacar
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| studio
|
learning
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studio
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studieyo
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| stripo
|
trouser-strap
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strip
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strio, bendo
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| superba
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conceited, arrogant
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superb
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ecelanta
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| tala
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of that kind
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tall
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alta
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| testo
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witness
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test
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probo, exameno
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| time
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fearing (adverb)
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time
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tempo
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| tirar
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to pull
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to tire
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fatigar
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| tornar
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turn in a lathe
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to turn
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turnar
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| trancho
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cutting
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trench
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trancheo
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| trompar
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deceive
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to tramp(le)
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fular
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| truo
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hole
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truth
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verajo
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| varo
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wares, goods
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war
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milito
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| vento
|
wind
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vent
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aerotruo, aperturo
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| volo
|
will
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vole
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kampomuso
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Ido words that have narrower meaning
[edit]
| Ido word
|
means in English
|
whereas English word
with meaning
|
is translated to Ido as
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| disho
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dish (food)
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dish (plate)
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plado
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| doktoro
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doctor (holder of a degree)
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doctor (healer)
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mediko, kuracisto
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| glaso
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glass (cup)
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glass (material)
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vitro
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| grosa
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fat, wide
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gross (repulsive)
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repulsanta
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| hazardo
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occasion, accident
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hazard (risk)
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risko
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| idiomo
|
language, dialect
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idiom (expression)
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idiotismo
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| kloko
|
o'clock
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clock (timepiece)
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horlojo
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| kordo
|
rope, string
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chord (music)
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harmonio
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| lando
|
country
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land (ground)
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tero
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| magazino
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warehouse, firearm magazine ("clip")
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magazine (publication)
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jurnalo, revuo
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| olda
|
old (living beings only)
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old (non-living)
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anciena
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| rango
|
range (row, rank)
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range (length between)
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extenseso, porteo
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| spaco
|
space (in general)
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outer space, cosmos
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kosmos
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| standard
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flag, banner
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standard (of measures etc.)
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normo
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| striko
|
strike (of workers)
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strike (hit)
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frapo
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| sturmo
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storm (with lightning)
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storming (military)
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asalto
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| verko
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work (e.g. literary)
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work (labor)
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laboro, travalio, faco
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Ido words that have broader meaning
[edit]
| Ido word
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means in English not only
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but also
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| desegnar
|
to design
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to draw (make images)
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| hundo
|
hound
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dog
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| krayono
|
crayon
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pencil
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| ligo
|
league
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link
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| me
|
me (accusative)
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I
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| neta
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net (price)
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clean
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| obscura
|
obscured
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dark, dim
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| redaktar
|
redact
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edit
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| robo
|
robe
|
woman's dress
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| tablo
|
table
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desk
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