George Boeree | Revised dictionaries
- Autor: George Boeree (“cgboeree”)
- Tema: Revised dictionaries
- Data: 2003-09-29 22:23
- Mesaje: 523 (presedente, seguente)
Hello, everyone! This is to inform all of you that I have gone through the "nine languages" and the lfn-english dictionaries to fix errors and add improvements. The nine languages dictionary still needs native French and Portuguese reviewer! Port. in particular has a lot of ?'s. I combined a number of words that are combined in most of the languages, or in lfn. Here are some particulars (in no particular order): fluer -- flow ambier -- surround fe -- fairy rel -- rail, railing asino -- donkey (was buro) buro -- bureau, department talento -- talent pasta -- a paste made from dough, as well as pasta cooperar -- cooperate rasor -- razor rasorar -- shave dragon -- dragon (was drago) jentil -- soft, mild, gentle obesa -- fat, obese, plump (was gras) spesa -- thick (was gras) spesia -- thickness (was grasia) valuar -- like, enjoy, appreciate, value (gustar now only for taste) imajinar -- to imagine (was imajer) individu -- individual (was individeda) narar -- to tell (a story) narada -- tale, story, fiction (was istoria, now only for history) cuasi -- almost, nearly (was justa) asta -- replaces justa justa -- replaces justesa maciar -- to blemish, mark falar -- to miss (as in miss a goal or target) maras -- swamp, marsh (was marais) militar -- military (was militaria) padela -- pan (was paela) jenitor -- parent (was parente, now only for relative) bandera -- flag, banner (was pavilon) penis -- penis (was pene) per favore -- please (was per favori) favorer -- to favor (was favorir) anunsiar -- to announce (was anunsar) anunsia -- anouncement (was anunsia) truco -- trick plan -- plan prematura -- early, premature publico -- public (n and aj) scalera -- stair (was scala, now only for ladder) taie -- waist (was sintur, now only for belt) tipo -- type, sort, kind tensa, tensar -- taut, sight, tense, strained (streta now only for narrow) surprender -- surprise (was surpresar) tecnica -- technique (was tecnice) solo -- ground, earth, soil (was tereno) tereno -- land, area, terrain (was tera) testiculo -- testicle plu distante ce -- beyond, farther tan ungia -- nail (finger-) senti -- sense (of sight, etc. was sense) sentir -- feel (with senses or emotions) odorer -- to smell (something) odore -- smell, odor, scent gustar -- to taste (no longer to like) gusta -- taste, flavor tocar -- to touch, feel with skin I hope you approve! George