friabl-a: friable. Def.: Qua esas facile reduktebla a pulvero. — EFIS
friand-a: (of objects) dainty, nice, toothsome, savory; -ajo: titbit, dainty morsel, sweetmeat, table delicacy; -a disho; a dainty dish. F
fricion-ar: (tr., mechan., med.) to rub; -o: rubbing, friction. V. exp. vid. frotar. — DEFIS
frigoro: (tech.) cold: (cf. kold-eso); -izar: (tr.) to refrigerate, preserve bt cooling, -iz-(ad)o: refrigeration; -iz-ivo, -ilo: cooling, refrigerating apparatus; -if-anta, -iva: frigorific: producing cold; -if-anta fasko: refrigerating coil, fresh-aqu-ala frigor-iz-ilo: fresh mater cooler.
frikas-ar: (tr., cook.) to fricassee; -ajo, -uro: a f. — DEFIRS
frip-o, -i: worn-out, old clothes or apparel, frippery, trumpery; -eyo: old clothes place, rag-fair; -isto: old clothes dealer; second hand dealer. — eF
fripon-a: knavish, rascally; -(ul)o: knave, rogue, rascal; (cf. raskalo); -ajo, -eso: rascality, knavishness. F
fris-o: (arch.) frieze. — DEFIRS
frisk-ar: (intr.) to frisk, w(r)iggle, fidget; -ema: frisky, nimble, fidgety; ca fisho ankore friskas: this fish is still wriggling; ta puero esas -ema: that child is fricky (or, fidgety); el esas sempre -anta per sua pedi: she is always fidgeting with her feet. Def.: Agitar (su) per movi vivaca e kurta. — E
frist-o: (jur.) fixed space of time; (legal) term; respite, delay, postponement. Def.: Tempo - quanto grantenda o grantita por efektigar ulo; VI—384. Ex.: On grantas a vu fristo de tri monati por pagar vua debaji. — D
frit-ar: (tr., intr.) to fry; -ajp: thing fried, a fritter, fry; -ita buio (de): croquette; -o -graso: fat for frying. — EFIS
frivol-a: (of persons) frivolous, light-minded; (of things, acts) trifling, futile, petty; -(ul)o: f. person; -ajo: frivolity (act); a futility; -a yuno: a gay young person; dicar -aji: to talk nonsense, fiddle-faddle. Ant.: serioza, grava. — DEFIRS
friz-ar: (tr., intr.) to curl, frizzle (the hair of the head, beard, mustache, etc.); -eso: curliness; -ajo, -loklo: a curl; -isto: hair-curler, -dresser; -fero: curling iron; papero: curl-paper. — DEFS
frog-o: frog: coarse braid or gallon crossing the breasts of a coat. (Not amphib. cf. rano). — E
frok-o: (monk's) cowl, hood (cf. kapuco); (in an extensive sense) (monk's) frock, gown; -izar: to enfrock; abandonar la -o: (fig.) to cease to be a monk. — eF
frol-ar: to graze, touch slightly in passing, brush past. Ex.: La kuglo frolis mea kapo. — F
fromaj-o: cheese. — FI
frond-o: a sling ( as for throwing stones); (surg.) a sling (as used for arm) (cf. sharpo); -agar: (tr.) to throw (ulo) with a s. — FI
front-o: (anat.) forehead; (fig.) the fore part of anything; -ala: frontal (anat.); front (fig.); -alo: frontal-bone; sam- -e: abreast; -o-lineo: (milit.) front-line; -o larja: a wide forehead; a broad front; atakar la enemiko sur la fronto: to attack the enemy on its front; frontal atako: a front attack; la -o di vesto: the front of a garment. — DeFIRS
frontier-o: frontier. Def.: Limito inter du landi; II—75. — EFIS
frontispic-o: (book) frontispiece. Def.: Ilustruro qua opozesas (E. faces) a titul-pagino di libro e libro-parto; IV—451. — DEFIS
fronton-o: (arch.) fronton, pediment; -eto: a little pediment over a door or window. Def.: Arkitektural ornivo triangula o mi-cirkla super la enireyo di edifico. — FIRS
frost-ar: (intr.) to freeze (cf. glacieskar); -igar: to f. (ulo); (cf. frigor-izar; konjelar; pruinar); -etar: to chill, benumb; forta -o: a hard freeze; -o-pluvo: a freezing rain; -o-fend-ita: split, cracked by frost; des- -ar: to thaw. — DE
frot-ar: (tr., household term) to rub, scrub, shine up; polish (ulo) by rubbing; wax and polish (a floor, furniture) (cf. polisar). V. exp.: Frotar esas ekonomiala ago: on frotas parqueto, mobli, etc. Fricionar havas teknikala senco, sive en medicino, sive en mekaniko; II—647. — DFS
fru-a, -e: (adj. adv.) early; -lev-anta, -anto: rising early; early riser; tro frue: too early; plu frue: earlier; maxim frue posible: as early as possible. — D
frugal-a: frugal; (cf. spar-ema) Ex.: Frugala homo. Frugaleso di repasto. — DEFIS
frugileg-o:(orni.) rook (Corvus frugilegus); -eyo: rookery. — L
frukt-o: (pr. and fig.) fruit; -ifar: to fructify, bear fruit; -oza, -if-anta: fruitful, prolific; -arboro: f. tree; -o-gardeno, -arbor-eyo: f. garden; -o-vend-isto: f. seller; -o-manj-anta: frugivorous. — DeFIRS
frument-o: wheat; -a, -ala, -atra: frumentaceous; -izar: to sow (ulo) with w., cover with w. — eFIfruns-ar: (tr.) to wrinkle, pucker, purse (the lips), knit (the brows), to gather (in needle work); -(ad)o: wrinkling, puckering; -uro, -aro: gathering, puckers; -ar la brovi: to frown. V. exp.: Frunsar esas facar nereguloza falduro; plisar esas facar reguloza falduro. — FS
frust-a: worn out, defaced, corroded (of coins), weather-beaten (of statues); -a medalio: a defaced medal; konko -a: a worn shell. V. exp.: Frusta esas vorto mi-teknikala, utila in mikra faki, ex. pri arto (skulptado, numismatiko); IV—516.— FIS
frustr-ar: (tr.) to deprive unjustly (ulu, de ulo), to defraud; (N.B. not E. frustrate; cf. deceptar, fali-igar, van-igar). Def.: Privacar neyuste o neloyale; III—673. Ex.: Frustrar asociito de lua parto de pfofito.— FIS
ftizi-o: (med.) phthisis, consumption; -ika, -iko: consumptive. — DEFIS
fudro: ton, large cask. Def.: Tre granda barelo (de 800 litri e plu multo); V—418. — DF
fug-ar: (tr., intr.) to flee (from), run away; -eskar: to take flight; -igar: to put (ulu) to flight, drive away, rout; -o: running away, flight, rout; (mus.) fugue; -anta, -inta, -ema: fugitive, fleeting, transient; -anto, -ero: fugitive, runaway. Ex.: Ni fugas de la enemiko. Ni fugigas la enemiko. Tempo fugas. La fugo ad Egiptia. Fuganta sklavo. Ca vivo esas fuganta (E. transient). — FIR