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How to express "to share a hotel room" in Esperanto?
To save money, two or more people might book and use a single two- or multi-bed hotel room together, rather than each a hotel room for themselves, i.e., they share a hotel room.
How would this be ...
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How to translate "to giggle"?
How to translate "to giggle" (German: "kichern")?
Logical would be "rideti", but that's already taken for "to smile" and well-established in that meaning.
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How to translate "hibernate"? (in the biological / zoological meaning)
Using the definition from Wikipedia
Hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in endotherms. Hibernation refers to a season of heterothermy characterized by low body-temperature,...
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Seeking a translation for a specific use of the English word "claim"
tl;dr: Is "pretendi" an appropriate translation of the English "to claim" in the sense of an insurance claim?
According to ReVo, "to claim" is simply "pretendi". However, the definitions (there and ...
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What is "phone call" in Esperanto?
I know that "to call someone on the phone" is "telefoni iun/al iu" but there is also the more general "alvoki". I'm having trouble making a noun out of the first verb, and I think I've heard "alvoko". ...
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Kio estas la diferenco inter bezoni kaj necesi?
Mi komprenas ke bezoni alvenis de la franca kaj necesi estas latina vorto. Ĉu gravas la diferenco inter la du vortoj?
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The “essence” of -as, -is, -os, -us alone
This is a very primitive question but I don't know where else to look for an answer. I tried ESPDIC and Tekstaro with some queries but without success. I wonder if Esperanto has some neutral verb or ...
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How can I say "to focus"/"to concentrate"?
How can I translate "to focus" (or "to concentrate") in these examples?
I can't focus because of the noise.
We have to focus on trying to solve this problem right now.
She is focusing on her goals.
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How can I say "to turn on/off"?
How can I say "to turn on/off" in these contexts:
I have to turn on my computer first.
Do you know how to turn off the autocorrect-function?
Please turn off your phones before entering!
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What can I say instead of "zorgi"?
As I understand it, zorgi corresponds to all of these:
to care
Mi ne zorgas.
Ĉu li eĉ zorgas pri ĉi tiaj aferoj?
to take care of
zorgi pri ĝardeno
zorgi pri infano
to worry
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How to say "I don't feel like it" in Esperanto
I've had trouble finding a phrase in Esperanto that can be used the same as "I don't feel like it." I've considered "emas", but I think that would describe my personality and not a temporary state. I ...
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