alfiksi

Esperanto

Etymology

From al- +‎ fiksi.

Verb

alfiksi (present alfiksas, past alfiksis, future alfiksos, conditional alfiksus, volitive alfiksu)

  1. (transitive) to fix, fasten, attach to (something)
    Oni ŝtelas ĉion, kio ne estas alfiksita!.
    Everything that isn’t nailed down (lit. attached) is stolen!
    • Giuseppe Croatini (translator), La Aventuroj de Pinokjo (The Adventures of Pinocchio) by Carlo Collodi, Chapter 8,
      Dum li kvazaǔdormis, Ĝepeto alfiksis ambaǔ piedojn al iliaj lokoj per gluo, solvita en peco de ovoŝelo.
      [while Pinocchio] pretended to be asleep, Geppetto stuck on the two feet with a bit of glue melted in an eggshell (Carol Della Chiesa translation)
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