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Kubukula

verbtransitiveReviewedpage 175

Definitions

  1. 1
    To fracture; to break.

    PT Fraturar; partir.·FR Fracturer; briser.

    • kubukula kinama
  2. 2
    To break (a stick or green branch)

    PT Quebrar (pau ou ramo verde)·FR Casser (un bâton ou une branche verte)

    • kubukula tangu
  3. 3
    To abridge; to shorten; to summarize.

    PT Abreviar; encurtar; resumir.·FR Abréger; raccourcir; résumer.

    • mutu mu kuzuela wu bukula
  4. 4
    To limit, to make brief.

    PT Limitar, tornar breve.·FR Limiter, rendre bref.

  5. 5
    To vomit (the child)

    PT Vomitar (a criança)·FR Vomir (l'enfant)

    • mona u abukula
  6. 6
    To speak badly, incorrectly.

    PT Falar mal, com incorreção.·FR Parler mal, incorrectement.

    • kubukula putu
  7. 7
    To err.

    PT Errar.·FR Se tromper.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 175 (right)