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Kuléme

verbtransitiveReviewedpage 209

Definitions

  1. 1
    To kindle; to set on fire. To make more intense (the fire)

    PT Atear; incendiar. Tornar mais intenso (o fogo)·FR Attiser; incendier. Rendre plus intense (le feu)

    • kuléme tubia
  2. 2
    verbintransitive
    To throw flames; to burn.

    PT Deitar chamas; arder.·FR Jeter des flammes; brûler.

    • kizuua u aka lema mu tubia
  3. 3
    figurative
    To become desperate, distressed. To be on tenterhooks.

    PT Ficar desesperado, aflito. Estar sobre brasas.·FR Être désespéré, affligé. Être sur des charbons ardents.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 209 (left)