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Kusúba

verbintransitivetransitivereciprocal or reflexiveReviewedpage 238

Definitions

  1. 1
    To remain; to stay.

    PT Restar; ficar.·FR Rester; demeurer.

  2. 2
    To leave a remainder.

    PT Deixar resto.·FR Laisser un reste.

  3. 3
    Said of fish catching, during the drying up of rivers or lagoons, by means of stakes driven and interlaced downstream of them.

    PT Diz-se da apanha do peixe, na seca dos rios ou lagoas, por meio de paus espetados e entrelaçados à jusante dos mesmos.·FR Se dit de la pêche du poisson, lors de l'assèchement des rivières ou des lagunes, au moyen de bâtons plantés et entrelacés en aval de ceux-ci.

    • jinguingi ni ikusu
  4. 4
    Kurisuba, v. r. To go too far; to exceed oneself.

    PT Kurisuba, v. r. Demasiar-se; exceder-se.·FR Kurisuba, v. r. Se dépasser; aller trop loin.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 238 (left)