6 entry variants

Kuta

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verbtransitive
Transitive verb: to make provisions. To see to arranging, to obtaining. To provide. To order; to supply; to dispose.
PT Verbo transitivo: dar providências. Tratar de arranjar, de obter. Providenciar. Ordenar; abastecer; dispor.·FR Verbe transitif: prendre des dispositions. S'occuper d'arranger, d'obtenir. Pourvoir. Ordonner; approvisionner; disposer.
Seen in the folk-tales
- Za ngisote tungoji pala ku ku kuta mu dikanu."Let me seek out a green twig to fan the mosquitoes off you."XXVIII · told by João Borges Cezar
- Mbâmbi anga uia; ukuata Kasexi; u mu bekela ngana Nzamba. Ngana Nzamba utuma ku mu kuta.Deer then went; he caught Philantomba; he brought him to Lord Elephant. Lord Elephant ordered him bound.XXVI · told by Francisco P. dos Santos Vandunem, a blind but gentlemanly old man of Loanda's native aristocracy, said to descend from a royal line of the A-Luá-lunga or A-bidi tribe.
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verbintransitive
Intransitive verb: to provide; to take precautions. To take care in. To look after.
PT Verbo intransitivo: prover; tomar providências. Ter cuidado em. Cuidar.·FR Verbe intransitif: pourvoir; prendre des dispositions. Avoir soin de. Veiller.

Kutahomonym 2

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- To determine by calculations; To calculate
- To make calculations.
PT Determinar por cálculos; Calcular · Fazer cálculos.·FR Déterminer par calculs; Calculer · Faire des calculs.
Mátala

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- To project; to intend; to allude.
- To lay plans for.
- fig. To scheme.
PT Projetar; intentar; aludir. · Deitar planos sobre. · fig. Maquinar.·FR Projeter; avoir l'intention; faire allusion. · Faire des plans sur. · fig. Manigancer.

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 240

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Jacket; coat that only reaches the waist.
PT Jaqueta; casaco que só chega à cintura.·FR Veste; manteau qui n'arrive qu'à la taille.

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verbtransitive
- To place; to situate; to put.
- To prepare; to arrange.
- To apply; to superpose.
PT Colocar; situar; pôr. · Preparar; dispor. · Aplicar; sobrepor.·FR Placer; situer; mettre. · Préparer; disposer. · Appliquer; superposer.
- kuta xinda bu mútue
- kuta mêza
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- To wait; to await; to count on.
- To fix, to establish.
- To spit.
- To narrate, to tell.
- To reproach; to note a fault.
- To give; to strike; to wound.
- To intercalate; to insert.
PT Esperar; aguardar; contar com. · Fixar, estabelecer. · Cuspir. · Historiar, contar. · Apostrofar; notar defeito. · Dar; vibrar; ferir. · Intercalar; meter.·FR Attendre; compter sur. · Fixer, établir. · Cracher. · Raconter, narrer. · Apostropher; relever un défaut. · Donner; frapper; blesser. · Intercaler; insérer.
- kuta xili
- kuta papa mu imbambe
- kuta máte
- kuta misoso
- kuta to
- kuta hôme
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noun
Act of laying (the bird).
PT Ato de pôr (a ave).·FR Acte de pondre (l'oiseau).
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interjection
- Hold fast.
- Gift.
PT Amarra. · Prenda.·FR Amarre. · Cadeau.
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- Kurita, e r. To place oneself; to put oneself.
- To venture.
- To interfere.
PT Kurita, e r. Colocar-se; meter-se; pôr-se. · Aventurar-se. · Intrometer-se.·FR Kurita, e r. Se placer; se mettre. · S'aventurer. · S'immiscer.
- kuta ku muxinda
- kuta ni muxitu
- kuta mu maka ma ngene

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To elbow; to jostle with the elbow.
PT Cotovelar.·FR Donner des coups de coude.