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Kuvutulla

verbtransitivereciprocal or reflexiveReviewedpage 256

Definitions

  1. 1
    To respond; to repay.

    PT Responder; retribuir.·FR Répondre; rétribuer.

    • kuvutulla ujitu
  2. 2
    To return; to restore.

    PT Devolver; restituir.·FR Rendre; restituer.

    • u asobo u vutuila
  3. 3
    To turn back or return.

    PT Dar volta ou tornar.·FR Faire demi-tour ou retourner.

  4. 4
    To get even; to take revenge.

    PT Despicar; dar desforra.·FR Se venger ; prendre sa revanche.

  5. 5
    Kurivutuila, v. r. To get one's own back; to pay back in kind.

    PT Kurivutuila, v. r. Desforrar-se; pagar-se na mesma moeda.·FR Kurivutuila, v. r. Se dédommager ; rendre la pareille.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 256 (right)