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Kwambata

verbtransitiveintransitiveReviewedpage 159

Portuguese spellingKuambata

Definitions

  1. 1
    To carry.

    PT Levar.·FR Porter.

    • kuambatakimbamba bu mutue
  2. 2
    To carry; to take along; to contain within oneself.

    PT Carregar; levar consigo; ter em ou dentro de si.·FR Charger; emporter avec soi; avoir en ou dans soi.

    • kinda ki ambata makanha
  3. 3
    To hold; to contain.

    PT Comportar; conter.·FR Comporter; contenir.

  4. 4
    To take; to head; to make one's way.

    PT Tomar; encaminhar-se; dirigir-se.·FR Prendre; se diriger; s'acheminer.

    • u ambata o njila ii
  5. 5
    To adopt.

    PT Adotar.·FR Adopter.

    • ng'ambata rijina ria nduka
  6. 6
    To be well-stocked, replete, full.

    PT Estar fornido, repleto, cheio.·FR Être garni, comble, plein.

  7. 7
    fig. To take a beating.

    PT fig. Apanhar pancada.·FR fig. Recevoir des coups.

  8. 8
    To steal.

    PT Furtar.·FR Voler.

  9. 9
    To become pregnant.

    PT Engravidar.·FR Tomber enceinte.

  10. 10
    • Kuriambata, e r. To let oneself be guided, led.
    • To go on one's own.

    PT Kuriambata, e r. Deixar-se guiar, conduzir. · Ir por si.·FR Kuriambata, e r. Se laisser guider, conduire. · Aller de soi-même.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 159 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected