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Kukolésa

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Kukolésa

verbtransitivereciprocal_or_reflexiveReviewed

Portuguese definitions

  1. 1
    To make (someone) cry out, shout.
  2. 2
    To harden, to strengthen.
    Examples
    • 💬kukolésa jimbanji
  3. 3
    To make stable, tight.
  4. 4
    To hold; to fix so that it does not come loose or collapse.
    Examples
    • 💬kukolésa Kibapa
  5. 5
    To reinforce; to make more resistant ; more intense ; more numerous.
    Examples
    • 💬kukolésa muxolo
    • 💬kukolésa muânga
    • 💬kukolésa kifuxi
  6. 6
    To fortify; to strengthen.
    Examples
    • 💬kukolésa mukutu
    • 💬kukolésa musuixu
  7. 7
    To make last.
  8. 8
    Kurikolesa, v. r. To encourage oneself; to fortify oneself.
  9. 9
    To strengthen oneself. To surround oneself with means of defence.
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Kúkolesa

verbtransitiveReviewed

Portuguese definitions

  1. 1
    To make worse, to aggravate; to offend.
  2. 2
    To make forbidden.
Source: Page 199Column: left