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adouruni
fermeture cierre closedown
adura
exploser, éclater ; tirer (arme) estallar, reventar ; disparar to explode, to burst ; to shoot
adura galún
bombarder bombardear to bombard
aduraguni
tir, fusillade disparo shooting
aduragutu
bombardier bombardero bomber
aduragúdúti
épaississant espesador thickener
adureida
maigrir adelgazar to become slim
adureiduni
amaigrissement adelgazamiento slimming
adureigúdúti
produit amaigrissant adelgazador slimmer
adurugeiha
commercer, négocier ; échanger ; commercialiser comerciar, negociar ; cambiar, intercambiar ; comercializar to trade ; to exchange, to interchange ; to commercialize
adurugeihouni
troc ; mercantilisme trueque ; comercialismo barter ; commercialism
aduruguatiñu
reptile reptil reptile
adurugudúni
traînage arrastre dragging
aduruha
traîner, remorquer ; ramper arrastrar, remolcar ; arrastrarse to drag, to tow ; to grovel
aduruha ugudi
traîner les pieds arrastrar los pies to shuffle
aduruhagúlei
remorqueur remolcador tugboat
aduruni
explosion ; éruption explosión ; erupción blast, explosion ; eruption
adurura
épaissir espesar to thicken
aduruti
explosion explosión blowup
adusumura
apaiser apaciguar to appease
aduwehani
dette deuda debt
aduweiha
devoir (de l'argent) adeudar to owe
aduweihati
débiteur deudor debtor
aduweihóuni
débit debe, débito debit
adúbura
plonger (a-st de dubú) zambullirse (a-st de dubú) to dive (a-st of dubú)
adúcha / adúra
exploser (a-st de dú) explotar (a-st de dú) to explode (a-st of dú)
adúdiragúda
tremper empapar to drench
adúdúra
se mouiller mojarse to get wet
adúga
faire ; créer ; exécuter ; officier ; devenir hacer ; crear ; ejecutar ; oficiar ; volverse to do, to make ; to create ; to execute ; to officiate ; to become
adúgabei
fais-le hazlo do it
adúgagúda
permettre, rendre possible permitir to enable
adúgagúlei
verbe verbo verb
adúgawaguni
parenté parentesco relationship, kinship
adúgaya
reconstruire reconstruir to reconstruct
adúguleha
se déhancher, remuer (bas, prf, a-st) menearse (bas, prf, a-st) to sway, to wiggle (bas, prf, a-st)
Adúgulehatu Wána darí lé tabínahan.
— Juana se menea cuando baila.
adúgúragua
donner des coups de pied ; marcher sur patear ; pisar to kick ; to step on
adúgúrahani
coup de pied patada kick
adúlu
bouillie de maïs, atole atole, gachas corn gruel, atole
Bímetu adúlu tó.
— Es atol es dulce.
adúnragua
se rencontrer (a-st de dúnguwa) encontrarse (a-st de dúnguwa) to meet (a-st of dúnguwa)
adúñúrúha
trancher, couper en tranches ; déchirer rebanar ; cercenar to slice ; to tear
adúra
amputer, mutiler ; empêcher amputar, mutilar ; impedir to amputate, to mutilate ; to hinder
adúragua
reculer (de peur) ; se rétracter ; annuler acobardarse ; retractarse ; anular to flinch ; to recant ; to annul
adúraguádi
perturbateur, interrupteur interruptor heckler, interrupter
adúraguni
annulation ; interruption cancelación ; interrupción cancellation ; interruption
adúranguwa
illuminer (a-st de durúnguwa) iluminar (a-st de durúnguwa) to light up (a-st of durúnguwa)
adúrúguni
intersection intersección intersection
adúrúgúdúni
vacarme, fracas estruendo clangor
adúrúha
rugir, gronder ; abattre (un arbre) rugir ; talar to roar ; to fell
adúrúni
amputation amputación amputation
adúweiha
devoir (de l'argent) (bas, prf, a-st) deber (bas, prf, a-st) to owe (bas, prf, a-st)
Gíbeti séinsu ladúweiha Trump.
— Trump debe mucho dinero.
adúweira
devoir (a-st de dúwei) deber (a-st de dúwei) to owe (a-st of dúwei)
Dúwei lumutina Trump báandi séinsu.
— Trump me debe mucho dinero.
adûdüra
être mouillé (a-st de dûdü) estar mojado (a-st de dûdü) to be wet (a-st of dûdü)
adûga
faire ; créer (bas, a-st) hacer; crear (bas, a-st) to make; to create (bas, a-st)
Adûga lumuti Búngiyu ubóu lídan sísi wéyu.
— Dios creó el mundo en seis días.
adûgüra
donner un coup de pied (a-st de dügû) patear (a-st de dügû) to kick (a-st of dügû)
Würínouga nadûgürei Wan.
— Es ayer que pateé Juan.
adûgüraha
avoir/organiser un Dügü (bas, prf, a-st) tener un Dügû (bas, prf, a-st) to have a Dügü ceremony (bas, prf, a-st)
Hadûgüraha ba lídan Wídü Hati.
— Tendrán un Dügû en agosto.
adûraguwa
couper en morceaux (a-st de dürûguwa) cortar en pedazos (a-st de dürûguwa) to cut into pieces (a-st of dürûguwa)
adûrürüha
gronder (tonnerre) ; vrombir, accélérer (bas, prf, a-st) tronar (de trueno); retumbar (de un motor), acelerar (bas, prf, a-st) to rumble (thunder); to roar, to accelerate (bas, prf, a-st)
afagagiida
affamer ; tourmenter hambrear ; atormentar to starve ; to tantalize
afaginaha
tourmenter atormentar to torment
afaraha
se suicider suicidarse to commit suicide
afareinduni
divorce, séparation divorcio divorce
afareinhati miligi
laitier lechero dairyman
afareinra
séparer separar to separate
afareinreguaya
subdiviser subdividir to subdivide
afarenhouni
distribution distribución distribution
afarieidagua
rivaliser ; parier competir ; apostar to compete against ; to wager
afarieidaguti
parieur ; concurrent apostador ; competidor bettor ; competitor
afasida
devenir cruel volverse cruel to become cruel
afaúncha
fendre, fêler rajar to crack
afayahani
navigation navegación navigation
afayahati
marin, navigateur marinero, navegante mariner, sailor ; navigator
afayeiha
indemniser, compenser compensar to compensate
afayeihagúlei
livre de paie nómina payroll
afayeihouni
versement, échéance plazo installment
afayeira
payer pagar to pay
afayeiraya
rembourser reembolsar to repay
afayeiruni
salaire salario salary
afayeirúahaú
récompense recompensa reward
afáanseha
mettre en ordre, arranger ; résoudre (bas, prf, a-st) poner en orden, arreglar; ordenar; resolver (bas, prf, a-st) to put in order, to arrange; to solve (bas, prf, a-st)
Afáanseha bei bisáminan. / Afáanseha boun sún tuwúyeri mángu tó. / Afáanseha wamuti biyáma láwun ûrüwa, ába lóustarun séingü.
— Pon tus pensamientos en orden. / Resolvimos dos más tres, entonces son cinco.
afáansehoun
être en ordre, être résolu (bas) ser ordenado, ser resuelto (bas) to be organized, to be resolved (bas)
Lúnti lafáansehoun lúrudun.
— Las reglas deben ser ordenadas.
afáragadaguwa
épeler (a-st de faráraguwa) deletrear (a-st de faráraguwa) to spell (a-st of faráraguwa)
afáreinha
partager (bas, prf, a-st) compartir (bas, prf, a-st) to share (bas, prf, a-st)
Afáreinha wamei wadásin.
— Compartamos nuestro trabajo.
afáüncha
éclater, exploser (a-st de fáün) reventarse, explotar (a-st de fáün) to burst, to explode (a-st of fáün)
afáyeira
payer (a-st de fáyei) pagar (a-st de fáyei) to pay (a-st of fáyei)
afeidira
s'égarer ; perdre, manquer desviarse ; perder to wander ; to forfeit, to miss
afeidira dan
perdre son temps perder el tiempo to dawdle
aféduha
faire la fête, célébrer (bas, prf, a-st) estar de fiesta, celebrar (bas, prf, a-st) to party, to celebrate (bas, prf, a-st)
Aféduhatiyan bóu larúga.
— Estuvieron de fiesta hasta el amanecer.
aféiridiraguwa únguaü
se tromper, être confus (a-st) confundirse (a-st de féiridiguwa únguwa) to be confused (a-st)
afialada
pourrir, se putréfier pudrirse to putrefy
afidiha
ajuster ; aligner ajustar ; alinear to fit ; to range
afidira
placer, poser, fixer poner, colocar, fijar to put, to set, to stand
afidiruni
installation ; fixation acomodación ; fijación accommodation ; fixation
afienguati
confiance en soi confianza en sí mismo self-reliance
afienhabu
crédit, foi crédito credence
afienhabuti
religieux religioso religious
afieni
dévotion ; foi ; religion devoción ; fe ; religión devotion ; faith ; religion
afienra
croire creer to believe
afienwati
crédible ; fidèle ; fiable creíble ; fiel ; confiable credible ; faithful ; reliable
afiesuha
raccommoder remendar to mend
afifiera
se fier à ; supposer confiar ; suponer to rely ; to suppose
afigouha
pécher pecar to sin
afigouhati
pécheur pecador sinner
afiigtira
asperger, éclabousser salpicar to sprinkle
afileihani
formation formación formation
afinha
renifler sorber por la nariz to sniff
afinhani
reniflement sorbido sniffling
afinuda
devenir lisse, s'adoucir suavizarse to become smooth
afinuha
raffiner ; accorder (un instrument) refinar ; afinar to refine ; to tune
afinuhagúlei
raffinerie refinería refinery
afiñeguati
confiance en soi confianza en sí mismo self-confidence
afiñeni
religion religión religion
afiñeragúda
persuader persuadir to persuade
afiñewati
fiable confiable reliable
afioundaguagiida
emmêler enredar to tangle
afiounguru
éclipse eclipse eclipse
afiounha
grimper trepar to climb
afiunra
jurer jurar to swear
afiunruni
serment juramento oath
afínha
siroter, aspirer (bas, prf, a-st) sorber (bas, prf, a-st) to sip, to slurp (bas, prf, a-st)
Miyábin baa afínha yá.
— No vengas a sorber aqui.
afíunra
faire prêter serment juramentar to swear in
afosuhati
violeur violador rapist
afosura
violer ; imposer ; obliger violar ; imponer ; obligar to rape ; to impose ; to obligate
aftigticha
déboucler deshebillar to unbuckle
afuachagúda
révéler revelar to reveal
afuda
s'impatienter impacientarse to become eager
afuduni
impatience, empressement impaciencia eagerness
afudura
piquer punzar to prick
afugachagiida
reproduire reproducir to reproduce
afugachagiidaya
reproduire reproducir to reproduce
afuledeiha
se plaindre quejarse to complain, to grouse
afulegeda
vider, étriper destripar to gut
afulegeduni
éviscération destripamiento gutting
afuranguda
clarifier, éclaircir aclarar to clarify
afuredeiha
emprunter pedir prestado to borrow
afuredeihati
emprunteur ; prêteur prestatario ; prestador borrower ; lender
afuredeihouni
prêt préstamo lending
afuredura
punir castigar to punish
afureideha
emprunter pedir prestado to borrow
afureidera
prêter prestar to lend
afureindeiruti
élève, écolier alumno scholar, pupil
afurendeira
apprendre aprender to learn
afurendeiruti
apprenti, élève, étudiant aprendiz, alumno, estudiante learner, pupil, student
afureseda
se dépêcher darse prisa to hurry
afureseha
accélérer, hâter acelerar to expedite
afuridagilei
sortie salida exit
afuriduha
frire freír to fry
afuriduhagúlei
poêle à frire sartén skillet
afurieida
prier rezar to pray
afurieiduni
prière rezo, oración prayer
afuruda
être impatient impacientarse to be eager
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