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daragu
franchement francamente frankly
dari uguñe
jusqu'à présent hasta ahora heretofore
darídúgú
finalement finalmente finally
dayarugu
entièrement, complètement completamente wholly
dáan
être juste là, être bien en vue (bas, verbe yan) ; juste, exactement ; temps, saison ; temps, météo estar allí mismo, estar a plena vista (bas, yan v) ; justo ; tiempo, temporada, estación ; tiempo, clima to be right there, to be in plain sight (bas, yan verb) ; right, exactly ; time, season ; weather
Dáan tiyan kárü. / Dáan liyan geléin luwágu dábula.
— El carro está allí, a plena vista. / Las llaves están allí mismo en la mesa.
dáan / dáan lé
quand cuando when
Nanúfudehaali me núguchin dán me liyábin. / Míchiga baa purísima dán lé mísiyenwa baa.
— Voy a espantar a mi padre cuando venga. / No des un saludo purísima cuando no te quieren.
dimasuóu
chaque semaine semanalmente weekly
dise
lointain, éloigné ; distant ; loin remoto ; distante ; lejos remote ; aloof ; away
diseguati
peu fréquent ; rarement ; occasionnel, par hasard infrecuente ; raramente ; casual, casualmente infrequent ; seldom ; casual, casually
disetima
plus loin más lejos further
duwarihabu
avec méfiance, de travers recelosamente askance
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