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labadinagua dan
scintiller centellear to twinkle
lemú
s'incliner ; incliner la tête (bas) inclinarse; inclinar la cabeza (bas) to bow; to bow one's head (bas)
Lemú baa darí lé tíyurun hóstiya.
— Inclina te tu cabeza cuando se levanta el hostia.
lóugua
ne pas y en avoir assez (bas) no haber suficiente (bas) to not be enough (bas)
Lóuguwati sálu lídan súpu. / Lóuguwatiwa yá. / Louguwati laríhin nubésinan.
— No hay suficiente sal en la sopa. / No hay suficientes de nosotros aquí. / Mi vecina no ve lo suficientemente bien.
lú
être enflé ; enfler (bas) estar hinchado; hinchar (bas) to be swollen; to swell (bas)
Lúti nugúdi.
— Mi pie está hinchado.
lû
1. prendre beaucoup de temps ; 2. se perdre (bas) 1. tomar mucho tiempo; 2. perderse (bas) 1. to take a long time; 2. to get lost (bas)
Íyufati nugúdi lárigi nálüdü ayúnra. / Lûtu nagûtü áraabu.
— Mi pie estaba entumecido después de estar mucho tiempo sentada. / Mi abuela se perdió en el bosque.
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