Dictionary Flashcards
1
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to take, vt (2)
A
karem
tekem
2
Q
to bring, vt (2)
A
karem
bringim
3
Q
to carry, vt
A
karem
4
Q
to get, receive, obtain, vt (2)
A
karem
kasem
5
Q
to give birth to, vt (2)
A
karem
bonem
6
Q
to go steady with (boyfriend or girlfriend), vt (2)
A
karem
jusum
7
Q
to marry, vt (2)
A
karem
tekem
8
Q
(euph.) to copulate with, have sexual relations with, vt
A
karem
9
Q
to take, travel by (means of conveyance), vt (2)
A
karem
kasem
10
Q
to fruit, bear fruit, vi
A
karem
11
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to answer (telephone), vi
A
karem
12
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to photograph, take photograpf of, vi
A
karem
13
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(of road) to fork, diverge, go in different directions, vp
A
karem fok
14
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(of tree) to fruit, bear fruit, vp
(of project) to succeed, vp
A
karem frut
15
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(sl) to get punched, vp
A
karem han
16
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(of plant) to bear fruit, vp (2)
A
karem kakae
tekem kakae
17
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to tune (a musical instrument), vp (2)
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karem ki
tekem ki
18
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to be injured, to get injured, vp (3)
A
karem kil
karekil
gat kil
19
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to mourn death of a close relative, vp
A
karem memori
20
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to have powers of sorcery, vp
A
karem nakaemas
21
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to take off, be on one’s way, vp (2)
A
karem rod
tekerod
22
Q
to take out citizenship, to get naturalised, vp
A
karem sitisen
23
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to bring, vp (2)
A
karem i kam
bringim
24
Q
to take, vp
A
karem i go
25
almost
klosap
26
break (of daylight)
ples i delaet
27
break (of waves)
solwota i brok
28
electrical cord
rop blong laet
29
manual dexterity
gudhan
30
exhale
lego win
31
fast asleep
slip ded
32
garbage
doti
33
only some people
sam man nomo
34
jandels (5)
klaket, savat, slipa, kaoju, raba
35
they just do it superficially
oli wokem skin blong hem nomo
36
seaspray
smok blong solwota
37
watch, vt
pay close attention to, vt
wajem
38
eye, n.
view, eyesight
ae
39
I can't speak in public view like that.
Mi no save toktok long ae blong plante man olsem ia.
40
blade of axe (2)
ae blong akis
tut blong akis
41
mouth of hole
ae blong hol
42
nostril (2)
ae blong nus
hol blong nus
43
source of river (3)
ae blong reva
hed blong reva
maot blong reva
44
spring (of water) (3)
ae blong wota
springwota
maot blong wota
45
swoon, faint
ae i dak
46
sleepy, drowsy (3)
ae i hevi
haren slip
ae i slip
47
dizzy, giddy (2)
ae i raon
hed i raon
48
have bloodshot eyes
ae i red
49
greedy, money-hungry
ae i red
50
keen-sighted
ae i sap
51
I will just come afterwards.
Bae mi jes kam afta.
52
That man will speak after me.
Man ia bae i toktok afta long mi.
53
After the meal we can have a sleep.
Afta kakae bae yumi slip.
54
What happened next? (interjection)
Afta?
55
The two of them were chatting on the beach.
Tufala i stap storian long sanbij.
56
month after next, adv.
afta nekis manis
57
week after next, adv.
afta nekis wik
58
day after tomorrow
afta tumora (sometimes aftumora)
59
crowded, adj (2)
fasfas
hablok
60
busy, occupied
fasfas
61
I won't be able to come today because I'm too busy.
Bae mi no save kam tede from mi fasfas tumas.
62
confusing
fasfas
63
tie (rope), vt
fasem
64
I'll get a vine and tie the firewood with it.
Bae mi karem rop, mi fasem faeawud long hem.
65
prevent from escaping or coming loose, hold in place
fasem
66
This rope won't hold it in place.
Rop ia i no holem fasem.
67
used to add an element of politeness or tentativeness to an instruction or request
fastaem
68
Could you please give it to me?
Yu save givim long mi fastaem?
69
come out, emerge
come undone
happen
kamaot
70
Something strange happened at my place yesterday.
Wan defren samting i kamaot long haos blong mi yestedei.
71
direct hit, good shot
kano
72
If I were to take a shot, it would be a direct hit.
Sapos mi sutum, kano wantaem.
73
strong kick
kano
74
Tongoa United gave a strong kick, but Manaro were clever and deflected it.
Tongoa United i lego wan kano be Mantaro i smat lelebet mo oli pusum bol i go long saed.
75
very strong kava
kano
76
At Red Laet they make very strong kava.
Long Red Laet oli stap wokem kava we i kano.
77
I wouldn't talk about you if you weren't present.
Mi no save stori long yu sapos yu no stap.
78
Butter is easy to cut with a bread knife.
Bata i isi long katem long smolnaef.
79
Can you please show me?
Traem soem long mi fastaem.
80
about
long saed blong
81
I will talk about the time of the war when the Americans came here to fight.
Bae mi stori long saed blong wo, taem ol man Amerika oli kam long ples ia blong faet.
82
entry, passage through the reef
pasis
83
landing, anchorage
pasis
84
There is a ship anchored at the anchorage at Liro.
Wan sip i sakem anka i stap long pasis blong Liro.
85
fare (for transportation)
pasis
86
My father will be paying my fare to Vila.
Papa blong mi bae i pem pasis blong mi i go long Vila.
87
freight (cost)
pasis
88
How much is the freight on these two boxes?
Pasis blong tufala kartong ia hamas?
89
Do you want us to do it once more?
Yu wantem se yumitu mekem wan mo raon bakegen?
90
approximately
raonabaot
91
There were approximately fifty people who came.
I gat raonabaot fifti man oli kam.
92
throw, throw away, discard, give the sack, get rid of, deport, drop (bomb)
sakem
93
When the helicopter came, they thought they were going to drop bombs.
Helikopta i kam oli ting se bae oli sakem bom.
94
add (ingredient)
sakem
95
Has salt been added to the rice?
Raes ia oli sakem sol long hem finis.
96
drop (passenger) off, give lift as far as
sakem
97
(of plant) develope (leaves, flowers, fruit)
sakem
98
contribute (money, food, etc.)
sakem
99
glance, cast one's eye
sakem ae
100
anchor, be anchored
sakem anka
101
wave to someone, punch
sakem han
102
shake head
sakem hed
103
go fishing
sakem huk
104
make contribution
sakem kleksen
105
dance (slang)
sakem leg
106
offer opinion
sakem toktok
107
I was very sorry to hear about the death of the old woman.
Mi sore tumas blong harem ded blong olfala woman.
108
feel the effect of kava
harem kava
109
to smell (something) (2)
harem smel, smelem
110
pay attention, heed, vp. (2)
harem toktok, lisin
111
obey, vp. (2)
harem toktok
folem toktok
112
nauseous, feel sick, vp.
harem traot
113
understand, vt. (2)
haremsave
kasem
114
recognise (by touch, sound or smell), vt.
haremsave
115
diesel
masut
116
diesel engine
masut enjin
117
to make, to do, to cause (2)
mekem, wokem
118
He didn't put on his indicators and he caused an accident.
Hem i no putum signal mo hem i mekem aksiden
119
to happen to
mekem
120
What happened to your leg?
Wanem i mekem leg blong yu?
121
to bother, annoy
mekem
122
Mum, that boy is annoying me.
Mama, boe ia i stap mekem me.
123
to work as work in the capacity of, pretend to perform the actions of
mekem
124
Jimmy is mopping up as if he were a cleaning lady.
Jimmy i stap mop olsem ia, i stap mekem haosgel.
125
do something so that it has to be done again to be done properly
mekem dabolwok
126
do two jobs at once
mekem dabolwok
127
to show off, boast
mekem flas
128
You are showing off.
Yu yu stap mekem flas blong yu.
129
to treat well, be kind to
mekem gud
130
I was treated well.
Oli mekem gud long mi.
131
behave oddly
mekem krangke
132
That man is behaving oddly.
Man ia i stap mekem krangke blong hem.
133
treat badly, be cruel (to)
mekem nogud
134
to imitate
mekem olsem
135
He is imitating a chicken.
Hem i mekem olsem faol.
