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A Ab Ac Ad Ae Af Ag Ah Ai Al Am An Ap Aq Ar As At Au Av Aw Ax Ay

A

a bituitoan
a bit crazypontu
a bit crazy (temporarily)fulan lotuk
a bit shymo-moe
a couple ofida-rua
a dog-feito por vezes com carne de porco)
a dog-meat dish (nowRW (I)
a fewida-rua; uitoan
a great many, tons ofrihun-rahun
a hundred percent, totally, completelysein porsentu
a littleoan ida
a little at a timeuitoan-uitoan
a little while agohori ohin
a little, a fewitoan
a little, a few, aituan, uitoan
a little, a smalloan ida
a little, fewuitoan
a long time agonanis
a lotbarak; lubuk ida
a native Timoresesuruboek
a plan with fixed dateskalendarizasaun
a poor shotliman kle'uk
a skin condition involving manyanin fuik2
a smalloan ida
a small, a littleoan ida
a treetaperebá-do-sertão (m), cajá-anão (f)
a type of bitter beankoto moruk
a vine withfolha pode cozinhar com canja
A-framebinkai

Ab

abandonhusik
abandonedabandonadu
Abate (mosquito control)n. Abate
abattoirmatadouru
abattoir, slaughterhousematadouru
abbrev. AIDSaids
abbrev. AIDS, HIV-AIDSsida
abbrev. B., Bachelorl.
abbrev. brigadier generalbrigjen
abbrev. cm, centimetrecm
abbrev. Council of Ministerskm
abbrev. DG, director generaldg
abbrev. e.g., for exampleez.
abbrev. Facebookfb
abbrev. g, gramg
abbrev. general secretarysekjer
abbrev. Integrated Community Health Servicessisca
abbrev. kg, kilogramkg
abbrev. km, kilometrekm
abbrev. l, litrel
abbrev. m, metrem
abbrev. martial arts groupgam
abbrev. mg, milligrammg
abbrev. ml, millilitreml
abbrev. mm, millimetremm
abbrev. Mrsr.
abbrev. Mrssra.
abbrev. National Electoral Commissioncne
abbrev. National Parliamentpn
abbrev. no., numberno.
abbrev. parliamentary electionselpar
abbrev. ph., tel., telephone numbertlf
abbrev. PM, prime ministerpm
abbrev. political partyparpol
abbrev. President of the Republicpr
abbrev. primary schoolep
abbrev. RIP (rest in peace)dep
abbrev. SDG, Sustainable Development Goalsods
abbrev. Sustainable Development Goals, SDGobjetivu dezenvolvimentu sustentavel
abbrev. Timor-Leste, East Timortl
abbrev. UN, United Nationsnu
abdomenabdomen
abhorhakribi
abilityabilidade
ability, capacitykompeténsia
able tobele
abnormalabnormál
abnormality, anomaly,abnormalidade
abolition, cancellationkasu
abon, daging cincangmince
abortestraga labarik
abort a babyestraga labarik
about(approximately)
about (a topickona ba
about toatu
about, concerning, on (a topic)sobre
aboveiha ... leten
above allliu-liu
abroadrai liur
abroad, overseasrai-li'ur
abscessfisur
absentfalta, la iha
absent (from school, work)falta
absenteeismabsenteizmu
absoluteabsoluta
absolute majority (more than 50%)maioria absoluta
absolute referencereferénsia absoluta
absorptionabsorsaun
abstain (in a vote)vota abstein
abstain (in voting)abstein
abstentionabstensaun
abstractabstratu
abstract nounsubstantivu abstratu
abstractionabstrasaun
abuseabuza
abuse of powerabuzu dé podér

Ac

acaciakabesak
academicakadémika
academic calendarkalendáriu akadémiku
academic community (lecturers and students)sívitas akadémika
academic qualificationgrau akadémiku
academic year (esp. in university)tinan akadémiku
academyakademia
acarand lime juice or vinegar)
acar tomatmixed with onion, chilli and salt)
accelerateaselera
accelerate, speed upaselera
accelerationaselerasaun
acceleratoraseleradór
accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedalaseleradór
accent (markasentu
accent (mark over/underasentu
acceptsimu, aseita
accept responsibilitysimu todan
accept, agreeaseita
accept, assent to, agree toaseita
acceptedema barak simu
accepting, welcome peoplenakloke an
accessasesu
accessoriesasesoris
accessoryasesóriu
accidentasidente; dezastre
accident, (vehicledezastre
accident, mishapasidente
accommodationakomodasaun
accompanyakompanha
accompany, go alonghamaluk
accompany, listenakompanha
accordakordu
accord, agreementakordu (E)
accord, agreement, dealakordu
according tokonforme
accountkonta , rekening
account (financial)konta
accountabilityakontabilidade
accountancy, accounting, book keepingkontabilidade
accreditationakreditasaun
accreditedakreditada
accumulate, collect, gatherakumula
accusationakuzasaun
accusation, charge, indictmentakuzasaun
accuseakuza
accuse unfairlyduu matak
accuse unfairly, blame unjustlydu'un-matak
accuse, blamedu'u
accused, defendantakuzadu
accustom, get (someone) used tohatoman
accustomed totoman
ace(in cards) aas
ace (in cards)aas
achesiin
achieverealiza
achieve, attain, reach, meet (objectives)alkansa
achieve, realise, attainrealiza
acidsiin
acknowledgerekonhese
acneborbulhus
acousticakustik
acquisitionakizisaun
acquit, absolveabsolve
acronymakronimu
acronym, abbreviationsigla
acrossiha sorin ba, liu ba sorin
across a slope, cut acrosstesik
actasaun; (police) atua
act (action), actionatu
act appropriately tohatene aan
act stupidly, brainlessneon la iha
act stupidly, can't think straightkakutak la la'o
actionhahalok, asaun
action, actasaun
action, act (action)asaun
actions, behaviour, running, procedurelala'ok
activeativa
activelyativamente
activistativista
activityatividade
actorartista
actor, singerartista
acupunctureakupuntura
acuteaguda
acute flaccid paralysis,paralize flásida aguda

Ad

ad hoceventuál
Adam's applegarganta
Adam’s applekakorok fukun
adaptadapta
adaptationadaptasaun
adaptation, adjustmentadaptasaun
adaptedadaptu
adaptoradaptadór
addaumenta, tau tan, hatutan
add to (someone's words)hatutan
add together, sumsoma
add, plustau tan
additionaladisionál
address(deal with) responde
address (esp. for email)enderesu
address (of adiresaun (E)
address (of a building)alamat
adenopathyadenopatia
adherebelit
adherenceaderénsia
adj n. (Roman) Catholickatólika
adj n. atheistateu
adj n. constituentkonstituinte
adj n. disabled, disabled persondefisiente
adj n. Dutcholandeza
adj n. fanaticfanátika
adj n. feminine (grammatical gender)femininu
adj n. Greekgregu
adj n. idealideál
adj n. Malaymalaiu
adj n. the Vaticanvatikanu
adj v.angrynervus
adj. (sala/assento) fumador, fumarbele fuma
adj. adstringente (m/f), áspero/a, sensaçãobaar
adj. gostoso/a, delicioso/a, bonito/afurak
adj. inútil (m/f), fútil/m/f)la vale buat ida
adj. meio passado/a, passado/a “amat-matak
adj. proibido fumarla bele fuma
adj. reembolsávelbele foo fila fali osan
adjectiveadjetivu
adjusthalo adaptasaun
adjustmentadaptasaun
administer, governadministra
administrationadministrasaun
administration, paperworkadministrasaun
administrativeadministrativa
administratoradministradór/a
administrator (especially within local government)administradór(a)
admireradmiradór
admission, admittance, entranceadmisaun
adolescenceadolesénsia
adolescent, teenageradolesente
adoptadota
adopted childoan hakiak
adoption (of technology...)n. adosaun
adoptive fatheraman hakiak
adoptive motherinan hakiak
adrenal glandsn. glándula suprarenál
adrenalineadrenalina
adultadultu
adulteryadultériu
advancelao ba oin, avansa
advance, move forwardavansa
advance, move forward, progressavansa
advancedavansadu
advantagevantajen (E)
advantage, provantajen
adventureaventura
adventure tourismturizmu aventura
adverbadvérbiu
advertpromosaun, iklan
advertisehalo promosaun
advertisementpromosaun
advertisement, advertisingpublisidade
advicekonselhu
adviser, advisor (esp. to government)asesór(a)
adviser, advisor, counsellorkonselleiru
advisor, adviser, consultantkonsultór
advisory bodyasesória
advocacyadvokasia
adware, pop-upadware
adzeenxó
adzuki beanfore mean

Ae

aerialantena
aerobicsaerobik
aeroplaneaviaun
aeroplane, aircraft, planeaviaun

Af

affect, impactafeta
affectedafetada
affection, likingsimpatia
affiliate withafilia
affirmafirma
affirmation, statementafirmasaun
affixafiksu
Afghanistanafganistaun
aflatoxinaflatoksin
afraidtauk
afraid, scared, alarmedlaran-ta'uk
afraid, scared, feartauk
afraid, scared, fear, alarmedta'uk
AfricaÁfrika
Africanafrikana
afterdepois de (E)
after allkan (I)
after all, as you knowkan
after hours, extension (study)pos-laborál
after that, afterwardsne'e liu tiha
after that, afterwards, sinceliu tiha ne'e
after, followingdepois dé
afterbirthkaan, labarik nia alin
afterbirth, placentakaan
afternoonlokraik
afternoon teamerenda

Ag

againfali
again, (go/come/give...) backfilafali
again, back, insteadfali
againsthasoru, kontra
against (in sports)vs
agar-agar(US)
ageidade
agencyajénsia
agendaajenda
agentajente
agent, police agentajente
aggression, assaultagresaun
aggressivebrutu
aggressive, roughbrutu
aggrieved, intensely sadfuan-kanek
agoliu ba
agrarianagrária
agreehataan, aseita, konkorda
agree, assentkonkorda
agree, be in agreementlia-ida
agreementakordu
agribusinessagribisnis
agricultural-agríkola
agricultureagrikultura
agriculture, farmingagrikultura
agro-economicsagroekonomia
agrochemicalagrokímika
agronomyagronomia
aguenta) enduretahan

Ah

aha, OK?ne'e ga
aheadiha oin

Ai

ai) cane, walking sticktonka
aidajuda, tulun; asisténsia
ailmentmoras
aim(purpose) objetivu; (aim gun)
aim, take aimaponta
air(mixed with sugar, e.g. to give to infants)
air (in tyre/ball)ár
air asin, air payauwater
air bersihclean water
air braketravaun anin
air brake, pneumatic brakerem anin
air filterfiltru anin
air hostessservidór (iha aviaun)
air mentahunboiled water
air minumpotable water
air riflekilat manu
air ticketbilheti aviaun, tiket aviaun
air-, atmosphericatmosférika
air-conditioner, air-conditioningac
aircraftaviaun
airlinekompanhia aviaun nian
airline counterloket aviaun nian
airplaneaviaun
airplane ticketbilheti aviaun, tiket aviaun
airportaeroportu
airway, windpipedalan iis
aislekoredór
aisle seattuur fatin besik koredór

Al

Am

An

Ap

apaa) father, paternalaman
apartketak, keta-ketak
apartheidapartheid
apartment, flat (apartment), unit (apartment)apartamentu
apologisehusu deskulpa
apologise, sayhusu deskulpa
apostleapóstolu
apostolicapostólika
apostolic administratoradministradór apostóliku
Apostolic Nunciature, Nunciaturenunsiatura
apostropheapóstrofu
appalledhakribi
apparentlykarik; se la sala
appeal(verb) apela, halo apelu
appeal (esp. by leaders)apelu
appeal (nounapelu
appeal (verbapela
appeals courttribunál rekursu
appear(come into view) mosu
appendicitisapendisite
appendixapéndise
appetite(ema) haan la diak
appetite (none)vp. (ema) haan la diak
applaudbasa liman
applauseaplauz
applemasaan
applicantaplikante
application, putting into practiceaplikasaun
application, requestrekerimentu
applied (science/linguistics...)aplikada
applyaplika
apply (for a job)aplai
apply (for)rekere
apply a (cold) compresskompres
apply a hot compress tohanas
apply, put into practiceaplika
appointhili
appreciate, be grateful forapresia
apprehensionlaran todan, laran
apprehensivelaran la metin
apprenticeaprendís
approach(verb) hakbesik; halo
approach, go closerhakbesik
appropriateadekuada
appropriate, suitableapropriada
approveaprova
approve, pass (a billaprova
approximatelymaizoumenus
approximately, about, more or lessmaizoumenus
AprilAbríl
April Fool's Day (1st April)loron bosok-teen
apronaventál

Aq

aquacultureakikultura
aquariumakuárium

Ar

As

At

at (@ in email address)aroba
at (past time)hori
at firstfou-foun
at leastba leten (at least 20
at present, nowadays, these daysagora dadaun
at thatiha momentu nebaa
at that timeiha momentu
at the edge ofiha ... ninin
at the leftiha ... liman karuk
at the rightiha ... liman loos
at the very beginninguluk fo-foun
at this time, at presentneste momentu
atelectasisatelektásia
athlete, sportspersonatleta
athleticsatletik
Atlantic (Ocean)atlántiku
ATMATM
ATM cardkartaun atm
ATM machinemákina atm
atmosphereatmosfera
atomatom
attachéadidu
attackasalta; ataka, serán
attack, assaultatake
attack, assault, mugasalta
attack, assault, mug (someone)asalta
attack, assault, mugging, raidasaltu
attack, raidasaltu
attemptkoko, tenta
attempt to entrap someonekasa
attendtuir, asisti
attend toatende
attend to (a personatende
attend to, servefoo atendimentu
attendantservidór(a)
attentionatensaun
attention, careatensaun
attention-seeking (of girls)maek
attitudehanoin nebee hatudu ho
AttorneyProkuradór Jerál
Attorney GeneralProkuradór
Attorney General, Prosecutor Generalprokuradór(a) jerál
attractatrai
attractionatrasaun
attractivejeitu
attractive (of young person)isin kabeer
attractive (of young person). [INL:isin kabeer
attractive to (someone)kona-laran
atus) one hundredsein (P)

Au

Av

availabilitydisponibilidade
availabledisponivel
avataravatar
averagemédia
aviationaviasaun
avocadoabokate
avoidhadook aan, sees aan
avoid, dodge, get out ofsees aan
avoid, preventevita

Aw

awakematan moos, la dukur
award(prize) prémiu; (give) foo
awarehatene; senti; matan
awarenesskonsiénsia
awareness raisingkonsiensializasaun
awayiha fatin seluk
awl (for repairing shoes)daun suku sapatu

Ax

axebaliu
axleesu

Ay

ayakthe broken (ikis) grains (of rice)

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