Tetun words starting with D
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- dad·apaa; pai
- dad, daddy·pai
- dada liafuan) umm·bee
- dadar·filling
- dagger·punhál
- dagger, bayonet·puñál
- daging (Kalau memberikan·‘vegetables’.)
- daging ayam·(meat)
- daging kering·fried meat tidbits
- daily·loro-loron
- daily mass (Monday to Saturday)·misa loroloron
- daily newspaper·diáriu
- daily rate·folin loron ida nian
- dairy cattle·karau susubeen
- dairy cow, dairy cattle·karau susubeen
- dam, levee·barajen
- damage·estraga, halo aat
- damaged·aat
- damaged, broken, out of order·aat
- damages, compensation, indemnity (compensation)·indemnizasaun
- dance·bidu; dahur; dansa; dansa suruboek; likurai
- dance (European style)·dansa
- dandang, panci kukus·steaming food)
- dandruff·kaspa
- danger·perigu
- danger, peril, hazard·perigu
- dangerous·perigozu
- dangerous, perilous, hazardous·perigozu
- dangle·tabele
- dark·nakukun
- dark skin, bruised·kulit metan
- dark-skinned, black, suntanned·isin-metan
- darkness·nakukun
- darkness, dark·nakukun
- darn (cloth)·sirji
- dart·(arrow) rama ambon
- dart (shot from fiska 'slingshot')·rama ambon
- dart (weapon)·karoon fulun
- data·dadus
- data processing·prosesamentu dadus
- data, information·dadus
- database·baze dé dadus
- date·data
- date of birth·data moris
- date of issue·data hasai
- daughter·oan feto
- daughter, niece·oan-feto
- daughter-in-law·feto foun
- daun papaya·pawpaw leaf
- daun sayur·vegetables
- daun ubi jalar·sweet potato leaf
- daun ubi kayu, daun singkong·leaf
- dawn·rai huun mutin
- day·dia
- day and night·loron-kalan
- day off·folga
- day, date·dia (E)
- daytime·rai-loron
- dazed, stunned, bewildered, look vacant·manu maten
- de-worming medication·ai-moruk lombriga
- deacon·diákonu
- dead·mate
- dead bird·manu maten
- deadly sin·sala mortál
- deaf·diuk
- deal·akordu; (deal cards) fahe
- deal in·halo negósiu, faan tutan
- deal with·responde
- dean·dekanu
- dean (of university·dekanu
- dean (of university faculty)·dekana
- dear·noi
- death·mate
- death certificate·sertidaun óbitu
- death penalty·pena dé morte
- death-throes, very close to death·agonia
- debate·debate
- debit·débitu
- debt·dívida
- debt, loan, liabilities·tusan
- decade·dékada
- decade, ten years·tinan sanulu
- deceased·matebian
- deceive·bosok; butar; lohi
- deceive, lie·bosok
- December·Dezembru
- decent·laran moos
- decentralisation·desentralizasaun
- decentralise·desentraliza
- decentralised·desentralizadu
- decide·desidi
- decide, determine, announce a decision·deside
- decision·desizaun
- decision, resolution·desizaun
- deck·(cards) (karta) ulun
- deck chair·kanapé
- declaration·deklarasaun
- declare·deklara
- decline·tuun; menus, menus
- decolonisation·deskolonizasaun
- decorate·enfeita
- decorate, adorn·amostra
- decoration, ornament·ornamentu
- decorative fern (inedible)·kabura fuik
- decree·dekreta
- decree law·dekretu lei
- decree law, act (law)·dekretu-lei
- dedicate·dedika
- dedicate oneself (to·foo aan
- dedication·dedikasaun
- deed·hahalok
- deep·kle'an
- deep voice·lian bokar
- deepen·hakle'an
- deer·bibi rusa
- defamation, libel·defamasaun
- defeat·manaan, halo ema seluk
- defeated·lakon
- defecate·soe bee boot
- defecate, poo, (rude) shit·tee
- defence·defeza
- Defence Force·(East Timorese)
- defence forces·forsa defeza
- defence lawyer·defensór
- defence lawyer, defence counsel·defensór(a)
- defence, (football) defender, back, fullback·defeza
- defend·defende
- define·define
- definition·definisaun
- deflated, somewhat flat (tyre/ball)·kempes
- deflation·deflasaun
- degree·(university; 4-year)
- degree (temperature)·derajat
- degrees·(temperature) graus
- degrees (temperature·graus (E)
- delay·atrazu
- delayed·atraza
- delegate·(person) delegadu
- delegate, representative·delegada
- delegation·delegasaun
- delicious·furak, gostu, midar
- delightful, wonderful, great, beaut·yummy
- delimitation, demarcation, setting (of boundaries)·delimitasaun
- deliver·entrega
- deliver (baby)·fó partus
- deliver, hand over·entrega
- delivery room·n. sala partu
- deluxe·luxu
- deluxe room·kuartu luxu
- demand·ezije
- demand, claim·reklama
- demand, claim (as a right)·reklama
- dementia·deménsia
- demobilise·dezmobiliza
- democracy·demokrasia
- democrat·demokrata
- democratic·demokrátika
- Democratic Republic of·RDTL
- Democratic Republic of East Timor·repúblika demokrátika dé timor-leste
- democratically·demokratikamente
- demographic·demográfika
- demographics·n. demografia
- demography·demografia
- demography, demographics·demografia
- demolish·sobu
- demolish, take to pieces·sobu
- demolished·naksobu
- demon·demóniu
- demonstrate·(protest) halo
- demonstrate, show·demonstra
- demonstration·(presentation)
- demonstration plot·demo plot
- demonstration plot, demplot·demplot
- demonstrative pronoun·pronome demonstrativu
- demonstrator·manifestante
- dengue·demam berdarah
- dengue fever·denge
- density·densidade
- dental assistant·asistente dentista
- dental checkup·konsulta nehan
- dental floss·fiu dentál
- dental nurse·enfermeiru/a dentista
- dental sealant·n. selante
- dented·kabetak
- dentist·dentista
- deny·nega
- deny, contradict, refute·dezmente
- deny, disown·nega
- depart·aranka
- depart, leave·aranka
- depart, leave, set out·aranka
- department·departamentu
- departure hall·sala hein hodi aranka
- departure lounge·sala hein hodi aranka
- departure time·oras aranka
- depend on·depende
- dependence·dependénsia
- dependent on·dependente
- deplorable·lamentavel
- depose·hamonu
- deposit·(verb) hatama; (noun)
- deposit (money)·depozita
- deposit, fixed-term deposit·depózitu
- depreciation·depresiasaun
- deputy·adjuntu
- deputy commander·adjuntu komandante
- deputy minister·visi ministra
- deputy president·visi prezidente
- deputy prime minister·visi primeiru ministru
- deputy vice chancellor·pro-reitór
- dermatitis·dermatitis
- dermatological·dermatolójiku/a
- dermatologist·n. dermatolojista
- descend·tuun
- descendant·jerasaun
- descendant (through the male line)·jerasaun
- descendants·oan ba bei-oan
- describe·deskreve
- description·deskrisaun
- descriptive·deskritiva
- desert·rai fuik maran
- desert (dry region)·rai fuik maran
- desert, leave behind, abandon, forsake·abandona
- deserve·merese
- design·(noun) dezenhu, modelu
- design, draw·dezeña
- design, plan (of a building)·planta
- designate·hili
- desire·(verb) hakarak; (noun)
- desire, wish·dezeju
- desk·eskritóriu
- desktop·desktop
- despise·despreza
- despise, disdain, scorn·despreza
- despise, scorn·despreza
- despite·maski
- dessert·sobremeza
- destabilise·dezestabiliza
- destination·ba nebee
- destination marketing·marketing destinu nian
- destiny·destinu
- destroy·destroi
- destroy oneself, ruin oneself·estraga an
- destroy, break·halo rahun
- destroy, damage, break·estraga
- destroy, shatter·harahun
- destruction·destruisaun
- detail·detallu
- detailed·detalladu
- detain, take into custody·detein
- detect·deteta
- detention (esp. by police, enemies)·detensaun
- detention order, arrest warrant·mandatu (de) kapturasaun
- determination·determinasaun
- determine·determina
- determine, set (a time)·determina
- detik) second (time·segundu (E)
- deuterocanonical·deuterokanónika
- develop·dezenvolve
- developed·dezenvolvidu
- developed country·nasaun dezenvolvidu
- development·dezenvolvimentu
- development partner·parseiru dezenvolvimentu
- development, evolution·dezenvolvimentu
- deviate·sees
- devil·diabu; Satanás
- devil, demon, evil spirit·diabu
- devotion, acts of devotion·devosaun
- dew·mahobeen
- diabetes·aimoruk hatuun raan midar
- diabetes, diabetic·mii midar
- diabetic·diabétiku/a
- diabetic, has diabetes·raan midar
- diaconate·diakonadu
- diagnose·halo diagnóstiku
- diagnosed·diagnostikadu/a
- diagnosis·diagnoze
- diagonal·diagonál
- diagram·diagrama
- dialogue·diálogu
- dialysis·emodiálize
- diameter·diámetru
- diamond·diamante
- diamonds·(in cards) ouru
- diamonds (in cards·ouru
- diamonds (in cards)·ouru
- diaper·fralda
- diaphragm (contraceptive device)·diafragma
- diarrhoea·diaréia
- diarrhoea, the runs·tee-been
- diary·diáriu
- diary (of what one has·diáriu
- dice·koa halo kuadradu
- dice (cut into cubes)·koá halo kuadradu
- dictation·ditadu
- dictator·ditadór
- dictatorship·ditadura
- dictionary·disionáriu
- die·baa aldeia la fila
- die an untimely·mate mean
- die out·mate mohu
- die, breathe one's last·hakotu (nia) iis
- die, breathe one’s last·iis kotu
- diesel (fuel)·gazoel
- diesel engine·motór gazoel
- diesel fuel·gazoel
- diet·dieta
- diet, be on a diet·halo dieta
- difference·diferensa
- different·diferente
- differential·diferensiál
- differential gear, differential ring gear·koroa diferensiál
- differential oil, diff oil·oli 140
- difficult·difisil
- difficult, hard·kusta
- difficulty·difikuldade
- difficulty, problem·difikuldade
- dig·kee
- digestive·dijestivu/a
- digital·dijitál
- digital camera·kamera dijitál
- dignify, give dignity to·dignifika
- dignity·dignidade
- dilation·dilatasaun
- dilemma·dilema
- dilemmatic·dilemátika
- diligence·badinas
- diligent·badinas; servisudór
- diligent worker·servisu nain
- dimension·dimensaun
- dimple (in cheek)·hasan-kuak
- din·estrundu; barulhu
- din, (loud) noise, racket·lian maka'as
- dinghy·bero
- dining hall·refeitóriu, haan fatin
- dining hall, refectory·refeitóriu
- dining room·sala jantár, haan fatin
- dining room, dining·espaço (m) para comer
- dinner·(evening meal) haan kalan
- dinosaur·dinosauru
- diocesan·diosezana
- diocese·dioseze
- dip in·reta
- diphteria·difteria
- diploma·diploma
- diplomacy·diplomasia
- diplomat·diplomata
- diplomatic·diplomátika
- diplomatic corps·korpu diplomátiku
- diplomatic passport·pasaporte diplomátiku
- dipper·gayung
- dipstick·vareta nivel
- direct·(order) manda; (lead)
- direct, lead·diriji
- direct, live (broadcast)·direta
- direction·diresaun
- directive, instructions·diretiva
- directly·diretamente
- director·diretór/a
- director general·diretór jerál
- director general, DG·diretór(a) jerál
- director, head·diretór(a)
- directorate·diresaun
- dirt·rai
- dirty·foer
- dirty one's pants (defecate)·tee kalsa
- dirty, grubby, grimy, sordid·fo'er
- dirty, make dirty·hafo'er
- disabled·aleijadu
- disabled, disabled person,·defisiente
- disadvantage·dezvantajen
- disadvantage, con (disadvantage)·dezvantajen
- disagree, have conflicting views·hanoin la hanesan
- disagreement, contradiction·kontradisaun
- disagreement, dissention·hanoin la hanesan
- disappear·lakon
- disappear, be lost, be·lakon
- disarm·dezarma
- disarmament·dezarmamentu
- disaster·dezastre
- discard·soe
- discharge·(from hospital) alta
- discharge from ears·tilun been
- discharged (from hospital)·vi. alta
- disciple·eskolanti
- disciple (follower)·disípulu
- disciple (follower), follower·eskolante
- disciple, train up as disciples·disipula
- discipleship·disipuladu
- discipline·disiplina
- disco·diskoteka
- disco dancing·disko
- disco dancing, dance (disco)·disko
- disco, discotheque·diskoteka
- disconnect·dezliga
- disconnect, unplug·dezliga
- discotheque·diskoteka
- discount·deskontu
- discount, lower the price·hatuun folin
- discover·deskobre
- discover, find out·deskobre
- discriminate·halo
- discriminate (against)·diskrimina
- discriminate in favour of·inklina
- discrimination·diskriminasaun
- discuss·diskuti, diskuti malu
- discuss, argue·haksesuk
- discussion·diskusaun
- discussion, debate, argument·diskusaun
- disease·moras
- disembark·tuun
- disgusted·hakribi
- dish·(utensil) trina, manko; (food)
- dish of·com um molho de amendoim
- dish of beef and potato·bifi
- dish of fish and·kuzidu
- dish of vegetables·gado-gado (I)
- dish up·suru
- dishcloth·hena fasi bikan
- dishwasher·mákina fasi bikan
- dishwasher, dishwashing machine·mákina fasi bikan
- dishwashing machine·mákina fasi bikan
- disintegrating·lahuk
- disintegrating (esp. of termite-ridden wood)·lahuk
- disk·disku
- dislocated·naksala(k)
- dislocated joint reduction·n. redusaun
- dismiss·hasai
- dismissal·ezonerasaun
- dismissal, sacking·demisaun
- disobey·kontra
- disown·doku bikan
- dispatch·despaixa
- dispatch, send off·despaixa
- displaced person·dezlokadu
- display·atrasaun
- disposable gloves·luvas plastik
- disposable nappy, incontinence pad·popok
- dispute·disputa
- disqualified·deskualifikada
- dissatisfaction, discontent·deskontentamentu
- disseminate·disemina
- distance·distánsia
- distance (oneself·hadook aan
- distance, move·hadook
- distance, separate·afasta
- distended belly·adj. kabun tasak maran
- distill·destila, tein
- distill (wine)·destila
- distillation·destilasaun
- distilled palm wine·tua manas
- distinguish·distinge
- distract·intenta
- distracted, hassled, preoccupied·atrapalladu
- distressed·laran dodok
- distressed, upset, grieving·fuan-moras
- distressed, very sad, upset, grieving·laran-susar
- distribute·fahe
- distribute, hand out·distribui
- distribution·distribuisaun
- distribution (esp. of handouts)·distribuisaun
- distributor cam·komandu distribuidór
- district·distritu
- district (especially·distritu
- district administrator·administradór distritu
- district commander·komandante distritu
- district court·tribunál distritál
- District Health Centre·sentru saude distritál
- district-·distritál
- distrust·deskonfia
- disturb (esp. disturb the peace)·perturba
- disturbance·perturbasaun
- ditch·bee dalan
- ditch, drain, channel·bee dalan
- diuretic·diurétiku
- dive·(scuba) luku
- dive instructor·instrutór luku
- dive, some people include 'snorkel'·luku
- diver·luku nain
- diverse·oi-oin
- diversification·diversifikasaun
- diversify·diversifika
- diversity, variety (diversity)·diversidade
- divert·hasees
- divert, steer off (a subject)·dezvia
- divide·dividír
- divide (a group of people)·hafahe
- divided by·dividír por (E)
- dividends·dividendu
- division·divizaun
- divorce·(feen-laen) fahe malu
- divorced·divorsiadu/a
- dizzy·oin halai
- dizzy, giddy·oin-halai
- DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid·dna
- do a 'high five'·tos
- do a clean-up of·halo limpeza
- do a somersault·kambalhota
- do cross-·suku pontu krus
- do push-ups·bomba-rai
- do tertiary study·kuliah
- do up (button·prega
- do up a button·prega butaun
- do weightlifting·book besi
- do weightlifting, lift weights·hi'it besi
- do wrong, sin·halo sala
- dock·(quay) pontikais
- doctor·dotór(a)
- doctor's certificate·atestadu médiku
- doctor, physician, medico, medical·médiku/a
- doctrine·doutrina
- doctrine, teaching (religious, political)·doutrina
- document·dokumentu
- documentary·dokumentáriu
- documentation·dokumentasaun
- documentation, record·dokumentasaun
- dodge·pintas, sees aan
- dodge, dart out of reach·pintas
- doesn’t·la (singular)
- doesn’t go well,·lao la diak
- dog·asu
- dog chain·korenti kesi asu
- dog meat·na'an asu
- doll·boneka
- doll, teddy·boneka
- dollar·dolar
- dollar sign ($)·símbolu dolar
- dolphin·golfiñu
- dolphin, porpoise·ikan lumba-lumba
- domestic·(household) uma laran
- domestic dove, rock dove, pigeon·falur
- domestic economy·ekonomia doméstika
- domestic flight·voo doméstiku
- domestic tourism·turizmu doméstiku, turizmu rai
- domestic violence·violénsia
- domestic violence, marital conflict·bikan kanuru tarutu
- domesticated·maus
- domesticated lima bean of·diversas cores
- dominate·domina
- don't want, refuse·lakohi
- donation·doasaun
- donkey·buru
- donkey, ass·kuda buru
- donor·doadór
- donor, benefactor·donatór
- donut·donat
- don’t·(negative) la (plural)
- don’t (prohibition·lalika(n)
- don’t (prohibition), must·keta
- don’t have time to·la biban
- don’t want·lakohi
- don’t want, refuse·lakohi, lakoi
- don’t yet·keta lai
- door·odamatan
- door/window frame·arus
- doorman·ema hein odamatan
- dormitory·dormitóriu
- dose, dosage·dosis
- dosi) cake (without icing·bolu
- dot·pontu
- double·dobradu
- double bed·kama ba ema nain rua
- double booked·rezerva dobradu
- double click·klik dala rua
- double room·kuartu kazál
- double, dual·dupla
- double-decker bus·bis andár
- double-ended box spanner·xave boka
- doubt·dúvida, laran ru-rua
- doubt, uncertainty·dúvida
- doubtful·dúvida, laran ru-rua
- doubtful, unsure, doubt·dúvida
- dough·masa paun
- doughnut·donat
- doughnut, donut·donat
- doughnut, donut [US]·donat
- dove·falur, manu pombu
- dove, pigeon·falur (Lit.)
- down·ba kraik
- Down syndrome, Down's·sindroma Down
- down-to-earth·koboi
- download·download
- downpour·udan boot
- downwards·ba kraik
- downwards, down·ba kraik
- doxology·doksolojia
- doyley·nápiron
- dozen·jogu
- draft·draft
- draft resolution·projetu dé rezolusaun
- drag·dada; (roughly) rasta
- dragon·naga
- dragonfly·tekilili
- drain·baleta
- drain, gutter (along a road)·baleta
- drama·drama
- drape·kahe
- drape (a cloth over·kahe
- draughts·(game) damas
- draughts, checkers·damas
- draughts, checkers (game)·damas
- draw·(picture) pinta
- draw (raffle)·sorteiu
- draw a line·riska
- draw a line, cross out·riska
- draw lots·dada rifa
- draw, tie (in·empata
- draw, tie (in sports)·drou
- drawer·gaveta
- drawing·dezenhu, pintura
- drawing pin (Inglatera·pioneze
- drawing, picture·dezenhu
- draws one’s mouth·baar
- draws your mouth·baar
- dream·mehi
- dregs·bee teen
- dress·(women’s clothing) vestidu
- dress (garment), gown·vestidu
- dress (someone·foo hatais
- dribble·kabeen
- dribble (a ball)·finta
- dribble (drool)·body. kabeen suli
- dribble (drool), drool, drivel·kabeen suli
- dribble (spittle)·n. kabeen
- dribble, saliva, spittle·kabeen
- dribble, saliva, spittle, spit·kabeen
- dried fish·ikan maran
- dried meat, jerky·naan maran
- drill·(verb) fura; (tool) furadór
- drill (tool·furadór (E)
- drill (tool), auger·bor
- drill bit·furadór oan
- drill, bore·fura
- drink·bebida
- drink, take (medicine)·hemu
- drinker·hemu-door
- drinker (of alcohol·hemu-door
- drinking water·bee hemu
- drinking water, potable water·bee-hemu
- drinking) glass·kopu
- drip·turu
- drip (medical)·n. soru
- dripping wet, sopping wet·boko-bokon
- drive·lori, hodi, kaer (kareta)
- drive shaft, propeller shaft·veiu
- driver·kondutór
- driver's licence·karta kondusaun
- driver’s·karta kondusaun
- driver’s licence·karta
- driving pinion, differential pinion·satelit nehan
- drizzle·biska
- drizzle (of rain)·suviska
- drizzle, light rain·udan biska
- drop·hamonu, hatuun; tuun
- drop (of liquid)·n. gota
- drop out (from school)·dropout
- droppings·teen
- drown·mout too mate
- drug (medicine)·n. aimoruk
- drug addict·drogada
- drug addiction·dependénsia ba droga
- drugs·(medicine) aimoruk
- drugs (non-·droga
- DRUGS:·farmaseutiku/a
- drum·(barrel) bidoon
- drum (musical·tambór
- drum (musical)·tambór
- drummer·baterista
- drumstick·manu kelen
- drumstick (chicken thigh)·manu-kelen
- drumstick, baton, (billiards) cue, chopsticks·stik
- drunk·(intoxicated) lanu, tua
- drunk (on alcohol·tua lanu
- drunk (on alcohol), intoxicated·tua lanu
- drunk, intoxicated·merak
- drunk, tipsy, intoxicated·lanu
- drunkard·lanu-teen
- drunkard, alcoholic, wino, boozer·hemu tua dór
- dry·(be dry) maran; (crispy)
- dry (something·hamaran
- dry and crispy (of·toradu
- dry cough·me'ar maran
- dry in the sun·habai
- dry season·bailoro
- dry throat·kakorok maran
- dry-season rain·udan bailoro
- duck·manu rade
- due·loron ikus para halo buat
- due to·tanba
- duet·duét
- dulang·carrying food or drinks)
- dull·maten
- dumb·beik; gugulai
- dumb (stupid)·adj. beik
- dumb (unable to speak·gugulai
- dumb (unable to speak), mute·beik
- dump·foer fatin
- dung·teen
- dungarees·makaku
- duplication, duplicate·duplikasaun
- duration, period, length of time·durasaun
- durian·durian
- during·durante; iha ... nia laran
- during, for·iha ... nia laran
- during, for (specified·durante
- during, for the·iha ... nia laran
- dusk·rai nakaras
- dust·rai rahun
- Dutch·Olandés/Olandeza
- Dutch wife·(long pillow) sumasu
- Dutch wife (long·sumasu naruk
- Dutch wife (long round pillow)·sumasu naruk
- duties, import tax·impostu importasaun
- duty·devér
- duty officer, person on-call·piket
- duty, obligation·devér
- duty, role, job·knaar
- duty, role, task·knaar
- duty-free·duty free
- duty-free shop·loja duty free
- DVD·DVD
- dwarf·anau
- dwelling·abitasaun
- dye·tinta
- dynamic·dinámika
- dynasty·dinastia
- dysentery·dizenteria