Tetun words starting with P
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- pachymeter·pakímetru
- Pacific (ocean)·pasífiku
- pack·(put in) hatama ba pasta ka
- package·pakote
- packet·falun
- packet, carton (of cigarettes), package·pakote
- paddle (a canoe)·fose
- paddle, oar·ai-hean
- padlock·kadiadu
- paediatric ward·n. enfermaria pediatria
- paediatrics·pediatria
- page·pájina
- paha ayam·(chicken thigh)
- pahit·poison
- pain·moras
- paint·(verb) pinta; (substance)
- paint (wall/picture), draw·pinta
- paint tin·tinta fatin
- paint, draw (design), dye·pinta
- paintbrush·pinsél
- painter (artist)·pintór
- painting·pintura
- pair·pár
- Pakistan·pakistaun
- palaeontology·paleontolojia
- pale·kamutis, (wan) oin kamutis
- pale, faded·kamutis
- pale, wan·oin kamutis
- palliative·paliativu/a
- palm·(tree) palma; (lontar)
- palm (of hand)·liman-laran
- palm (of hands·liman laran
- palm (tree·palma
- palm (tree)·palma
- palm brandy·tua sabu
- palm juice·tua mutin, tuaka
- palm leaf·tali tahan
- palm leaf stalk·bebak
- palm leaf stalk (used to·bebak
- palm oil·Bimoli
- palm oil for·dendém, óleo (m) de palma
- palm oil for cooking·Bimoli
- Palm Sunday·Domingu Ramus
- palm wine·tua; (distilled) tua
- palm wine froth, dregs·tua-teen
- palm-sugar·gula merah
- pamphlet·pamfletu
- pan·sanan
- Panama berry·serejas
- pancake·kadaka
- pancreas·pánkreas
- pandemic·pandemia
- panel (of people)·painél
- panel of judges·juis kolektivu
- panelist, panel member·painelista
- panic·panik
- panorama·panorama
- panorama, (wide) view·panorama
- pansy·ain-liman mamar
- pansy (homosexual)·body. ain-liman mamar
- panties·kalsinha
- pantry·despensa
- pants·kalsa
- pants hang loose·kidun la iha
- papal bull·bula (pontifísia)
- papal conclave·konklave
- papal infallibility·infalibilidade papál
- papal legate, Apostolic legate·legadu papál
- Papal Nuncio, Apostolic Nuncio·núnsiu apostóliku
- papan iris·board
- papaya·ai dila
- papaya flower·ai dila funan
- papaya flower, pawpaw flower·ai-dila funan
- papaya leaf·ai dila tahan
- papaya leaf, pawpaw leaf·ai-dila tahan
- papaya, pawpaw·ai dila
- paper·surat tahan
- paper money·osan tahan
- paper, sheet of·surat tahan
- paprika·capsicum, red pepper, green pepper
- paprika, lombok besar, cabai besar·chilli
- Papua New Guinea·papua nova giné
- parabola·parábola
- parachute·parakedas
- parachutist·parakedista
- parachutist, paratrooper·parakedista
- parade·karavana
- parade (of decorated vehicles)·karavana
- parade around town to·pawai (I)
- paradigm·paradigma
- paradise·paraízu
- paragraph·parágrafu
- parallel·paralela
- parallel port·porta paralela
- paralyse, bring to a standstill·paraliza
- paralysed·isin mate
- parameter·parámetru
- paraplegia·parapléjia
- parasite·parazita
- parasol , umbrella·sombriña
- parasol, umbrella·sumbriña
- paratrooper·parakedista
- parched·maran dekor
- parched, dry as·maran dekor
- parched, dry as dust·maran-dekor
- pardon·perdua
- pare·sabir
- parent-in-law·banin
- parents·inan-aman
- parish·parókia
- parish council·konsellu parokiál
- parish priest·amu pároku
- parish-·pároku
- parishioner·parokianu
- park·jardín
- parking light·lampu parkir
- Parkinson's disease·moras Parkinson
- parliament·parlamentu
- parliament house·uma-fukun
- parliamentarian·deputadu/a
- parliamentary·parlamentár
- parsley·salsa
- parsley, celery·salsa
- part·balu, parte
- part of, belong to·pertense
- part-time·part-time
- partial refund·reimbolsa balu
- partiality, bias·parsialidade
- partially dry·mar-maran
- participant·partisipante
- participant in a congress·kongresista
- participate·partisipa, hola parte
- participate in, watch·asisti
- participation·partisipasaun
- particle·partíkula
- particularly·liu-liu
- partition (of hard disk)·partisaun
- partly-burned wood·ahi tukan
- partly-burnt wood·ahi-tukan
- partner·(spouse, de facto) katuas
- partner (esp. organisation or country)·parseira
- partner airline·kompanhia aviaun parseiru
- partnership·parseria
- party·(celebration) festa
- party agent, scrutineer (in elections)·fiskais
- party member·militante
- party, feast, (wedding) reception, festival·festa
- Paschal candle·síriu paskál
- pass·(go past) liu; (time passes)
- pass (something to·pasa
- pass (something) on (to someone)·fó tutan
- pass away·baa mundu seluk
- pass on·hatoo
- pass out (faint)·body. oin nakukun
- passenger·pasajeiru
- passion (of Christ)·paixaun
- passionfruit·marakujá
- Passover·Páskua
- passport·pasaporte
- past·(time) uluk, pasadu; (the past
- past (time·pasadu
- past (time)·pasadu
- pasta·pasta
- pastor·pastór/a, Maromak nia
- pastoral·pastorál
- pastry·dosi
- pasture·pastajen
- patch (clothes)·baban
- patch a tyre·taka roda
- path·dalan
- path, track, trail, laneway·dalan-ki'ik
- pathologist·patolojista
- pathology·patolojia
- patience·pasiénsia
- patient·(sick person) pasiente
- patient (at clinic·pasiente
- patient (medical)·pasiente
- patient data·dadus pasiente (nian)
- patient history·n. istória klínika
- patient record·n. status pasiente (nian)
- patriarchal·patriarkál
- patriot·patriota
- patriotism·patriotizmu
- patrol·patrolla
- patrol car, prowl car·kareta patrulla
- patrolling, patrol·patrollamentu
- patron saint·padrueira
- pattern (for sewing)·papél
- pawned item·pinoor
- pawpaw·ai dila
- pawpaw flower·ai dila funan
- pawpaw leaf·ai dila tahan
- pawpaw, papaya·ai-dila
- pay·(verb) selu; (pay for labour)
- pay attention·foo atensaun
- pay for a·selu ema nia kolen
- pay off·selu kotu
- pay off, settle a debt·selu kotu
- pay recompense·fó-sala
- pay, money or gifts given·kolen
- pay, pay for·selu
- payback, comeuppance·masin-ka'ut
- payment·pagamentu
- payment method·metodu pagamentu nian
- PC, Personal Computer·komputadór pesoál
- pea·ervilha musan
- pea, snow pea (plant·ervilha
- peace·dame, pás, hakmatek
- peace, reconciliation·dame
- peaceful·hakmatek
- peaceful demonstration·asaun dame
- peaceful, quiet, calm·hakmatek
- peacefully·pasifikamente
- peach·pésegu
- peak·(top) tutun
- peanut·forai
- peanut butter·marmelada forai
- peanut butter, peanut paste·marmelada forai
- peanut paste·marmelada forai
- peanut sheller·mákina loke forai
- peanut, groundnut·forai
- pear·pera
- pearl·mutiara
- pearl, pearly oyster·pérola
- pebble·britas
- pebble, gravel·britas
- pectoral muscle·peitu
- pedagogy·pedagojia
- pedal·pedál
- pediodic·periódika
- pedophilia·pedofilia
- peel·(noun) (aifuan nia) kulit
- peel, shell·loke kulit
- peep at·hafuhu
- peeping Tom·hafuhu dór ema
- peevish, irritable, cranky, easily angered·hirus-teen
- peg·(noun) ai habit; (verb) habit
- pelican·manu rade tasi
- pelt·(throw) tuda
- pelt, throw something at·tuda
- pelvic·pélviku/a
- pembuka kaleng·can-opener, tin-opener
- pen·(biro) lapizeira
- pen up·sulan
- pen up (animals), confine·sulan
- pen, biro·lapizeira
- pen, biro, ballpoint pen·lapizeira
- penal·penál
- penalty·(punishment) kastigu
- penance·peniténsia
- pencil·lapis
- pencil sharpener·afiadór
- pending·pendente
- pending, delayed·pending
- penggilas·rolling pin
- penicillin·penisilina
- penis·lasan
- Penitential Rite·aktu penitensiál
- penknife, pocketknife·kanivete
- pension·pénsiun
- Pentecost·pentekostes
- Pentecostal church·igreja pentekostál
- penultimate·penúltima
- penultimate stress·todak
- penusuk sate·saté stick
- people·ema (liu hosi ida)
- people-watching·fasi matan
- pepes ikan·baked for 15-20 minutes
- pepper·pimenta
- pepper, peppercorn·pimenta
- pepper, white pepper·pimenta uut
- peppercorn·pimenta musan
- per·kada ($5 per day $5 kada
- per annum, annually, yearly·por anu
- per capita, per person·per kápita
- per diem·perdiem
- per, by·pur
- perabot dapur·kitchen utensil
- percent·porsentu
- percentage·persentajen
- perception, understanding·persepsaun
- perfect·perfeitu
- perform·halo (servisu ruma)
- performance·aprezentasaun
- performance (achievement)·dezempeñu
- performance (achievement), achievement·prestasaun
- perfume·mina morin
- pergi) go, go to·baa
- perhaps·di'ak ida
- perhaps, maybe·kal, kala
- perhaps, maybe, may, might·talvéz
- perhaps, maybe, may, might, could·parese
- pericope·períkope
- perigozu) danger·perigu
- perigu) risk·risku (E)
- peril·perigu
- perilous·perigozu
- perineum (the area between the·perineum
- period·periode (I)
- period (of time)·altura
- period pain, menstrual pain·moras fulan nian
- period pains·moras-fulan
- periodontal ligament·ligamentu periodontál
- peripheral·periférika
- peritonitis·peritonitis
- perks·regalia
- permanent·permanente
- permanent marker·spidól
- permanent marker, whiteboard marker·markadór
- permanent, lasting·permanente
- permen, gula-gula·(US)
- permission·lisensa
- permit·(allow) autoriza
- perpetrator·autór (krimi)
- perpetrator, mastermind·autór(a)
- Persea gratissima·alpokat. Persea americana
- persecution·persegisaun
- person·ema
- person aged over 60 years·terseira idade
- person from Los Palos·moko
- person from the·firaku (Impolite)
- person in charge·responsavel
- person who keeps·husu-door
- person who usually/already ..·na'in
- person who wears spectacles·oklista
- person with a servant heart·serbí na'in
- person, people·emar
- person, people, human·ema
- personal·ekipamentu protesaun pesoál
- personal pronoun·pronome pesoál
- personally·pesoalmente
- personnel, staff·pesoál
- perspective, point of view, viewpoint·perspetiva
- perspire·kosar
- pessimistic·pesimista
- pest (esp. in crops)·peste
- pesticide·aimoruk (hodi hamate
- pestle·alu, fatuk liman, fatuk oan
- pet sai·petsai
- pet sai, mustard Chinese cabbage·petsai
- petition·petisaun
- petrol·gazolina
- petrol [BRIT], gasoline, gas [US]·bensin
- petrol filter, gasoline filter·filtru gazolina
- petrol, gas (Amérika·gazolina
- petroleum engineering·enjeñaria petrolíferu
- petroleum management·jestaun petrolíferu
- petroleum, crude oil·petróleu
- petroleum, oil·petróliu
- petroleum-, oil-·petrolífera
- Petroselinum crispum·graveolens
- petticoat·saiote
- pH·ph
- pharaoh·faraun
- Pharisee·farizeu
- pharmacy·farmásia
- phase·faze
- phase, stage·faze
- PhD·doutoradu (E)
- PhD, doctorate·doutoradu
- phenomenon·fenómena
- phenotype·fenotipu
- Philippines·Filipina
- Philippino·ema Filipina
- Phillips-head screwdriver, crosshead screwdriver·xafenda krús
- philosophical·filozófika
- philosophy·filozofia
- phlebotomy·flebotomia
- phlegm·me'ar-tasak
- phlegm, sputum·kabeen tasak
- phone·(noun, verb) telefone
- phoneme·fonema
- phonetics·fonétika
- phonology·fonolojia
- phosphorus·fósforu
- photo·fotografia
- photo) album·album
- photo, photograph·foto
- photocopier·mákina fotokopi
- photocopy·fotokopi
- photocopy machine·mákina
- photograph·fotografia
- photographer·fotógrafa
- photography·fotografia
- phygmomanometer·n. esfigmu
- physical·fízika
- physical disability, handicap·defisiénsia fízika
- physical problems believed to be·horok aat
- physically strong·isin forte
- physically strong, robust·isin-forte
- physics·fisika (I)
- physiology·fiziolojia
- physiotherapist·n. fizioterapeuta
- physiotherapy·fizioterapia
- physique·fíziku
- pianist·pianista
- piano, keyboard·piano
- pick·(pick fruit...) kuu
- pick at·sukit
- pick up·foti, hili; (fetch) baa tula
- pick, pickaxe·karau dikur
- pick, pinch·kuu
- pick-up [USA]·kareta pikap, pikap
- pickaxe·karau dikur
- pickle·2 • vt. preparar uma salada de budu
- picnic·piknik
- picture·dezenhu; figura
- picture, painting·pintura
- picture, painting, drawing·pintura
- picture, portrait·figura (E)
- piece·baluk
- piece, plot (of land)·pedasuk
- pieces·pedasuk-pedasuk
- pierce·tuu, sona
- pierce an ear·tuu tilun
- pig·fahi
- pig, swine·fahi
- pigeon·manu pombu
- pigeon pea·tunis
- piggy-back·takeu
- piggyback·kateu
- piglet·fahi oan
- piglet, suckling pig·fahi-oan
- pigpen·fahi luhan
- pigs hair·fahi-fulun
- pigsty·fahi luhan
- pigsty, pigpen·fahi luhan
- pigswill, scraps as pig food·fahi etu
- pile·bou
- pile up·bou
- piles (haemorrhoids)·body. sentina ho raan
- pilgrim·peregrinu
- pilgrimage·peregrinasaun
- pill·aimuruk musan
- pill, tablet·ai-moruk musan
- pillar·pilár
- pillow·sumasu
- pillow, cushion·sumasu
- pillowcase·fronhas
- pilot·pilotu
- pimple·borbulhus
- pimple, acne·borbulhus
- pin (in a socket)·pín
- PIN (number)·pin
- PIN (number), Personal Identification Number·númeru pin
- pinch·kuu
- pineal gland·glándula pineál
- pineapple·ai nanás
- ping-pong·pingpong, tenis meza
- ping-pong, table tennis·pingpong
- pinion·piniaun diferensiál
- pink·kór de roza
- pioneer·pioneira
- pip (rank)·ai-funan
- pipe·kanu
- pipe (for·kaixumba, kaximbu
- pipe (for smoking)·kaixumba
- pipe wrench·xave inglés ba kanu bee
- pipe wrench (for metal pipes)·xave kanu
- pisang goreng·fritter
- pisang meja·banana, with a short trunk
- pisang singapura·banana
- pistol·pistola
- piston·piston
- piston pin·pen piston
- piston ring·segmentu piston
- piston skirt·kamiza piston
- pituitary gland·n. glándula pituitária
- pitviper (poisonous green viper)·samodok
- pity·hadomi, hanoin
- pityriasis versicolor·n. hena mutin
- pityriasis Versicolor (a skin·hena mutin
- pixel·piksel
- pizza·piza
- place·(noun) fatin; (verb) rai, tau
- place (in a competition)·lugár
- place (tobacco) in a wad·sonke
- place, post·koloka
- placenta·kaan, labarik nia alin
- placenta previa·n. plasenta prévia
- placenta, afterbirth·labarik nia alin
- plain·(clear) klaru; (simple)
- plain, level ground, flat·rai tetuk
- plain, level ground, flat land·rai-tetuk
- plait·sasin (fuuk)
- plait, braid·sasin
- plan·(noun) planu, programa
- plan (to do something)·planu
- plan together·kombina
- plan, policy, program, (radio/television) show·programa
- plane·(aeroplane) aviaun
- plane (for planing wood·supila
- plane (for planing wood)·supila
- planet·planeta
- plank·ai kabelak
- plank, board·ai kabelak
- planned·planeada
- planner·planeadór
- planning·planeamentu
- plant·(noun) ai horis; ai, duut, ho
- plant (esp. trees)·ai-horis
- plant (especially tree·ai horis
- plant an area with trees·refloresta
- plant breeding, plant improvement·melloramentu ai horis
- plant, sow (especially corn)·kuda-rai
- plantation·plantasaun
- plantation, orchard, vineyard·plantasaun
- plaque, tombstone·plaka
- plasenta) afterbirth·kaan
- plaster·(noun) masa (hodi reboka
- plaster (a wall·reboka
- plaster (a wall)·reboka
- plaster of Paris·n. jesu
- plastic·(hard) masa; (soft) plastik
- plastic bag·plastik
- plastic cup·kaneka
- plastic gloves·luvas plastik
- plastic gloves, disposable gloves·descartáveis
- plastic pipe·paralón
- plastic surgery·n. operasaun plástika
- plate·bikan
- platelet transfusion·n. transfuzaun plaketa
- platform·(of traditional materials)
- platform of traditional·hadak
- platoon, squad (of soldiers, police)·pelutaun
- platter·travesa
- play·baku manu fulun
- play (a particular game·joga
- play (music·toka
- play badminton·baku manu
- play dirty, cheat·joga foer
- play elastic·haksoit boraixa
- play football·tebe bola
- play football, kick a·tebe bola
- play in the rain·hariis udan
- play marbles·tiru berlindus
- play soccer·tebe bola
- play the violin·koa violinu
- play, drama, skit·drama
- play, relax·halimar
- player·jogadór
- player, footballer·jogadór
- playground·halimar-fatin
- plaza·plaza
- please·(be pleasing) kona ho
- pleased·kontenti, laran kontenti
- pleased with oneself·body. inus kuak luan
- plenary·plenária
- plenary session·plenáriu
- pliers·alkati
- plot, conspire, make a conspiracy·futu-lia
- plotter·plotter
- plough (Inglatera·(implement)
- plough (Inglatera), plow·fila rai
- plow (Amérika·(implement)
- plow (tool), plough (tool), pitchfork·garfu fila rai
- plow, plough, till, cultivate·fila-rai
- pluck·(pull sharply) fokit
- plug and play·liga í uza
- plug in·cok
- plum·abrunhus
- plumb line·prumu
- plumber·kanalizadór
- plumbing·kanalizasaun
- plump·kabosu
- plump, cuddly, cute·kabosu
- plural·plurál
- plural bad·a-aat
- plural expensive·karun-karun
- plural strong·forti-forti
- plus·tau tan, mais , tambah
- plus sign (+)·sinál ba aumenta
- Pluto·plutaun
- plywood·triplek
- pneumococcus·n. streptococcus
- pneumonia·aten book moras
- pneumothorax·n. pneumotoraks
- pocket·bolsu
- pocket, pouch·bolsu
- poem·poema
- poet·poeta
- poetic·poétika
- poetry·poezia
- poetry, poem·poezia
- pohon kelor, pohon·horseradish tree
- pohon kelor, pohon merunggai. Moringa·tree
- poinsettia·ai-kasi
- point·(indicate) hatudu; (noun)
- point (in sports)·poin
- point of view·pontu dé vista
- pointer·(on meter) ponteiru
- poison·veneno
- poison, venom·beneno
- poisoned·lanu
- poisoning·envenenamentu
- poisonous·moruk
- poisonous green·samodok
- poke·fai
- poke, pierce·tuu
- poker·foker
- pole·(post) riin; (metal) besi riin
- police·polísia
- Police Academy·akademia polísia
- police agent·ajente
- police agent, agent·ajente
- police cadet·kadete
- police car·kareta polísia
- police clearance·deklarasaun bon komportamentu
- Police Intelligence Service·Servisu Informasaun da Polísia
- police post·postu-polísia
- police station·eskuadra
- police-·polisiál
- policing·polisiamentu
- policy·polítika; programa
- policy, plan·programa
- polio, poliomyelitis·pólio
- polish (shoes)·graixa
- polite·respeitozu
- political·manifestasaun
- political leader·ulun boot
- political leader (at national level)·ulun-boot
- political party·partidu
- political science·FISIPOL (I)
- political) bench·bankada
- political) demonstration·demo
- political) front·frente
- politically·politikamente
- politician·politik na'in
- politicise·politiza
- politics·polítika
- poll·husu ema barak nia hanoin
- polling centre·sentru votasaun
- polling centre captain·brigada
- pollution·poluisaun
- polymerase chain reaction·n. PCR
- polysyllabic word·polisílaba
- polítika) campaign·kampanha
- pomegranate·rumaun
- pomelo·jambua
- pomelo (large thick-·jambua
- pomelo (large thick-skinned·tamanho grande)
- poncho·kapa
- pond·kolan
- poo (Informál·tee
- pool·(of water) bee lihun
- pool, puddle·lihun
- poor·kiak; kualidade la diak, la
- poor thing!·koitadu, kuitadu
- poor thing!, what a·kuitadu
- poor, needy·kiak
- poor-quality iron·besi-teen
- pop (music)·pop
- popcorn·batar funan
- Pope·amu papa, am-papa
- popsicle·es manis, karmelu, és
- popular·populár
- popular consultation·konsulta populár
- population·populasaun
- population, residents·populasaun
- porch·varanda
- pork·na'an-fahi
- porn, pornography·porno
- pornographic·blu
- pornographic film·filmi aat
- pornographic film, blue·filmi aat
- pornographic film, blue movie·filme aat
- pornography·pornografia
- pornography, blue movie·blu (I)
- pornography, blue movie, pornographic film·blu
- porpoise·toninhu ; (ikan)
- porridge·sasoro
- port·pontikais
- porter·belboi
- portfolio·pasta
- portrait·figura
- Portugal·Portugál
- Portuguese·portugeza
- Portuguese beef stew, casserole·gizadu
- pose (for photo)·eksen
- position·pozisaun
- position of responsibility·kargu
- position of responsibility, post, office·kargu
- positive·pozitivu
- positively·pozitivamente
- possess·iha
- possessed by an earth spirit·rai na'in sa'e
- possessions·sasaan nebee ema
- possessive pronoun·pronome posesivu
- possibility·posibilidade
- possibility, chance·posibilidade
- possible·bele
- possibly·dala ruma bele
- possum·meda
- post·(pole) riin; (wooden) ai riin
- post office·koreius
- post traumatic stress disorder·n. stres
- post, pole·riin
- post, pole, column, pillar·riin
- post-conflict·pos-konflitu
- post-harvest·pos-kolleta
- post-mortem·autópsia
- post-traumatic stress disorder·n. PTSD
- poster·poster
- postpartum depression,·depresaun pospartum
- postpartum haemorrhage·n. emorájia
- postpone·adia , muda ba
- postpone, put off·adia (E)
- postpone, put off, adjourn·adia
- postponement, adjournment·adiamentu
- postulant·postulante
- pot·(saucepan) sanan; (teapot
- pot-·kabun tasak (Impolite)
- pot-bellied·kabun-teek; kabun
- potable water·bee hemu, bee moos
- potable water, clean·bee moos
- potable water, clean water·bee moos
- potassium·potásiu
- potato·fehuk, fehuk ropa
- potato (defaults to sweet potato)·fehuk
- potato chips·fehuk sona
- potato roll with savoury filling·torta dé batata
- potato, sweet potato, Irish·fehuk
- potential·iha kapasidade atu
- pothole·estrada kuak
- Pott's Disease·moras Pott
- pound·(hit) baku fila-fila ho
- pounded corn·batar tuku
- pour·fui
- pour (liquid, into something)·fui
- poverty·pobreza
- poverty line·liña pobreza
- poverty, hardship·mukit
- powder·badaak, pó; uut
- powder, baby powder, talcum powder·pó
- powder, talcum powder·badaak
- powder, very fine particles·uut
- power·kbiit, podér, forsa
- power connector·konetór eletrisidade
- power plant, electricity generator·eletrisidade inan
- power pliers·alkati forti
- power station·sentrál elétrika
- power steering·volante hidrolik
- power, ability·kbiit
- power, ability, capacity, authority·kbiit
- power, might·podér
- power, strength·beran
- powerful·iha podér, iha kbiit
- powerful, almighty (esp. of God)·kbiit na'in
- powerless·kbiit-laek
- practice·prátika
- practise black magic·fekit
- pragmatic·pragmátiku
- pragmatism·pragmatizmu
- praise·(God) hahii; (people) gaba
- praise (a person·gava, gaba
- praise (a person), flatter·gaba
- praise (God)·hahi'i
- praise (God), glorify·hahii
- praise and worship, glorify (God)·hahii-hanai
- pram·karinhu
- pram, trolley·kariñu
- prawn·boek
- prawn chips·kropus, krupuk
- prawn crackers·kropus, krupuk
- prawn paste·balixaun
- prawn, shrimp·boek
- prawn, shrimp, crayfish, lobster·boek
- pray·halo orasaun
- pray (animist·hamulak
- pray (esp. Christian prayer)·reza
- pray the rosary·reza tersu
- pray, intercede in·harohan
- prayer·orasaun
- prayers of the faithful·orasaun dus fieis
- praying mantis·loron
- pre-dawn·rai-nakaras
- pre-dawn, very early morning (3-5am)·madrugada
- pre-secondary·pre-sekundária
- pre-trial detention·prizaun preventiva
- pre-trial detention, custody·detensaun preventiva
- preach·haklaken
- preach (especially·haklaken
- preacher·pregadór(a)
- preacher, evangelist·haklaken na'in
- preaching, sermon·pregasaun
- preamble·preámbulu
- precious, wonderful·murak
- precipice·rai naruk
- predestination·predestinasaun
- predicate·predikadu
- prediction, forecast·predisaun
- prefabricated panel made·piku
- prefer·gosta liu, hakarak liu
- prefer, would rather·prefere
- preference·preferénsia
- prefix·prefiksu
- pregnant·(people) isin rua
- pregnant (of animals·kabuk
- pregnant (of people)·grávida
- pregnant for the first time·knuuk foun
- pregnant, expecting·isin-rua
- pregnant, expecting (of·isin rua
- preliminary hearing·audiénsia preliminár
- premature (of baby)·prematur
- prepaid (esp. electricity)·prepagu
- preparation·preparasaun
- preparations, arrangements·preparativus
- prepare·prepara
- prepared·prontu
- prepared, ready·preparada
- preposition·prepozisaun
- prerequisite·prerekezitu
- Presbyterian·presbiteriana
- preschool·jardín infantíl, TK
- preschool, kindergarten·eskola preprimária
- prescription·reseita
- presence·prezensa
- present·(gift) prezenti
- present (do presentation)·vp. halo
- present, gift·kado
- presentation·aprezentasaun
- preserve·konserva
- preside over, chair (a meeting)·prezide
- presidency·prezidénsia
- president·prezidente
- President of the Republic·Prezidente da Repúblika
- presidential·prezidensiál
- presidential candidate·kaprez
- press·(push firmly) hanehan
- press (media)·imprensa
- press conference·konferénsia imprensa
- press release·karta komunikadu
- pressure·(verb) obriga; (noun)
- prestige·prestíjiu
- pretend·finji
- pretentious·halo aan; loko aan
- pretentious, make out·halo aan
- pretty·bonita
- pretty (of women and girls)·bonita
- prevalence·prevalénsia
- prevent·evita, prevene
- prevent, avoid, anticipate (problems)·prevene
- prevention·prevensaun
- preventive, preventative·preventiva
- previous·uluk (ida antes ida
- previous, former, prior, preceding·anteriór
- price·folin
- price for foreigners·folin ba malae
- price list·lista presu
- price, cost·presu
- price, cost, (tiket nian) fare·presu
- price, value, cost·folin
- pride·orgullu
- priest·amu lulik, nai lulik, padre
- priest (esp. Jewish)·saserdote
- priesthood·saserdósiu
- priestly·saserdotál
- primary·primária
- primary health care·n. atensaun primária
- primary school·eskola primária
- primary school, elementary school·eskola primária
- prime·primeiru ministru
- prime minister·primeiru
- primeiru) first (before·uluk
- primus stove·fogaun mina rai, fogaun
- principal·(important) prinsipál
- principal agent·ajente prinsipál
- principal, chief, main·prinsipál
- principle·prinsípiu
- print·imprime
- print (computer·prin (I)
- printer·impresora
- printer paper, photocopy paper·hvs
- priority·prioridade
- prise open·selok
- prison·kadeia, komarka, prizaun
- prison, jail·kadeia
- prisoner·ema dadur
- privacy·privasidade
- private·(not public) partikulár
- private (not public)·partikulár
- private (soldier·soldadu prontu
- private (soldier without rank)·soldadu prontu
- private parts·sasaan lulik, oin
- private parts, genitals·oin lulik
- private sector·setór privadu
- private, personal·privada
- privilege·priviléjiu
- prize·prémiu
- prize winner·premiadu
- prize, award·prémiu
- pro-independence·pro-independénsia
- probability·probabilidade
- probable·provavel
- probably·karik (bainhira sei
- problem·problema
- problem, difficulty·problema
- procedure·prosedimentu
- process·prosesu
- process (esp. food)·prosesa
- process, mindset·lalauk
- processing·prosesamentu
- processor·prosesadór
- procrastinate, take a long time·dada tempu
- procurement·aprovizionamentu
- produce·(verb) hamosu; prodús
- produce, cause to arise·hamosu
- product·produtu
- product, produce·produtu
- production·produsaun
- productive·produtiva
- productive cough·me'ar-tasak
- productivity·produtividade
- produsaun) brand, make·marka
- profession·profisaun
- professional·profisionál
- professionalism·profisionalizmu
- professor (senior lecturer)·profesór
- profile·perfíl
- profit·funan
- profit, return(s)·lukru
- program·programa
- program (a computer)·kria programa (komputadór)
- program (Amérika·programa
- program-·programátiku
- programme·programa
- progress·(verb) lao ba oin
- progress, advance·lao ba oin
- progress, advance,·lao ba oin
- prohibit·bandu
- prohibit, forbid, ban·bandu
- prohibited·proibida
- prohibition·bandu
- project·projetu
- project, especially large-·projetu
- projector·projetór
- promiscuous·nakar feto/mane
- promise·(noun) promesa; (verb)
- promise, commit (to doing something)·promete
- promote·halo promosaun
- promotion·promosaun
- promotion, advertisement, ad, advert, marketing·promosaun
- promulgate·promulga
- pronoun·pronome
- pronunciation·pronúnsia
- prop·(prop up) tonka; (noun) ai
- propaganda·propaganda
- propagate·habelar
- propeller·élise
- proper·lo-loos
- properly·lo-loos
- property·ema nia riku-soin
- property, real estate·propriedade
- prophecy·profesia
- prophet·profeta
- prophylaxis·profiláxia
- proposal·proposta
- propose·hatoo proposta
- prose·proza
- prosecute·prosesa
- prosecutor·prokuradór
- Prosecutor General·Prokuradór
- prosecutor's office·prokuradoria
- prosperity·prosperidade
- prostate problems·próstata
- prostitute·feto luroon
- prostitute, lady of the night·feto-nona
- prostitute, whore·feto bikan
- prostitution·prostituisaun
- prostrate·toba taka-rabat
- protect·proteje (E)
- protect, keep safe, safeguard·proteje
- protected·protejidu
- protection·protesaun
- protein·proteína
- protest·koalia kontra, protesta
- Protestant·protestante
- Protestant Church of East Timor·igreja protestante timor-leste
- Protestant church service·kultu
- Protestant minister·pastór/a
- protocol·protokolu
- prototype·protótipu
- prove·prova ; hatudu katak
- prove (esp. in legal context)·komprova
- provide·fornese , foo
- provide for in law·prevee
- provided that·naran katak
- provided that, on·naran katak
- province·provínsia
- province (political region)·provínsia
- provincial·provinsiál
- provisional·provizóriu
- provisional, temporary·provizória
- provisionally, temporarily·provizoriamente
- provisions·bukae
- provisions (food and·bukae
- provocation·provokasaun
- provoke·provoka; sadik; soran
- provoke, stir up·sadik
- provoke, stir up (animosity)·tuu lia
- provoke, stir up, challenge·sadik
- prune·(trim) aparu
- prune (plants·aparu
- prune (trim)·poda
- psalm·salmu
- PSHT martial arts group·nehek metan
- psychiatry·psikiatria
- psychological·adj. psikolójiku/a
- psychologically·psikolojikamente
- psychology·psikologi (I)
- psychopath·psikopata
- psychosocial·psikososiál
- psychosocial disability·defisiénsia psikososiál
- psychosomatic·adj. psikosomátiku/a
- pub·bár
- public·públika
- public administration·administrasaun públika
- public announcement·anúnsiu
- public defender·defensór públiku
- public health officer·n. ofisiál saude públika
- public hearing·audiénsia públika
- public holiday·feriadu
- public holiday, holiday·feriadu
- public policy·polítika públika
- public policy management·jestaun polítika públika
- Public Prosecutor's Office·ministériu públiku
- public servant·funsionáriu
- public toilet·sentina jerál
- public transport, public transportation·transporte públiku
- public works·obras públikas
- public, the public·públiku
- publication·publikasaun
- publicise·halo promosaun
- publicise, disseminate·sosializa
- publicly·publikamente
- publish·publika
- pucuk kacang·plant tips
- pudding·puding
- puddle a rice bay·halai natar
- puerperium, childbed, lying-in·puerperu
- pufferfish·ikan-kulu
- puffing·iis boot
- puffing with tongue hanging out·nanál naruk
- pull·dada; (forcefully) rasta; rakut
- pull apart·sobu
- pull out·losu
- pull, attract·dada
- pulley (to cooling fan)·pulín ventuiña
- pulley, chain hoist·katrol
- pulmonary TB·n. TB pulmonáriu
- pulpit·púlpitu
- pulpit, lectern, music stand·ambaun
- pulse·pulsa
- pulse, heart rate (as measured·denyut jantung
- pump·(noun) bomba, Sanyo
- pumpkin·lakeru
- pumpkin vine·lakeru funan
- pumpkin vine flowers·lakeru
- punch·soku
- punctual·pontuál
- punctuality·pontualidade
- punctuation·pontuasaun
- punish·foo kastigu; kastigu
- punish, sentence·foo kastigu
- punishment·kastigu
- punishment, penalty·kastigu
- pup·asu oan
- pup, puppy·asu oan
- pupil·alunu/a, eskola oan
- pupil, student·alunu/a
- pupil, student (especially school)·aluna
- puppy·asu oan
- purchase·sosa
- purgatory·purgatóriu
- purification·purifikasaun
- purity·pureza
- purple·roxu
- purple yam·uhi
- purpose·objetivu
- purpose, objective, aim, goal·objetivu
- purse·karteira
- pus·been tasak
- push·dudu
- push, push away·dudu
- pushcart·karosa, gerobak
- put·rai, tau
- put (saucepan) on (fire)·hatidin
- put a curse on·foo malisan
- put at an angle·halo haliis
- put away·aruma, haloot
- put in external sutures·suku li'ur
- put in internal sutures·suku laran
- put in(to·hatama
- put into water to float·lele
- put off·(postpone) adia , muda
- put on·hatais
- put on makeup·make-up
- put together, merge·tau hamutuk
- put up a ceiling·foru
- put up with·aguenta; tahan
- put, place·tau
- putty knife, spatula·espátula
- pyelonephritis·n. pielonefritis
- pyjamas·pijama
- pyramid·piramida
- python·foho-rai