Tetun words starting with R
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- rabbit·koelhu
- rabbit, hare·koelhu
- rabies·anjing gila
- race·(contest) halai taru; (rush)
- race (compete), run a race·halai-taru
- race (competition)·korida
- race, run a race·halai taru
- racing exhaust·kanu resin
- racing track·sirkuít
- racism·rasizmu
- racist·rasista
- racket (in tennis, badminton)·raket
- radiation·radiasaun
- radiator·radiadór
- radical·radikál
- radical, fanatical·radikál
- radicalism·radikalismu
- radio·ovinti(s), ouvinti(s)
- radio listener·ovinti
- radiologist·radiolojista
- radiology·radiolojia
- radish·nabu
- radius·rádius
- raffia·ráfia
- raffle·rifa
- raffle, lottery·rifa
- rafflesia, pohon·itchy plant with edible tuber)
- rain·udan
- rain gauge·balde sukat udan been
- rainbow·arkuiris
- raincoat·kapa
- raincoat, poncho, slicker [US]·kapa
- rainfall·udan been
- rainwater·udan been
- rainwater, rainfall·udan been
- raise·hasae; (to vertical position)
- raise (an issue, problem...)·levanta
- raise one's hand(s)·foti liman
- raise, increase·hasae
- raise, keep (animal·hakiak
- raised·kantadeiru, kantreiru
- raised garden bed·kantreiru
- rake·garfu
- ram·(male sheep) bibi aman
- RAM (memory)·ram
- Ramadan (Muslim fasting month)·ramadan
- rambutan·rambutan
- rambutan. Nephelium·tastes a bit like a lychee)
- range·(diverse) oi-oin; (vary from
- rank·(military/police) diviza
- rank (military, police)·diviza
- rank (military/police·diviza (E)
- rape·(verb) abuza, estraga
- rape a woman·estraga feto
- rapid·lais
- rapid diagnostic test·n. rapid test
- Rapid Intervention Unit·Unidade Intervensaun Rápida
- rapid, fast, quick·rápida
- rapper·reper
- rarely cries, stiff upper lip·matan been toos
- rarely, seldom·dala ida dala ida
- rash (skin complaint)·body. kulit mean
- rasp·(tool) limar
- rat·laho
- rate·lao lalais ka neineik
- rather·uitoan (rather smelly iis
- rather than·laos
- ratification·ratifikasaun
- ratify·ratifika
- ratio·taxa
- rational·rasionál
- rations·rasaun
- rattan·(cane) rotan
- rattan (cane·rotan
- rattan (used for making furniture)·rotan
- raw·matak
- raw) cotton·kabas rahun
- ray (fish)·ikan-pari
- razor blade·lámina
- re-evangelisation·re-evanjelizasaun
- reach·too
- reach a resolution in·hakotu lia
- react·halo reasaun
- reaction·reasaun
- reactivate, revive·reativa
- read·lee
- read aloud, read out·lee sai
- reader·ema nebee lee; livru kiik
- readiness, preparedness·prontidaun
- reading, lectionary reading, reading matter·leitura
- ready·prontu
- ready, prepared (to), willing·prontu
- ready, prepared, willing·prontu
- ready-made, ready·feitu
- reaffirm, repeat·reafirma
- reagent·reajente
- real·tebes, lo-loos
- realise·realiza
- realise, achieve·realiza
- realistic·realista
- reality·realidade
- really·tebes; loos; really? nee
- really understand, comprehend·hatene tuir
- really? OK?·nee ga?
- ream·rim
- rear·(behind) kotuk; (raise)
- rear-view mirror·espellu laran
- reason·razaun
- reason (for something), excuse·razaun
- reasonable·razoavel
- rebel·rebelde
- rebusan daging dan kentang·potato
- recall·hanoin fila fali; hanoin
- recall, remember·hanoin-kona
- receipt·(slip) resibu
- receipt (slip), voucher·kwitansi
- receive·simu
- receive Holy·komunga
- receive Holy Communion·komunga
- recent·foin lalais, foin daudauk
- recently·foin lalais, foin, foin
- recently, a·foin daudauk (nee)
- recently, a short time·foin lalais
- recently, a short time ago·foin lalais
- reception·resepsaun
- reception desk·resepsaun
- reception room·sala vizita
- reception window·loket
- reception window, ticket window·loket
- receptionist·resepsionista
- recess·resesu
- recession·resesaun
- rechargeable battery·aki
- rechargeable) battery·bateria
- recipe·reseita
- recognise·rekonhese
- recognise, acknowledge·rekoñese
- recognition·rekoñesimentu
- recommend·rekomenda
- recommendation, suggestion·rekomendasaun
- recompense·foo sala
- reconcile·badame
- reconcile (two parties)·hadame
- reconciliation·dame
- reconciliation, peace (with other people)·dame
- reconstruction·rekonstrusaun
- record·(keep records) halo
- record (voice/music·grava
- recorder·(cassette) gravadór
- recorder, cassette recorder, tape recorder·gravadór
- recording·gravasaun
- recount·konta
- recover, get back·rekupera
- recruit·rekruta
- recruitment·rekrutamentu
- rectal prolapse·n. prolapsu retál
- rectangle·retángulu
- rectify·haloos, koriji
- recuperate, recover, get well again·rekupera
- recuperation, recovery·rekuperasaun
- recurring·rekorente
- recycling·resiklajen
- red·mean
- red bean·koto mean
- red blood cells·n. raan mean
- Red Cross·krús vermella
- red hot coals·ahi klaak
- red jungle fowl·manu-tafui
- red onion·liis mean
- red onion, spring onion, shallot·liis mean
- red pepper·ai manas boot, pimentaun
- red rice·foos mean
- red snapper·ikan mean
- red sugarcane·tohu mean
- red wine·tintu
- red wine (made from grapes)·tintu
- red-headed or red-skinned Timorese man·maumea
- redeemer·redentór
- redhotcoals·klaak
- reduce·hakuran
- reduce, lessen·redús
- reduce, lessen, downsize, decrease·hamenus
- reduced·menus
- reduction·redusaun
- reduction (of fracture), set (broken·redusaun2
- reduplication·reduplikasaun
- redwood, rosewood·ai-naa
- refectory·refeitóriu
- refer·refere
- refer (to·refere (E)
- referee·wasit
- referee, umpire·árbitu
- reference (logical, bibliographical·referénsia
- reference number·númeru referénsia
- referendum·referendum
- referral hospital, base·ospitál referénsia
- reflect·halo reflesaun; hanoin
- reflect (mirror)·vt. leno
- reflect (on·halo reflesaun
- reflect (think on)·reflete
- reflection·(in mirror) lalatak
- reflection (thought·reflesaun
- reflection, meditation, contemplation·reflesaun
- reforestation·reflorestasaun
- reform·hadia (lei, sistema ka
- reformation·reformasaun
- refrain, chorus·ref
- refrigerator·jeleira
- refrigerator, fridge·geladeira (f) [BR]
- refugee·refujiadu
- refund·osan reimbolsu; reimbolsa
- refund, reimbursement·osan reimbolsu
- refundable·bele foo fila fali osan
- refuse·lakohi
- regardless of·independentemente
- reggae·reggae
- regime·rejime
- region·rejiaun
- regional·rejionál
- regional military commander·pangdam
- register·rejista
- register (esp. land or marine)·kadastru
- registration·kartaun rejistu
- registration book·livru rejistu
- registration card·kartaun
- registration counter·n. fatin rejistu
- registration number, licence plate number·númeru matríkula
- registration window·n. fatin rejistu
- registration, register, record·rejistu
- regression·regresaun
- regret·arepende
- regular·regulár
- regularly·regularmente
- regulate·regula
- regulation·regulamentu
- rehabilitate·reabilita
- rehabilitate (buildings)·rehab
- rehabilitation·reabilitasaun
- rehearsal·ensaiu
- rehearsal, (choir·ensaiu
- rehearsal, (choir) practice·ensaiu
- reheat·hamanas
- reimburse·reimbolsa
- reimburse, refund·reimbolsa
- reimbursement·osan reimbolsu
- reinforce, strengthen·reforsa
- reinforcing rod·besi betón
- reins·kuda talin
- reinstallation·reinstalasaun
- reintegration (into the community)·reintegrasaun
- reject·lakohi simu
- rejection·rejeisaun
- rejoice·haksolok, laran haksolok
- relapsing fever·n. isin manas rekorente
- relate·liga; iha ligasaun ho
- relate to, connect with, join·liga
- related (as family)·maluk
- related (through blood)·raan ida
- relation·(kin) maluk, família
- relational·relasionál
- relationship·relasaun
- relationship, relation·relasaun
- relative reference·referénsia relativu
- relative, relation (kin)·parente
- relatives·(kin) maluk, família
- relax·deskansa
- relaxant·relaxante
- relay (race)·estafeta
- release·hasai; husik
- relevance·relevánsia
- relevant·relevante
- relief·(feel relief) senti kamaan
- relieved·senti kamaan
- religion·relijiaun
- religiosity·relijiozidade
- religious community·komunidade religioza
- religious procession·prosisaun
- religious) retreat·retiru
- relocate, move (to a place)·dezloka
- relocation, transfer·dezlokasaun
- remain·hela; nafatin; iha nafatin
- remainder·restu
- remainder, leftovers, the·restu
- remark·komentáriu
- remata) already·tia, tiha
- remata) already, perfective·tiha
- remember·hanoin, hanoin hetan
- remember, recall·hanoin hetan
- remind·foo hanoin fila fali
- remineralisation·remineralizasaun
- remis, kerang·clam, oyster
- remission (of disease)·remisaun
- remote·remota
- remote control·kontrolu remotu
- remove·hasai
- remove corn seeds from·behu
- remove, take down·kasu
- remuneration, pay (wages)·remunerasaun
- renew, make new·hafoun
- renew, renovate·renova
- renewable·renovavel
- renewal, renovation·renovasaun
- rent·(rent from someone) aluga
- rent out·foo aluga
- rent out, hire out, lease·fó aluga
- rent, hire·aluga
- rent, rent out, hire·foo aluga
- rent-a-car agency·ajénsia aluga kareta
- rental·rentál
- rental car·kareta aluga
- rental vehicle, rental car·kareta rentál
- reorganisation·reorganizasaun
- reorganise·reorganiza
- repair·hadia
- repair, fix·hadia
- reparation·reparasaun
- repeat·repete
- repeatedly·fila-fila
- repeatedly boil then pour out·tisi
- repeatedly, again and again·fila-fila
- repent·hakribit (sala), arepende
- repent, regret·arepende
- repent, turn from one's sins·husik sala
- repentance·arependimentu
- repetition·repetisaun
- replace·troka
- replace, exchange·troka
- reply·(verb) hataan, simu; (noun)
- reply, response·resposta
- report·(written) relatóriu; (media)
- report (about someone’s·kesar
- report (account)·relatóriu
- report, give an account of·relata
- reporter·jornalista
- represent·reprezenta
- representation (esp. political)·reprezentasaun
- representative·reprezentante
- representative, deputy, right-hand man, henchman·liman-ain
- representative, substitute·saseluk
- repressive·represiva
- reprimand·siak
- reprimand, scold, tell off·siak
- reprimand, tell off, scold·haksi'ak
- reproduction·reprodusaun
- reproductive·reprodutiva
- reproductive health·n. saude reprodutiva
- reptile·reptil
- republic·repúblika
- republican·republikanu
- reputation·naran
- request·(verb) husu, hameno
- request (someone to do something)·hameno
- request leave·husu lisensa
- request, proposal·pedidu
- requiem·rékuiem
- requiem mass·misa defuntus
- require·presiza
- requirement·nesesidade
- rescue·salva
- research·(noun) peskiza; (verb)
- research station·estasaun peskiza
- researcher·peskizadór(a)
- resep·prescription
- reservation·rezerva
- reservation system·sistema para rezerva
- reservation, booking·rezerva
- reserve·hameno, rezerva
- Reserve Police Unit·Unidade Rezerva Polísia
- reside·hela
- reside, stay, live·horik
- residence·hela fatin
- residence permit·autorizasaun rezidénsia
- residence, home·hela-fatin
- resident·ema nebee hela iha
- resign·dada aan, rezigna aan
- resign, withdraw·dada aan
- resignation (from a job)·rezignasaun
- resilience·reziliénsia
- resist·(oppose) kontra, hasoru
- resist (esp. oppression)·reziste
- resistance·rezisténsia
- resistance (especially the resistance·rezisténsia
- resolution·rezolusaun
- resolve·(find a solution) rezolve
- resolve, settle, sort out·rezolve
- resort·rezort
- resources·rekursus
- respect·(verb) respeita; hakruuk
- respect (noun·respeitu
- respect (verb·respeita
- respect, deference·respeitu
- respect, esteem·respeita
- respect, fear·hamtauk
- respect, fear (esp. God)·hamta'uk
- respect, value, show due respect·konsidera
- respectful·respeitozu
- respectful, polite·respeitozu
- respectful, polite, well-mannered·respeitozu
- respiration, breathing·respirasaun
- respiratory·respiratória
- respiratory problem·n. problema
- respiratory rate·n. frekuénsia respiratória
- respiratory rate, RR·frekuénsia respiratória
- respiratory system·sistema respiratóriu
- respiratory tract infection·infesaun respiratória
- respond·responde
- respond, answer·responde
- response·resposta
- responsibility·responsabilidade
- responsible for·toma konta
- responsorial psalm·salmu responsoriál
- rest·deskansa
- restaurant·restorante, warung
- restaurant (western-style upmarket)·restorante
- restful·hakmatek
- restless·katar an
- restless, can't sit still·nakretek
- restoration·restaurasaun
- restore·restaura
- restrain·dada netik
- restrain, protect·tahan
- restrict·sukat deit, la bele barak
- restricted·book aan la diak
- restroom·hariis fatin
- restructure·reestrutura
- restructuring·reestruturasaun
- result·rezultadu
- result in, cause·rezulta
- result, yield·hasil (I)
- resurrected·resusitadu
- resurrection·resureisaun
- reticulated python·fohorai boot
- retina (of eye)·n. rétina
- retire·reforma
- retired·pénsiun
- retiree·reformada
- retreat·(withdraw) dada aan
- retreat, back down·rekua
- retreat, withdraw·retira
- return·fila (fali)
- return (on investment)·retornu
- return ticket·bilheti baa-mai
- return trip·ba-mai
- return, again·fila fali
- reveal·foo sai
- reveal oneself·hatudu aan
- reveal, expose·hatudu sai
- revelation·revelasaun
- revenge·vingansa
- Reverend·reverendu/a
- reverse (a car)·hakiduk
- reverse light, back-up light·lampu hakiduk
- review, revise·revee
- revise·halo revizaun
- revision·revizaun
- revitalise·revitaliza
- revival·reavivamentu
- revive·hamoris
- revolt, rebellion·revolta
- revolution·revolusaun
- Rhesus factor·n. Rh
- rheumatic fever·isin manas reumátika
- rheumatoid arthritis·n. artritis reumatóide
- rhythm·ritmu
- rib·kanosen
- ribbon·fita
- ribbon, tape·fita
- ribs·knosen
- rice·(plant, unhusked) hare; (raw
- rice bay·kabubu
- rice bran·hare-uut
- rice bund (bank of rice·kabubu
- rice cooked in·folhas verdes de palmeira)
- rice cooked in small·katupa
- rice cooked with·servido nas cerimónias
- rice cooker·rice cooker
- rice farmer·natar nain
- rice flour·foos uut
- rice gruel·sasoro
- rice mill·mákina dulas hare
- rice packets·katupa
- rice paddy·natar
- rice paddy, paddy field·natar
- rice plant, unhusked rice·hare
- rice porridge·sasoro
- rice seedling·hare oan
- rice seedling, rice tiller·hare oan
- rice stalk (seed removed)·hare-kain
- rich·riku
- rich, have deep pockets·bolsu mahar
- rich, wealthy, prosperous, affluent, well-to-do·riku
- riches·riku-soin; riku
- riches, wealth·rikeza
- Richter scale·eskala richter
- rid·halakon
- riddle·ai sasiik
- ride·(horse, bicycle, in a vehicle)
- ride a bicycle·sae bisikleta
- ridicule·goza
- ridicule in a veiled·soe lia
- rifle·kilat boot
- right·(correct) loos; (make right)
- right (direction·kuana (Lit.)
- right (side)·kuana
- right (to do something·direitu
- right bracket, closing bracket·parénteze loos
- right click·klik sorin loos
- right-hand man·— ... nia liman loos, see:
- right-hand man,·nia liman loos
- right-wing·direita
- rigid·toos
- rigorous, strict·rigorozu
- rigour·rigór
- rigours (chills)·vi. bedoko
- riin) house-·koluna, kuluna
- riin) house-post·kuluna
- rim and spokes (of wheel)·jante
- ring·(on finger) kadeli
- ring finger·liman fuan kadeli
- ring spanner·xave boka
- ring!·kring
- ringworm·manu-kidun
- rinse·hakmumu, hakmumuk
- rinse (to remove soap/salt...)·solur
- rinse one's mouth, suck on·hakmumu
- rinse one’s mouth·hakmumu
- rip·lees
- rip off·(cheat) hamatak, han-
- rip out·fokit
- ripe·tasak
- ripe corn (ready to harvest)·batar maran
- ripen·budu
- rise·sae
- risk·risku
- risk factor·fatór risku
- rite, ritual·ritu
- ritual·rituál
- rival·ema, negósiu ka
- river·mota
- river bank·mota ibun
- river flows after rain·mota tuun
- river mouth·mota ain
- river runs high, river·mota boot
- river runs high, river floods·mota boot
- river sand·rai henek mota
- river, creek, stream, brook·mota
- road·dalan, estrada, luroon
- road edge·dalan ninin
- road map·mapa estrada nian
- road rules, traffic laws·kódigu estrada
- road, street·estrada
- roadside, beside the road·dalan ibun
- roadside, edge of road·dalan-sorin
- roast·(verb) tunu, lalar; (meat)
- roast, grill, broil (over coals)·lalar
- roast, roast meat·na'an tunu
- rob·naok
- robber·naok-teen
- robber, bag-snatcher·hadau dór
- robot·robot
- robusta coffee·kafé robusta
- rock·(rock to and fro) doko
- rock (music)·rock
- rock face, cliff·fatuk lolon
- rock salt·masin fatuk
- rock, stone·fatuk
- rocked·nakdoko
- rocker arm, rocker·válvula
- rocky ground·rai-fatuk
- role·knaar, funsaun; papél
- role, function (role)·papél
- roll·(verb) duir; nakduir; (noun)
- roll (list of those present)·lista prezensa
- roll (oneself) over·duir an
- roll (rotate)·duir
- roll (something·duir
- roll up·lulun
- roll, be rolled (of its·nakduir
- rolled·nakduir
- roller·rolu
- roller skates·sapatu roda
- roller, road roller, cylinder·silindru
- rolling pin·ai duir
- ROM, read-only memory·rom
- romance (story)·romanse
- romantic·romántiku
- roof·uma kakuluk
- roof beam·kuda-kuda
- roof of vehicle·kapón
- roof ridge cap·uma kakuluk
- roof tile·tella
- roofing iron·kaleen, zinku
- roofing nail·pregu xapeu
- room·sala; (bedroom) kuartu
- room key·xave kuartu nian
- room service·servi hahaan iha kuartu
- room, hall, classroom, schoolroom·sala
- rooster·manu aman
- rooster's red comb, crest·babeer
- rooster, cock·manu aman
- root·(ai) abut
- root (of plant)·ai-abut
- root (of tooth)·n. nehan abut
- root of tooth·nehan abut
- roots used for black magic·ai-abut aat
- ropa) overalls·makaku
- ropa) women’s·kampanha
- rope·tali, talin
- rosary·rozáriu
- rosary beads·tersu
- rose·ai funan roza
- rose apple·jambu air
- rose apple, water·jambu air (I)
- rosewood·ai naa
- rosé·rozé
- rosé (wine)·rozé
- rotation, turnover·rotasaun
- rotavirus·rotavirus
- roti·sweet buns)
- roti kaixote·square buns baked joined together
- roti kukus·filled bun
- rotor arm·rotora
- rotten·dodok
- rotter, ratbag·rai han
- rough·(not smooth) la kabeer
- rough seas·tasi boot
- round·(circular) kabuar; (around)
- round (esp. of presidential elections)·ronda
- round (in a series)·volta
- round (in sports competition)·jornada
- round bracket ()·parénteze kurva
- round trip·ba-mai; viajen haleu
- round trip, trip around·viajen hale'u
- round, circular, spherical·kabuar
- round, spherical·kabuar
- round-faced·oin kabuar
- round-table (discussion)·meza redonda
- roundabout·bundaran
- route·dalan hosi fatin ida ba
- routine·rutina
- row·(line) linha
- row (a boat·hean
- royal poinciana, flamboyant tree·ai-akasi
- Royal, soda kue·baking powder
- royalties·royalties
- RR (respiratory rate)·n. frekuénsia
- rua) two·dois (P)
- ruang·hall, mess (room), place for eating
- rub·kose
- rubber·boraixa
- rubber band·boraixa
- rubber gloves·luvas boraxa
- rubber mallet·martelu boraixa
- rubber stamp·karimbu
- rubber tree·ai-boraixa
- rubbish·lixu, foer
- rubbish bin·foer fatin
- rubbish dump·foer fatin
- rubbish dump, garbage·lixu fatin
- rucksack·muxila, pasta tau kotuk
- rucksack, backpack·pasta tau kotuk
- rudder·kamudi
- rude·maledukadu, malkriadu/a
- rude, course, uncouth·kasar
- rude, ill-mannered·malkriadu/a
- ruffian·bandidu
- rug·tapeti
- rugby·rugbi
- ruin·estraga
- rule·(govern) ukun; (instruction)
- rule (regulation)·regra
- rule, govern·ukun
- rule, govern, be the ruler·kaer ukun
- ruler·(king) liurai; (national
- ruler (leader)·governante
- ruler (national·ukun nain
- ruler (national leader)·ukun-na'in
- ruler (to measure length·régua
- rumah makan·(western-style upmarket)
- rumour·boatus
- rumour, hearsay·lia-anin
- rumour-monger·lia-teen
- run·halai; (conduct) halao
- run amok·halo muturabu
- run away·halai
- run out of petrol·gazolina maran
- run, run away·halai
- runner-up·juara dua
- runny nose·inus been
- runny snot, nasal mucus·inus-been
- rupee (Indonesian unit of currency)·rupia
- rupiah·rupia
- rupiah (Indonesian·rupia
- rural·rurál
- rural area, the country·foho
- Russia·Rúsia
- Russian·ema Rúsia; lian Rúsia
- Russian salad·salada rusa
- rust·ferujen
- rust (on metal, plants)·ferujen
- rust, rusty·ferujen
- Rwanda·ruanda