bullet

All translations

• bala musan
  tetun.org dictionary
• kartús
  DIT Wordfinder
• kartús, kilat musan
  DIT Wordfinder
• kilat musan
  DIT Wordfinder

Example sentences

• Here it is, the bullet.

  Hau la bula.

• Only a powerful organ can carry the bullet.

  So orgaun nebee kompotente maka bele lori kilat.

• Someone shot in this direction, and the bullet went straight through the wall.

  Ema tiru mai, kartús tama borus didin lolon.

Examples from the 90,000+ sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “bullet”

• The police shot a militia, and (the bullet) struck his leg.Polísia tiru milísia ida, kona nia ain.
• Someone shot in this direction, and the bullet went straight through the wall.Ema tiru mai, kartús tama borus didin lolon.
• They said I had a protective charm, and if I was shot, the bullet wouldn't go through me.Sira dehan ha'u iha biru, tiru la borus.