English → Tetun
keep
(a promise) kumpri; halo
All translations
- (a promise) kumpri; haloDIT Wordfinder
- (continue) nafatin; (store) raiDIT Wordfinder
Example sentences
"As a player, it's my duty to keep training.
"Hanesan jogadora ami-nia dever mak tenke treinu nafatin.
"Coach we will keep him.
"Treinador ami mantein nafatin nia.
"If you don't want to keep it, make a change.
"Se lakohi mantein, bele halo mudansa.
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “keep”
- Keep going ahead even when it is difficult.Kontínua la'o bá oin maski iha susar nia laran.
- I keep my money in the National Bank of Timor-Leste.Ha'u rai ha'u nia osan iha Banku Nasionál Timor-Leste.
- This person always does wrong, but I still keep loving him.Ema ne'e sempre halo sala, maibé ha'u hadomi nafatin nia.
- If you keep not passing exams, the university will expel you!Se imi la liu ezame nafatin, universidade sei fó dropout!
- Why do you keep questioning somebody as if you are a genius!?Ó nusaa litik ema hanesan ó matenek loos ne'e!