old

All translations

• (things) tuan, antigu; (man)
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Example sentences

• "One day, I sold an old three-legged friend.

  "Loron ida, ha'u faan manu-tolun daan rak ida.

• "The house in Lautem is very old and furtive.

  "Uma lisan iha Lautem iha tempu uluk furak tebes.

• "These old items need the company to repair.

  "Item sira at ne'e presiza kompania atu hadi'a fila fali.

Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “old”

• Sara is old, and can no longer fall pregnant.Sara ferik ona, la bele ko'us ona.
• The old lady is a witch, she possesses black magic.Feto ferik ne'e buan, nia kaer hela ai-moruk aat.
• The old guy limps. It’s hard for him to do farming.Katuas ain kude'ik, halo toos susar.
• How could this old metal become a good sharp machete?Halo oinsá mak besi aat ne'e sai fali katana ne'ebé di'ak no kro'at?
• The old man carries oranges on a pole to sell in Dili.Katuas ne'e leba sabraka bá fa'an iha Dili.