pound

All translations

• (hit) baku fila-fila ho
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• fai
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Example sentences

• Do we already have a pound?

  Ita iha ona libra ka lae?

• Fetch the mortar and pestle from the neighbours, to pound coffee (beans into powder).

  Foti lai lesu ho alu iha viziñu, atu fai kafé.

• Go fetch some canarium nut, pound it fine, preparing it to later put on the coals in the incense holder.

  Bá foti kiar, tuku harahun, prepara orsida bá tau iha ahi klaak iha turiblu laran.

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

Phrases using “pound”

• Mum fetches the pestle to pound corn.Main foti lesu ho alu atu fai batar hodi te'in.
• Fetch the mortar and pestle from the neighbours, to pound coffee (beans into powder).Foti lai lesu ho alu iha viziñu, atu fai kafé.
• Go fetch some canarium nut, pound it fine, preparing it to later put on the coals in the incense holder.Bá foti kiar, tuku harahun, prepara orsida bá tau iha ahi klaak iha turiblu laran.