English → Tetun
respect
(verb) respeita; hakruuk
Example sentences
"I want love and respect.
"Ha'u nia hakarak domin-dame.
"Ita have respect.
"Ita tenke respeitu.
"Sport promotes tolerance with respect.
"Desportu promove toleransia ho respeitu.
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “respect”
- We must respect our parents.Ita tenke respeita ita nia inan-aman.
- The host has been consecrated, you must respect it!Hóstia ne'e konsagradu tiha ona, tenke respeita!
- We must respect our parents so that we may live long lives on earth.Ita tenke hamta'uk ita nia inan-aman atu nune'e ita nia vida bele naruk iha mundu ne'e.
- This child respect us like his mother. When we go past, he always greets us.Labarik ne'e konsidera ita hanesan nia inan, ita liu nia sempre kumprimenta ita.
- People used to respect of you because you worked honestly, but now you have a bad reputation because you stole.Uluk ema respeitu ó tanba ó servisu ho onestu, maibé agora ó nia naran aat ona tanba ó na'ok.