English → Tetun
rub
kose
Example sentences
My older sister uses olive oil to rub on her skin so it is smooth.
Ha'u nia biin uza mina azeti hodi kose isin para kabeer.
Rub some liniment on Ester’s back as it aches.
Kose mina manas ba mana Ester nia kotuk tanba moras.
Some people rub candlenut on the skin to cure fever.
Ema balu kose kamii ba isin hodi kura isin manas.
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “rub”
- Rub some liniment on Ester’s back as it aches.Kose mina manas ba mana Ester nia kotuk tanba moras.
- When our back itches, we rub it against the wall.Ita nia kotuk katar, ita roos ba parede.
- Some people rub candlenut on the skin to cure fever.Ema balu kose kamii ba isin hodi kura isin manas.
- My older sister uses olive oil to rub on her skin so it is smooth.Ha'u nia biin uza mina azeti hodi kose isin para kabeer.