woman

Example sentences

• "An honest, sincere but democratic woman.

  "Ema honradu, sinseru, maibe demokratiku.

• "Every woman looks at her behavior.

  "Ema ida-ida haree nia hahalok ba.

• "I'm the father of this woman, so why?"

  "Imi kesar ema ne'e, tan sa los?"

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

Phrases using “woman”

• This woman is talking rubbish. Perhaps she’s crazy.Ema nia inan ne'e ko'alia arbiru de'it, nia keta bulak karik.
• The young woman is wearing an indecently short skirt.Menina ne'e hatais saia badak to'o kelen huun.
• Mum always taught me to be a woman who serves others.Mama sempre hanorin ha'u atu sai feto serbí na'in.
• You’re a man, and should act like a man, not like a woman.Ó ne'e mane, tenke hatudu ó nia hahalok nu'udar mane, la bele hanesan fali feto.
• I felt very distressed seeing you walking with another woman.Ha'u nia laran dodok haree ó la'o ho feto seluk.