English words V4

-----unit 1------

1. alibi = an excuse to avoid a blame
   - My sick grandmother was my alibi for missing school

2. assasinate = to suddenly kill an important person
   + mata un hende importante door di politic/religious reasons
   - he president was assassinated because of his political views.

3. assault = a sudden violent attack
   + assalta un hende
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4. counterfeit = to make a fake fraud copy of something
   + traha un copia fake di algo, (placa, firma, etc)
   -

5. embezzle = steal money, often an employer (fraude)
   + horta placa di un lugar unda bo ta traha
   -

6. felony = a serious crime, which there is a strict punishement for
   + haci algo hopi malo (mata, etc) unda bo por haya te asta death sentence
   -

7. interrogate = ask questions to a suspect/prisoner
   + investiga/t7kik
   -

8. lurk = remain hidden to attack someone
   + camp pa attacka un hende
   -

9. misdemeanor = a crime that is not very serious
   + haci algo malo, pero cu no ta hopi erg > bebe abouw di 18
   -

10. perjury = lying when you have sword to tell the truth in court
   + un hende cu ta ganja dilanti corte
   -

11. revenge = something done as a means of vengeance
   + tuma revenge, acto riba algo
   - nowadays they insist they do not thirst for revenge

12. torture = to cause pain
   + tortura un hende pa force e pa bisa algo
   -

13. - assailant = attacker
    - skult = lurk
    - prison = jail, penitentiary, reformatoryt, stockade
    - prisoner = convict, inmate
    - revenge = vengeance, retribution
    - scream = holler, yell, shout, shriek
    - secretly = furtively, surrpitiously

-----unit 2-------

1. adamant = unmovable, cannot change from opinion
   + un hende ta echt set pa haci algo
   - The boss was adamant in his refusal to approve the plan.

2. adverse = opossed to someones interest
   + algo cu ta contra e interes
   - your behaviour will adversely affect the boss's opinion about you

3. aimless = without aim, purposeless
   + sin un meta, of no ta dirigi na algo especial
   - the current distribution process is aimless and is not cost-effective

4. botch = to do in a hopelessly way
   + ba perde speransa, of haci algo sin smaak
   - if you are being recorded or taped and botch an answer, simply begin the answer again

5. dawdle = to waste time
   + bo ta djies keda gasta tempo
   - he dawdled away the whole morning

6. errand = a short trip to take care of some business
   + bay un caminda pa caba cu algo di trabouw
   - I spend most of the day doing errands

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------------unit4--------------

1. adolescent = a person between the age 12-20, is between puberty
   + un hende cu no ta adulto ainda
   - many adolescents wish they were already adults

2. adopt = to take by choice to your family, orphaned child
   + bo ta adopta un hende, tumele pa bo familla
   - I was adopted when I was 10 years old

3. conflict = a disagreement that leads to a problem, a clash with someone
   + un conflicto, ora tin dos hende cu differente opinion
   - again, my comments only apply to this brief summation, which may conflict with the full article

4. custody = take care of someone, generally under court rules
   + tuma legal cuido di un hende of algo, ladron deteni door di polis
   - the robber was under custody by the police

5. descendant = offspring of a particular person, coming from onother person
   + decendiente, bo tata, welo, yui, nieto, etc.
   - this area is now inhabited by the descendants of european settlers and african slaves who arrived just 500 years ago

6. embrace = clasp in the arms (hug), accept
   + tuma cu un brasa, accepta, approva
   - embrace the greatest diversity of workers

7. foster = receiving parenthood from someone who isn't blood related
   + bo ta temporaly cria un hende cu no ta di bo sanger, sin adopt e
   - an example of foster is to take in a child from an orphanage until permanent parents adopt him

8. guardian = a person who is legally in charge of a minor
   + legalmente bo ta zorg pa un mucha ofzo
   - teacher williams will become your guardian when your parents die

9. nurture = someone or something that provides support, well balanced meal, parent
   + un hende of algo cu ta yudabo crece, un manera di crecencia
   -  childs need to be nurtured in a good way to succesfully grow up

10. scold = criticize, chasitise a child for doing something wrong
   + duna straf pa un mucha si e haci algo malo, castigele ish
   - he even scolded them at times, but they seemed to like it

11. spank = parent striking their child with an open hand
   + bo ta duna sota pa bo yui ish xD
   - teacher williams spanked the little boy for straf

12. temparement = emotional response, is not angry fast
   + no ta get mad hopi lihe > calm temperament
   - She is very temperement, she rarely gets angry

13. temperamental = changes from mood easily, quickly
   + ta moody, ta cambia hopi lihe di beis ish
   - he is very temperamental, they often misunderstand him

14. toddler = a young child who is learning or recently learned to walk
   + mucha chikito cu awo a sinja cana, nino
   - the father helped his toddler child to walk to the fridge

15. ward = a child who is dependent on the support of the guardian
   + un mucha cu ta wordo cria door di un guardian
   - those children are wards of the state, because their family is dead