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Miss Smith, may I present Mr. Brown = Miss Smith, hi pa hi Mr. Brown a si
present - (n.) laksawng; e.g. Christmas presents = Khrismas laksawng
presentable - (adj.) zapi hmai ah chuahpi awk tlak a simi , hmuh tlak a simi
presentation - (n.) theih hngalhternak , peknak , zapi hmai i chuahpinak
presently - (adv.) atu te ah , atu lioah
preservation - (n.) thu lo , rqawk loin umternak
preservative - (adj.) thu lo rawk lo in umternak a simi
preserve - (v.) him tein umter , him tein chiah , thu lo rawk loin chiah; e.g. Ice helps preserve food = Tikhal nih rawl cu thu loin um a bawmh
preserve - (n.) sakah khamnak hmun; e.g. People are not allowed to hunt on the preserves = Sakah khamnak hmun an cun ramvaih onh a si lo
preside - (v.) pumhnak tuah tik i a haotu si , pumh hao
presidency - (n.) haotu bik sinak
president - (n.) haotu bik
presidential - (adj.) haotu bik sinak he aa pehtlaimi thil hna; e.g. Presidential election = Haotu bik thimnak
press - (v.) 1. nam , benh; e.g. Press the button to ring the bell = Darkhing awnhternak ding ah a kep kha hmet 2. hnek; e.g. Press him to go to
school = Sianginn kai kha hnek ko
press - (n.) 1. canamnak seh 2. tadinca le a chuahtu hna; e.g. Our school concert was reported by the press = Kan sianginn khawnsat kha
tadinca ah an chuah
pressing - (adj.) tuah zau awk a herhmi thil
pressure - (n.) 1. rihnak 2. hneknak
prestige - (n.) upatnak , hmaizahnak
presumable - (adj.) a si lai le si lai lo hngal set lo i a si lai ti i ruahmi
presumably - (adv.) a si lai ti i ruahnak ahcun
presume - (v.) a si lai le si lai lo hngal set lo i a si lai ti i ruah
presuming - (adj.) maw nawl i rak tuah men komi, mi a va ngamh tukmi
presumption - (n.) a si taktak ti hngalh setnak um lo i rak ruahnak, mi va ngamh tuknak
presumptuous - (adj.) mah le mah aa zum tukmi , mi ruamkai , mi zei i a rel lomi
presumptuously - (adv.) mi zei rel hleng loin
presuppose - (v.) a si hlan i rak ruah
presupposition - (n.) a hlankan i rak ruahnak
pretence - (n.) i titernak
pretend - (v.) i titer
pretext - (n.) a si lomi a si bantukin langhternak
pretty - (adj.) aa dawhmi
pretty - (adv.) sawk , nawn; e.g. It is now pretty late = Atu cu a tlai ial cang
prevail - (v.) 1. tei; e.g. The soldiers prevailed on their foes = Ralkap nih an ral kha an tei hna 2. lemsoi khawh; e.g. I cannot prevail upon him to
stay for dinner = Zanriah ei ko tiah ka lemsoi kho lo
prevailing - (adj.) atu le atu a ummi, a si tawnmi
prevalence - (n.) hmun kip i zapi nih tuahmi hmanmi le inmi sinak
prevalent - (adj.) hmun kip i zapi nih tuahmi le hmanmi a simi
prevaricate - (v.) lihchim
prevaricator - (n.) lihchimtu
prevent - (v.) donh , kham
preventable - (adj.) donh khawhmi, kham khawhmi.
prevention - (n.) donhnak , khamnak
preventive - (adj.) dohnnak khamnak ca i hmanmi
previous - (adj.) hlan deuh ah a simi; e.g. She did better in the previous lesson = Hlan deuh cawnmi ah khan a thiam deuh. previous to: e.g.
Previous to her departure she gave a dinner = A kal hlanah zanriah einak a tuah ta.
previously - (adv.) hlan deuh ah cun , hlan deuh in
prey - (n.) rawl ca i thahmi saram; e.g. Rats are prey of cats = Zu cu chizawh rawl an si
prey on - (v.) tlaih, tlah, seh; e.g. Cats prey on rats = Chizawh nih zu an seh hna.
price - (n.) man
priceless - (adj.) a man a fak tuk i cawk khawh a si lomi
prick - (v.) a par zum in chunh; e.g. Thorns prick my hand = Hling nih ka kut ah an ka chunh.
prick - (n.) a par zum
prickle - (n.) a par zumte
prickly - (adj.) hling tampi a ngeimi prickly heat: khua linhsat ruang i tak bo
pride - (n.) porhlawtnak
pride - (v.) i porhlawt
prideful - (adj.) aa porhlawmi
priest - (n.) tlangbawi
priestess - (n.) tlangbawinu
priesthood - (n.) tlangbawi sinak
priestly - (adj.) tlangbawi he aa pehtlaimi thil.
prima donna - (n.) puai tuahnak hlasabu chung i nu hlasa bik tu , khuang hla tlai
primacy - (n.) pakhatnak sinak
primal - (adj.) a hmasa bikmi
primary - (adj.) hmasa bik a simi; e.g Primary school = Cacawn hmasa biknak sianginn
primate - (n.) Khrihfabu chung rianttuantu hna lak i upa bik.
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