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ass - (n.) dar eng phun<br />

brassiere - (n.) nu angki chungnawh.<br />

brave - (adj.) raltha<br />

bravery - (n.) raltthatnak<br />

brawl - (n.) aukhuan len i sik len, i velh i vuak len.<br />

brawny - (adj.) thazang tthawng<br />

bray - (v.) laa onh, khacer onh, sullam ngei lo i au thlorh i au.<br />

brazen - (adj.) dar in sermi thil, dar bantuk a simi, ningzah hngal lo, aa hrahhrammi.<br />

brazier - (n.) meipung a hme pawl.<br />

breach - (n.) 1. awng , a pemnak awng; 2. i tthennak; e.g. disagreement produced a breach between two partners = Lungrual lonak nih<br />

rianttuanti hawi pahnih kha a tthen hna; 3. tlamtlinhlo; e.g. For me <strong>to</strong> go away <strong>to</strong>day would be a breach of duty = Nihin i kal cu kei ka caah cun<br />

rian tlamtlinh lo a si<br />

bread - (n.) changreu , rawl<br />

breadth - (n.) a kauh lei<br />

break - (v.) 1. kuai; 2. let; e.g. He never breaks his promise = A biakam a let bal lo; 3. buar; e.g. Those who broke the law are punished = Nawl a<br />

buarmi cu dan an tat hna; 4. hranhram in luh, chuah; e.g.1. A thief broke in<strong>to</strong> the house = Mifir inn chungah a lut; e.g.2. He broke loose from<br />

prison = Thong chung in a zam (chuak)<br />

break - (n.) awng e.g. The dog escaped through break in the fence = Hauhruang awng khan uico kha a chuak<br />

break down - (n.) rawk<br />

break loose - (v.) zam , luat; e.g. Thonginn in a zam<br />

break off - (v.) ngol<br />

break up - (n.) ngolternak, donghternak<br />

breakfast - (n.) thaithawh<br />

breakwater - (n.) ti khamnak vampang<br />

breast - (n.) hnuk , tang<br />

breastbone - (n.) tang ruh<br />

breastplate - (n.) tangphaw<br />

breath - (n.) thaw<br />

breathe - (v.) thaw dawp , thaw chuah<br />

bred - (v.) breed zoh<br />

breech - (n.) meithal a thirpi zenthawng hrolhnak<br />

breeches - (n.) rang citnak tawhrolh<br />

breed - (v.) fahrin<br />

breeze - (n.) thlizil<br />

breezy - (adj.) thlizil a hrangmi<br />

brethren - (n.) unau rual<br />

brevity - (n.) tawinak<br />

brew - (v.) zu sak , chuahter; e.g. Those boys brew mischief = Khi ngakchia hna nih khin hna-hnawhnak chuaahter i tim in an um<br />

brewery - (n.) zu an saknak inn hmun<br />

briar - (n.) hlingbur<br />

bribe - (n.) ziknawh<br />

bribe - (v.) ziknawh pek<br />

bribery - (n.) ziknawhnak tangka, thil<br />

brick - (n.) tlakrawh<br />

bride - (n.) va ngei liomi ngaknu ; mo<br />

bridegroom - (n.) nupi thi tlangval<br />

bridesmaid - (n.) maw, mo hawi.<br />

bridge - (n.) hlei<br />

bridle - (n.) rangchak<br />

bridle - (v.) chakhlomh<br />

brief - (adj.) tawi tein chimmi bia<br />

brigade - (n.) 1. ralkapbu; mi 4,000 tluk; 2. hmunkhat i rian a ttuanmi bu<br />

brigadier - (n.) Ralkap thong li hrawng a uktu<br />

brigand - (n.) khuapi chungah si lo in ramlak i a ummi mifir<br />

bright - (adj.) 1. ceu; e.g. Sun shine is bright = Ni tlang a ceu; 2. lungvar, fim; e.g. A bright girl learns quickly = Lungvarmi ngakchinu nih cun<br />

khulrang in a thiam khawh; 3. lunglawm, thanuam; e.g. Everybody was bright gay at the party = Ahopaoh puai ah cun lunglawm thanuam in an<br />

um<br />

brighten - (v.) ceuter<br />

brightness - (n.) ceunak<br />

brilliance - (n.) ceuter, a cer in a cermi sinak<br />

brilliant - (adj.) 1. a cermi thil; 2. lim ngaingai, thiam ngaingai a simi<br />

brim - (n.) hrai tlang , kheng tlang , lukhuh tlang<br />

brimful - (adj.) a khat dilhdelh, a liam in a liam<br />

brims<strong>to</strong>ne - (n.) kat (kaat)<br />

brine - (n.) cite ti , a al ngaimi<br />

bring - (v.) put; e.g. Bring here a pen = Cafung pakhat in rak pu;<br />

bring about - (v.) umter, siter<br />

bring forth - (v.) hrin<br />

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