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flyweight - (n.) boxing thonghnak i pawng 112 in a tanglei pawl
foal - (n.) rangfa , laafa
foam - (n.) ti buanbara
foam - (v.) buanbara i can
focal - (adj.) a laifang bik he aa pehtlaimi
focus - (n.) a laifang bik , ceunak a vaa tonnak hmun , mit aa ton dihnak hmun; e.g. The pretty girl was the focus of all eyes = Ngaknu dawhte cu
mit vialte aa ton dihnak a si; note: 'focus' cu plural a si tikah 'foci' a si fawsai ti in chim a si
focus - (v.) 1. hmuhnak le ngaihnak hei hlum; e.g. Focus your attention on the speaker = Biachimtu cungah khan na theihnak le na hmuhnak hei
hlum, a bia kha ttha tein ngai; 2. hmanthlaknak mit a lai khenter , fianter; e.g. Have you focused your camera? = Na hmanthlaknak kha a mit cu
na thlak dingmi thil kha na khenter maw?; note: 'focus' cu plural a si tikah 'foci' a si fawsai ti in chim a si
fodder - (n.) sattil rawl , ram
foe - (n.) ral
fog - (n.) minmei , tichum
fog horn - (n.) minmei a tam tiah ralrin peknak muko
foggy - (adj.) minmei nih phenh , huh i a fiang lomi
fogy (fogey) - (n.) a tar cang i hawi ruahnak a phan ti lomi
foil - (v.) pakpalawng i canter , dawnh , hrawh; e.g. The police foiled his evil plans = Thil ttha lo tuah aa timhmi kha palik nih an hrawh
foil - (n.) pan tein sermi tlap , sui tlap , ngun tlap , dan tlap
fold - (n.) 1. tuu run riahnak hmun; 2. a let; e.g. Tenfold = Let hra
fold - (v.) 1. bil; e.g. He folds the paper = Caku a bil; 2. kut sih; e.g. She folded her arms = A kut aa sih
folder - (n.) biltu
foliage - (n.) thinghnah , ramhnah
folio - (n.) voi khat bilmi caku tlap
folk - (n.) minung, hmunkhat i khua a sa deuhmi pawl khi
folkdance - (n.) khuate deuh i a ummi pawl lam (laam)
folksong - (n.) khuate deuh i a ummi pawl hla
follow - (v.) zulh
follower - (n.) zultu
folly - (n.) hruh; e.g. It is folly to eat too much = Rawl tam tuk ei cu hruh a si
foment - (v.) harnak le hnahnawhnak chuahter
fond - (adj.) duh ngai; e.g. He is fond of horses = Rang a duh ngai hna
fondle - (v.) duhnak he tonghtham
fondness - (n.) duhnak
font - (n.) tipil innak ca i ti thlerh awk an chiahnak um
food - (n.) rawl
foodstuff - (n.) rawlfang , ei awk
foolhardiness - (n.) ruat setsai lo i tuah cutmat, hruh raltthat in raltthat
foolhardy - (adj.) hruh raltthat in a ral a tthami
foolish - (adj.) a hrutmi
foolproof - (adj.) him tein hman khawh a si i mihrut hmanh nih him tein a hman khawhmi thil , a hmaan lo kho lomi
foolscap - (adj.) catlap a kauh lehmah 13-1/2" a sau lehmah 17" (13-1/2" x 17")
foot - (n.) 1. ke; 2. hram; e.g. the foot of a hill = tlang hram; 3. pe; e.g. 12 inches make 1 foot = Lehmah 12 ah pe khat a si
football - (n.) pumpululh
foothill - (n.) tlang nganpi hram i a ummi tlang hmete
foothold - (n.) ke lamhnak
footnote - (n.) cattial tik i cahmai aa tanglei i a sullam ttial ; hi kong cu cu cauk chungin lakmi a si tiah a cauk min ttial
footpath - (n.) ke kalnak lam
footprint - (n.) keneh
footstep - (n.) kekar kar khat
footstool - (n.) kechiahnak tthutdan
footwear - (n.) kedan le hmawca
for - (prep.) 1. can ah; e.g. He gave me a new book for the old one = Cauk hlun can ah khan a thar pakhat a ka pek; 2. dirpi; e.g. He stands for
good government = Cozah ttha a dirpi; 3. hmaizahnak tuahpiak; e.g. A party was given for him = rawl danghnak an tuahpiak; 4. lehnak; e.g. We
thank him for his kindness = A zaangfahnak ruangah kan lawmh; 5. tinhmi ngeih; e.g. We go for a walk = Lam len ah kan kal; 6. aa tlak; e.g. A
book for children = Ngakchia ca i a tlakmi cauk; 7. duhnak lungthin he; e.g. He longs for home Inn a ngai; 8. caah cun; e.g. The weather is warm
for January = January caah cun khuati a lum ko; 9. ruangah; e.g.1. To shout for joy = Lawmhnak ruang i au; e.g.2. To punish for stealing = fir
ruang i dantat; 10. tiang; e.g. We walk for a mile = Khan khat tiang kan kal; 11. chung; e.g. We work for an hour = Suimilam pakhat chung kan
ttuan; 12. a si taktak kha; e.g. They know it for a fact = a si taktak kha an hngalh; 13. lei ah; e.g. He is leaving for his village = A khua lei ah a kal;
for - (conj.) zeicahtiah; e.g. His story of the football game was true, for I saw it myself = Pumpululh chuih kong a chimmi kha a hmaan, zeicahtiah
keimah hrimhrim nih ka hmuh;
for all intents and purposes - (adv.) a zeiti lei paoh in, dengmang, tuah ding lei ti paohpaoh ahcun
for as much as - (adv.) caah
for good - (adj.) nguh; e.g. The food supply is good for one week = Rawl cu zarh khat caah a za lai
for instance - (n.) tahchunhnak ah. Zoh instance.
foray - (n.) ral chim, ramh
forbid - (v.) thlauh
forbidden - (adj.) thlauhmi
force - (n.) 1. tthawnnak , thazang; 2. hranhram in; e.g. He entered the house by force = Hranhram in inn chungah a lut; 3. ralkap lei tthawnnak,
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