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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 - (adv.) tahchunhnak ah
for instance - (adv.) tahchunhnak ah
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, ralkapbu; 4. a bu in rian a ttuanmi hna
force - (v.) hnek; e.g. He forced him to go = Kal a hnek
forceps - (n.) cehrep hmursau
ford - (n.) ti tannak hmun
ford - (v.) ti tan
fore - (n.) hmailei; e.g. A horse has two fore feet = Rang nih hmailei ke pahnih a ngei
forearm - (n.) kiu in banrek karlak
forebode - (v.) chimchung
foreboding - (n.) vanchiatnak ding rak chimchung
forecast - (n.) rak chimchungnak; e.g. weather forecast = nikhua kong chimchungnak
foredoom - (v.) a hlankan in a rawk lai ti rak hngalh chung
forefather - (n.) pupa
forefinger - (n.) mehtawh
forefront - (n.) hmaisuang bik
foregoing - (adj.) a hlan deuh i a rak ummi; e.g. See the foregoing page for explanation = Fianternak
caah a hlan deuh cahmai kha zoh
foreground - (n.) a hmailei ah; e.g. In the foreground there is a rock = A hmailei hmun ah lungpi a um
forehead - (n.) cal
foreign - (adj.) ramdang , mah ram a si lomi
foreigner - (n.) ramdang mi
foreknow - (v.) rak hngalh chung
foreman - (n.) mibu pakhat haotu
foremost - (adj.) hmaisuang bik ; hmun ah siseh , rian ah siseh , caan ah siseh
forenoon - (n.) chunhlan
forensic - (adj.) biachim thiammi biaceihnak zung le zapi bia alnak kong he aa pehtlaimi; e.g. forensic
medicine = criminal law (ziaza ttha lo upadi) le civil law ( zapi taza i cuainak) he aa pehtlaimi si lei
thiamnak medical jurisprudence ti zong ah ti a si
forerunner - (n.) a rak um hmasami , thil a tlung lai tiah a rak chimtu , zualko
foresee - (v.) rak hmuhchung
foreshadow - (v.) rak langhter chung
foresight - (n.) rak hmuhchungnak meithal hman, thocuan
foreskin - (n.) cuarpar
forest - (n.) tupi
forest preserve - (n.) thingkung sawksam lo dingah khamnak
forestall - (v.) chawhkanh, zuar chin awk i thil khar
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