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Spaniard - (n.) Spain rammi.
Spanish - (n.) Spain mi holh.
Spanish - (adj.) Spain ram le mi he aa pehtlaimi.
spank - (v.) bengh
spanking - (adj.) a bengh in aa bengmi; A spanking breeze = Thli a hrang siahmahmi.
spare - (v.) tuah loin um; e.g. Spare the rod and spoil the child = Fung in tu loin um law ngakchia cu na
hrawh ko lai. 2. zuah, hganh, chiahpiak; e.g. Spare a few bars of soap for me = Chatpiat tlawmpal in rak
ka zuah/nganh/chiahpiak te.
spare - (n.) hman rih loin i chiahmi thil.
sparing - (adj.) i sumren ngaiin thil a hmangmi
sparingly - (adv.) sumren ngaiin.
spark - (n.) meici
sparkle - (v.) a ci a choi cukmak.
sparkling - (adj.) a tleu durhmarhmi
sparrow - (n.) pithlung
sparse - (adj.) a panmi, a tlawmmi; e.g. Sparse hair = Sam a panmi.
spasm - (n.) hnuhdawh
spasmodic - (adj.) 1. hnuhdawh bantukin a ummi, hnuhdawh a lomi. 2. caan ngei loin a hung chuak
dukmi.
spasmodically - (adv.) hnuhdawh bantukin dutdut tiin hung um in.
spat - (v.) past tense of spit, cilchak.
spat - (n.) 1. kedan kemit hup. 2. cengkol ti, cengkol fa.
spatial - (adj.) hmun he aa pehtlaimi
spatter - (v.) 1. theh; e.g. He spatters mud on the wall = Vampang ah tlak a theh. 2. phep; e.g. The bus
spatters us with mud = Baska nih leicet a kan pheh. 3. ruah a sur thiaimal khi; e.g. Rain spatters on the
road = Lam cungah ruah a sur thiaimai. 4. a surh in surh thuaimai; e.g. Bullets spattered the wall =
Kuanfang nih vampang cu a surh thuaimai.
spatula - (n.) si thuhnak ca i hmanmi namte bantuk , a fang a kau i a nemmi
spavin - (n.) rang zawtnak , a thaphet a phinter i a baitertu
spawn - (n.) nga tehna sawngpate tehna an ti, cun an fale a keuhka tete zong.
spawn - (v.) titit, fahrin.
speak - (v.) holh, chim; e.g. He speaks English = Mirang holh in a holh; speak distinctly = Fiang tein
chim speak out = thang le fiang in chim so to speak = cu bantukin a si hei ti awk a si ko.
speaker - (n.) biachimtu, khua khannak i upa bik.
speaking terms - (n.) thil umtu ningcang; e.g. They were not on speaking terms = An umtuning cu a
chawnh zong an i chawn lo.
spear - (n.) fei
spear - (v.) fei in chunh
spearman - (n.) hriamnam ah fei a hmangmi.
spearmint - (n.) tihang ca hmanmi rimthaw phun khat
special - (adj.) a khunhlei a simi , sapesial
specialist - (n.) a khunhlei in a thiammi, thiam khunnak a ngeimi; e.g. Eye specialist = Mit lei i a thiam
khummi.
speciality - (n.) a khunhlei in cawnmi thil , tuahmi thil
specialization - (n.) khunhlei in tuahnak/cawnnak/thiamnak
specialize - (v.) a khunhlei in cawn/thiam
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