Difference between revisions of "press brake"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| + | From: English ''press'' and ''brake'' | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| + | * prɛ̆sbreɪ̂k | ||
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===Verb Phrase=== | ===Verb Phrase=== | ||
| − | + | Make dem | |
| − | :*{{ux|dv|l believe by evening, goment go '''press''' | + | :* {{ux|dv|l believe by evening, goment go '''press brake''' for di 24-hour curfew, me l get food for house because l dey buy plenti keep but odas dey wey dey buy food day by day dey suffer. |(bbc__8610, )}} |
===Related forms=== | ===Related forms=== | ||
* [[press hand]] | * [[press hand]] | ||
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====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | * English: ''apply break'', ''halt, pause'' | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 25 August 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English press and brake
Pronunciation
- prɛ̆sbreɪ̂k
Verb Phrase
Make dem
- l believe by evening, goment go press brake for di 24-hour curfew, me l get food for house because l dey buy plenti keep but odas dey wey dey buy food day by day dey suffer. — (bbc__8610, )
Related forms
Translation
- English: apply break, halt, pause