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| − | #Make person shift go anoder side. | + | ====Intransitive==== |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Abeg '''dress''' make I fit [[siddon]]. |(Egbokhare,2020 | + | #Make person shift go anoder side make space dey for anoder person. |
| − | #Make person | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Abeg '''dress''' make I fit [[siddon]]. |(Egbokhare, 2020, Please, adjust so that I can sit.)}} |
| − | + | #Make person wear cloth for body. | |
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#:* {{ux|dv| But you know sey na poor boys '''dress''' pass. |(NST_cleaned__1629, But you know poor boys lack taste. )}} | #:* {{ux|dv| But you know sey na poor boys '''dress''' pass. |(NST_cleaned__1629, But you know poor boys lack taste. )}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv| Igbo girls no sabi how to '''dress''' now, dem no sabi. |(ENU_32_Football-And-Money_DG__98, Igbo girls do not know how to dress, they do not know.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv| Igbo girls no sabi how to '''dress''' now, dem no sabi. |(ENU_32_Football-And-Money_DG__98, Igbo girls do not know how to dress, they do not know.)}} | ||
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| − | * English: '' | + | * English: ''dress'' ''move'', ''adjust'' |
Revision as of 18:03, 28 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English dress
Pronunciation
- drɛ̂s
Noun
- Di cloth wey dem dey wear for body.
- I say I do, wit no dress, no makeup and no ring. — (BBC__7371. I said I do, without a wedding dress, makeup and a ring. )
- Dem dey call the dress Barong Tagalog and na people wey come from Filipino dey wear am. — (JW_3169, The dress is called Barong Tagalog and it is worn by people from Filipino.)
- I get dis fine black dress wey I like wellwell. — (NSC_Legbeti-2020. I have this lovely black dress I like a lot.)
- And if you know how you fit change di dress to anoda style wey go sweet you to wear, e good, instead of to dey troway dress upandan. — (BBC,75175. If you know how you can change the style of a dress to another, better to do that, than throw them away anyhow.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: a piece of clothing
Verb
Intransitive
- Make person shift go anoder side make space dey for anoder person.
- Abeg dress make I fit siddon. — (Egbokhare, 2020, Please, adjust so that I can sit.)
- Make person wear cloth for body.
- But you know sey na poor boys dress pass. — (NST_cleaned__1629, But you know poor boys lack taste. )
- Igbo girls no sabi how to dress now, dem no sabi. — (ENU_32_Football-And-Money_DG__98, Igbo girls do not know how to dress, they do not know.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: dress move, adjust