Difference between revisions of "face back"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
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− | * | + | * [[faceback]] |
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | + | From: English ''face'' and ''back'' | |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
* fésbâk | * fésbâk | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-face back.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-face back.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
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− | === | + | ===Verb phrase=== |
− | * | + | # Make person turn around. |
+ | #:* {{ux|dv|I beg turn '''Face back''' small jor. No dey do like person wey dem mould.|(Turn around for a minute. stop acting like a statue!)}} | ||
+ | #:* {{ux|dv|You no dey hear say make you turn '''Face back'''? |(Can't you hear me, turn around!)}} | ||
+ | # Make person no wan ever suffer wetin im suffer before. | ||
+ | #:* {{ux|dv|God no go ever let me see wetin go make me live life wey go make am be like say I '''Face back''' for dis world.|(God will never allow me return back to my past.)}} | ||
====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== | ||
− | * | + | * [[face front]] |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
− | * English: | + | * English: ''look back'', ''backward'' |
Latest revision as of 10:48, 29 February 2024
Naija
Alternative form
Etymology
From: English face and back
Pronunciation
- fésbâk
Verb phrase
- Make person turn around.
- I beg turn Face back small jor. No dey do like person wey dem mould. — (Turn around for a minute. stop acting like a statue!)
- You no dey hear say make you turn Face back? — (Can't you hear me, turn around!)
- Make person no wan ever suffer wetin im suffer before.
- God no go ever let me see wetin go make me live life wey go make am be like say I Face back for dis world. — (God will never allow me return back to my past.)
Antonyms
Translations
- English: look back, backward