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cold EN→LG

n., empewo, obutiti, omutinti, obunnyogovu, ekinnyogoga (rel.); c. in the head, ssennyiga.

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bukakanyavu EN→LG

o- (bu/-) stiffness; dryness (of clothes); coolness, coldness (of food); fig. obstinacy, stubborness. cf. kakanyala, -kakanyavu.

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bweso EN→LG

o- adv. like (the game of) mweso. Ate n'ebyafaayo abimanyi bweso. And as for history, he knows that ‘cold'/to the tips of his fingers, cf. omweso.

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kifuba EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) chest; breast; bosom; measure of length (from the center of the chest to the end of the arm); cough, cold in the chest, flu. okwekuba mu kifuba, to repent; to reconsider one's position, cf. ^akafuba, olufuba.

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kimpoowooze EN→LG

e- no plur. (ki/bi) with the -a of rel. calm; gentle, as an adv. calmly, gently. Ayogera kimpoowooze. He talks in a very calm manner. Obudde bwa kimpoowooze. The weather is pleasant, olutalo olw'ekimpoowooze, the cold war.

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kimugunyu EN→LG

e- adv. quietly, silently, mu kimugunyu, in silence, silently (often of eating), olutalo olw'ekimugunyu, cold war; underground hostilities, cf. mugunya.

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kininni EN→LG

e- with the -a of rel. reserved, reticent; cool, cold (in manner), ow'ekininni, a reserved person; a person of cold demeanor.

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kitto EN→LG

e- with the -a of rel. cold; damp (of the weather). Leero, bwa kitto. It (obudde, weather, is implied) is cold today.

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luwombo EN→LG

o- plur. empombo (lu/n) a young leaf of the banana plant which, after being softened by exposure to the sun, is used in cooking vegetable sauces. The sauce is inserted into about four layers of empombo and then steamed in the pot along with the main food dishes. Amagezi luwombo, bwe luyulika ng'osala olulala. (prov.) Wisdom is a luwombo; when it gets torn you can always cut another one. If one method fails, a wise person will adopt an alternative solution. oluwombo okulufumitamu akati, lit. to pierce a luwombo with a stick, i.e., throw cold water on someone's plans, ideas, etc. cf. ekiwombo.

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mpewo EN→LG

e- (n/n) wind; breeze; draft; air; atmosphere; cold; cold air. okulya ku mpewo, to take a walk, get some air. cf. akawewo, oluwewowewo.

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nnyogoza (-nnyogozza) v.tr. caus. make cold EN→LG

cause to be or feel cold; dampen, spray (clothes before ironing), ekyuma ekinnyogoza, refrigerator, icebox. Ebi- gambo bye yannamba byannyinyogoza. The things he said to me hurt me very much/disturbed me greatly. cf. -nnyogovu, -nnyogoogerevu, obunnyo- govu, ekinnyogoga.

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wagala (-wagadde EN→LG

mpagadde) v.tr. sharpen, grind (knives, etc.); fig. sharpen; improve; colloq. scold, upbraid, okuwagala ku bwongo, to improve one's knowledge, sharpen one's wits, okuwagala amannyo, to chew.

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zinzibalira (-zinzibalidde) LG→EN

v.i. be somber/ gloomy; be cold/unresponsive/indifferent. Amawulire gano gankuba wala era n ensi yonna n'enzinzibalira. This news disturbed me very much and the whole world seemed gloomy to me.

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