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lugoba EN→LG

o- (lu/n) defeat (in sports); forward line (in soccer), oludda olugobe, the defeated team, oludda olugoba, the winning team, ow'oku lugoba olwa ddyo, right wing (in soccer), cf. goba.

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luwonzi EN→LG

o- (lu/n) comb of a cock, okubojja ku luwonzi, to humble, bring (someone) down a peg. okulinnya ku luwonzi, to defeat, overcome, win over.

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nfeete EN→LG

e- (n/n) upper part of the back, oku- linnya ku nfeete or okutuula ku nfeete, to defeat, triumph over; to cause to fail.

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nfuka EN→LG

e- (n/n) half-throw in wrestling, ku- kuba nfuka, to repel, repulse (but not to defeat conclusively), cf. fuka.

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nkoona EN→LG

e- (n/n) back of the head, okukuba enkoona, to turn one's back to; to go away from, leave behind, okulaba omulabe ku nkoona, to defeat the enemy, lit. see the enemy on the back of his head, okusuulira enkoona, to toss the head back, omwaka ogukubiddwa enkoona, the year which has just passed.

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goba (-gobye) v.i. arrive; land LG→EN

reach shore. v.tr. drive away; dismiss; chase; defeat, beat (e.g., an opponent in a game); drive, steer (a boat or vehicle); seek, go after (an objective); reject (a request), okugoba ebigere, to follow in the footprints of, follow the tracks of. okugoba ensonga, to be fair, just; to stick to the facts; to dismiss a case for lack of evidence, okugoba emmotoka, to drive a car; vulg. to vomit, okugoba ettale, to land, arrive at the shore.

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