A multifunctional Teop-English dictionary: Example 3938

Word senses:

A kuruu be tau vavenu, ore paa hopo tea maa hum patana, ore paa obete teebona. A obete bona pasi anteu be vavenu, ore paa vakikis bona suin nae, ore paa nao pete.
When the snake is about to shed its skin, it slips into the thicket and lies there. While lying there it can shed its skin and thus strengthen its body, and then it moves on.
Source: Sii 2008W 105-106