~vesu bavede sail, go sailing, travel on sailing boat

Part of Speech verb-object idiom
    • sail, go sailing, travel on sailing boat
      • Literally hoist the sail
      (Part of) Synonym (for)
      • Example 2602:
        Dapa noma, li-ovei pe li-vesu bavede.
        Our ancestors used to sail. [lit. to hoist the sail]
      • Example 2603:
        Basavono na ka tae, ka li-vesu bavede ñe kuo nga noma tae.
        Nowadays it's over: people don't sail any more like they used to.

Related entries

  • Contains:
    • ~vesu1 erect, put up, stand up ‹s.th.› vertically / perform (?) ‹dances+›
  • See also:
    • kuo canoe, esp. traditional canoe made of a single trunk, with no outrigger / boat, ship, from other cultures / “canoe tree”: k.o. tree (unidentified), traditionally chosen for making canoes – hence its name
    • ~katei1 pull, draw ‹s.th.› / hoist ‹sail› / draw on ‹a resource›; hence suck ‹milk› / apply ‹s.th.› (on s.th., ñe) through a drawing motion / grate ‹tuber› in a drawing motion
    • ~pwalau voyage by sea, esp. on long distances
    • ~vilu walk / move, wander, travel