vavaantee ni make something big enough

• • make something big enough
  • • unclassified

  • • Example 9176:
      

      a kara kave meori vavaantee vakavara ni bari, mepaa bene, "A! Kavara na kave teara vavaantee vai, ..."

      (And they got) the kave string and (when) they had made them big enough, (they) said, "Ah! All our nets are big enough now, ..."

      Source:

      Sii 06RG 088-089

    • Example 9177:
      

      Bea kiu vaa tea vinugu kavara, eara repaa vavaantee nia maa kanono,

      When the work of twisting is finished, we have made the ropes big enough.

      Source:

      Eno 08W 013

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• See also:
  • antee¹ stop / until / be enough for a certain time / be enough for something / need (a certain amount of something) / reach (a certain amount) / consist of a certain amount of things