Verb Intransitive.

MEANING.

To be slippery, greasy smooth, soft to touch

Example of use.

Musebo nautelela; uleensha bwino motoka, MEANING the road is slippery; drivethe car carefully.

 

Ulya umubili waba uwatelela, MEANING that one has a smooth fat body

Cintu icatelela kuminwe, MEANING something soft, smoothto the touch.

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

myanguka

 

 

MEANING2

To succeed, to take theplace of

 

Example of use

Aatelela pa cifulo ca mubiye MEANING,he took the place of his companion.

Chola ewatelelapo MEANING Cholatook his place

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Selela pa

 

 

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Applied: telelela

Causative: -Telelesha

Intensive:Telesha

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.

Lelo impombo nashitelela tesha kwipaya, MEANING today the duikers are slipping through ourhands, we will not kill one

Atelela ngo usamba mu mukaka, She is as smooth as someone who baths in milk

Aba uwatelela, MEANING he isslippery; he is not honest when dealing with people (he is not trustworthy)

 

PROVERBS.

Bangilila munshila tamulatelela

 

Literal translation

Make haste before theroad gets slippery

 

Meaning

A stitch in time savesnine.

 

Bemba meaning

Cenjela, tampako tabalakusanga. Wipembela cifike apapaleme butuka

 

Similar proverbs

1. Bangilila tacilafika mulukula (mu nama nkati)

2, Bangilila mulamba talatulwila