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bete

Sabatier

bete

intj. showing refusal, more or less explicit, or disdain according of voice, circumstances and persons.
vt. kabetea: to say bete to...
syn. bere.

bete1

a. betebete, ninibete, and esp. bebete; light, lightsome, not heavy.
syn. bakekete.
fig. nanobebete: light hearted.
vc. kabetea: to solace, to lighten, to console.
ex. kananobebetea: to console...