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You can search the dictionaries in two ways. Enter an English term and then search for it in Anishnaabemowin, Cayuga or both languages (select "Any"). Or, select a letter to see the Anishinaabemowin and/or Cayuga terms beginning with that letter. "{" indicates a dependent noun - one that cannot appear without a pronoun.
for a long time
cover smb.'s mouth [with one's hand]
stand in the way
cover smb.'s eyes [with the hands], cover smb.'s face [with the hands]
blindfold smb.
be blindfolded
face towel
have a stuffy nose
cover smb.'s nose
cover one's nose
overtake sth., pass sth.
overtake smb., pass smb.
overtake people, pass people
overtake sth., pass sth.
overtake smb., pass smb.
overtake people, pass people
choke smb., strangle smb.
choke smb., strangle smb.
strangle smb.
choke smb. [with one's weight]
be constipated
be constipated by sth. (an.)
be constricted, be obstructed, get constricted, get obstructed
be constricted, be obstructed, get constricted, get obstructed
be in smb.'s way, block smb.'s way
be hoarse, get hoarse
cover smb.'s ears
cover one's ears
be stifling
blood sausage
be roasted, roast
be blocked up with gunk, be clogged up with gunk
be roasted, roast
bake sth., roast sth.
bake sth. (an.), roast sth. (an.)
be closed in [by trees], be overgrown [with trees]
drown
suffocate
permeate a room, be stuffy
fight smb. in a corner, fight smb. inside
be overwhelmed by the stench [in a small space]
bag [with a drawstring]
top up something [with liquid]
curtain
be damp
be a damp day
be damp
be damp
be damp
be damp
be damp, go damp
be damp, go damp
be damp
trousers
feel cooped up, feel shut in
be closed in by trees
be smoked in
be filled with smoke
celebrity, important person, major figure
important thing, significant thing
big, great, major
much, lots, extremely, great (in degree), very, hard (in sense of being
truck; transport (in Canadian usage)
Big-Winter Moon (December)
bullfrog
overseas
my, the hour is late!
common merganser
something big, something major, something of great significance
early in the morning, very early [in the morning]
sea, ocean
Lake Superior
Tobermory, Ont.
pope
be at war [involving many countries], be a world war
highbush blueberry
American, esp. an American of white race
United States of America
speak English
tortoise
be Easter Sunday, be a holy day
breathe hard, pant
way out of place, way somewhere else
cabbage
elder
be of great value, be prized
be of great value, be highly esteemed
prize sth.
regard smb. highly, hold smb. in high esteem
Chesaning, Mich.
tomato
Owen Sound, Ont.
act like somebody big, act as if one's an adult
long ago, a long time ago, a long time (since...)
be conceited, be proud, be snobby, be snotty, be stuck-up
act like one is high-class, act like one is too good for
juniper
end up staying for good, stay around for good, stay permanently
cherish sth., value sth. highly
be glad, be happy