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mbush· vt 1 to fill 2 to fill [ ] in/up 3 to load [a gun] 4 to complete [a period of time] 5 to backfill [a plant] to protect the roots 6 [Fig Colloq] to fulfill, comply with [ ], satisfy • ia mbush· [Colloq] to run away, skedaddle • e mbush· barkun [Impol] to stuff one's belly • <>i mbush· faqet to make <> plump-cheeked (and healthy) • ua mbush· (këmbëve) [Colloq] to run away, skedaddle • <>a mbush· kokën me ashkla to bother <> with trivial details • <>a mbush· kokën to convince/persuade <> • e mbush· kokën to get it all into one's head, learn it all • e mbush· kuletën to fill one's pockets with gold, make a lot of money • e mbush· kupën to do too many bad things, exceed the limits: go too far • [ ] mbush· majë me majë to fill [ ] to the very top/brim mbu'sh·et vpr 1 to become full: fill up/out 2 (of a period of time) to be completed; (of a deadline) to be met 3 [Fig Colloq] to be fulfilled, be complied with, be satisfied 4 [Colloq] to scram, skedaddle • s'<> mbush·et3sg barku [Impol] "<>'s belly does not get full" <> has a bottomless belly; <> is never satisfied • mbush·et deri/gjer në fyt/grykë to have had more than enough, not be able to take it any more; be fed up (to the gills) • nuk <> mbush·et3sg koka "<>'s head is not to be filled" <> is impossible to convince/persuade; <> is incapable of learning • mbush·et3sg kupa "the bowl fills" they are going too far, it (the situation) is unbearable • mbush·et me majë to get filled to the top/brim • <> mbush·et3sg mendja qyp <> is absolutely convinced • <> mbush·et3sg mendja "the mind is filled" <> makes up <>'s mind; <> becomes convinced • s'<> mbush·et3sg plëndësi [Impol] "<>'s belly does not get full" <> has a bottomless belly; <> is never satisfied • S'mbushet pusi me pështymë/gjilpëra. [Prov] "The well cannot be filled with spit/needles." You need the right equipment to do a job • <> mbush·et3sg syri (plot) "<>'s eyes get filled (with pleasant things)" <> is made happy just by looking mbu'shël nf small fragment that lands in a liquid/container