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vaj [1] I§ nm oil II§ adj quite calm; well-behaved III§ adv well, smoothly, easily • vaj akrepi herbal folk medicine made with scorpion toxin and oil: scorpion oil • vaj bimësh vegetable oil • vaj hindi castor oil • vaj liri linseed oil • vaj i mirë [Colloq] olive oil • vaj pambuku cottonseed oil • vaj recini castor oil • vaj i trashë [Colloq] resinous oil • U derdh vaji, s'mblidhet më. [Prov] "The oil spilled, it cannot be gathered back anymore." There's no use crying over spilt milk. That's water over the dam. • vaj e verë e uthull [Colloq] "oil and wine and vinegar" like a rainbow vaj [2] IV§ nm 1 wail mourning a death: dirge, lament 2 mournful cry; crying 3 V§ nm VI§ interj [Colloq] (cry of woe) woe is me! • Vaj halli! 1 What a calamity! Oh no! 2 Just think how terrible _! Vaj halli të ishe drejtor i firmës! Just imagine how bad it would be if you were chief of the whole firm! vaj|ani'cë nf 1 box containing lubricant for a gun 2 small oil can with a spout