voepsestidh

English: Translation
measure a distance with the span between thumb and other fingers
verb
Units of Measure
Notes

distance gåhkoe, gahka, gåhkaldahke; in the ~ miehtjielisnie; ~ one needs to go in order to urinate gadtjedimmie-mehkie, it's no further than a gadtjedimmie-mehkie (said when a distance seems too far but in fact is not) ij leah dïhte guhkiebisnie enn gadtjedimmie-mehkie; from a great ~ guhkede, guhkelde, guhkiebistie; a short ~ away gietskies mieresne; a fairly large ~ ståånte; considerable ~ maaje, from how far away are you (what country are you from) mehtie maajeste datne; day or weather on/in which you can hear from a long ~ away gajjedh, gajjedh-vearelde, gajjedh-biejjie; keep at a ~ to observe, spy on someone sïektjedh; keep at a ~, hidden, to observe without wanting to be seen lïjmedidh, lïjmedalledh, lïjmedadtedh; look beautiful from a ~ giltedh, rijmedh; call out in response from a ~ daeviestidh; ~ between thumb and index finger vuepsie, vuemsie; ~ from thumb to outstretched middle finger gïeten-sïlle; measure a ~ with one's hand våamsoehtidh; measure a ~ with span between thumb and other fingers vuepsiehtidh, vuemsiehtidh, voemsehtidh, voepsestidh

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