dictionary / translation Lingala

mbele, pl. bambele (class 9/10 (2) : - / - (ba-) : plural invariable from context (or informal/modern ba-))

porcelain

1 example (ndakisa mókó) ...

sani ya mbele. sani ya mpaka.: porcelain dinner plate. plastic dinner plate.

mbele

maybe
if not ...
(before, almost)

with soki ... then (in that case), (the word is frequently just omitted)

3 examples (bandakisa mísáto) ...

Mokonzi, soki ozalaki awa, mbele ndeko na ngai akufaki té. © Yoane 11:21: Lord, if you would have been here, then my brother would not have been dead.
soki nazokaka, ( mbele ) olingaki kosala nini: If I were hurt, ( then ) what did you want to do ?
soki liwa eyebaki mbongo mbele batu ya mbongo bakufaka te: If death would know money, then rich people wouldn't die.

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