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motele
moh-TE-le
engine / motor
French: moteur
Motele ya motuka ebebi.
The car engine broke down.
Le moteur de la voiture est tombe en panne.
Engine, motor. From French moteur. Used for car engines, generators, and small machines. Motele ebebi = the engine is dead, a common Kinshasa lament.
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