sefter

sef.ter | ˈsɛftɛr |

verb kwadrilitteru 1 forma
  1. bla oġġett

    1

    MT Qeda lil xi ħadd, għamel il-faċendi daqslikieku kien seftur.

    EN To wait on someone hand and foot; to attend to someone’s every need.

    • Insieha li se nseftirlek, m’iniex il-qaddejja tiegħek.

      Forget about me waiting on you hand and foot, I’m not your servant.

  2. bla oġġett

    2

    MT Ħadem ta’ qaddej.

    EN To work as a maid or servant.

    • Ommu kienet issefter mal-Ingliżi.

      His mother worked as a maid for the British.

    • Jien xogħli nsefter, mhux nilħaq salib in-nies.

      I’m just the maid – I do my job and keep out of people’s business.

  3. bla oġġett

    3

    MT Għex b’mod servili, l-aktar f’kuntest politiku u kolonjali.

    EN To serve another’s interests in a politically or institutionally subordinate way.

    • Il-poplu Malti kien xeba’ jsefter lill-barrani.

      The Maltese people were fed up with serving foreign powers.

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