tshwarêlêla1
persevere
lediri
1
perseverehold on tight‘Fa o ka tshwarêlêla o ka pasa’ — If you persevere you will pass
tshwarêlêla2
hold on to
lediri
1
hold on togrip‘Go ne go na le tshipi e bapalami ba ba emeng ka dinao ba ka itshwarêlêlang ka yônê’ — There was a rail for the standing passengers to hold on to- ngangatlêla
2
deputize for‘O tlaa tshwarêlêla mogokgo malatsi a le mmalwa’ — She will deputize for the school head for a few days- nna mo maemong a mongwe a santse a seo
Tshwaelo ya ModirisiE rometswe ke kgwefane
tshwarêlêla
stand in for
lediri
1
stand in forMothusa mogokgo o tla tshwarêlêla mogokgo fa a ya malatsing a boikhutso
The deputy principal will stand in for the principal when she goes on leave