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[ qʰɑb ]
Verb
English: be bad
German: böse, schlecht
Spanish: ser malo
Source: TKD (101 KE, 132 EK)
KLCP Level: 1
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Noun
English: face
German: Gesicht
Spanish: cara
Source: TKD (101 KE, 132 EK)
Category: body parts
KLCP Level: 1
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Notes

TKW p. 59:

quv Hutlh HoHbogh tlhIngan 'ach qabDaj 'angbe'bogh
The Klingon who kills without showing his face has no honor.

This is an adage about Klingon behavior cited by K'mpec, leader of the Klingon High Council, when he revealed to Picard that he had been poisoned. Worf took it one step further,  assuming that, since no Klingon would behave in such a dishonorable fashion, the assassination could not have been carried out by a Klingon. "A Klingon would not use poison," he stated. "The murder would have no honor."

Usage for qab
cha' qabDu'
two faces - face-to-face
Type: idiom - Source: KGT p. 123
latlh De'/Additional Information

This means that two individuals are involved in some activity and no one else is; face-to-face;

{Suv cha' qabDu'.}
They are fighting one-on-one;

cf. qabDu' law'.

qabDu' law'
many faces
Type: idiom - Source: KGT p. 123
latlh De'/Additional Information

This may be used to refer to a group participating in a single activity. Thus, a brawl may be described by saying:

{Suv qabDu' law'};
("Many faces fight").

cf. cha' qabDu'

qab! Ha'DIbaH qab!
Bad! Bad animal!
Type: sentence - Source: Power Klingon
latlh De'/Additional Information
This is a command to a pet.
There's food all over my face.
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
Your face looks like a collapsed star!
Type: curse - Source: Power Klingon
The fire is always hotter on someone else's face.
Type: replacement proverb - Source: Power Klingon
The Klingon who kills without showing his face has no honor.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.59
latlh De'/Additional Information
This is an adage about Klingon behavior cited by K'mpec, leader of the Klingon High Council, when he revealed to Picard that he had been poisoned. Worf took it one step further, assuming that, since no Klingon would behave in such a dishonorable fashion, the assassination could not have been carried out by a Klingon. "A Klingon would not use poison," he stated. "The murder would have no honor."
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