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1 shibiri
[Swahili Word] shibiri[Swahili Plural] shibiri[English Word] span (about 9 inches/ 25 cm)[English Plural] spans[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Derived Word] شبر[Swahili Definition] umbali kati ya kidole gumba na kidole cha mwisho kwenye mkono mmoja[English Definition] distance between tip of thumb and tip of little finger[Swahili Example] alipozaliwa alikuwa na shibiri moja[English Example] when she was born, she was about nine inches[Note] see also/ angalia pia: http://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shubiri Wikipedia------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 farasila
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] farasila[Swahili Plural] farasila[English Word] unit of weight (about 16kg or 35lbs).[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Terminology] historical------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] farasila[Swahili Plural] farasila[English Word] measure of weight (35 lbs or 16 kg)[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Example] frasila moja ina mani 12 au ratili 36.[Terminology] historical[Note] one of the Kiswahili-Arab historic measures(See Veltens dictionary 1910)------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 propaganda
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mwanapropaganda[Swahili Plural] wanapropaganda[English Word] propagandist[English Plural] propagandists[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Dialect] recent[Derived Word] English: propaganda[Swahili Example] "Wanapropaganda hawa hawauoni umaskini, ubinafsi, unyanyasaji unaosababishwa na mfumo mbovu..." [ http://www.islamtz.org/nasaha/057/057-5.htm Khadija Idd][English Example] These propagandists don't see the poverty, individualism, exploitation which is caused by a bad system...------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] propaganda[English Word] propaganda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Swahili Example] "Vyombo vya habari, pamoja na utamaduni wa Kimagharibi vinafanya kazi sana kueneza uongo na propaganda nyingi kuhusu ukewenza." [ http://www.islamtz.org/nasaha/057/057-5.htm Khadija Idd][English Example] The news media, as well as western culture, work hard to spread lies and lots of propaganda about polygyny.------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 ugozi
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ugozi[English Word] algae[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ugozi[English Word] green scum (on stagnant water)[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ugozi[English Word] racism[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Dialect] recent[Derived Word] ngozi N[Swahili Definition] mtindo wa kumbagua mtu kwa ajili ya asili au rangi ya ngozi yake[Swahili Example] Utaona... kuwa ugozi... wa Kiingereza unakataa hata kuangalia hisabu za idadi ya watu walizozifanya wenyewe, katika kutueleza porojo lao kuhusu kabila la Waswahili" [Shariff, Tungo Zetu, uk. 12][English Example] You will see that English racism refuses even to look at their own population statistics, in explaining to us their propoganda about the Swahili ethnic group.[Note] Shariff's own coinage.------------------------------------------------------------
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see about — {v.} 1. To find out about; attend to. * /If you are too busy, I ll see about the train tickets./ 2. {informal} To consider; study. * /I cannot take time now but I ll see about your plan when I have time./ Compare: SEE TO, LOOK INTO, THINK OVER … Dictionary of American idioms
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see about — PHRASAL VERB When you see about something, you arrange for it to be done or provided. [V P n/ ing] Tony announced it was time to see about lunch... [V P n/ ing] I must see about selling the house … English dictionary
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see about something — ˈsee about sth derived to deal with sth • I must see about (= prepare) lunch. • He says he won t help, does he? Well, we ll soon see about that (= I will demand that he does help) … Useful english dictionary
