Kirundi
guharara
Word parts: gu-harara
gu-ha-RA-ra
How to say it
Kirundiguhararagu-ha-RA-rasoon
Englishto start up from groundsoon
Frenchs'envoler du solsoon
Meaning
to start suddenly and jump up, or to lose interest in something as quickly as one took it up.
Good to know
describes a fickle enthusiasm — someone who takes to a new fashion eagerly then drops it just as fast.
Examples
- Inzige zararaye ku murima uwo dusanze.The locusts started up from the field when we arrived.
- Uwo musore ahara ku vyiza vyose, ntabishikako.That young man gets excited by every new thing, but never sticks with it.
- Ntuharare ku vyiza kuko biva vyihuta.Do not chase every fad, because it passes quickly.
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