Kirundi
gutaragurika
Word parts: gu-taragurika
goo-tah-rah-goo-REE-kah
How to say it
Kirundigutaragurikagoo-tah-rah-goo-REE-kahsoon
Englishto refuse to listensoon
Frenchrefuser d'écouter (presque comme un fou)soon
Meaning
to refuse stubbornly to listen to anyone, behaving almost as if out of one's mind.
Good to know
to refuse to listen (almost like a crazy person)
Examples
- Uwo musore arataragurika iyo abwiwe n'abakuru be.That young man refuses to listen when his elders advise him.
- Ntataragurika iyo umubwiye ku bwitonzi.He does not refuse to listen when you speak to him gently.
- Mbega kuki uwo mwana arataragurika gutyo?Why does that child refuse to listen like that?
- Ntutaragurike, wumve amabwirizwa ya sekuru!Don't refuse to listen, hear your grandfather's advice!
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