Kirundi
gutimba
Word parts: gu-timba
goo-TEEM-bah
How to say it
Kirundigutimbagoo-TEEM-bahsoon
Englishto not feel anythingsoon
Frenchne rien sentirsoon
Meaning
to feel nothing, to be numb, or to pay no attention to anything around one.
Good to know
to not feel anything, to be numb; pay no attention to anything
Examples
- Umugabo yaratimvye ku bijanye n'ivyo bamubwiye.The man became numb to what they told him, unmoved by it.
- Ese ukuboko kwawe karatimba?Is your arm numb?
- Sinditimba ku bibazo vy'umuryango wanje.I'm not indifferent to my family's problems.
- Nimba akomeje kunywa iyo miti, azotimba.If he keeps taking that medicine, he'll go numb.
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