Kirundi
gutwengera
Word parts: gu-twengera
goo-twehn-GEH-rah
How to say it
Kirundigutwengeragoo-twehn-GEH-rahsoon
Englishto laugh atsoon
Frenchrire de, se moquer desoon
Meaning
to laugh at someone, especially secretly or mockingly.
Good to know
The idiom gutwengera mw'ijigo means to laugh secretly, as if hiding it in one's fist.
Examples
- Abasore baratwengera umugenzi wabo mw'ijigo.The young men are laughing secretly at their friend, hiding it in their fists.
- Ese uwo mwana aratwengera abandi?Is that child laughing mockingly at the others?
- Ntitwengera abantu ku bushake.One doesn't mock people deliberately.
- Nimba akomeje gukora nabi, bazomutwengera.If he keeps doing it wrong, they'll laugh at him mockingly.
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