Kirundi
indyarya
in-dyah-RYAH
How to say it
Kirundiindyaryain-dyah-RYAHsoon
Englishflatterysoon
Frenchflatterie, hypocrisiesoon
Meaning
insincere praise or behavior meant to deceive or please falsely.
Good to know
used to describe someone who says one thing and means another.
Examples
- Ayo ni amagambo y'indyarya.Those are words of flattery.
- Ntukemere indyarya ye.Don't accept his flattery.
- Si ukumukunda, ni indyarya gusa.It's not loving him, it's just hypocrisy.
- Yaramaze imyaka akora indyarya kugira ngo abone akazi.He spent years being a hypocrite in order to get the job.
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