Kirundi
kugangarara
Word parts: ku-gangarara
koo-gah-ngah-RAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundikugangararakoo-gah-ngah-RAH-rahsoon
Englishto lie about waiting on someonesoon
Frenchrester à traîner en attendant quelqu'unsoon
Meaning
to lounge about while waiting on someone, doing nothing useful.
Good to know
to lie about waiting on someone
Examples
- Aragangarara ku muryango w'umukuru wiwe.He lounges about at his superior's gate, waiting.
- Ntagangarara, arakora ico ashoboye.He does not idle around, he does what he can.
- Ese uragangarara he kandi ukwiye gukora?Why are you lounging about when you should be working?
- Azogangarara aho niyabura akazi.He will lounge about there if he has no work.
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