indimi

Kirundi

kwicura

Word parts: kw-icura

kwi-CHOO-ra

How to say it

Kirundikwicurakwi-CHOO-rasoon
Englishto dreadsoon
Frenchredoutersoon

Meaning

to feel deep dread of something, to be terrified at the thought of it.

Good to know

to dread

Examples

  • Nicura kuraba uko ico kintu kimeze.I dread even looking at how that thing looks.
  • Ntiyicura urupfu nk'uko abandi baruyicura.He doesn't dread death the way others dread it.
  • Ese uricura iki muri iki kibazo?What is it in this problem that you dread?
  • Bazoricura kuvuga ivyabaye kubera isoni.They will dread talking about what happened, out of shame.

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