umurorerezi
oo-moo-roh-reh-REH-zee
How to say it
Kirundiumurorerezioo-moo-roh-reh-REH-zee
Englishobserver, onlooker
Frenchobservateur, spectateur
Meaning
A person who watches how something, such as an election, is carried out without taking part in it; also a mere onlooker.
Good to know
Plural abarorerezi, the usual form: abarorerezi b'amatora, election observers. Indorerezi is another word for it.
Examples
- Abarorerezi b'amatora bashitse i Gitega.The election observers arrived in Gitega.
- Umurorerezi umwe yavuze ko amatora yagenze neza.One observer said the elections went well.
- Ntube umurorerezi gusa, fasha abandi.Do not just be an onlooker, help others.
Forms
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