Kinyarwanda
gushingura
Word parts: gu-shingura
goo-sheen-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagushinguragoo-sheen-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto pull out stakesoon
Frencharracher un pieu, annuler un votesoon
Meaning
to pull out a stake, or to reverse a vote or decision.
Good to know
the transitive counterpart of gushinguka; also used figuratively for overturning an earlier decision.
Examples
- Yashinguye ikigingo cyari cyashyizwe mu murima.He pulled out the post that had been set in the field.
- Inteko yashinguye icyemezo cyafashwe umwaka ushize.The assembly reversed the decision made last year.
- Ntibashinguye iryo tegeko.They did not overturn that law.
- Bazashingura iki cyemezo ryari?When will they reverse this decision?
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