Kinyarwanda
inzira y'uruboko
een-ZEE-rah y'oo-roo-BOH-koh
How to say it
Kinyarwandainzira y'urubokoeen-ZEE-rah y'oo-roo-BOH-kohsoon
Englisha round-about waysoon
Frenchun détoursoon
Meaning
a longer, indirect route taken instead of the direct path; a round-about way.
Good to know
noun phrase, literally 'path of the arm'; describes an indirect route.
Examples
- Yanyuze mu nzira y'uruboko kugira ngo atabonwa.He took a round-about way so he wouldn't be seen.
- Ese kuki unyura mu nzira y'uruboko?Why do you take the round-about way?
- Nta nzira y'uruboko dukeneye uyu munsi.We don't need a round-about way today.
- Tuzanyura mu nzira y'uruboko niba iy'ubutaba ifunze.We will take the round-about way if the direct one is closed.
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