Kinyarwanda
ivutu
i-VU-tu
How to say it
Kinyarwandaivutui-VU-tusoon
Englishintemperancesoon
Frenchintempérancesoon
Meaning
a lack of self-control, especially with regard to food, drink, or desires; intemperance.
Good to know
intemperance
Examples
- Ivutu ry'ibiryo ryamuteye kurwara.His intemperance with food made him sick.
- Ivutu mu kunywa ryamuteshereje umuryango we.Intemperance in drinking cost him his family.
- Ese ivutu rishobora kwivuzwa?Can intemperance be treated?
- Nta vutu afite mu kurya cyangwa kunywa.He has no intemperance in eating or drinking.
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