Swahili
durubini
doo-roo-BEE-nee
How to say it
Swahilidurubinidoo-roo-BEE-neesoon
Englishtelescopesoon
Frenchtélescopesoon
Meaning
an optical instrument for viewing distant or tiny objects — a telescope, microscope, or pair of binoculars.
Good to know
a variant spelling of darubini.
Examples
- Alitazama nyota kwa durubini.He looked at the stars through a telescope.
- Je, unayo durubini?Do you have a telescope?
- Hatuna durubini ya kutosha.We do not have a good enough telescope.
- Wanafunzi watatumia durubini darasani.The students will use a microscope in class.
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