Swahili
hafifisha
hah-fee-FEE-shah
How to say it
Swahilihafifishahah-fee-FEE-shahsoon
Englishto reducesoon
Frenchréduire, diminuersoon
Meaning
to reduce, weaken, or diminish something, or to disparage its value.
Good to know
reduce, diminish, decrease; minimize, disparage; lessen (in value); weaken, debilitate, exhaust; fig. behave in a careless/frivolous way
Examples
- Bei ya bidhaa ilihafifishwa kwa asilimia kumi.The price of the goods was reduced by ten percent.
- Usimhafifishe kazi yake, alijitahidi sana.Don't disparage his work, he tried very hard.
- Ugonjwa ulimhafifisha nguvu zake.The illness weakened his strength.
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