Swahili
kalibu
ka-LI-bu
How to say it
Swahilikalibuka-LI-busoon
Englishmoldsoon
Frenchmoisissuresoon
Meaning
a mold or cast used for shaping molten metal or concrete.
Good to know
mold, form, matrix (for cast- ing metal, concrete, etc.); heating pot, furnace. kalifu, kilifu force/ drive oneself; torment oneself
Examples
- Fundi alimimina chuma kilichoyeyuka ndani ya kalibu.The craftsman poured molten metal into the mold.
- Kalibu hii hutengeneza matofali ya saruji.This mold produces cement blocks.
- Je, kalibu imepoa vya kutosha kuondoa kazi?Has the mold cooled enough to remove the piece?
- Walitengeneza kalibu mpya kwa umbo tofauti.They made a new mold with a different shape.
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