Swahili
kiberenge
ki-be-RE-nge
How to say it
Swahilikiberengeki-be-RE-ngesoon
Englishsmall locomotivesoon
Frenchpetite locomotivesoon
Meaning
a small narrow-gauge locomotive.
Good to know
figuratively used of a deceiver or dishonest person.
Examples
- Kiberenge kilisafirisha mizigo kutoka shambani hadi bandarini.The small locomotive carried cargo from the farm to the port.
- Usimwamini, ni kiberenge, hasemi ukweli.Don't trust him, he's a deceiver, he doesn't tell the truth.
- Je, kiberenge bado kinatumika reli hii?Is the small locomotive still used on this railway?
- Wafanyabiashara wenye tabia za kiberenge huharibu soko.Traders with deceitful habits ruin the market.
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