Swahili
koleza
koh-LEH-zah
How to say it
Swahilikolezakoh-LEH-zahsoon
Englishto hold accountablesoon
Frenchfaire payer la peinesoon
Meaning
to hold someone accountable for another person's offense or debt, or to withhold something.
Good to know
the causative form of kolea; can also mean to keep something back or withhold it.
Examples
- Walimkoleza deni la ndugu yake.They held him accountable for his brother's debt.
- Mwajiri alikoleza mshahara wake kwa wiki mbili.The employer withheld his salary for two weeks.
- Je, ni sawa kumkoleza mtu kosa la mwingine?Is it right to hold someone accountable for another's offense?
- Hakimu alikataa kumkoleza mtu asiye na hatia.The judge refused to hold an innocent person accountable.
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